I was eliminated from the 5k krillroll about an hour ago about 20 spots away from the money. 22>JJ>AKo all in preflop. I had the JJ and shoved first from middle position with ~12 big blinds. AKo shorty called and then 22 deliberated forever but finally called and covered both. Flop was like 972 or something like that. The turn and river missed me. I like my play in the tourney though. There's always next week. Plus I'm expecting some rakeback that I'm going to light on fire tonight. Stay tuned.

I blew through this weeks rakeback in record time when my nut straight to the eight that I got all in on the turn was beaten by a Queen high flush. Shrug.

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Week 1 of freeroll mania starts tomorrow night with the first five of twenty drawings for $100k as well as some other pretty sweet prizes. Saturday is the no limit holdem tourney with bounties homegame, which I've won 3/5 times in the past year. If I fail, there's a $1k free slotplay freeroll at the casino. I'm guessing its about a 600:1 shot, but since it's free to play, I like my chances. Then Sunday brings some guaranteed free slots as well as five shots at $1k free slots and of course Sunday 4pm is the 5k krillroll.

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Currently chugging coffee and surfing the net.

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I'm kinda hoping to get drunk today. It's been a while. I've had a few beers here and there but haven't really got a good buzz on since Christmas. Even then, I was surrounded by family so I didn't really get to let loose at all.

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Will report back. Possibly with some drunken ramblings as soon as tonight.

I had beer for breakfast yesterday morning and it was delicious. Then we played a few 10 big blind heads up no limit holdem matches. I lost the first two games, but then I won the last two games.

game 1: I was down ~11:9 in chips and I had the button. I shove ATo, he calls AQo. He wins unimproved.

game 2: He took most of my chips by beating my two pair with a rivered King high flush. Then I was all in with T8s. I lost unimproved.

game 3: I was leading ~11:9 in chips. He limps on the button and I check 82.

952

I check, he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

J

I check, he shoves, I call.

Ao

I show, he shows KTo. I win.

game 4: He limps on the button, I check 72.

873

I check, he shoves, I call.

2o

Q

I show, he shows J2o.

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I'm pretty excited about the freeroll tonight. Should be fun.

Freeroll mania has been kind to me. The Friday before last was the first of four Fridays in a row where I have a chance to win up to $100k. I whiffed in the first two drawings, but then in the third drawing I hit three numbers out of six, which was good for $100 free play. I turned that into just over $400 cash, but I gave a lot of it back.

Last weekend's 5k krillroll was fun and I liked my chances as I had a decent stack most of the tourney. Then we were down to the last 25 or so players and I had ~12 big blinds to play with, which put me right in the middle of the pack. Then this happened:

mp opens 3x with ~20 big blinds behind, I shove AKo, folds to mp and he calls. He shows AA and I know I need a miracle. The flop gave me the nut backdoor flushdraw, but the turn was unkind and I was drawing dead going into the river. I was eliminated just before the bubble burst.

Week two of freeroll mania was interrupted by a family ski trip. I got to participate in two of five drawings at $100k, but I didn't hit any numbers and away I went to New Hampshire for two nights.

The ski trip was fun as always. We went to Bretton Woods, which is just south west of Mt Washington. Nice views, sunny warm weather, and of course snow to slip and slide on in addition to the many beautiful females that were there for the weekend. On Sunday my brother and I took a hike to a nearby waterfall, which was pretty cool. I was keeping my eyes peeled across the river because there was a spot that looked like a great spot for the local wildlife to grab a sip of water, but apparently all of the animals were off somewhere else enjoying the nice weather.

Because of the ski trip, I had to miss yesterday's 5k krillroll as it was running during my drive home. If I didn't have to give a ride to my sister and her boyfriend to Boston, then I could've either stayed and played or gone home early and played, but I guess I'm a good sport. I sacrificed what I wanted so they could ski another day. I had fun though so I'm not complaining.

Week three of freeroll mania starts Friday night at 6pm sharp.

I went to the casino for the Friday night freeroll. I ended up winning $25 free play twice. The first time, I played too high and came out with about $4. The second time, I played lower stakes and came out with enough to get a pack of smokes. Was fun though and I'm looking forward to next Friday.

When I got home, I played in a pot limit big O8 freeroll on swcpoker. I came in second place, which paid 1.15 chips and I slept on it. Then yesterday morning I played some micro stakes no limit holdem. I got it up over 3 chips within a matter of minutes. Then I took those chips to the 2c/4c no limit holdem table, where I tripled up within a matter of minutes. Now I had just over 10 chips. So naturally I sat with all of it at 10c/20c no limit holdem. Got KK in the big blind and doubled up on the very first hand.

Then I gamestarted 50c/1 limit holdem and got some action relatively quickly. I peaked at 24 chips. Then a third and a fourth player joined and we played for a bit. Then the game broke and I was left with just over 20 chips.

I sat with all of it at 25c/50c. Needless to say that it didn't go well. After losing the first few small pots, I was down around 16 chips. Then I lost another. Then another. Now the game was half full with 5 players and I had just 5 chips in my stack. I was on the button with A9o, so I shove. Small blind calls and the big blind calls. The board totally missed me and my opponents checked it down. Small blind shows A8o unimproved and the big blind shows 53s, which had paired the three on the flop.

Then my fun was over for the day.

The 5k krillroll is tonight, as well as a bunch of other freerolls that are running all day. Hopefully, I can do well and then I should get a bit of rakeback tonight to play with.

I'm pretty sure that I only won one hand in the 5k krillroll last night. I just wasn't getting any good cards. I was getting blinded down to less than 15 big blinds when this cluster **** of a hand happened:

mp shoves 12 big blinds, hj shoves 14 big blinds, I call all in for 8 big blinds with QQ, folds to the big blind, he calls all in with 10 big blinds. We all show. Big blind has A8s, mp has AKo, hj has TT.

678r

still a lot of cards to dodge, but I liked my chances.

7o

still a lot of cards to dodge, but I liked my chances.

9

HJ covers all and scoops.

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It was a fun weekend and I'm looking forward to the Friday night freeroll.

I placed second in a no limit holdem freeroll this morning, which paid exactly 1 chip. I took that chip to the 1c/2c no limit holdem cash table. The game was playing heads up, so I joined in to make it 3 handed. I folded the flop in the first hand and then this happened:

button raises 3x, I pot it with K8s, big blind folds, button calls.

872r

I shove a bit more than pot, button calls.

I forget what fell, but it missed the buttons J9s and I scooped.

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a few hands later:

button raises 3x, I pot it with 77, big blind folds, button calls.

852 I don't have a heart.

I check, he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

Jo

I check, he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

Qo

I check, he shoves ~pot, I call. He shows 44 no heart. I scoop.

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Then a guy joined the game to make it 4 handed. He started it off by open shoving 100 big blinds preflop and I started to salivate at the though of winning his imaginary invisible pretend pennies. He took down that first pot uncontested. The second hand he saw was in the big blind. He called a raise preflop and open shoved ~17 pots on the flop to take it down. Then he did the same thing on the flop two more hands in a row, winning both uncontested. Then this happened:

I open 3x with A8s on the button, small blind folds, he 3 bets pot in the big blind, I call.

235r

He shoves, I call.

7o

Ko

He has 87o and scoops.

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a few hands later and I was back down to ~2.50:

folds to me in the small blind, I limp 42o, he checks.

KK2r

I check, he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

7o

I check, he bets ~1/2 my stack, I call.

Ao

I check, he bets enough to cover me, I call. He has K6o and scoops.

Now of course in a vacuum I should fold preflop and on the turn, but I though that his previous actions combined with the lack of a preflop raise, which takes lots of Kings out of his range, made calling preflop and on the turn ok. Looking back I'd definitely fold the turn if I could do it over again, but hindsight is always 20/20. Shrug.

Flame away.

I didn't win anything last night in the last five drawings. In the first drawing, I hit the very first number, which is significant because you gotta hit the first number if you're gonna hit all the numbers. However, after hitting that first number, I didn't hit ****.

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The 5k krillroll is on Monday this week, which is good for me because of Easter.

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I hope everyone has a nice Easter weekend, or if you're non Christian then have a nice regular weekend.

I don't usually post about freerolls unless I cash in them, but this one stung:

I had about 12 big blinds and there were 12 players left. 10 spots paid.

Folds to me in the cutoff, I shove my 12 big blinds with QTs into a shorty and two medium stacks, button folds, small blind shoves 20 big blinds, big blind folds. He shows A9s and I know I need some help, but it wasn't a terrible result.

Q92r or something like that.

Jo I like it.

Ao ****.

I was eliminated one spot off the bubble. Then I went to bed.

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Happy Easter.

I was just eliminated from the 5k krillroll. It was going well at first when I doubled up on the third hand with Broadway. Then I was down to 13 big blinds, got into it 3 ways all in preflop. AK beat A6 beat J8s and I had plenty of chips to play with. Then I got stuck calling a few bets with an open ended straightdraw with two overcards and lost a decent sized pot blind vs blind. Then I raised from three off the button with 86s, shorty shoved, the big blind called and I called getting about 4.5:1. I flopped middle pair with a flushdraw. Big blind shoves and I call getting about 2.25:1. He shows top pair top kicker and the shorty shows top pair good kicker. The board missed me completely and I was eliminated.

In before fold preflop.

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I also placed second in the horse freeroll this morning, which paid 1.05 chips. I lost em at the cash tables though.

I played some no limit holdem 32.5 big blind matches vs a friend yesterday. First two games were for $2 each. We each won one game. Then we played two more games for $1 each. I won both. Total profit: $2.

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I placed in a no limit holdem freeroll the other night, but it was late so I went to bed. When I woke up I played some 2c/4c limit holdem and doubled my stack to ~1.5 chips. Then I played some 1c/2c no limit holdem and doubled my stack to 3 chips. Then I played some 2c/4c no limit holdem and doubled my stack to 6 chips. Then I played some 5c/10c no limit holdem and won a chip or two. Then I gamestarted 20c/40c limit holdem. It went well at first as I got it up to 11 chips, but then my lone opponent, who was 3 betting in the big blind at an estimated 70%, he started hitting big hands and I went broke. I know, never go broke in a limit game. Luckily, it's all in good fun for me and I'm not dependent on poker for income.

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Then yesterday I cashed in a no limit holdem freeroll, which paid .40 chips. I played some 6max no limit holdem cash and got it up to ~3.5 chips. There was a 2 chip no limit holdem tourney starting soon after with a decent overlay thanks to the 45 chip guarantee. I was at the top of the leaderboard for much of the tourney, but I lost a few hands in the middle game. This put me squarely in the middle of the pack during the late middle game. There were six players left and four spots paid. I was getting blinded down badly and the blinds kept going up. I was getting ****ty cards and had to fold, especially because there were two monster stacks to my left. I ended up getting 77 in the big blind just as the blinds went up. Cutoff opens, button folds, small blind calls, I shove my last 3 big blinds, both call and the flop comes: AQTr and I knew I was ****ed. The flop checked through and the turn brought another Queen. Cutoff bet and the small blind folded. Cutoff shows AQs and I'm drawing dead. I was eliminated in sixth place. I had fun though.

This morning I woke up and I had .73 chips in my account. I played some 1c/2c no limit holdem and doubled and tripled and quadrupled my stack in a matter of about 15 minutes. I tried to get a limit holdem game going but nobody wanted to play. Now I was sitting on ~6 chips and I was bored cus nobody would sit with me at 1c/2c no limit holdem. I noticed a gamestarted sitting at 2c/4c pot limit big O8, which is a pretty fun game. I sat and played for about 15 minutes. I scooped a few pots and quartered my lone opponent a couple times. Then the game started to fill up and this happened:

I 3x from the cutoff with AK994 double suited, button calls and the blinds fold.

AK9 with a flushdraw

I bet 1/2 pot, he calls.

8 brings the double flushdraw.

I bet 1/2 pot, he calls.

8o

I bet 1/2 pot, he shoves, I call. He shows KKxxx and scoops. Shrug. Maybe I could get away from it with a read, but I thought the combination of all the busted draws in his range and the three combos that beat me made the situation good for a call.

Currently sitting on zero bits, but it was a fun morning.

Just reading about this now, depending on stacks of other players (I assume 12bb is quite good for a freeroll's structure), shoving might well be bad before the fact that half the field will constantly ICM suicide.

Thanks. I could've probably cashed more often by folding more, but I think I'd probably have less wins and less deep runs.

Almost cashed in a no limit 5 card draw freeroll last night. Four spots off the bubble and I had about 12 or 13 big blinds in my stack when this happened:

I get JJJxx in the small blind, folds to me, I shove, big blind deliberates and eventually calls. I draw two and whiff. Big blind draws one. I liked my chances when he drew the one card cus that meant he either had two pair or a straight or flush draw. Apparently he had two pair and spiked a deuce to make 22277. That hand took almost all of my chips.

A few double ups later and I had ~5 big blinds on the bubble. Middle position opens 2.5x, folds to me in the big blind with KKKxx, I shove, he snap calls. I draw two and whiff. He stands pat and I know I'm screwed. He shows a Queen high club flush for the win and I was eliminated on the bubble.

Like I said, almost.

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The 5k krillroll is tonight at 5pm. I haven't cashed in it in over a month, but since it's free to play then I like my chances.

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I need exactly 15.2 krill to make 10k, which would qualify me for 5% rakeback. That's 2.5x as much rakeback as I currently receive. Plus, I would officially be halfway to qualifying for the 20k krillroll. I figure it took me about two years to get 10k krill, so another two years and I'll be in the 20k krillroll. That assumes I hit a hot streak like I did before. No hot streak and I'll probably be stuck where I am grinding my gears out till I officially burn out and quit poker. Luckily for me, I enjoy this hobby very much. It's fun, challenging, stimulating, and once in a while it pays me back.

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I'm pretty sure that I got some rakeback coming in tonight that I plan on either putting into orbit or multiplying by a power of ten. Hopefully the latter.

I got 0.48 chips in rakeback on Sunday night and lost it on the very first hand.

Then yesterday, I got a 4 chip stake for the 4max no limit holdem tourney. I was shorstacked for most of it and ended up finishing sixth with four spots paying.

Then I won the badugi freeroll yesterday afternoon, which paid 1.5 chips. I think I played well, but I really just hit a bunch of awesome hands. That makes three badugi wins for me.

I played a 1 chip no limit holdem tourney. I was severely shorstacked early, but a few double ups later and I even topped the leaderboard at one point when it was five handed. Four spots were paying and then this happened:

Cutoff raises 3x with 11 big blinds behind, button folds, I cover all and shove 66 in the small blind, big blind folds and the cutoff calls. He shows JJ. I missed the board and was shorstacked once again. I was eliminated soon after that on the bubble.

Then I registered for a 10c tourney and sat at 1c/2c no limit holdem with my last .40. About two or three hands into the heads up action, this happened:

button raises 3x with .45 behind, I shove KJs, he calls. The board missed me but showdown time came and he showed KTs. I thought I won for a split second until I saw that a ten had fallen on the river. Shrug.

Then I played the "daily crumb" which is a 0.10 no limit holdem tourney 5 chips guaranteed. I think I played well, but I bubbled that one as well.

Somewhere during the above mess, I also cashed for 40c in a no limit holdem freeroll. With those chips I played some 10c heads up no limit holdem lightning tourneys. I was down to my last 10c at one point. Then I won two in a row. Then I lost three in a row and I was back at zero.

So I had zero total profit for the day, but I did have lots of fun. Also, I'm a few krill closer to hitting that 10k krill mark, which will grant me 5% rakeback.

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I don't know what's up for today. We'll see.

I cashed in three freerolls in a row yesterday. I had a third place finish in badugi and two other ok finishes. I took those chips to the 2c/4c limit holdem table and quickly took all of someone's chips. Then I got action from a very tight player who was hitting hands at first. I was down to .4 chips at the low point, but I stole many pots and hit some big hands. I eventually took all the chips he had, which gave me about 1.8 chips in my stack.

There was a 1 chip no limit holdem 15 chips guaranteed tourney starting just after midnight. Usually I don't play after midnight, but I had drank a bunch of coffee in the evening so I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep. I finished second in the tourney, which paid ~4.5 chips. That gave me a total of ~4.8 chips. Then I went to bed around 1:45am.

I woke up early with a clear head, surprisingly. I played some 2c/4c no limit holdem and turned my 2 chip buy in into over 5 chips.

Now I have just over 7 chips to play with and I'm waiting for action. If you've figured out who I am on swcpoker already, which wouldn't surprise me as the player pool is very small, feel free to drop by and say hi.

While writing this I just got hit n run. Luckily he only took 1.4 chips from me.

Things were going well yesterday and I had my account on swcpoker up over 9 chips at one point as a result of bad limit holdem opponents. Then I bubbled a 2 chip no limit holdem 30 guaranteed tourney. Here's my bust out hand:

I shove 11 big blinds in the cutoff with KK, folds to the big blind, she calls and shows AQo.

flop Q32r

turn 4o

river Ao

I was eliminated one spot away from cashing, but I like my play in the tourney. Also, I couldn't have lost to a nicer lady.

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Then I got bored waiting for limit holdem action so I sat with two guys playing pot limit big O8. I scooped a decent pot early but then got into trouble with a fourth best hand. I really gotta quit playing those dominated low draws.

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Then I put up 5 chips on a 5c/10c no limit holdem table. I didn't play a hand until the big blind hit me for a second time. Then this happened:

folds to the small blind, he raises 3x, I call with 98s.

962r

he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

5o

he bets 1/2 pot, I call.

Qo

He bets pot, I call. He shows 62o for the scoop.

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Then I should've quit and played smaller, but instead I topped off with my last 2.5 chips to just over 5 chips in my stack. I won a few small pots and lost a few small pots. Then this happened:

I raise 3x on the button with K5s, both blinds call.

K85r

checks to me, I bet 1/2 pot, both call.

4o

checks to me, I shove my last ~1.3 pots, small blind raises pot, big blind shoves, small blind calls and I knew I was in trouble. They both show K8s and I needed a five on the river. I did not get the five on the river and I was back at zero.

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Then I quit for the day as I didn't feel like playing freerolls. However, I did manage to get over 10k krill so I'll receive 5% rakeback this week.

Got a 50/50 stake to play a 5 chip tourney today. The tourney never ran so I played a 1 chip no limit holdem tourney and a 2+1 chip no limit holdem tourney with bounties. I got one chip for taking out a short stack in the bounty tourney, but I finished sixth with four spots paying. I was doing well in the 1 chip tourney, but ended up bubbling when I shoved over a min raise with 99. He had AJo and hit a full house.

So then I had two chips to play with. I registered for the 2 chip deepstack no limit holdem tourney this afternoon, which ran with an overlay due to the 30 chip guarantee. I couldn't hit anything but I managed to steal a few pots to keep my head above water. Then a particularly aggressive player shoved his last 8 big blinds and I woke up with AQs in the big blind. I called off about half of my stack and didn't hit anything. He had 44 and won the pot unimproved. Then I tried to wait it out, but I wasn't picking up any shoving hands. I ended up shoving my last 7 big blinds with K3o in the small blind when it folded to me. The big blind called instantly and showed AKo. I missed and was eliminated a few spots away from the money.

It was a fun day at the tables though.

A kind soul gave me one chip to play a tourney with. I won it, which paid ~5.5 chips. Then I played some no limit holdem, as well as a little bit of limit holdem, which got me up to 10 chips. Then I played a 2+1 no limit holdem tourney with bounties, but I was eliminated early with no bounties. I did have one guy heads up for a small investment all in preflop:

I raise 3x in the HJ with JTs, he shoves 2 pots more, which was about 1/8 my stack, blinds fold, I call, he shows 88.

K96

9

Lotsa outs, but I missed.

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Then I accidentally sat in a 2c/4c pot limit big O8 game. I won a hand on the button and quit when the blind came back around.

So I had ~7 chips to play with and I saw a gamestarter sitting 5c/10c no limit holdem 6 max. I sat with 50 big blinds and away we went. I doubled up on the second hand when he barreled 54s through the river and I called him down with a pair of nines and a middle kicker. Then he fought his way back to a 3:1 chiplead. Then I won a decent pot with Jacks full of Kings. Then he fought his way back to a 3:1 chiplead. Finally, he finished me off with some nice value betting with TT after checking back the Q8x flop.

Then I was back down to 2 chips so I played some 1c/2c no limit holdem and doubled my stack to 4 and change. I sat with 2 chips at 2c/4c no limit holdem and won a chip. Now I had 5 chips and change so I went back to the 5c/10c table and the same guy was still there so I sat again. He got me down to ~3.5 chips within the first few hands, then this happened:

He raises 3x, I call 86o.

T86r

I check, he bets .45, I check raise all in, he instantly calls.

Jo

2o

He shows J8s and I'm toast.

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Interestingly, he's the first opponent that I've come across that consistently bets 3/4 pot. Hmmm.

Once again a very nice lady gave me a chip to play a tourney with yesterday morning. I finished third in the 1 chip no limit holdem tourney thanks to some vicious suckouts. That paid 1.9 chips and I hit the cash tables. I got it up to 2.2 chips but then I called down an overaggressive player with AQs unimproved. Too bad that he had three eights this time.

That left me with 0.2 chips to play with so I played some 10c no limit holdem heads up sitngos. I got it up to 0.4 chips, which is the min buy at 1c/2c no limit holdem. I sat and ended up getting all in preflop with the best hand but I lost.

There was a guy in the chatroom giving away stakes for the 10 chip 500 guaranteed Saturday night special. 45 players had registered by the end of late registration. I think I only won one hand the whole time, but it was not for a lack of decent preflop starting hands. I ended up shoving my last 12 big blinds into some relatively deep stacks. I was called in two spots and I missed badly. I was eliminated in ~38th place, which didn't pay anything.

Just waiting on my next rush of good cards at the moment and the 5k krill freeroll is tonight at 5pm sharp. As always, it's free to play so I like my chances. However, the swcpoker management made some changes to the freeroll structures. They eliminated a bunch of morning games, took away all but one 15 chip freerolls on the weekends, and cut down the 5k krillroll prizepool to 750 chips, which is a 25% decrease from the 1k chips that they used to offer. First place dwindled from ~120 bucks to ~100 bucks for the 5k krillroll, which kinda sucks.

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In other news, it's burning season in New England so I'm gonna have a fire in the backyard today. I currently have zero beer though, which kinda sucks for having a fire.

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Also, I got some rakeback coming in tonight. I gotta pay back the kind lady that hooked me up this week, but I should have some left over to play with tonight.

I crashed and burned in the 5k krillroll once again last night. Here are some hands:

mp opens 3x, I 3 bet 80% pot in late position with QQ, a blind shoves, mp calls, I call. I cover all. Blind shows AKo, mp shows AA. Kind of a poor spot but since two of the blind's Aces were out of play for the side pot, it wasn't that bad.

AJ9r

To

2o

That put me down to about 12 big blinds as the blinds were only 15/30 at the time. Then I got moved to a three handed table and this happened:

I shove Q6s on the button because I was well below the average stack, small blind shoves ~30 big blinds, big blind folds. He shows AJo.

J72r

5o

Qo

I double up luckily.

Then the table filled and the blinds went up.

Ep shoves ~10 big blinds, I shove JJ, folds around. Ep shows KQo

AT2r

9o

Ko

That put me down to ~0.2 big blinds lol.

I call all in with Q8o in mp. Late position calls, blind checks.

AJT

lp bets, blind folds. He shows Q7o

2o

Ko

We chop, leaving me with 0.3 big blinds.

I call all in with A9s, lp calls, blind checks.

664 with a diamond draw

Ko lp bets blind folds. He shows K2dd

7o

I was eliminated well before the money but it was a fun night.

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Then I got 0.94 chips in rakeback, which wasn't enough to pay off my debts. My bad. I guess I'll have to owe you ~$0.80 for a bit longer.

I quickly lost the rakeback at the cash tables when this happened:

button raises 3x, I call in the big blind with K9o.

K85r

I check, he checks.

Qo

I shove ~1.4 pots, he calls.

Jo

I show, he shows QJo.

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In all it was a fun night at the tables and I like how I got money in the middle this week. Unfortunately the cards didn't come down in my favor.

I played a few 65 big blind heads up games with a friend yesterday. We played three games for $2 each. I went 2 and 1 for $2 profit. Then we played single deck blackjack. I took ~$2 from him the first few rounds, but then he came back with a vengance. He was down to his last max bet of 26c and went on an awesome heater. When we finished up around 8pm, he had $3.75 in front of him. So I cashed him out and went home.

Then I played a no limit holdem freeroll and cashed for 0.5 chips. I slept on it.

This morning, I gamestarted 2c/4c limit holdem and went broke within 10 minutes.

I finished second in a plo freeroll yesterday and then I finished first in a no limit holdem freeroll. I sat in a 1c/2c no limit holdem game and doubled up with quads. Then I played some 10c/20c limit holdem and won a few more chips. I paid back what I owed and I was back down around 1.5 chips again. I got it up to 4.25 chips and went to bed.

This morning was odd. I gamestarted 4c/8c limit holdem and within an hour the table was full. A few hours later and I was down to my last 1.5 chips. Then a maniac sat down with 30 chips and I went on a 75 big bet heater. He quit and I took a break.

I had ~8.5 chips to play with so I sat at 25c/50c HOE, which is limit holdem, limit omaha hi lo, and stud 8. Within about 10 minutes I hit some pretty big hands against my lone opponent. The Ace high flush and six low combination made him quit. Good game imo.

I had 20 chips to play with and couldn't get any action at 50c/1 limit holdem, so I sat with a gamestarter at 1/2. 10 big bets isn't much to play with, but I've played that guy before and I think he's a bit too passive postflop. The turning point was definitely this hand:

I raise K5s on the button, he 3 bets, I call.

K82r

he bets, I call.

7o

he bets, I call.

Ko

he bets, I raise, he calls and shows K9s.

That was pretty much the end of my online poker for the day.

Then I went to a friends house and we played a 65 big blind no limit holdem match for $2.50 each. I crippled him early by check raising the flop with KJ on the J92 flop. He covered and called with Q9. KJ held up and he was down to ~15 big blinds. He climbed back to the point where I had a 5:4 chiplead. Then this happened:

I raise 3x on the button with QTo, he calls.

Q65r

He bets 5 big blinds, I call.

4o

He bets 5 big blinds, I call.

9o

He checks, I shove, he calls.

He says "I got a Queen." and I knew I had him cus he would 3 bet preflop with a kicker higher than mine. I say, "Me too I got a big one." as I roll my cards. He shows Q3o and I scoop the $5 bill.

Then we played some single deck blackjack. I dealt and he played with a 26c max bet. There was some up and down of course, but in the end he lost about 46c to me.

When I got home, there was a big O8 freeroll starting. I did ok, but finished about 5 spots off the money.

Then I played a no limit holdem freeroll. I was at the top of the leaderboard approaching the bubble, but then I lost a three way all in AQ<42<K2. That crippled me and I was eliminated precisely on the bubble.

Here are a couple memorable hands from the heads up HOE match I played yesterday:

limit holdem 25c/50c

I raise 42s, he 3 bets, I call.

QT4 with a flushdraw.

he bets, I call.

4o

he bets, I raise, he 3 bets, I call.

2o

he bets, I call. He shows QQ and scoops.

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stud 8 25c/50c:

he brings it in with a six showing, I raise (A2)6, he calls.

I pick up the 4 and he gets a suited three.

I bet, he calls.

I get the 3, he gets an offsuit deuce.

I bet, he calls.

I get a four, he gets an offsuit five.

I bet, he calls.

I get my last card, which was not the 5.

I bet, he calls. I show and scoop a nice pot.

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Here's another interesting one:

25c/50c limit holdem

I raise 97s, he calls.

Q83r I have a backdoor flushdraw.

he check raises, I call.

To

he bets, I raise, he calls.

2o

he checks, I bet, he tanks and eventually calls. He shows J8o for the scoop. Nice hand imo.