Blake's Seafood at Crocker Park has $2 burger/fries, along with other great happy hour items. We stopped in yesterday before seeing District 9, a pretty good sci-fi thriller. It got mixed reviews from the group, but I liked it. It really put a new twist on the "aliens visiting earth" scenario.
After that, I stopped by Grayday's super-secret invite-only $.25-.50 cash game (Yeah, I know) and actually won $62 after an hour and a half. Kittensmashr and Matt G were there, and Hua Cool followed me from the movie theater. Matt G won a huge pot and had a nice stack. The other guys were a little baked (the guy to my left just kept staring at the table) so the more-experienced players like Grayday, KS, and Matt were taking full advantage. I got them for a few pots as well. Overall it was a friendly game and I didn't have to risk much money. Max buy-in was only $50. Usually, I'd play too many hands in a low stakes game like this but somehow managed to fold enough to hang onto my profit. Maybe I've finally found a low stakes game I can beat!! :)
Happy Friday.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Nautica
Cashed $652 on a single buy-in last night. Many CPMG members in attendance as well. I had Uncle Bob, Colin, and Andrew at my table. Gross, Jimmy, Matt G, Grayday, Nguyen were also there. I played 3 hrs.
I didn't see any awful play to really comment about, and my money really came from small-ball poker. Just chipped up a little at a time, and never once had to put my stack at risk. Nice, comfortable poker. I only bet with air once, about 2.5 hrs in, after showing a lot of good hands. I was on the button with A-10 suited after calling $12 preflop (see, I would almost never call $12 preflop in a 1-1 game!) and the flop was plain ugly. It checked around (about 5-6 players in the hand) so I bet $25 and took it down, showing the bluff.
There was a hand that came up for discussion on the CPMG board, check it out under "how is everyone doing at Nautica these days?" or something to that effect.
Also, I think it looks good for poker in Lorain. Check out these articles:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/08/27/lorain-council-mulls-ordinance-to-lease-buildings-for-charitable-gambling/
http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/08/24/opinion/mj1504145.txt
Hopefully there will be a steady stream of donks coming through the door. I know I'll be there!
I didn't see any awful play to really comment about, and my money really came from small-ball poker. Just chipped up a little at a time, and never once had to put my stack at risk. Nice, comfortable poker. I only bet with air once, about 2.5 hrs in, after showing a lot of good hands. I was on the button with A-10 suited after calling $12 preflop (see, I would almost never call $12 preflop in a 1-1 game!) and the flop was plain ugly. It checked around (about 5-6 players in the hand) so I bet $25 and took it down, showing the bluff.
There was a hand that came up for discussion on the CPMG board, check it out under "how is everyone doing at Nautica these days?" or something to that effect.
Also, I think it looks good for poker in Lorain. Check out these articles:
http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/08/27/lorain-council-mulls-ordinance-to-lease-buildings-for-charitable-gambling/
http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/08/24/opinion/mj1504145.txt
Hopefully there will be a steady stream of donks coming through the door. I know I'll be there!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The gloves come off
Chan continues to talk shit on the board, so I guess I'll have to jump all over him for weeks if he loses HU against me. The bashing is going to be relentless. He thinks I get on him now for the 10-high call...you have no idea! Sickest call ever!! lol.
In fact, if I win, I'm going to offer his buy-in back, if he will openly admit on the board that I won fair and square, and admit that I beat him, and then speak of it no more. No way he is man enough to do that.
Here comes his counter-offer...
In fact, if I win, I'm going to offer his buy-in back, if he will openly admit on the board that I won fair and square, and admit that I beat him, and then speak of it no more. No way he is man enough to do that.
Here comes his counter-offer...
Chan
Chan wants to play heads-up AGAIN. We'll see if he even shows up. If not, I hope he finally drops the subject.
I am certainly not making any predictions, but he is definitely the weakest of the opponents I've faced, although Eskimo at the time we played surely had room for improvement. But, it's this weakness that makes Chan a formidable opponent. He doesn't have a real grasp on the game or reality in general, which makes him unpredictable and difficult to put on a hand. I'll have to make adjustments as the game progresses, if there even is a game.
Should be a fun match either way. I just hope he'll STFU about it after it's over. I will not gloat or brag if I win, unless of course he continues with his childish needling.
I will however continue to remind everyone that he once called John Coleman's all-in, on the river, with 10-HIGH!!! Sickest call ever!! :)
Of course, JC had paired his ace. NH sir.
I am certainly not making any predictions, but he is definitely the weakest of the opponents I've faced, although Eskimo at the time we played surely had room for improvement. But, it's this weakness that makes Chan a formidable opponent. He doesn't have a real grasp on the game or reality in general, which makes him unpredictable and difficult to put on a hand. I'll have to make adjustments as the game progresses, if there even is a game.
Should be a fun match either way. I just hope he'll STFU about it after it's over. I will not gloat or brag if I win, unless of course he continues with his childish needling.
I will however continue to remind everyone that he once called John Coleman's all-in, on the river, with 10-HIGH!!! Sickest call ever!! :)
Of course, JC had paired his ace. NH sir.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Nautica this weekend
I wish I'd had more time to spend down there over the weekend, with all the activity going on. I managed to stop by for 2 hrs on Sat afternoon and profited $685.
Got lucky early after getting all $215 of my stack in preflop with KK. I got min-raised to $40 after raising the initial $7 bump. I told the guy, "here's all the information you need". He of course says "Call!" AA. Ouch, NH sir. But... K on the river! Apparently it was the case K as well.
So I gave back all that profit after turning a straight and getting rivered by some old guy's 5-high flush. I did regroup and got it back from him after he pushed on a flop of A-10-x rainbow. I had AQ, he had AJ. Turn was a blank, river was another 10. He flipped over the AJ with the flourish of a matador. Sorry, out-kicked old man.
I later chased a nut flush that panned out. Guy checks to me on the river after betting big all the way. I push my last $110 into a $300+ pot, and he calls. I dont understand why he wouldn't have put me in on the river to possibly apply pressure. If you can call my all-in on the river, you can BET!! Not that I was going anywhere with the nuts, but just sayin'.
That's really about it. Took a mid-sized pot with A's full of 9's, and pocket 10's got a favorable flop twice to grab a couple of other pots.
Got my chips off the table after 2 hours, but would like to have stuck around. My little man thought it would have been a good day, but family comes first.
Slight reprieve at work today, but back to busting ass tomorrow. We'll now be pretty slammed through at least Halloween.
Got lucky early after getting all $215 of my stack in preflop with KK. I got min-raised to $40 after raising the initial $7 bump. I told the guy, "here's all the information you need". He of course says "Call!" AA. Ouch, NH sir. But... K on the river! Apparently it was the case K as well.
So I gave back all that profit after turning a straight and getting rivered by some old guy's 5-high flush. I did regroup and got it back from him after he pushed on a flop of A-10-x rainbow. I had AQ, he had AJ. Turn was a blank, river was another 10. He flipped over the AJ with the flourish of a matador. Sorry, out-kicked old man.
I later chased a nut flush that panned out. Guy checks to me on the river after betting big all the way. I push my last $110 into a $300+ pot, and he calls. I dont understand why he wouldn't have put me in on the river to possibly apply pressure. If you can call my all-in on the river, you can BET!! Not that I was going anywhere with the nuts, but just sayin'.
That's really about it. Took a mid-sized pot with A's full of 9's, and pocket 10's got a favorable flop twice to grab a couple of other pots.
Got my chips off the table after 2 hours, but would like to have stuck around. My little man thought it would have been a good day, but family comes first.
Slight reprieve at work today, but back to busting ass tomorrow. We'll now be pretty slammed through at least Halloween.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Dave's Wed night
Played what will probably be my last $1-1 game last night. I just don't win at it. Something is definitely wrong when I win 80% of the time at $1-2 but only 30% at 1-1.
Anyway, last night, I got my first buy-in into the pot preflop with AA against KK. Guess what happened.
Next, I hit an open-ender on the river for a nut straight against a well-disguised and well-played full house by TK. NH sir. He actually checked the turn (when he hit it) and the river.
Later, I called off my stack with the stone cold nuts (K-high straight) after Andrew re-raised all-in with a gutshot (that would have chopped) and a flush draw, with 1 card to come. Nailed it!!
Shoved my last $40 into the pot after TK raised to $15 preflop. I had 77, he had A-10. Guess what.
So last night wasn't so much a matter of the 1-1 being a different game, which it is...it was just a matter of getting sucked out, except for TK's boat.
Either way, I'll be playing at Nautica as long as I keep winning. Makes no sense to play any other game until the donks down there learn to play. See you there.
Anyway, last night, I got my first buy-in into the pot preflop with AA against KK. Guess what happened.
Next, I hit an open-ender on the river for a nut straight against a well-disguised and well-played full house by TK. NH sir. He actually checked the turn (when he hit it) and the river.
Later, I called off my stack with the stone cold nuts (K-high straight) after Andrew re-raised all-in with a gutshot (that would have chopped) and a flush draw, with 1 card to come. Nailed it!!
Shoved my last $40 into the pot after TK raised to $15 preflop. I had 77, he had A-10. Guess what.
So last night wasn't so much a matter of the 1-1 being a different game, which it is...it was just a matter of getting sucked out, except for TK's boat.
Either way, I'll be playing at Nautica as long as I keep winning. Makes no sense to play any other game until the donks down there learn to play. See you there.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Quick post
Sorry, it's been nuts around work and I haven't been motivated to post after work. In the process of buying a used vehicle for my wife. We found a Ford (yes, I know) Escape with fairly low mileage and in great shape for $2k so we jumped on it. My Sebring has 170K miles on it and has seen its better days. I should be able to get $1500 for it, so it's a $500 upgrade.
Poker news...lost the heads-up with Colin, lost a couple buy-ins that night in the cash game, and then won almost $1000 playing $2-5 at Nautica last Wed or Thurs. The players are just as terrible, they just splash around a LOT more chips. I saw a guy call off over $300 in a $100 pot with bottom pair and 10 kicker. Dream come true. All I did was hit a flush on the river and flop a straight. Shoved my money in and got called. I played just over an hour. Wooo!! What a bunch of awful players. Anyone with a bit of patience should have no problem making money there. Just shove your stack in with any hand better than 2 pair.
Looks like I may play at Dave's $1 cash game on Wed. I plan to buy in for the max and play it like a $1-2 anyway. I don't see why they don't just make it a $1-2 to begin with and raise the buy-in another $50. What's the big deal? We'll see...I may just end up downtown.
Poker news...lost the heads-up with Colin, lost a couple buy-ins that night in the cash game, and then won almost $1000 playing $2-5 at Nautica last Wed or Thurs. The players are just as terrible, they just splash around a LOT more chips. I saw a guy call off over $300 in a $100 pot with bottom pair and 10 kicker. Dream come true. All I did was hit a flush on the river and flop a straight. Shoved my money in and got called. I played just over an hour. Wooo!! What a bunch of awful players. Anyone with a bit of patience should have no problem making money there. Just shove your stack in with any hand better than 2 pair.
Looks like I may play at Dave's $1 cash game on Wed. I plan to buy in for the max and play it like a $1-2 anyway. I don't see why they don't just make it a $1-2 to begin with and raise the buy-in another $50. What's the big deal? We'll see...I may just end up downtown.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Busy busy
I'll try to update ASAP...work is kicking my ass. I have a couple good stories from Nautica and heads-up with Colin, which I lost 2-0 despite having AA 6 freakin times. I'd trade them for Colin's 8 flushes any day.
Anyway, be back soon.
Anyway, be back soon.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Limit poker rocks!
I stopped down to Nautica on Saturday and had a limited amount of time to play, so I put my name on the NL list and grabbed an open seat in the $2 limit game. I thought the NL players were bad. WOW! These limit players make the $1-2 donks look like Phil Helmuth. People calling river bets with 4 to a flush out there, 4-5 people in the hand, and all they hold is middle pair. Unreal.
So, I pretty much saw every $2 flop that I could, and jammed the pot the couple times I had 2 pair or better, and walked away 45 min later up $75. I almost stuck around, and I guess I should have.
So I sit down at my NL table with only about 45 min to play. Bought in for $200 and chipped down to around $140 after missing a few draws and flops. I called a small raise in late position with J8 or J9 of spades, and saw a flop with about 4-5 others. I flop a gutshot and top pair, but all the cards are hearts. It checks to me and I bet something like half the pot and got 1 caller. I figure he has A or K of hearts. Turn is a brick and I give him the free card since no one folds a flush draw (including me) and the river gives me the straight. He checks. The pot is around $80, and I think I had $120 left, so I toss it all in, and get insta-called by the nut flush. Oops!. I thought I had him for sure after the river, thinking at best he had AA or KK with the flush draw. Well-played I guess. I didn't rebuy and just hit the road.
SO I show up yesterday, play for an hour and a half, and cashed $1003 on a single buy-in. Not only did I hit a few monster hands, but there were 2 people at the table just throwing a party. They each had $500+ in front of them, and I got some from each of them. I didn't have to try anything creative, I just bet my hands and they paid me off.
Uncle Bob was there and I was just getting up when they came to collect seat fees, so I told him to sit at my table and pointed out the donks. Hopefully he went home a winner.
So, I pretty much saw every $2 flop that I could, and jammed the pot the couple times I had 2 pair or better, and walked away 45 min later up $75. I almost stuck around, and I guess I should have.
So I sit down at my NL table with only about 45 min to play. Bought in for $200 and chipped down to around $140 after missing a few draws and flops. I called a small raise in late position with J8 or J9 of spades, and saw a flop with about 4-5 others. I flop a gutshot and top pair, but all the cards are hearts. It checks to me and I bet something like half the pot and got 1 caller. I figure he has A or K of hearts. Turn is a brick and I give him the free card since no one folds a flush draw (including me) and the river gives me the straight. He checks. The pot is around $80, and I think I had $120 left, so I toss it all in, and get insta-called by the nut flush. Oops!. I thought I had him for sure after the river, thinking at best he had AA or KK with the flush draw. Well-played I guess. I didn't rebuy and just hit the road.
SO I show up yesterday, play for an hour and a half, and cashed $1003 on a single buy-in. Not only did I hit a few monster hands, but there were 2 people at the table just throwing a party. They each had $500+ in front of them, and I got some from each of them. I didn't have to try anything creative, I just bet my hands and they paid me off.
Uncle Bob was there and I was just getting up when they came to collect seat fees, so I told him to sit at my table and pointed out the donks. Hopefully he went home a winner.
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