AQ

AQ hasn't been very good to me tonight. I had a decent chip stack and called against a short stack with AQ. Came up against 33 and lost. That put me on 500 chips. Moments later, I went all-in with AQ again. Came up against QT and lost to a straight. Just lost another game with AQ. Didn't think I was up against KK, but anyway, the flush took it.

Game #2085883344: Hold'em NL (25/50) - 2006/04/19 - 21:48:34 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2419542 - 1" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Jonah22 sits out
Seat 2: DrumAce (730 in chips)
Seat 3: Brian044 (1978 in chips)
Seat 4: pokermo (800 in chips)
Seat 5: Topgolfer (2125 in chips)
Seat 6: Inder (903 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (835 in chips)
Seat 9: Todge1 (1254 in chips)
Seat 10: DStyle (307 in chips)
Topgolfer: posts small blind 25
Inder: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ad Qc]
RumTiddle: calls 50
Todge1: calls 50
DStyle: folds
Jonah22: folds
Jonah22 sits back
DrumAce: calls 50
Brian044: folds
pokermo: calls 50
Topgolfer: folds
Inder: checks
----- FLOP ----- [Ac Ks 2c]
Inder: checks
RumTiddle: bets 300
Brian044 sits out
Todge1: calls 300
DrumAce: raises to 600
pokermo: folds
Inder: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 785 and is all-in
Todge1: calls 485
DrumAce: is all-in 80
----- TURN ----- [Ac Ks 2c][4c]
----- RIVER ----- [Ac Ks 2c 4c][9s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Ad Qc] (A Pair of Aces, King high)
Todge1: shows [6c 7c] (A Flush, Ace high)
DrumAce: shows [Kd Kh] (Three of a kind, Kings, Ace high)
Todge1 collects 210 from Side pot #1
Todge1 collects 2315 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2525 Main pot 2315 Side pot #1 210 | Rake 0
Board [Ac Ks 2c 4c 9s]
Seat 1: Jonah22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DrumAce showed [Kd Kh] and lost
Seat 3: Brian044 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: pokermo (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Topgolfer (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Inder (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: RumTiddle showed [Ad Qc] and lost
Seat 9: Todge1 showed [6c 7c] and won (2525) with A Flush, Ace high
Seat 10: DStyle folded before Flop (didn't bet)

5 fish

Blimey, 5 fish on my table tonight.

Not going right

Things just don't be going for me at the moment. Typified by this hand and I go out on the bubble.

Game #2029322744: Hold'em NL (100/200) - 2006/04/14 - 22:37:39 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2381052 - 1" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Buck_2k5 (440 in chips)
Seat 3: Dave1970 (3144 in chips)
Seat 7: THEHEAD (4835 in chips)
Seat 9: RumTiddle (1581 in chips)
Dave1970: posts small blind 100
THEHEAD: posts big blind 200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Kc Kh]
RumTiddle: raises to 400
Buck_2k5: folds
Dave1970: folds
THEHEAD: calls 200
----- FLOP ----- [9c 2h Qc]
THEHEAD: bets 800
RumTiddle: raises to 1181 and is all-in
THEHEAD: calls 381
----- TURN ----- [9c 2h Qc][7s]
----- RIVER ----- [9c 2h Qc 7s][Qs]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Kc Kh] (Two Pairs, Kings and Queens, Nine high)
THEHEAD: shows [Qh Th] (Three of a kind, Queens, Ten high)
THEHEAD collects 3262 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3262 Main pot 3262 Rake 0
Board [9c 2h Qc 7s Qs]
Seat 1: Buck_2k5 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Dave1970 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: THEHEAD (big blind) showed [Qh Th] and won (3262) with Three of a kind, Queens, Ten high
Seat 9: RumTiddle showed [Kc Kh] and lost

Pocket pairs

I just lost the last 2 games when being dealt pocket pairs. I seem to lost the ability to lay them down. I deem this to be bad play as I had plenty of chips at the time could have easily laid them down. In the first game, I've 2,000 chips and I'm dealt QQ. I raise up to 120 chips (3xBB) and there's 2 callers. One of the callers has 2,500 chips. The flop comes 678 rainbow. I bet 100 chips and the large stack raises to 300 chips. I put him on the straight draw or something like A8. So, I call. The turn is a blank. I bet 100 chips, he raises to 300 again and I call. River is blank too. I bet 100 chips again and large stack goes all-in and I call. I lose. Large had flopped a straight.

Next game, I've 1,300 chips and dealt JJ UTG. I raise to 150 chips (3xBB) and one guy in early position (1,600 chips) goes all-in. I call, he shows AA and I lose.

Terrible play by me really, even if I'm a little unlucky. At some point, I should have layed down both hands. That'd be the mark of a good player.

Bang bang

I had a good day at the tables today. Although, it was marred by some outrageous bad luck at the end. I was sitting pretty with over 2,000 chips. Then KK and AQ got turned over in quick succession.

Game #1925984284: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/04/05 - 23:58:17 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2308926 - 1" Seat 8 is the button.
Seat 2: mango007 (2420 in chips)
Seat 4: dutchy (1251 in chips)
Seat 6: assassin (2288 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (2121 in chips)
Seat 8: BOC123 (1920 in chips)
mango007: posts small blind 50
dutchy: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ks Kh]
assassin: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 300
BOC123: folds
mango007: folds
dutchy: calls 200
----- FLOP ----- [9h 4c Qc]
dutchy: bets 951 and is all-in
RumTiddle: calls 951
----- TURN ----- [9h 4c Qc][Tc]
----- RIVER ----- [9h 4c Qc Tc][As]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
dutchy: shows [Ts Qh] (Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [Ks Kh] (A Pair of Kings, Ace high)
dutchy collects 2552 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2552 Main pot 2552 Rake 0
Board [9h 4c Qc Tc As]
Seat 2: mango007 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dutchy (big blind) showed [Ts Qh] and won (2552) with Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, Ace high
Seat 6: assassin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: RumTiddle showed [Ks Kh] and lost
Seat 8: BOC123 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Game #1925984304: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/04/05 - 23:59:44 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2308926 - 1" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 2: mango007 (2370 in chips)
Seat 4: dutchy (2452 in chips)
Seat 6: assassin (2388 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (870 in chips)
Seat 8: BOC123 (1920 in chips)
assassin: posts small blind 50
RumTiddle: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ac Qs]
BOC123: folds
mango007: folds
dutchy: raises to 200
assassin: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 400
dutchy: raises to 2452 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 470
Returned uncalled bets 1,582 to dutchy
----- FLOP ----- [Kd Ks 6h]
----- TURN ----- [Kd Ks 6h][2c]
----- RIVER ----- [Kd Ks 6h 2c][5s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
dutchy: shows [Ad 6c] (Two Pairs, Kings and Sixes, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [Ac Qs] (A Pair of Kings, Ace high)
dutchy collects 1790 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1790 Main pot 1790 Rake 0
Board [Kd Ks 6h 2c 5s]
Seat 2: mango007 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dutchy (button) showed [Ad 6c] and won (1790) with Two Pairs, Kings and Sixes, Ace high
Seat 6: assassin (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Ac Qs] and lost
Seat 8: BOC123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Royal flush

There was a royal flush at my table tonight. Doesn't happen too often.

Game #1901634974: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/04/03 - 22:58:34 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2291996 - 1" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: mr hopkov (1445 in chips)
Seat 2: Jayray (940 in chips)
Seat 3: Ak47owner (1045 in chips)
Seat 5: KOMBA (3300 in chips)
Seat 6: Deceiver (1352 in chips)
Seat 8: RumTiddle (692 in chips)
Seat 9: 1finkevin (963 in chips)
Seat 10: Pet160610 (263 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 15
1finkevin: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [7d Qh]
Pet160610: folds
mr hopkov: raises to 90
Jayray: calls 90
Ak47owner: folds
KOMBA: calls 90
Deceiver: folds
RumTiddle: folds
1finkevin: folds
----- FLOP ----- [Th Ad Jh]
mr hopkov: bets 150
Jayray: raises to 850 and is all-in
KOMBA: raises to 1550
mr hopkov: folds
Returned uncalled bets 700 to KOMBA
----- TURN ----- [Th Ad Jh][Qd]
----- RIVER ----- [Th Ad Jh Qd][Kd]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
KOMBA: shows [Jd Td] (Royal Flush)
Jayray: shows [As 2c] (A Straight, Ace high)
KOMBA collects 2165 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2165 Main pot 2165 Rake 0
Board [Th Ad Jh Qd Kd]
Seat 1: mr hopkov folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Jayray showed [As 2c] and lost
Seat 3: Ak47owner folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: KOMBA showed [Jd Td] and won (2165) with Royal Flush
Seat 6: Deceiver (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: RumTiddle (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: 1finkevin (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Pet160610 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

The 2-outer

I don't think people know that the 2-outer is only a 7% chance. Pretty slim. The caller must of know he was beat on the flop.

Game #1897318954: Hold'em NL (100/200) - 2006/04/03 - 17:51:11 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2288619 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 3: RumTiddle (2066 in chips)
Seat 6: nytol (2967.50 in chips)
Seat 7: CFCSteve (2724.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Nakasak (2242 in chips)
nytol: posts small blind 100
CFCSteve: posts big blind 200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Jh Kh]
Nakasak: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 400
nytol: folds
CFCSteve: calls 200
----- FLOP ----- [9h Js Jc]
CFCSteve: bets 800
RumTiddle: raises to 1600
CFCSteve: raises to 2324.50 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 66
Returned uncalled bets 658.50 to CFCSteve
----- TURN ----- [9h Js Jc][3d]
----- RIVER ----- [9h Js Jc 3d][6h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
CFCSteve: shows [6d 6c] (A Full House, Sixes full of Jacks)
RumTiddle: shows [Jh Kh] (Three of a kind, Jacks, King high)
CFCSteve collects 4232 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 4232 Main pot 4232 Rake 0
Board [9h Js Jc 3d 6h]
Seat 3: RumTiddle (button) showed [Jh Kh] and lost
Seat 6: nytol (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: CFCSteve (big blind) showed [6d 6c] and won (4232) with A Full House, Sixes full of Jacks
Seat 10: Nakasak folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Winning!

I had my biggest ever winning day today. It included a win in a £20 STT. The prize was £100. It's the first time I've played in a £20 tourney. It was a bit looser than I'd thought. I was short stacked early on too.

In the first hand, I was dealt AQo in mid position. I called a raise of 60 chips along with one other. There was an ace on the flop. The raiser then bet 250 chips. I called. But, the other guy went all-in. The raised called, but I folded. I thought perhaps someone had flopped a set or 2 pair. As it turned out, I'd have won the hand. The raiser had pocket 10's and the other guy had A10. But there we go. Ironically, it me and the 'other guy' that fought heads-up. Justice was done as I should really have knocked him out in the first hand.

AA v AA

Not too often we see AA v AA

Game #1885343714: Hold'em NL (25/50) - 2006/04/02 - 17:25:59 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2280120 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 2: Kenny Boy (2587.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Ondanose (985 in chips)
Seat 4: Swana2k4 (280 in chips)
Seat 6: cheekster (2747.50 in chips)
Seat 7: mistanand (446 in chips)
Seat 8: Tulip84 (1170 in chips)
Seat 9: RumTiddle (1784 in chips)
Swana2k4: posts small blind 25
cheekster: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ac Ad]
mistanand: folds
Tulip84: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 150
Kenny Boy: folds
Ondanose: folds
Swana2k4: folds
cheekster: calls 100
----- FLOP ----- [7d 6d 8h]
cheekster: checks
RumTiddle: bets 200
cheekster: calls 200
----- TURN ----- [7d 6d 8h][2c]
cheekster: checks
RumTiddle: bets 500
cheekster: calls 500
----- RIVER ----- [7d 6d 8h 2c][9h]
cheekster: bets 1897.50 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 934
Returned uncalled bets 963.50 to cheekster
----- SHOW DOWN -----
cheekster: shows [Ah As] (A Pair of Aces, Nine high)
RumTiddle: shows [Ac Ad] (A Pair of Aces, Nine high)
cheekster collects 1796.50 from Main pot
RumTiddle collects 1796.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3593 Main pot 3593 Rake 0
Board [7d 6d 8h 2c 9h]
Seat 2: Kenny Boy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Ondanose (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Swana2k4 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: cheekster (big blind) showed [Ah As] and won (1796.50) with A Pair of Aces, Nine high
Seat 7: mistanand folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Tulip84 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: RumTiddle showed [Ac Ad] and won (1796.50) with A Pair of Aces, Nine high

Bad play

Sometimes, I've just got hold my hand up and say that I played badly. Here's an example.

Game #1883711194: Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2006/04/02 - 14:52:39 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2279234 - 1" Seat 8 is the button.
Seat 1: Johnf001 (745 in chips)
Seat 2: gustocmf (1817 in chips)
Seat 3: Bugsy1 (940 in chips)
Seat 4: Michelang (693 in chips)
Seat 5: lalas (978 in chips)
Seat 6: Socratez (1135 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (910 in chips)
Seat 8: Bantock (857 in chips)
Seat 9: jholst (940 in chips)
Seat 10: Cropps (985 in chips)
jholst: posts small blind 7
Cropps: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Jc Ac]
Johnf001: calls 15
gustocmf: folds
Bugsy1: folds
Michelang: folds
lalas: calls 15
Socratez: folds
RumTiddle: calls 15
Bantock: calls 15
jholst: folds
Cropps: checks
----- FLOP ----- [2d 4c Jh]
Cropps: bets 15
Johnf001: calls 15
lalas: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 120
Bantock: raises to 225
Cropps: calls 210
Johnf001: folds
RumTiddle: calls 105
----- TURN ----- [2d 4c Jh][9c]
Cropps: bets 145
RumTiddle: calls 145
Bantock: raises to 617 and is all-in
Cropps: raises to 745 and is all-in
RumTiddle: is all-in 525
Returned uncalled bets 75 to Cropps
----- RIVER ----- [2d 4c Jh 9c][Th]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Cropps: shows [4d 2h] (Two Pairs, Fours and Twos, Jack high)
RumTiddle: shows [Jc Ac] (A Pair of Jacks, Ace high)
Bantock: shows [4h 4s] (Three of a kind, Fours, Jack high)
Cropps collects 106 from Side pot #1
Bantock collects 2623 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2729 Main pot 2623 Side pot #1 106 | Rake 0
Board [2d 4c Jh 9c Th]
Seat 1: Johnf001 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: gustocmf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bugsy1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Michelang folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: lalas folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Socratez folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: RumTiddle showed [Jc Ac] and lost
Seat 8: Bantock (button) showed [4h 4s] and won (2623) with Three of a kind, Fours, Jack high
Seat 9: jholst (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Cropps (big blind) showed [4d 2h] and won (106) with Two Pairs, Fours and Twos, Jack high

Bad beat

Had my worst bad beat for a long while. I was a 92% favourite.

Game #1831743314: Hold'em NL (50/100) - 2006/03/28 - 23:46:20 (GMT)
Table "STT1 2242006 - 1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 1: Pekka (1410 in chips)
Seat 6: RumTiddle (1585 in chips)
Seat 7: WildGinge (770 in chips)
Seat 8: waxman88 (1231 in chips)
Seat 9: Sali13114 (5004 in chips)
waxman88: posts small blind 50
Sali13114: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [7h 7d]
Pekka: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 200
WildGinge: folds
waxman88: folds
Sali13114: calls 100
----- FLOP ----- [8d Td 7s]
Sali13114: checks
RumTiddle: bets 600
Sali13114: raises to 1400
RumTiddle: is all-in 785
Returned uncalled bets 15 to Sali13114
----- TURN ----- [8d Td 7s][4d]
----- RIVER ----- [8d Td 7s 4d][Ad]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Sali13114: shows [Tc Qd] (A Flush, Ace high)
RumTiddle: shows [7h 7d] (A Flush, Ace high)
Sali13114 collects 3220 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3220 Main pot 3220 Rake 0
Board [8d Td 7s 4d Ad]
Seat 1: Pekka folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: RumTiddle showed [7h 7d] and lost
Seat 7: WildGinge (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: waxman88 (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Sali13114 (big blind) showed [Tc Qd] and won (3220) with A Flush, Ace high

Bad run

Blimey, played 2 games this afternoon and couldn't do a thing right. The first game, it must have been 12 hands before I picked up anyhting higher than a 9. I managed to pick up a few chips by bluffing with T5o on the button. But, I eventually went out in 6th by raising with 92o on the button and running into big slick.

The second game was much the same. Picked up nothing and when I did, hit nothing on the flop. I had QQ and raised. But an ace came on the flop and I had to lay it down. I eventually went out in 6th when my AK didn't hold up against pocket 3's.

Good read, bad luck

I'd read this guy perfectly. He tried a similar trick earlier on and I folded. This time I called. Unfortunately, he got lucky on the river.

Game #1956706173: Hold'em PL (25/50) - 2006/03/21 - 17:44:56 (BST)
Table "STT 2183605 - 1" Seat 10 is the button.
Seat 3: RumTiddle (606 in chips)
Seat 4: jakotako (3013 in chips)
Seat 6: Zygi05 (854 in chips)
Seat 7: Soul_man (930 in chips)
Seat 9: Crops (3447 in chips)
Seat 10: Pau060624 (1150 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 25
jakotako: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ks 9d]
Zygi05: calls 50
Soul_man: calls 50
Crops: folds
Pau060624: folds
RumTiddle: calls 25
jakotako: checks
----- FLOP ----- [Qd 2d 9h]
RumTiddle: checks
jakotako: bets 50
Zygi05: calls 50
Soul_man: folds
RumTiddle: calls 50
----- TURN ----- [Qd 2d 9h][Qh]
RumTiddle: checks
jakotako: checks
Zygi05: bets 350
RumTiddle: raises to 506 and is all-in
jakotako: folds
Zygi05: calls 156
----- RIVER ----- [Qd 2d 9h Qh][Ac]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Ks 9d] (Two Pairs, Queens and Nines, Ace high)
Zygi05: shows [As Kh] (Two Pairs, Aces and Queens, King high)
Zygi05 collects 1362 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1362 Main pot 1362 Rake 0
Board [Qd 2d 9h Qh Ac]
Seat 3: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Ks 9d] and lost
Seat 4: jakotako (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: Zygi05 showed [As Kh] and won (1362) with Two Pairs, Aces and Queens, King high
Seat 7: Soul_man folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Crops folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Pau060624 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Fish are back in town

Yup, the fish are back in town. I just realised why I hate poker so much. How on earth this guy decides to call my bets are beyond me. It's no consolation that Katana eventually went out in fifth.

Game #1944859973: Hold'em PL (25/50) - 2006/03/20 - 16:43:21 (BST)
Table "STT 2174344 - 1" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 2: hitlerss (2068.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Pete19022 (943 in chips)
Seat 5: Katana001 (1516 in chips)
Seat 6: RumTiddle (1045 in chips)
Seat 7: stages (1110.50 in chips)
Seat 8: custards (1470 in chips)
Seat 10: Obscure (1847 in chips)
stages: posts small blind 25
custards: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Ks Kd]
Obscure: folds
hitlerss: calls 50
Pete19022: folds
Katana001: calls 50
RumTiddle: raises to 275
stages: folds
custards: folds
hitlerss: calls 225
Katana001: calls 225
----- FLOP ----- [Th Jh 8h]
hitlerss: checks
Katana001: checks
RumTiddle: bets 770 and is all-in
hitlerss: folds
Katana001: calls 770
----- TURN ----- [Th Jh 8h][Qh]
----- RIVER ----- [Th Jh 8h Qh][3s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Ks Kd] (A Pair of Kings, Queen high)
Katana001: shows [Qd Tc] (Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, Jack high)
Katana001 collects 2440 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2440 Main pot 2440 Rake 0
Board [Th Jh 8h Qh 3s]
Seat 2: hitlerss folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Pete19022 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Katana001 showed [Qd Tc] and won (2440) with Two Pairs, Queens and Tens, Jack high
Seat 6: RumTiddle (button) showed [Ks Kd] and lost
Seat 7: stages (small blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: custards (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Obscure folded before Flop (didn't bet)

and now this happens. Not my day.

Game #1947561523: Hold'em PL (15/30) - 2006/03/20 - 20:38:30 (BST)
Table "STT 2179000 - 1" Seat 9 is the button.
Seat 1: Binhead (1636 in chips)
Seat 2: stampman (1680 in chips)
Seat 3: ccax (775 in chips)
Seat 4: Mikeyh001 (933 in chips)
Seat 5: Helsing (775 in chips)
Seat 6: Mike22001 (633 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (775 in chips)
Seat 8: Jamie035 (1210 in chips)
Seat 9: sniper54 (910 in chips)
Seat 10: Bigken004 (673 in chips)
Bigken004: posts small blind 15
Binhead: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Kd 9s]
stampman: folds
ccax: folds
Mikeyh001: folds
Helsing: folds
Mike22001: folds
RumTiddle: calls 30
Jamie035: calls 30
sniper54: folds
Bigken004: calls 15
Binhead: checks
----- FLOP ----- [Qd Kc 9d]
Bigken004: checks
Binhead: checks
RumTiddle: bets 60
Jamie035: calls 60
Bigken004: calls 60
Binhead: folds
----- TURN ----- [Qd Kc 9d][6c]
Bigken004: checks
RumTiddle: bets 300
Jamie035: calls 300
Bigken004: folds
----- RIVER ----- [Qd Kc 9d 6c][6d]
RumTiddle: checks
Jamie035: bets 390
RumTiddle: is all-in 385
Returned uncalled bets 5 to Jamie035
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Jamie035: shows [6s Kh] (A Full House, Sixes full of Kings)
RumTiddle: shows [Kd 9s] (Two Pairs, Kings and Nines, Queen high)
Jamie035 collects 1670 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1670 Main pot 1670 Rake 0
Board [Qd Kc 9d 6c 6d]
Seat 1: Binhead (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: stampman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ccax folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Mikeyh001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Helsing folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mike22001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: RumTiddle showed [Kd 9s] and lost
Seat 8: Jamie035 showed [6s Kh] and won (1670) with A Full House, Sixes full of Kings
Seat 9: sniper54 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Bigken004 (small blind) folded on the Turn

again getting bad luck at the wrong time to go out in 4th

Game #1949027413: Hold'em PL (50/100) - 2006/03/20 - 22:13:09 (BST)
Table "STT 2179679 - 1" Seat 7 is the button.
Seat 2: Andytom77 (607 in chips)
Seat 4: RumTiddle (758 in chips)
Seat 5: Blobby002 (2691 in chips)
Seat 7: Traill (5944 in chips)
Andytom77: posts small blind 50
RumTiddle: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qh Qd]
Blobby002: folds
Traill: folds
Traill sits out
Traill sits back
Andytom77: calls 50
Traill sits back
RumTiddle: raises to 250
Andytom77: calls 150
----- FLOP ----- [5h Jh 7d]
Andytom77: bets 357 and is all-in
RumTiddle: calls 357
----- TURN ----- [5h Jh 7d][3d]
----- RIVER ----- [5h Jh 7d 3d][Tc]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Andytom77: shows [Td Jd] (Two Pairs, Jacks and Tens, Seven high)
RumTiddle: shows [Qh Qd] (A Pair of Queens, Jack high)
Andytom77 collects 1214 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1214 Main pot 1214 Rake 0
Board [5h Jh 7d 3d Tc]
Seat 2: Andytom77 (small blind) showed [Td Jd] and won (1214) with Two Pairs, Jacks and Tens, Seven high
Seat 4: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and lost
Seat 5: Blobby002 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Traill (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Not much going right

Nothing much seems to be going right for me at the moment. I'm not losing much, but I ain't winning either. Typified by this hand. Up til this point the game was 30 hands old and I'd hadn't won a single one. Then this happens.

Game #1887322043: Hold'em PL (50/100) - 2006/03/15 - 16:53:29 (BST)
Table "STT 2137620 - 1" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: MJPC (1765 in chips)
Seat 3: Milbey (1632 in chips)
Seat 4: Shobs (861.50 in chips)
Seat 5: dimbleby1 (1585 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (315 in chips)
Seat 8: Furryman (2092 in chips)
Seat 9: Jake07 (1749.50 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 50
Furryman: posts big blind 100
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Jh Qc]
Jake07: folds
MJPC: folds
Milbey: calls 100
Shobs: folds
dimbleby1: calls 100
RumTiddle: raises to 315 and is all-in
Furryman: folds
Milbey: calls 215
dimbleby1: folds
----- FLOP ----- [6h Kh Tc]
----- TURN ----- [6h Kh Tc][9d]
----- RIVER ----- [6h Kh Tc 9d][3h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Jh Qc] (A Straight, King high)
Milbey: shows [4h Qh] (A Flush, King high)
Milbey collects 830 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 830 Main pot 830 Rake 0
Board [6h Kh Tc 9d 3h]
Seat 1: MJPC folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Milbey showed [4h Qh] and won (830) with A Flush, King high
Seat 4: Shobs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dimbleby1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Jh Qc] and lost
Seat 8: Furryman (big blind) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Jake07 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

More bad luck

Things don't seem to be going well for at the moment. In this game, I had bad luck. With a healthy stack, my JJ was overturned by A3s. This hand just typifies my luck. I went out with it.

Game #1879695803: Hold'em PL (100/200) - 2006/03/14 - 21:46:27 (BST)
Table "STT 2136448 - 1" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 3: demestos4 (2291 in chips)
Seat 4: LushLisa (1180 in chips)
Seat 5: Brad Head (2341 in chips)
Seat 6: Neicap (3203 in chips)
Seat 7: RumTiddle (985 in chips)
Neicap: posts small blind 100
RumTiddle: posts big blind 200
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qc Ac]
demestos4: calls 200
LushLisa: calls 200
Brad Head: folds
Neicap: calls 100
RumTiddle: raises to 985 and is all-in
demestos4: folds
LushLisa: folds
Neicap: calls 785
----- FLOP ----- [9h 2h Qd]
----- TURN ----- [9h 2h Qd][Kd]
----- RIVER ----- [9h 2h Qd Kd][Jh]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Qc Ac] (A Pair of Queens, Ace high)
Neicap: shows [Ad Tc] (A Straight, Ace high)
Neicap collects 2370 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2370 Main pot 2370 Rake 0
Board [9h 2h Qd Kd Jh]
Seat 3: demestos4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: LushLisa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Brad Head (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Neicap (small blind) showed [Ad Tc] and won (2370) with A Straight, Ace high
Seat 7: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Qc Ac] and lost

Solid play

First game of the day, I played a really good solid game. Went out in third place to this hand. A bit unlucky really. Perhaps I should have gone all-in instead of minimum raising.

Game #1841684283: Hold'em NL (200/400) - 2006/03/11 - 17:38:28 (BST)
Table "STT 2112819 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 3: Bfcpete (4757 in chips)
Seat 5: RumTiddle (1996 in chips)
Seat 7: Geronimo (3247 in chips)
RumTiddle: posts small blind 200
Geronimo: posts big blind 400
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Kd Ac]
Bfcpete: folds
RumTiddle: raises to 800
Geronimo: calls 400
----- FLOP ----- [Qc 7c 7d]
RumTiddle: bets 1196 and is all-in
Geronimo: calls 1196
----- TURN ----- [Qc 7c 7d][Jd]
----- RIVER ----- [Qc 7c 7d Jd][Kc]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Kd Ac] (Two Pairs, Kings and Sevens, Ace high)
Geronimo: shows [7h Th] (Three of a kind, Sevens, King high)
Geronimo collects 3992 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 3992 Main pot 3992 Rake 0
Board [Qc 7c 7d Jd Kc]
Seat 3: Bfcpete (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: RumTiddle (small blind) showed [Kd Ac] and lost
Seat 7: Geronimo (big blind) showed [7h Th] and won (3992) with Three of a kind, Sevens, King high

Winning an MTT

Blimey, I won an MTT tonight. Well, I finished in the top 7 which effectively is a win. The MTT was a satellite to a $100k tourney. It cost me 200 MPP's. I accrued these MPP's by playing at cash tables over the last few months.

The $100k tourney is on March 19th at 18:00, I'll have to sharpen up my skills for that :)

Double belly buster

Here's another type of play that really annoys me. Why on earth SB calls my all-in is totally beyond me.

Game #1827187473: Hold'em NL (15/30) - 2006/03/10 - 15:27:03 (BST)
Table "STT 2103626 - 1" Seat 4 is the button.
Seat 1: Andy16 (842 in chips)
Seat 2: Micka1112 (940 in chips)
Seat 3: Bwa1664 (1270 in chips)
Seat 4: Godorgo (805 in chips)
Seat 5: Ollay1 (1097 in chips)
Seat 6: RumTiddle (925 in chips)
Seat 8: kolp (910 in chips)
Seat 9: __azo__ (2098 in chips)
Seat 10: Dazler001 (1113 in chips)
Ollay1: posts small blind 15
RumTiddle: posts big blind 30
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [Qd Qc]
kolp: calls 30
__azo__: folds
Dazler001: calls 30
Andy16: calls 30
Micka1112: folds
Bwa1664: folds
Godorgo: calls 30
Ollay1: calls 15
RumTiddle: raises to 150
kolp: folds
Dazler001: folds
Andy16: folds
Godorgo: folds
Ollay1: calls 120
----- FLOP ----- [Td 9h 3s]
Ollay1: checks
RumTiddle: bets 775 and is all-in
Ollay1: calls 775
----- TURN ----- [Td 9h 3s][8s]
----- RIVER ----- [Td 9h 3s 8s][2h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [Qd Qc] (A Pair of Queens, Ten high)
Ollay1: shows [Jd Qs] (A Straight, Queen high)
Ollay1 collects 1970 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 1970 Main pot 1970 Rake 0
Board [Td 9h 3s 8s 2h]
Seat 1: Andy16 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Micka1112 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bwa1664 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Godorgo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ollay1 (small blind) showed [Jd Qs] and won (1970) with A Straight, Queen high
Seat 6: RumTiddle (big blind) showed [Qd Qc] and lost
Seat 8: kolp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: __azo__ folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Dazler001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Brainless fish

I thought that by playing £5 games, the players would get better. But, oh no. Some are still the same brainless fish you get at small stakes. Up until this point, I'd played very tight. This was the first time I'd called any kind of raise and the first time I'd gone all-in. Yes, the guy musta though I was bluffing.

Game #1820635803: Hold'em NL (25/50) - 2006/03/09 - 22:43:35 (BST)
Table "STT1 2099767 - 1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 2: Spfc1crow (1368 in chips)
Seat 3: Howbazza (1947 in chips)
Seat 4: Pyecroft (736 in chips)
Seat 5: Bigwolf (2130 in chips)
Seat 7: Greg26155 (2939 in chips)
Seat 10: RumTiddle (880 in chips)
Howbazza: posts small blind 25
Pyecroft: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to RumTiddle [8h 8d]
Bigwolf: raises to 150
Greg26155: folds
RumTiddle: calls 150
Spfc1crow: folds
Howbazza: calls 125
Pyecroft: calls 100
----- FLOP ----- [4d 4s 3h]
Howbazza: checks
Pyecroft: checks
Bigwolf: checks
RumTiddle: bets 730 and is all-in
Howbazza: folds
Pyecroft: folds
Bigwolf: calls 730
----- TURN ----- [4d 4s 3h][Jd]
----- RIVER ----- [4d 4s 3h Jd][Ad]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
RumTiddle: shows [8h 8d] (Two Pairs, Eights and Fours, Ace high)
Bigwolf: shows [7h As] (Two Pairs, Aces and Fours, Jack high)
Bigwolf collects 2060 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2060 Main pot 2060 Rake 0
Board [4d 4s 3h Jd Ad]
Seat 2: Spfc1crow (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Howbazza (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Pyecroft (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Bigwolf showed [7h As] and won (2060) with Two Pairs, Aces and Fours, Jack high
Seat 7: Greg26155 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: RumTiddle showed [8h 8d] and lost