Tourney Results

I took third in the $5 tourney for $27.75. I went out with A-K and the big stack called with 6-x or some bullshit hand and caught his tiny pair. It was a pretty big raise too.

In the $30 buy-in, I was chip leader for a majority of the tourney, then this hand came up. Sorry that it's like this, I can't find a hand converter for Bugsy's Club.

Hand Number: 432,558,637
Table Number: 6,054,582
Event Name: $20,000 SUPER LEAGUE (#3866303)
Event Started: Friday April 27th 8:30:01 PM CDT 2007
Event Type: Real Money Tournament
Event Buy-In: $30+$3 ($1,500 guaranteed)
Total Prize Pool: $2,040
Game: No Limit Hold 'em
Level XII: 300 Ante 1,000/2,000 Blinds (100 Minimum Chip)
Average Stack: 61,818.18 (10,000 starting chips)
Remaining Players: 11 (68 started)
Seat 1 : PTPokah starts with 46,400
Seat 4 : johnnyboy57 starts with 29,400
Seat 6 : maries starts with 73,500
Seat 7 : GUMBY55 starts with 147,600
Seat 8 : TILTER starts with 44,400
Seat 9 : RRONDO starts with 32,700
Seat 6 : maries has the dealer button
>>>DEALING HOLE CARDS<<<
GUMBY55 dealt down Ac Qh
PTPokah posts the ante 300
johnnyboy57 posts the ante 300
maries posts the ante 300
GUMBY55 posts the ante 300
TILTER posts the ante 300
RRONDO posts the ante 300
GUMBY55 posts the small blind 1,000
TILTER posts the big blind 2,000
RRONDO folds
PTPokah folds
johnnyboy57 folds
maries raises 6,800 to 8,800
GUMBY55 raises 21,400 to 30,200
TILTER folds
maries raises 43,000 to 73,200 and is all-in
RRONDO: i was worried about steal getting some pts but she he blew it
GUMBY55 calls 43,000
maries cards were Ah Kd
GUMBY55 cards were Qh Ac
TILTER: lars is going down
GUMBY55: nh
>>>DEALING FLOP<<< [ As 9d 8s ]
>>>DEALING TURN<<< [ Tc ]
GUMBY55: J
>>>DEALING RIVER<<< [ Th ]
maries wins 150,200 with two pair, aces and tens
maries: ty sir
TILTER: nh
>>>SUMMARY<<<
Hand Ended: Friday April 27th 11:32:07 PM CDT 2007
Total Pot: 150,200
Board: [ As 9d 8s Tc Th ]
Seat 1 : PTPokah lost 300, folded pre-flop
Seat 4 : johnnyboy57 lost 300, folded pre-flop
Seat 6 : maries (button) bet 73,500, won 150,200, net +76,700, showed hand [ Ah
Kd ]
Seat 7 : GUMBY55 (small blind) lost 73,500, showed hand [ Qh Ac ]
Seat 8 : TILTER (big blind) lost 2,300, folded pre-flop
Seat 9 : RRONDO lost 300, folded pre-flop

So even if I see a flop, we are getting all the chips in there I think. After the reraise preflop, there was too much in there to fold, was just hoping for a coin flip.

I'm actually at the final table now, so I'm guaranteed $40. About $7 more than what I paid. Soooooo, I'm playing super tight and just hoping some other jokers go out before me for a boost in pay. Push all in with big hands and fold the rest. We'll see.

I've decided to blog the final table. Not much has been going on. On the bubble, I was pushing all in with a few hands just to stay afloat. I have 37K right now with 500 ante and blinds at 1500/3000. There were only 68 to start with so nobody has a huge stack. First is $612 so a big difference between where I'm at now and where I could be.

Moving on.

I've been getting big hands prior to the final table, but now nothing yet. Still have 10. My blind is coming up next hand. Haven't seen better than 10 high yet.

Pushed with K-10 in the cutoff. No callers.

Pushed again UTG+2 with A-10. No callers.

Staying alive with 44K.

2 limpers, A-8 os in sb, I push. All fold. 56K.

Folded 33 to a raise and reraise. Good thing, KK flopped a set.

All in with A-J os with 1 limper takes it. 58K.

Things are loosening up, but still nobody out.

55 all in walks. 75K and a chance. Blinds up to 3K/6K with a 1K ante. It's going to pick up real quick.

Finally, someone gets knocked out. Very next hand, I get A-10 os and push. Run into Kings and I'm out in 9th for $61.20. So about $30 for a few hours.

I had a good time and I played well. A few hands I regret, but I played brilliantly otherwise. I wish I had more time to play tourneys. However, I think I play better when I only play a little. I get antsy otherwise. Won $50 for the night, so I'm happy.

Going paintballing in the morning for a friend's bachelor party so I'm done playing for the night. Then a busy night tomorrow.

Good Night,

Keith

Lots of News

New Job

First off, I have a new job. It's inside sales so lots of calls, but I don't mind it. Once I hit my first sale, all the calls will be worth it. I am selling hospitality packages for major sporting events. Check out the website www.sportsmanagement.net

If you see any events you and some clients, or top salesman want to hit up, let me know and I'll put together a package for you. Right now, I'm selling the BMW Championship at Cog Hill.

Cubbies Game

Went down to Chicago to watch my Cubs beat up on the Brewers. It was a great time with 17 of my closest friends. It's usually tough to find that many people, but 7 of us came down from Milwaukee on the bus. It made for a long, enjoyable, but very f*#king cold day.Brought in a few flasks to keep myself warm.

Poker

Haven't been playing much, but I am playing tonight. Doing well in 2 tourneys that I'm in over at Bugsy's Club. $30 buy in I'm chip leader with 105K with 24 left and average stack around 28K. The other tourney I'm chip leader with 65K with 13 left and average stack around 28K. The bigger one pays top 10 and the smaller one pays top 5. If you're around, stop by and say hi. GUMBY55

Tourney report after they're both done. Need to concentrate now.

Take it easy and have good luck at the tables.

KEITH

Couldn't Sleep

I woke up around 6 AM and couldn't fall asleep, so I did some internet surfing and came upon this little gem. Hellmuth gets tilty and then starts swearing. It's great!

Then Negreanu gets coolered yet again in High Stakes Poker.

Plus, some good news. Up to $120 on AP. Played some .25/.50 and .50/1 limit and .05/.10 NL. Made $10 playing NL. $20 in one table of .25/.50. The rest was made at the .50/1 tables.

Then I made $10 in one hand playing 1/2 limit. Waited for the bb to get around to me, which I always do. Got dealt Q-10s and flopped the nuts. A-K-x spades. I check, short stack with $10 in front of him bets. I call. Turn K. I bet, he thinks and raises and we just get it all in there. He turns over A-3 os and I take it down. Table broke after that and I didn't find a good 1/2 game to get into. So that's why I play NL.

With $120, I have 6 buy-ins for .50/1 or 3 buy-ins for 1/2. I'll try to stick with the lower limit until I have a cushion, but will keep my eyes open for some juicy 1/2 tables. You don't know how many times the betting was capped, even on the river, when I had the nuts. What a donkfest!

GUMBY

My Progress

Opening Day & the Cubs

Opening day was a blast! Had a bunch of beers and got some sun. Ended up passing out in my car after a keg stand, but I still had a great time.

I was able to get to 2 of the Cubs/Brewers games here in Milwaukee. Enjoyed them greatly because the Cubbies kicked some major ass. Both Cub pitchers were amazing until the 5th. Great offense! 1st game the Cubs scored 6 in the 1st. Didn't do any tailgating because of the lousy weather, but got to see 2 Cubs' wins!

Absolute Poker

Have had some time to play in the last few days. Mainly .10/.20 and .25/.50. Have done okay. Back up to around $50 and looking to make that number grow. I have 5 buy-ins for .25/.50 and when I have 4 buy-ins for .50/1 I'll move up. I'm trying to build it slowly and it seems to be working. Lots of loose play has killed me, but limit is about the long haul. I wish the new AP instaplay version had tourneys. Hopefully, that's forthcoming.

Friday

I have the opportunity to play the church game again on Friday. I don't have to work and I do have some extra ca$h. I'm not sure if I'll play, especially because of the blind structure. It's horrible. 1500 chips. 30 minute blinds. 25/50, 50/100, 100/200. So after and hour and a half, you're short stacked if you haven't doubled up. I wish they would add a 75/150 level in between there, but the guys who run it aren't poker players.

If I had some backing, I could run a better game there and take less of a cut. Not sure what they take, but it's enough.

I'll have a tourney report if I play.

JOBS!!!

I've been looking hard for a job and did have an interview this morning which I thought went very well. I have another step to do, kind of an assignment. Go to some stores and ask the reps about a phone and then write a report about it. Tomorrow I'll go and get that out of the way.

Didn't get in depth into anything, but leave some comments and I'll add to it.

GUMBY

Florida Wins, I Win

If Florida can come through in the National Championship game, like their football compadres, then I'll win my NCAA basketball pool. The score of the game also has to come closer to my total than another guy's. It's only $60, but I wouldn't mind.

For those of you who remember reading, I already had money on the Buckeyes to win in football and they choked. Link to post here. http://pokerbonus4u.blogspot.com/2007/01/almost-busted-great-flick-and-great.html#links

So, if the Buckeyes actually pull through on Monday night, I might hurt some OU fans.

OPENING DAY

Monday is opening day at Miller Park and my tix still haven't arrived! Gonna have to get them at will call, but my ticket rep didn't call me back on Friday. Damn him! Will have some beers and watch the game, then find some place to watch the National Championship game. Should be a good day.

Take care!

GUMBY

WSOP Main Event

Congrats to my buddy, PEUCHRE on Poker Stars who won his buy-in to the World Series of Poker Main Event last week in a $30 rebuy event. I can't go this year, even if I had the money. I'm seeing The Police July 5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Can't frickin' wait for that show. Back to him, he said he's getting drunk at the tables, and actually has some beers when he's playing online. Solid NL tourney player. Sends out about 100 hand histories a week though. I can't keep up. I usually delete half of them.

Still looking for some jobs. Had an interview last week with no luck. Another one on Wednesday that looks ok. Something needs to pan out one of these times. I'm putting out about 10-20 cover letters and resumes a week.

Finally watched the last episode of Las Vegas and can I just say WOW! I don't know if any of you watch it, but holy crap! Is Delinda dead? Who shot Mary's child touching dad? The Montecito is getting robbed! I just hate that I have to wait such a long time to see how this all turns up. I'll be the first to tell you that the show is SOOOOO unrealistic. However, it is extremely entertaining. AND...the character of Mike Cannon has a gambling problem, especially when it comes to poker.

As for my poker, down to about $5 on AP after I cashed out $100. I think these sites actually get pissed off at you for withdrawing money and give your money to some horrid players. I know it doesn't happen this way and I'm the first to agree with variance, but it happens that way every time for me. At AP, Bugsy's, and FT. Same results. I have the most in Bugsy's and wish that Neteller was still around so I could move money around easier. Still waiting for my $450 or so from them as are many others. I'll never go back to them, even if they do get their shit together.

I can't wait until I don't work at night anymore so I can play some larger tournaments.

Take care and good luck at the tables,

Keith

Haven't Been Playing Much

I've only been playing about 2 hours a week for the past few weeks. My bankrolls at the various sites are under $200 because of withdrawals and some tilting.

I'm looking forward to baseball season and the opening week. Opening day at Miller Park then the Cubbies are in town that weekend. Another Cubs game at Wrigley in April against the Brewers, then many games throughout the season. WOOHOO!

Been on a few job interviews, but nothing has panned out yet on the job hunt. I've been talking to everybody and submitting many resumes and cover letters, but nada. I need the career type job so I can get the benefits and steady paycheck. The restaurant is doing fine for now, but won't give me consistent paychecks and work. Hopefully, something comes up soon.

Hope everyone is doing well at the tables.

GUMBY