Utter Poker Devastation

Posted by Stewman

July 14, 2008

Ok so the title may be a little dramatic but what I experienced tonight will haunt me for some time. It has been a long time since I posted. I have had little time for poker due to grad school which started in June. I’ve deposited a few times on Star’s for the sole purpose of trying to get a seat in the LAPT event at Uruguay. This event has been my focus for the past few weeks but with no luck playing in some $8.80 rebuys. This was the only LAPT event I tried for because it fits my school schedule the best. So yesterday, I played a Sunday million $8.80 6 max double shootout with one $215 seat guaranteed. I won that seat, unregistered from the Sunday mill (won a 2nd DS and played in massive Sunday mill tourney but busted in less than an hour when I ran QQ into KK) and registered for the Sunday $215 LAPTLa Punta de Este event. 1 seat guaranteed and for every 5k in the prize pool another seat guaranteed. Well we ended up getting 52 players which was enough for 2 seat plus 3rd and 4th getting some cash.

Through the first 3 hours I played great super tight poker and entered the final table 5th in chips around 29k. Below the FT standings

PokerStars Game #18804337849: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level X (300/600) – 2008/07/13 – 22:52:43 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ascentrian (9140 in chips)
Seat 2: SerretaKing (11901 in chips)
Seat 3: Stewman20 (28908 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (33829 in chips)
Seat 5: tinytim3434 (10828 in chips)
Seat 6: Assassinato (31602 in chips)
Seat 7: dojaman69 (13488 in chips)
Seat 8: nashamen (54488 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (65816 in chips)

I literally played flawless poker and soon we were 3 handed and these were the standings

Seat 3: Stewman20 (105887 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (46133 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (107980 in chips)

We played 3 handed for over an hour with 2 of the people left getting seats and 3rd place getting $215.

We played some more and then this hand happened.

PokerStars Game #18805966258: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level XV (1000/2000) – 2008/07/14 – 00:22:57 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Stewman20 (140337 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (36866 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (82797 in chips)
Stewman20: posts the ante 200
GilbertGator: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts small blind 1000
Stewman20: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Stewman20 9♦ 4♣
GilbertGator: raises 4000 to 6000
huntt: raises 4000 to 10000
Stewman20: folds
GilbertGator: calls 4000
*** FLOP *** A♦ 9♥ 6♥
huntt: bets 72597 and is all-in
GilbertGator: calls 26666 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (45931) returned to huntt
*** TURN *** A♦ 9♥ 6♥ 5♥
*** RIVER *** A♦ 9♥ 6♥ 5♥ 5♣
*** SHOW DOWN ***
huntt: shows A♠ 6♠ (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
GilbertGator: shows 3♥ 4♥ (a flush, Nine high)
GilbertGator collected 75932 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 75932 | Rake 0
Board A♦ 9♥ 6♥ 5♥ 5♣
Seat 3: Stewman20 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: GilbertGator (button) showed 3♥ 4♥ and won (75932) with a flush, Nine high
Seat 9: huntt (small blind) showed A♠ 6♠ and lost with two pair, Aces and Sixes

This was the peak of my massive CL

PokerStars Game #18806075116: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level XV (1000/2000) – 2008/07/14 – 00:30:01 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Stewman20 (154737 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (29132 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (76131 in chips)

Then the beginning of the end. I raise on the button with A10 and the shortstack pushes all in and I have to call

PokerStars Game #18806147018: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level XV (1000/2000) – 2008/07/14 – 00:34:30 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 3: Stewman20 (148937 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (19532 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (91531 in chips)
Stewman20: posts the ante 200
GilbertGator: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts the ante 200
GilbertGator: posts small blind 1000
huntt: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Stewman20 T♦ A♦
Stewman20: raises 5000 to 7000
GilbertGator: raises 12332 to 19332 and is all-in
huntt: folds
Stewman20: calls 12332
*** FLOP *** 3♦ Q♥ J♥
*** TURN *** 3♦ Q♥ J♥ 5♠
*** RIVER *** 3♦ Q♥ J♥ 5♠ 6♣
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GilbertGator: shows A♥ K♠ (high card Ace)
Stewman20: shows T♦ A♦ (high card Ace – lower kicker)
GilbertGator collected 41264 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 41264 | Rake 0
Board 3♦ Q♥ J♥ 5♠ 6♣
Seat 3: Stewman20 (button) showed T♦ A♦ and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: GilbertGator (small blind) showed A♥ K♠ and won (41264) with high card Ace
Seat 9: huntt (big blind) folded before Flop

Then this hand 2 hands later

I raise from SB with QQ and BB (still shortsack) goes all in and I insta call

PokerStars Game #18806164745: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level XV (1000/2000) – 2008/07/14 – 00:35:35 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 3: Stewman20 (127205 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (45664 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (87131 in chips)
Stewman20: posts the ante 200
GilbertGator: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts the ante 200
Stewman20: posts small blind 1000
GilbertGator: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Stewman20 Q♥ Q♣
huntt: folds
Stewman20: raises 5000 to 7000
GilbertGator: raises 38464 to 45464 and is all-in
Stewman20: calls 38464
*** FLOP *** 4♥ 3♦ 4♠
*** TURN *** 4♥ 3♦ 4♠ 3♣
*** RIVER *** 4♥ 3♦ 4♠ 3♣ A♦
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Stewman20: shows Q♥ Q♣ (two pair, Queens and Fours)
GilbertGator: shows A♥ A♣ (a full house, Aces full of Fours)
GilbertGator collected 91528 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 91528 | Rake 0
Board 4♥ 3♦ 4♠ 3♣ A♦
Seat 3: Stewman20 (small blind) showed Q♥ Q♣ and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours
Seat 4: GilbertGator (big blind) showed A♥ A♣ and won (91528) with a full house, Aces full of Fours
Seat 9: huntt (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Then exactly 14 hands later this happens…worst call preflop I think I have ever seen. Understand up to this point I have shown nothing but top 10 hands and my 3 other re-raises preflop while 3 handed were with KK, KK, and AQ. I can’t believe this is how it ended. From massive chip leader to out in 17 hands

PokerStars Game #18806238852: Tournament #94453533, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit – Level XV (1000/2000) – 2008/07/14 – 00:40:12 (ET)
Table ’94453533 1′ 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: Stewman20 (70341 in chips)
Seat 4: GilbertGator (96928 in chips)
Seat 9: huntt (92731 in chips)
Stewman20: posts the ante 200
GilbertGator: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts the ante 200
huntt: posts small blind 1000
Stewman20: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Stewman20 A♦ K♠
GilbertGator: raises 4000 to 6000
huntt: calls 5000
Stewman20: raises 14000 to 20000
GilbertGator: folds
huntt: calls 14000
*** FLOP *** 6♠ 7♦ 8♠
huntt: checks
Stewman20: bets 50141 and is all-in
huntt: calls 50141
*** TURN *** 6♠ 7♦ 8♠ J♣
*** RIVER *** 6♠ 7♦ 8♠ J♣ 5♣
*** SHOW DOWN ***
huntt: shows T♠ J♠ (a pair of Jacks)
Stewman20: shows A♦ K♠ (high card Ace)
huntt collected 146882 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 146882 | Rake 0
Board 6♠ 7♦ 8♠ J♣ 5♣
Seat 3: Stewman20 (big blind) showed A♦ K♠ and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: GilbertGator (button) folded before Flop
Seat 9: huntt (small blind) showed T♠ J♠ and won (146882) with a pair of Jacks

I don’t know how to have played this hand besides pushing all in preflop. Blinds were still small at 1k/2k and I wanted value. I knew I was good on the flop (he did have a lot of outs). Not upset as much of his flop call but his preflop call was horrible especially since the whole time and we had played together for over 3hours, I had shown nothing but big hands. I played so tight, here are my stats…he had no business calling my raise but hey that is poker. I’ll be back I’m sure but this one will sting for a while. Thanks to bigheeb91, fashun/wagun, and ilikebirds for railing me!!

465 hands played and saw flop:
- 30 times out of 94 while in small blind      (32%)
- 35 times out of 94 while in big blind      (37%)
- 34 times out of 277 in other positions      (12%)
- a total of 99 times out of 465      (21%)

Pots won at showdown – 21 out of 28 (75%)
Pots won without showdown – 81

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