Well, since this is now the NC thread, I'm going to whine a bit. I just had an awful run, I was tilting pretty badly. Like swearing at the screen badly. Finally I just turbo-closed all my tables and went to blow off some steam. Here's some of what I had to put up with:
Set #1 crushed:
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)
http://216.119.70.224/converter/hhconverter.pl
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
5 folds</font>, BB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.
Flop: (8.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls.
Turn: (9.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB caps</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls.
River: (21.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls, BB calls $0.75 (All-In).
Final Pot: 27 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has 8s 9c (two pair, nines and eights).
Hero has 8c 8h (three of a kind, eights).
MP1 has Tc Ts (three of a kind, tens).
Outcome: MP1 wins 27 BB. </font>
Set #2 crushed:
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
http://216.119.70.224/converter/hhconverter.pl
Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB checks.
Flop: (4.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls, CO folds, BB folds.
Turn: (3.25 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls.
River: (11.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls.
Final Pot: 19.25 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has Ac Js (full house, aces full of jacks).
Hero has 4h 4s (full house, fours full of aces).
Outcome: UTG wins 19.25 BB. </font>
Sweet, I flopped trips. But like some twisted, demented, praying vulture, the poker queen is determined to bend me over again.
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)
http://216.119.70.224/converter/hhconverter.pl
Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.75 (All-In), Hero calls.
Turn: (6.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (6.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: 6.75 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Jh Th (three of a kind, jacks).
UTG+1 has 3s 3h (full house, threes full of jacks).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins 6.75 BB. </font>
I can't even win with AA against this short stack moron making his last play:
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)
http://216.119.70.224/converter/hhconverter.pl
Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
7 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls $0.28 (All-In).
Turn: (3.78 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (3.78 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: 3.78 BB
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB has 5c Jc (two pair, jacks and fives).
Hero has As Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: SB wins 3.56 BB. Hero wins 0.22 BB. </font>
And the end result is...
If you read all this BS, thankyou for sharing in my pain!