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Name: Iain Girdwood
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Big Swinging Heads Up Match

Yesterday I was playing heads up mostly vs one player in particular. I was doing well vs him, up around $5500 at $2000NL at which point he only had $500 left at the table. I don't like heads up matches when they get to this point but it is lame to demand a reload after you are winning a lot vs them so you have got to play it out!

Anyway, the inevitable obviously happened and he started doubling it back up. Not just your standard doubling it back up to even mind you, by the end of a further 3 hours of play he had a $27,000 stack and I was at $2000(again) down over $20,000 to him. Lol? Is it even possible. I was sure scratching my head. So why didn't you quit when you were down $10,000 or less like a disciplined player? Why? Because the guy was unquittable thats why. I had the clearest most defined massive edge vs him, it just wasn't showing any results. The other reason I couldn't quit was because there was a decent waiting list on the table and if I quit all these greedy little Scandis would have got it all =)

At this point I told him 1 min in chat and sat out to get my lunch, drink and wash my face praying he didn't leave. I decided in my head that I would be happy with getting $8000 or so back, a full come back obviously seeming impossible.

Looking at pokertracker I can see his low point was $380.

Without this hand no come back as I felt he was quitting without reloading again :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304770114 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 09:26:33 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $419 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $6,093 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, Q ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$419]
INTillerMaN calls [$359]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ A, 3 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ A, Q ]
** Dealing Flop ** [ K, 5, 4 ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3 ]
** Dealing River ** [ 6 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $837 from main pot with a pair of Threes
************ Game 304770114 ends ************

Tiny pot but it shows you how this stuff can snowball, next big pot and another double up :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304772411 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 09:41:17 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $1,699.50 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $6,790.50 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ Q, J ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ T, 3, 9 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$120]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN raises to [$720]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$1,519.50]
INTillerMaN calls [$799.50]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 3, 3 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ Q, J ]
** Dealing River ** [ T ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $3,398 from main pot with full house, Threes full of Tens
************ Game 304772411 ends ************

I'm not going to put every hand just some samples of the session. It was very long with some monster pots later on in the day. This one is me getting lucky vs him after he has got his stack back over $6000.

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304781077 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 10:32:35 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $6,066.04 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,384.72 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 8, J ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$300]
INTillerMaN calls [$240]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5, 7, 9]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$600]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$5,766.04]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,484.72]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$3,681.32] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 9, 9 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ 8, J ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J ]
** Dealing River ** [ 6 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $4,768.44 from main pot with a straight, Nine to Five
************ Game 304781077 ends ************

This guy was a big time bluffer but he would also play the nuts exactly the same way so you were definitely going to get stacked light and often vs this guy as in this hand where I didn't lose but obviously could have easily :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304787837 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:07:44 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $9,667.82 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,707 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 8, 8 ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN raises to [$220]
napoli17 calls [$160]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2, K, 5 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$440]
INTillerMaN calls [$440]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$9,007.82]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,047]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$6,960.82] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 5, J ]
INTillerMaN shows [ 8, 8 ]
** Dealing River ** [ A ]
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $5,413 from main pot with a Flush
************ Game 304787837 ends ************

One of the first big pots next and I get him all the way back down $2500 :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304788685 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:12:15 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $7,055.82 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $5,309 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, 9 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8, A, 4 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$110]
napoli17 raises to [$450]
INTillerMaN calls [$340]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,020]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,020]
** Dealing River ** [ T ]
napoli17 bets [$3,060]
INTillerMaN calls [$3,060]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ J, 3 ] high card Ace
INTillerMaN shows [ A, 9 ] two pair, Aces and Nines
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $9,179 from main pot with two pair, Aces and Nines
************ Game 304788685 ends ************

The next is an example of a light call going very wrong :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304789388 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:15:57 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $2,672.32 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $9,686.50 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 7, A ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9, 7, 3 ]
napoli17 bets [$120]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2 ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing River ** [ K ]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$2,132.32]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,132.32]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 3, 3 ] three of a kind, Threes
INTillerMaN shows [ 7, A ] a pair of Sevens
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $5,343.64 from main pot with three of a kind, Threes
************ Game 304789388 ends ************

The next pot happened about only three hands later and is obviously a cooler. I was convinced I was scooping on the river =)

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304789565 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:16:53 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $5,243.64 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $7,112.18 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 6, 8 ]
napoli17 calls [$10]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5, 4, 7 ]
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 raises to [$480]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ A ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ 4 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$3,240]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
INTillerMaN raises to [$5,492.18]
napoli17 calls [$383.64]
napoli17 goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$1,868.54] to INTillerMaN
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 7, 4 ] full house, Fours full of Sevens
INTillerMaN shows [ 6, 8 ] a straight, Eight to Four
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $10,486.28 from main pot with full house, Fours full of Sevens
************ Game 304789565 ends ************

The next hand is an example of why this game was so high variance, when you start making calls like this you know you are in for some huge swings :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304790043 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:19:21 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $11,172.28 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,039 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, 5 ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN raises to [$220]
napoli17 calls [$160]
** Dealing Flop ** [ T, 8, T ]
INTillerMaN bets [$360]
napoli17 calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ T ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 checks
** Dealing River ** [ 7 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$1,160]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,160]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ J, K ] three of a kind, Tens
INTillerMaN shows [ A, 5 ] three of a kind, Tens
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,479 from main pot with three of a kind, Tens
************ Game 304790043 ends ************

Now I'm getting frustrated. This is a really raggedy call :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304792797 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:31:54 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $11,648.28 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,079 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ T, 8 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ A, 8, 6 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$240]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$11,468.28]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,659]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$9,569.28] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ A, 4 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ T, 8 ]
** Dealing River ** [ 2 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $4,157 from main pot with two pair, Aces and Fours
************ Game 304792797 ends ************

This next big pot lets me know that things can get worse :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304795500 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:43:55 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $13,830.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,491.50 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 5, 6 ]
napoli17 calls [$10]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4, 4, 7 ]
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 raises to [$480]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$13,290.78]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,951.50]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$11,339.28] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ J, 4 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ 5, 6 ]
** Dealing River ** [ J ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $4,982 from main pot with full house, Fours full of Jacks
************ Game 304795500 ends ************

Now he is up to over $16,000? That seemed to happen very fast. The next pot is me reaching as I was felt I was behind on the turn but just in case I had A5 it made sure I lost anyway :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304795791 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:45:16 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $16,340.28 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $1,979 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 9, Q ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9, 5, 3 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$360]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$16,160.28]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,439]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$14,361.28] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ K, 5 ]
INTillerMaN shows [ 9, Q ]
** Dealing River ** [ K ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $3,957 from main pot with full house, Fives full of Kings
************ Game 304795791 ends ************

I lose a lot of medium sized pots now and then I reach again in this hand a little too far. My game is teetering on the edge now. I should really stop :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304798426 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 11:56:30 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $22,688.28 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,277 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ T, 7 ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ T, 3, 6 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$120]
INTillerMaN raises to [$480]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$22,628.28]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,737]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$20,411.28] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ A, A ]
INTillerMaN shows [ T, 7 ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6 ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $4,553 from main pot with two pair, Aces and Sixes
************ Game 304798426 ends ************

A pot like this next one does kind of justify some of my other plays that feel on the edge. As you can see even with a huge lead this guy is not slowing down :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304799291 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:00:02 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $24,370.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $2,587.50 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ T, 8 ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5, 5, T ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$120]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Q ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing River ** [ 8 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$23,830.78]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,047.50]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$21,783.28] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 7, 6 ] a pair of Fives
INTillerMaN shows [ T, 8 ] two pair, Tens and Eights
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $5,174 from main pot with two pair, Tens and Eights
************ Game 304799291 ends ************

Nutty bet on the river here from him :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304801275 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:07:07 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $21,981.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $4,958.50 )
napoli17 posts small blind [$10]
INTillerMaN posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, 6 ]
napoli17 raises to [$60]
INTillerMaN calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ A, J, 7 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$120]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing River ** [ 2 ]
INTillerMaN checks
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ T, J ] a pair of Jacks
INTillerMaN shows [ A, 6 ] a pair of Aces
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,239 from main pot with a pair of Aces
************ Game 304801275 ends ************

Now I get deep stacked with this pot :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304801994 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:09:41 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $20,040.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $6,894.50 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 9, Q ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4, 6, Q ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$20]
napoli17 raises to [$1,140]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,120]
** Dealing River ** [ T ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 4, J ] a pair of Fours
INTillerMaN shows [ 9, Q ] a pair of Queens
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,359 from main pot with a pair of Queens
************ Game 304801994 ends ************

A few more decent pots and then I ruin my small comeback with a bad bluff relative to the range that he will actually laydown =) Who cares if it is a $3000 bet he has to call, he snap called =) The one positive thing about this pot is that it shows if I do rush a little I have a chance of some sort of a comeback since he will make big calls with pairs.

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304806796 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:19:53 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $19,284.28 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $7,624 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 6, 7 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9, Q, T ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ 2 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$3,240]
napoli17 calls [$3,240]
** Showdown **
INTillerMaN shows [ 6, 7 ] high card Queen
napoli17 shows [ Q, J ] a pair of Queens
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $9,719 from main pot with a pair of Queens
************ Game 304806796 ends ************

He gets up to $27,000 and I now take a break as I mentioned. I then come back and this is one of the first pots I win :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304813867 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:43:11 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $27,022.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $1,820 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ T, 7 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2, A, Q ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4 ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing River ** [ 3 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN goes all-in
INTillerMaN bets [$1,280]
napoli17 calls [$1,280]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 6, A ] a pair of Aces
INTillerMaN shows [ T, 7 ] a Flush
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,639 from main pot with a Flush
************ Game 304813867 ends ************

I might have quit if I had lost this flip :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304814527 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:45:21 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $25,162.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $3,678 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, K ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN raises to [$540]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 raises to [$25,162.78]
INTillerMaN calls [$3,138]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$21,484.78] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ Q, Q ]
INTillerMaN shows [ A, K ]
** Dealing Flop ** [ A, 6, 9 ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4 ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $7,355 from main pot with two pair, Aces and Fours
************ Game 304814527 ends ************

Monster pot with top pair here :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304816896 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:53:07 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $22,107.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $6,712 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ A, Q ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN raises to [$300]
napoli17 calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7, J, 8 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Dealing Turn ** [ Q ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$540]
napoli17 raises to [$2,220]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,680]
** Dealing River ** [ 7 ]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$19,587.78]
INTillerMaN calls [$4,192]
INTillerMaN goes all-in
Returning uncalled bet [$15,395.78] to napoli17
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 4, T ] a pair of Sevens
INTillerMaN shows [ A, Q ] two pair, Queens and Sevens
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $13,423 from main pot with two pair, Queens and Sevens
************ Game 304816896 ends ************

Gutshot calls =) :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304817180 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:54:03 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $15,454.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $13,363 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 7, 6 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ T, 3, 9 ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Dealing River ** [ 6 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 8, K ] high card King
INTillerMaN shows [ 7, 6 ] a pair of Sixes
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,239 from main pot with a pair of Sixes
************ Game 304817180 ends ************

Deep stack fear here, imagine raising the river and getting put all in, I shudder at the thought of that decision =)

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304818885 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 12:59:28 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $14,656.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $14,148 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 9, Q ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ T, Q, 7 ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Dealing River ** [ 9 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ Q, 8 ] a pair of Queens
INTillerMaN shows [ 9, Q ] two pair, Queens and Nines
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,239 from main pot with two pair, Queens and Nines
************ Game 304818885 ends ************

A huge laydown vs this guy but I didn't want to ruin all my hard work by calling this river bet. I think it is a good laydown and just way too risky a call even though there is a very good chance I am winning :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304820463 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:04:43 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $13,191.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $15,603 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 6, 8 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6, 4, 8 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 raises to [$480]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ K ]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$11,571.78]
INTillerMaN folds
Returning uncalled bet [$11,571.78] to napoli17
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $3,239 from main pot
************ Game 304820463 ends ************

If I had called and lost the above pot then perhaps this opportunity only 20 hands later may never have arisen, well it would have arisen but for a $4000 pot instead of for $23,000! The interesting thing about his call on the river is how much did my huge bluff earlier on the river when he called with only QJ, affect his decision here. He let his timer go all the way to the bottom before calling.

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304822441 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:11:05 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $15,782.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $12,997 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ J, T ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6, 7, 7 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$240]
napoli17 raises to [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$840]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J ]
napoli17 bets [$2,520]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,520]
** Dealing River ** [ J ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$7,560]
napoli17 calls [$7,560]
** Showdown **
INTillerMaN shows [ J, T ] full house, Jacks full of Sevens
napoli17 mucks [ K, K ]
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $22,679 from main pot with full house, Jacks full of Sevens
************ Game 304822441 ends ************

Didn't like seeing him get back to over $8000 again here :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304823881 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:15:43 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $4,219.78 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $24,552 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 9, A ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2, 9, 8 ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$1,080]
napoli17 calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ 2 ]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$2,599.78]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,599.78]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 5, 2 ] three of a kind, Deuces
INTillerMaN shows [ 9, A ] two pair, Nines and Deuces
** Hand Conclusion **
napoli17 wins $8,438.56 from main pot with three of a kind, Deuces
************ Game 304823881 ends ************

Relief to crush his stack here. I knew the end was in sight now :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304825707 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:21:41 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $8,177.56 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $20,578.22 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ K, 4 ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3, 9, A ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$1,080]
napoli17 calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ 7 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$3,240]
napoli17 calls [$3,240]
** Showdown **
INTillerMaN shows [ K, 4 ] a Flush
napoli17 mucks [ A, 7 ]
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $9,719 from main pot with a Flush
************ Game 304825707 ends ************

He built his stack back up again a little but lost it back here :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304828631 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:31:12 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $4,999.56 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $23,731.22 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ 9, J ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 raises to [$180]
INTillerMaN calls [$120]
** Dealing Flop ** [ J, 3, A ]
napoli17 bets [$360]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5 ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN checks
** Dealing River ** [ 4 ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 8, Q ] high card Ace
INTillerMaN shows [ 9, J ] a pair of Jacks
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $3,239 from main pot with a pair of Jacks
************ Game 304828631 ends ************

This is the final hand of our session :-

***** Betfair Poker Hand History for Game 304830516 *****
NL $10/$20 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 25, 13:37:13 GMT 2008
Table Amsterdam 02 2-max (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of active players : 2
Seat 1: napoli17 ( $4,200.06 )
Seat 2: INTillerMaN ( $24,515.72 )
INTillerMaN posts small blind [$10]
napoli17 posts big blind [$20]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to INTillerMaN [ K, T ]
INTillerMaN raises to [$60]
napoli17 calls [$40]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6, J, K ]
napoli17 checks
INTillerMaN bets [$120]
napoli17 raises to [$480]
INTillerMaN calls [$360]
** Dealing Turn ** [ K ]
napoli17 bets [$1,080]
INTillerMaN calls [$1,080]
** Dealing River ** [ 9 ]
napoli17 goes all-in
napoli17 bets [$2,580.06]
INTillerMaN calls [$2,580.06]
** Showdown **
napoli17 shows [ 3, T ] a pair of Kings
INTillerMaN shows [ K, T ] three of a kind, Kings
** Hand Conclusion **
INTillerMaN wins $8,399.12 from main pot with three of a kind, Kings
************ Game 304830516 ends ************

There was obviously a ton more hands that I didn't post but this is a good sample of some of the bigger pots. We played for many hours, over 1000 hands!

Even though I ended with a $28,000 stack my profit was only $6000, very sick session and amazingly lucky comeback! I was obviously very pleased with this outcome =)

Friday, January 18, 2008

Random Abuse

Random Pokerstars Abuse. Click on image to make bigger.

Offending hand :-

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1956085

Some of the chat is missing.

He shouted "tiller HU?" so fast that I hadn't even read his hand yet. Ego is good.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Funny comment

In reference to the following post I made some time back :-

Sonic Porn

Now type in "Sonic" in the search bar of googles image search. Lol!

"-_- I just had to explain this to my 7 year old sister. (Meaning, of course, that I lied like a dog...)

Post it somewhere else, sicko. Somewhere that doesn't pop up on every Sonic search. Look, I get that some people like this pairing or think this picture is funny, or What f*ing ever, but gimme a break, man!

I don't want to have to tell my kid sister (or any other kid) that one of her cartoon heroes is raping his best buddy."



This is funny stuff.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Congratulations Elky



Elky wins the Pokerstars Carribean Adventure!

This is the biggest tournament win yet by any Ex Professional Gamer and is going to be tough to surpass.



$2,000,000 is a huge amount to win. It was only a few years ago we were playing Starcraft and Broodwar together. How times change =)

It is time for me to start getting into gaming mode for Starcraft 2. $5000 a game Elky? =)

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Some Database Hands

Was going through my new database looking for some fun/interesting hands to share, no sets vs overpairs trust me =) Not many hands to choose from :-

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919886
So unlucky =)

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919895
A bluff goes wrong.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919939
I had my reasons =)

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919906
Big laydown. Still think it was correct.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919943
I didn't expect to win this on the river =)

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919923
Thin but good call on the turn from him.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919926
Another very thin couple of calls here from him but right.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919932
Nice flop.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919949
Argh, this one was annoying.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919953
Oops.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919958
A big Omaha pot.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1919959
Another one.