HOW DONKEY PLAY WORKS OUT AT TIMES.

OK, here is a hand where a donkey just can't fold because his/her inner donk will never allow it.


PokerStars Game #10261373563: Tournament #51999529, $23+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/04 - 01:29:50 (ET)
Table '51999529 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: ekimwb (3760 in chips)
Seat 3: JSB1976 (5240 in chips)
JSB1976: posts small blind 50
ekimwb: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [2d 5h]
JSB1976: raises 200 to 300 (Here I just go for the steal and boost my table presence)
ekimwb: calls 200 (Maybe it has a hand?)
*** FLOP *** [2c 5d Td] (Nice flop, better watch out for the Diamonds tho)
ekimwb: checks
JSB1976: bets 300 (This should do)
ekimwb: calls 300 (OK, we have a fish on the hook, time to reel it in)
*** TURN *** [2c 5d Td] [9c]
ekimwb: checks (Still on that Diamond draw)
JSB1976: bets 1200 (This should get him out of the hand)
ekimwb: raises 1960 to 3160 and is all-in (Hmmmmm, wtf? My 2 Pair has to be good right?)
JSB1976: calls 1960
*** RIVER *** [2c 5d Td 9c] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ekimwb: shows [8c Qc] (a straight, Eight to Queen) (All in completely on a draw, HEEEE HAWWWW)
JSB1976: shows [2d 5h] (two pair, Fives and Deuces)
JSB1976 said, "lol"
ekimwb collected 7520 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7520 | Rake 0
Board [2c 5d Td 9c Jh]
Seat 2: ekimwb (big blind) showed [8c Qc] and won (7520) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 3: JSB1976 (button) (small blind) showed [2d 5h] and lost with two pair, Fives and Deuces

LEARNING TO PLAY WITH NUTS $10 SNG Hand

Earlier in my play i would proboly just call here,which would not be a bad play. Becuase i have position and i get to act last a call would be fine here. But not if you are playing agressive small ball poker;You have to take full advantage of your position with a hand like TT and that's exactly what i did!





PokerStars Game #10233824633: Tournament #51867822, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level
I (10/20) - 2007/06/02 - 14:26:46 (ET)
Table '51867822 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: caflop (1480 in chips)
Seat 2: mick0009 (3040 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (1490 in chips)
Seat 5: bulldog999 (1480 in chips)
Seat 6: MajorHank (1240 in chips)
Seat 7: Marc Beast (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: Beeegee (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: YMIMrPink (1770 in chips)
bulldog999: posts small blind 10
MajorHank: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Td Ts]
Marc Beast: folds
Beeegee: folds
YMIMrPink: folds
caflop: folds
mick0009: raises 20 to 40
SR8tAcEto5: raises 60 to 100 Usualy a reraise makes a guy think AA/KK/AK/QQ/JJ
bulldog999: folds
MajorHank: folds
mick0009: calls 60 The good thing for me here is that there was no reraise!
*** FLOP *** [2c Jh 6d] Im thinking he has somthing like 99-88 or KQ/KJ/AQ/AJ
mick0009: bets 20
SR8tAcEto5: raises 140 to 160 looks like a suck bet but i bet half the pot anyway and reraise him 8x in the process LOL.
mick0009: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 270 from pot YEP!!!!!!!!!!!!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 270 | Rake 0
Board [2c Jh 6d]
Seat 1: caflop folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mick0009 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (button) collected (270)
Seat 5: bulldog999 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: MajorHank (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Marc Beast folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Beeegee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: YMIMrPink folded before Flop (didn't bet)

QQ's How To Kill 2 Donkeys With One Stone

PokerStars Game #10232609746: Tournament #51857270, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/06/02 - 12:55:51 (ET)
Table '51857270 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: pgrundy304 (6501 in chips) This guy was actually trying to be sneaky and bust me. I had just poped him in a hand earlier.
Seat 3: perkonm (389 in chips)
Seat 9: SR8tAcEto5 (6610 in chips)
pgrundy304: posts the ante 25
perkonm: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts the ante 25
SR8tAcEto5: posts small blind 200
pgrundy304: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Qd Qh]
pgrundy304 said, "ty"
perkonm said, "gg AGAIN!"
perkonm: calls 364 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: raises 6185 to 6585 and is all-in I push all-in to isolate for real! But i guess dude thought i was calling with KQ or KJ???
pgrundy304: calls 6076 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [7h 6s Kc]
*** TURN *** [7h 6s Kc] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [7h 6s Kc 2d] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)
pgrundy304: shows [6c Ac] (a pair of Sixes)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 12224 from side pot
perkonm: shows [5h Ah] (high card Ace)
SR8tAcEto5 collected 1167 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13391 Main pot 1167. Side pot 12224. | Rake 0
Board [7h 6s Kc 2d Jc]
Seat 2: pgrundy304 (big blind) showed [6c Ac] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 3: perkonm (button) showed [5h Ah] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 9: SR8tAcEto5 (small blind) showed [Qd Qh] and won (13391) with a pair of Queens

HOW NOT TO PLAY AA

PokerStars Game #10206160395: Tournament #51724091, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/05/31 - 21:00:33 (ET)
Table '51724091 1' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: nutnyrmuth (1675 in chips)
Seat 2: PsychicDuck (1115 in chips)
Seat 3: ALLINJIM78 (2755 in chips)
Seat 4: JSB1976 (1200 in chips)
Seat 5: dengi dawaj (960 in chips)
Seat 6: kloun777 (1295 in chips)
ALLINJIM78: posts small blind 25
JSB1976: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [3s 2c]
dengi dawaj: calls 50
kloun777: folds
nutnyrmuth: folds
ALLINJIM78 said, "hey guys i have AJ vs KJ which hand do u think wins on my other table?"
PsychicDuck: calls 50
ALLINJIM78: calls 25
JSB1976: checks ( sure let's see what happens, oh, ALLINJIM, just shut up)
*** FLOP *** [8h 7s 3h]
ALLINJIM78 said, "of course my AJ loses"
dengi dawaj said, "nolan"
ALLINJIM78: checks
JSB1976: checks (yea, I'll check)
dengi dawaj: checks
PsychicDuck: checks
*** TURN *** [8h 7s 3h] [3d]
ALLINJIM78 said, "nah it was the other donk who went all in with KJ i called suited AJ"
ALLINJIM78: checks
JSB1976: bets 100 (OK, lets see what I can get now)
dengi dawaj: folds
PsychicDuck: calls 100
ALLINJIM78: folds
*** RIVER *** [8h 7s 3h 3d] [7d]
JSB1976: checks (doubt he has a 7, but let's see what he bets)
PsychicDuck: bets 250
JSB1976: calls 250 (that's worth it)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PsychicDuck: shows [Ah Ad] (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
JSB1976: shows [3s 2c] (a full house, Threes full of Sevens) (thanks for the chips clown)
JSB1976 collected 900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board [8h 7s 3h 3d 7d]
Seat 1: nutnyrmuth folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: PsychicDuck (button) showed [Ah Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 3: ALLINJIM78 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: JSB1976 (big blind) showed [3s 2c] and won (900) with a full house, Threes full of Sevens
Seat 5: dengi dawaj folded on the Turn
Seat 6: kloun777 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

CRACK'N AA's

PokerStars Game #10196539550: Tournament #51676610, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/05/31 - 08:50:53 (ET)
Table '51676610 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: gidgetrocky (3430 in chips)
Seat 3: Jilme (1345 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (2660 in chips) Starting to approach the middle game phase!
Seat 6: lecky1982 (1810 in chips)
Seat 7: DBarral (2430 in chips)
Seat 8: pargg (1005 in chips)
Seat 9: spammie (820 in chips)
spammie: posts small blind 25
gidgetrocky: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ks Qs] We are seven handed so i blast 3xbb
Jilme: folds
SR8tAcEto5: raises 150 to 200
lecky1982: folds
DBarral: calls 200
pargg: folds
spammie: folds
gidgetrocky: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Ac 7d Jd] like always i miss the flop!
gidgetrocky: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 250-standard cont bet!
DBarral: folds
gidgetrocky: raises 250 to 500
SR8tAcEto5: calls 250 -Once again a mini reraise so i figure that i am behind to Aces by now. But im getting 2:1 on the flop to catch one card. Not great odds to draw but just the right price to see the turn.
*** TURN *** [Ac 7d Jd] [Th]-BINGO!!!!
gidgetrocky: bets 200
SR8tAcEto5: raises 550 to 750 -Well she sticks out a scurrd bet and we all know why!
gidgetrocky: raises 1980 to 2730 and is all-in
SR8tAcEto5: calls 1210 and is all-in There is no way in hell im pushing all-in to my reriase! Not sure what she was thinking with one card to come! Maybe she thought i was just taking a stab;But really on a flush draw???
*** RIVER *** [Ac 7d Jd Th] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gidgetrocky: shows [Ad Ah] (three of a kind, Aces)
SR8tAcEto5: shows [Ks Qs] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
gidgetrocky said, "nh"
SR8tAcEto5 collected 5545 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5545 | Rake 0
Board [Ac 7d Jd Th 4s]
Seat 2: gidgetrocky (big blind) showed [Ad Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: Jilme folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 showed [Ks Qs] and won (5545) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 6: lecky1982 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DBarral folded on the Flop
Seat 8: pargg (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: spammie (small blind) folded before Flop

KILLER BLUFF!!!!

PokerStars Game #10196413878: Tournament #51676610, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/05/31 - 08:34:18 (ET)
Table '51676610 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Dani4tw (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: gidgetrocky (1030 in chips)
Seat 3: Jilme (1600 in chips)
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 (1660 in chips) I have been making some big raises
Seat 6: lecky1982 (1620 in chips)
Seat 7: DBarral (2840 in chips)
Seat 8: pargg (1770 in chips)
Seat 9: spammie (1480 in chips)
spammie: posts small blind 10
Dani4tw: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to SR8tAcEto5 [Ac Ks] Just got ran out of a pot so now this looks like revenge
gidgetrocky: folds
Jilme: calls 20
SR8tAcEto5: raises 120 to 140
DBarral: folds
pargg has timed out
pargg: folds
pargg is sitting out
spammie: folds
Dani4tw: folds
pargg has returned
Jilme: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [4h 2s Qs] Fuck totaly missed,but i will stick in a cont bet!
Jilme: checks
SR8tAcEto5: bets 260
Jilme: raises 260 to 520 He mini reraises so yes im calling!
SR8tAcEto5: calls 260
*** TURN *** [4h 2s Qs] [2d]Now there are 2 spaids and from his betting he's not on a flush draw.So my thinking here is if he bets ill just call,and make it look like i am on a draw now!
Jilme: bets 280
SR8tAcEto5: calls 280
*** RIVER *** [4h 2s Qs 2d] [3s] This was the bingo card card me! And in two ways if you notice. With the board paired he might have been slowplaying a set;And not i have made my wheel with A5 or my flush on the river.I was not worried about him having A5 because i don't believe he would call a raise with such weak cardz.
Jilme: bets 300
SR8tAcEto5: raises 420 to 720 and is all-in I reraise here because now he only has 600 in his stack.Also he has been betting on every street;But only bets 280 on the turn! If i am him i am pushing all-in here and obviously he can't because he doesn't have shit that beats a flush or a wheel.
Jilme: folds
SR8tAcEto5 collected 2510 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2510 | Rake 0
Board [4h 2s Qs 2d 3s]
Seat 1: Dani4tw (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: gidgetrocky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Jilme folded on the River
Seat 4: SR8tAcEto5 collected (2510)
Seat 6: lecky1982 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: DBarral folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: pargg (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: spammie (small blind) folded before Flop

One note of mine is that if i can't get the job done before the river. I will usually let the hand go;Unless i have a pretty good read on the player in the hand with with me! Besides there was no way i was folding after coming this far and seeing if i could represent a hand that he was not beating.

PokerStars Game #10192761600: Tournament #51658247, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/05/30 - 23:24:37 (ET)
Table '51658247 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Schlamper (2675 in chips)
Seat 3: five12 (1235 in chips)
Seat 5: snosopp (3160 in chips) (Very Agressive Player)
Seat 6: JSB1976 (1930 in chips)
snosopp: posts small blind 15
JSB1976: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JSB1976 [6d 7h]
Schlamper: folds
five12: folds
snosopp: calls 15
JSB1976: checks (OK, I'll see the flop......)
*** FLOP *** [9h 2c 5d]
snosopp: bets 60
JSB1976: raises 120 to 180 (If he has a monster, he would re-raise)
snosopp: calls 120 (guess not)
*** TURN *** [9h 2c 5d] [8d] (JACKPOT!!!!)
snosopp: checks
JSB1976: bets 150
snosopp: calls 150 (LOL)
*** RIVER *** [9h 2c 5d 8d] [Ah]
snosopp: bets 210
JSB1976: raises 300 to 510 (Please have an Ace)
snosopp: folds (Guess Not, I win)
JSB1976 collected 1140 from pot
JSB1976: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1140 | Rake 0
Board [9h 2c 5d 8d Ah]
Seat 1: Schlamper folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: five12 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: snosopp (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: JSB1976 (big blind) collected (1140)