Official August thread: General Discussion, Goals, Winrates, etc

[BriMc]

+8K so far for August

~3.5K online
~4.5K live
certainly takes the sting out of being only +500 for July.

[Anders]

+1k in august so far while moving into new apartment, getting cable and internet set up, assembling my new computer, getting furniture set up, and getting carpet installed [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[DJ Sensei]

you know how when you come back home to a puppy after a while, he's all excited and jumps all over you and whatnot?

yea, my luckbox is doing that.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">BB ($1377.44) (Sawyer_on_TILT)</font>
UTG ($366.25)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($988.80)</font>
Button ($718.05)
SB ($297.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $21</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $66</font>, Hero calls $51.

Flop: ($147) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $112</font>, Hero calls $112.

Turn: ($371) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $286</font>, Hero calls $804.80 (All-In), BB calls $518.80.

River: ($1980.60) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $1980.60

Results:
BB has 9h 9d (three of a kind, nines).
Hero has Td Ts (straight, queen high).
Outcome: Hero wins $1980.60

I think this play would have been way better if I had more chips... but so it goes.

[john kane]

i hate this [censored] game. i finally think i may end my summer breakeven having won $2K yesterday. but no. no no [censored] no.

this hand just takes the [censored]

i have K3 in BB.

flop comes 34K

5 see a flop, full ring. 1-2nl.

effective stacks $200

some fish bets $20. everyone else folds. i raise to $75. a really big raise.

he thinks. and calls.

turn 2

perfect. i have $125 back and dont want to scare him off so i bet $90. he thinks. and calls.

turn A.

i push for a tiny bit more, like $35. he calls.

HE HAD 45. WTF. WHAT A [censored] FISH BAG.

arrghhhh. plus coldcardedness at some 3-6nl, 1-2nl 6 max when crap including KK vs 44 all in preflop for a pot of $190. wtf wtf wtf.

WHY CANT I RUN GOOD FOR LIKE 5 DAYS. WHY OH [censored] WHYYYYYYY.

time to have a shower, have dinner, then get completely [censored].

[TheWorstPlayer]

best hand won. SoT is a 2p2er, i'm sure you know.

[john kane]

oh wait. one more [censored] thing. im getting a bit pissed of playing a party so i switch sites. first [censored] hand i play at this [censored] site is:

i have JQ in BB 3-6nl. i bought in short for $240. 1 limper everyone else folds.

flop comes QQK.

by the river the chips are in. of course he had KK. ffs FFFSSSS. WTF WTF WTF.

[yvesaint]

john kane, john kane .....refer to my avatar

[pethie]

Oh well, I took a shot at 10/20.

Set over set a couple of times, second best hands, a little tilt, a horrible bluff.

-9k, back to 5/10

Sweet [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Requin]

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best hand won. SoT is a 2p2er, i'm sure you know.

[/ QUOTE ]Haha are you SoT? I always go to war with that guy if I'm sitting next to him.

[TheWorstPlayer]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
best hand won. SoT is a 2p2er, i'm sure you know.

[/ QUOTE ]Haha are you SoT? I always go to war with that guy if I'm sitting next to him.

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I'm loloTRICKEDi.