concentration

amazing what happens when I actually focus myself and play solid....2 SNGs = 1 second and 1 first....

You have no idea how badly I needed/wanted this win....

one time baby....one time....

considering the donk beats I have taken tonight (I had an all in KK called by 8 10 sooted PREFLOP!!!!!!!!!), I deserved these 2 flushes very much....

the first one was weakly played....the second, he pushed after I reraised on the flop. I took a breath and said ONE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holding your breath....

sometimes you just have to grow a pair and make a move....

especially when your AA has just been beaten by Q10!!!!!!

the other guy in this hand had KK :) He was pissed when I showed....

preflop sidebet

after a couple Super Strongbows and a lot of jawing back and forth me and this guy decide on a hand (5 hands prior) to move all in....

the rest is HISTORY :)

i LOVE this draw....

this is such a sick draw....gotta love putting the money in here :)

oops i did it again

so many trip 9s lately, it's scary....

qualifying for the WSOOP

Big hand right before the first break....

PokerStars Game #6487800865: Tournament #32459796, $60+$6 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/10/01 - 14:58:11 (ET)
Table '32459796 76' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: OpenIntro (4454 in chips)
Seat 2: REDA K (1825 in chips)
Seat 3: real-nic (550 in chips)
Seat 4: susgg (2955 in chips)
Seat 5: capistrano1 (2900 in chips)
Seat 6: adgator (6035 in chips)
Seat 7: Chicken Thin (3450 in chips)
Seat 8: PapaJoe8 (1300 in chips)
Seat 9: OirRover (4965 in chips)
adgator: posts small blind 100
Chicken Thin: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OpenIntro [Qs Ad]
PapaJoe8: raises 1100 to 1300 and is all-in
OirRover: calls 1300
OpenIntro: raises 3154 to 4454 and is all-in
REDA K: folds
real-nic: calls 550 and is all-in
susgg: folds
capistrano1: folds
adgator: folds
Chicken Thin: folds
OirRover: calls 3154
*** FLOP *** [4c 3s Th]
*** TURN *** [4c 3s Th] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3s Th Qh] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
OirRover: shows [Jc Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
OpenIntro: shows [Qs Ad] (a pair of Queens)
OpenIntro collected 6308 from side pot-2
PapaJoe8: shows [As Kh] (high card Ace)
OpenIntro collected 2250 from side pot-1
real-nic: shows [Tc Ac] (a pair of Tens)
OpenIntro collected 2500 from main pot
PapaJoe8 re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $60.00
real-nic re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $60.00
OirRover re-buys and receives 1000 chips for $60.00
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11058 Main pot 2500. Side pot-1 2250. Side pot-2 6308. | Rake 0
Board [4c 3s Th Qh 9c]
Seat 1: OpenIntro showed [Qs Ad] and won (11058) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: REDA K folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: real-nic showed [Tc Ac] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 4: susgg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: capistrano1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: adgator (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Chicken Thin (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: PapaJoe8 showed [As Kh] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 9: OirRover showed [Jc Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks

drinking during 25/50

i don't suggest that you sit down at a 25/50 NL table with $5000 after drinking 4 (maybe 5?) vodka and cokes but tonight it seemed to work. This was my buggest hand, but I won almost 4K off this chump before I decided to call it a night and count my blessings that I didn't move in with THE HAMMER....



Full Tilt Poker Game #1054636717: Table Rock Port (6 max) - $25/$50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:30:14 ET - 2006/09/30
Seat 3: OpenIntro ($5,124.50)
Seat 6: serb2127 ($4,874)
serb2127 posts the small blind of $25
OpenIntro posts the big blind of $50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OpenIntro [9d 8c]
serb2127 calls $25
OpenIntro checks
*** FLOP *** [9c 5c 4d]
OpenIntro bets $100
serb2127 calls $100
*** TURN *** [9c 5c 4d] [8s]
OpenIntro bets $300
serb2127 raises to $950
OpenIntro calls $650
*** RIVER *** [9c 5c 4d 8s] [As]
OpenIntro checks
serb2127 bets $1,600
OpenIntro calls $1,600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
serb2127 shows [3c 6c] (Ace Nine high)
OpenIntro shows [9d 8c] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
OpenIntro wins the pot ($5,399.50) with two pair, Nines and Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5,400 | Rake $0.50
Board: [9c 5c 4d 8s As]
Seat 3: OpenIntro (big blind) showed [9d 8c] and won ($5,399.50) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 6: serb2127 (small blind) showed [3c 6c] and lost with Ace Nine high