FTOPS 8 - Live Blogging- Kind of.

OK, I'm about to make the first break of the FTOPS Event 8- Pot Limit Hold 'Em. Not my speciality, but I won an $8.70 to enter. 1072 Entrants. Top 153 Paid Spots- 1st place: $40,971.84.

I missed the first 10 hands, because I need a Starbucks Chai Latte to stay awake. I jump in and try to play tight. Early on I couldn't catch any flops. If I have a pocket pair, it comes all overs. AQ misses. I even tried to raise what I felt was a continuation bet when my AQ missed, but he came over the top and I had to let it go.

I had one hand which I'm kinda kicking myself.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2456441100: FTOPS Event #8 (15942372), Table 108 - 20/40 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 21:35:01 ET - 2007/05/18
Seat 1: reddog135 (3,382)
Seat 2: ACESRSEXY (435)
Seat 3: AKADutchess (2,410)
Seat 4: cyberibs (3,272)
Seat 5: ggsachs (7,991)
Seat 6: pb9617 (3,690)
Seat 7: Chick McGee24 (3,210)
Seat 8: Unimpressed (2,370)
Seat 9: Schleck (3,060)
Chick McGee24 posts the small blind of 20
Unimpressed posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Unimpressed [Js Kc]
Schleck folds
reddog135 folds
ACESRSEXY calls 40
AKADutchess folds
cyberibs folds
ggsachs has 15 seconds left to act
ggsachs raises to 180
pb9617 folds
Chick McGee24 folds
Unimpressed folds
ACESRSEXY calls 140
*** FLOP *** [5s Jd Kd]
ACESRSEXY checks
ggsachs bets 420
ACESRSEXY folds
Uncalled bet of 420 returned to ggsachs.

I think I shouldn't be too upset, it was KJ which is a marginal hand at best (unless you play it right, then it's 98% favorite), and I was out of position. The fact that I'd hit the flop is results based poker which isn't good.

When I was super short stacked (about 800 chips) I had two hands in the BB I was willing to push with but it folded around to me.

Finally I was dealt AQ, flopped a Q and made some cash. I was dissapointed that I didn't get a free double up. I went against the monster stack about 7K chips to my 800, but he folded when I bet the flop.

I again took down a pot with a 1/2 pot bet this time with KQ when I flopped a Q.

AND IT'S OFFICIAL, I MADE THE FIRST BREAK!

At the break I'm @ 1349 in chips. not good since I started with 3k.

Update 10:30 est: Halfway to the next break. I can't catch a hand to save my life. 889 chips. Blinds are 50/100. I'm going to have to push soon. There's only two people who would have to think about calling me.

Update 10:37 est: I'm out in 635th place. Final hand was a race. Which I lost.


Full Tilt Poker Game #2456906672: FTOPS Event #8 (15942372), Table 108 - 60/120 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 22:35:25 ET - 2007/05/18
Seat 1: reddog135 (5,714)
Seat 2: Triplesuited415 (2,626)
Seat 3: Cantsayiknowyou (15,437)
Seat 4: cyberibs (8,937)
Seat 5: ggsachs (8,276)
Seat 6: pb9617 (2,985)
Seat 7: rev hockey (4,695)
Seat 8: Unimpressed (889)
Seat 9: Bbuddy4brkfst (689)
cyberibs posts the small blind of 60
ggsachs posts the big blind of 120
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Unimpressed [9h 9d]
Bbuddy4brkfst: i had 15 twice
reddog135: money fav
pb9617 has 15 seconds left to act
pb9617 folds
rev hockey raises to 360
Unimpressed: suckin' balls.
Unimpressed raises to 889, and is all in
Bbuddy4brkfst folds
reddog135 folds
Triplesuited415 folds
Cantsayiknowyou folds
cyberibs folds
ggsachs folds
rev hockey calls 529
Unimpressed shows [9h 9d]
rev hockey shows [Ac Kh]
*** FLOP *** [Jd Kc Ah]
*** TURN *** [Jd Kc Ah] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Kc Ah 5s] [Js]
Unimpressed: Figures.
Unimpressed shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
rev hockey shows two pair, Aces and Kings
rev hockey wins the pot (1,958) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Unimpressed: night folks
Unimpressed stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,958 Rake 0
Board: [Jd Kc Ah 5s Js]
Seat 1: reddog135 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Triplesuited415 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Cantsayiknowyou (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: cyberibs (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: ggsachs (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: pb9617 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: rev hockey showed [Ac Kh] and won (1,958) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 8: Unimpressed showed [9h 9d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 9: Bbuddy4brkfst didn't bet (folded)

At least Full Tilt crushed my dreams on the flop.

Overview: I didn't like my play. I played too passively. Early on I tried to see some cheap flops, but made the mistake of calling standard raises to try to hit the flop and having to let go when I missed. I also didn't get much in the way of hands. AQ twice (which I talked about) and then nothing higher than 66 (maybe 88) once until my 99. And any pocket pair I did get missed the flop completely and I had to let them go.

Bottom line, I played too passively. Loose Passive early, then Tight passive late. I even thought about folding my 99. Since it was it was UTG+1 raising. Ultimately with my stack size I was glad I chose to raise and hoped it would push people out. Which it did.

Good night folks. Back to grinding it out @ the .05/.10 Ring games.