Frustration

Poker is such a frustrating game. Take this hand for example. It just goes to show how difficult it is to get people to fold hands. I'm not entirely sure why the caller might think he's ahead.

Game #2856436614: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/06/30 - 22:21:17 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2949418 - 1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Redmoon (1175 in chips)
Seat 2: atlaz77 (2713 in chips)
Seat 4: xXlucyXx (1630 in chips)
Seat 5: Guvnor001 (1531 in chips)
Seat 7: Chr111137 (1227.50 in chips)
Seat 8: RumTiddle (1448.50 in chips)
Seat 9: Webby11 (275 in chips)
xXlucyXx: posts small blind 50
Guvnor001: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Td Ts]
Chr111137: calls 100
RumTiddle: raises to 400
Webby11: is all-in 275
Redmoon: folds
atlaz77: folds
xXlucyXx: folds
Guvnor001: folds
Chr111137: calls 300
----- FLOP ----- [8h 4h 6s]
Chr111137: checks
RumTiddle: bets 1048.50 and is all-in
Chr111137: is all-in 827.50
Returned uncalled bets 221 to RumTiddle
----- TURN ----- [8h 4h 6s][Qc]
----- RIVER ----- [8h 4h 6s Qc][9s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Td Ts] (A Pair of Tens, Queen high)
Webby11: shows [Ad 6d] (A Pair of Sixes, Ace high)
Chr111137: shows [9c 9h] (Three of a kind, Nines, Queen high)
Chr111137 collects 1905 from Side pot #1
Chr111137 collects 975 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2880 Main pot 975 Side pot #1 1905 | Rake 0
Board [8h 4h 6s Qc 9s]
Seat 1: Redmoon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: atlaz77 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: xXlucyXx (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Guvnor001 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Chr111137 showed [9c 9h] and won (2880) with Three of a kind, Nines, Queen high
Seat 8: RumTiddle showed [Td Ts] and lost
Seat 9: Webby11 showed [Ad 6d] and lost

Another bad call

LOL. I thought I'd seen it all. At least it went in my favour.

Game #2844797754: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/06/29 - 19:31:20 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2941050 - 1" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: Malin (1235 in chips)
Seat 2: timtuck (2074 in chips)
Seat 4: Lynx_50 (2046 in chips)
Seat 5: Syymon123 (963 in chips)
Seat 6: gringoCBF (933 in chips)
Seat 7: _bapsy (1239 in chips)
Seat 8: RumTiddle (715 in chips)
Seat 10: Big_t1980 (795 in chips)
gringoCBF: posts small blind 15
_bapsy: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ad Ts]
RumTiddle: calls 30
Big_t1980: calls 30
Malin: folds
timtuck: raises to 60
Lynx_50: folds
Syymon123: calls 60
gringoCBF: folds
_bapsy: calls 30
RumTiddle: calls 30
Big_t1980: calls 30
----- FLOP ----- [5s Qh Ac]
_bapsy: checks
RumTiddle: checks
Big_t1980: checks
timtuck: bets 60
Syymon123: calls 60
_bapsy: calls 60
RumTiddle: raises to 655 and is all-in
Big_t1980: folds
timtuck: calls 595
Syymon123: calls 595
_bapsy: folds
----- TURN ----- [5s Qh Ac][9c]
timtuck: checks
Syymon123: checks
----- RIVER ----- [5s Qh Ac 9c][9d]
timtuck: checks
Syymon123: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
timtuck: shows [Kh Kd] (Two Pairs, Kings and Nines, Ace high)
Syymon123: mucks hand [Kc Jh]
RumTiddle: shows [Ad Ts] (Two Pairs, Aces and Nines, Queen high)
RumTiddle collects 2340 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2340 Main pot 2340 Rake 0
Board [5s Qh Ac 9c 9d]
Seat 1: Malin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: timtuck showed [Kh Kd] and lost
Seat 4: Lynx_50 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Syymon123 (button) mucked [Kc Jh]
Seat 6: gringoCBF (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: _bapsy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: RumTiddle showed [Ad Ts] and won (2340) with Two Pairs, Aces and Nines, Queen high
Seat 10: Big_t1980 folded on the Flop

Bad call

Some of the calling is abysmal. Even at the £5 level. How on earth my bet on the turn can be called is beyond me.

Game #2843640244: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/06/29 - 17:34:53 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2940251 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Flipflop7 (640 in chips)
Seat 2: PChoEds (870 in chips)
Seat 3: Bubsy27 (933 in chips)
Seat 4: Norrie1 (1854 in chips)
Seat 5: xytopia (910 in chips)
Seat 7: squeak007 (843 in chips)
Seat 8: channon (993 in chips)
Seat 9: mail90 (1004 in chips)
Seat 10: RumTiddle (1953 in chips)
Norrie1: posts small blind 15
xytopia: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [9s 9d]
squeak007: folds
channon: folds
mail90: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 90
Flipflop7: folds
PChoEds: raises to 150
Bubsy27: folds
Norrie1: folds
xytopia: calls 120
RumTiddle: calls 60
----- FLOP ----- [8s 8c 2d]
xytopia: checks
RumTiddle: bets 90
PChoEds: calls 90
xytopia: calls 90
----- TURN ----- [8s 8c 2d][5h]
xytopia: checks
RumTiddle: bets 700
PChoEds: is all-in 630
xytopia: folds
Returned uncalled bets 70 to RumTiddle
----- RIVER ----- [8s 8c 2d 5h][Qd]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [9s 9d] (Two Pairs, Nines and Eights, Queen high)
PChoEds: shows [Qh Kc] (Two Pairs, Queens and Eights, King high)
PChoEds collects 1995 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1995 Main pot 1995 Rake 0
Board [8s 8c 2d 5h Qd]
Seat 1: Flipflop7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: PChoEds showed [Qh Kc] and won (1995) with Two Pairs, Queens and Eights, King high
Seat 3: Bubsy27 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Norrie1 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: xytopia (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: squeak007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: channon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mail90 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: RumTiddle showed [9s 9d] and lost

Bad play

I think this is the worst bit of play that I've done for an age. I got sucked in really. Mickey had very poor Sharkscope stats and had been raising with nothing in previous hands. Still, sometimes I just gotta bite my lip.

Game #2825547884: Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2006/06/27 - 21:32:46 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2927812 - 1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 1: alben (1172 in chips)
Seat 2: hihi (985 in chips)
Seat 3: Boycee (1113 in chips)
Seat 4: RumTiddle (895 in chips)
Seat 5: Ladyboat (895 in chips)
Seat 6: Jacarama (978 in chips)
Seat 7: Coli03033 (805 in chips)
Seat 8: Davmca001 (1270 in chips)
Seat 9: ccsky1 (955 in chips)
Seat 10: Mickey66 (932 in chips)
Davmca001: posts small blind 7
ccsky1: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Tc Kd]
Mickey66: calls 15
alben: calls 15
hihi: folds
Boycee: folds
RumTiddle: calls 15
Ladyboat: calls 15
Jacarama: calls 15
Coli03033: folds
Davmca001: calls 8
ccsky1: checks
----- FLOP ----- [Kh 9c 2h]
Davmca001: checks
ccsky1: checks
Mickey66: checks
alben: checks
RumTiddle: bets 45
Ladyboat: calls 45
Jacarama: folds
Davmca001: folds
ccsky1: folds
Mickey66: raises to 135
alben: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 880 and is all-in
Ladyboat: folds
Mickey66: calls 745
----- TURN ----- [Kh 9c 2h][3d]
----- RIVER ----- [Kh 9c 2h 3d][5s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Tc Kd] (A Pair of Kings, Ten high)
Mickey66: shows [Ks 9h] (Two Pairs, Kings and Nines, Five high)
Mickey66 collects 1910 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1910 Main pot 1910 Rake 0
Board [Kh 9c 2h 3d 5s]
Seat 1: alben folded on the Flop
Seat 2: hihi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Boycee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: RumTiddle showed [Tc Kd] and lost
Seat 5: Ladyboat folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Jacarama folded on the Flop
Seat 7: Coli03033 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Davmca001 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: ccsky1 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 10: Mickey66 showed [Ks 9h] and won (1910) with Two Pairs, Kings and Nines, Five high

When nothing goes right...

Nothing seems to be going right for me at the moment. I've lost 5 games on the trot. Typified by this hand.

Game #2823592744: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/06/27 - 18:42:29 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2925944 - 1" Seat 8 is the button.
Seat 1: bigbadken (1577 in chips)
Seat 3: Bigbadbob (1505 in chips)
Seat 4: Tomf2409 (1097 in chips)
Seat 5: Wardskii (2934 in chips)
Seat 8: Charlot19 (1227.50 in chips)
Seat 9: RumTiddle (488 in chips)
Seat 10: JackP24 sits out
RumTiddle: posts small blind 50
JackP24: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [5s 5c]
bigbadken: calls 100
Bigbadbob: folds
Tomf2409: calls 100
Wardskii: raises to 200
Charlot19: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 488 and is all-in
JackP24: folds
bigbadken: folds
Tomf2409: calls 388
Wardskii: calls 288
----- FLOP ----- [8d 5d As]
Tomf2409: checks
Wardskii: bets 700
Tomf2409: folds
Returned uncalled bets 700 to Wardskii
----- TURN ----- [8d 5d As][Ah]
----- RIVER ----- [8d 5d As Ah][3h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Wardskii: shows [Ac Ad] (Four of a kind, Aces, Eight high)
RumTiddle: shows [5s 5c] (A Full House, Fives full of Aces)
Wardskii collects 1664 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1664 Main pot 1664 Rake 0
Board [8d 5d As Ah 3h]
Seat 1: bigbadken folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bigbadbob folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Tomf2409 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Wardskii showed [Ac Ad] and won (1664) with Four of a kind, Aces, Eight high
Seat 8: Charlot19 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [5s 5c] and lost
Seat 10: JackP24 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Weak Ace

I don't play the 'high' stake STT's too, but I had a go at a £30 one. Unfortunately, I had a bit of bad luck. Seems to indicative of my luck at the moment. Very baffling why someone would put all their chips in with a weak ace.

Game #2720077674: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/06/17 - 15:51:57 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2853050 - 1" Seat 10 is the button.
Seat 1: Donol4520 (1555 in chips)
Seat 2: RumTiddle (1160 in chips)
Seat 3: flibben (858 in chips)
Seat 4: Theape (1615.50 in chips)
Seat 5: yorkie82 (2317 in chips)
Seat 6: Uncle (564.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Martu (1069 in chips)
Seat 10: SlimyEel (861 in chips)
Donol4520: posts small blind 50
RumTiddle: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qh Qs]
flibben: folds
Theape: folds
yorkie82: folds
Uncle: folds
Martu: raises to 1069 and is all-in
SlimyEel: folds
Donol4520: folds
RumTiddle: calls 969
----- FLOP ----- [Jh 9d 3c]
----- TURN ----- [Jh 9d 3c][As]
----- RIVER ----- [Jh 9d 3c As][5c]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Martu: shows [Ah 4d] (A Pair of Aces, Jack high)
RumTiddle: shows [Qh Qs] (A Pair of Queens, Ace high)
Martu collects 2188 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2188 Main pot 2188 Rake 0
Board [Jh 9d 3c As 5c]
Seat 1: Donol4520 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost
Seat 3: flibben folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Theape folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: yorkie82 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Uncle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Martu showed [Ah 4d] and won (2188) with A Pair of Aces, Jack high
Seat 10: SlimyEel (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Outdrawn

Unbelievable in this game. My AK was beaten by A8, then my A8 was beaten by A7 and finally I went out when AQ was beaten by A7.

Game #2704275504: Hold'em NL (200/400) - 2006/06/15 - 23:42:24 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2843025 - 1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 2: RumTiddle (1448 in chips)
Seat 4: REGULATOR (4664 in chips)
Seat 5: topenvoy sits out
Seat 7: TGM2 (3316 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 200
REGULATOR: posts big blind 400
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qc Ah]
topenvoy: folds
topenvoy sits back
TGM2: raises to 3316 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 1248
REGULATOR: folds
Returned uncalled bets 1,868 to TGM2
----- FLOP ----- [3h 7h 9d]
----- TURN ----- [3h 7h 9d][4h]
----- RIVER ----- [3h 7h 9d 4h][2c]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
TGM2: shows [Ad 7s] (A Pair of Sevens, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [Qc Ah] (High Card Ace)
TGM2 collects 3296 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3296 Main pot 3296 Rake 0
Board [3h 7h 9d 4h 2c]
Seat 2: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Qc Ah] and lost
Seat 4: REGULATOR (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: topenvoy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: TGM2 (button) showed [Ad 7s] and won (3296) with A Pair of Sevens, Ace high

Royal Flush!

Hit a Royal Flush tonight. First one ever. On the flop too.

Game #2701598124: Hold'em NL (10/20) - 2006/06/15 - 19:45:14 (GMT)
Table "Tourney 2836309 - 2" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: mmmmchips (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: rider (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: Zauber (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: triple8 (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: griff (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Penny32 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: UncleHog (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: RumTiddle (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: JAWGEEEE (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: gianduya (1500 in chips)
rider: posts small blind 10
Zauber: posts big blind 20
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Jh Qh]
triple8: calls 20
griff: raises to 80
Penny32: calls 80
UncleHog: folds
RumTiddle: calls 80
JAWGEEEE: folds
gianduya: folds
mmmmchips: folds
rider: folds
Zauber: folds
triple8: calls 60
----- FLOP ----- [Th Ah Kh]
triple8: checks
griff: checks
Penny32: checks
RumTiddle: checks
----- TURN ----- [Th Ah Kh][Jd]
triple8: checks
griff: bets 420
Penny32: folds
RumTiddle: calls 420
triple8: folds
----- RIVER ----- [Th Ah Kh Jd][8d]
griff: bets 1000 and is all-in
RumTiddle: calls 1000 and is all-in
----- SHOW DOWN -----
griff: shows [8s 8c] (Three of a kind, Eights, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [Jh Qh] (Royal Flush)
RumTiddle collects 3190 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3190 Main pot 3190 Rake 0
Board [Th Ah Kh Jd 8d]
Seat 1: mmmmchips (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: rider (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Zauber (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: triple8 folded on the Turn
Seat 5: griff showed [8s 8c] and lost
Seat 6: Penny32 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: UncleHog folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: RumTiddle showed [Jh Qh] and won (3190) with Royal Flush
Seat 9: JAWGEEEE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: gianduya folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Just when you thought...

Just when you thought it was safe to back in the water, the fish bite back.

Game #2681963774: Hold'em NL (100/200) - 2006/06/13 - 20:39:00 (GMT)
Table "Tourney 2821641 - 6" Seat 9 is the button.
Seat 1: Laddie001 (1065 in chips)
Seat 2: drunklkme (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: Outlaw007 (210 in chips)
Seat 4: 5lugs_ (3318 in chips)
Seat 5: Yorker (6850 in chips)
Seat 8: GRE66Y (19407 in chips)
Seat 9: hound28 (13105 in chips)
Seat 10: RumTiddle (2035 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 100
Laddie001: posts big blind 200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ah As]
drunklkme: folds
Outlaw007: folds
5lugs_: raises to 600
Yorker: calls 600
GRE66Y: folds
hound28: calls 600
RumTiddle: raises to 2035 and is all-in
Laddie001: folds
5lugs_: raises to 3318 and is all-in
Yorker: folds
hound28: calls 2718
----- FLOP ----- [Qh 6d 8h]
----- TURN ----- [Qh 6d 8h][Jc]
----- RIVER ----- [Qh 6d 8h Jc][5h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
5lugs_: shows [9d 9s] (A Pair of Nines, Queen high)
hound28: shows [8d Jd] (Two Pairs, Jacks and Eights, Queen high)
RumTiddle: shows [Ah As] (A Pair of Aces, Queen high)
hound28 collects 2566 from Side pot #1
hound28 collects 6905 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 9471 Main pot 6905 Side pot #1 2566 | Rake 0
Board [Qh 6d 8h Jc 5h]
Seat 1: Laddie001 (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: drunklkme folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Outlaw007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: 5lugs_ showed [9d 9s] and lost
Seat 5: Yorker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: GRE66Y folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hound28 (button) showed [8d Jd] and won (9471) with Two Pairs, Jacks and Eights, Queen high
Seat 10: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Ah As] and lost

MTT win

Yay!!!

I won my first MTT. The buy-in was £5 and first prize was £255. It was strange though. We got heads-up and the connection went. I managed to reconnect immediately. But, my opponent couldn't. He was eventually blinded out of the game.

Comeback

Almost had an amazing comeback. Midway through the second level, I make a rash call and I'm left with 85 chips. But I rally back to make the money. I go out in 3rd place. I was a bit unlucky in that hand too.

Game #2590152674: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/06/04 - 23:26:55 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2763763 - 1" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: Denbee (1745 in chips)
Seat 2: daitrialz (245 in chips)
Seat 3: RumTiddle (1774 in chips)
Seat 5: Spfc1crow (870 in chips)
Seat 6: Tarski (818 in chips)
Seat 8: vcorsa (568 in chips)
Seat 9: Fishboy23 (1689 in chips)
Seat 10: LUNGILLY (2291 in chips)
vcorsa: posts small blind 15
Fishboy23: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [6s 5s]
LUNGILLY: folds
Denbee: folds
daitrialz: folds
RumTiddle: calls 30
Spfc1crow: calls 30
Tarski: folds
vcorsa: calls 15
Fishboy23: checks
----- FLOP ----- [7s Qs 9s]
vcorsa: checks
Fishboy23: checks
RumTiddle: checks
Spfc1crow: bets 90
vcorsa: calls 90
Fishboy23: raises to 180
RumTiddle: calls 180
Spfc1crow: folds
vcorsa: raises to 538 and is all-in
Fishboy23: raises to 1659 and is all-in
RumTiddle: calls 1479
----- TURN ----- [7s Qs 9s][3s]
----- RIVER ----- [7s Qs 9s 3s][6h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Fishboy23: shows [Js As] (A Flush, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [6s 5s] (A Flush, Queen high)
vcorsa: shows [4s Ks] (A Flush, King high)
Fishboy23 collects 2242 from Side pot #1
Fishboy23 collects 1824 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 4066 Main pot 1824 Side pot #1 2242 | Rake 0
Board [7s Qs 9s 3s 6h]
Seat 1: Denbee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: daitrialz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: RumTiddle showed [6s 5s] and lost
Seat 5: Spfc1crow folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Tarski (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: vcorsa (small blind) showed [4s Ks] and lost
Seat 9: Fishboy23 (big blind) showed [Js As] and won (4066) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 10: LUNGILLY folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #2590519844: Hold'em NL (300/600) - 2006/06/04 - 23:45:09 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2763763 - 1" Seat 9 is the button.
Seat 3: RumTiddle (2280 in chips)
Seat 9: Fishboy23 (2761.50 in chips)
Seat 10: LUNGILLY (4958.50 in chips)
LUNGILLY: posts small blind 300
RumTiddle: posts big blind 600
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Jc Kd]
Fishboy23: folds
LUNGILLY: raises to 1200
RumTiddle: calls 600
----- FLOP ----- [Jh 3h 5c]
LUNGILLY: bets 3758.50 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 1080
Returned uncalled bets 2,678.50 to LUNGILLY
----- TURN ----- [Jh 3h 5c][2s]
----- RIVER ----- [Jh 3h 5c 2s][8s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
LUNGILLY: shows [Ah 4h] (A Straight, Five high)
RumTiddle: shows [Jc Kd] (A Pair of Jacks, King high)
LUNGILLY collects 4560 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 4560 Main pot 4560 Rake 0
Board [Jh 3h 5c 2s 8s]
Seat 3: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Jc Kd] and lost
Seat 9: Fishboy23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: LUNGILLY (small blind) showed [Ah 4h] and won (4560) with A Straight, Five high

£50 STT

I decide to play a £50 STT for the first time. It's a huge step in class. Then this happens. So early on too.

Game #2588377354: Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2006/06/04 - 21:20:23 (GMT)
Table "STT1_ 2761482 - 1" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Flexacou (1000 in chips)
Seat 2: Nuffs007 (985 in chips)
Seat 3: FlatLine (873 in chips)
Seat 4: Shaa (978 in chips)
Seat 5: __azo__ (970 in chips)
Seat 6: RumTiddle (940 in chips)
Seat 7: limp (1157 in chips)
Seat 8: novice (1052 in chips)
Seat 9: Lion10 (1075 in chips)
Seat 10: UrdyGurdy (970 in chips)
__azo__: posts small blind 7
RumTiddle: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [8s 8c]
limp: folds
novice: folds
Lion10: folds
UrdyGurdy: raises to 45
Flexacou: folds
Nuffs007: folds
FlatLine: folds
Shaa: folds
__azo__: folds
RumTiddle: calls 30
----- FLOP ----- [2c 8h 9c]
RumTiddle: checks
UrdyGurdy: checks
----- TURN ----- [2c 8h 9c][2s]
RumTiddle: checks
UrdyGurdy: bets 105
RumTiddle: raises to 210
UrdyGurdy: raises to 925 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 685
Returned uncalled bets 30 to UrdyGurdy
----- RIVER ----- [2c 8h 9c 2s][6h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
UrdyGurdy: shows [9s 9d] (A Full House, Nines full of Twos)
RumTiddle: shows [8s 8c] (A Full House, Eights full of Twos)
UrdyGurdy collects 1887 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1887 Main pot 1887 Rake 0
Board [2c 8h 9c 2s 6h]
Seat 1: Flexacou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Nuffs007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: FlatLine folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Shaa (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: __azo__ (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [8s 8c] and lost
Seat 7: limp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: novice folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Lion10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: UrdyGurdy showed [9s 9d] and won (1887) with A Full House, Nines full of Twos

MTT's

I haven't really got a handle on MTT strategy yet. All seems to based on pure luck.

Game #2566278354: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/06/02 - 22:31:15 (GMT)
Table "Tourney 2741988 - 13" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Awilson (1070 in chips)
Seat 2: ADAMOZ (3090 in chips)
Seat 3: Scouch (1650 in chips)
Seat 4: Kadzey1 (1455 in chips)
Seat 5: RumTiddle (1337.50 in chips)
Seat 6: chainsaw (2955 in chips)
Seat 7: Langball1 (1570 in chips)
Seat 8: blade37 (2090 in chips)
Seat 9: hitmenow2 (4050 in chips)
Seat 10: 95012613 (1252.50 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 15
chainsaw: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qh Ad]
Langball1: calls 30
blade37: folds
hitmenow2: calls 30
95012613: folds
Awilson: calls 30
ADAMOZ: calls 30
Scouch: folds
Kadzey1: raises to 240
RumTiddle: calls 225
chainsaw: calls 210
Langball1: calls 210
hitmenow2: calls 210
Awilson: calls 210
ADAMOZ: folds
----- FLOP ----- [3c Ac 8h]
RumTiddle: checks
chainsaw: bets 390
Langball1: folds
hitmenow2: calls 390
Awilson: folds
Awilson sits out
Awilson sits back
Kadzey1: raises to 1215 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 1097.50
chainsaw: calls 825
hitmenow2: calls 825
----- TURN ----- [3c Ac 8h][8s]
chainsaw: checks
hitmenow2: checks
----- RIVER ----- [3c Ac 8h 8s][6c]
chainsaw: checks
hitmenow2: bets 2595 and is all-in
chainsaw: folds
Returned uncalled bets 2,595 to hitmenow2
----- SHOW DOWN -----
hitmenow2: shows [4c Qc] (A Flush, Ace high)
Kadzey1: shows [As Tc] (Two Pairs, Aces and Eights, Ten high)
RumTiddle: shows [Qh Ad] (Two Pairs, Aces and Eights, Queen high)
hitmenow2 collects 352.50 from Side pot #1
hitmenow2 collects 5860 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 6212.50 Main pot 5860 Side pot #1 352.50 | Rake 0
Board [3c Ac 8h 8s 6c]
Seat 1: Awilson folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ADAMOZ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Scouch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Kadzey1 (button) showed [As Tc] and lost
Seat 5: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Qh Ad] and lost
Seat 6: chainsaw (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 7: Langball1 folded on the Flop
Seat 8: blade37 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hitmenow2 showed [4c Qc] and won (6212.50) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 10: 95012613 folded before Flop (didn't bet)