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1 HP crappy 17" laptop - $1000

ATT 'even crappier always on the fritz' UVerse DSL - $40

Full Tilt 'crapalicious always crashing' Software - No Charge

SNG - HU - $88 

Playing only 1 hand, Flopping DQB & Getting paid off fully - PRICELESS!

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Durr

Season 5 of High Stakes poker has been as my son says, the 'shitz-fitz'!  No idea how to spell that either, but it certainly means 'da bomb'!  

An absolutely amazing hand played by Durr (Tom Dwan) is at the 36:50 mark.  Check this out:

Is this guy in a league of his own or what???   Here's a few thought's I have on this amazing hand.

First, Barry open raises UTG with AA, and EVERYONE CALLS!  WTF!!!  I remembered some guy at the WSOP singin 'It's a family affair', when I saw that.  So they take the flop 8 HANDED! 

Flop comes 2T2.  Eastgate (holding 42) and Doyle check, but Barry leads mind you, into 8 players for half pot or so.  Now if you've been watching HSP, Durr has been taking his time, playing slow if you will.  Something that struck me odd, given the guy plays multi-table High stakes online, where you are constantly having to make quick decisions.  But I'm convince the guy is just like a computer, he has his inputs, and now is coming out with best +EV play.

So he raises, with his top pair, which HE KNOWS is no good.  But what he does know, is that Barry's bet into 8 players, is showing strength, so a raise by him is 'indicative' of greater strength, and knows it will narrow the field down.  

Table folds back to Eastgate, who has made trip ducks crap kicker.  He flats, and so does Barry.  I really think Eastgate's flat was really Bad.  If he thought his hand was good, a raise was in order.  I think he's a good enough player to realize that Dwan is representing significant strength, and if so, he has to think Dwan's on A2 or maybe TT.  Either hand has him crushed, so sticking around with a call, just doesn't seem to be his best option.  But what the fuck do I know? I play 1/2 !  

Barry is in more of a pickle.  He knows Dwan, a thinking multi-level player, could be making this play, well, with exactly what he has.  So Barry's flat I think at least is more defendable than Eastgate's, getting 4:1 at this point, and seeing if perhaps that slows Dwan down.

The Turn brings a 7, and Eastgate and Barry check...Dwan then bets 100k into a 130k pot (apprx).  What is his thought process?  Well, given the action on the flop, I think he knows without a doubt exactly what both Eastgate and Barry have!  After Eastgate checks and then flats the flop, he knows that he's probably got a weak duck.  Recall, this was a family pot. Since Dwan has a ten in his hand, it makes Tens Full very unlikely.  Barry having bet into the field on the flop, then calling his raise, makes his most likely holding a big pair.  To do this at the table is one thing, to watch the clip a billion time like I have, to draw my conclusions, is another.  That guy is just thinking on a completely different level!  

Then, to add insult to injury, after the hand is over, Eli says 'Barry folded the best hand', to which Dwan snap replies ' No, Peter folded the best hand', then proceeds to make a $2000 bet with Doyle!!!  " Thats Gold Jerry, Gold!!!!!"

If you haven't watch Season 5, which continues Sunday but with a bunch of new players, search on Youtube, they are all there. There are many other interesting hands, a couple involving monster pots, and yes, Durr's right in the middle of them all!

Best poker show on TV, period.

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Very sad news

Doyle post on his blog that Chip Reese's son Casey has passed away.

So Sad

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Another SNG win

This one turned on this hand, where I did get lucky, but certainly was surprised that he made the call, given his holdings, the board, and my range:

I was able to cruise to the final table, and when we got heads up, I was down 4.5 to 1 to the chipleader.  He is a very very good aggressive player, and I was actually very surprised at how he played heads up.  Basically, he was shoving every button pre-flop, and continued to do this even after I finally called one of his all-ins, won, and got back to even in chips.  I thought then, he settle into a good HU match, but no, he continued to just shove.  Makes it irritating, but I was very proud that I didn't get that 'antsy' feeling I get sometimes, and patiently waited.  Now I was also raising my buttons, not all in, and interestingly, he only shoved a couple of my button raises, and folded the rest.  I even started min-raising, and he was still folding.  Not making any adjustments/changes from a player I know to be an excellent player, really had me baffeled.  

Then it dawned on me....he was probably drunk!   lol

In other news, I'm still managing to do absolutely nothing in the BBT.  Last night, I went through a period where I didn't even realize I was sitting out.  Dangers of playing on a laptop I suppose.    

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DQB-ville & Sunday wrap up

Yesterday, I visited DQB-ville.  Besides these hands, there were 3 other were I folded the case card prelop, else I would have had 6 DQB's....too bad I couldn't parlay any of these into some significant momentum:

As you can see, the last one was from the Brit Blogger game, where I was off to a good start, bu imploded with 18 or so left.  

In Goats Bad Bankroll tourney, I was busted by Hoy, so he earns the bounty I put up.  IIRC, I raised AJ OTB, and he woke up with AK in the SB.  Don't recall the action, but we did go to the river, where an ace fell, and I wound up calling after he led out for what-ever I had left.  Wasn't much, and probably could have got away from it, but oh well.  Congrats to Buddy, as I saw that he took it down.  

I played a bunch of tournies yesterday, but I only managed to cash in the 750K too, which is ok, but certainly not the goal.  

With all the yak going on about Pokerstars SCOOP, I decided to check it out.  I had like 30 bucks on Stars, so I played some juiced up 2.20 turbo, and managed to win a seat into the $33 - mid level event yesterday.  And damn-it, I really freaking liked it!  I hate that!  I swore of stars a long time ago, for many reasons, but I really enjoyed the 10K starting chips, and I thought the structure was very decent.  Of course, there was ALOT of players, but in the end, some lucky fuck was getting a prize north of $50k for a $33 investment.  Not bad.  Despite the great structure, I busted fairly early as I re-raised large on a draw heavy board, holding middle set.  I was re-raised all-in by a guy holding top pair and a gutter.  Yuk - then I remember why I really hate Stars!  Some things never change!

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Bad Bankroll Management Tournament Bounty

I'm in...will you be?  I had the good fortunes of winning the inaugral event, and it was alot of fun. 

So far, there is only 5 signed up....hopefully, more of you will join up later today.  You can catch all the details on Mr Julius Goat blog.  

As an added bonus to the cash prize pool, and the already amazing prizes (come on, who doesn't want their very own DonkAvatar?) , I'm also throwing in a Mookie buy-in bounty to whoever knocks me out....for the rest of all remaining Mookie's in April.  That's 4 in all folks...and with BBT TOC seats on the line, I'm sure that it could come be your ticket to a ME seat at the WSOP!

So come on out, and join our host Mr Julius Goat for all the festivities.

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25K (Take 2)

Yup....made the final table again.  Back to back nights, first time for everything.  I also managed to improve my finish, although hugely dissappointed that I didn't take this down.  I had the chip lead 3 handed, but unfortunately one of my opponents made a set, when I hit top pair.  Then a few hands later, I open shoved into the BB ( same guy) with suited QT, and he pretty much snapped called me with K4, and hit his 4.  

I also had a nice finish in the 4k Heads Up:

Unfortunately in the Mookie, nothing went right.  I went out when I open raised JJ from the button, and the BB re-raised.  I shoved, and he snapped called with KK.  GG me there.

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