Last session I was 1 for 5 with AA with four of those being capped 7 way preflop. You just have to be patient and willing to gamble with good multi-way habds

man what is with the 15 and 30 player pools on ignition? 3 and 4handed tables with everyone sitting out? i don't even think it's scetchy, just weird. like the loss of chat function has completely destroyed player trust or something?
another weird thing is, every time i join a table with one guy, he just sits out and passes the btn. 2 years ago, that'd never fly. i'd be getting at least temporarily btn'ed 100%.
people just seem more upstanding now, but more weary...

I jump into the 15 and 30 on Bovada every so often and get sick of the sitting out pretty quick. Some pretty decent games get going now and again, but mostly I get heads up action for about 30 hands before the other player sits out and then I end up at a table with three people sitting out for hours.

Another Bovada mystery: while playing, people regularly join the table with a min-buy and sitout and until picked up and then do it over and over again. Are they data mining? Observing? What's the point?

I miss online poker. I know these cant be formatted and are going to be a mess.

Hand #40568303-3082 at Lanashore ($3/$6 Hold'em Kill)
Started at 15/Apr/07 18:54:27

Maack is at seat 0 with $286.
HottCarder is at seat 1 with $150.
mxracer is at seat 2 with $299.50.
markmay is at seat 3 with $54 (sitting out).
Crimmie is at seat 4 with $297.
PhilHellmuth is at seat 5 with $371.50.
that_pope is at seat 6 with $267.
Loh is at seat 7 with $348.
willyfink is at seat 8 with $207.
jasonnixonaus is at seat 9 with $275.50.
The button is at seat 2.
The partial kill button is at seat 2.

Crimmie posts the small blind of $1.
PhilHellmuth posts the big blind of $3.

Maack: -- --
HottCarder: -- --
mxracer: -- --
Crimmie: -- --
PhilHellmuth: -- --
that_pope: Ad 9s
Loh: -- --
willyfink: -- --
jasonnixonaus: -- --

Pre-flop:

that_pope calls. Loh folds. willyfink folds.
jasonnixonaus folds. Maack folds. HottCarder folds.
mxracer folds. Crimmie calls. PhilHellmuth raises
to $6. that_pope calls. Crimmie calls.

Flop (board: 3s 2s 6c):

Crimmie checks. PhilHellmuth bets $3. that_pope
calls. Crimmie folds.

Turn (board: 3s 2s 6c 4h):

PhilHellmuth bets $6. that_pope raises to $12.
PhilHellmuth folds, showing Jc As. that_pope is
returned $6 (uncalled).



Hand #40568303-3082 Summary:

$1.50 is raked from a pot of $36.
that_pope wins $34.50.

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Hand #40567870-51868 at Atlantic City ($5/$10 Hold'em)
Started at 12/Apr/07 21:12:43

KingsGambit is at seat 0 with $189.
ChrisQB8 is at seat 1 with $297.
Got_Da_Nutz is at seat 2 with $202.
that_pope is at seat 3 with $563.
foreverAA is at seat 4 with $468.
Froggy_06 is at seat 5 with $278.
The button is at seat 1.

Got_Da_Nutz posts the small blind of $2.
that_pope posts the big blind of $5.

KingsGambit: -- --
ChrisQB8: -- --
Got_Da_Nutz: -- --
that_pope: Kd Ks
foreverAA: -- --
Froggy_06: -- --

Pre-flop:

foreverAA raises to $10. Froggy_06 folds.
KingsGambit calls. ChrisQB8 folds. Got_Da_Nutz
folds. that_pope re-raises to $15. foreverAA calls.
KingsGambit calls.

Flop (board: Kh 9s 4h):

that_pope bets $5. foreverAA calls. KingsGambit
raises to $10. that_pope re-raises to $15.
foreverAA re-raises to $20. KingsGambit calls.
that_pope calls.

Turn (board: Kh 9s 4h 8c):

that_pope bets $10. foreverAA raises to $20.
KingsGambit calls. that_pope re-raises to $30.
foreverAA re-raises to $40. KingsGambit calls.
that_pope calls.

River (board: Kh 9s 4h 8c 6s):

that_pope bets $10. foreverAA raises to $20.
KingsGambit calls. that_pope re-raises to $30.
foreverAA re-raises to $40. KingsGambit calls.
that_pope calls.



Showdown:

foreverAA shows 4s 4c.
foreverAA has 4s 4c Kh 9s 4h: three fours.
KingsGambit mucks cards.
(KingsGambit has 8h 6h.)
that_pope shows Kd Ks.
that_pope has Kd Ks Kh 9s 8c: three kings.


Hand #40567870-51868 Summary:

$3 is raked from a pot of $347.
that_pope wins $344 with three kings.


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PokerStars Game #5408414625: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/06/30 - 00:34:33 (ET)
Table 'Rhea III' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Dr. Mouse ($2 in chips)
Seat 2: fakemoneyluv ($5 in chips)
Seat 3: gank ($35.54 in chips)
Seat 4: Topshelf21 ($8.42 in chips)
Seat 5: that_pope ($15.19 in chips)
Seat 8: pokerfunds ($2 in chips)
Seat 9: ICuRaRook ($11.44 in chips)
Topshelf21: posts small blind $0.01
that_pope: posts big blind $0.02
fakemoneyluv: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to that_pope [As Ac 3d 8d]
that_pope said, "he has been playing serious"
sumtingood00 has returned
pokerfunds: raises $0.07 to $0.09
Topshelf21 said, "baddddddddddddd fold"
ICuRaRook: raises $0.23 to $0.32
Dr. Mouse: folds
fakemoneyluv: folds
gank: calls $0.32
sumtingood00 said, "i know that was a stupid play"
Topshelf21 said, "oh"
Topshelf21 said, "or not"
Topshelf21: calls $0.31
that_pope: raises $1.39 to $1.71
pokerfunds: raises $0.29 to $2 and is all-in
ICuRaRook: raises $6.37 to $8.37
gank said, "hmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
gank said, "to play well or not to play well"
pokerfunds said, "not"
sumtingood00 said, "shiiiiiipppppppppppppp itttttttttt"
pokerfunds said, "to play well"
that_pope said, "im pushing"
gank: raises $20.79 to $29.16
Topshelf21 said, "obv"
Topshelf21 said, "here's too sucking out"
Topshelf21: calls $8.10 and is all-in
pokerfunds said, "biggest pot in this level?"
that_pope said, "just beat gank, just beat gank"
that_pope: calls $13.48 and is all-in
ICuRaRook: calls $3.07 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2h 3h 3c]
Topshelf21 said, "ewwwwwwww"
*** TURN *** [2h 3h 3c] [3s]
that_pope said, "3"
that_pope said, "3"
that_pope said, "3"
that_pope said, "3"
that_pope said, "3"
Topshelf21 said, "ewwwwwwwwwwwwww"
*** RIVER *** [2h 3h 3c 3s] [Jc]
that_pope said, "WEEEEEEEEE"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
that_pope: shows [As Ac 3d 8d] (four of a kind, Threes)
gank said, "F me"
that_pope said, "SCOOP"
that_pope said, "SCOOP"
gank: mucks hand
that_pope said, "SCOOP"
Topshelf21 said, "rigged"
that_pope said, "SCOOP"
that_pope collected $7.10 from side pot-3
ICuRaRook: mucks hand
that_pope collected $8.61 from side pot-2
Topshelf21: mucks hand
that_pope collected $24.43 from side pot-1
pokerfunds: mucks hand
that_pope collected $9.52 from main pot
Jahat joins the table at seat #6
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $52.26 Main pot $9.52. Side pot-1 $24.43. Side pot-2 $8.61. Side pot-3 $7.10. | Rake $2.60
Board [2h 3h 3c 3s Jc]
Seat 1: Dr. Mouse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fakemoneyluv folded before Flop
Seat 3: gank (button) mucked [Kd 6c 8c 5s]
Seat 4: Topshelf21 (small blind) mucked [8s Kc Tc Jd]
Seat 5: that_pope (big blind) showed [As Ac 3d 8d] and won ($49.66) with four of a kind, Threes
Seat 8: pokerfunds mucked [6s 7c 7s 8h]
Seat 9: ICuRaRook mucked [Th Js Qc 9d]

13 years ago:

SCOOP
SCOOP
SCOOP
rigged
SCOOP

Based on what I was typing, I think I thought we were playing hi/lo and that I didn't know I had a 3, just bare aces, which is why I was calling for the 4th 3 even though it was in my hand. Since the timestamp is from midnight, I was probably drinking.

Playing .01/.02 PLO at midnight?

Definitely drunk. Thanks for posting.

I'm in San Fran for the weekend. If I want mid-limit (20/40, 40/80) is it best to go to Lucky Chances or Artichoke Joe's on a sunday?

bay 101 or maybe oaks

Thanks, so you're saying not worth going to either lucky chances or joes?

i just checked with someone in the know (active bay area lhe grinder) and he replied:

"Artichoke joes has 20/40

Lucky chances I heard spread 20/40 sometimes (rarely) when artichoke players coordinate it there

Bay 101 is 20, 30 half kill, 80

Oaks is 30

Thats all

Artichoke joes is 6+2 rake tho so it’s a lil steep"

so i was wrong about joes - my bad. i believe cal grand has 15/30 too

Woohoo! Just found 3 purple chips randomly in a drawer. I 'lost' them in Sept/Oct, but wasn't sure that I even had them because alcohol.

Yay! Ten bets in the big mix!

Hmmmm...40 game running for three straight days. Longest that I can recall for straight Holdem. Game was very good today, so maybe this will stick.

5/8ths of your cash games are 8/16+ limit, super jealous.

Tomorrow is AA cracked so that will change

40 game up and running again today!

Better get to scooping 5k off the game!

Yeah good luck with that given the lineup they started the game with today😬

Does Soap still play at CP?

Can confirm that the game went again today and that the lineup was much better than yesterday.

He's been playing the game the last few times I was in. Games have been surprisingly good. I dumped a little last night via super standard card deadness. It would be really fun if this game goes more regularly. Lineups are sooo much better than the Mix game and it makes the 20 game that much softer too. Fun times!

It's been a really long time since it was regular.

Keep it going so I can sneak into the 20 without getting slaughtered.

I think it actually makes the 20 game slightly worse. Yes it pulls a couple pros out of the 20 game to play 40 because they don’t play mix. But it also pulls 4-5 of the the most critical “spots” out of the 20 game as well. The net result (at least for the day game) is a good 40 game and a slightly worse 20 game. But all that said, I think it is a positive for the room if they can keep it going (presuming that the “spots” don’t get scared off by losing twice as fast). I’m actually surprised that it was rekindled in the middle of construction and not after. I chalk it up to 1) the guys visiting from Iowa and 2) a few of the mix players wanting to have a fall back given that the mix is kinda dying.