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[Assani Fisher]

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[Assani Fisher]

heads up now

 

[Onions]

Always Be Closing.

 

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Kick some ### GB

 

[Assani Fisher]

took it down with this hand...

PokerStars Game #23940648364: Tournament #132775897, $100+$9 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level XVIII (2500/5000) - 2009/01/15 20:11:07 ET

Table '132775897 6' 9-max Seat #9 is the button

Seat 6: TigerFM (65414 in chips)

Seat 9: jwvdcw (150586 in chips)

jwvdcw: posts small blind 2500

TigerFM: posts big blind 5000

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Js 2c Tc 3d]

jwvdcw: raises 5000 to 10000

TigerFM: calls 5000

*** FLOP *** [7c 3c Jh]

TigerFM: checks

jwvdcw: bets 10000

TigerFM: calls 10000

*** TURN *** [7c 3c Jh] [Qh]

TigerFM: bets 40000

jwvdcw: raises 40000 to 80000

TigerFM: calls 5414 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (34586) returned to jwvdcw

*** RIVER *** [7c 3c Jh Qh] [8c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

TigerFM: shows [9h Jd 9d Kc] (HI: a pair of Jacks)

jwvdcw: shows [Js 2c Tc 3d] (HI: a flush, Ten high)

jwvdcw collected 130828 from pot

No low hand qualified

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 130828 | Rake 0

Board [7c 3c Jh Qh 8c]

Seat 6: TigerFM (big blind) showed [9h Jd 9d Kc] and lost with HI: a pair of Jacks

Seat 9: jwvdcw (button) (small blind) showed [Js 2c Tc 3d] and won (130828) with HI: a flush, Ten high

 

[Assani Fisher]

well didn't earn many VPPs today, but the tourney score was a nice boost. Still not sure if I want to stick with the SNE chase or just play MTTs full time again though. Maybe I'll try to do some sort of combo of both.

Yearly Results:

32,840 VPPs

$5419

 

[Marauder]

Great job AF! I think you have to think about whether your EV in going for SNE is greater or less than your EV playing primarily in tournies and live cash games. That's a question that only you can answer.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Great job AF! I think you have to think about whether your EV in going for SNE is greater or less than your EV playing primarily in tournies and live cash games. That's a question that only you can answer.

I think SNE is more guaranteed money. I think SNE is better money.With that said, its a lot of work. I actually enjoy playing tourneys and it doesn't feel like "work" at all to me. Thats basically the pros and cons of each. Really not sure what I want to do.

 

[GTBilly]

Great job AF! I think you have to think about whether your EV in going for SNE is greater or less than your EV playing primarily in tournies and live cash games. That's a question that only you can answer.

I think SNE is more guaranteed money. I think SNE is better money.With that said, its a lot of work. I actually enjoy playing tourneys and it doesn't feel like "work" at all to me. Thats basically the pros and cons of each. Really not sure what I want to do.

Not sure if you have answered this but what is the NET PROFIT you will get for becoming SNE?

 

[Assani Fisher]

Great job AF! I think you have to think about whether your EV in going for SNE is greater or less than your EV playing primarily in tournies and live cash games. That's a question that only you can answer.

I think SNE is more guaranteed money. I think SNE is better money.With that said, its a lot of work. I actually enjoy playing tourneys and it doesn't feel like "work" at all to me. Thats basically the pros and cons of each. Really not sure what I want to do.

Not sure if you have answered this but what is the NET PROFIT you will get for becoming SNE?

I will make around $110K from bonuses. If I put in enough hands to reach SNE, I would EXPECT to make anywhere from $300K-$400K in cash game profit, but so far this year its been way less than that and its very possible that I set my goals too high.With tourneys its much harder to say. I would expect at least $100K per year, but I could see it ranging anywhere from losing on the year to making millions due to the huge variance of tourneys.

 

[Lott's Fingertip]

I think a combo would help you stay sane.

Maybe going all out for VPPs for a couple of weeks, banking a bunch more VPPs than usual, mixing in a tournament here and there.

Then spend a week more casually playing for VPPs, but playing a lot more tournaments.

 

[prefontaine]

Not to discourage you but it's January 15th and you are already questioning whether SNE is worth the effort. You need to either commit to this or move on because you appear headed to the worst of both worlds....working at it until the point that you say f it 6 months down the road and you will not have the money but still feel tired from just grinding away.

Also, I've held back a bit but figure I ought to throw my 2 cents in now. While you say SNE is worth 110k, it really isn't. You will get SN status fairly easily. With that you get $X (depends on vpps but it should be at least 40k). That means the quest for SNE is really for an extra 70k, not 110k. And it seems you feel your expected profit is greater by not grinding away at 16 tables but I'm not sure what you think that delta is. Then you have to put value on your time.

For many 40-50k is a year's salary and is hugely meaningful. But if you honestly expect to make 300k as SNE but if you settle for SN you only make 250k but have the freedom to play when you want, to me that would have to be worth it. But that's me.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Not to discourage you but it's January 15th and you are already questioning whether SNE is worth the effort. You need to either commit to this or move on because you appear headed to the worst of both worlds....working at it until the point that you say f it 6 months down the road and you will not have the money but still feel tired from just grinding away.

Agreed 100%. This is a big reason why I'm debating things now.

Also, I've held back a bit but figure I ought to throw my 2 cents in now. While you say SNE is worth 110k, it really isn't. You will get SN status fairly easily. With that you get $X (depends on vpps but it should be at least 40k). That means the quest for SNE is really for an extra 70k, not 110k.

Every 250K FPPs = $4000 bonus. I am currently Supernova, so I get 3.5 FPPs for every VPP I earn.So that means if I earn Supernova:

I'll get 100K VPPs, which gets me 350K VPPs, which means one full bonus of $4000 and 3/5 of my way to another one, so lets say $2400. We also get the freerolls and crap, but I usually don't play those as they're not worth my time. So earning 100K VPPs is worth approx. $6400.(Note: Its actually worth a tad bit more because not earning it would take away my 3.5 multiplier, but its fairly guaranteed that I'll get at least SN so I'm ignoring that and assuming I'll always have at least 3.5 multiplier).

I get a $2000 bonus at 200K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 200K VPPs is worth $14,800.

I get a $3000 bonus at 300K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 300K VPPs is worth $24,200.

I get a $4000 bonus at 400K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 400K VPPs is worth $34,600

I get a $5000 bonus at 500K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 500K VPPs is worth $46,000.

I get a $6000 bonus at 600K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 600K VPPs is worth $58,400.

I get a $8000 bonus at 800K VPPs. Plus earning another 200K VPPs is worth $12,800 more in those $4000 bonuses so earning 800K VPPs is worth $79,200.

At 1 million VPPs, I become SNE. I will get $12,800 more from those $4000 bonuses. I get free entry into the WCOOP, which I believe is $2600 value. I get two entries into major tourneys. The packages are worth around $12,000 each for these, so thats $24,000. Then I also will get my FPPs multiplied times 5 instead of 3.5 for the first 6 months of the following year. Obviously this is hard to quantify, but lets assume I earn 200K VPPs in the first 6 months of the following year. If I were just Supernova, that'd be 700K FPPs, but now it'd be 1,000,000 FPPs. Those 300K FPPs more are worth $4800 in those $4000 bonuses. So we'll add $12,800 + $2600 + $24,000 + $4800 to our previous total, and we find that earning SuperNova Elite is worth $123,400.

There are also bonsues at 1.25 million, 1.5 million, 1.75 million, 2 million, and even higher, but I don't think I have to worry about those.

And it seems you feel your expected profit is greater by not grinding away at 16 tables but I'm not sure what you think that delta is.

This is something I'm still not sure about(you need a large sample size to know for sure, and 2 weeks into the year just isn't big enough), but if you're right then I agree that I should make changes and take this into account.

Then you have to put value on your time.

Agreed, but to be honest with you, if I wasn't grinding poker, I'd be surfing the internet or playing basketball or watching tv....its not like theres a ton of productive things to do during the middle of the weekday when 99% of the people I know are at work.

For many 40-50k is a year's salary and is hugely meaningful. But if you honestly expect to make 300k as SNE but if you settle for SN you only make 250k but have the freedom to play when you want, to me that would have to be worth it. But that's me.

Agreed, and I'm very grateful to make what I do. With that said, I think you're underestimating the differences between SNE and SN.

 

[Assani Fisher]

I think a combo would help you stay sane.Maybe going all out for VPPs for a couple of weeks, banking a bunch more VPPs than usual, mixing in a tournament here and there.Then spend a week more casually playing for VPPs, but playing a lot more tournaments.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to start playing more MTTs somehow. Maybe I'll just mix them in more often with my PLO8 sessions.

 

[prefontaine]

I get a $2000 bonus at 200K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 200K VPPs is worth $14,800.

I get a $3000 bonus at 300K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 300K VPPs is worth $24,200.

I get a $4000 bonus at 400K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 400K VPPs is worth $34,600

I get a $5000 bonus at 500K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 500K VPPs is worth $46,000.

I get a $6000 bonus at 600K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 600K VPPs is worth $58,400.

I get a $8000 bonus at 800K VPPs. Plus earning another 200K VPPs is worth $12,800 more in those $4000 bonuses so earning 800K VPPs is worth $79,200.

At 1 million VPPs, I become SNE. I will get $12,800 more from those $4000 bonuses. I get free entry into the WCOOP, which I believe is $2600 value. I get two entries into major tourneys. The packages are worth around $12,000 each for these, so thats $24,000. Then I also will get my FPPs multiplied times 5 instead of 3.5 for the first 6 months of the following year. Obviously this is hard to quantify, but lets assume I earn 200K VPPs in the first 6 months of the following year. If I were just Supernova, that'd be 700K FPPs, but now it'd be 1,000,000 FPPs. Those 300K FPPs more are worth $4800 in those $4000 bonuses. So we'll add $12,800 + $2600 + $24,000 + $4800 to our previous total, and we find that earning SuperNova Elite is worth $123,400.

There are also bonsues at 1.25 million, 1.5 million, 1.75 million, 2 million, and even higher, but I don't think I have to worry about those.



With that said, I think you're underestimating the differences between SNE and SN.

I'm not sure if I'm overestimating it or underestimating what you would qualify for otherwise. I actually thought you had like 500k last year but I guess not since you are detailing this out like that isn't given. Whatever that number is though, I would have to think it's north of 100k and SN. So that has to be the baseline. That was my only point. Oh and leisure time is worth a lot. The more you make, the more it is worth as well. There is nothing worse than not enjoying life.

 

[Little Gherkins]

I think a combo would help you stay sane.Maybe going all out for VPPs for a couple of weeks, banking a bunch more VPPs than usual, mixing in a tournament here and there.Then spend a week more casually playing for VPPs, but playing a lot more tournaments.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to start playing more MTTs somehow. Maybe I'll just mix them in more often with my PLO8 sessions.

This is the way to go, IMO.

 

[Assani Fisher]

I get a $2000 bonus at 200K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 200K VPPs is worth $14,800.

I get a $3000 bonus at 300K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 300K VPPs is worth $24,200.

I get a $4000 bonus at 400K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 400K VPPs is worth $34,600

I get a $5000 bonus at 500K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 500K VPPs is worth $46,000.

I get a $6000 bonus at 600K VPPs. Plus earning another 100K VPPs is worth $6400 more in those $4000 bonuses, so earning 600K VPPs is worth $58,400.

I get a $8000 bonus at 800K VPPs. Plus earning another 200K VPPs is worth $12,800 more in those $4000 bonuses so earning 800K VPPs is worth $79,200.

At 1 million VPPs, I become SNE. I will get $12,800 more from those $4000 bonuses. I get free entry into the WCOOP, which I believe is $2600 value. I get two entries into major tourneys. The packages are worth around $12,000 each for these, so thats $24,000. Then I also will get my FPPs multiplied times 5 instead of 3.5 for the first 6 months of the following year. Obviously this is hard to quantify, but lets assume I earn 200K VPPs in the first 6 months of the following year. If I were just Supernova, that'd be 700K FPPs, but now it'd be 1,000,000 FPPs. Those 300K FPPs more are worth $4800 in those $4000 bonuses. So we'll add $12,800 + $2600 + $24,000 + $4800 to our previous total, and we find that earning SuperNova Elite is worth $123,400.

There are also bonsues at 1.25 million, 1.5 million, 1.75 million, 2 million, and even higher, but I don't think I have to worry about those.



With that said, I think you're underestimating the differences between SNE and SN.

I'm not sure if I'm overestimating it or underestimating what you would qualify for otherwise. I actually thought you had like 500k last year but I guess not since you are detailing this out like that isn't given. Whatever that number is though, I would have to think it's north of 100k and SN. So that has to be the baseline. That was my only point. Oh and leisure time is worth a lot. The more you make, the more it is worth as well. There is nothing worse than not enjoying life.

Last year I made around 140K VPPs. Its tough to make them when you're playing MTTs and one or two high stakes tables only. With that said, you make a ton of great points for me to consider...thanks for the advice. Definitely still not sure what I want to do just yet.

 

[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.

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. "

Damn! Sorry to get your hopes up, but at least this explains why I'm seeing the .5 now.

 

[MikeReagan]

I think a combo would help you stay sane.Maybe going all out for VPPs for a couple of weeks, banking a bunch more VPPs than usual, mixing in a tournament here and there.Then spend a week more casually playing for VPPs, but playing a lot more tournaments.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to start playing more MTTs somehow. Maybe I'll just mix them in more often with my PLO8 sessions.

Maybe you should grind cash games during the week and focus on tourneys on the weekend (or at least Sundays when stars has all of the big NL Hold'em $215 tourneys).

 

[Mr.Pack]

There is nothing worse than not enjoying life.

I know this is a hijack on my part, but I really need to learn this and live it.Thanks for a new sig.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Yesterday was a short session that resulted in 785 VPPs and +$382.

Today I played a $215 PLO8 MTT today and didn't cash. I then put in a really short session, and absolutely everything seemed to go right for me. I won $1356 in a little less than 600 hands, for +$1141 on the day. Still not earning many VPPs, so I'm falling behind pace there though. Overall I'm feeling really good though, and I think I can start up the grinding on Monday again.

Yearly Results:

34,065 VPPs

$6942

 

[Dentist]

You'll come back to tournaments.

1) you're good at them

2) there's nothing like the thrill of taking one down

 

[Assani Fisher]

8 people left in the $88 4 max tourney, I'm chipleader...only 44 entered, so not a huge prizepool though

 

[Assani Fisher]

small setback

PokerStars Game #24076806855: Tournament #134685211, $80+$8 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (125/250) - 2009/01/19 20:29:00 ET

Table '134685211 1' 4-max Seat #4 is the button

Seat 1: jwvdcw (17930 in chips)

Seat 2: PIXAS (2670 in chips)

Seat 3: smoesmom (5820 in chips)

Seat 4: pbrsquad (6640 in chips)

jwvdcw: posts the ante 25

PIXAS: posts the ante 25

smoesmom: posts the ante 25

pbrsquad: posts the ante 25

jwvdcw: posts small blind 125

PIXAS: posts big blind 250

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Ad Ts]

smoesmom: folds

pbrsquad: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1250 to 1500

PIXAS: raises 1145 to 2645 and is all-in

jwvdcw: calls 1145

*** FLOP *** [Qh Ah Ks]

*** TURN *** [Qh Ah Ks] [Td]

*** RIVER *** [Qh Ah Ks Td] [6d]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [Ad Ts] (two pair, Aces and Tens)

PIXAS: shows [9c Js] (a straight, Ten to Ace)

PIXAS collected 5390 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 5390 | Rake 0

Board [Qh Ah Ks Td 6d]

Seat 1: jwvdcw (small blind) showed [Ad Ts] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens

Seat 2: PIXAS (big blind) showed [9c Js] and won (5390) with a straight, Ten to Ace

Seat 3: smoesmom folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: pbrsquad (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[MrPhoenix]

Also looking good in the $55 PL Omaha tourney.

 

[Assani Fisher]

yea I'm playing the $55 PLO, $88 4 max NLHE, $109 NLHE, and $109 rebuy NLHE right now, and I"m going to play the $162 NLHE when it starts in 20 minutes.

 

[Assani Fisher]

very strange playing heads up when we're not at the final table yet btw in this 4 max one

 

[MrPhoenix]

yea I'm playing the $55 PLO, $88 4 max NLHE, $109 NLHE, and $109 rebuy NLHE right now, and I"m going to play the $162 NLHE when it starts in 20 minutes.

Tournies are your bread and butter.

 

[Assani Fisher]

nice, final table after this hand at other table

PokerStars Game #24077229904: Tournament #134685211, $80+$8 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/01/19 20:43:00 ET

Table '134685211 6' 4-max Seat #2 is the button

Seat 1: Kubulon (4735 in chips)

Seat 2: smoesmom (10215 in chips)

Seat 3: fq88 (22685 in chips)

Kubulon: posts the ante 50

smoesmom: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts small blind 200

Kubulon: posts big blind 400

*** HOLE CARDS ***

smoesmom: calls 400

fq88: raises 22235 to 22635 and is all-in

Kubulon: folds

smoesmom: calls 9765 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (12470) returned to fq88

*** FLOP *** [8h 3c Qs]

*** TURN *** [8h 3c Qs] [Tc]

*** RIVER *** [8h 3c Qs Tc] [6d]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

fq88: shows [3s 3h] (three of a kind, Threes)

smoesmom: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)

smoesmom said, "lol"

fq88 collected 20880 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 20880 | Rake 0

Board [8h 3c Qs Tc 6d]

Seat 1: Kubulon (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 2: smoesmom (button) showed [Ad Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces

Seat 3: fq88 (small blind) showed [3s 3h] and won (20880) with three of a kind, Threes

 

[Assani Fisher]

PokerStars Game #24077283278: Tournament #134685211, $80+$8 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/01/19 20:44:46 ET

Table '134685211 1' 4-max Seat #3 is the button

Seat 1: jwvdcw (11115 in chips)

Seat 2: PIXAS (17650 in chips)

Seat 3: Kubulon (4385 in chips)

Seat 4: fq88 (32850 in chips)

jwvdcw: posts the ante 50

PIXAS: posts the ante 50

Kubulon: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts small blind 200

jwvdcw: posts big blind 400

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Ts Tc]

PIXAS: calls 400

Kubulon: folds

fq88 said, "u werent being sarcastic?"

fq88: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1200 to 1600

PIXAS: calls 1200

*** FLOP *** [4d 9h 3s]

jwvdcw: bets 2400

PIXAS: raises 2400 to 4800

jwvdcw: raises 4665 to 9465 and is all-in

PIXAS: calls 4665

*** TURN *** [4d 9h 3s] [Qd]

*** RIVER *** [4d 9h 3s Qd] [3c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [Ts Tc] (two pair, Tens and Threes)

PIXAS: shows [9s 7s] (two pair, Nines and Threes)

jwvdcw collected 22530 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 22530 | Rake 0

Board [4d 9h 3s Qd 3c]

Seat 1: jwvdcw (big blind) showed [Ts Tc] and won (22530) with two pair, Tens and Threes

Seat 2: PIXAS showed [9s 7s] and lost with two pair, Nines and Threes

Seat 3: Kubulon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: fq88 (small blind) folded before Flop

 

[Assani Fisher]

but then next hand...

PokerStars Game #24077303684: Tournament #134685211, $80+$8 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (200/400) - 2009/01/19 20:45:27 ET

Table '134685211 1' 4-max Seat #4 is the button

Seat 1: jwvdcw (22530 in chips)

Seat 2: PIXAS (6535 in chips)

Seat 3: Kubulon (4335 in chips)

Seat 4: fq88 (32600 in chips)

jwvdcw: posts the ante 50

PIXAS: posts the ante 50

Kubulon: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts the ante 50

jwvdcw: posts small blind 200

PIXAS: posts big blind 400

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Qs Qc]

fq88 said, "well played TT!"

Kubulon: folds

fq88 said, ""

jwvdcw said, "OH HOT DAMN, ICY POTS!"

fq88: folds

jwvdcw: calls 200

PIXAS: raises 6085 to 6485 and is all-in

jwvdcw: calls 6085

*** FLOP *** [7d 2s 2d]

*** TURN *** [7d 2s 2d] [Ac]

*** RIVER *** [7d 2s 2d Ac] [Ks]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [Qs Qc] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)

PIXAS: shows [9d Kh] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)

PIXAS collected 13170 from pot

jwvdcw said, "nh"

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 13170 | Rake 0

Board [7d 2s 2d Ac Ks]

Seat 1: jwvdcw (small blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Deuces

Seat 2: PIXAS (big blind) showed [9d Kh] and won (13170) with two pair, Kings and Deuces

Seat 3: Kubulon folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: fq88 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Assani Fisher]

eh, out in 4th. man the play was horrilbe in this thing...even moreso than usual

PokerStars Game #24077546709: Tournament #134685211, $80+$8 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/01/19 20:53:43 ET

Table '134685211 1' 4-max Seat #1 is the button

Seat 1: jwvdcw (9195 in chips)

Seat 2: PIXAS (28740 in chips)

Seat 3: Kubulon (7940 in chips)

Seat 4: fq88 (20125 in chips)

jwvdcw: posts the ante 50

PIXAS: posts the ante 50

Kubulon: posts the ante 50

fq88: posts the ante 50

PIXAS: posts small blind 300

Kubulon: posts big blind 600

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [9c 9d]

fq88: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1200 to 1800

PIXAS: calls 1500

Kubulon: folds

*** FLOP *** [5c 5h Th]

PIXAS: checks

jwvdcw: bets 2400

PIXAS: raises 2400 to 4800

jwvdcw: raises 2545 to 7345 and is all-in

PIXAS: calls 2545

*** TURN *** [5c 5h Th] [5s]

*** RIVER *** [5c 5h Th 5s] [8s]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

PIXAS: shows [Qd Ts] (a full house, Fives full of Tens)

jwvdcw: shows [9c 9d] (a full house, Fives full of Nines)

PIXAS collected 19090 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 19090 | Rake 0

Board [5c 5h Th 5s 8s]

Seat 1: jwvdcw (button) showed [9c 9d] and lost with a full house, Fives full of Nines

Seat 2: PIXAS (small blind) showed [Qd Ts] and won (19090) with a full house, Fives full of Tens

Seat 3: Kubulon (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 4: fq88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[MrPhoenix]

That K9 > QQ was barbaric.

4th place ain't shabby.

 

[Assani Fisher]

In the money(18 left) in the $55 PLO now, currently in 11th place.

 

[Assani Fisher]

Ok, I officially have absolutely no clue how he calls on the flop here

PokerStars Game #24078198472: Tournament #134682075, $50+$5 Omaha Pot Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/01/19 21:16:32 ET

Table '134682075 12' 9-max Seat #7 is the button

Seat 1: LRED (11130 in chips)

Seat 2: risti7 (12670 in chips)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (13300 in chips)

Seat 4: Serbaste (12585 in chips)

Seat 5: Mills23 (8445 in chips)

Seat 6: kingofnines (4645 in chips)

Seat 7: Grebnos (11320 in chips)

Seat 8: pattaya72 (5960 in chips)

Seat 9: phatlat (37009 in chips)

pattaya72: posts small blind 400

phatlat: posts big blind 800

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [8c Ts 9d 7c]

LRED: calls 800

risti7: folds

jwvdcw: raises 2800 to 3600

Serbaste: folds

Mills23: folds

kingofnines: folds

Grebnos: folds

pattaya72: folds

phatlat: folds

LRED: calls 2800

*** FLOP *** [Qc Tc Ah]

LRED: checks

jwvdcw: bets 8400

LRED: calls 7530 and is all-in

Uncalled bet (870) returned to jwvdcw

phatlat said, "JK"

*** TURN *** [Qc Tc Ah] [Kh]

*** RIVER *** [Qc Tc Ah Kh] [6h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

LRED: shows [Ad 8s 7d 9c] (a pair of Aces)

jwvdcw: shows [8c Ts 9d 7c] (a pair of Tens)

LRED collected 23460 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 23460 | Rake 0

Board [Qc Tc Ah Kh 6h]

Seat 1: LRED showed [Ad 8s 7d 9c] and won (23460) with a pair of Aces

Seat 2: risti7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: jwvdcw showed [8c Ts 9d 7c] and lost with a pair of Tens

Seat 4: Serbaste folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: Mills23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: kingofnines folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: Grebnos (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: pattaya72 (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 9: phatlat (big blind) folded before Flop

 

[Assani Fisher]

still alive though...

PokerStars Game #24078228023: Tournament #134682075, $50+$5 Omaha Pot Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/01/19 21:17:34 ET

Table '134682075 12' 9-max Seat #8 is the button

Seat 1: LRED (23460 in chips)

Seat 2: risti7 (12670 in chips)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (2170 in chips)

Seat 4: Serbaste (12585 in chips)

Seat 5: Mills23 (8445 in chips)

Seat 6: kingofnines (4645 in chips)

Seat 7: Grebnos (11320 in chips)

Seat 8: pattaya72 (5560 in chips)

Seat 9: phatlat (36209 in chips)

phatlat: posts small blind 400

LRED: posts big blind 800

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [8c 5c Js 9d]

jwvdcw said, "nh"

risti7: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1370 to 2170 and is all-in

Serbaste: raises 5540 to 7710

Mills23: folds

kingofnines: folds

Grebnos: folds

pattaya72: folds

phatlat: folds

LRED: folds

Uncalled bet (5540) returned to Serbaste

*** FLOP *** [Jc Kd 7s]

*** TURN *** [Jc Kd 7s] [2h]

*** RIVER *** [Jc Kd 7s 2h] [5h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [8c 5c Js 9d] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)

Serbaste: shows [9c Ac Ad 6d] (a pair of Aces)

jwvdcw collected 5540 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 5540 | Rake 0

Board [Jc Kd 7s 2h 5h]

Seat 1: LRED (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 2: risti7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: jwvdcw showed [8c 5c Js 9d] and won (5540) with two pair, Jacks and Fives

Seat 4: Serbaste showed [9c Ac Ad 6d] and lost with a pair of Aces

Seat 5: Mills23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: kingofnines folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: Grebnos folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: pattaya72 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 9: phatlat (small blind) folded before Flop

 

[Assani Fisher]

and out...

PokerStars Game #24078314403: Tournament #134682075, $50+$5 Omaha Pot Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/01/19 21:20:35 ET

Table '134682075 12' 9-max Seat #3 is the button

Seat 1: LRED (22260 in chips)

Seat 2: risti7 (9470 in chips)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (4340 in chips)

Seat 4: Serbaste (23735 in chips)

Seat 5: Mills23 (8445 in chips)

Seat 6: kingofnines (4645 in chips)

Seat 8: pattaya72 (5560 in chips)

Seat 9: phatlat (38609 in chips)

Serbaste: posts small blind 400

Mills23: posts big blind 800

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [5d Kh Qd Kd]

kingofnines: folds

pattaya72: raises 2000 to 2800

phatlat: folds

LRED: folds

risti7: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1540 to 4340 and is all-in

Serbaste: folds

Mills23: folds

pattaya72: calls 1540

*** FLOP *** [5s 7d 7h]

*** TURN *** [5s 7d 7h] [Ac]

*** RIVER *** [5s 7d 7h Ac] [4d]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

pattaya72: shows [Qs Jc As 2c] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)

jwvdcw: shows [5d Kh Qd Kd] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)

pattaya72 collected 9880 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 9880 | Rake 0

Board [5s 7d 7h Ac 4d]

Seat 1: LRED folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: risti7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (button) showed [5d Kh Qd Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens

Seat 4: Serbaste (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 5: Mills23 (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 6: kingofnines folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: pattaya72 showed [Qs Jc As 2c] and won (9880) with two pair, Aces and Sevens

Seat 9: phatlat folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Still alive in the 3 other tourneys though

 

[Assani Fisher]

ugh, within a minute of each other

PokerStars Game #24078621813: Tournament #134671094, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/01/19 21:31:21 ET

Table '134671094 25' 9-max Seat #6 is the button

Seat 1: phounderAA (3770 in chips)

Seat 2: Aduobe4 (2820 in chips)

Seat 3: Anish-1 (2985 in chips)

Seat 4: 0120 (2785 in chips)

Seat 5: jwvdcw (3475 in chips)

Seat 6: BlowinPiff (1295 in chips)

Seat 7: lippo81 (2435 in chips)

Seat 8: ibeenfound! (4855 in chips)

Seat 9: Parnish (3070 in chips)

lippo81: posts small blind 25

ibeenfound!: posts big blind 50

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [As Jh]

Parnish: folds

phounderAA: folds

Aduobe4: folds

Anish-1: folds

0120: folds

jwvdcw: raises 100 to 150

BlowinPiff: raises 1145 to 1295 and is all-in

lippo81: folds

ibeenfound!: folds

jwvdcw: calls 1145

*** FLOP *** [Qh 5s 3h]

*** TURN *** [Qh 5s 3h] [3c]

*** RIVER *** [Qh 5s 3h 3c] [9h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [As Jh] (a pair of Threes)

BlowinPiff: shows [7h Qc] (two pair, Queens and Threes)

BlowinPiff collected 2665 from pot

jwvdcw said, "nh"

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 2665 | Rake 0

Board [Qh 5s 3h 3c 9h]

Seat 1: phounderAA folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: Aduobe4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: Anish-1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: 0120 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: jwvdcw showed [As Jh] and lost with a pair of Threes

Seat 6: BlowinPiff (button) showed [7h Qc] and won (2665) with two pair, Queens and Threes

Seat 7: lippo81 (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 8: ibeenfound! (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 9: Parnish folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #24078642486: Tournament #134685216, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/01/19 21:32:05 ET

Table '134685216 8' 9-max Seat #3 is the button

Seat 1: jwvdcw (5035 in chips)

Seat 2: aaaaaaaa (12035 in chips)

Seat 3: ZT Cattle (7515 in chips)

Seat 4: MSUcougar (11735 in chips)

Seat 5: BreweRonnie (5400 in chips)

Seat 6: USCphildo (6180 in chips)

Seat 7: dw2006 (4158 in chips)

Seat 8: Cre8ive (5425 in chips)

Seat 9: Comandr_Cool (6675 in chips)

MSUcougar: posts small blind 100

BreweRonnie: posts big blind 200

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Ad Ks]

ZT Cattle said, "99 neg"

USCphildo: folds

dw2006: folds

Cre8ive: folds

Comandr_Cool: folds

jwvdcw: raises 400 to 600

aaaaaaaa: folds

ZT Cattle: calls 600

MSUcougar: raises 1400 to 2000

BreweRonnie: folds

jwvdcw: raises 3035 to 5035 and is all-in

ZT Cattle: folds

MSUcougar: calls 3035

*** FLOP *** [Jc 4s 2c]

*** TURN *** [Jc 4s 2c] [5c]

*** RIVER *** [Jc 4s 2c 5c] [3c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

MSUcougar: shows [Ah Qd] (a straight, Ace to Five)

jwvdcw: shows [Ad Ks] (a straight, Ace to Five)

MSUcougar collected 5435 from pot

jwvdcw collected 5435 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 10870 | Rake 0

Board [Jc 4s 2c 5c 3c]

Seat 1: jwvdcw showed [Ad Ks] and won (5435) with a straight, Ace to Five

Seat 2: aaaaaaaa folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: ZT Cattle (button) folded before Flop

Seat 4: MSUcougar (small blind) showed [Ah Qd] and won (5435) with a straight, Ace to Five

Seat 5: BreweRonnie (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 6: USCphildo folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: dw2006 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: Cre8ive folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 9: Comandr_Cool folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Zow]

assani> your new setup come in?

 

[Assani Fisher]

and it continues...

PokerStars Game #24078795240: Tournament #134682089, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (300/600) - 2009/01/19 21:37:31 ET

Table '134682089 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button

Seat 1: Pete Ivey83 (9445 in chips)

Seat 2: Camp77 (7479 in chips)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (11937 in chips)

Seat 4: fulmine (15382 in chips)

Seat 5: iLLNuGWichee (14410 in chips)

Seat 6: BillChapel (6492 in chips)

Seat 7: hemann1 (5377 in chips) is sitting out

Seat 8: allofit29 (30531 in chips)

Seat 9: Piscato (6418 in chips)

Pete Ivey83: posts the ante 50

Camp77: posts the ante 50

jwvdcw: posts the ante 50

fulmine: posts the ante 50

iLLNuGWichee: posts the ante 50

BillChapel: posts the ante 50

hemann1: posts the ante 50

allofit29: posts the ante 50

Piscato: posts the ante 50

fulmine: posts small blind 300

iLLNuGWichee: posts big blind 600

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Qc Qd]

BillChapel: raises 5842 to 6442 and is all-in

hemann1: folds

allofit29: folds

Piscato: folds

Pete Ivey83: folds

Camp77: folds

jwvdcw: raises 5445 to 11887 and is all-in

fulmine: folds

iLLNuGWichee: folds

Uncalled bet (5445) returned to jwvdcw

*** FLOP *** [Kd 9h 5s]

*** TURN *** [Kd 9h 5s] [3d]

*** RIVER *** [Kd 9h 5s 3d] [Td]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

BillChapel: shows [Js Ks] (a pair of Kings)

jwvdcw: shows [Qc Qd] (a pair of Queens)

BillChapel collected 14234 from pot

jwvdcw said, "nh"

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 14234 | Rake 0

Board [Kd 9h 5s 3d Td]

Seat 1: Pete Ivey83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: Camp77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (button) showed [Qc Qd] and lost with a pair of Queens

Seat 4: fulmine (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 5: iLLNuGWichee (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 6: BillChapel showed [Js Ks] and won (14234) with a pair of Kings

Seat 7: hemann1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: allofit29 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 9: Piscato folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Assani Fisher]

assani> your new setup come in?

yea, but one of hte monitors is already having major problems, so I'm gonna have to send it back.

 

[Zow]

assani> your new setup come in?

yea, but one of hte monitors is already having major problems, so I'm gonna have to send it back.

that sucks - still looks you guys have awesome setups though

 

[Assani Fisher]

and out of the $109

PokerStars Game #24079023918: Tournament #134682089, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (400/800) - 2009/01/19 21:45:42 ET

Table '134682089 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button

Seat 1: Pete Ivey83 (13943 in chips)

Seat 2: Camp77 (9454 in chips)

Seat 3: jwvdcw (2818 in chips)

Seat 4: fulmine (13582 in chips)

Seat 5: iLLNuGWichee (11910 in chips)

Seat 6: BillChapel (10685 in chips)

Seat 7: AkuAku (5854 in chips)

Seat 8: allofit29 (28282 in chips)

Seat 9: Piscato (9443 in chips)

Pete Ivey83: posts the ante 75

Camp77: posts the ante 75

jwvdcw: posts the ante 75

fulmine: posts the ante 75

iLLNuGWichee: posts the ante 75

BillChapel: posts the ante 75

AkuAku: posts the ante 75

allofit29: posts the ante 75

Piscato: posts the ante 75

AkuAku: posts small blind 400

allofit29: posts big blind 800

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Ah 8d]

Piscato: folds

Pete Ivey83: folds

Camp77: folds

jwvdcw: raises 1943 to 2743 and is all-in

fulmine: folds

iLLNuGWichee: folds

BillChapel: folds

AkuAku: folds

allofit29: calls 1943

*** FLOP *** [3d Kc 3s]

*** TURN *** [3d Kc 3s] [Jh]

*** RIVER *** [3d Kc 3s Jh] [2c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

allofit29: shows [4s 4h] (two pair, Fours and Threes)

jwvdcw: shows [Ah 8d] (a pair of Threes)

allofit29 collected 6561 from pot

allofit29 said, "gg"

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 6561 | Rake 0

Board [3d Kc 3s Jh 2c]

Seat 1: Pete Ivey83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: Camp77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: jwvdcw showed [Ah 8d] and lost with a pair of Threes

Seat 4: fulmine folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: iLLNuGWichee folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: BillChapel (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: AkuAku (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 8: allofit29 (big blind) showed [4s 4h] and won (6561) with two pair, Fours and Threes

Seat 9: Piscato folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Assani Fisher]

and out of the $109 rebuy...rough stretch these past few hands

PokerStars Game #24079227655: Tournament #134685216, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (150/300) - 2009/01/19 21:53:00 ET

Table '134685216 22' 9-max Seat #2 is the button

Seat 1: ShankingYou (10500 in chips)

Seat 2: Balla-B13 (8005 in chips)

Seat 3: D1rtyR1v3r (7716 in chips)

Seat 4: Aboubacar (25450 in chips)

Seat 5: BabyGrand (4610 in chips)

Seat 6: ch0ppy (3440 in chips)

Seat 7: icallseat3 (6136 in chips)

Seat 8: kb the kid19 (11293 in chips)

Seat 9: jwvdcw (4460 in chips)

ShankingYou: posts the ante 25

Balla-B13: posts the ante 25

D1rtyR1v3r: posts the ante 25

Aboubacar: posts the ante 25

BabyGrand: posts the ante 25

ch0ppy: posts the ante 25

icallseat3: posts the ante 25

kb the kid19: posts the ante 25

jwvdcw: posts the ante 25

D1rtyR1v3r: posts small blind 150

Aboubacar: posts big blind 300

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Js Ks]

BabyGrand: folds

ch0ppy: folds

icallseat3: folds

kb the kid19: folds

jwvdcw: raises 4135 to 4435 and is all-in

ShankingYou: folds

Balla-B13: folds

D1rtyR1v3r: raises 3256 to 7691 and is all-in

Aboubacar: folds

Uncalled bet (3256) returned to D1rtyR1v3r

*** FLOP *** [9s Jd 2d]

*** TURN *** [9s Jd 2d] [Tc]

*** RIVER *** [9s Jd 2d Tc] [7h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

D1rtyR1v3r: shows [8d Ah] (a straight, Seven to Jack)

jwvdcw: shows [Js Ks] (a pair of Jacks)

D1rtyR1v3r collected 9395 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 9395 | Rake 0

Board [9s Jd 2d Tc 7h]

Seat 1: ShankingYou folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: Balla-B13 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: D1rtyR1v3r (small blind) showed [8d Ah] and won (9395) with a straight, Seven to Jack

Seat 4: Aboubacar (big blind) folded before Flop

Seat 5: BabyGrand folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 6: ch0ppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: icallseat3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 8: kb the kid19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 9: jwvdcw showed [Js Ks] and lost with a pair of Jacks

 

[Assani Fisher]

and out of the $162....kinda a disappointing day after playing pretty well and accumulating good stacks in many tourneys...

PokerStars Game #24079307066: Tournament #134671094, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/19 21:55:53 ET

Table '134671094 27' 9-max Seat #6 is the button

Seat 1: profontaine (6150 in chips)

Seat 2: JP OSU (1550 in chips)

Seat 3: SmartFAB (2755 in chips)

Seat 4: G0NEPLATINUM (4952 in chips)

Seat 5: MAX_ITL (5280 in chips)

Seat 6: LOLNSML (4448 in chips)

Seat 7: adamsdad1007 (3865 in chips)

Seat 8: jwvdcw (1955 in chips)

Seat 9: SindyJizz (3195 in chips)

adamsdad1007: posts small blind 50

jwvdcw: posts big blind 100

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to jwvdcw [Kh As]

SindyJizz: folds

profontaine: folds

JP OSU: folds

SmartFAB: folds

G0NEPLATINUM: folds

MAX_ITL: raises 200 to 300

LOLNSML: folds

adamsdad1007: folds

jwvdcw: raises 500 to 800

MAX_ITL: raises 600 to 1400

jwvdcw: raises 555 to 1955 and is all-in

MAX_ITL: calls 555

*** FLOP *** [3s 7h 8d]

*** TURN *** [3s 7h 8d] [6h]

*** RIVER *** [3s 7h 8d 6h] [6s]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

jwvdcw: shows [Kh As] (a pair of Sixes)

MAX_ITL: shows [Ad Ac] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)

MAX_ITL collected 3960 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot 3960 | Rake 0

Board [3s 7h 8d 6h 6s]

Seat 1: profontaine folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 2: JP OSU folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 3: SmartFAB folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 4: G0NEPLATINUM folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 5: MAX_ITL showed [Ad Ac] and won (3960) with two pair, Aces and Sixes

Seat 6: LOLNSML (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Seat 7: adamsdad1007 (small blind) folded before Flop

Seat 8: jwvdcw (big blind) showed [Kh As] and lost with a pair of Sixes

Seat 9: SindyJizz folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Pick]

I thought online poker was illegal, no?

 

[moderated]

your running HOT tonight in tourneys.

 

[Little Gherkins]

I thought online poker was illegal, no?

No.

 

[Pick]

I thought online poker was illegal, no?

No.

Sorry for the hijack. I have a buddy who says he can't do it anymore cuz of that new legislation. Is there a new way around it?

 

[Rick James]

Assani, I enjoy reading your MTT recaps. One question, is there a particular reason why you play mostly Pokerstars? Is the tourny action better than FullTilt?