Played again at Sportsbook last night. I first played in a free roll for the WSOP main event qualifier and was busted out in 12th place (1402 total entries) when my AJh went up against pocket 3's. Flop was As Jd 2c and all of my money went in. When I was called and saw pocket 3's, I was estatic. Turn was 6h. And was rivered with a 3d to make my opponent the set. Needed to be top 5 to qualify for the main tourney but thought I played well.
I then played four consecutive sit-n-go's winning three of them. The only one I lost was when pocket 8's sucked out on my pocket A's and I finished fourth. The best tournament I played, I was down almost 3 to 1 in chips when heads up play started and won the whole thing 3 hands later. The person I beat was steaming. Saw them later in another tournament and they were still on tilt.
I finished up the night with a little low limit (1/2 NL) cash game and made $160 in about an hour before shutting down the computer and calling it a night.
If you are not playing online, you should be. There are still a few places that take US players. Check one of them out. You can usually try them out in play money games without having to make a deposit. See how you like the software and the action at the tables. Decide on one or more. Put your money up and play like hell!
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Now Playing at Sportsbook.com
There's a great place for American players to play at online.
Sportsbook.com welcomes American players, when so many others have locked us out. And if poker is not your game,
you can play other casino games or bet on sports. Go ahead and follow the link. No, I am not getting paid for this
promo. I used to play at Full Tilt, but have enjoyed sportsbook much
more since joining. They have tournaments each Sunday for a seat at the World Series of Poker main event and you
can even qualify for the Sunday tournament through daily free rolls. What a place. Been having fun there. Hope to
see you soon. E-mail me when you sign up and we'll exchange user names to look for each other.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The Three B's of Poker Threatened
Some of the BS put up by the directors of poker tournaments is getting out of hand. They are trying to take
the "three B's" (banter, bluffing and bullshit) out of poker tournaments.
Daniel Negreanu went off in his blog on the rules brokers and I don't blame him. The crap that these guys
are putting out as rules takes alot of the fun and strategy out of the game.
I just finished reviewing the rules for an area tournament with WSOP implications that had the rule that you
could not talk to any spectators during the hand. Who hasn't been in a situation where you want to talk to a
friend, supporter or heckler during the hand that is sitting on the rail. Maybe instead of talking, someone
could pull a Griffey and throw the spectator his jock strap. The rule makes no sense and takes the entertainment
value down for the spectators. What's next, You cannot stare directly at your opponent?
The crap rules have to be stopped. Boycott tournaments that have dumb-ass rules made by some dumb-ass who
gets frustrated at the table by the three b's. Tournament directors are just poker players who can not stand
up under the pressures of normal poker playing so they become directors to try and fix the things they think are
wrong with poker. Tournament directors have to allow the game to be poker, with all of the
banter, bluffing and bullshit that goes along it and stop trying to turn it into tiddly winks.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Poker Players in Peril
The government is cracking down on online poker sites. Neteller executives have been arrested and forced to shut down their US operations; meanwhile, around ninety million dollars of US users funds are frozen and cannot be returned to their rightful owners. Linking online poker to an outdated law on placing wagers over phone lines is crazy. The law was instituted to curtail the activities of bookies who were taking bets on sporting events. Alot of these bookies were unscrupulous and ran off with their clients winnings. The bigger fish, who had mob ties, were very harsh in their collection methods. These people still exist out there today and you very rarely here of one of them being punished for their illeagal activities that the law was intended for in the first place. Now that law has been applied to online poker sites and expanded to include people who facilitate the fund transfers from the players to the poker sites and back (money laundering?....lol). What's next, a total prohibition on gambling, like we had on liquor in the '20s? There are more than 20 million poker players in the US and they need to join together to fight the injustice that is being carried out by the government. Regulate online poker sites, yes. Prohibit them, NO!
Luckily there is a group fighting for your rights as poker players. They are lobbying congress and working to get legislation passed that will favor the poker player. You can join them and add your name to the list of poker players who are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.
Visit Poker Players Alliance and fight for your right to play!
Friday, January 19, 2007
Gobboboy Does It....Almost
The final table started like this: Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, 5.175M; Gus Hansen, 4.845M; Andrew Black, 2.1M; Kristy Gazes, 1.05M; Julius Colman, 785K; Marc Karam, 535K; and Hans Martin Vogl, 455K; in chips. First out was Kristy Gazes when her A-Qh ran into Gus Hansen's pocket 9's. No help from the cards and Gazes finishes 7th.
Marc Karam was the next to go when he moved all in with K-Jo only to be called by Hansen with A-9o. The flop was 10-8-5 rainbow the turn a 9 and the river a 4 and Karam ends his day in 6th place collecting 300K Aussie dollars.
Finishing fifth was Hans Martin Vogl. He moves all-in with A-9o and is called by Gobboboy with K-Jo. Vogl gets a 9 on the flop but Fricke sucks out a J on the river to send Hans home with 400K Australian.
Just a couple of hands later Julius Colman was taken out when his A-6o went head to head with Andy Black's pocket Q's. The flop was A-A-Q, the turn a K and the river a 9 and the last Aussie was out of the field in fourth place.
Heading into the 47th hand we were down to three players with the chip count Jimmy Fricke-6,305,000;Gus Hansen-4,800,000;Andrew Black-4,145,000. The chip lead stayed with Fricke but the big hands were few and far between until hand 121 when Fricke raised from the small blind and Black re-raised all-in from the big. When the cards were revealed Black found himself dominated holding K-Qo while Fricke had A-Qh. The community cards did neither any favors and Black ends up in third place winning 700K.
The heads up action was more fast and furious with several all-in bets and lead changes. Fricke starts heads up play with 11.175M in chips to just 3.77M for Hansen. After just a few hands the stacks were almost even with Fricke holding a 300K advantage after Hansen doubled up with A-2s against Gobboboy's K-Qh on a board of A-K-7-8-5. Hansen takes a commanding chip lead, 10.465M to 4.48M only to lose it back on a river suckout by Fricke.
On a flop of J-10-10 Hansen bet 500K and Fricke goes all-in with Hansen calling. They roll their cards to reveal Hansen with A-Kh and Fricke with K-Qo. The turn was another ten and it looked as if this might be over as Gobboboy was down to only 7 outs to win and 2 to split. The river brought the miracle 9 and Jimmy regained the lead.
A few hands later Fricke tried a suckout again on a flop of K-J-6 and Hansen all in He calls with Q-9o. Hansen shows K-10o. The turn and the river provide no help and Hansen is back in control. At this point the chip count was 8.79M for Gus Hansen and 6.15M for Jimmy Fricke.
On hand #168 it all came to and end. Fricke has 3.595M and calls from the small blind. Hansen, with 11.35M raises 470K from the big blind and Jimmy calls. On a flop of Qd-8d-6c Hansen bets out 400K only to be re-raised all-in by Fricke. Hansen quickly calls and shows pocket rockets and Fricke holds 7-9c. Gus has him dominated but Fricke has an opened end straight draw and that is where most of his river suckouts have come from. The turn is a 2c giving Gobboboy a few outs with a four flush but the turn is a 9s ending the run of the 19 year old from Illinois.
Gobboboy collects 1 million Australian bucks for second place while Gus is all smiles with 1.5 million. Fricke had predicted before the event that he would win and almost did. He was lucky on several hands, but in a tournament this size sometimes you have to be.
From the link above you can see a sim of the final hand and read the almost play by play reporting from Pokernews. Later!
Marc Karam was the next to go when he moved all in with K-Jo only to be called by Hansen with A-9o. The flop was 10-8-5 rainbow the turn a 9 and the river a 4 and Karam ends his day in 6th place collecting 300K Aussie dollars.
Finishing fifth was Hans Martin Vogl. He moves all-in with A-9o and is called by Gobboboy with K-Jo. Vogl gets a 9 on the flop but Fricke sucks out a J on the river to send Hans home with 400K Australian.
Just a couple of hands later Julius Colman was taken out when his A-6o went head to head with Andy Black's pocket Q's. The flop was A-A-Q, the turn a K and the river a 9 and the last Aussie was out of the field in fourth place.
Heading into the 47th hand we were down to three players with the chip count Jimmy Fricke-6,305,000;Gus Hansen-4,800,000;Andrew Black-4,145,000. The chip lead stayed with Fricke but the big hands were few and far between until hand 121 when Fricke raised from the small blind and Black re-raised all-in from the big. When the cards were revealed Black found himself dominated holding K-Qo while Fricke had A-Qh. The community cards did neither any favors and Black ends up in third place winning 700K.
The heads up action was more fast and furious with several all-in bets and lead changes. Fricke starts heads up play with 11.175M in chips to just 3.77M for Hansen. After just a few hands the stacks were almost even with Fricke holding a 300K advantage after Hansen doubled up with A-2s against Gobboboy's K-Qh on a board of A-K-7-8-5. Hansen takes a commanding chip lead, 10.465M to 4.48M only to lose it back on a river suckout by Fricke.
On a flop of J-10-10 Hansen bet 500K and Fricke goes all-in with Hansen calling. They roll their cards to reveal Hansen with A-Kh and Fricke with K-Qo. The turn was another ten and it looked as if this might be over as Gobboboy was down to only 7 outs to win and 2 to split. The river brought the miracle 9 and Jimmy regained the lead.
A few hands later Fricke tried a suckout again on a flop of K-J-6 and Hansen all in He calls with Q-9o. Hansen shows K-10o. The turn and the river provide no help and Hansen is back in control. At this point the chip count was 8.79M for Gus Hansen and 6.15M for Jimmy Fricke.
On hand #168 it all came to and end. Fricke has 3.595M and calls from the small blind. Hansen, with 11.35M raises 470K from the big blind and Jimmy calls. On a flop of Qd-8d-6c Hansen bets out 400K only to be re-raised all-in by Fricke. Hansen quickly calls and shows pocket rockets and Fricke holds 7-9c. Gus has him dominated but Fricke has an opened end straight draw and that is where most of his river suckouts have come from. The turn is a 2c giving Gobboboy a few outs with a four flush but the turn is a 9s ending the run of the 19 year old from Illinois.
Gobboboy collects 1 million Australian bucks for second place while Gus is all smiles with 1.5 million. Fricke had predicted before the event that he would win and almost did. He was lucky on several hands, but in a tournament this size sometimes you have to be.
From the link above you can see a sim of the final hand and read the almost play by play reporting from Pokernews. Later!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Who the Hell is Gobboboy?
Keeping up with the Aussie Millions and the chip leader of the main event
heading to the final table is a 19 year old internet wiz from Illinois, who looks more like 13, named Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke. This kid has been the king of suckouts, hitting flushes and gut-shots on the river, and along the way taking down some big name pros. Pokernews has live coverage of the events as they unfold, usually til late in the evening (early in the morning).
The seven at the final table are Jimmy Fricke, Gus Hansen, Andrew Black, Mark Karam, Kristy Gazes, Julius Colman, and Hans Martin Vogl. Fricke and Hansen are pretty close in chips with Gobboboy having a slight advantage.
Looks like Negreanu's trip to the land down under was a waste of money. Don't believe he cashed on any of the events he entered. He's headed back to the states to Tunica, maybe his luck will change.
Posting should become regular now that some issues have been straightened out and I have tons of time on the internet again. Will be visiting and writing about a couple of new casinos that recently opened nearby. Supposed to be huge and super nice. All for today.
heading to the final table is a 19 year old internet wiz from Illinois, who looks more like 13, named Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke. This kid has been the king of suckouts, hitting flushes and gut-shots on the river, and along the way taking down some big name pros. Pokernews has live coverage of the events as they unfold, usually til late in the evening (early in the morning).
The seven at the final table are Jimmy Fricke, Gus Hansen, Andrew Black, Mark Karam, Kristy Gazes, Julius Colman, and Hans Martin Vogl. Fricke and Hansen are pretty close in chips with Gobboboy having a slight advantage.
Looks like Negreanu's trip to the land down under was a waste of money. Don't believe he cashed on any of the events he entered. He's headed back to the states to Tunica, maybe his luck will change.
Posting should become regular now that some issues have been straightened out and I have tons of time on the internet again. Will be visiting and writing about a couple of new casinos that recently opened nearby. Supposed to be huge and super nice. All for today.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Been Outta' Touch, But Still in the Game
This will be a fairly short post, but wanted all the readers out there to know that I am still alive and playing poker occasionally. I screwed up and got a real job that has been hampering my time to go and play.
About the Creek Nation Okemah weekly Hold 'em tournaments: They are now Wednesday Nights at 6:00pm and Sunday afternoons (1st one around noon I think). I played in a couple and finished 6th in one when my set of 6's got beat on the river with a set of queens. Finished 7th in the other as my pocket queens got bad-beat by QJ off-suit that made a straight on the river. By the way, they paid through 5th place. So close yet so far from the money. The bad deal about Okemah is that they only have 6 tables and usually have 70+ in the tournament. I have sat at opening tables with 14 and 12 people at them respectively, the two times that I have played. The entry fees both days are now $25.00 plus a $5.00 dealer appreciation fee. I won't be playing Wednesday nights as my real job isn't over until 6:00pm and I have to be back at 6:00am, but maybe I will see some of you on Sundays.
Still playing darts weekly at Bartolina's. Checking the stats on the tournaments over the last year, we played 50 times and I was on the winning team 39 times. 78% isn't to shabby of a win percentage when your partner can be anyone that signs up. If you come and play (Tuesday nights at 7:30), you better be good enough to carry your partner or hope that you draw me or one of the other few good darts players who happen to be playing that night. It's just $3.00 to play darts and the bar chips in a dollar for everyone who plays. 75% is split between the winning team and 25% goes to the 2nd place team. AND BEER IS ONLY $1.50 ALL NIGHT LONG! For those of you who don't know Bartolina's is about 4 miles north of Henryetta on highway 75, east side of the road.
Well this post turned out a little longer than I had planned, but check back, me and a couple other guys are planning a home game to be held soon. $100.00 buy-in, no re-buys, 20 player limit, winner takes all. I will get back to you soon with some contact info. Later!
About the Creek Nation Okemah weekly Hold 'em tournaments: They are now Wednesday Nights at 6:00pm and Sunday afternoons (1st one around noon I think). I played in a couple and finished 6th in one when my set of 6's got beat on the river with a set of queens. Finished 7th in the other as my pocket queens got bad-beat by QJ off-suit that made a straight on the river. By the way, they paid through 5th place. So close yet so far from the money. The bad deal about Okemah is that they only have 6 tables and usually have 70+ in the tournament. I have sat at opening tables with 14 and 12 people at them respectively, the two times that I have played. The entry fees both days are now $25.00 plus a $5.00 dealer appreciation fee. I won't be playing Wednesday nights as my real job isn't over until 6:00pm and I have to be back at 6:00am, but maybe I will see some of you on Sundays.
Still playing darts weekly at Bartolina's. Checking the stats on the tournaments over the last year, we played 50 times and I was on the winning team 39 times. 78% isn't to shabby of a win percentage when your partner can be anyone that signs up. If you come and play (Tuesday nights at 7:30), you better be good enough to carry your partner or hope that you draw me or one of the other few good darts players who happen to be playing that night. It's just $3.00 to play darts and the bar chips in a dollar for everyone who plays. 75% is split between the winning team and 25% goes to the 2nd place team. AND BEER IS ONLY $1.50 ALL NIGHT LONG! For those of you who don't know Bartolina's is about 4 miles north of Henryetta on highway 75, east side of the road.
Well this post turned out a little longer than I had planned, but check back, me and a couple other guys are planning a home game to be held soon. $100.00 buy-in, no re-buys, 20 player limit, winner takes all. I will get back to you soon with some contact info. Later!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)