Happy New Year!

Hey guys,

Hope everyone had a good start to 2010. Since I have a lot of ambitious goals to take care of this year, I decided to keep up on a blog so that I can't fail at my goals without all the judgmental internet folk knowing about it.

I apologize to anyone who might read this and isn't interested in poker, because chances are I'm going to talk a lot about it. Also, I'll probably discuss college basketball and baseball as long as I keep up. Maybe movies, maybe The Wire if I get around to it, and almost definitely LOST's final season.

I started off the year playing some heads up because I'm at home so no shot at playing 6max. I had a nice juicy fish at 2 tables of 200nl who gave me some nice donations at first but then decided to dunk his balls in a pool of 4-leaf clovers and win $1,200 back. Some fun hands from the match:

Full Tilt, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players

LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $235.50

BTN: $205.50

Pre-Flop: Q 9 dealt to Hero (BB)

BTN raises to $6, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($12) 6 5 K (2 Players)

Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($12) 7 (2 Players)

Hero bets $10, BTN calls $10

River: ($32) Q (2 Players)

Hero bets $17, BTN raises to $44, Hero raises to $219.50 and is All-In, BTN calls $145.50 and is All-In

Results: $411 Pot ($0.50 Rake)

Hero showed Q 9 and LOST (-$203.50 NET)

BTN showed Q Q and WON $410.50 (+$206 NET)


That one was before I knew he was a fish, but either way the jerk had the one combo in existence that calls my river 3bet so screw him.

Full Tilt, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players

LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $673.60

BB: $202

Pre-Flop: T T dealt to Hero (BTN)

Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $14, Hero raises to $40, BB raises to $200 and is All-In, Hero calls $161

Flop: ($404) 2 J 2 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Turn: ($404) 7 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


River: ($404) 4 (2 Players - 1 is All-In)


Results: $404 Pot ($0.50 Rake)

Hero showed T T and WON $403.50 (+$202.50 NET)

BB showed 4 8 and LOST (-$200 NET)


Seems like someone found the best way to combat wide 4betting...


Full Tilt, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players

LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $649.20

BB: $418.10

Pre-Flop: Q J dealt to Hero (BTN)

Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $14, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($28) T 8 K (2 Players)

BB bets $17, Hero calls $17

Turn: ($62) 9 (2 Players)

BB bets $45, Hero raises to $132, BB calls $87

River: ($326) 6 (2 Players)

BB checks, Hero bets $486.20 and is All-In, BB calls $255.10 and is All-In

Results: $836.20 Pot ($0.50 Rake)

Hero showed Q J and LOST (-$417.10 NET)

BB showed J A and WON $835.70 (+$419.60 NET)

=(

Full Tilt, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players

LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $200

BB: $1,120

Pre-Flop: 9 9 dealt to Hero (BTN)

Hero raises to $4, BB calls $2

Flop: ($8) 8 4 6 (2 Players)

BB bets $6, Hero raises to $24, BB raises to $42, Hero calls $18

Turn: ($92) T (2 Players)

BB bets $154, Hero calls $154 and is All-In

River: ($400) K (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $400 Pot ($0.50 Rake)

Hero showed 9 9 and LOST (-$199 NET)

BB showed T 8 and WON $399.50 (+$201.50 NET)


That one was directly after 3 straight raises of his donkbet... sigh

So yeah I won a bit back after that but still had a shitty session overall. Went out to Buffalo Wild Wings after that and split 100 wings 5 ways, then won 2 games of nba2k10. Good finish imo.

Anyways I'm gonna take a break for now and maybe play again tonight. I'll be back at my apartment tomorrow to get ready for the new quarter (yay). Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their holiday.

Kevin