Anti Kill Phil

Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson, are 2 greedy bastards who deserve to eat shit and die! No just kidding, but their Kill Phil book is turning poker to what what the Anti-Poker congressmen want, a game of luck.

Another WSOP satellite, another disappointing finish. 3rd. 1st place I think got a seat. Who knows if I'm getting anything. Final event of the bluff poker tour. I played pretty good poker, came back from 256 chips after my KK got molested by A2. Was the final table chip leader and continued my aggression throughout. Overplayed my TT against AA when it got down to 3. New I should have laid it down, dude bluffed with small bets, not allin bets.

The eventual winner took me out. My AQ was anally probed hard core by his AJ, when he hit his 4 card flush. This nemesis of mine relates back to my first paragraph. He was a Kill Phil player. I only saw one non preflop allin from him, and that was when he had KK. He won every single allin he was involved in, with several times getting very lucky. Completely took my ability to play post flop away from him. One time I folded 88. Going to have to reread that book to see where I really stood with that hand. Normally an easier fold with respect to the amount of chips involved. The book itself is pretty crappy, though there were some good points in it regarding allin moves. I don't think the authors even use it, but a lot of online players sure are!

This Sunday is probably my last day of WSOP qualifying, going to cut it off then and start my cash game challenge. Pokerstars 150 seat guar $350, Full Tilt 100 seat guar $500, Sun Poker 10 seat guar $140, Ace Flush 1 seat freeroll. Also have that Dream Poker $50k on sun I think. Will play qualifiers tonight, if I don't get in I will just buyin to the Pokerstars and Sun events.

and yeah, I got my 21.com withdraw. Risk free works!

Piece of shit computer

I come home and my main computer doesn't turn on. There was a big storm in my area, might have killed something. The light on my motherboard doesn't turn on. Must be fried. That or my power supply isn't working. Any way to test other than putting my toungue on the end of it? :) Prob my motherboard though. What a waste of $. Stupid Asus, not even 2 years old either.

Blogroll Additions + New Cash Game Challenge (What's my level?)

First of all, if you read this blog and I haven't added you, please leave a message in my comments. There's a few that I've read in the past and been meaning to add, i'm just lazy and forgetful.

Since everybody else has some sort of cash game challenge, I might as well start one myself. It will be 2 challenges mixed into one, and the goal is to find my most profitable level.

The rooms: Either UB,Paradise, Party, or PokerShare
Game Type: 1 NL table, 1 limit table (Not enough action on PL)
The Limit: Starting at $50 buyin.
Moving up: Once I double up on my limit table or quadruple up on my NL table, I move up.

This challenge is for both Full Tables and 5/6 max short handed tables. If I bust, I start over again. I might change my moving up levels, might be too low to moveup, but I also don't want to to be a long challenge or else I might lose interest. :)

Was thinking of doing a sitngo challenge, but I might as well just play Rios or Steps if I'm going to do that.

Almost ready to give up the WSOP chase

MTT last night, 1st gets a seat. 14th place.

Hand Analysis
Me: 6900
Villian: Had me covered.
300/600 blinds

Me EP+2 raise to 2k with AQo. LP reraises to put me almost allin. LP tight player.

Gamble now or later?

MTT just now, 1st gets a seat. 16th place

Me = avg stack. Blinds 100/200.

UTG raises to 500. MP raises to 1k. Me with KK goes allin for 3k. Me+1 calls. UTG calls, Me-1 calls.

UTG = AA, Me-1 = AK, Me = KK, Me+1 = QQ

QQ wins. Was worried that Me-1 could have had AA. Didn't think UTG had AA as last time he did a limp in reraise allin. WTF was QQ doing? Oh well I vowed to play to win and gamble more this one, but I think I should have let it go. Pretty weak field. I should have definately let it go then, I could have outplayed these guys post flop.

My chase is almost over, almost....

To Break or not to Break

Getting frustrated by tourney beats, I want to take a break, but I dunno if I can. That poker.com championship looks too juicy, was planning to go to Australia next year anyways, free would be sweet. I think I've given up on my WSOP goal for this year. Bloggerpokertour result yesterday did it in for me. KK vs 77 had it held up would have put me in 2nd in chips with 22 or so players left. Could have ran the table. Instead it put in in a downward spiral of bad luck. AQ vs A8 did me in for good. Whoopee I get a hat and a shirt, maybe a rubber band to go with it. I think I might still play a Full Tilt 100seat WSOP qualifier though. I also can't take a break as I have to play Dream Poker. I think if you earn 3 dream points or so you qualify for their $15k freeroll. Speaking of freerolls I've decided that I would no longer play anymore freerolls that are less than $10k or they give out a seat. Maybe $5k. I'm spoiled, ungrateful, I'm thinking its just not worth the time unless you win. Unless theres like 20 players or so, then its all good. Sorry for the ramble post, too lazy to format or do any linking. Have a headache, and need to goto a wedding in a couple of hours. Hungry now, cya. Happy belated birthday Canada.

Bluff, Bluff, oh why do I make these stupid Bluffs...

It never fails me that I make 1 stupid bluff in a tourney that costs me a nice stack of chips. Now theres nothing wrong with a big bluff, its just when I bluff when it doesn't make sense to. Either bluffing when theres absolutely no fold equity for my opponent, or bluffing on a board that wouldn't make sense. Did one of each last night, one cost me headsup in a double shootout 1st round, then 2nd I bubbled out of the final table in a 2tabler.

You'll never win! - STFU biatch

Funny end of the night RIO sng I played last night. Down to 3 players left, and I was down to like 2M after the blind change. So I proceeded to do a lot of allins. Some chick then says "You'll never win if you play like that" What? She just put a target on her back. I let her have it, nobody tells me I can't win! I continued to steal her blinds, going allin. Now this chick was a complete useless lucky player. Her stack was completely built up by calling premium hands with Axs and hitting the flush or 2 pairs. If she didnt' have an A, she wouldn't call anything though. One had I had a 44 in the BB. Both limped, I went allin, and she thought and thought, even asked the other guy if she should call with TT. She ended up folding it. I told her there's no way you had TT. She said she swears to god she did. So I continued to berate her some more, what kinda of tard (sorry just watched The Ringer last night) lays down a TT. She then claims shes been playing proffessional for 3 years now. I told her, her husband must be broke now. "Oh he's a doctor" Yes he must be broke now. Eventually the other guy knocked her out, 2 pair vs A high, and then I disposed of him quite handily.

Played 4 sitngos in total yesterday, won 3. Rio, Full Tilt 2table to get a $75 tourney token (which I will use on a wsop 100seat qualifier), and Full Contact Poker Classic qualifier. Donked my way out of a Party WSOP step sng. Couldn't find any mtts I wanted to play so I just stuck to those.

Finally a 1st!! - "In order to live, you must be willing to die"

and this is what I won (never mind the $, it was a $1 buyin cause they couldn't get it as a freeroll)



More importantly is what I learned from my MTT play.

I played this one completely without fear of busting. No prizes that I really wanted to win, and just played it just cause I felt like playing some poker. Though I never had to suckout either. My only close call was a rivered K, AK vs QQ.
Headsup, was probably the best headsup I have seen myself play. Down approx 6:1 I took a Phil Ivey approach. Everytime I was on the button, I raised. My call and fold was about the same, 3 times each at most. Many times I would get the blinds, many times it was call, check, bet, fold. I was reraising him like crazy if he tried to steal my blinds. I'm pretty sure I got him so frustrated that in the end, I never put him allin, always got him to go allin when I felt I had the best hand.

Compare that with my Doyle's room Bounty tournament which I was playing at the same time. Not sure why I played it, just did. I had an ok stack, doubled up once, but still made a questionable laydown which I think turned it around. Now if it was a deep stack tourney, this laydown might not be so bad, but at the quick blind structure of the Tribeca tables, I think I screwed up.

Holding AQ I raised preflop in MP, might have been a limper but he's out of the picture. Bigger stack blind calls. Flop of 9TJ, 2 clubs. Blind puts in a bet that would lead to me being pot committed. A fold puts me at average. I ended up laying it down with the reasoning that the field is so weak, I'll get my chances to win pots later. What I failed to realize was that the blind structure would not let me play too much poker later. If I had doubled up there I would have had a nice stack and the opportunity to dominate the rest of the way.

Lesson learned, and I'm ready tonight for whatever mtt I play. Nothing going on this weekend, have a saturday wedding and a sunday baptism.

"... In order to live, you must be willing to die ..." - Amir Vahedi

I vow not to mix cash games with tournament play!

Mixing cash games and tournaments are hazardous to your poker play. I shouldn't be doing it, but I do it anyways. When I do I start mixing in cash game plays into my tournies and vice versa, and its just -EV. This past weekend was pretty good in terms of cash games, +$500 or so via Ladbrokes & Pokershare short handed 6max games. Either 2/4 or 3/6 limit games and $100nl $200nl. Too bad I could only bust the short stack guys in my nl tables, I guess thats why they were short stacked. I love the Euro centric poker rooms. These two and the B2B network are great for cash games. They bluff for no reason, and its the best feeling when you catch them. My tourney play was non existant, and my sng results were just as bad. Kinda sick of tourney play right now.

Did I skip a chapter?

Good news, I found a leak in my mtt game. Bad news, another waste of time. Once again I final tabled the PokerShare $1500 wsop seat. Once again I blow it, this time in 5th. And once again on a questionable/frustration/impatient call on my part. Final tables, I usually steal a fair number of blinds. Sometimes people fight back, and last night they fought back. And not with baby min raises, they were coming with their whole stack. After two straight unsucessful blind steals with decent holdings, I try it once more UTG with A9s. Another push back, and I decide to call it this time hoping they had a baby A. Turned over 88, and I couldn't hit and was out. I dunno whats wrong with me. I'm extremely confident I can outplay most of my opponents post flop, so why the hell am I risking it to luck preflop?

I got to pickup my HOH vol 2 and reread it again, this time carefully. No point playing these tournies if I'm going to be a donk during the final table. I did get the new HOH vol 3 and the skylansky book in the mail yesterday. One day I'll get reading those. I think I still have about 5 unread books on my shelf.

Have my Lavalife Party Poker final today. Winner gets a trip to Turks & Caicos. Most likely will play for 2nd instead, plasma tv. Trip is cool, but not exactly high on my list of places to visit. Not worth taking vacation time against. Theres also the pocketfives FullTilt tourney. 25 added $200+15 seats for sundays $200k guaranteed. $20 tourney, pass is pocket5s. 8pm est. Will see how many people play before I decide if I want to play or not. Wanted to take Sunday off and read.

I must be a Toronto Maple Leaf fan

The more tournies I play, the more I believe I am the Toronto Maple Leafs of online poker tournaments. I can qualify for any tournament, but when it comes down to the big game, I choke. All that time and $ spent on the subsatellites and the main events gone to waste. Much like watching a season of Sopranos and viewing such a dreadful finale (?) as last night, but thats a different story.

My first tourney was a Poker Share $500 WSOP ME qualifier. Top 2 get seats to the main event, 3rd place gets $5k. Couldn't get into the game, widdled down to low levels, and got frustrated by some luck players who always hit his draw. JJ vs QQ, AKJ flop, this guy kept calling and calling and hit his river T. Ended up in 12th as a result of an impatient call of mine. 6 handed on 2 tables, I was 4th in chips but one of the lower stacks. We just kept firing allins. I held AT in the BB when one of the lower stacks fired another away. Its a call I don't usually make unless I'm a big stack. He turned over 77 and it was good enough. Went out next hand. So no more ME tournies on pokershare, that was the last of the added seats.

My 2nd tourney was the Titan $100k guaranteed. Like the pokershare tourney had no problems satelliting into this one with a $20 sng. Turbo like structures made it hard to play. After the first break the blinds were bigger here than my pokershare tourney which started an hr earlier! No real regrets other than a couple of failed bluffs. Went out with 88 vs KK vs QQ when I was down to 5M or so. Play was pretty weak in this tourney, I dunno if skill factors too much in it though. After the first break, any pot you get involved in pretty much results you in risking 20% of your stack.

With all these tournies my bankroll has remained pretty constant for the past few months now. I think after Feb I was on pace for double my target. Now I'll be happy to just reach it. I haven't played too many cash games lately. Oh well, after July I can forget about the wsop qualifiers and concentrate on making $ again. Taking Monday off from poker again. I think Monday will be permanant day off from Poker. Sometimes Thursday and Saturday as well.

WSOP Qualifying Day

Sunday was my WSOP qualifying day. I had 2 chances at a Main Event seat, and 1 $1500 seat.

PokerStars 500FPP
I thought the max would be 5000 players, but for some reason they decided to not cap it. 7600+ players played! I don't even remember the specifics. I built up my stack, donked it back off. Finished around 1500. For some reason I couldn't concentrate playing this one.

Poker Share $1500 seat
Congratulations to Omenic for winning this one, and securring a seat. He's been playing well lately, and fortunately/unfortunately beat me to a seat! I end of finishing I can't remember 18th or so. Same scenario as above, couldn't really concentrate on this one either.

Poker Share WSOP: ME Seat
1st place won a ME seat, 2nd place was $8k. 32 players. Started at 4pm, I got knocked out in 5th at 10:30pm. Deep stack tourney, 5k chips, 20mins blinds. Man was I disappointed in myself after this. Made a terrible call with KT, but this was due to frustration and a long day in front of the computer. I stole blinds like crazy in this tourney, was pretty sick how I got away with it so often. One weak point in my game I figured out was blind defence though. Whenever I fought back, I won the pot. I just didn't do it enough IMO. With 5 players left one guy didn't want to deal, greedy bastard. So I played 6.5 hrs in this tourney for nothing. I almost can't wait until the wsop happens so I can start playing some $ tournies. Playing all these event qualifiers and not getting rewarded for final tables is starting to take its toll. Best read I made in this tourney, I called a guy with Q high. Surprised the crap out of the other guy who probably folded A high or mini pair.

Need to take a break from poker tonight, even though I want to play in a $1500 qualifier. Couldn't sleep last night, thank goodness for Timmies.

Bubblelicious, Bubble Yum, you get the picture

Wow, what a frustrating night of poker last night. 4 bubbles!!!

Bubble 1
Titan Rio Jackpot Sit N Go. Already won 4 in a row, now going for my 5th. 6 in a row wins the jackpot. Comes down to heads up, and I catch the guy AT vs A9 to take a commanding lead. 88 vs A5 he catches an A. Q7 vs Q5 split pot. Kx vs xx, and he catches one of his x's. I ended up making a questionable 10 outer call, that gave him the chip lead. On my final hand, went in with 87s vs Ax. He hit an A, I made 2 pair, but the board also paired giving him the higher 2 pair.

Bubble 2
Shouldn't have, but on Tilt I played another Rio hoping to at least get the $300 consillation prize for 6 top 2 finishes. Came in 3rd. Was just outflopped when it mattered.

Bubble 3
Poker.com WSOP qualifier. Top 2 make it to the semis, next 2 play again. I came 4th. Can't even remember by outage hand.

Bubble 4
PokerShare $1500 WSOP seat. Top 2 get seats, 3rd gets $450. We end up chopping the prize$ 3-5. I ended up 5th. I like the deep stack tourney structure here, I just screwed it up. I'm 5/5, but still with 8M. MP min raises, which I haven't seen from him before. I have 88 on the SB. With a regular raise I most likely would have went over top of him, but this min raise messed me up. I ended up calling, as did the BB. 975 flop, and I bet out the pot, BB goes over top of me allin. Preflop raise folds so I'm guessing now he prob had something like AT, KQ, KJ, etc. Figure at this point I have to call now, so I did. He flips over 95 for top and bottom pair. No miracles for me. One gripe about pokershare that I do have is its timer clock. You really don't get too much time to act. There was one hand where I had 99, and somebody went over top of me. Ended up timing out before I thought it all through.

Crappy night, even though I ended up $100+. No Poker tonight for sure, I'll probably get back at it on Friday. I don't think I have any scheduled tournies until next week anyways.

New WPT Chick

Actress and model Sabina Gadecki has been tapped by the World Poker Tour to be their new hostess for season five.

OK looking, definately no Shawna

Be a Chameleon! SnG: 6max vs Full

I've concluded that I need to do a better job at adapting.

Current Strengths:
Ring games (short handed, NL & FL)
SnG (SH)
MTT

Current Weakness
Ring games (Full table limit and nl)
SnG (Full table, 1 or 2 tables)

Ring games:
Been playing on Poker Share and Poker Stars. Doing well on the 6 max tables at both 3/6 limit and $100nl. Haven't played a full table in a long time, but just listed it there from my poker rewards April play. Was probably playing too many hands there, and bluffing more than I should have. I prefer the more aggressive short handed play where I can take advantage of the tighty whities and catch the maniacs off guard.

Sit n Gos:
This is my biggest discrepency. On Titan 6max sngs, my last 20 I have won 12. Not money, but won at a 60% rate. Additionally I have monied (top 3) in another 2. I guess I don't lose when I'm final 3. 4 of those no placings was when I was on tilt after my failed jackpot win. Now on other sites (qualifiers - full table), Poker Share, Full Contact, Poker Stars, I haven't won anything in a while. Once again I think I'm playing too many hands on the full tables, will have to cut back and see what happens.

Multi Table Tournaments
I think my MTT game is back at a higher level. No first place winnings but have had good placings in May. Last night finished 11th ($210) in the PSO Poker Rewards freeroll, just bubbling out of the final table. Tried a blind steal with A3s as the 2nd shortest stack, but got caught by QQ. Oh well, sometimes you get caught. Blind stealing got me going the whole tourney. Figured out the tities and played against them aggressively. Needed it as I couldn't win races all night. Lost a lot of $ with AK as well. Wanted to reread my Harrington books during my vacation but didn't get a chance to. Ended up reading Book of Bluffs by Matt Lesinger and Kill Phil by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson. Book of Bluffs is recomended, nice read. Kill Phil wasn't really. Pretty much a book telling you to go allin on most hands. Some sections and points were good, but the rest is just mumbo jumbo IMO.

WPT Canada

Can't wait. If anybody knows of any qualifiers let me know. Eventually I'll put together a full list. This will be my new #1 goal after the wsop has taken place.

Press Release: World Poker Tour Going to CanadaPublished: Thursday, May 04, 2006
Author:


Overlooking One of The World's Natural Wonders, The Niagara Fallsview Casino Will Play Host to October WPT Event

Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Bill Edler and Evelyn Ng may be the most illustrious Canadian poker players on the world stage, but come October the WORLD POKER TOUR(R) will offer a look at who else might be Canadian stars-in-the-making when the Tour inaugurates its first stop north of the border at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. The WPT has selected Canada's luxurious new gaming mecca, overlooking the famous Niagara Falls, as the site of its third annual North American Poker Championship, October 25-29.

The elegant Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort is the premier casino and resort facility in Canada, with 3,000 slot machines, 150 gaming tables and a dedicated poker room, a 368-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness facility, a 1,500-seat showroom, 30,000 square feet of convention, conference and meeting space, a wide selection of restaurants and boutiques and one of the most famous and spectacular views in the world.

"By staging the North American Poker Championship in this beautiful Canadian casino, we put out the welcome mat for all poker enthusiasts in Canada and truly lay down the gauntlet to see who can reign supreme on the continent," said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE). "We are thrilled to welcome the Niagara Fallsview to the WPT family and look forward to an inspiring and exciting event that will attract players from both sides of the border."

Niagara Fallsview marks the third international location on the WPT tournament calendar for Season V, joining Paris' Aviation Club (Grand Prix de Paris) and the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Pokerstars' Caribbean Adventure).

"All of us at the Fallsview Casino are very excited to be working with the WPT to bring a premiere International Poker event like this to Canada," said Fallsview General Manager Steve Wolstenholme. "Our casino is ready to lay out the red carpet for the WPT, the players, and the fans as they join us here in Niagara Falls. We plan to make the Fallsview Casino Resort the home of the premiere poker events in Canada and will have some other exciting announcements to make in the coming weeks about our plans with the WPT moving forward."

Rio, sucks to be me.

Decided to just go ahead and play my final Rio despite all the temptations. Finished 3rd. No $55k for me, not even a $300 consolation prize for 2nd. And the hand I was eliminated with. AA vs 33. Flopped a 3, dude went allin, and I couldn't fold my AA. Didn't even think about it for a sec, now I'm 2nd guessing myself. Was hoping he had A7. Oh well, guess I have to do it allover again.

Weekend Happenings

First of all, I'd like to congratulate RiverRun on winning the PSO league and earning a WSOP event seat. Great job!

Played some cash games on PokerShare to fulfill a pokersourceonline promo. Up and down, people chase and sometimes they catch. Can't get any good 3/6 limit games there anymore. Settled on mostly $100nl sh, and 1/2 limit sh.

On the tourney front, I was once again close to a WSOP seat but fell short once again. This time I came 4th, but at least I got $60 this time for my 4hrs of play. Played great poker, stayed top 7 in chips from the 1st break and on. Was 2nd/3rd when 4 handed but played too aggressively against Navajo who started playing more aggressively than me! He busted me when he caught his J on the river against my K high. PSO final game came 20th. Donked out which I'll explain later. Qualified for the next round in the UB millionaire challenge. Took 3 hrs to make it to the top 100 out of 1500, but only played it as I was already playing other tournies anyways.

On the Casino front, an ok month. +$40 from InterCasino. +£70 from Littlewoods. -$20 from Casino Glamour when they gave me a 500% reload. Haven't won my $2.5 millionaire club jackpot yet. Haven't even gotten to the final round this month. Thats about it, casino hunting is slowly dying.

My New Pet Peeve
In tournies, i'm running into a lot of players who now use the excuse "I had the odds". First example; blinds are 50/100. Short stack UTG raises allin to $400. UTG+1 calls, Goofball calls (1/4 of his stack), and me the bigger stack calls with 98s. When all was said and done, Goofball wins with Q6. When I ask the Goofball on his reasoning, he's here talking about implied odds and other crap and then says the pot odds were good. Buddy, most scenarios you encounter will give you 2:1 odds. Doesn't mean you call with any 2 cards everytime the pot is good. Oh well I let him be. I got the same scenario later on that tourney when somebody called my allin getting 2:1 with K9. Risking almost 1/2 his stack on that garbage.


One final note, but not to jinx myself, I've now won 5 Rio Jackpot sitngos in a row. Actually got a 2nd before that but noticed in the T&Cs that they have to be done within a 30day period. Right now its at about $45k if I win my 6th. Too nervous to play yesterday, might give it a shot today. Crossing my fingers!

I am Super Bubbleboy!!! I love Steak! Hopefully its rare

This is why my stomach hurts now... can't believe I can still type.

$1 million dollar qualifier
Result = 2nd. Though didn't stand a chance heads up against quackpot, a extremely good player. He had just under $12k, I had about $1600. Winnings = 2% stake I think.

WSOP qualifier
Courtesy of Bluff Magazine. Winner gets a $1500 wsop seat. 2nd gets a chocolate glazed donut. Was always a high stack. Took a risk early on when I called preflop with my JJ. Held up against AK. Made some unusual plays with Arag. Me raising preflop, shorter stacks pushing afterwards. My reasoning behind calling, the chance to eliminate 2 good players without hurting too much of my stacks. I actually won a lot of races throughout the night ... that is before heads up took over.

Final Table
Never had my allins called, didn't have too many of my preflop raises called. Some dimwit decided to be greedy and forfit the opportunity to get 1% stake from the winner. He got knocked out 4th, after getting lucky and staying alive forever. Bad beat for Jeremy W when his KK was overcome by Ax, knocking him out in 3rd.

Headsup
Yukon867 and I decide on an extra 5% stake in eachother, for 6% in total. He started out as just under a 2:1 favourite. Here is heads up play, bolded ones in particular

*********** # 244 **************
PokerStars Game #4817730592: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:23:41 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (69300 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (34200 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Kc 5c]
yukon867 said, "ok AC..."
actyper said, "please don't let me be bubble boy again"
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
pokerjr123 [observer] said, "gg Jeremy"
Duffy_666 [observer] said, "wow gg J"
pokerjr123 [observer] said, "gl guys"
aintsotuff [observer] said, "come on ash"
yukon867 said, "I'm serious... 5% swap on top of the 1%?"
crazylegz70 [observer] said, "gg guys"
Shock27 [observer] said, "thx gl guys"
Duffy_666 [observer] said, "gl u2"
aintsotuff [observer] said, "own this"
actyper said, "sure"
Tom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "maybe I'll go to bed later"
actyper said, "go canada"
pokerjr123 [observer] said, "yukon = lawman?"
yukon867 said, "ok great... GL fellow canadian"
yukon867: folds
Shock27 [observer] said, "yeah"
actyper collected 6300 from pot
crazylegz70 [observer] said, "we still up for the 1 percent?"
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 245 **************
PokerStars Game #4817738218: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:24:25 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (66150 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (37350 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Kd Kh]
Shock27 [observer] said, "yep"
actyper said, "yeah"
yukon867: folds
Shock27 [observer] said, "5% is between them"
actyper collected 3300 from pot
actyper: shows [Kd Kh] (a pair of Kings)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) collected (3300)

*********** # 246 **************
PokerStars Game #4817739846: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:24:34 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (64500 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (39000 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [4h 6h]
yukon867 said, "whew"
actyper: calls 1500
yukon867: checks
*** FLOP *** [2h 8c 6d]
aintsotuff [observer] said, "niiiiiiiiiiice\"
yukon867: checks
actyper: bets 6000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 6300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Board [2h 8c 6d]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 247 **************
PokerStars Game #4817743334: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:24:55 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (61350 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (42150 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Jd 3c]
pokerjr123 [observer] said, "so the $1500 is actually $2314.57 CDN?"
yukon867: raises 3000 to 6000
actyper: folds
aintsotuff [observer] said, " ASH ASH HE OUR BLUFFer man"
yukon867 collected 6300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) collected (6300)
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 248 **************
PokerStars Game #4817745862: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:25:09 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (64500 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (39000 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [6c 7h]
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 6300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 249 **************
PokerStars Game #4817748547: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:25:25 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (61350 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (42150 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Js 4h]
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 3300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) collected (3300)

*********** # 250 **************
PokerStars Game #4817750251: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:25:35 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (59700 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (43800 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [9s Ad]
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 6300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 251 **************
PokerStars Game #4817752758: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:25:49 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (56550 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (46950 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [9s 7c]
yukon867: raises 3000 to 6000
actyper: calls 3000
*** FLOP *** [2c Ts 9d]
actyper: checks
yukon867: bets 6500
actyper: raises 11500 to 18000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 25300 from potactyper: doesn't show hand
yukon867 said, "n bet"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25300 | Rake 0
Board [2c Ts 9d]
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) collected (25300)

*********** # 252 **************
PokerStars Game #4817760254: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:26:33 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (43900 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (59600 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [5d 7s]
actyper said, "thx"
actyper: calls 1500
yukon867: checks
*** FLOP *** [Js 9h 3h]
yukon867: checks
actyper: checks
*** TURN *** [Js 9h 3h] [Ah]
yukon867: bets 3000
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 6300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Board [Js 9h 3h Ah]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) collected (6300)
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) folded on the Turn

*********** # 253 **************
PokerStars Game #4817764771: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:27:00 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (47050 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (56450 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Th 8s]
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 3300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) collected (3300)

*********** # 254 **************
PokerStars Game #4817766943: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:27:12 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (45400 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (58100 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [8s Ks]
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 6300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 255 **************
PokerStars Game #4817769405: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:27:27 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (42250 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (61250 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [2h 8d]
yukon867: raises 3000 to 6000
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 6300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) collected (6300)
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 256 **************
PokerStars Game #4817771821: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:27:41 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (45400 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (58100 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Js Qs]
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
yukon867: calls 6000
*** FLOP *** [5c 9h Kh]
yukon867: checks
actyper: bets 9000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 18300 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18300 | Rake 0
Board [5c 9h Kh]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (18300)

*********** # 257 **************
PokerStars Game #4817776591: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:28:09 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (36250 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (67250 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [7h Js]
yukon867: raises 6000 to 9000
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 6300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) collected (6300)
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 258 **************
PokerStars Game #4817779368: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:28:26 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (39400 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (64100 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [7h 2h]
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 3300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) collected (3300)
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 259 **************
PokerStars Game #4817781263: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:28:37 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (41050 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (62450 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Tc Kd]
yukon867: raises 6000 to 9000
actyper: calls 6000
*** FLOP *** [5s 8s Kc]
actyper: checks
yukon867: bets 10000
actyper: raises 43300 to 53300 and is all-in
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 38300 from potactyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 38300 | Rake 0
Board [5s 8s Kc]
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) collected (38300)

*********** # 260 **************
PokerStars Game #4817789367: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:29:26 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (21900 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (81600 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Js Jh]
aintsotuff [observer] said, "ownage"
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
aintsotuff [observer] said, "niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiece"
omenic [observer] said, "ssssh"
yukon867 said, "yeah, having trouble here... need something to play back with"
yukon867: folds
Tom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "it's all in from here"
actyper collected 6300 from potactyper: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (6300)

*********** # 261 **************
PokerStars Game #4817793546: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:29:51 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (18750 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (84750 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [4c 7c]
yukon867: raises 6000 to 9000
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 6300 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6300 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) collected (6300)
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 262 **************
PokerStars Game #4817796775: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:30:09 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (21900 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (81600 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts small blind 1500
yukon867: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [3h As]
actyper: raises 6000 to 9000
yukon867: raises 12750 to 21750 and is all-in
actyper: calls 12750
*** FLOP *** [8c Js Ad]
*** TURN *** [8c Js Ad] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [8c Js Ad 8s] [3d]
Tom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "gg actyper"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
yukon867: shows [8d Th] (three of a kind, Eights)
actyper: shows [3h As] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
Shock27 [observer] said, "wow"
Sloth USA [observer] said, "wtf"
yukon867 collected 43800 from potyukon867 said, "ow"
yukon867 said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 43800 | Rake 0
Board [8c Js Ad 8s 3d]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) showed [8d Th] and won (43800) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) showed [3h As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights

*********** # 263 **************
PokerStars Game #4817803447: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (1500/3000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:30:50 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (43800 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (59700 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 150
actyper: posts the ante 150
yukon867: posts small blind 1500
actyper: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [7c 7s]
yukon867: raises 6000 to 9000
omenic [observer] said, "noo"
actyper: raises 50550 to 59550 and is all-in
yukon867: calls 34650 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Ad Th 4h]
*** TURN *** [Ad Th 4h] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Ad Th 4h 3c] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
actyper: shows [7c 7s] (a pair of Sevens)
yukon867: shows [As 5h] (a pair of Aces)
yukon867 collected 87600 from potTom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "wow"
LongDirtRoad [observer] said, "what a turn of events"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 87600 | Rake 0
Board [Ad Th 4h 3c 9s]
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) showed [As 5h] and won (87600) with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) showed [7c 7s] and lost with a pair of Sevens

*********** # 264 **************
PokerStars Game #4817809872: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (2000/4000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:31:28 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (87600 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (15900 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts small blind 2000
yukon867: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Qd 8d]
actyper: raises 11700 to 15700 and is all-in
yukon867: calls 11700
Tom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "I thought act had it"
*** FLOP *** [5d Jd Td]
*** TURN *** [5d Jd Td] [6s]
Shock27 [observer] said, "wow"
yukon867 said, "nh"
*** RIVER *** [5d Jd Td 6s] [7d]
aintsotuff [observer] said, "yes"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
yukon867: shows [Tc 9d] (a flush, Jack high)
actyper: shows [Qd 8d] (a flush, Queen high)
actyper collected 31800 from potaintsotuff [observer] said, "breath"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 31800 | Rake 0
Board [5d Jd Td 6s 7d]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) showed [Tc 9d] and lost with a flush, Jack high
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) showed [Qd 8d] and won (31800) with a flush, Queen high

*********** # 265 **************
PokerStars Game #4817815809: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (2000/4000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:32:04 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (71700 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (31800 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts the ante 200
yukon867: posts small blind 2000
actyper: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [8c 6h]
aintsotuff [observer] said, "deep breath"
aintsotuff [observer] said, " this is your s"
yukon867: raises 8000 to 12000
actyper: folds
yukon867 collected 8400 from pot
yukon867: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8400 | Rake 0
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) collected (8400)
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) folded before Flop

*********** # 266 **************
PokerStars Game #4817818994: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (2000/4000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:32:24 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (75900 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (27600 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts small blind 2000
yukon867: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [5c 7c]
aintsotuff [observer] said, "relax a bit you own this ASH"
actyper: calls 2000
yukon867: checks
*** FLOP *** [6h Qd 4c]
omenic [observer] said, "comeback"
yukon867: checks
actyper: bets 8000
yukon867: folds
actyper collected 8400 from pot
actyper: doesn't show hand
aintsotuff [observer] said, "Ash is the BOMB"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8400 | Rake 0
Board [6h Qd 4c]
Seat 3: yukon867 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: actyper (button) (small blind) collected (8400)

*********** # 267 **************
PokerStars Game #4817822213: Tournament #23878178, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (2000/4000) - 2006/05/03 - 00:32:43 (ET)
Table '23878178 9' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: yukon867 (71700 in chips)
Seat 8: actyper (31800 in chips)
yukon867: posts the ante 200
actyper: posts the ante 200
yukon867: posts small blind 2000
actyper: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to actyper [Jd Ah]
yukon867: raises 8000 to 12000
actyper: raises 19600 to 31600 and is all-in
yukon867: calls 19600
*** FLOP *** [3d 4s Kc]
hoopieman [observer] said, "OMG"
*** TURN *** [3d 4s Kc] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [3d 4s Kc Ad] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
actyper: shows [Jd Ah] (a pair of Aces)
yukon867: shows [4c As] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
actyper said, "now i'm on tilt"yukon867 collected 63600 from pot
Tom_O_Hawke [observer] said, "gg yukon"
Shock27 [observer] said, "vgg guys"
aintsotuff [observer] said, "booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"
Duffy_666 [observer] said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 63600 | Rake 0
Board [3d 4s Kc Ad 9d]
Seat 3: yukon867 (button) (small blind) showed [4c As] and won (63600) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 8: actyper (big blind) showed [Jd Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces

Conclusion
I thought I played an awesome headsup game, luck just wasn't on my side. Tiltish on my 77 reraise allin. My KT hand I could have slowplayed a bit more. JJ late I could have just limped in, but figured I've been raising most of the time anyways, one day he'll play back. A3 vs T8 could have raised allin preflop, though I wanted a call. AJ vs A4 would have turned it around in my favour again.

So two 2nds within an hr of each other, and nothing but steak to show for it. Better be some good damn steak!!!

Cruise Report!

Finally got back home, 2am this morning. My Honeymoon Cruise (albeit 8 months later) was awesome, and if you feel like reading here are the highlights of what happened... I'll probably edit throught the week and add pictures later, don't really feel like typing out a novel.

Day 1 - San Juan Puerto Rico
Flight at 645am via US Airways with a connection in Philadelphia. Got to Philadelphia and hopped aboard my next flight. Delayed 3 hours sitting on the plane!!! First it was a computer problem, then after we pulled on the runaway they said the pilot's cabin door would not lock. Stupid terrorists, stupid us airways. Arrived in San Juan, boarded the ship: Royal Caribbean - Adventure of the Seas. Didn't do too much, was tired. Played at the Casino, they had 1 poker table. 5/10 limit. No foldem, played an hr, made like $5.

Day 2 - St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands
Shopping during the day, and Koki beach in the afternoon. Probably the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. Water was crystal clear, drop a pin and you can find it no problem. Beautiful and friendly island. Poker play that night netted me $65 or so.

Day 3 - St. Maarten
Same thing shopping through the day, beach early afternoon, casino late afternoon. Right off the dock, place looked like disneyworld, all colourful. Picked up some Guavaberry rum. Only made in St. Maarten. Guavaberry Colada was simply delicious. Maho beach is the coolest beach experience you might ever find. Beach is located right in front of the airport. As planes land, the land right directly above you! And I"m not talking about just dinky little planes either, were talking 747s. The worst though was the take off. For some reason we decided to camp out right below the flight line. When the big plane took off, so did all our stuff on the beach! A buddy that we made on that trip also got attacked by a barracuda. Cool shit, though I didn't see it. Casino Royale was small but nice. Poker room did not open until 9pm. So played BJ with some high roller betting $500/hand. I was betting $10. Looked funny. No poker play that night.

Day 4 - Antigua
Little small island, not much to do. Went to the beach and rented a jet ski. Didn't wipe out, though I sorted wanted to. Did some crazy stuff, but not pushing it as hard as I could of. On the beach found a lizard and got it to crawl up my arm and chill on my back for a while. +25 from poker that night.

Day 5 - St. Lucia
Woke up early in the morning to go Deep Sea Fishing. Was so hyped. 4 hours later came back with absolutely nothing. Not a single fish for the boat. What a bummer, ended up costing $135 for 1 beer, 1 coke, 1 sprite, and a boat ride. Saw some seagulls though! Decided to tryout some Bingo. We won our 1st card after 6 numbers were called! $100. Expensive $35 package though. Did a rock climb on the ship, man was that hard. Still made it too the top, but was exhausted afterwards.

Day 6 - Barbados
Great, we arrive and find out its a national holiday. Pretty much everything is closed. Greedy taxi drivers there, try to rip you off. Boatyard beach was sweet. Did a glass botton boat ride / snorkel thing. Same some sunken ships, some fish, and some sea turtles. Wanted to swim with sea turtles, but the excursion was fully booked. Poker play that night +$80. Bingo for a cruise that night, not even close to winning.

Day 7 - Sea Day
Finally checked out the pool on the last day! Small ones, I expected some large connecting pools. Salt water too. Pretty much suntanned throughout the day. Bingo that night was the final guaranteed jackpot, $3800. We got to 1 number to go, but the guy next to us won instead. Baaad poker night, -$200.

Day 8 - Travel Day back home
Biggest waste of a day that I've ever had. Woke up at 8am. Lined up to get out of the boat, lined up at the airport. San Juan airport only has 1 gate that everybody passes though! Our flight to Philadelphia though stupid US Airways was supposed to be at 2:30, boarding at 1:50. 1:50 passes by, nothing. I line up at the desk. 2:30 comes, nothing. I get to the front of the line. WTF happened to my plane. "Sir your flight was cancelled". WTF!!! No annoucements, board still says On Time! Ended up taking a flight through Charlotte, and got hope a bit before 2am. 3 hrs later than I was supposed to. And I still don't know where my friggen luggage is!!!!

Food & Drinks
Food was pretty good. If you ate on the ship, standard buffet breakfasts and lunches. Dinner was where it was at. Ate plentiful starters, steaks galore, and pigged out on the lobster tails. Didn't get wasted on the trip. Drinks were crazy strong. Drank a lot of girlie drinks. Tried a national beer on each island. Carib was good, so was the Barbados one, Pitan brand was ok. Brought home a lot of hot sauce and a bunch of jerk sauce. Plus a 1L bottle of Mount Gay (hehe) rum for $8. Alcohol was dirt cheap, but didn't want to carry too much back. We can't bring back too much anyways. Also a carton of Marlies for $12, sweet. Only polished off 1 pack though (social smoker).

Poker
As you can imagine poker play was no foldem holdem. 1 7man table, waiting list everyday. Longest I waited was 1 hr. I was one of the only ones raising preflop. Only a couple of other decent players, and tells galore. Though it was a bit tougher playing against several Deaf players that made up a large group on the ship. My best hand was quad Qs, which got called down. Worst hand I saw was..
Raise, reraise, call, blinds fold.
Flop AA6
Bet, raise, call, call.
Turn 3.
Bet, raise, call, call.
River 4.
Check, bet, call, call.

Original preflop raiser had QQ, reraiser had AK, Caller had 75o. Ugly ugly stuff.

Biggest pot I saw was when quad 10s beat a fullhouse and a doofus thinking 2 pair was good. Capped at turn and river.

On my last day, kept loosing to the same garbage, 2 pairs, and aggressively playing strong draws that never hit. Won 2.5 hands in 2 hrs.

Conclusion
Awesome trip. Everybody should tryout a cruise if they haven't already. Didn't get seasick at all, felt it a little the first day, but fine every day after. Took that Bonimine stuff, worked like a charm. Sea days stink, beaches rule. Could like there all day. Especially at Koki beach, where even they take your food order for you while lying on your chair. Spent around $7k for the whole trip, so was pretty pricy, but definately worth it. Gratuities kill ya, automatic 15% plus also a line on each receipt that says "Additional Tip". Will more than likely do another cruise in a few years, thats if I don't win a poker cruise trip first!