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08-24-2005, 03:03 PM
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| | | Getting bad cards? Sit out for a few hands!
I found this while searching for AA bad-beats in my histories, and at first freaked out when I saw that I had folded AA pre-flop. Upon closer inspection I realized it was because I was sitting out (probably for a peepee break). I had to laugh at my ridiculously bad timing. So for all you folks who think, "ehh, I'll just sit out for a few to take a leak/smoke/grab a beer--what's the odds of catching anything playable during that time?", check out what I got when I sat out for only FIVE frickin' hands:
PokerStars Game #2210873881: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:45:14 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1090 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1430 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1720 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1410 in chips)
Seitz333: posts small blind 15
ilyu2: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [3s Ad]
PokerStars Game #2210884852: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:46:29 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1520 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1790 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1690 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1380 in chips)
ilyu2: posts small blind 15
califdj: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Jc Js]
PokerStars Game #2210888045: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:46:51 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1760 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1360 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1690 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
califdj: posts small blind 15
Deckard26354: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Kd Td]
PokerStars Game #2210892664: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:47:20 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1330 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1700 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1735 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
Deckard26354: posts small blind 15
stank1000: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [Ah Ad]
PokerStars Game #2210902335: Tournament #10525956, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/07/28 - 21:48:26 (ET)
Table '10525956 5' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: Seitz333 (1060 in chips)
Seat 4: ilyu2 (1505 in chips)
Seat 5: califdj (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: Deckard26354 (1315 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: stank1000 (1610 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerdwarf (1840 in chips)
Seat 9: hachkc (1425 in chips)
stank1000: posts small blind 15
pokerdwarf: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Deckard26354 [8h 5c]
BTW, the AA hand actually would have held up, too (thanks to chipper for telling me what his no-show winner was).  |
08-24-2005, 03:14 PM
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| | I wouldn't be surprised if someone replies to your post saying that the site is rigged and only gave you good cards because you were sitting out...  |
08-24-2005, 04:18 PM
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BTW, the AA hand actually would have held up, too (thanks to chipper for telling me what his no-show winner was).
| Hand history is a wonderful thing on Poker Tracker.
Lucky for me you missed that hand - I appreciate you letting me win that hand!!!  |
08-24-2005, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by chipper57AA - I appreciate you letting me win that hand!!! | ouch.
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08-24-2005, 05:31 PM
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| | | Or better yet, stay in the hands and just fold. Tell yourself "I'm only playing AA, KK, QQ, JJ or AK, regardless of position." Stick to it for a bit. |
08-24-2005, 06:07 PM
|  | Poker Nerd (and Admin) | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: bottom pair and a flush draw Age: 35
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Originally Posted by SpeakEasy Or better yet, stay in the hands and just fold. Tell yourself "I'm only playing AA, KK, QQ, JJ or AK, regardless of position." Stick to it for a bit. | i first read "positively 5th street" about a month after starting NLHE. mcmanus uses this several times at the wsopme, usually when he takes a tough beat. he says he'll not play a hand for two orbits, unless it's AA or KK.
at the time, i thought that was outrageous, until 2 years later when i became mr. uber-tight tournament guy. |
08-24-2005, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by pager23 I wouldn't be surprised if someone replies to your post saying that the site is rigged and only gave you good cards because you were sitting out... | This is exactly why I refuse to ever play online poker. It's so rigged. |
08-26-2005, 12:28 PM
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| | | Had a good one live. Large MTT being run by Rockford Charitable. About an hour in - nature is calling BAD. Fold and run to the facilities hoping that there is no line. Lucky me.
Get back just in time for the next hand (sitting before he starts dealing).
AA
whooooo
Not a montster pot - but would have sucked to be 10 seconds later.
Live poker is rigged. |
08-26-2005, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey Quote: |
Originally Posted by pager23 I wouldn't be surprised if someone replies to your post saying that the site is rigged and only gave you good cards because you were sitting out... | This is exactly why I refuse to ever play online poker. It's so rigged. | beat me 2 it !
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