LOL

Missed Obama's speech 'cause I was watching the Cubs game and grinding out some hands. But the night turned out pretty well anyway--Cubs won a great game and I ran pretty damn hot:

Here is my favorite hand of the night. I totally was looking at some other table and thought I had QQ. Was so confused why I didn't win the hand till I looked back at the hand history:

FullTiltPoker Game #7843175567: Table Double Arrow - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:37:13 ET - 2008/08/28
Seat 1: famouslastwords ($600)
Seat 2: madman460 ($1,238.15)
Seat 3: luckmasheen ($294)
Seat 4: moproblems ($1,197)
Seat 5: Gman-NJ ($636.45)
Seat 6: mazzler ($600)
Seat 7: Superquade ($131.30)
Seat 8: Timid Flower ($615)
Seat 9: hoytbuck ($459.95)
mazzler posts the small blind of $3
Superquade posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to famouslastwords [6h 8h]
Timid Flower folds
hoytbuck folds
famouslastwords raises to $21
madman460 folds
luckmasheen folds
moproblems folds
Gman-NJ folds
mazzler has 15 seconds left to act
mazzler adds $3
mazzler folds
Superquade raises to $131.30, and is all in
famouslastwords calls $110.30
Superquade shows [Jc Jh]
famouslastwords shows [6h 8h]
*** FLOP *** [7s 9s Kh]
*** TURN *** [7s 9s Kh] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [7s 9s Kh 2d] [Kc]
Superquade shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
famouslastwords shows a pair of Kings
Superquade wins the pot ($262.60) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
famouslastwords adds $131.30
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $265.60 | Rake $3
Board: [7s 9s Kh 2d Kc]
Seat 1: famouslastwords showed [6h 8h] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: madman460 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: luckmasheen didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: moproblems didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Gman-NJ (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: mazzler (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Superquade (big blind) showed [Jc Jh] and won ($262.60) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 8: Timid Flower didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: hoytbuck didn't bet (folded

I can never get too angry about my random misclicks; they are rather hilarious. I especially like when I accidentally minbet the flop with a good hand and my opponent raises me big and I get to come over the top of him (or even better, put in a min 3bet). Fun times and not bad for building a spazzy table image either.

Quotable

I like this. Just came across it on 2p2. Appeals to the misanthrope in me:

Everybody will eventually run worse than they thought was possible. The difference between a winner and a loser is that the latter thinks they do not deserve it.

--from a very old thread

Seriously, though, what is it with poker players and complaining? NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR BAD BEAT STORY. Sigh, I gotta stop reading BBV.

Argh!

Apparently these are very difficult instructions for people to follow:

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Aimee Mann

going to see Aimee Mann at Ravinia on Aug. 31st and I am excited. Her album that she released this summer has quickly become one of my favorite albums of all time. Here is a b-side from it (how this didn't make the final cut, I have no idea):
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Funny Sequence of Hands

<3 Weekend Poker. The following hands were all played last night against the same villain, whose name will be changed to protect his right to donk around in anonymity (cue Dragnet music):
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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (UTG): $430.50
UTG+1: $181
MP: $198
CO: $187.70
BTN: $374
SB: $202
Crazy Weekend Donk: $550.65


Pre-Flop: dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero raises to $8, UTG+1 folds, MP raises to $26, 3 folds,
Crazy Weekend Donk calls $24, Hero raises to $88, MP folds,
Crazy Weekend Donk raises to $150, Hero raises to $430.50 and is All-In,
Crazy Weekend Donk calls $280.50

Flop: ($888) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Turn: ($888) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($888) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $888 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero mucked and LOST (-$430.50 NET)
Crazy Weekend Donk showed (three of a kind, Kings) and WON $885 (+$454.50 NET)


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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $254.55
SB: $196
BB: $178.60
UTG: $126
UTG+1: $191
UTG+2: $364.75
MP1: $113.25
Crazy Weekend Donk: $992.85
CO: $212.80


Pre-Flop: dealt to Hero (BTN)

4 folds, Crazy Weekend Donk calls $2, CO folds, Hero raises to $10, 2 folds, Crazy Weekend Donk raises to $18, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($39) (2 Players)
Crazy Weekend Donk bets $32, Hero raises to $236.55 and is All-In, Crazy Weekend Donk calls $204.55

Turn: ($512.10) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($512.10) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $512.10 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero mucked and LOST (-$254.55 NET)
Crazy Weekend Donk showed (a flush, Ace high) and WON $509.10 (+$254.55 NET)


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HAND #3
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter


Hero (CO): $534.30
BTN: $196
SB: $179.80
BB: $178
UTG: $202.40
UTG+1: $195.40
Crazy Weekend Donk: $1,101.75
MP2: $312.55


Pre-Flop: dealt to Hero (CO)

2 folds, Crazy Weekend Donk raises to $4, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $22, 3 folds, Crazy Weekend Donk raises to $40, Hero raises to $125, Crazy Weekend Donk calls $85

Flop: ($253) (2 Players)
Crazy Weekend Donk bets $976.75 and is All-In, Hero calls $409.30 and is All-In

Turn: ($1,071.60) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($1,071.60) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $1,071.60 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed (a pair of Kings) and WON $1,068.60 (+$534.30 NET)
Crazy Weekend Donk showed (high card Ace) and LOST (-$534.30 NET)


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HAND #4
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Poker Stars, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter


Hero (UTG+1): $1,071.60
MP1: $196
MP2: $178.80
CO: $173
BTN: $199.40
SB: $198.15
Crazy Weekend Donk: $567.45
UTG: $312.55


Pre-Flop: dealt to Hero (UTG+1)

UTG folds, Hero raises to $8, 2 folds, CO calls $8, 2 folds, Crazy Weekend Donk raises to $86, Hero raises to $1,071.60 and is All-In, CO folds, Crazy Weekend Donk calls $481.45 and is All-In

Flop: ($1,143.90) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Turn: ($1,143.90) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($1,143.90) (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $1,143.90 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed (a flush, Ace high) and WON $1,140.90 (+$573.45 NET)
Crazy Weekend Donk showed (a flush, Jack high) and LOST (-$567.45 NET)

The most annoying type of beat...

...there is just something about the "oh, yes, I've got him dominated!" elation when the cards are flipped over having hardly a chance to register in your brain before being overrun by the "oh shit, I guess he's got me dominated now" realization of what has flopped that is particularly tilting. Maybe it's just me. But this one tilted me for a couple of days at least.

FullTiltPoker Game #7430196957: Table Fuchia (6 max) - $3/$6 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 20:30:18 ET - 2008/07/29
Seat 1: rjm7 ($389.20)
Seat 2: BA Barackus ($676)
Seat 4: natedeezle ($754)
Seat 5: HenryII ($894.20)
Seat 6: famouslastwords ($1,367.10)
rjm7 posts the small blind of $3
BA Barackus posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to famouslastwords [Kh Ah]
natedeezle raises to $21
HenryII folds
famouslastwords calls $21
rjm7 calls $18
BA Barackus has 15 seconds left to act
BA Barackus raises to $105
natedeezle has 15 seconds left to act
natedeezle folds
famouslastwords raises to $357
rjm7 folds
BA Barackus raises to $676, and is all in
famouslastwords calls $319
BA Barackus shows [Qc Ac]
famouslastwords shows [Kh Ah]
*** FLOP *** [Qd 7d 5c]
*** TURN *** [Qd 7d 5c] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 7d 5c 2d] [8d]
BA Barackus shows a pair of Queens
famouslastwords shows Ace King high
BA Barackus wins the pot ($1,391) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1,394 | Rake $3
Board: [Qd 7d 5c 2d 8d]
Seat 1: rjm7 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: BA Barackus (big blind) showed [Qc Ac] and won ($1,391) with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: natedeezle folded before the Flop
Seat 5: HenryII didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: famouslastwords (button) showed [Kh Ah] and lost with Ace King high

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