BTN Takin' it Down! Wheeeee!!!!!

What do you do?

Full Tilt Poker Game #7253210737: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (55039130), Table 4 - 80/160 Ante 15 - Limit Razz - 22:28:04 ET - 2008/07/16
Seat 1: kubination (651)
Seat 2: Noninvolved1(2,033)
Seat 3: Noninvolved2(2,055)
Seat 4: Noninvolved3 (584)
Seat 5: Noninvolved4 (4,475)
Seat 6: Noninvolved5 (1,267)
Seat 7: Noninvolved6(905)
Seat 8: InstantTragedy (2,128)
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to kubination [2c]
Dealt to Noninvolved [2s]
Dealt to Noninvolved[8c]
Dealt to Noninvolved[6c]
Dealt to Noninvolved [9c]
Dealt to Noninvolved [5c]
Dealt to Noninvolved [6s]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [8h Ad] [5d] Now I could repop, but I decide to call.
Noninvolved is high with [9c]
Noninvolved brings in for 25
Noninvolved completes it to 80
Noninvolved folds
InstantTragedy calls 80
kubination raises to 160
Noninvolved folds
Noninvolved folds
Noninvolved folds
Noninvolved folds
Noninvolved calls 80
InstantTragedy calls 80
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to kubination [2c] [Ks] HOW DO YOU NOT FOLD HERE? You are short stacked and you either raise all the way or go away HERE. But now, our tragic victim plays on
Dealt to Noninvolved [5c] [Td]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [8h Ad 5d] [3c]
InstantTragedy bets 80
kubination has 15 seconds left to act Time? You Take Time. FOLD. This hand isn't good for you.
kubination calls 80
Noninvolved calls 80 Now this guy is involved , even though he really isn't. He's behind me to at least one draw and I have a better redraw. But I digress.
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to kubination [2c Ks] [Qs] DOH!
Dealt to justadream82 [5c Td] [Jh] DOH!
Dealt to InstantTragedy [8h Ad 5d 3c] [4d] BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
InstantTragedy bets 160
kubination has 15 seconds left to act Again with the thinking.
kubination calls 160 ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME. Ok, let me try and get all your chips!
Noninvolved folds Maybe the Bet, Continuation Bet, Continuation bet with a 5 4 3 scared this guy.
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to kubination [2c Ks Qs] [Qd] Oh that's gotta hurt!
Dealt to InstantTragedy [8h Ad 5d 3c 4d] [9d] Meh!
InstantTragedy bets 160
kubination has 15 seconds left to act More time Bank? Which draw do you think you have left with a QUEEN HIGH as your best hand? Are you insane FOLD DAMN YOU!
kubination folds BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Uncalled bet of 160 returned to InstantTragedy
InstantTragedy shows [8h Ad 5d 3c 4d 9d] 8,5,4,3,A To show I wasn't bs'ing
InstantTragedy wins the pot (1,185)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,185 | Rake 0
Seat 1: kubination folded on 6th St. Left with Seat 1: kubination (513)
Seat 6: DONKEY folded on 5th St.
Seat 8: InstantTragedy collected (1,185)

Boom!

The question is, when do you either put all your chips in the middle or leave. He went out the next hand and the next 4 I got the bring in. JOY! Love, Luck and Lollipops. IT

The Next KORS and a Hand Question

I hand this hand the other night at the beginning of a tilt induced down-slide. The question I have is if this is the right play to make with this board.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7077279313: Table Spring Mountain - $0.50/$1 Ante $0.10 - Limit Razz - 23:02:28 ET - 2008/07/03
Seat 1: pokerenthusiast ($16.55)
Seat 3: ts24chavez ($12.40)
Seat 5: SVO-JFK ($10.10)
Seat 7: 04071953 ($10.40)
Seat 8: scottyrob1 ($14.35)
ts24chavez antes $0.10
pokerenthusiast antes $0.10
04071953 antes $0.10
SVO-JFK antes $0.10
scottyrob1 antes $0.10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [6h 8c] [Ad]
Dealt to ts24chavez [Qc]
Dealt to SVO-JFK [6s]
Dealt to 04071953 [8s]
Dealt to scottyrob1 [As]
ts24chavez is high with [Qc]
ts24chavez brings in for $0.15
SVO-JFK calls $0.15
04071953 folds
scottyrob1 calls $0.15
pokerenthusiast completes it to $0.50
ts24chavez folds
SVO-JFK calls $0.35
scottyrob1 folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [6h 8c Ad] [7d]
Dealt to SVO-JFK [6s] [2d]
SVO-JFK bets $0.50
pokerenthusiast raises to $1
SVO-JFK calls $0.50
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [6h 8c Ad 7d] [4d]
Dealt to SVO-JFK [6s 2d] [5c]
SVO-JFK bets $1
pokerenthusiast raises to $2
SVO-JFK calls $1

I re-pop here to see where I am at. I figure he re-raises me if he is ahead so the call tells me he has paired or has a nine or ten behind.

*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to pokerenthusiast [6h 8c Ad 7d 4d] [7s]
Dealt to SVO-JFK [6s 2d 5c] [3s]
SVO-JFK bets $1
carrie10574 sits down
carrie10574 adds $10
pokerenthusiast has 15 seconds left to act
pokerenthusiast: deck hit you well
pokerenthusiast folds
Uncalled bet of $1 returned to SVO-JFK

Having a rough 8 is not where I want to be but I have seen players calling with any low card up and wanted to try and isolate against one player pre-fourth street. So is this the right move?

The last KORS sub-qualifier is tonight. Lets see if we can get a few spots into next week’s $75 tourney. Game time is 8:45 central and the password is pokere. Find it on Full Tilt.

Take a look and lets examine this hand...

From the Pokerslut Tour X (50047531), Table 2 - 80/160 Ante 15 - Limit Razz
Seat 1: muhctim (1,609)
Seat 2: Zerbet (2,511)
Seat 3: gadzooks64 (1,807)
Seat 4: applejackking (1,663)
Seat 5: rascony (1,625)
Seat 6: khanwoman (975)
Seat 7: Wisconsin Lefty (1,791)
Seat 8: InstantTragedy (4,940)
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to muhctim [Ad]
Dealt to Zerbet [Td]
Dealt to gadzooks64 [3s]
Dealt to applejackking [9d]
Dealt to rascony [Tc]
Dealt to khanwoman [4d]
Dealt to Wisconsin Lefty [7c]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [2s 4s] [6s]
Zerbet is high with [Td]
Zerbet has 15 seconds left to act
Zerbet brings in for 25
gadzooks64 folds
applejackking folds
rascony folds
khanwoman completes it to 80
Wisconsin Lefty folds
InstantTragedy calls 80
muhctim folds
Zerbet folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to khanwoman [4d] [Jh]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [2s 4s 6s] [Th]
InstantTragedy bets 80
khanwoman calls 80
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to khanwoman [4d Jh] [5h]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [2s 4s 6s Th] [5d]
Zerbet: not as good as two pai
InstantTragedy bets 160
khanwoman calls 160
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to khanwoman [4d Jh 5h] [Kc]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [2s 4s 6s Th 5d] [Kd]
InstantTragedy bets 160
khanwoman calls 160
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to InstantTragedy [2s 4s 6s Th 5d Kd] [Js]
InstantTragedy checks
khanwoman bets 160
InstantTragedy calls 160
*** SHOW DOWN ***
khanwoman shows [8d 7s 4d Jh 5h Kc Ah] 8,7,5,4,A
InstantTragedy mucks
khanwoman wins the pot (1,425) with 8,7,5,4,A
The limits are now 100/200 with an ante of 15
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,425 | Rake 0
Seat 1: muhctim folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: Zerbet folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: gadzooks64 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 4: applejackking folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: rascony folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: khanwoman showed [8d 7s 4d Jh 5h Kc Ah] and won (1,425) with 8,7,5,4,A
Seat 7: Wisconsin Lefty folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: InstantTragedy mucked [Js 4s 6s Th 5d Kd 2s] - T,6,5,4,2

So where did the hand go wrong? I don't think I played this bad at all. I had a great draw and double bricked. Nothing I do will get me off this hand. Or should I have folded 6th or 7th street?

I leave it to the peoples!

KORS Sub-Qualifier #2

Play the KORS Sub-Qualifier #2 tonight on Full Tilt. It starts at 8:45 central time and the password is pokere. Click on the banner to the right for more details.

BTN KORS Sub-Qualifier #1 is in the Books

Well we had the first sub qualifier for the KORS Championship and we had one winner to the $75 qualifier with a small field. I felt bad because I could play last night because of family commitments but I logged on to see 4 players left battling it out about half way through the second hour. OG_FATHEAD, xNUMIx, Instanttragedy and surflexus battled back and forth as OG was also playing the 5K Razz tourney on Full Tilt. OG ended up getting knocked out in 4th in the qualifier but made the final table in the 5K so it was a net win for him. With the three players and two of them being BTN writers I felt there was a good chance of getting one of us BTNers to the next stage but xNUMIx made a tough call against Instanttragedy on a scary board to take the chip lead and soon after IT was gone. Surflexus battled for a while with surf ramping up the aggression by pushing his good hands hard but it wasn’t to be for him as xNUMIx took it down and earned the spot to the next step.



I was a little disappointed by the turnout. In retrospect I think having three weeks of sub qualifiers might have been a mistake. It is to late to change that now but I think I will change it up for next month. The first Tuesday will be changed to a knockout tourney of some sort or maybe just a standard tourney structure. I’m also thinking of adding another qualifier the night before the main event but I’m not sure as of yet.

Some of the questions I have is about the $200 buy-in. Is this to high? Can we get a big enough turnout down the road to make this an exciting event? Would it be better to lower the buy-in to $100? I can create steps for any buy-in level but is it best to keep it at the ratio I currently have? These are some of the thing I am thinking about as the KORS moves forward.

Let me know what you think.

BTN KORS Sub-Qualifier Tonight

Well tonight is the first sub-qualifier for the BTN KORS Championship. It is a $26 buy-in event that will pay out seats to the $75 qualifier later this month. So every $75 in the prize pool will pay out a seat. This is a solid deal for the quality Razz player and can eventually get you to the $216 main event on the 29th of this month. Just for to Full Tilt and check out the private tourney section and look at 21:45 to find the event. It is deep stacked and the password is pokere.

The down side to all of this is that I can’t play tonight. My oldest daughter has a double header and my youngest daughter also has a game. I should be home early in the second hour so I will stop by and check out the action. Good luck to all who come out and try to earn a spot to the $75 qualifier on the 22nd.