The Dank

We here at Brickin The Nutz usually only write about Razz. It is our passion. However tonight is a special NLHE game called "The Dank" on Full Tilt. Details can be found at Waffles blog.

Does...

Anyone care anymore.


Anyone?

Razz Booom

So I've been rusty, so when making a poker come back. Play Razz.

Watch the following two plays. Aacoco55 has been shown that he can play the game and sometimes a illusion bet will take the pot...

Full Tilt Poker Game #9802415044: $6 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (74589885), Table 1 - 50/100 Ante 10 - Limit Razz - 17:43:40 ET - 2009/01/01
Seat 1: Aacoco55 (577)
Seat 2: InstantTragedy (2,423)
Aacoco55 antes 10
InstantTragedy antes 10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [Ts]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kd 5c] [7h]
Aacoco55 is high with [Ts]
Aacoco55 brings in for 15
InstantTragedy calls 15
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [Ts] [7c]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kd 5c 7h] [5h]
InstantTragedy bets 50
Aacoco55 calls 50
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [Ts 7c] [7s]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kd 5c 7h 5h] [As]
InstantTragedy bets 100
Aacoco55 calls 100
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [Ts 7c 7s] [6h]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kd 5c 7h 5h As] [Ah]
InstantTragedy checks
Aacoco55 checks
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kd 5c 7h 5h As Ah] [4s]
InstantTragedy bets 100
Aacoco55 folds
Uncalled bet of 100 returned to InstantTragedy
InstantTragedy mucks
InstantTragedy wins the pot (350)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 350 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Aacoco55 folded on 7th St.
Seat 2: InstantTragedy collected (350), mucked

Final Hand. Not scared cause if he had anything it would go all in the middle sooner. Don't you think??

Full Tilt Poker Game #9802457799: $6 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (74589885), Table 1 - 60/120 Ante 10 - Limit Razz - 17:46:12 ET - 2009/01/01
Seat 1: Aacoco55 (382)
Seat 2: InstantTragedy (2,618)
Aacoco55 antes 10
InstantTragedy antes 10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [4h]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kh 3d] [Ah]
Aacoco55 is high with [4h]
Aacoco55 completes it to 60
InstantTragedy raises to 120
Aacoco55 calls 60
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [4h] [Ts]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kh 3d Ah] [9c]
InstantTragedy bets 60
Aacoco55 raises to 120
InstantTragedy calls 60
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [4h Ts] [4d]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kh 3d Ah 9c] [8h]
InstantTragedy checks
Aacoco55 bets 120
InstantTragedy calls 120
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [4h Ts 4d] [8c]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kh 3d Ah 9c 8h] [6d]
InstantTragedy bets 120
Aacoco55 calls 12, and is all in
InstantTragedy shows [Kh 3d Ah 9c 8h 6d]
Aacoco55 shows [Qh 5h 4h Ts 4d 8c]
Uncalled bet of 108 returned to InstantTragedy
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aacoco55 [Qh 5h 4h Ts 4d 8c] [Qs]
Dealt to InstantTragedy [Kh 3d Ah 9c 8h 6d] [4c]
InstantTragedy shows [Kh 3d Ah 9c 8h 6d 4c] 8,6,4,3,A
Aacoco55 shows [Qh 5h 4h Ts 4d 8c Qs] Q,T,8,5,4
InstantTragedy wins the pot (764) with 8,6,4,3,A
Aacoco55 stands up
InstantTragedy stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 764 | Rake 0
Seat 1: Aacoco55 showed [Qh 5h 4h Ts 4d 8c Qs] and lost with Q,T,8,5,4
Seat 2: InstantTragedy showed [Kh 3d Ah 9c 8h 6d 4c] and won (764) with 8,6,4,3,A

BOooooooooooooooom

Fun Session

I just had one of those fun Razz cash sessions where everything just seems to go your way.
Here's a few of the key hands.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756511421: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 17:39:13 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 2: Aruba63 ($43.60)
Seat 4: kjmwarrior ($44.60)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($18.20)
Seat 6: countystar ($60.30)
Seat 7: surflexus ($81.10)
kjmwarrior antes $0.40surflexus antes $0.40Aruba63 antes $0.40countystar antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [3d]
Dealt to kjmwarrior [Qc]
Dealt to 1dsmII [8c]
Dealt to countystar [Jh]
Dealt to surflexus [9d 3c] [6d]
kjmwarrior is high with [Qc]
kjmwarrior brings in for $0.50
1dsmII folds
countystar folds
surflexus completes it to $2 <-- i like to raise here with a shorthanded table
Aruba63 calls $2
kjmwarrior folds
Deli Dave sits down
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [3d] [4c]
Dealt to surflexus [9d 3c 6d] [7s]
kjmwarrior stands up
Aruba63 bets $2
surflexus raises to $4 he tries to take the lead here so i reraise to see where i am
Deli Dave adds $40
Aruba63 calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [3d 4c] [Kh]
Dealt to surflexus [9d 3c 6d 7s] [3h] <-- i'm able to run him out here because of the last reraise
surflexus bets $4
Aruba63 folds
Uncalled bet of $4 returned to surflexus
surflexus mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($14.50)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756558274: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 17:43:00 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 2: Aruba63 ($35.40)
Seat 3: Deli Dave ($59.70)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($23)
Seat 6: countystar ($41.60)
Seat 7: surflexus ($92.40)
surflexus antes $0.40countystar antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40Aruba63 antes $0.40Deli Dave antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [2c]
Dealt to Deli Dave [Kh]
Dealt to 1dsmII [3c]
Dealt to countystar [Qd]
Dealt to surflexus [7s 6d] [8c]
Deli Dave is high with [Kh]Deli Dave brings in for $0.50
1dsmII folds
countystar folds
surflexus calls $0.50
Aruba63 completes it to $2
Deli Dave folds
surflexus raises to $4 <-- aggression turned up a notch shorthanded
Aruba63 calls $2
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [2c] [9s]
Dealt to surflexus [7s 6d 8c] [7h] <-- this isn't a great card but it looks good
surflexus bets $2
Aruba63 calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Aruba63 [2c 9s] [Qs]
Dealt to surflexus [7s 6d 8c 7h] [3h] <-- easy peasy : )
surflexus bets $4
Aruba63 folds
Uncalled bet of $4 returned to surflexus
surflexus mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($14.50)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756611437: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 17:47:16 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 3: Deli Dave ($56)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($28.70)
Seat 6: countystar ($38.20)
Seat 7: surflexus ($103.60)
Deli Dave antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40surflexus antes $0.40countystar antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Deli Dave [2c]
Dealt to 1dsmII [5s]
Dealt to countystar [Qh]
Dealt to surflexus [2s 5d] [Kh]
surflexus is high with [Kh]
surflexus brings in for $0.50
Deli Dave calls $0.50
COLCOLCOL sits down
1dsmII calls $0.50
countystar calls $0.50
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Deli Dave [2c] [Kc]
Dealt to 1dsmII [5s] [3s]
Dealt to countystar [Qh] [5c]
Dealt to surflexus [2s 5d Kh] [4d] <-- thanks for the free card
COLCOLCOL adds $40
1dsmII bets $2
countystar calls $2
surflexus calls $2
Deli Dave folds
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to 1dsmII [5s 3s] [Jh]
Dealt to countystar [Qh 5c] [Qd]
Dealt to surflexus [2s 5d Kh 4d] [9s] <-- puts me ahead but not a lock by any means
1dsmII bets $4
countystar has 15 seconds left to act
countystar calls $4
surflexus raises to $8 R E S P E C T : )
1dsmII calls $4
countystar calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to 1dsmII [5s 3s Jh] [4h]
Dealt to countystar [Qh 5c Qd] [8c]
Dealt to surflexus [2s 5d Kh 4d 9s] [Ks] <-- i'm toast now, right?
1dsmII bets $4
countystar has 15 seconds left to act
countystar folds
surflexus has 15 seconds left to act
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [2s 5d Kh 4d 9s Ks] [7s]
1dsmII bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
1dsmII shows [Js Jd 5s 3s Jh 4h 8d] J,8,5,4,3
surflexus shows [7s 5d Kh 4d 9s Ks 2s] 9,7,5,4,2
surflexus wins the pot ($47.60) with 9,7,5,4,2

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756635639: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 17:49:14 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 2: COLCOLCOL ($37.60)
Seat 3: Deli Dave ($54.70)
Seat 4: kjmwarrior ($40)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($25.40)
Seat 6: countystar ($26.90)
Seat 7: surflexus ($135.90)
surflexus antes $0.40countystar antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40Deli Dave antes $0.40kjmwarrior antes $0.40COLCOLCOL antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to COLCOLCOL [Th]
Dealt to Deli Dave [Ks]
Dealt to kjmwarrior [Qh]
Dealt to 1dsmII [Jc]
Dealt to countystar [7s]
Dealt to surflexus [Ad 2s] [8c]
Deli Dave is high with [Ks]
countystar: 1dsmll what were you at there
Deli Dave has been disconnected
Deli Dave has 15 seconds left to act
Deli Dave has 90 seconds to reconnect
66Whack sits down
66Whack adds $80
countystar: ?????
Deli Dave has timed out
Deli Dave brings in for $0.50
kjmwarrior folds
1dsmII folds
countystar folds
surflexus completes it to $2
Deli Dave is sitting out
COLCOLCOL calls $2
Deli Dave folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to COLCOLCOL [Th] [9s]
Dealt to surflexus [Ad 2s 8c] [9h] <-- the rope a dope : )
surflexus checks
COLCOLCOL bets $2
surflexus raises to $4
COLCOLCOL calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to COLCOLCOL [Th 9s] [3s] <-- maybe i shouldn't have kept him in?
Dealt to surflexus [Ad 2s 8c 9h] [6d]
surflexus checks
COLCOLCOL checks
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to COLCOLCOL [Th 9s 3s] [7d]
Dealt to surflexus [Ad 2s 8c 9h 6d] [8d]
COLCOLCOL bets $4
surflexus has 15 seconds left to act
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [Ad 2s 8c 9h 6d 8d] [4c]
COLCOLCOL bets $4
surflexus raises to $8 <-- he fired out his bet pretty fast which typically doesn't indicate strength so i decide to go ahead and pop it on up
COLCOLCOL has 15 seconds left to act
COLCOLCOL calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
surflexus shows [4c 2s 8c 9h 6d 8d Ad] 8,6,4,2,A
COLCOLCOL mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($37.90) with 8,6,4,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $38.90 Rake $1
Seat 2: COLCOLCOL mucked [Ts 3h Th 9s 3s 7d 2d] - T,9,7,3,2

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756800687: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 18:02:42 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 2: lexmailman ($20.80)
Seat 3: Deli Dave ($55.90)
Seat 4: kjmwarrior ($48)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($39.60)
Seat 6: Agent Tater ($53)
Seat 7: surflexus ($177)
Seat 8: 66Whack ($76.30)
lexmailman antes $0.40kjmwarrior antes $0.40surflexus antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40Agent Tater antes $0.4066Whack antes $0.40Deli Dave antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to lexmailman [8d]
Dealt to Deli Dave [2d]
Dealt to kjmwarrior [7c]
Dealt to 1dsmII [Kd]
Dealt to Agent Tater [2h]
Dealt to surflexus [8s 5d] [Ah]
Dealt to 66Whack [Jh]
1dsmII is high with [Kd]
1dsmII brings in for $0.50
Agent Tater folds
surflexus calls $0.50
66Whack folds
lexmailman folds
Deli Dave calls $0.50
kjmwarrior folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Deli Dave [2d] [Ac]
Dealt to 1dsmII [Kd] [9s]
Dealt to surflexus [8s 5d Ah] [3h]
Deli Dave bets $2
1dsmII folds
surflexus calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Deli Dave [2d Ac] [3d]
Dealt to surflexus [8s 5d Ah 3h] [6d]
Deli Dave bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Deli Dave [2d Ac 3d] [9d]
Dealt to surflexus [8s 5d Ah 3h 6d] [As]
Deli Dave bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [8s 5d Ah 3h 6d As] [2c]
Deli Dave checks
surflexus bets $4
Deli Dave calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***surflexus shows [8s 5d Ah 3h 6d As 2c] 6,5,3,2,A
Deli Dave mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($31.30) with 6,5,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $32.30 Rake $1
Seat 2: lexmailman folded on 3rd St.
Seat 3: Deli Dave mucked [Td Tc 2d Ac 3d 9d 6h] - 9,6,3,2,A
Seat 4: kjmwarrior folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: 1dsmII folded on 4th St.
Seat 6: Agent Tater folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: surflexus showed [8s 5d Ah 3h 6d As 2c] and won ($31.30) with 6,5,3,2,A
Seat 8: 66Whack folded on 3rd St.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7756886526: Table jusmoney - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 18:09:38 ET - 2008/08/22
Seat 2: lexmailman ($23)
Seat 3: Deli Dave ($28.70)
Seat 4: kjmwarrior ($50.40)
Seat 5: 1dsmII ($45.20)
Seat 6: Agent Tater ($60.50)
Seat 7: surflexus ($190.20)
Seat 8: DJ823 ($40)
surflexus antes $0.40DJ823 antes $0.40kjmwarrior antes $0.40lexmailman antes $0.401dsmII antes $0.40Deli Dave antes $0.40Agent Tater antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to lexmailman [5c]
Dealt to Deli Dave [6d]
Dealt to kjmwarrior [Ah]
Dealt to 1dsmII [Jd]
Dealt to Agent Tater [Js]
Dealt to surflexus [3s 6s] [Ac] <-- 7-handed i just call to see 4th cheap
Dealt to DJ823 [7s]
Agent Tater is high with [Js]
Agent Tater brings in for $0.50
surflexus calls $0.50
DJ823 folds
lexmailman calls $0.50
Deli Dave calls $0.50
kjmwarrior calls $0.50
1dsmII folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to lexmailman [5c] [Td]
Dealt to Deli Dave [6d] [9c]
Dealt to kjmwarrior [Ah] [Qd]
Dealt to Agent Tater [Js] [Ts]
Dealt to surflexus [3s 6s Ac] [Kh] <-- bad card but nobody hit a scare card
Deli Dave bets $2
kjmwarrior folds
Agent Tater folds
surflexus calls $2
lexmailman calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to lexmailman [5c Td] [4d]
Dealt to Deli Dave [6d 9c] [Qs]
Dealt to surflexus [3s 6s Ac Kh] [9h]
lexmailman bets $4
Deli Dave calls $4
surflexus calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to lexmailman [5c Td 4d] [7c]
Dealt to Deli Dave [6d 9c Qs] [Ks]
Dealt to surflexus [3s 6s Ac Kh 9h] [2h] <-- feeling pretty good but i'm just calling it down
lexmailman bets $4
Deli Dave folds
surflexus has 15 seconds left to act
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [3s 6s Ac Kh 9h 2h] [7d]
lexmailman bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
lexmailman shows [7h 6h 5c Td 4d 7c 6c] T,7,6,5,4
surflexus shows [7d 6s Ac Kh 9h 2h 3s] 7,6,3,2,A
surflexus wins the pot ($38.30) with 7,6,3,2,A

So all in all this was a nice little run and I honestly don't remember losing a big pot the whole session.

Value Call

It's nice to hit a hand where you pretty much know you have it and a big pot is built early.
My favorite parts of this hand were 6th and 7th streets:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7706867181: Table Desert Foothills - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 22:45:32 ET - 2008/08/18
Seat 1: Brent441 ($153)
Seat 2: surflexus ($93.10) <-- been at the table for a while and i have a fairly loose image
Seat 3: crimson_ally ($80.80)
Seat 4: iamnay1 ($21.60)
Seat 5: RazzySp00n ($47.60)
Seat 6: DJ823 ($40.70)
Seat 7: dlw1690 ($80.30)
Seat 8: SlowNormie ($107.10)
RazzySp00n antes $0.40
surflexus antes $0.40
SlowNormie antes $0.40
iamnay1 antes $0.40
DJ823 antes $0.40
Brent441 antes $0.40
dlw1690 antes $0.40
crimson_ally antes $0.40
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Brent441 [8d]
Dealt to surflexus [5h 4d] [2s] <-- great starting cards..with a loose image i'm raising all i can
Dealt to crimson_ally [8h]
Dealt to iamnay1 [7c]
Dealt to RazzySp00n [Ah]
Dealt to DJ823 [Qs]
Dealt to dlw1690 [4h]
Dealt to SlowNormie [Qd]
DJ823 is high with [Qs]
DJ823 brings in for $0.50
dlw1690 calls $0.50
SlowNormie folds
Brent441 calls $0.50
surflexus has 15 seconds left to act
surflexus completes it to $2
crimson_ally folds
iamnay1 raises to $4
RazzySp00n raises to $6
DJ823 folds
dlw1690 calls $5.50
Brent441 calls $5.50
surflexus raises to $8
iamnay1 calls $4
RazzySp00n calls $2
dlw1690 calls $2
Brent441 calls $2
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Brent441 [8d] [Js]
Dealt to surflexus [5h 4d 2s] [3c] <-- sweeeet card with a great pot building
Dealt to iamnay1 [7c] [4c]
Dealt to RazzySp00n [Ah] [9h]
Dealt to dlw1690 [4h] [7s]
surflexus bets $2
iamnay1 calls $2
RazzySp00n calls $2
dlw1690 calls $2
Brent441 calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Brent441 [8d Js] [Th]
Dealt to surflexus [5h 4d 2s 3c] [6h] <-- nice made hand early on in hand is always nice
Dealt to iamnay1 [7c 4c] [Td]
Dealt to RazzySp00n [Ah 9h] [Ts]
Dealt to dlw1690 [4h 7s] [6d]
surflexus bets $4
crimson_ally: dj this is a nice pot
iamnay1 calls $4
RazzySp00n folds
dlw1690 calls $4
Brent441 folds
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 4d 2s 3c 6h] [3s] <-- good card to help disguise my hand
Dealt to iamnay1 [7c 4c Td] [Tc]
Dealt to dlw1690 [4h 7s 6d] [Kc]
dlw1690 bets $4
surflexus calls $4 <-- value call here to get an extra bet on the river
DJ823: really
iamnay1 calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 4d 2s 3c 6h 3s] [Jd]
dlw1690 bets $4
surflexus raises to $8 <-- wheeeeeeee
iamnay1 folds
DJ823: ni iron pts
DJ823: lol
dlw1690 calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
surflexus shows [Jd 5h 2s 3c 6h 3s 4d] 6,5,4,3,2
dlw1690 mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($90.70) with 6,5,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $93.70 Rake $3
Seat 1: Brent441 folded on 5th St.
Seat 2: surflexus showed [Jd 5h 2s 3c 6h 3s 4d] and won ($90.70) with 6,5,4,3,2
Seat 3: crimson_ally folded on 3rd St.
Seat 4: iamnay1 folded on 7th St.
Seat 5: RazzySp00n folded on 5th St.
Seat 6: DJ823 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: dlw1690 mucked [Qc Jc 4h 7s 6d Kc Ac] - J,7,6,4,A
Seat 8: SlowNormie folded on 3rd St.

A Nice Little Pot

This was a fun little hand from a 5/10 Razz table on Full Tilt tonight:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7638908897: Table Lyotard (edu) - $5/$10
Ante $1 - Limit Razz - 23:51:11 ET - 2008/08/13
Seat 1: Royal_Clown ($228)
Seat 2: bigteaser ($49)
Seat 3: astro_not86 ($78)
Seat 4: Tybeetime420 ($120)
Seat 5: bkniaz ($187.50)
Seat 6: surflexus ($130.50)
Seat 7: bbb_ark99 ($44.50)
Seat 8: LATEMODEL97 ($233)
Royal_Clown antes $1
surflexus antes $1
LATEMODEL97 antes $1
bbb_ark99 antes $1
Tybeetime420 antes $1
bkniaz antes $1
astro_not86 antes $1
bigteaser antes $1
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Royal_Clown [6h]
Dealt to bigteaser [7d]
Dealt to astro_not86 [Jc]
Dealt to Tybeetime420 [7c]
Dealt to bkniaz [Ks]
Dealt to surflexus [8d Ac] [4c] <-- i'm in : )
Dealt to bbb_ark99 [Kh]
Dealt to LATEMODEL97 [Kc]
bkniaz is high with [Ks]
bkniaz brings in for $1.50
surflexus calls $1.50 <-- i prefer to limp and hit 4 to the 8 before building a pot
bbb_ark99 folds
LATEMODEL97 folds
Royal_Clown folds
bigteaser calls $1.50
astro_not86 folds
Tybeetime420 completes it to $5 <-- i'm probably behind but i can call this
bkniaz folds
surflexus calls $3.50
bigteaser calls $3.50 <-- i could easily be in 3rd right now
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to bigteaser [7d] [3c]
Dealt to Tybeetime420 [7c] [3s]
Dealt to surflexus [8d Ac 4c] [2c] <-- a great card for me but i could still be behind
surflexus checks
bigteaser checks
Tybeetime420 bets $5
surflexus calls $5
bigteaser calls $5
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to bigteaser [7d 3c] [5d]
Dealt to Tybeetime420 [7c 3s] [6s]
Dealt to surflexus [8d Ac 4c 2c] [3d] <-- never got the feeling i was ahead in this hand
surflexus checks
bigteaser checks
Tybeetime420 bets $10
surflexus calls $10
bigteaser calls $10
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to bigteaser [7d 3c 5d] [Jd]
Dealt to Tybeetime420 [7c 3s 6s] [Kd]
Dealt to surflexus [8d Ac 4c 2c 3d] [6d] <-- until now : )
surflexus bets $10
bigteaser folds
Tybeetime420: omg
Tybeetime420 calls $10
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [8d Ac 4c 2c 3d 6d] [5c] <-- BINGO!!!
bbb_ark99 adds $20
surflexus bets $10
Tybeetime420: nOOO why
Tybeetime420: i call
Tybeetime420 calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
surflexus shows [8d 5c 4c 2c 3d 6d Ac] 5,4,3,2,A
Tybeetime420 mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($106.50) with 5,4,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $109.50 Rake $3
Seat 1: Royal_Clown folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: bigteaser folded on 6th St.
Seat 3: astro_not86 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 4: Tybeetime420 mucked [Tc 5s 7c 3s 6s Kd 2h] - 7,6,5,3,2
Seat 5: bkniaz folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: surflexus showed [8d 5c 4c 2c 3d 6d Ac] and won ($106.50) with 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 7: bbb_ark99 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: LATEMODEL97 folded on 3rd St.

When Donks attack or "Why Poker is Easy"

Take a look at this very profitable hand for me from .50/1 razz

Full Tilt Poker Game #7556075675: Table Spring Mountain - $0.50/$1 Ante $0.10 - Limit Razz - 23:20:26 ET - 2008/08/07
Aztec_Rage stands up
Seat 1: hungbee212 ($23.50)
Seat 2: moffa ($8.70)
Seat 3: Happy One 35 ($14.20)
Seat 4: Klaboem ($9.10)
Seat 5: 1Queens Up1 ($36.25)
Seat 6: bpxx75ace ($10)
Seat 7: ChampionKind ($21.15)
Seat 8: Aztec_Rage ($0), is sitting out
moffa antes $0.10
ChampionKind antes $0.10
1Queens Up1 antes $0.10
Happy One 35 antes $0.10
Klaboem antes $0.10
hungbee212 antes $0.10
bpxx75ace antes $0.10
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to hungbee212 [2s]
Dealt to moffa [6c]
Dealt to Happy One 35 [8c]
Dealt to Klaboem [Js]
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [As 2h] [3s] <--- los nuts
Dealt to bpxx75ace [7s]
Dealt to ChampionKind [7d]
Klaboem is high with [Js]
Klaboem brings in for $0.15
1Queens Up1 completes it to $0.50 <--- standard
bpxx75ace calls $0.50 <--- new guy
ChampionKind raises to $1 <--- donk #1
hungbee212 folds
moffa folds
Happy One 35 calls $1 <---- donk #2
Klaboem folds
1Queens Up1 raises to $1.50 <--- sure lets build a pot
Klaboem is sitting out
bpxx75ace calls $1
ChampionKind raises to $2 <----- wow, just wow
Happy One 35 calls $1
1Queens Up1 calls $0.50
bpxx75ace calls $0.50
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Happy One 35 [8c] [4c] <---- chasing 8 high
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [As 2h 3s] [6d] <---- going for the 6
Dealt to bpxx75ace [7s] [5s] <----- going for a 7
Dealt to ChampionKind [7d] [8d] <---- 8-7s are gold
1Queens Up1 bets $0.50 <--- pot keeps getting bigger
bpxx75ace calls $0.50
ChampionKind calls $0.50
Happy One 35 raises to $1 <---- huh? 8s are worth a raise?
1Queens Up1 raises to $1.50 <--- now you must pay for you insolence
bpxx75ace calls $1 <--- hmm
ChampionKind calls $1 <---- been donking it up all night
Happy One 35 calls $0.50
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Happy One 35 [8c 4c] [7c] <--- another 8-7 draw
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [As 2h 3s 6d] [9h] <--- slows me down for a sec
Dealt to bpxx75ace [7s 5s] [Ks] <--- still chasing that 7
Dealt to ChampionKind [7d 8d] [Ac] <--- possible could have paired his ace at best, at worst he has an 8-7
jlossrn sits down
moffa has been disconnected
ChampionKind bets $1 <----- 8-7s are gold
Happy One 35 raises to $2 <----- my 8-7 can beat your 8-7
jlossrn adds $10
1Queens Up1 calls $2 <--- i figure they will fire back and forth and i can play docile for a round
moffa has reconnected
bpxx75ace calls $2 <--- surprised he called a k with so much action
ChampionKind raises to $3 <----- 8-7 shall rule the world
Happy One 35 calls $1
1Queens Up1 calls $1
bpxx75ace calls $1
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Happy One 35 [8c 4c 7c] [Tc] <---- still 8-7
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [As 2h 3s 6d 9h] [5c] <--- B-I-N-G-O
Dealt to bpxx75ace [7s 5s Ks] [Jh] <--- bricked again
Dealt to ChampionKind [7d 8d Ac] [8s] <--- ooh another 8 for 8-8-7
1Queens Up1 checks <--- go ahead boys bet the hell out of it
bpxx75ace checks
ChampionKind bets $1 <--- one fish
Happy One 35 raises to $2 <----- two fish
1Queens Up1 raises to $3 <--- red fish
bpxx75ace folds <---- booooooo fish
ChampionKind has 15 seconds left to act <---- hmm maybe my 8-7 is NOT gold
ChampionKind raises to $4 <--- yup it is
Happy One 35 calls $2
1Queens Up1 calls $1
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [As 2h 3s 6d 9h 5c] [Qh] <--- doesnt matter, no way i can lose
1Queens Up1 bets $1
Klaboem has returned
ChampionKind has 15 seconds left to act <----- call you bastage
ChampionKind folds <--- wow uber donkery
Happy One 35 calls $1 <--- now your 8-7 is no good?
*** SHOW DOWN ***
1Queens Up1 shows [Qh 2h 3s 6d 9h 5c As] 6,5,3,2,A
Happy One 35 mucks
1Queens Up1 wins the pot ($40.35) with 6,5,3,2,A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $40.85 @ .50/1 is nuts

Good luck at the tables all!

And all that Razz!

Hello hello all you razz lovers out there, its Brian here with some insight in how I play me some razz.

Heres an interesting hand from the Skillz HORSE tourney last night:

Full Tilt Poker Game #7527905638: Blogger Skillz Game (56771411), Table 2 - 500/1000 Ante 100 - Limit Razz - 23:44:43 ET - 2008/08/05
Seat 1: ezemlime (9,585)
Seat 2: NumbBono (5,970)
Seat 3: pvanharibo (17,083)
Seat 4: twoblackaces (11,580)
Seat 5: cemfredmd (2,395)
Seat 6: iam23skidoo (6,914)
Seat 7: Astin (3,430)
Seat 8: 1Queens Up1 (9,043)
ezemlime antes 100
NumbBono antes 100
pvanharibo antes 100
twoblackaces antes 100
cemfredmd antes 100
iam23skidoo antes 100
Astin antes 100
1Queens Up1 antes 100
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to ezemlime [4h]
Dealt to NumbBono [As]
Dealt to pvanharibo [2d]
Dealt to twoblackaces [9c]
Dealt to cemfredmd [6s]
Dealt to iam23skidoo [6c]
Dealt to Astin [2c]
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [6d Ad] [7h] <--- rough 7 but notice only 2 cards that will help me are dead
twoblackaces is high with [9c]
twoblackaces has 15 seconds left to act
twoblackaces brings in for 150
cemfredmd folds
iam23skidoo folds
Astin folds
1Queens Up1 calls 150 <---- cautious
ezemlime folds
NumbBono calls 150
pvanharibo folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to NumbBono [As] [3c]
Dealt to twoblackaces [9c] [Jc]
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [6d Ad 7h] [3d] <--- notice he grabbed a 3 as well, makes my draw a little stronger with the possibility of pairing going down
NumbBono bets 500
twoblackaces folds
1Queens Up1 calls 500
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to NumbBono [As 3c] [2s] <---- doh
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [6d Ad 7h 3d] [2h] <---- sweetness
NumbBono bets 1,000 <--- rep that made hand baby
1Queens Up1 raises to 2,000 <---- where am i?
NumbBono calls 1,000 <--- in hold'em id be worried about a smooth call. In razz, this means he hasnt hit a good low yet. Why? Because if you have a nut you are building the pot right now on the costlier streets. Also raising hre without the nut low throws people off too. What would scare me most here is a check. Check means hes going to re-raise you
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to NumbBono [As 3c 2s] [4s] <---- Ok That could hurt.
Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [6d Ad 7h 3d 2h] [Ts]
NumbBono bets 1,000
1Queens Up1 calls 1,000 <--- Ok lets count. 3 sixes are gone, so most likely doesnt have a 6 low, we've seen the only 7, and we've seen no 5s or 8s. My gut instinct here is that he has 2 paired, or has an 8 low going with a bad undercard.

Dealt to 1Queens Up1 [6d Ad 7h 3d 2h Ts] [Kh]<--- No help to me. And we have no idea if he caught one of those 5s.
NumbBono bets 1,000
1Queens Up1 calls 1,000 <--- Loose call since we didnt improve and we have no idea if he improved or not. I can say this call was purely because we've invested so much in this pot up till now hes gotta show us that 5 or 7-4. I'm not a big math guy so I dont know what the probabilities for him having a better or worse hand, but there are 8 cards that can beat us if he caught, and a lot more that dont.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NumbBono shows [Ks Kd As 3c 2s 4s Td] T,4,3,2,A
1Queens Up1 shows [Kh 6d 7h 3d 2h Ts Ad] 7,6,3,2,A
1Queens Up1 wins the pot (10,250) with 7,6,3,2,A <--- YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!

I welcome any thoughts or opinions on my donkery, if you would've folded on 6th just tell me why.

Thanks guys, see you again next time!

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.

I'm a Copy Cat (Jude)

How cool is that?? Two BTN writers win Razz tournaments this weekend! Congrats to Poker Enthusiast who won this tournament on Saturday. (See his post below.)

It was a rather last minute decision to play this one. I haven't been playing much Razz lately, but I didn't want to get too rusty, as I'm hoping to participate in PE's KORS tournaments, so I registered.

The tournament started out slowly for me, I was playing pretty tight, which is the opposite of my usual early play. I tend to get too aggressive too quickly and I'm working on that. I didn't get really lucky or unlucky, it was a nice (but rare) balance.

I was sitting about 7th in chips when a player made me literally LOL. There were two guys who had become table buddies, one of them had just busted and was giving some advice to his new friend, who was the chip leader at the time.

xNUMIx (Observer): this is yours
Dealer: Belgarath32 wins the pot (390)
Dealer: Hand #7019688043
xNUMIx (Observer): watch out for jude
xNUMIx (Observer): she's good
cereeves1: lol ty

That was hilarious to me. I mean he was 'talking' like I wasn't even there. I had been quiet, maybe he thought my chat was off. I don't know, but it made me laugh.

I only had one river suckout, but it was for a huge pot against two all-in players on the final table bubble, (one of them was cereeves1 from the chat above) hitting my nut low draw against a made 8 (if I remember correctly) and a 10. That was a key hand. To be honest, I thought they would fold before they reached the all-in point...I mean they could see my cards!...but fold, they did not.

After making a good read on the chip leader at the final table for a pot that crippled him, I was called the worst Razz player he'd ever seen! I may dig this one out of the hand histories later and post about it, but basically I put the guy on a bluff and after using my time bank, I called the river and he was indeed bluffing. He went nuts. It was great.

Then I got to heads-up with Allan. I swear this was a grueling HU match. He played way too tight for HU and this allowed me to catch up to his 2 : 1 chip lead. But everytime we would actually play out a hand, he would hit and I would brick, knocking me right back down. Then I'd get back up with my aggressive betting and right back down again. It was so frustrating. So, on the 3rd time I had taken the chip lead back, I decide there is no way I'm gonna get this guy to make a mistake unless I trap him. Let him catch up a little, enough to continue playing. 'Cause let me tell you, it seemed he was folding everything but four cards to a 6 low draw....

Finally I pick up a trapping hand A2(4) and he has a 6 up. You know what the first rule of Razz should be? Do not slow play a hand that's not made! LOL Yea, I nearly slow played my way right into a 2nd place finish there.

By this time, I didn't really know what to do with this guy. It seemed that I just couldn't close the deal! I continued to chip back up with completion bets and re-raises until once more I had the chip lead by a couple hundred chips. I was tired and frustrated, very close to giving up, but I tried my best to stay focused. We took one more hand to showdown and amazingly, his bricks were worse than my bricks on that one. Ship it! :)

I Guess I Don't Have to Bubble.

I guess I can still play this game a little. I got a little lucky at the final table but I played the game vs. his style and not my cards. I called many hands with any two low, even with a big card up so that he wouldn't continue to try and run me over. The key was finding a cycle in his betting patterns and using it to play back. I did try to lose it at one point when I slow played a very solid 4 card hand into a fold when I hit some bricks.

Soon the night I bubbled the BTN Token Mayhem, bubbled the final table in the $5 Razz tourney, and took down the $10 Razz tourney...culd have been a really good night.

Live blogging the BTN KORS Token Mayhem

8:07 Being that this is the first one I have had a chance to play, I thought I would live blog it.

8:11 I have noticed that a few players have started playing these tourneys. I'm not sure if they will ever get real big but I think it is a nice change to the normal token frenzys that take places at various time during the day.

8:25 6 players signed up right now. I think our high water mark so far has been 4 and with 20 minutes to go we could reach 2 tables.

8:42 3 minutes to game time...I'm going to play the $5 tourney at the same time.

8:48

8:51 Just bricked...missed the picture.

8:55 Morons are capping it with 9s and T up in my $5 tourney.

9:05

9:26 Starting to chip up.

9:31 Just missed a great draw and lost to a T.

9:38 Need to catch a hand ad getting bring ins.

And I'm out on the bubble.



Sup outlasted OG for the token.

HOP Wins

As I sat home after a long weekend of watching and coaching softball I turned on the computer to catch up on my blog reading. It was after 7:00 so I watched the cubs play and chatted with Riggs and IT as I fought off the sleep that was coming hard and fast. As the sun slowly faded into night I jumped at the thought of the nightly BTN KORS Token Mayhem getting ready to start…That’s when I saw the time. I missed it. Now not to many players have been playing this yet but I looked and saw the creator of “The Jordon” playing heads up against Surf’s wife. That bothered me even more because I know IT would have played and if you add me, we would have given out a token. In the end, HOP took it down with a myriad stellar plays.

Just a reminder…the first BTN KORS Sub-Qualifier will be on July 1st at 8:45 central time. It is deep stacked and will pay out $75 seats for the BTN KORS Qualifier on the 22nd. All of this leads to the $200 final on the 29th so come on by and get your tokens ready to get in cheap for the final. It could be a sick payout for a small investment.

I smell news...

Now if you haven't been playing in the BTN token sats you are missing out. These tourneys are SUPER SOFT and you can win your way into the Monthly championship in a couple steps starting with just $8.80.

I believe that the BTN tourney will grow and be +EV for all especially with the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT... which will be coming to http://www.livepokerradio.com soon.

The pieces are falling into place and who benefits? YOU DO!