DVDTalk Tournament - August 18th 7pm EST/10pm PST

[DVDMagic]

I know we had a lot of fun last time around and there were some who missed out on the action that would play this time around.

Anyway, can anybody set up a tournament, or are there rules before setting up one? (ie, played on the site for so long)

I'm about to head out to work, but wanted to at least post a reminder, so maybe someone could do the honors of setting up one like last time.

To whoever does, thank you!

I aim to go one better than my 2nd place finish last time around

[WallyOPD]

Whoever sets it up be sure to swap those times around. 7pm EDT would be 4pm PDT. I'll be there.

[sauce07]

can't make it this time, seeing Springsteen. The Boss>Poker

[El Scorcho]

in

Jeremy can set it up

I'm looking forward to another ass-beating from ElementZ ;)

[bigsoos]

^^^ lol

I'm in too.

[DVDMagic]

Whoever sets it up be sure to swap those times around. 7pm EDT would be 4pm PDT. I'll be there.

D'oh! My bad - well spotted

[Jeremy517]

Where: PokerStars
When: August 18th at 7 PM PDT/10 PM EDT
Buy-in: $10 + $1
Payouts: Depends on how many enter. Almost assuredly will end up paying the top three.

How to sign up: Click on Tourney and then on Private. Sort by date and scroll down to August 18th. The tournament is named PokerTalk II. The password is "pinkflamingo" (minus the quotes).

[pinata242]

My donation will be there :thumbsup:

[ElementZ]

in

Jeremy can set it up

I'm looking forward to another ass-beating from ElementZ ;)

Funny guy eh, but at least your preparing for it. I figured out my problem why I donked out so early, it was because I was sober. I plan on drinking a few beers and play my usual game.

Usually I lay those Johnny's down preflop. Dont know what I was thinking. I will at least finish in the money this time regardless of how many people are entered.

[dave-o]

Count me in...

[gimmepilotwings]

I'm in again too. (asfnpoker)

[gimmepilotwings]

first in.

[WallyOPD]

first out.

Fixed

[DVDMagic]

LOL


I'm just getting in a little practice right now. Then it's time to make sure my boy stays asleep this time so I can concentrate and win this damn thing.

Elementz - you've been warned!!!

[Liver&Onions]

crap - i made plans with the lady tonight.

[WallyOPD]

crap - i made plans with the lady tonight.

All I keep hearing are excuses.

[Thrush]

Lets rumble chumps.

[ElementZ]

I'm in bitches

[ElementZ]

This was a fun hand to get the final table going.

PokerStars Game #19724871589: Tournament #101822973, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/08/18 - 22:12:39 (ET)
Table '101822973 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Prey 4 Death (300 in chips)
Seat 2: pinata242 (2670 in chips)
Seat 3: asfnpoker (1360 in chips)
Seat 6: DTSC (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: wallyopd (1270 in chips)
Seat 9: elementz2000 (1930 in chips)
wallyopd: posts small blind 10
elementz2000: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elementz2000 [Qs Kh]
Prey 4 Death said, "Its allright, Ive got you all right where I want you"
Prey 4 Death: raises 280 to 300 and is all-in
pinata242: folds
asfnpoker: calls 300
DTSC: folds
wallyopd: folds
elementz2000: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [3c As Js]
elementz2000: checks
asfnpoker: checks
*** TURN *** [3c As Js] [Td]
elementz2000: checks
asfnpoker: bets 300
elementz2000: raises 1330 to 1630 and is all-in
asfnpoker: calls 760 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (570) returned to elementz2000
*** RIVER *** [3c As Js Td] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elementz2000: shows [Qs Kh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
asfnpoker: shows [Ac Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
elementz2000 collected 2120 from side pot
Prey 4 Death: shows [Ah Jd] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Prey 4 Death said, "lol"
elementz2000 collected 910 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3030 Main pot 910. Side pot 2120. | Rake 0
Board [3c As Js Td Kc]
Seat 1: Prey 4 Death showed [Ah Jd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 2: pinata242 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: asfnpoker showed [Ac Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: DTSC (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: wallyopd (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: elementz2000 (big blind) showed [Qs Kh] and won (3030) with a straight, Ten to Ace

[ElementZ]

Longest bubble ever..

[ElementZ]

Dealing King finishes 4th on the bubble

[ElementZ]

2hr and 13 min later, I bust out in 3rd. Time for bed

Good luck to Soos and Stanley.

[ElementZ]

Oh, and congrats to Soos for going 2 for 2 in cashing.

[El Scorcho]

all this limping and bet/folding heads up with blinds sky high is making baby jesus and me cry

[bigsoos]

Final hand:
PokerStars Game #19727642604: Tournament #101822973, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/08/19 - 00:31:08 (ET)
Table '101822973 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: stanleypup (9000 in chips)
Seat 7: bigsoos (9000 in chips)
stanleypup: posts the ante 50
bigsoos: posts the ante 50
stanleypup: posts small blind 400
bigsoos: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bigsoos [Td Th]
stanleypup: raises 1600 to 2400
bigsoos: raises 6550 to 8950 and is all-in
stanleypup: calls 6550 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4c 9h]
*** TURN *** [Jh 4c 9h] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 4c 9h 2h] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bigsoos: shows [Td Th] (a flush, Jack high)
stanleypup: shows [Ts Ah] (a flush, Ace high)
stanleypup collected 18000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18000 | Rake 0
Board [Jh 4c 9h 2h 5h]
Seat 5: stanleypup (button) (small blind) showed [Ts Ah] and won (18000) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 7: bigsoos (big blind) showed [Td Th] and lost with a flush, Jack high

[El Scorcho]

Results for prosperity:

http://i37.tinypic.com/2rc1r11.jpg

[dave-o]

Well, that was fun...

Sorry about that last hand there bigsoos...brutal Jokerstars.

At least you all now know that I suck in heads up play. :D

[El Scorcho]

Scorcho recaps hands 1-58 of the heads-up battle before the final hand:

button completes, bb checks, *flop*, bet, fold

[bigsoos]

no prob man, good game. I thought I was a goner for sure when I got down to 2k. I know that I got a lot of shitty cards when it came down to 1-on-1. I shouldn't have listened to railbird Scorcho, lol. Good times though guys, had fun!

PS
I'm getting used to 2nd place.

[DVDMagic]

Had fun last night guys, and that had to be the longest bubble ever. Just read thru the last hand and that was a tough beat - both you guys had ideal hands to go all in pre-flop.

Seems like KQ and A10 were dealt pretty often last night and I was getting dealt pocket Q's more than ever, just not when it counted.

Might have to wait 3 weeks for the next game since 2 weeks puts it on Labor Day, unless that's not a problem, or we move it to a different night that week.

Oh, and would it make any difference if we moved the game forward an hour? I know if it runs late, people get tired. Just a thought - doesn't really matter to me

[gimmepilotwings]

This was a fun hand to get the final table going.

PokerStars Game #19724871589: Tournament #101822973, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/08/18 - 22:12:39 (ET)
Table '101822973 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Prey 4 Death (300 in chips)
Seat 2: pinata242 (2670 in chips)
Seat 3: asfnpoker (1360 in chips)
Seat 6: DTSC (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: wallyopd (1270 in chips)
Seat 9: elementz2000 (1930 in chips)
wallyopd: posts small blind 10
elementz2000: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to elementz2000 [Qs Kh]
Prey 4 Death said, "Its allright, Ive got you all right where I want you"
Prey 4 Death: raises 280 to 300 and is all-in
pinata242: folds
asfnpoker: calls 300
DTSC: folds
wallyopd: folds
elementz2000: calls 280
*** FLOP *** [3c As Js]
elementz2000: checks
asfnpoker: checks
*** TURN *** [3c As Js] [Td]
elementz2000: checks
asfnpoker: bets 300
elementz2000: raises 1330 to 1630 and is all-in
asfnpoker: calls 760 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (570) returned to elementz2000
*** RIVER *** [3c As Js Td] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
elementz2000: shows [Qs Kh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
asfnpoker: shows [Ac Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
elementz2000 collected 2120 from side pot
Prey 4 Death: shows [Ah Jd] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Prey 4 Death said, "lol"
elementz2000 collected 910 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3030 Main pot 910. Side pot 2120. | Rake 0
Board [3c As Js Td Kc]
Seat 1: Prey 4 Death showed [Ah Jd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 2: pinata242 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: asfnpoker showed [Ac Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: DTSC (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: wallyopd (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: elementz2000 (big blind) showed [Qs Kh] and won (3030) with a straight, Ten to Ace


If there is any hole in my game, it is how to play Aces. No matter what I do, I never seem to play them right. Ah well.

Nice hand element. At least I felt ok losing that hand I guess.

[WallyOPD]

I was just card dead the whole night, and the few times I did have a hand I either didn't get paid off (fucking flopped quads on the opening hand) or they didn't hold up.

[ElementZ]

If there is any hole in my game, it is how to play Aces. No matter what I do, I never seem to play them right. Ah well.

Nice hand element. At least I felt ok losing that hand I guess.

You were in an interesting dillema there. I called the raise since I was in the Big Blind (nobody else to act behind me PF), the short stack went all in, and KQ isn't horrible in that spot. I expected you and I just to check it down to eliminate 'Prey4Death'. I ended up getting a free card for the turn which completed my straight and then you bet out. And well, I sure wasnt' going to fold it.

Only other option I think you had was to raise PF instead of just call the all-in to isolate. I think that would have been the most optimal play.

[gimmepilotwings]

You were in an interesting dillema there. I called the raise since I was in the Big Blind (nobody else to act behind me PF), the short stack went all in, and KQ isn't horrible in that spot. I expected you and I just to check it down to eliminate 'Prey4Death'. I ended up getting a free card for the turn which completed my straight and then you bet out. And well, I sure wasnt' going to fold it.

Only other option I think you had was to raise PF instead of just call the all-in to isolate. I think that would have been the most optimal play.

Giving you the free card was my biggest problem. I wanted you in the hand, as I considered it a heads up, and wasn't worried about the all in.

If there would have been a flush draw, I would have pushed harder on the flop. I wanted you to catch up, but not pass me. :) I still had 30% to fill up on the river too. Ah well.

Next time.

I agree with the 3 weeks thing, Labor Day will be out for me most likely.

[dave-o]

So my reward for winning last night (aside from the money)?


I slept in late today and had to rush off to work...ugh.

But it was fun, I will be back next time (whenever we decide that will be).

[El Scorcho]

I expected you and I just to check it down to eliminate 'Prey4Death'.

Not sure why you thought this -- this type of play is typically reserved to move up money spots, not when you're still early in the tournament.


Only other option I think you had was to raise PF instead of just call the all-in to isolate. I think that would have been the most optimal play.

I think either play is fine -- you'll often see both. Sometimes you even see a guy call a small all-in with aces only to have someone behind the aces try a squeeze play and shove with a hand that the AA crushes.

The mistake was slowplaying on a very draw-heavy board. KT, KQ, and spades all have draws on that flop that are going to stack him if they come in. And, well, one did.

[gimmepilotwings]

Not sure why you thought this -- this type of play is typically reserved to move up money spots, not when you're still early in the tournament.



I think either play is fine -- you'll often see both. Sometimes you even see a guy call a small all-in with aces only to have someone behind the aces try a squeeze play and shove with a hand that the AA crushes.

The mistake was slowplaying on a very draw-heavy board. KT, KQ, and spades all have draws on that flop that are going to stack him if they come in. And, well, one did.

I didn't realize the spades when I checked. Ouch. I would have went all in if I would have seen it. Live and learn.

[El Scorcho]

I didn't realize the spades when I checked. Ouch. I would have went all in if I would have seen it. Live and learn.

FWIW, I think if the board was rainbow, I probably would have checked through as well. The spades make it so there's 9 really ugly cards (spades) you don't want to see on the turn in addition to 6 possibly ugly cards (non-spade Ts and Qs).

What a gross hand nonetheless.

[bigsoos]

Not as gross as the last hand :mad:

:lol:

[jmanlakerfan]

I came in fifth. I played a few hands early I shouldn't have and got lucky a couple times with the short stack. The blinds killed me at the end.

My AK two pair vs Q10 straight was brutal.

[gimmepilotwings]

FWIW, I think if the board was rainbow, I probably would have checked through as well. The spades make it so there's 9 really ugly cards (spades) you don't want to see on the turn in addition to 6 possibly ugly cards (non-spade Ts and Qs).

What a gross hand nonetheless.

According to the recap above, this was the flop.

*** FLOP *** [3c As Js]

[El Scorcho]

According to the recap above, this was the flop.

*** FLOP *** [3c As Js]


And my analysis still holds. Checking the flop with top set on such a draw heavy board is dangerous. :)

[gimmepilotwings]

And my analysis still holds. Checking the flop with top set on such a draw heavy board is dangerous. :)

I agree. I was surprised to see the set. I checked nearly right away.

Won't make that mistake again, at least not to you guys, :)

[actyper]

So my reward for winning last night (aside from the money)?


I slept in late today and had to rush off to work...ugh.

But it was fun, I will be back next time (whenever we decide that will be).

Congrats on winning dave-o. Last week I gave the winner a free month of Poker Zion mentoring program. As far as I know he seems to enjoy it a lot. LMK if you want it as well.

[dave-o]

Sure,

I have no idea what that is, but if it can help my game, I am all for it...