Assani's Poker Thread (7 Viewers)

[Johnnymac]

1) I have an old account, can I start up a new one or change my screen name? no

2) best way to deposit, get bonuses? credit card, watch for reload bonuses to be offered

3) how to sign up for some kind of rakeback? worth it? no rakeback offered on Stars

oh, and what about software to download, tracking, etc.Anything worthwhile there.

Yes, pokertracker 3, which has PA HUD built in. Or some people use Hold Em manager.

 

[Assani Fisher]

You really want to know what I am thinking about all of this?Your a week or so into your SNE goal. Your playing ~4K hands a day. Your keeping up, but your not ahead of the game. You think if you stay headstrong there is a good chance you will earn SNE status by the end of the year if you can keep this pace up for the first 3/4 of the year or so.Thats great and all, but what I REALLY want to know is...HOW THE HELL DID jorj95 EARN SNE STATUS IN MARCH LAST YEAR? And he did it with two weeks off!

High stakes SnGs.consider that for one $5000 SnG you earn 500 VPPs.People can play 20+ SnGs at a time(although the $5000s don't run often enough to play just them, but you get my point)They take about an hour to play one(unless you get knocked out early in which case its much quicker)

 

[Assani Fisher]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Since this is really the only poker thread I read here Ill ask my questions here.Im thinking about jumping into pokerstars.1) I have an old account, can I start up a new one or change my screen name?2) best way to deposit, get bonuses?3) how to sign up for some kind of rakeback? worth it?Anything else I need to consider?Not really a question for assani, but for anyone.Good luck with SNE AF!

1. I'd advise keeping the old one.2. They'll send you email notices in advance. Maybe check the 2p2 Internet Poker forum frequently as well.3. Rakeback is only on FullTilt, but Stars has the FPP store which is just as good imo. It used to be not as good for low volume players, but they've said that sometime in Feb or March they're going to start awarding partial VPPs for each pot, which will make it just as good imo. And for high volume players like myself, its by far better than rakeback. Basically if you can achieve supernova or higher(Supernova elite) then its far greater than rakeback.

 

[spOOfy]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Unfortunately, yes, it is pretty normal. :(

 

[Assani Fisher]

I've been following along so far. Hopefully your new monitor setup goes a long way towards reaching your goals. I'll be rooting for you. I won't be rooting for your Ravens. Let's go Steelers! :(

Should be a great game. Much better than that monday night massacre we watched at mandalay bay at least!

 

[spOOfy]

Since this is really the only poker thread I read here Ill ask my questions here.

Im thinking about jumping into pokerstars.

1) I have an old account, can I start up a new one or change my screen name?

2) best way to deposit, get bonuses?

3) how to sign up for some kind of rakeback? worth it?

Anything else I need to consider?

Not really a question for assani, but for anyone.

Good luck with SNE AF!

1. I'd advise keeping the old one.2. They'll send you email notices in advance. Maybe check the 2p2 Internet Poker forum frequently as well.

3. Rakeback is only on FullTilt, but Stars has the FPP store which is just as good imo. It used to be not as good for low volume players, but they've said that sometime in Feb or March they're going to start awarding partial VPPs for each pot, which will make it just as good imo. And for high volume players like myself, its by far better than rakeback. Basically if you can achieve supernova or higher(Supernova elite) then its far greater than rakeback.

I could be wrong, but I think they started doing that. At least, I noticed my FPPs have a half point last night.

 

[Assani Fisher]

When you play a very basic TAG style, 99% of hands are going to be standard and aren't going to have any ultra tough spots. I mean, sure there were a few hands where I could've played things differently, but nothing that I really think would generate great conversation. Hell, 1/2 the hands I post get no replies to anyway.

Assani, can you take a few sentences to describe basic TAG style?

tight preflop...only playing less than 20% of hands. Clearly opening up your range in late position and tightening it in early position. Especially tightening it from the blinds when facing raises. Nearly always raising preflop when you enter a pot unless its already been raised. C-betting 90+% of flops when its heads up. However when faced with aggression from opponents being very tight about willing to commit a ton of chips.

 

[Assani Fisher]

oh two things I forgot to mention:

-regarding the "can you get back on pace" question, I think I'll be able to maintain near the pace until double VPP week, and then I hope to just crush it that week

-Regarding depositing on Stars...I have no clue how to do it these days, but if anyone here is ever in Vegas I will take cash in exchange for Stars money. Not interested in checks in the mail though, only cash in person(or if you are ballsy enough to send cash in the mail, that'd be fine with me).

 

[Assani Fisher]

Since this is really the only poker thread I read here Ill ask my questions here.

Im thinking about jumping into pokerstars.

1) I have an old account, can I start up a new one or change my screen name?

2) best way to deposit, get bonuses?

3) how to sign up for some kind of rakeback? worth it?

Anything else I need to consider?

Not really a question for assani, but for anyone.

Good luck with SNE AF!

1. I'd advise keeping the old one.2. They'll send you email notices in advance. Maybe check the 2p2 Internet Poker forum frequently as well.

3. Rakeback is only on FullTilt, but Stars has the FPP store which is just as good imo. It used to be not as good for low volume players, but they've said that sometime in Feb or March they're going to start awarding partial VPPs for each pot, which will make it just as good imo. And for high volume players like myself, its by far better than rakeback. Basically if you can achieve supernova or higher(Supernova elite) then its far greater than rakeback.

I could be wrong, but I think they started doing that. At least, I noticed my FPPs have a half point last night.

Ah man...you got me excited, but when I checked 2p2 I found:

"No it's the same as it was before, you just know when you have half now.

Say you are Silver star, earning 1.5 FPPs/VPP. If you are at 94,415 FPPs and earn a VPP then you go to 94,416.5. Earning another would take you to 94,418. Before it would say 94,416 after that first VPP and jump to 94,418 after the second. Now it just tells you have 94,416.5, so it actually displays that you go up 1.5 FPPs for every VPP, which it didn't before even though it worked out that way. "

 

[Sweet J]

When you play a very basic TAG style, 99% of hands are going to be standard and aren't going to have any ultra tough spots. I mean, sure there were a few hands where I could've played things differently, but nothing that I really think would generate great conversation. Hell, 1/2 the hands I post get no replies to anyway.

Assani, can you take a few sentences to describe basic TAG style?

tight preflop...only playing less than 20% of hands. Clearly opening up your range in late position and tightening it in early position. Especially tightening it from the blinds when facing raises. Nearly always raising preflop when you enter a pot unless its already been raised. C-betting 90+% of flops when its heads up. However when faced with aggression from opponents being very tight about willing to commit a ton of chips.

What is C-betting?What do you mean by the last sentence?

 

[Assani Fisher]

c betting is continuation betting...it just means betting on the flop if you were the preflop raiser.

The last sentence i'm basically saying that while I'll raise a lot preflop(when I do play hands) and c-bet often that I'm ultimately a tight player when it comes down to being willing to play for huge pots.

 

[WampusCat43]

Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

And around age 40-45, it will start taking two days to recover. By that time, 4am won't even exist for you anyway.

 

[prefontaine]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

 

[Dexter Manley]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Yea, it takes longer to recover. When I was in my mid-20's I would go out 3 - 5 times a week, and would still work out 6 days a week. Heck, when I was 27 I did Body for Life and got my weight down to 163, which was about 10 lbs less than I weighed when I was 22 and in great shape, despite still partying 3-5x/week. I've found the key to counteracting this prolonged recovery time is to be smarter about keeping yourself hydrated when drinking. I talked to a nurse a few years back who advised drinking a glass of water for every 2 drinks you have. It's amazing how much this minimizes your hangover. I know it's often damn near impossible to stick with this routine at a bar, so I just try and mix a few glasses/bottles of water in during the night, and before I go to bed I'll chug a 32 oz. gatorade, and then keep another huge glass of water by my bed to drink throughout the night whenever I wake up. This will help your recovery time immensely.

 

[3 hour lunch]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Yea, it takes longer to recover. When I was in my mid-20's I would go out 3 - 5 times a week, and would still work out 6 days a week. Heck, when I was 27 I did Body for Life and got my weight down to 163, which was about 10 lbs less than I weighed when I was 22 and in great shape, despite still partying 3-5x/week. I've found the key to counteracting this prolonged recovery time is to be smarter about keeping yourself hydrated when drinking. I talked to a nurse a few years back who advised drinking a glass of water for every 2 drinks you have. It's amazing how much this minimizes your hangover. I know it's often damn near impossible to stick with this routine at a bar, so I just try and mix a few glasses/bottles of water in during the night, and before I go to bed I'll chug a 32 oz. gatorade, and then keep another huge glass of water by my bed to drink throughout the night whenever I wake up. This will help your recovery time immensely.

This guy knows things. Sometimes difficult to do at a bar, but even a few waters help. Easy to do at home, a casino, etc. Helps a ton.

 

[Txns8]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

Done.

 

[culdeus]

I know one supernova personally. He's now got people playing for him such that he can run his account up to SNE nearly 20 hours a day.

He's planning on starting another account doing much the same thing.

 

[3 hour lunch]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

Done.

Glad to see that is being talked about more. Although, other than making it easier to deposit/withdraw and having to pay taxes, will it really have much effect? I think a lot of the casual losing players have come and gone and wouldn't come back. Maybe a little more competition would mean better bonuses though, which would be nice.

 

[Otis]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Welcome.

 

[Alias]

A newly added one for Internet gaming:

http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/ide...;lsr=0#comments

up to 9 votes now (including mine), Isn't it the same thing as the last one to repeal the UIGEA?

 

[BR33ZE]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

Done.

Glad to see that is being talked about more. Although, other than making it easier to deposit/withdraw and having to pay taxes, will it really have much effect? I think a lot of the casual losing players have come and gone and wouldn't come back. Maybe a little more competition would mean better bonuses though, which would be nice.

I would come back.That's 1.

 

[Assani Fisher]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

this may be important enough to warrant it's own thread imo.

 

[gman74]

oh two things I forgot to mention:-regarding the "can you get back on pace" question, I think I'll be able to maintain near the pace until double VPP week, and then I hope to just crush it that week-Regarding depositing on Stars...I have no clue how to do it these days, but if anyone here is ever in Vegas I will take cash in exchange for Stars money. Not interested in checks in the mail though, only cash in person(or if you are ballsy enough to send cash in the mail, that'd be fine with me).

When does double FPP week start?

 

[Assani Fisher]

oh two things I forgot to mention:-regarding the "can you get back on pace" question, I think I'll be able to maintain near the pace until double VPP week, and then I hope to just crush it that week-Regarding depositing on Stars...I have no clue how to do it these days, but if anyone here is ever in Vegas I will take cash in exchange for Stars money. Not interested in checks in the mail though, only cash in person(or if you are ballsy enough to send cash in the mail, that'd be fine with me).

When does double FPP week start?

its always different, and its not guaranteed to happen but every year it has for the past few years. It'll most probably be during a time when PokerStars has the least amount of action, as thats when they'll need to encourage players to play more...so probably during the WSOP I'm thinking.

 

[Assani Fisher]

For those that care (and I'm assuming you do or you wouldn't read this thread), I got an email from Obama about various issues. I went to the website and found this: Boost America's Economy with Legal Online Poker

Basically you vote up or down on proposals with the idea that the new administration will tackle the ones that people care about the most. This one to repeal UIGEA is now in the top 10. Be sure to vote it up (if you are for online poker).

this may be important enough to warrant it's own thread imo.

btw it was nowhere near the top 10 before 2p2 found out about it:http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28/inter...-gaming-387860/

 

[Assani Fisher]

oh and voting down the other top vote getters would also help the poker one

 

[bentley]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Yea, it takes longer to recover. When I was in my mid-20's I would go out 3 - 5 times a week, and would still work out 6 days a week. Heck, when I was 27 I did Body for Life and got my weight down to 163, which was about 10 lbs less than I weighed when I was 22 and in great shape, despite still partying 3-5x/week. I've found the key to counteracting this prolonged recovery time is to be smarter about keeping yourself hydrated when drinking. I talked to a nurse a few years back who advised drinking a glass of water for every 2 drinks you have. It's amazing how much this minimizes your hangover. I know it's often damn near impossible to stick with this routine at a bar, so I just try and mix a few glasses/bottles of water in during the night, and before I go to bed I'll chug a 32 oz. gatorade, and then keep another huge glass of water by my bed to drink throughout the night whenever I wake up. This will help your recovery time immensely.

This guy knows things. Sometimes difficult to do at a bar, but even a few waters help. Easy to do at home, a casino, etc. Helps a ton.

I agree with these guys on the water. Makes it way better. Also, now that I'm married and have a bunch of responsibilities, I find that I can force myself to function with a hangover a lot of times when I would have just laid in bed all day if I was a single dude.

 

[Assani Fisher]

tough day today. Put in a fairly long session. Ended up losing $573 and earning 2742 VPPs.

Yearly Results:

32,291 VPPs

$3281

 

[Dentist]

tough day today. Put in a fairly long session. Ended up losing $573 and earning 2742 VPPs.Yearly Results:32,291 VPPs$3281

what is the approximate cash value of a vpp so we can see how you're doing this year?is like 10,000 vpp's like $1000?do you miss tourneys?

 

[kutta]

You really want to know what I am thinking about all of this?Your a week or so into your SNE goal. Your playing ~4K hands a day. Your keeping up, but your not ahead of the game. You think if you stay headstrong there is a good chance you will earn SNE status by the end of the year if you can keep this pace up for the first 3/4 of the year or so.Thats great and all, but what I REALLY want to know is...HOW THE HELL DID jorj95 EARN SNE STATUS IN MARCH LAST YEAR? And he did it with two weeks off!

Mass table $5k SnG's.

I know jorj95. He's a madman. He and deut23-10 are friends of mine. Those guys are complete nuts. I've known deut since highschool - one of my best friends. jorj95 is his good buddy.Anyway, these guys play 20 tables at a time at very high stakes.

 

[Assani Fisher]

tough day today. Put in a fairly long session. Ended up losing $573 and earning 2742 VPPs.Yearly Results:32,291 VPPs$3281

what is the approximate cash value of a vpp so we can see how you're doing this year?is like 10,000 vpp's like $1000?do you miss tourneys?

Its tough to add everything up, but to put it simply 1 million VPPs will be worth about $110,000. They'll be worth less though if I don't reach 1 million.Tourneys were way easier and less stressful than this. I do miss them at times. At the same time though, its nice not having to work fixed hours like I did when I played tourneys every day.

 

[Unlucky]

AF> If my math is right, the monitor trouble has left you a little behind your desired pace. Is that right? If so, how long do you expect it to take to make it up?

Yeah, plus I didn't play at all yesterday due to being hungover.Random question here: Is it perfectly normal for people around my age(26) to stop being able to drink as much as they used to without massive hangovers? I mean, back a few years ago I would go out to the bars at least 3-4 times per week, often stay til closing time(4AM), nearly always get fairly drunk, often times be absolutely hammered....and yet I could always function perfectly the next day. Hell many days I'd wake up and go right to the gym. And I could always drink again the next night. But now I'm completely out of commission for an entire day if I get hammered. It really sucks.

Sounds normal, especially if you don't get drunk as often. I'm a few years ahead of you and have noticed a similar strengthening of hangovers.

 

[Unlucky]

I know one supernova personally. He's now got people playing for him such that he can run his account up to SNE nearly 20 hours a day. He's planning on starting another account doing much the same thing.

Surprised the site doesn't catch on to this.

 

[Alias]

hey AF - I'd have to find a specific hand I guess, but in general for Omaha hi/lo8 is 3-pair on the flop considered a strong hand or very strong hand (i.e. risk 100BB), I realize it would be more favorable to have a good low or flush draw to go with it. I am just trying to gauge how aggressive I should be and if a full house draw (if you can call it that) is strong enough.

 

[Assani Fisher]

in general, no its not good enough to play when met by aggression. Of course this matters a lot on situation...if it was raised preflop or even 3 bet and you think your opponent may be overplaying AA, then obviously its good enough. But 90% of the time just fold it when you meet aggression. You're almost never going to be in great shape when getting it all in with this hand, and you'll often be in horrible shape.

 

[r0llin_game]

when you guys drink, try to have a gatorade before you goto sleep. helps rehydrate your body when your sleeping!

 

[culdeus]

I know one supernova personally. He's now got people playing for him such that he can run his account up to SNE nearly 20 hours a day. He's planning on starting another account doing much the same thing.

Surprised the site doesn't catch on to this.

Yeah, I think he's going to run into a bit of trouble, but he's been SN just on his own for awhile now jumping it up shouldn't change much. He said there's some level where they give you a porsche. His "human bots" as I call them are both already up about 20k put together plus whatever he kicks them in for the points this year so far just playing 1-2 and .5-1.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Lost a bit more last night. Plus I played the $109 turbo NLHE MTT and didn't cash. Getting frustrated at playing so much yet not making a ton of money yet. May play some tourneys today. Having more montior issues...I love them, but so far they've been loads of trouble and problems.

Yearly Results:

32,743 VPPs

$2810

 

[Gambino]

Lost a bit more last night. Plus I played the $109 turbo NLHE MTT and didn't cash. Getting frustrated at playing so much yet not making a ton of money yet. May play some tourneys today. Having more montior issues...I love them, but so far they've been loads of trouble and problems.Yearly Results:32,743 VPPs$2810

You say you are "getting frustrated at playing so much yet not making a ton of money yet", but I thought that was what you plan. A slow grind with the idea of making the cash on the FPP bonus?I wish you the best of luck, but you don't seem like the "grind it out type". I'd be surprised if you can stick with this plan. And I'm not being critical, because I couldn't either. Playing that many tables for long periods of time would make me kill myself.

 

[Assani Fisher]

I don't mind the slow grind...I'm just not nearly at the pace I had hoped for. And I agree with you- challenges like this really dont' fit my skillset well and it may be tough for me to complete. I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I have my doubts I won't just go back to tournaments sometime soon.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Had a nice short shorthanded $3/6 session...won around $300. Gonna play in the $109 PLO8 tourney starting in 15 minutes.

 

[Assani Fisher]

at final table of $109 PLO8 tourney...only 72 entered so its not that impressive, but still something

 

[Assani Fisher]

8 left now. 8th makes $288, 1st is $2340. I'm currently in 8th place though, but I'm not that shortstacked yet.

 

[Assani Fisher]

5 left now

 

[zander_s]

5 left now

Keep it up!

 

[Assani Fisher]

in 1st place now, but we're all fairly close in chips

 

[FavreCo]

8 left now. 8th makes $288, 1st is $2340. I'm currently in 8th place though, but I'm not that shortstacked yet.

You should have been with that ridiculous raise and then #### luck flop vs BboyJak. You forgot to mention that.

 

[Assani Fisher]

4 left

 

[Assani Fisher]

8 left now. 8th makes $288, 1st is $2340. I'm currently in 8th place though, but I'm not that shortstacked yet.

You should have been with that ridiculous raise and then #### luck flop vs BboyJak. You forgot to mention that.

That was completely standard imo considering my stack size. Here it is for everyone to see below. For the record, I havn't posted any hands yet, so I'm not just cherry picking the good ones and ignoring the bad ones....PokerStars Game #23938876400: Tournament #132775897, $100+$9 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/01/15 19:13:25 ETTable '132775897 6' 9-max Seat #2 is the buttonSeat 1: BboyJak (31028 in chips) Seat 2: XoTime (33574 in chips) Seat 5: coglione (21279 in chips) Seat 6: TigerFM (42433 in chips) Seat 7: themanparris (72772 in chips) Seat 9: jwvdcw (14914 in chips) coglione: posts small blind 800TigerFM: posts big blind 1600*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to jwvdcw [3d 9d 5c 2c]themanparris: folds jwvdcw: raises 4000 to 5600BboyJak: raises 10400 to 16000XoTime: folds coglione: folds TigerFM: folds jwvdcw: calls 9314 and is all-inUncalled bet (1086) returned to BboyJak*** FLOP *** [2d 8c 7c]*** TURN *** [2d 8c 7c] [Ac]*** RIVER *** [2d 8c 7c Ac] [Qh]*** SHOW DOWN ***jwvdcw: shows [3d 9d 5c 2c] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A)BboyJak: shows [Jh 2s Ad 8d] (HI: two pair, Aces and Eights)jwvdcw collected 16114 from potjwvdcw collected 16114 from pot*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 32228 | Rake 0 Board [2d 8c 7c Ac Qh]Seat 1: BboyJak showed [Jh 2s Ad 8d] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and EightsSeat 2: XoTime (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: coglione (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 6: TigerFM (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 7: themanparris folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: jwvdcw showed [3d 9d 5c 2c] and won (32228) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 7,5,3,2,A