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[PaulyHC]

i know some play, just wondering if you all care to share your stories, talk about hands, whatever.

I have started playing again avidly on Poker Stars.

my name is VIHC79 on there. i generally play short handed [6max at table] small stakes .50/1 BB

i had a crazy hand a few minutes ago, I cant believe the guy called off his stack with QQ

i had already been having a good day, this was a max $50 buy in table, so i was up $120.45 at the time and been playing for roughly 2 hrs

PokerStars Game #49706649776: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/16 13:29:58 ET
Table 'Arlon' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: visavis1111 ($143.10 in chips)
Seat 2: VIHC79 ($170.45 in chips)
Seat 3: De Presenter ($80.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Jesus Lester ($19 in chips)
Jesus Lester: posts small blind $0.50
visavis1111: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [Kh Kc]
xVinsentVegA joins the table at seat #5
VIHC79: raises $2 to $3
De Presenter: folds
Jesus Lester: raises $16 to $19 and is all-in
visavis1111: raises $16 to $35
VIHC79: raises $135.45 to $170.45 and is all-in
visavis1111: calls $108.10 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($27.35) returned to VIHC79
*** FLOP *** [Ks 2s 9h]
*** TURN *** [Ks 2s 9h] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 2s 9h 9d] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
visavis1111: shows [Qh Qd] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
VIHC79: shows [Kh Kc] (a full house, Kings full of Nines)
VIHC79 collected $248.20 from side pot
Jesus Lester: mucks hand
VIHC79 said, "sayonarra"
VIHC79 collected $55 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $305.20 Main pot $55. Side pot $248.20. | Rake $2
Board [Ks 2s 9h 9d 4h]
Seat 1: visavis1111 (big blind) showed [Qh Qd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines
Seat 2: VIHC79 showed [Kh Kc] and won ($303.20) with a full house, Kings full of Nines
Seat 3: De Presenter (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Jesus Lester (small blind) mucked [7s 7h]

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and the gong show begins, wo, what a SICK hand

honestly, its just a bad beat, and i should just get over it, but really? his play dumbfounds me with only $4 invested

PokerStars Game #49715930866: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/16 16:27:44 ET
Table 'Lictoria II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: VIHC79 ($126.15 in chips)
Seat 2: Anssi A ($260.30 in chips)
Seat 3: cov47 ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: stackmenow ($184.40 in chips)
Seat 5: ggman2 ($108.50 in chips)
Seat 6: MelowYellow ($105.75 in chips)
MelowYellow: posts small blind $0.50
VIHC79: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [Qd Qc]
Anssi A: folds
cov47: raises $3 to $4
stackmenow: calls $4
ggman2: calls $4
cov47 said, "hey wait, i *AM* on a cash table!!"
MelowYellow: folds
VIHC79: raises $17 to $21
cov47: folds
stackmenow: folds
ggman2: raises $87.50 to $108.50 and is all-in
VIHC79: calls $87.50
*** FLOP *** [Th 5s Kc]
*** TURN *** [Th 5s Kc] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [Th 5s Kc Kd] [2d]
cov47 said, "loooooooooooool"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VIHC79: shows [Qd Qc] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
ggman2: shows [5d 5h] (a full house, Fives full of Kings)
ggman2 collected $222.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $225.50 | Rake $3
Board [Th 5s Kc Kd 2d]
Seat 1: VIHC79 (big blind) showed [Qd Qc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 2: Anssi A folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: cov47 folded before Flop
Seat 4: stackmenow folded before Flop
Seat 5: ggman2 (button) showed [5d 5h] and won ($222.50) with a full house, Fives full of Kings
Seat 6: MelowYellow (small blind) folded before Flop

[Crucified]

how do you collect money from these sites?

give me details, i like poker but always figured poker sites were scammy.

[PaulyHC]

well they give you a few options. my particular case is a touch complicated.

since i had no money of my own, nor do i have a credit card, i could not register.

but i have the skills, so my friend decided to "stake" me, meaning he put the money up and i play - we split 50/50.

historicall i have just used the "send me a cheque" cashout option. they send it to the cardholders address within 2 weeks.

you can also use any credit card to deposit - you can also use "online banking institutions" like netteller.

these online banking inst. are generally affixed to one of your personal banking accounts, so when you want to cash out, it gets deposited directly into it.

generally most credit card companies do not authorize cashouts to be put back on the credit card

SIDENOTE:

lets get a VIHC poker game going, KEVIN, Willa, TAMBRO, JOHNNY BOY....

[Crucified]

i have a small table(not a poker table) and some nice chips. I like poker.


I only play for money though. Even if it's just 5 bucks or whatever. i find if you don't play for real money, people don't play to win. I'm in!

[PaulyHC]

i have a small table(not a poker table) and some nice chips. I like poker.


I only play for money though. Even if it's just 5 bucks or whatever. i find if you don't play for real money, people don't play to win. I'm in!

i only play for money too - small stakes is fine by me, i think we played one other time, and it was a $5 tourney.

i have nice chips as well, no actual poker table, but one that suffices.

[Hollow]

I would be into this, as long as you were patient with me while I learned and repeatedly asked questions. I'm sure taking all my money would be well worth playing with a newb.

[Crucified]

[KYLESTYLE]

Love playing poker. As long as everyone isn't total newbs, I'm in.

[Tambro]

I'm always game. I'm actually itching to start playing again now... Maybe fire up the ol' Visa... NO TAMBO! DON'T!

But I dunno, I dunno if I call with QQ on that second all in. Maybe I'm just wrong, have not run any numbers on it, but I feel like at BEST I'm 50/50 and usually a dog. He totally sacked out though.
(I take it back, I was thinking from a tournament stand point. I likely don't just lay down 20 bucks with QQ in that sitch)

[Jordan f.]

I'd be down to play

[dalamar501]

things get out of hand when you get tyler at the poker table.

[PaulyHC]

I'm always game. I'm actually itching to start playing again now... Maybe fire up the ol' Visa... NO TAMBO! DON'T!

But I dunno, I dunno if I call with QQ on that second all in. Maybe I'm just wrong, have not run any numbers on it, but I feel like at BEST I'm 50/50 and usually a dog. He totally sacked out though.
(I take it back, I was thinking from a tournament stand point. I likely don't just lay down 20 bucks with QQ in that sitch)

well there is plennty of backstory to this as well. normally, if i am not familiar with how a player is playing, id lay that down as im likely beat, or in a race.

but this guy, well he had consistently smooth called pre-flop raises of $3-4 and folded in the 20 or 30 hands prior

he had dwindled a stack down from about $180 to his starting stack of just over $100. he was playing terrible, and i was sure i had the best hand.

in that siutuation, i dont think playing QQ against 3 other players on the flop is a good idea, no idea where i wopuld stand, and alot of potential to lose.

my rationale was make a big raise and scoop the $13 dead money - and if someone pushed all in, have to make a judgement call.

if it was any other player than this individual, i probably would have layed it down.

[Tambro]

I like this reasoning! Bad beat, dude. If you keep posting them, I promise to keep feeling bad for you,

[PaulyHC]

haha thanks TAMBRO

heres an interesting set of hands.

hand 1 is the 4th hand i played at the table, i analyzed my play here, and while unorthodox and risky, it was obviously the right "read"

PokerStars Game #49775349939: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/17 20:08:32 ET
Table 'Danae' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: linkmill77 ($50.15 in chips)
Seat 2: gollosb ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: VIHC79 ($40 in chips)
Seat 4: Dan113311 ($26.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 ($65.50 in chips)
Seat 6: BrocheN ($69.70 in chips)
Ginnungagap7: posts small blind $0.50
BrocheN: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [Tc Kd]
linkmill77: calls $1
gollosb: folds
VIHC79: raises $2 to $3
Dan113311: calls $3
Ginnungagap7: folds
BrocheN: folds
linkmill77: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [7d 4d Ks]
linkmill77: checks
VIHC79: checks
Dan113311: bets $2
linkmill77: folds
VIHC79: raises $3 to $5
Dan113311: raises $3 to $8
VIHC79: raises $29 to $37 and is all-in
Dan113311: folds
Uncalled bet ($29) returned to VIHC79
VIHC79 collected $25.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26.50 | Rake $1.30
Board [7d 4d Ks]
Seat 1: linkmill77 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: gollosb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: VIHC79 collected ($25.20)
Seat 4: Dan113311 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BrocheN (big blind) folded before Flop


this one, im not too sure about my play - i think again, very risky - but if it wasnt the same player heads up as in the above hand, i likely play it much different and fold to the re-raise.


PokerStars Game #49775397522: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/17 20:09:36 ET
Table 'Danae' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: linkmill77 ($47.15 in chips)
Seat 2: gollosb ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: VIHC79 ($54.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Dan113311 ($15.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 ($65 in chips)
Seat 6: BrocheN ($68.70 in chips)
BrocheN: posts small blind $0.50
linkmill77: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [6c 6d]
gollosb: folds
VIHC79: raises $2 to $3
Dan113311: raises $12.50 to $15.50 and is all-in
Ginnungagap7: folds
BrocheN: folds
linkmill77: folds
VIHC79: calls $12.50
*** FLOP *** [6s 6h Th]
*** TURN *** [6s 6h Th] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [6s 6h Th 2d] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VIHC79: shows [6c 6d] (four of a kind, Sixes)
Dan113311: shows [Ks Ad] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
VIHC79 collected $30.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32.50 | Rake $1.60
Board [6s 6h Th 2d As]
Seat 1: linkmill77 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: gollosb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: VIHC79 showed [6c 6d] and won ($30.90) with four of a kind, Sixes
Seat 4: Dan113311 showed [Ks Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BrocheN (small blind) folded before Flop

this hand takes place about 15 minutes later - i think it was the only way to play the AA and get my max payoff, thankfully it held up

PokerStars Game #49776128771: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/17 20:26:34 ET
Table 'Danae' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: genkidama190 ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: VIHC79 ($67.55 in chips)
Seat 4: Jesus Lester ($18.45 in chips)
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 ($60.30 in chips)
Seat 6: xrocket16x ($55.15 in chips)
Jesus Lester: posts small blind $0.50
Ginnungagap7: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [As Ac]
xrocket16x: raises $2 to $3
genkidama190: folds
VIHC79: calls $3
Jesus Lester: folds
Ginnungagap7: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d 2s 5s]
xrocket16x: bets $4
VIHC79: raises $8 to $12
xrocket16x: calls $8
*** TURN *** [4d 2s 5s] [2h]
xrocket16x: checks
VIHC79: bets $18
xrocket16x: raises $22.15 to $40.15 and is all-in
VIHC79: calls $22.15
*** RIVER *** [4d 2s 5s 2h] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xrocket16x: shows [8d 8c] (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
VIHC79: shows [As Ac] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
VIHC79 collected $109.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $111.80 | Rake $2
Board [4d 2s 5s 2h Jc]
Seat 2: genkidama190 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: VIHC79 (button) showed [As Ac] and won ($109.80) with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 4: Jesus Lester (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: xrocket16x showed [8d 8c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Deuces

and this hand takes place directly after AA - when i called, i figured i was a coinflip - i put him on a flush/straight draw and not the made set - i doubt anyone could have gotten away from this hand, possibly to his check-raise, and i sorta saw the beat coming, but yeah, i dunno

PokerStars Game #49776184318: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2010/09/17 20:27:53 ET
Table 'Danae' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: genkidama190 ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: VIHC79 ($122.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Jesus Lester ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 ($59.30 in chips)
Seat 6: xrocket16x ($50 in chips)
Ginnungagap7: posts small blind $0.50
xrocket16x: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VIHC79 [Kc Kh]
genkidama190: folds
VIHC79: raises $2 to $3
Jesus Lester: folds
Ginnungagap7: calls $2.50
xrocket16x: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s 9s Tc]
Ginnungagap7: checks
VIHC79: bets $4
Ginnungagap7: raises $8 to $12
VIHC79: raises $107.20 to $119.20 and is all-in
Ginnungagap7: calls $44.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($62.90) returned to VIHC79
*** TURN *** [5s 9s Tc] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [5s 9s Tc 6s] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ginnungagap7: shows [Ts Th] (three of a kind, Tens)
VIHC79: shows [Kc Kh] (a pair of Kings)
Ginnungagap7 collected $117.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $119.60 | Rake $2
Board [5s 9s Tc 6s Jh]
Seat 2: genkidama190 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: VIHC79 showed [Kc Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 4: Jesus Lester (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ginnungagap7 (small blind) showed [Ts Th] and won ($117.60) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 6: xrocket16x (big blind) folded before Flop

after this i played another 20 minutes and cashed 105 for a profit of 53. wild 45 minute session to be sure

[Crucified]

Uuhhggg. Now all I want to do is play poker

[tylerp]

things get out of hand when you get tyler at the poker table.

this is true. I don't know what anything posted in this thread means, but I'll raise you FIFTY DOLLARS.

[Tambro]

Again, I'm not very familiar with cash games, but I'd definitely like to become more familiar.
Hand 1:
Is it common to raise with a hand like KTo? After that, I think it's definitely a read call, and obviously you made the right choice. I definitely like the initial raise, when he reraises though I think I'd get scared and just flat call and see what happens. I likely end up donkin' around and making myself lose this pot though.

Hand 2:
I don't like this call very much, at best you're in a race, more likely you're a dog (at best he's gonna have 2 overs) however, you have $3 invested and it costs you 4x that to call. I dunno, I just don't think I ever call there. Nice quads though hahaha

Hand 3:
I like slowplaying AA. I probably reraise preflop, because I pretty much always just want to get all my money in preflop with AA otherwise I get so scared of flush/straight draws beating me. I definitely like all the play post flop though, I guess he could've had A3, that's the only hand you're scared of, but I think that's kinda unlikely and after you raise after the flop he probably pushes you. Good call.

Hand 4:
Yeah, I likely play this the same way. Bad beat. Sometimes your opp just flops top set.

What program do you use for tracking your poker? I totally want to start again now...

[Crucified]

i've joined as CruxWrists. Just playing the free tables right now to get used to the interface before i put money up

[PaulyHC]

Normally K-10 O i wouldnt raise with, but in the first few hands at a table, i just pick one and play it aggressive to establish my table image, it was good enough for me and someone limped ahead of me so i felt like punishing.

with the AA slow play, i had been playing alot of hands preflop and playing them to the turn and just calling, so i sort of wanted to sucker him in that way, i think if i played it aggressive, theyd know i had something good.

yeah the KK sucked, it was the next hand after AA, and i sort of knew id get fucked. i overplayed it for sure, but i know if i just reraised 10-15 he may smooth call and then just push on turn, so id have to make a tougher decision, if i thought about it for another 40 seconds idve folded i think.

KEVIN - rad, poker stars is the best for tourneys, lots of really cheap ones with decent guaranteed prize pools, im not a good tourney player though, no patience.

[Crucified]

how do the tourneys work? you buy in for a certain amount and then play till you lose?