[hachkc]

Been playing a bunch of the 70 fpp sunday 100k qualifiers and then cashing out to T$ if I win. It probably doesn't help my game much but they are fun.


Very first hand of one.

PokerStars Game #14684044345: Tournament #74450245, 70FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/01/19 - 23:15:08 (ET)
Table '74450245 1' 10-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Hofi-TheNuts (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: phatchevy73 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: nutflusher67 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: tac5000 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: vinotintoron (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: ncc621 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: SanJoShark (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: l NyPoker l (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: OGBruinMike (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: CmdrPenguin (1500 in chips)
phatchevy73: posts small blind 10
nutflusher67: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to CmdrPenguin [Qd Qh]
tac5000: folds
vinotintoron: folds
ncc621: calls 20
SanJoShark: folds
l NyPoker l: calls 20
OGBruinMike: folds
CmdrPenguin: raises 180 to 200
Hofi-TheNuts: raises 1300 to 1500 and is all-in
phatchevy73: folds
nutflusher67: folds
ncc621: calls 1480 and is all-in
l NyPoker l: calls 1480 and is all-in
CmdrPenguin: calls 1300 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2s 7h Kc]
*** TURN *** [2s 7h Kc] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 7h Kc 3d] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ncc621: shows [Tc Th] (two pair, Tens and Deuces)
l NyPoker l: shows [8s Js] (a pair of Deuces)
CmdrPenguin: shows [Qd Qh] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
Hofi-TheNuts: shows [9s 9c] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
CmdrPenguin collected 6030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6030 | Rake 0
Board [2s 7h Kc 3d 2c]
Seat 1: Hofi-TheNuts (button) showed [9s 9c] and lost with two pair, Nines and Deuces
Seat 2: phatchevy73 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: nutflusher67 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: tac5000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: vinotintoron folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ncc621 showed [Tc Th] and lost with two pair, Tens and Deuces
Seat 7: SanJoShark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: l NyPoker l showed [8s Js] and lost with a pair of Deuces
Seat 9: OGBruinMike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: CmdrPenguin showed [Qd Qh] and won (6030) with two pair, Queens and Deuces

[hachkc]

and I won.

[Corkenmahopp]

Glad somebody loves them A few Saturdays back I was burning up some FPP's...I am not exaggerating, I played 10 of these consecutively. Got heads up in eight of them and did not win one. In at least 5 of the 8 I was chipleader going in to heads up, and by at least 2-1 in 3 of those. In 2 of these I had my opponent down to pocket change, all in preflop, and dominated, only for the four outer to hit and flip the momentum right around. In all but 1 of these heads up matches, when I went bust I started with the best hand. It was definitely one of the most unlikely stretches of poker that I've seen and imagine most anyone has...Boo hoo right?

[tomb1]

Called all-in with J-8 sooooted. Love it!

[hachkc]

Originally Posted by Corkenmahopp

Glad somebody loves them A few Saturdays back I was burning up some FPP's...I am not exaggerating, I played 10 of these consecutively. Got heads up in eight of them and did not win one. In at least 5 of the 8 I was chipleader going in to heads up, and by at least 2-1 in 3 of those. In 2 of these I had my opponent down to pocket change, all in preflop, and dominated, only for the four outer to hit and flip the momentum right around. In all but 1 of these heads up matches, when I went bust I started with the best hand. It was definitely one of the most unlikely stretches of poker that I've seen and imagine most anyone has...Boo hoo right?

They defintely require a different approach then most of the other tournies I play in. I find that I need to be much more aggressive and tricky in them at least early on. Once you get down to like 4 players, the play is a bit more traditional.

I had a good run yesterday and won like 3 of 11 of them. Played in 2 $5 MTT with part of the winnings and made $9 real dollars

[trutan]

Well, looks like you have better luck on the first hand of these then I do....

PokerStars Game #14706638424: Tournament #74561067, 70FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/01/20 - 21:00:38 (ET)
Table '74561067 1' 10-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: clipper4357 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: deeguts (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Trapstar327 (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: seasonedsalt (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: playKDfly (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: TwinkleStar (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: BIGSHOW08 (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Solberg1905 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: ajcguv (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: Borderguy (1500 in chips)
deeguts: posts small blind 10
Trapstar327: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Solberg1905 [Ad Ac]
seasonedsalt: folds
playKDfly: folds
TwinkleStar: calls 20
BIGSHOW08: calls 20
Solberg1905: raises 140 to 160
clipper4357 said, "OMG ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
ajcguv has timed out
ajcguv: folds
ajcguv is sitting out
Borderguy: calls 160
clipper4357: folds
deeguts: raises 1340 to 1500 and is all-in
Trapstar327: folds
TwinkleStar: calls 1480 and is all-in
BIGSHOW08: folds
Solberg1905: calls 1340 and is all-in
Borderguy: folds
*** FLOP *** [7h Jh 5d]
*** TURN *** [7h Jh 5d] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [7h Jh 5d 5h] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
deeguts: shows [3s 3h] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
TwinkleStar: shows [8h 9c] (a straight, Five to Nine)
Solberg1905: shows [Ad Ac] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
TwinkleStar collected 4700 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4700 | Rake 0
Board [7h Jh 5d 5h 6c]
Seat 1: clipper4357 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: deeguts (small blind) showed [3s 3h] and lost with two pair, Fives and Threes
Seat 3: Trapstar327 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: seasonedsalt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: playKDfly folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: TwinkleStar showed [8h 9c] and won (4700) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 7: BIGSHOW08 folded before Flop
Seat 8: Solberg1905 showed [Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 9: ajcguv folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Borderguy folded before Flop

[trutan]

Well, this helps a little......

PokerStars Game #14706902291: Tournament #74561565, 70FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/01/20 - 21:13:52 (ET)
Table '74561565 1' 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: MAVERICKstud (3000 in chips)
Seat 3: mathyouk3 (7000 in chips)
Seat 7: iH8toWORK (3700 in chips)
Seat 9: Solberg1905 (1300 in chips)
Solberg1905: posts small blind 15
MAVERICKstud: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Solberg1905 [2d 7h]
mathyouk3: folds
iH8toWORK: calls 30
Solberg1905: calls 15
MAVERICKstud: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 7s 2h]
Solberg1905: checks
MAVERICKstud: checks
iH8toWORK: bets 90
Solberg1905: calls 90
MAVERICKstud: folds
*** TURN *** [5d 7s 2h] [Ts]
Solberg1905: checks
iH8toWORK: bets 120
Solberg1905: raises 330 to 450
iH8toWORK: calls 330
*** RIVER *** [5d 7s 2h Ts] [As]
Solberg1905: bets 330
iH8toWORK: calls 330
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Solberg1905: shows [2d 7h] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
iH8toWORK: mucks hand
Solberg1905 collected 1830 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1830 | Rake 0
Board [5d 7s 2h Ts As]
Seat 1: MAVERICKstud (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: mathyouk3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: iH8toWORK (button) mucked [4d 7d]
Seat 9: Solberg1905 (small blind) showed [2d 7h] and won (1830) with two pair, Sevens and Deuces

[hachkc]

I was brutalized on these earlier and the $$$ tournies I was playing with my winnings.