[video] 2nd place in the $50 1r/1a (aka $50 cubed) on PokerStars for $3700

I pretty much never play on stars (preferring the lower variance of the smaller fields on bossmedia), and I never use BRM on stars since I seldom play there. Ft was full of solid regs with between 400k and 1,1 million in PROFIT on stars.. so no easy tbl to abuse)

Anyway, I recorded this game to A) stop me exploding like a muppet when deep, and B) to get some feedback if necessary.

I’m pretty sure I could have been more aggro late on, but I think i managed to play tightish well, maybe a bit rdcrsn’ish.. hmm. that’s how I was hoping to play it, given the opponents would likely be playing very well and 4bet bluffing the shit out of me quite often. anyway comments, criticism welcome please – even if it’s just to tell me how much of a fish I am :)

I’m back baby

Thought I’d blog up my poker progress recently since it’s been quite a long time since I’ve had time to blog. Overall I’ve had a good month so far on my latest BossMedia Account (old one was retired due to Celeb moving to iPoker).

I’m playing good and patiently for the most part in late-game, closing a lot (inspired by hearing shaun fking deeb’s sick stat of winning >60% of games he final tables.)

Obv I’ve been running okay too – and crushing the nits on tables of boss media. I’m game selecting the best MTTs (€25rebuy €40 deepstack and the €50k) or playing everything (costs ~€300 in buyins for an evening of grinding like 14 mtts- so you just need to final table/win one to breakeven for the evening – but just forget doing anything else if you’re doing this on a laptop with touchpad hehehe. I usually just play 3 or 4..)

Since putting in some solid grind this month, I now have a decent 41% ROI on Boss. Obligatory sharkscope screenshot (Obviously had to take screengrab before i get a grimstarr graph )

My next goal (I guess) is 70% ROI, then it’s time to find a site with bigger buyins, maybe a backer – and a solid rakeback deal.

I had some decent scores this month – a $15,000, a €2.5k, €1k and some other assorted little ones.

25 rebuy win
4k win

deepstack win

41% ROI

I also binked a $15,000 win 2nd in a $109+r on a site which shall remain nameless. wiii.

Transactions on boss last 14 days – more out than in = winning. Not spewing it all at 400nl = also winning.

transactions

Although I am doing well again, I’m not tempted to play full-time again. What an antisocial grind that would be. I love life /work / ballin’ too much to be locked in from of a pc from 9am ’till 2am every night!

109+rebuy on stars = rigged! – no americans

so there’s no yanks on stars/ftp /ub since the FBI seized their US facing domain names, so i thought the $109rebuy on stars tonjight might be soft. turned out to be EXPENSIVE instead. FML

maybe stars have rigged the RNG to rape everyone a bit more during rebuy periods in order to get more rebuys to compensate for the missing americans ;) prolly not, but who knows !

PokerStars Game #60956854377: Tournament #416010507, $100+$9 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level I (20/40) – 2011/04/17 19:00:59 WET [2011/04/17][14:00:59][ET]
Table ’416010507 43′ 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 (2060 in chips)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (1980 in chips)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (3960 in chips)
Seat 4: joscha45 (2000 in chips)
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF (4000 in chips)
Seat 6: willhelmx (2000 in chips)
Seat 7: snoopy7171 (2000 in chips)
Seat 8: achen (4000 in chips)
Seat 9: dUT73 (4000 in chips)
Andrey VNIIM: posts small blind 20
joscha45: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to alexrossUKGF
alexrossUKGF: raises 80 to 120
willhelmx: folds
snoopy7171: raises 80 to 200
achen: folds
dUT73: folds
TIPCHIK321: folds
Andre_Hansen: calls 200
Andrey VNIIM: folds
joscha45: folds
alexrossUKGF: raises 3800 to 4000 and is all-in
snoopy7171: folds
Andre_Hansen: calls 1780 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2020) returned to alexrossUKGF
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alexrossUKGF: shows (high card Ace)
Andre_Hansen: shows (three of a kind, Queens)
Andre_Hansen collected 4220 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4220 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (button) showed and won (4220) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: joscha45 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: willhelmx folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: snoopy7171 folded before Flop
Seat 8: achen folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: dUT73 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

PokerStars Game #60958134036: Tournament #416010507, $100+$9 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level II (30/60) – 2011/04/17 19:24:14 WET [2011/04/17][14:24:14][ET]
Table ’416010507 43′ 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (8469 in chips)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (3470 in chips)
Seat 4: joscha45 (3190 in chips)
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF (3681 in chips)
Seat 6: willhelmx (2195 in chips)
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr (2510 in chips)
Seat 8: achen (3850 in chips)
Seat 9: dUT73 (2195 in chips)
Andrey VNIIM: posts small blind 30
joscha45: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to alexrossUKGF
alexrossUKGF: raises 130 to 190
willhelmx: raises 317 to 507
99Jam.Mr: folds
achen: folds
dUT73: folds
TIPCHIK321: folds
Andre_Hansen: folds
Andrey VNIIM: folds
joscha45: folds
alexrossUKGF: calls 317
*** FLOP ***
alexrossUKGF: checks
willhelmx: bets 651
alexrossUKGF: raises 2229 to 2880
willhelmx: calls 1037 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1192) returned to alexrossUKGF
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alexrossUKGF: shows (a pair of Jacks)
willhelmx: shows (a pair of Queens)
willhelmx collected 4480 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4480 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: joscha45 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: willhelmx showed and won (4480) with a pair of Queens
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: achen folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: dUT73 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

(fishy, but it’s rebuy period and he has 1 BI)

PokerStars Game #60958491330: Tournament #416010507, $100+$9 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level III (40/80) – 2011/04/17 19:30:52 WET [2011/04/17][14:30:52][ET]
Table ’416010507 43′ 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (8231 in chips)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (3440 in chips)
Seat 4: joscha45 (2982 in chips)
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF (3900 in chips)
Seat 6: willhelmx (3910 in chips)
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr (2780 in chips)
Seat 8: achen (4182 in chips)
Seat 9: dUT73 (2135 in chips)
dUT73: posts small blind 40
TIPCHIK321: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to alexrossUKGF
Andre_Hansen: folds
Andrey VNIIM: folds
joscha45: folds
alexrossUKGF: raises 160 to 240
willhelmx: folds
99Jam.Mr: calls 240
achen: folds
dUT73: folds
TIPCHIK321: folds
*** FLOP ***
alexrossUKGF: checks
99Jam.Mr: bets 400
alexrossUKGF: raises 640 to 1040
99Jam.Mr: raises 1500 to 2540 and is all-in
alexrossUKGF: calls 1500
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alexrossUKGF: shows (two pair, Aces and Kings)
99Jam.Mr: shows (a straight, Nine to King)
99Jam.Mr collected 5680 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5680 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: joscha45 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF showed and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 6: willhelmx folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr showed and won (5680) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 8: achen (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: dUT73 (small blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #60959609864: Tournament #416010507, $100+$9 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (50/100) – 2011/04/17 19:51:23 WET [2011/04/17][14:51:23][ET]
Table ’416010507 43′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 (1757 in chips)
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen (7826 in chips)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (3288 in chips)
Seat 4: joscha45 (2762 in chips)
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF (3225 in chips)
Seat 6: willhelmx (4093 in chips)
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr (8998 in chips)
Seat 8: achen (8579 in chips)
Seat 9: dUT73 (2692 in chips)
joscha45: posts small blind 50
alexrossUKGF: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to alexrossUKGF
willhelmx: folds
99Jam.Mr: folds
achen: folds
dUT73: raises 200 to 300
TIPCHIK321: raises 500 to 800
Andre_Hansen: folds
Andrey VNIIM: folds
joscha45: folds
alexrossUKGF: raises 2425 to 3225 and is all-in
dUT73: folds
TIPCHIK321: calls 957 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1468) returned to alexrossUKGF
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alexrossUKGF: shows (high card Ace)
TIPCHIK321: shows (a pair of Queens)
alexrossUKGF said, “joke site”
TIPCHIK321 collected 3864 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3864 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: TIPCHIK321 showed and won (3864) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Andre_Hansen folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Andrey VNIIM (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: joscha45 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: alexrossUKGF (big blind) showed and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: willhelmx folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: 99Jam.Mr folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: achen folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: dUT73 folded before Flop

$10k profit tonight. weee

Tonight / this morning I won the $109 6max (1 rebuy 1 addon) on Full Tilt, and final tabled the $8k deepstack to lose with aces to quad 3′s or something ridic. Ran pretty hot in the $100cubed, so I don’t mind losing with the rockets too much.

the $100 cubed paid $9600 and 8th place or whatever in the other 1 paid like 450$ for a nice little $10k session. Thanks to my lucky railers Kennl and Amatay. <3.

50cubed win

PokerStars Tournament #325010706, No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $50.00/$5.00 USD
297 players
Total Prize Pool: $35800.00 USD
Tournament started 2010/08/14 22:15:00 WET [2010/08/14][17:15:00][ET]

Dear alexrossUKGF,
You finished the tournament in 1st place. A USD 7,339.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

You earned 465.51 tournament leader points in this tournament. For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site at bla bla bla..

So I just won the $50 1r/1a (aka $50 cubed). Sick tables at the end with breethe (who i beat headsup) and mement-mori as well as rdcrsn. anyway i run good and played well (or maybe it was my Lucky lolipop avatar). yay

So it’s december – cu in Jan

Not updated this in ages, but generally I am thinking screw poker right now.. running real bad and I am consistently losing 80/20′s, 70/30s when it matters over what feels like a big sample. I can win mtts, just not on my own accounts.. hmmm.

typical stuff I am whining about:
For top 5 w/ 33 left in the 100k on boss only 22k for 1st, obv I can’t hold when I am a sick favorite.
MiniFtops 6max. w/ these stacks and w/ 46k for 1st, this is just sick.
another Miniftops donkament yawn.

always the same shit, minicashes or ridic suckouts. I’ve whiffed some 32k and 30k scores on ftp/stars and just can’t seem to final table anything on there.. plenty of final 30s, last 50′s in the brawl etc, but never winning the final flips while deep.. So I’m moving down to low stakes mtts on European sites for a bit till I build my roll..

Queue up the self-bans from the two highest variance MTT money pits. I know over xmas I will get boozed up and try to play the 109s etc on ftp/stars, so this is a good idea:

Dear player,

You have requested to partake in PokerStars Responsible Gaming Self-Exclusion. Your exclusion period will start once you exit all tables.

Your ability to make deposits and participate in any PokerStars gaming activity has now been closed for 30 days. You will be able to regain access after 2010/01/14 2:07 CET.

8<----------------------------------
Dear player,

Your request to exclude yourself from playing on our website has now been processed. As of 2009-12-14 20:06:13, you will be able to log onto your Full Tilt Poker account, but will not be allowed to sit at any of our real money (and/or play money tables).

In addition, you will not be able to deposit money into your player account or participate in any player-to-player transfers during your exclusion.

Your exclusion will end at 2009-12-28 20:06:13

:) I'll be back in Jan ftw.. 50euro mtts or less (and the boss 100k w/ sicko structure obv) until then..

Tiny Brag / EDIT: Obviously since I decided to grind smaller stuff, I created a PKR account with rakeback since my pokerbuddy benjones keeps telling me how soft it is. I played 2 mtts (5$ and 25$ 6max) to try the site out, and while the software is tilting, the players are ABC/Nits/Terribad, so I came 2nd in the 25$ 6max for 546$ (I lose 88 < ajo all in pre for a gazillion chips vs a regular heads-up) , so a good start to the grind on the eurodonk sites. Here’s my stats page on PKR.. I’ll try to get it up to 15-20k by end of Feb hopefully.

Big Swings, Big Poker Wins.

I logged in to bossmedia after cashing out the other day (as I don’t play there much anymore since they fucked up the structures and payouts of every mtt). I had $100 rakeback as it was the start of the month, so rather than deposit, I ran it up to over €1500 by bumhunting low stakes while doing some other stuff.
It seemed logical to go out on the sauce on friday night and to sit down and €1000 nl cash tables while drunk for a little spin up. :)

Some fun hands (I’m not posting my screenname, as I don’t want people to google me and find out that I can actually play.. amazing how many people you can google and see how they play from their pokerhand account or weaktight etc.. silly people giving away EV imo..):

[hands][are][in][€,][not][$]
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4749063 – somehow I run-good and hit the nuts.over a G..
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4750333 – Villain spazzes out with tp ok kicker on a double flush board., ship the pot to me.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4750392 – again, I have 2p on a sick draw board but villain stacks off.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4750427 – I overbet river and get paid with the nuts for €2044
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4750454 – Somehow I hit my draw for €1700

and finally, this was a nice hand to end the night on, +€6500 in less than 24 hours, not bad for a predominantly tournament player.

Hand 1798886711
€5.00/€10.00 Texas Hold’em (No Limit) – 03 October 2009 06:52:25
Table TH 7350 (Real/Cash Game)
Seat 1: IUS90 (774.75)
Seat 2: bonkd (2367.62)
Seat 4: MADPUNTER (1661.00)
Seat 5: HERO (3889.16)
Seat 3: A’Princess (735.70)
MADPUNTER post SB 5.00
HERO post BB 10.00
Deal
IUS90 N/A N/A
bonkd N/A N/A
MADPUNTER N/A N/A
HERO
A’Princess N/A N/A
Bet Round 1
IUS90 Fold
bonkd Fold
A’Princess Fold
MADPUNTER Raise to 30.00
HERO Raise to 80.00
MADPUNTER Raise to 240.00
HERO Call 240.00

FLOP:RIVER:

Bet Round 2
MADPUNTER Bet 290.00
HERO Call 290.00

TURN:RIVER:

Bet Round 3
MADPUNTER Bet 420.00
HERO Raise to 2210.00
MADPUNTER All-in 1131.00

RIVER:

SHOW DOWN :
Rake: 3.00 Total Pot: 3319.00
IUS90 Fold Win: 0.00
bonkd Fold Win: 0.00
MADPUNTER Fold Win: 0.00
HERO Two pair kings and threes Win: €3319.00
A’Princess Fold Win: 0.00

CASH IS KING! :D