Fuck My Life

A Tale of Sorrow in Four Parts:

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

BB ($192)
UTG ($76.55)
MP ($158.35)
CO ($395.80)
Hero (Button) ($206.75)
SB ($238.30)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, 6, 8, J
3 folds, Hero bets $6, SB raises to $20, 1 fold, Hero calls $14

Flop: ($42) 6, 10, Q (2 players)
SB bets $34, Hero raises to $141.90, SB raises to $218.30 (All-In), Hero calls $44.85 (All-In)

Turn: ($415.50) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($415.50) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $415.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero mucked 9, 6, 8, J (two pair, tens and sixes).
SB had K, 8, 10, J (three of a kind, tens).
Outcome: SB won $412.50


PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($95.25)
Button ($37)
Hero (SB) ($246.80)
BB ($100.65)
UTG ($252.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, Q, 10, 9
UTG calls $2, 2 folds, Hero bets $8, 1 fold, UTG calls $6

Flop: ($18) 9, 8, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $12, UTG raises to $36, Hero raises to $96, UTG raises to $244.55 (All-In), Hero calls $142.80 (All-In)

Turn: ($495.60) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($495.60) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $495.60 | Rake: $2
Results:
Hero had A, Q, 10, 9 (full house, nines over Aces).
UTG had J, 3, J, 9 (full house, Jacks over nines).
Outcome: UTG won $493.60


PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $2.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($74.05)
UTG ($150.60)
MP ($203.40)
Hero (Button) ($207.65)
SB ($239.10)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 10, A, A, 7
1 fold, MP bets $7, Hero raises to $24, 2 folds, MP raises to $75, Hero raises to $207.65 (All-In), MP calls $128.40 (All-In)

Flop: ($409.80) 10, J, A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($409.80) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($409.80) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $409.80 | Rake: $2
Results:
Hero mucked 10, A, A, 7 (three of a kind, Aces).
MP had 2, 7, 8, 9 (straight, Queen high).
Outcome: MP won $407.80


PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

BB ($196.80)
UTG ($287.25)
MP ($96.20)
CO ($267.25)
Hero (Button) ($398.15)
SB ($198)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, Q, 7, J
3 folds, Hero bets $6, SB calls $5, 1 fold

Flop: ($14) 10, 3, J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, SB raises to $40, Hero raises to $133.30, SB raises to $192 (All-In), Hero calls $58.70

Turn: ($398) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($398) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $398 | Rake: $3
Results:
Hero mucked K, Q, 7, J (flush, King high).
SB had A, 4, A, 8 (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: SB won $395

Very confused about how to win in this game at the moment. Running like dog shit and even my leaks seem to have sprung leaks (I could have posted about 20 hands that I misplayed severely, but I thought I'd save myself the embarrassment). FML.

Anyway, on a happier note, going to the Cubs game tonight (in Milwaukee -- first time visiting their stadium). One of the guys going with us is from Germany and has never seen a baseball game before, so it should be fun. Got some great seats behind home plate on stubhub. Go Cubs!

Quote of the day

From some FTP pro chat something or other:

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QUESTION FROM OverThinking101: hi

ANSWER FROM Steve Zolotow: hi I am interested in any questions or problems players have that relate to probability, odds, statistics, and related concepts. Even though I may not be able to answer complex questions now, I have been doing some stuff for CardPlayer magazine on thi
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QUESTION FROM PIE18: are you bald?

ANSWER FROM Steve Zolotow: yes

But I'm just big boned, right?

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

I am going to add "eat an Elvis donut" to the list of things I must do before I die (possibly as I die?)

Time for dinner.

Bubbles

When I rinsed out my coffee cup, it formed 3 perfect water droplets on either side of the handle. I thought this was super. So I took a picture w/ my iphone. Unfortunately you can't see the one side very well b/c of the reflection. But now my day of perfect bubbles will live on in my memory (er, blogger) forever. Hooray for technology.

So Accomplished

Today I went through and organized my entire list of subscribed-to blogs on Google Reader. You can make as many folders as you want and add the same blogs to multiple folders (so nice and convenient). It never even dawned on me that you could do this until today when I noticed the little "manage subscriptions" icon at the bottom of my near infinite list. I am slow.

Speaking of slow, I just realized recently that Wikipedia's address has "en." at the beginning because it is denoting you are going to the English site. I had always imagined the address was like that for some artsy reason, like the beginning of an abbreviated Latin phrase that means "in here lies knowledge". Or something. I don't know, I get weird ideas.

PLO is going meh. I realized last night that one of my major issues is not playing well against maniacs. This is weird b/c I feel like adjusting to maniacs is one of my strengths in NLH. But in PLO I can never figure out their hand range and just get lost postflop...which mostly results in them value-towning me when they flop trip deuces with their 2T6Kr hand. Most of these maniacs have pretty big bet sizing (and even timing tells) -- I just gotta pay more attention...