*** VIP Freeroll thread for 9-1-2007 ***

[Body Man D]

Didn't see one of these so I thought I'd get it started.

Might have something to do with being CL of the 50k at first break. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Oh and busted the 20k on the first hand with AK<K4.

[1p0kerboy]

Out of both early.

AK<AA
JJ<KK

[1p0kerboy]

Body Man D, maybe you can explain this one to me.

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I don't really see how anybody could get pleasure out of playing donkaments. I mean, seriously, by level 3 or 4 almost everybody is operating with a short stack (level 4 just started and the average stack is 22 big blinds). At that point, it's mostly a matter of my premium hand against your premium hand. It all seems a little silly to me.


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[Body Man D]

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Body Man D, maybe you can explain this one to me.

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I don't really see how anybody could get pleasure out of playing donkaments. I mean, seriously, by level 3 or 4 almost everybody is operating with a short stack (level 4 just started and the average stack is 22 big blinds). At that point, it's mostly a matter of my premium hand against your premium hand. It all seems a little silly to me.


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It's all about the big pay day. Yeah it can get frustrating when you play for hours and lose an 80/20 or whatever. But there's nothing in poker more exciting than making the FT of a big tourney knowing you can win 30k or whatever in 1 shot.

Also tournaments are interesting because of how you have to constantly adjust your play based on the stage of the tournament. It's important to know how to play deepstacked in early game. How to resteal effectively at middle to late stages etc.

To me, cash games can feel like a grind at times because it's the same thing over and over. Like being an assembly line worker. The pay is good but it can get boring. Tournaments are more like being a commissioned sales person. You can go weeks or months without making much money but then close the big deal and make the same amount in 1 day that the cash grinder made in those 3 months.

I just like playing tournaments and cash for the change of pace. If I hit the bad side of variance in MTT's I hit the cash tables for a while to rebuild my roll.

[Cry Me A River]

Out early in the 'Nova.

This is from the baby, was just supposed to be a resteal but then I couldn't fold against the push (4:1). Villain was very aggro, obv.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t4632)
Hero (t10538)
BB (t300)
UTG (t3380)
UTG+1 (t2710)
MP1 (t6860)
MP2 (t1845)
MP3 (t4966)
CO (t2167)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t400</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1600</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t2685</font>, Hero calls t1085.

Flop: (t5545) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t5545) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t5545) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t5545

Results in white below:
Hero has As Th (one pair, fours).
UTG+1 has 2h Kh (one pair, fours).
Outcome: Hero wins t5545.

[coordi]

Some pro 4bet all-in 66 in a 4 way pot and runner runner flushed me early.

[kcheel]

Knocked out a few minutes ago from the 20k. Shoved w/AJ with 11BB's. BB calls with QQ. I flop top 2 but of course river brings another Q. Its always the damn river.

I have respect for anyone who can play donkaments on a regular basis. They make me want to hurt something.

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Knocked out a few minutes ago from the 20k. Shoved w/AJ with 11BB's. BB calls with QQ. I flop top 2 but of course river brings another Q. Its always the damn river.

I have respect for anyone who can play donkaments on a regular basis. They make me want to hurt something.

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Ah Yes, I was at your table. You raise REALLY large PF.

Last hand before the break you put like $2k in. I thought that was strange.

[Body Man D]

Only gained about 2k chips that hour. 19/164 at break #2 in 50k.

[Cry Me A River]

Looked like a steal and a resteal...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t12917)
Hero (t16114)
BB (t12860)
UTG (t7876)
UTG+1 (t10613)
MP1 (t8475)
MP2 (t21255)
MP3 (t17005)
CO (t14416)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t3600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t12842</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t16039</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t10741 (All-In).

Flop: (t43672) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t43672) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t43672) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t43672

Results in white below:
Hero has Tc Ts (straight, king high).
CO has Qc Qs (full house, queens full of jacks).
Button has Th Ad (straight, ace high).
Outcome: CO wins t38976. Button wins t4696.