Stars Pushes the Last Buttons I can take

These are back to back hands:

First the Auto cooler:

PokerStars Game #8562353625: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/22 - 01:38:47 (ET)
Table 'Medusa V' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: thekiouss ($76.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr. Black 77 ($98 in chips)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: BigL83 ($106.70 in chips)
BigL83: posts small blind $0.50
thekiouss: posts big blind $1
fixedset: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ks Kd]
Mr. Black 77: raises $2 to $3
WPTunderdog: raises $11 to $14
floperator leaves the table
BigL83: folds
thekiouss: calls $13
Mr. Black 77: raises $31 to $45
WPTunderdog: raises $55 to $100 and is all-in
thekiouss: folds
Mr. Black 77: calls $53 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Qs 9d Td]
*** TURN *** [Qs 9d Td] [Th]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 9d Td Th] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mr. Black 77: shows [As Ad] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
WPTunderdog: shows [Ks Kd] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Mr. Black 77 collected $208.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $210.50 | Rake $2
Board [Qs 9d Td Th 7c]
Seat 1: thekiouss (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Mr. Black 77 showed [As Ad] and won ($208.50) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 4: WPTunderdog (button) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 6: BigL83 (small blind) folded before Flop


And then to put salt on the fire before I can reload...

PokerStars Game #8562362026: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/22 - 01:39:42 (ET)
Table 'Medusa V' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: thekiouss ($62.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr. Black 77 ($208.50 in chips)
Seat 4: WPTunderdog ($2 in chips)
Seat 6: BigL83 ($106.20 in chips)
thekiouss: posts small blind $0.50
Mr. Black 77: posts big blind $1
WPTunderdog said, "wow"
fixedset: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ad Ac]
Rynoman2323 joins the table at seat #5
WPTunderdog said, "****, i cant catch a break"
WPTunderdog: raises $1 to $2 and is all-in
BigL83: calls $2
thekiouss: calls $1.50
Mr. Black 77: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qc 6d 2d]
thekiouss: bets $5
BigL83: folds
*** TURN *** [Qc 6d 2d] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 6d 2d 4s] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
thekiouss: shows [Jc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
WPTunderdog: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
WPTunderdog collected $6.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7 | Rake $0.35
Board [Qc 6d 2d 4s 5c]
Seat 1: thekiouss (small blind) showed [Jc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Mr. Black 77 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: WPTunderdog showed [Ad Ac] and won ($6.65) with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: BigL83 (button) folded on the Flop

Lee, I don't think I can take much more and with my depositing options thinning, I will not be redepositing and am thinking about withdrawing the rest of my money...

Cash Games No Good... S&G = Same Result...

It's official... Lee Jones hates me... A bad week of cash games... A change to a SnG and the same fucking "PokerRiverStars" results:

PokerStars Game #8546983366: Tournament #43535520, $20+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/21 - 02:07:56 (ET)
Table '43535520 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: ice_cream101 (1455 in chips)
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (1545 in chips)
ice_cream101: posts small blind 10
WPTunderdog: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Th 9h]
ice_cream101: raises 40 to 60
WPTunderdog: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qs 8s Jc]
WPTunderdog: checks
ice_cream101: bets 75
WPTunderdog: raises 205 to 280
ice_cream101: calls 205
*** TURN *** [Qs 8s Jc] [5c]
WPTunderdog: bets 575
ice_cream101: raises 540 to 1115 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls 540
*** RIVER *** [Qs 8s Jc 5c] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [Th 9h] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
ice_cream101: shows [Js Qh] (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)
ice_cream101 collected 2910 from pot
WPTunderdog said, "so sick"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2910 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 8s Jc 5c Qd]
Seat 1: ice_cream101 (button) (small blind) showed [Js Qh] and won (2910) with a full house, Queens full of Jacks
Seat 2: WPTunderdog (big blind) showed [Th 9h] and lost with a straight, Eight to Queen

Lee Jones... You're on Notice...

Keep it up Lee, I won't make Supernova...

PokerStars Game #8525960708: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/19 - 20:05:20 (ET)
Table 'Alsafi IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: ChatubaTiger ($29.65 in chips)
Seat 2: pharmpoke ($50.80 in chips)
Seat 3: WPTunderdog ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: stewiep ($130.90 in chips)
Seat 5: quinty2003 ($124 in chips)
fishy408 will be allowed to play after the button
ChatubaTiger: posts small blind $0.50
pharmpoke: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Ah Ad]
WPTunderdog: raises $3 to $4
stewiep: folds
quinty2003: folds
ChatubaTiger: calls $3.50
pharmpoke: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d 6h 3s]
ChatubaTiger: bets $25.65 and is all-in
WPTunderdog: calls $25.65
*** TURN *** [4d 6h 3s] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [4d 6h 3s Td] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ChatubaTiger: shows [7h 7s] (a straight, Three to Seven)
WPTunderdog: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
ChatubaTiger collected $58.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60.30 | Rake $2
Board [4d 6h 3s Td 5d]
Seat 1: ChatubaTiger (small blind) showed [7h 7s] and won ($58.30) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 2: pharmpoke (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: WPTunderdog showed [Ah Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: stewiep folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: quinty2003 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Acting on Tilt or Perceived Tilt or Both...

After celebrating Chinese New Year's and watching some great NBA All-Star Festivities, I decided to get some poker in to start off the New Chinese Year... What a mistake that would turn out for me as I got annihilated on Stars... Dropped about $200 to some sick beats and decided to keep on playing trying to win my money back (big mistake)... I sensed that I was on semi-tilt but then this hand looked so golden for me to get back into the game but (I spare you all the sick beats except this one)...

PokerStars Game #8495852006: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/18 - 00:33:03 (ET)
Table 'Mizar IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Gowy1227 ($63.50 in chips)
Seat 2: WPTunderdog ($102.05 in chips)
Seat 3: sonnymaker ($26.15 in chips)
Seat 4: stanpo111 ($92.25 in chips)
Seat 5: hugoboss24 ($108.95 in chips)
Seat 6: eYeLovErAgS ($85.50 in chips)
eYeLovErAgS: posts small blind $0.50
Gowy1227: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [Qs Jh]
WPTunderdog: calls $1
sonnymaker: folds
stanpo111: folds
hugoboss24: calls $1
eYeLovErAgS: calls $0.50
Gowy1227: checks
*** FLOP *** [Qh 7c Jd]
eYeLovErAgS: checks
Gowy1227: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $2.50
hugoboss24: raises $4.50 to $7
eYeLovErAgS: folds
Gowy1227: folds
WPTunderdog: raises $94.05 to $101.05 and is all-in
hugoboss24: calls $94.05
*** TURN *** [Qh 7c Jd] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 7c Jd Ac] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [Qs Jh] (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
hugoboss24: shows [7d Qd] (a full house, Sevens full of Queens)
hugoboss24 collected $203.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $206.10 | Rake $3
Board [Qh 7c Jd Ac 7h]
Seat 1: Gowy1227 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: WPTunderdog showed [Qs Jh] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 3: sonnymaker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: stanpo111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hugoboss24 (button) showed [7d Qd] and won ($203.10) with a full house, Sevens full of Queens
Seat 6: eYeLovErAgS (small blind) folded on the Flop
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My overbet here definitely smelled like a bluff/tilt move in which is what I thought my opponent would think I was doing... It couldn't have been any better as I had top 2 vs his top and bottom pair drawing to a 7 and low and behold, "PokerRiverStars" (as Bill Fillmaff puts it) does it again and am down $300 and HAVE to quit before I really tilt...

Even on Tilt, making a good play and all, seems like nothing can go right for me...

What to Watch Tonight on a Super Monday

Well, WWE Raw will not be seen tonight and it so happens that they are in my backyard right now at the Rose Garden... but you know what, I am not going (and the show won't be broadcasted until Thursday). The WWE is shaking right now with the loses of Chris Jericho, Trish Stratus, Lita, Triple H, and Kurt Angle to name a few big stars. The only people I'd like to see before would be Edge and the very hot Mickie James (hubba hubba)!! I guess it'd be fun to BOOOOOOO Cena out of the building but I don't know if that'll work because he's been getting cheered more recently for no good reason...

Onward, as tonight marks even more spectacles on TV... WWE's rival TNA will be airing tonight at 9pm on Spike TV... there are some 5-star (make it 10-star) PPV matches that will definitely help bring TNA to the pinnacle of wrestling with Raw not being on tonight... It's a damn shame that the PPV matches will overlap with the 2nd hour of the 2 hour special of 24 to air tonight (good thing TNA will be replayed on Thursday as well)... Not to mention, a new episode of High Stakes Poker will air tonight at 6!! Get the popcorn out... it's gonna be a good day of TV!!

Lee Gives Me a Sick River...

I was convinced that this clown milked a 10 and just in case he did have a higher boat, I just called his insane overbet on the river with my boat... but damn Lee...

PokerStars Game #8411727587: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/12 - 20:12:56 (ET)
Table 'Athor IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: sinfest ($94.60 in chips)
Seat 2: AlllEyezOnMe ($121.30 in chips)
Seat 3: WPTunderdog ($128 in chips)
Seat 4: andycalt ($27.15 in chips)
Seat 5: primaxp ($95.05 in chips)
Seat 6: Behelit ($79.65 in chips)
sinfest: posts small blind $0.50
AlllEyezOnMe: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [4s 4h]
WPTunderdog: calls $1
andycalt: raises $3 to $4
primaxp: folds
Behelit: calls $4
sinfest: folds
AlllEyezOnMe: calls $3
WPTunderdog: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [7c Td Js]
AlllEyezOnMe: checks
WPTunderdog: checks
andycalt: checks
Behelit: checks
*** TURN *** [7c Td Js] [Ts]
AlllEyezOnMe: checks
WPTunderdog: checks
andycalt: checks
Behelit: checks
*** RIVER *** [7c Td Js Ts] [4d]
AlllEyezOnMe: bets $20
WPTunderdog: calls $20
andycalt: folds
Behelit: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AlllEyezOnMe: shows [Jc Tc] (a full house, Tens full of Jacks)
WPTunderdog: shows [4s 4h] (a full house, Fours full of Tens)
AlllEyezOnMe collected $53.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $56.50 | Rake $2.75
Board [7c Td Js Ts 4d]
Seat 1: sinfest (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: AlllEyezOnMe (big blind) showed [Jc Tc] and won ($53.75) with a full house, Tens full of Jacks
Seat 3: WPTunderdog showed [4s 4h] and lost with a full house, Fours full of Tens
Seat 4: andycalt folded on the River
Seat 5: primaxp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Behelit (button) folded on the River

My First Royal!!

After some bad breaks this weak, this was to say the least, a good hand for me... Money got in on the flop as it should as he has two pair to my flopped "Broadway" and flush draw... scary river though as he fills a boat but...

Lee, Why Must You Punish Me with So Many 2 Outers?!

PokerStars Game #8334194625: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/02/08 - 00:55:13 (ET)
Table 'Benkoela II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: gadad57 ($43.60 in chips)
Seat 2: kingsofcards ($99.35 in chips)
Seat 3: pompido ($128.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Sandoval ($31.30 in chips)
Seat 5: WPTunderdog ($99 in chips)
WPTunderdog: posts small blind $0.50
gadad57: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [8c 8d]
QACQAC leaves the table
kingsofcards: folds
pompido: folds
Sandoval: folds
WPTunderdog: raises $2 to $3
gadad57: raises $8 to $11
Sandoval said, "that guy was SO COOL"
WPTunderdog: raises $88 to $99 and is all-in
gadad57: calls $32.60 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jc 4s 2s]
*** TURN *** [Jc 4s 2s] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 4s 2s Js] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WPTunderdog: shows [8c 8d] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
gadad57: shows [6d 6c] (a full house, Sixes full of Jacks)
gadad57 collected $85.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $87.20 | Rake $2
Board [Jc 4s 2s Js 6h]
Seat 1: gadad57 (big blind) showed [6d 6c] and won ($85.20) with a full house, Sixes full of Jacks
Seat 2: kingsofcards folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pompido folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Sandoval (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WPTunderdog (small blind) showed [8c 8d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Eights

An Ugly "Turn" of Events...

Just after I praise FTP from the post below, this is what I get... As Bill Fillmaff would say, "BAHRAH-BAHRAH-BAHRAH!! Sound the bad beat alarm" cuz this one is sick:

Full Tilt Poker Game #1745581215: Table Mendoza (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:57:53 ET - 2007/02/06
Seat 1: PootLoops ($92.35)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 ($112.65)
Seat 3: BTG63 ($63.95)
Seat 4: Boomshakalaka1 ($107.45)
Seat 5: BDERMAN ($64.70)
Seat 6: baronie ($34.55)
BDERMAN posts the small blind of $0.50
baronie posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TheStudent3 [Qh Qd]
PootLoops folds
TheStudent3 raises to $3.50
BTG63 calls $3.50
Boomshakalaka1 folds
BDERMAN folds
baronie calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Ks 7c Qs]
baronie checks
TheStudent3 bets $9
BTG63 raises to $18
baronie folds
TheStudent3 raises to $109.15, and is all in
BTG63 calls $42.45, and is all in
TheStudent3 shows [Qh Qd]
BTG63 shows [Kd Qc]
Uncalled bet of $48.70 returned to TheStudent3
*** TURN *** [Ks 7c Qs] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 7c Qs Kc] [5d]
TheStudent3 shows a full house, Queens full of Kings
BTG63 shows a full house, Kings full of Queens
BTG63 wins the pot ($128.90) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $131.90 | Rake $3
Board: [Ks 7c Qs Kc 5d]
Seat 1: PootLoops didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: TheStudent3 showed [Qh Qd] and lost with a full house, Queens full of Kings
Seat 3: BTG63 showed [Kd Qc] and won ($128.90) with a full house, Kings full of Queens
Seat 4: Boomshakalaka1 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: BDERMAN (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: baronie (big blind) folded on the Flop

Full Tilt Poker Steps Up!!

Full Tilt Poker's online support doesn't cease to amaze me. After they had server problems a couple of days ago, where I am sure thousands of people lost some of their money in the middle of a hand, will be compensated. It also makes me wonder when a crappy-dappy site AP (Absolute Poker aka Abysmally Piss-poor) or Poker333 isgonna step up to mend an error...

From FTP:

As you may be aware, we suffered a system outage at 11:56PM ET on Sunday, February 4th that forced us to suspend game play on our site for several hours. We have now completed our reconciliation process, and we have made the following adjustments to your account:

If you were sitting at a real money ring game at the time of the outage, any money you had at the table has been returned to your account.

If you were registered for, or were playing in a tournament that was voided during this period, your account has been restored in accordance with our tournament rules.

In addition, and as our way of apologizing for the inconvenience this outage caused, we will credit your account with an extra $50 within the next 48 hours.

If you have any questions regarding the status of your account, please contact us at support@fulltiltpoker.com.

Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you at the table.

Sincerely,

Full Tilt Poker

SuperBowl Aftermath

Well, my SuperBowl pick went into dust as the Bears lost and couldn't cover the 6.5 spread. After Devin Hester's opening 92-yeard kickoff return for a TD, the Bears couldn't get anything efficient of the offensive end especially Rex Grossman. Grossman picked a terrible time to have his worst game of the year, throwing two interceptions (one was underthrown and if on target, most likely would have been a TD), along with his costly fumbles/botch snatches. The MVP award may have gone to Peyton Manning but in reality, they should have given it to Grossman, because if there was a half decent QB, the game would have been closer and the chances of a Bear victory would have been substantially greater...

Anywho, congrats to Tony Dungy and the Indy Colts. Long overdue and well deserved!!

This Cooler Hurt

Would you go broke with this hand and if not, how would you have played it? Aces with the duece preflop, then turned into trip 2's on the flop, then a flush draw to go with that on the turn, and then my chips go poof...

PokerStars Game #8234021012: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/02/01 - 20:29:38 (ET)
Table 'Mentor V' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: MIKE18WHLR ($39.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Courtsidecal ($86.15 in chips)
Seat 5: WPTunderdog ($53.70 in chips)
Seat 6: KID ICE II ($14.05 in chips)
KID ICE II: posts small blind $0.25
MIKE18WHLR: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to WPTunderdog [2c As Ks Ah]
Courtsidecal: raises $0.50 to $1
WPTunderdog: raises $2.75 to $3.75
KID ICE II: calls $3.50
MIKE18WHLR: calls $3.25
Courtsidecal: calls $2.75
*** FLOP *** [2d Jd 2s]
KID ICE II: checks
MIKE18WHLR: checks
Courtsidecal: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $14.25
KID ICE II: folds
MIKE18WHLR: folds
Courtsidecal: calls $14.25
*** TURN *** [2d Jd 2s] [8s]
Courtsidecal: checks
WPTunderdog: bets $35.70 and is all-in
Courtsidecal: calls $35.70
*** RIVER *** [2d Jd 2s 8s] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Courtsidecal: shows [3h 8h 8d Ad] (HI: a full house, Eights full of Deuces; LO: 8,6,3,2,A)
WPTunderdog: mucks hand
Courtsidecal collected $56.45 from pot
Courtsidecal collected $56.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $114.90 | Rake $2
Board [2d Jd 2s 8s 6h]
Seat 3: MIKE18WHLR (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Courtsidecal showed [3h 8h 8d Ad] and won ($112.90) with HI: a full house, Eights full of Deuces; LO: 8,6,3,2,A
Seat 5: WPTunderdog (button) mucked [2c As Ks Ah]
Seat 6: KID ICE II (small blind) folded on the Flop