Wednesday, December 31, 2008

4-5 day Hiatus

Winter Quarter Starts on Friday and I need to get ready! I have a shitload of things to do for school so I am taking off about a week to get everything in order and install my new monitor, the 20 inch. Finally can 24 table and feel fine with it, I could barely do like 16 screens on my current screen at my apartment.

At any rate, the last week has been an amazing week at 50nl, with something ridiculous like 10bb/100 over 17k hands or something.

[x] ran hot
[x] played good
[x] ?????
[x] profit.

Yeah that about sums it up. I like this little area of break time also because it gives me time to do some book keeping and as well have the next big cashout include my bonus. Then on the 3rd, its super grinding time. Next week, I begin my way from the micros through SSNL, and hopefully towards MSNL by summer.

I am ready to make 2009 a bombass year. But first, I gotta celebrate the new year coming! And with that, I'll see you guys when I am back next week.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

PokerStars Game #23309509823: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/12/27 16:14:26 ET
Table 'Puppis II' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: epicbubbles ($140.05 in chips)
Seat 2: TrippyTrippy ($71.10 in chips)
Seat 3: wcsquad3 ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: winner2356 ($50.45 in chips)
Seat 5: LuckiestDog ($15.25 in chips)
Seat 6: DarkAce77 ($53.75 in chips)
Seat 7: nutslos ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 8: RifatK ($51.20 in chips)
Seat 9: iclestu ($50 in chips)
nutslos: posts small blind $0.25
RifatK: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to epicbubbles [Ks Kc]
iclestu: folds
epicbubbles: raises $1.50 to $2
TrippyTrippy: folds
winner2356 said, "with top pair"
epicbubbles said, "hehe i did"
wcsquad3: folds
winner2356: calls $2
LuckiestDog: folds
DarkAce77: raises $5 to $7
nutslos: folds
RifatK: folds
epicbubbles: raises $10 to $17
winner2356: calls $15
DarkAce77: raises $36.75 to $53.75 and is all-in
epicbubbles: folds
winner2356: folds
Uncalled bet ($36.75) returned to DarkAce77
DarkAce77 collected $51.75 from pot
DarkAce77: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $51.75 | Rake $0
Seat 1: epicbubbles folded before Flop
Seat 2: TrippyTrippy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: wcsquad3 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: winner2356 folded before Flop
Seat 5: LuckiestDog folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: DarkAce77 (button) collected ($51.75)
Seat 7: nutslos (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: RifatK (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: iclestu folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Monday, December 22, 2008

garph.

[IMG]http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r430/Epicbubbles/lol100nl.jpg[/IMG]

so my shot at 100NL blew. big time. back to the micros I guess.

....

PokerStars Game #23174644563: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/23 1:14:34 ET
Table 'Alwine III' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: vnsg00008 ($11 in chips)
Seat 2: epicbubbles ($110.45 in chips)
Seat 3: Sandalphon10 ($132 in chips)
Seat 4: CyBeRkiLLs ($100.25 in chips)
Seat 5: earlytime111 ($90 in chips)
Seat 6: Kfuse ($134.30 in chips)
Seat 7: tae2718 ($103.70 in chips)
Seat 8: GenuineHorse ($87.25 in chips)
Seat 9: educab ($105.30 in chips)
GenuineHorse: posts small blind $0.50
educab: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to epicbubbles [8d 7d]
vnsg00008: folds
epicbubbles: raises $3 to $4
Sandalphon10: folds
CyBeRkiLLs: folds
earlytime111: raises $3 to $7
Kfuse: folds
tae2718: folds
GenuineHorse: folds
educab: folds
epicbubbles: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [9d 3d Td]
epicbubbles: checks
earlytime111: bets $14
epicbubbles: raises $26 to $40
earlytime111: calls $26
*** TURN *** [9d 3d Td] [9c]
epicbubbles: bets $63.45 and is all-in
earlytime111: calls $43 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($20.45) returned to epicbubbles
*** RIVER *** [9d 3d Td 9c] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
epicbubbles: shows [8d 7d] (a flush, Ten high)
earlytime111: shows [Ac Qd] (a flush, Queen high)
earlytime111 collected $178.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $181.50 | Rake $3
Board [9d 3d Td 9c 5d]
Seat 1: vnsg00008 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: epicbubbles showed [8d 7d] and lost with a flush, Ten high
Seat 3: Sandalphon10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: CyBeRkiLLs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: earlytime111 showed [Ac Qd] and won ($178.50) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 6: Kfuse folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: tae2718 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: GenuineHorse (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: educab (big blind) folded before Flop

one more time.

10 high takes down 100BB pot

PokerStars Game #23161768737: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2008/12/22 16:55:21 ET
Table 'T #255454455' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: epicbubbles ($98.85 in chips)
Seat 3: uberst ($52.55 in chips)
Seat 4: ALOF1 ($24 in chips)
Seat 5: PiratesNJ14 ($29.50 in chips)
Seat 6: duanerb ($58.05 in chips)
Seat 7: msEvsiNdreAd ($50.15 in chips)
Seat 8: sean1069 ($33.55 in chips)
Seat 9: Reraiseace ($29 in chips)
PiratesNJ14: posts small blind $0.25
duanerb: posts big blind $0.50
FARPCOL: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to epicbubbles [Th 8h]
msEvsiNdreAd: folds
sean1069: folds
Reraiseace: folds
epicbubbles: raises $1.50 to $2
uberst: calls $2
ALOF1: folds
PiratesNJ14: folds
duanerb: folds
*** FLOP *** [7s 4d Jc]
epicbubbles: bets $3
uberst: calls $3
*** TURN *** [7s 4d Jc] [3d]
epicbubbles: checks
uberst: bets $7.50
epicbubbles: raises $10.50 to $18
uberst: calls $10.50
*** RIVER *** [7s 4d Jc 3d] [As]
epicbubbles: checks
Reraiseace leaves the table
uberst: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
epicbubbles: shows [Th 8h] (high card Ace)
uberst: mucks hand
epicbubbles collected $44.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $46.75 | Rake $2.30
Board [7s 4d Jc 3d As]
Seat 1: epicbubbles showed [Th 8h] and won ($44.45) with high card Ace
Seat 3: uberst mucked [9d 8d]
Seat 4: ALOF1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PiratesNJ14 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: duanerb (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: msEvsiNdreAd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: sean1069 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Reraiseace folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Sunday, December 21, 2008

PROOF.

This is bullshit. I love making 5 buyins then losing them to 2 outers. over and over again. progress my ass. It's especially weird that once I move back down to 50NL, I know EXACTLY what I am doing and am crushing, but, LOL, losing every all in pot. FUN.

1.

***** Hand History for Game 23113434564 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 04:06:16 ET 2008
Table Agnia (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: Micha126 ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 2: Edo_the_kid ( $54.40 USD )
Seat 3: epicbubbles ( $69.95 USD )
Seat 4: Purki67 ( $29.45 USD )
Seat 5: 29206298 ( $53.15 USD )
Seat 6: smartrader ( $9.25 USD )
Seat 8: ßigfut ( $56.60 USD )
epicbubbles posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
Purki67 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ As Ah ]
29206298 folds
smartrader folds
ßigfut raises [$2.00 USD]
Micha126 folds
Edo_the_kid folds
epicbubbles raises [$6.75 USD]
Purki67 folds
ßigfut calls [$5.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jc, 2h, 7d ]
epicbubbles bets [$10.00 USD]
ßigfut calls [$10.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qh ]
epicbubbles checks
ßigfut checks
** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]
epicbubbles bets [$20.00 USD]
ßigfut raises [$39.60 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$19.60 USD]
ßigfut shows [Qs, Qc ]
ßigfut wins $110.70 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [As, Ah ]

I said in chat, "nice to know QQ got there", then called. lol.

2.

***** Hand History for Game 23112991473 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 03:27:32 ET 2008
Table Eurypylos II (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: win9975 ( $44.15 USD )
Seat 2: vikemanuel82 ( $45.30 USD )
Seat 3: crivaich ( $1.90 USD )
Seat 4: As'2keur007 ( $110.80 USD )
Seat 5: jimmymac3333 ( $13.85 USD )
Seat 6: maru55 ( $57.30 USD )
Seat 8: epicbubbles ( $56.60 USD )
win9975 posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
vikemanuel82 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Kh Ks ]
crivaich folds
As'2keur007 folds
jimmymac3333 calls [$0.50 USD]
maru55 calls [$0.50 USD]
epicbubbles raises [$3.00 USD]
win9975 folds
vikemanuel82 folds
jimmymac3333 calls [$2.50 USD]
maru55 calls [$2.50 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5h, Td, 5s ]
jimmymac3333 checks
maru55 bets [$1.50 USD]
epicbubbles raises [$7.00 USD]
jimmymac3333 folds
maru55 calls [$5.50 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
maru55 bets [$1.50 USD]
epicbubbles raises [$10.00 USD]
maru55 calls [$8.50 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
maru55 bets [$15.00 USD]
epicbubbles raises [$36.60 USD]
maru55 calls [$21.60 USD]
epicbubbles shows [Kh, Ks ]
maru55 shows [Ad, Ac ]
maru55 wins $113.95 USD from main pot


3.

***** Hand History for Game 23112900937 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 03:19:28 ET 2008
Table Wesson (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: epicbubbles ( $75.45 USD )
Seat 4: elite1221 ( $28.90 USD )
Seat 5: madmory ( $50.45 USD )
Seat 6: joshrocker ( $41.35 USD )
Seat 7: margnata ( $20.35 USD )
Seat 8: jawady ( $22.50 USD )
Seat 9: dave2181 ( $70.80 USD )
margnata posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
jawady posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Kc Kd ]
dave2181 folds
epicbubbles raises [$2.00 USD]
elite1221 folds
madmory calls [$2.00 USD]
joshrocker folds
margnata folds
jawady folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 7d, 6h ]
epicbubbles bets [$3.50 USD]
madmory calls [$3.50 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6d ]
epicbubbles bets [$8.00 USD]
madmory calls [$8.00 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 9s ]
epicbubbles bets [$61.95 USD]
madmory calls [$36.95 USD]
epicbubbles shows [Kc, Kd ]
madmory shows [6c, 9c ]
madmory wins $98.65 USD from main pot
epicbubbles wins $25.00 USD from main pot


ah yeah just go perfect runner runner. COOL.

4.

***** Hand History for Game 23112989475 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 03:27:20 ET 2008
Table Ampella IV (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: DBM2004 ( $46.30 USD )
Seat 2: mexijim ( $20.90 USD )
Seat 3: dschingis27 ( $51.60 USD )
Seat 4: COCHROCKET ( $69.05 USD )
Seat 5: TheGame103 ( $45.95 USD )
Seat 6: WhySoS€rious ( $51.95 USD )
Seat 7: epicbubbles ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 9: ricecooka972 ( $49.25 USD )
mexijim posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
dschingis27 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Qc Qd ]
COCHROCKET calls [$0.50 USD]
TheGame103 folds
WhySoS€rious folds
epicbubbles raises [$2.00 USD]
ricecooka972 calls [$2.00 USD]
DBM2004 raises [$3.50 USD]
mexijim folds
dschingis27 folds
COCHROCKET folds
epicbubbles raises [$8.50 USD]
ricecooka972 folds
DBM2004 calls [$7.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, 2s, Tc ]
epicbubbles bets [$39.50 USD]
DBM2004 calls [$35.80 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kd ]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
epicbubbles shows [Qc, Qd ]
DBM2004 shows [Ah, As ]
DBM2004 wins $92.85 USD from main pot
epicbubbles wins $3.70 USD from main pot

5.

***** Hand History for Game 23113380125 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 04:01:34 ET 2008
Table Kokkola IV (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: Breth_25 ( $37.70 USD )
Seat 2: KEYLIAN2006 ( $25.90 USD )
Seat 3: NANIE2A ( $17.25 USD )
Seat 4: fools luck ( $24.00 USD )
Seat 5: epicbubbles ( $114.15 USD )
Seat 6: mensawoody ( $51.55 USD )
Seat 7: Junior138 ( $63.65 USD )
Seat 8: x3dragonfist ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 9: Alxbr ( $10.90 USD )
Junior138 posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
x3dragonfist posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Kh Ac ]
Alxbr folds
Breth_25 calls [$0.50 USD]
KEYLIAN2006 raises [$2.00 USD]
NANIE2A folds
fools luck folds
epicbubbles raises [$6.50 USD]
mensawoody folds
Junior138 folds
x3dragonfist folds
Breth_25 folds
KEYLIAN2006 calls [$4.50 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 2c, Ks ]
KEYLIAN2006 checks
epicbubbles bets [$8.50 USD]
KEYLIAN2006 raises [$19.40 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$10.90 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3c ]
** Dealing River ** [ 5s ]
KEYLIAN2006 shows [As, Qs ]
KEYLIAN2006 wins $50.45 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Kh, Ac ]


6.

***** Hand History for Game 23113124562 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 03:39:01 ET 2008
Table Lacerta II (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Seat 1: hunter6511 ( $23.45 USD )
Seat 2: rangapoker ( $55.40 USD )
Seat 3: 84b-rad48 ( $61.95 USD )
Seat 4: pipchea ( $66.65 USD )
Seat 5: gutshotjerry ( $38.00 USD )
Seat 6: tmsmith3us ( $31.30 USD )
Seat 7: Dobert4ever ( $42.55 USD )
Seat 8: epicbubbles ( $88.05 USD )
Seat 9: vipaces ( $26.75 USD )
epicbubbles posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
vipaces posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Ah Ks ]
hunter6511 raises [$2.00 USD]
rangapoker folds
84b-rad48 folds
pipchea folds
gutshotjerry folds
tmsmith3us folds
Dobert4ever folds
epicbubbles raises [$6.75 USD]
vipaces folds
hunter6511 calls [$5.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, Qc, Jc ]
epicbubbles bets [$8.00 USD]
hunter6511 raises [$16.45 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$8.45 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 6s ]
epicbubbles shows [Ah, Ks ]
hunter6511 shows [Jh, Js ]
hunter6511 wins $45.10 USD from main pot


these hands piss me off the most, when you flop nuts and know your gonna lose.

7.

***** Hand History for Game 23113423930 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 04:05:21 ET 2008
Table Chloris (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Seat 1: SALUOR ( $11.10 USD )
Seat 2: UyMan ( $20.35 USD )
Seat 4: df80wd40 ( $46.25 USD )
Seat 5: chelseajt08 ( $38.45 USD )
Seat 6: dhfel ( $9.40 USD )
Seat 7: epicbubbles ( $52.50 USD )
Seat 8: CUbuffs818 ( $38.00 USD )
Seat 9: ReDnOsE22 ( $34.95 USD )
SALUOR posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
UyMan posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Qs 4s ]
df80wd40 folds
chelseajt08 folds
dhfel folds
epicbubbles raises [$1.50 USD]
CUbuffs818 folds
ReDnOsE22 folds
SALUOR folds
UyMan calls [$1.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3s, 4c, Qh ]
UyMan checks
epicbubbles bets [$3.00 USD]
UyMan calls [$3.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9c ]
UyMan checks
epicbubbles bets [$5.00 USD]
UyMan raises [$10.00 USD]
epicbubbles raises [$10.00 USD]
UyMan raises [$5.85 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$0.85 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
UyMan shows [3d, 3c ]
UyMan wins $38.95 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Qs, 4s ]

another setup

8.

***** Hand History for Game 23113290904 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 03:53:37 ET 2008
Table Ampella IV (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Seat 1: sonajero ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 2: mexijim ( $16.40 USD )
Seat 3: dschingis27 ( $45.70 USD )
Seat 4: COCHROCKET ( $77.45 USD )
Seat 6: Filantrop ( $9.50 USD )
Seat 7: epicbubbles ( $53.05 USD )
Seat 8: jmack2004 ( $61.30 USD )
jmack2004 posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
sonajero posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Qc Ah ]
mexijim folds
dschingis27 folds
COCHROCKET calls [$0.50 USD]
Filantrop folds
epicbubbles raises [$2.50 USD]
jmack2004 calls [$2.25 USD]
sonajero folds
COCHROCKET folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, Qs, 2s ]
jmack2004 checks
epicbubbles bets [$3.50 USD]
jmack2004 calls [$3.50 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
jmack2004 checks
epicbubbles bets [$7.00 USD]
jmack2004 calls [$7.00 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 3h ]
jmack2004 checks
epicbubbles checks
jmack2004 shows [Kc, As ]
jmack2004 wins $25.70 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Qc, Ah ]


lol.

9.

***** Hand History for Game 23111922813 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 02:04:06 ET 2008
Table Dike (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: yetmetsetsee ( $29.20 USD )
Seat 2: ziggyzaooo ( $73.15 USD )
Seat 3: aFterMathxX ( $97.90 USD )
Seat 4: Josh9772000 ( $27.00 USD )
Seat 5: KONAN V11 ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 6: amymylove ( $34.85 USD )
Seat 7: Kontrast101 ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 8: epicbubbles ( $86.25 USD )
Seat 9: foldumIshark ( $37.75 USD )
aFterMathxX posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
Josh9772000 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ 9s 9c ]
KONAN V11 folds
amymylove folds
Kontrast101 raises [$2.00 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$2.00 USD]
foldumIshark folds
yetmetsetsee folds
ziggyzaooo folds
aFterMathxX calls [$1.75 USD]
Josh9772000 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ks, 9h, Td ]
aFterMathxX checks
Kontrast101 bets [$5.00 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$5.00 USD]
aFterMathxX folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qs ]
Kontrast101 bets [$13.00 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$13.00 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
Kontrast101 bets [$30.00 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$30.00 USD]
Kontrast101 shows [Ts, Th ]
Kontrast101 wins $99.50 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [9s, 9c ]

set over set, coo.

10.

***** Hand History for Game 23112018223 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 02:10:50 ET 2008
Table Cebriones (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Seat 1: TOJIbKA ( $10.00 USD )
Seat 2: kevinc255 ( $51.95 USD )
Seat 3: Vitayz" ( $20.00 USD )
Seat 4: 931243732 ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 5: epicbubbles ( $54.00 USD )
Seat 6: robbgb ( $51.80 USD )
Seat 7: SALUOR ( $11.40 USD )
Seat 8: Aces Mcloven ( $39.95 USD )
Seat 9: HellomyAces ( $21.90 USD )
Aces Mcloven posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
HellomyAces posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Ts Js ]
TOJIbKA folds
kevinc255 folds
Vitayz" folds
931243732 folds
epicbubbles raises [$2.00 USD]
robbgb folds
SALUOR folds
Aces Mcloven raises [$4.75 USD]
HellomyAces folds
epicbubbles calls [$3.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Th, 6d, Jc ]
Aces Mcloven bets [$34.95 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$34.95 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6h ]
** Dealing River ** [ Qs ]
Aces Mcloven shows [Kc, Kd ]
Aces Mcloven wins $77.40 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Ts, Js ]

shove into me, cool.

11.

***** Hand History for Game 23111892633 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 02:01:59 ET 2008
Table Bistro III (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Seat 1: Combsy53 ( $8.60 USD )
Seat 2: tmelms ( $21.60 USD )
Seat 3: S Makarein ( $11.10 USD )
Seat 4: DuAnE17 ( $8.80 USD )
Seat 5: Edo_the_kid ( $37.30 USD )
Seat 6: kevinc255 ( $46.80 USD )
Seat 7: epicbubbles ( $55.75 USD )
Seat 8: yAAwn ( $69.05 USD )
Seat 9: pd6969 ( $22.10 USD )
kevinc255 posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
epicbubbles posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Qs Qh ]
yAAwn folds
pd6969 calls [$0.50 USD]
Combsy53 folds
tmelms folds
S Makarein folds
DuAnE17 folds
Edo_the_kid raises [$2.50 USD]
kevinc255 folds
epicbubbles raises [$7.00 USD]
pd6969 folds
Edo_the_kid calls [$5.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3c, 9h, 7s ]
epicbubbles bets [$10.00 USD]
Edo_the_kid calls [$10.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
epicbubbles bets [$20.00 USD]
Edo_the_kid calls [$19.80 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]
epicbubbles shows [Qs, Qh ]
Edo_the_kid shows [Ks, Kh ]
Edo_the_kid wins $72.35 USD from main pot
epicbubbles wins $0.20 USD from main pot

lol

12.

***** Hand History for Game 23111715224 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 01:49:50 ET 2008
Table Pierretta II (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: Combsy53 ( $22.40 USD )
Seat 2: epicbubbles ( $50.75 USD )
Seat 3: menchbrew ( $32.15 USD )
Seat 4: skeezics143 ( $39.80 USD )
Seat 5: Neofun ( $47.20 USD )
Seat 6: DuAnE17 ( $8.65 USD )
Seat 7: Telepuzic ( $8.70 USD )
Seat 8: Wildcard2 ( $31.75 USD )
Seat 9: tomrh3 ( $52.25 USD )
menchbrew posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
skeezics143 posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Ah Ad ]
Neofun folds
DuAnE17 folds
Telepuzic folds
Wildcard2 calls [$0.50 USD]
tomrh3 folds
Combsy53 raises [$4.00 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$4.00 USD]
menchbrew folds
skeezics143 folds
Wildcard2 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, Qh, 8s ]
Combsy53 bets [$18.40 USD]
epicbubbles calls [$18.40 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
** Dealing River ** [ Kh ]
Combsy53 shows [Kc, Kd ]
Combsy53 wins $43.80 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Ah, Ad ]

2 outered. k.

13.

***** Hand History for Game 23111729096 *****
$50.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, December 21, 01:50:46 ET 2008
Table Dike (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Seat 1: yetmetsetsee ( $70.25 USD )
Seat 2: ziggyzaooo ( $71.45 USD )
Seat 3: aFterMathxX ( $65.25 USD )
Seat 4: Josh9772000 ( $34.00 USD )
Seat 5: KONAN V11 ( $50.70 USD )
Seat 6: amymylove ( $30.30 USD )
Seat 7: Kontrast101 ( $50.00 USD )
Seat 8: epicbubbles ( $51.50 USD )
Seat 9: foldumIshark ( $18.00 USD )
foldumIshark posts small blind [$0.25 USD].
yetmetsetsee posts big blind [$0.50 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to epicbubbles [ Js Jc ]
ziggyzaooo folds
aFterMathxX calls [$0.50 USD]
Josh9772000 folds
KONAN V11 folds
amymylove folds
Kontrast101 folds
epicbubbles raises [$2.50 USD]
foldumIshark calls [$2.25 USD]
yetmetsetsee folds
aFterMathxX calls [$2.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jh, Ks, 4d ]
foldumIshark checks
aFterMathxX checks
epicbubbles bets [$4.00 USD]
foldumIshark calls [$4.00 USD]
aFterMathxX folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
foldumIshark checks
epicbubbles bets [$11.50 USD]
foldumIshark calls [$11.50 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
foldumIshark shows [Kh, Kc ]
foldumIshark wins $37.10 USD from main pot
epicbubbles doesn't show [Js, Jc ]

set over set AYE.

Doug's right, I get rattled too easily. Truth is I am not bothered because I know mathematically I win majority of the time, and while the hands up there half are coolers and half are me getting it in thinking I'm good and they turn over AA. lol. At any rate, my non-sd is up still and I am playing excellent imo. Just gotta ride out this fucking variance. Stats can suck a dick btw. Off to bed, not gonna play until monday. Later peeps.

-Joo

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Moving back down.

Sadly 100NL is causing my mind to asplode with overture of variance and swongy-stylings. While I am sure it is just variance, I need to get my head on straight again and confidence levels up. Here's what I mean.

http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r430/Epicbubbles/Joogarph-3.jpg

back to 50NL to make some monies and grind fpp's til the end of the year, then back to 100NL on Jan. 1st. Let's do this.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

poker blows.

session started out huge only to drop 6 buyins doing this:

PokerStars Game #23052249697: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/19 2:42:12 ET
Table 'Chromios V' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: packman 612 ($76.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Web Bill Pay ($141.30 in chips)
Seat 3: dorla99 ($86.70 in chips)
Seat 4: brosy ($41.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Stilcrazy1 ($154.85 in chips)
Seat 6: xTJaxx ($100 in chips)
Seat 7: mrcrgl ($96.90 in chips)
Seat 8: WCGplayer ($116.25 in chips)
Seat 9: epicbubbles ($105.05 in chips)
dorla99: posts small blind $0.50
brosy: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to epicbubbles [Jd Jh]
Stilcrazy1: folds
xTJaxx: folds
Stilcrazy1 leaves the table
mrcrgl: raises $3 to $4
WCGplayer: folds
epicbubbles: calls $4
packman 612: folds
Web Bill Pay: folds
dorla99: folds
brosy: folds
*** FLOP *** [3s 9s 7d]
mrcrgl: bets $7
epicbubbles: calls $7
*** TURN *** [3s 9s 7d] [6h]
mrcrgl: checks
epicbubbles: bets $14
mrcrgl: calls $14
*** RIVER *** [3s 9s 7d 6h] [Th]
mrcrgl: bets $71.90 and is all-in
epicbubbles: calls $71.90
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mrcrgl: shows [Ts Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
epicbubbles: mucks hand
mrcrgl collected $192.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $195.30 | Rake $3
Board [3s 9s 7d 6h Th]
Seat 1: packman 612 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Web Bill Pay (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dorla99 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: brosy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Stilcrazy1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: xTJaxx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mrcrgl showed [Ts Tc] and won ($192.30) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 8: WCGplayer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: epicbubbles mucked [Jd Jh]

I honestly was bluff catching for a missed flush draw or an AK/AQ type hand. Me and villain have history and it goes likes this, hes the type to fire away all 3 streets with an overpair, and c-bet, then c/f on turn. his river shove is almost always a bluff, and I timed down saying to myself it was either 1010 or a bluff, POSSIBLY 99 but thought he would barrel whole way. Turns out I was wrong.

How to effectively float /deepstacks.

PokerStars Game #23051263613: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/12/19 1:26:05 ET
Table 'Prokne V' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: LuckySOB ($100 in chips)
Seat 2: demoraider84 ($142.10 in chips)
Seat 3: 0smooth0 ($71.30 in chips)
Seat 4: faded umbra ($74 in chips)
Seat 5: epicbubbles ($141.10 in chips)
Seat 6: mrcrgl ($100 in chips)
Seat 7: brtnboarder ($123.45 in chips)
Seat 8: JabbaTheNutt ($90 in chips)
Seat 9: DannyOcean08 ($124.05 in chips)
JabbaTheNutt: posts small blind $0.50
DannyOcean08: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to epicbubbles [6c 7c]
LuckySOB: folds
demoraider84: calls $1
0smooth0: folds
faded umbra: folds
epicbubbles: raises $3 to $4
mrcrgl: folds
brtnboarder: folds
JabbaTheNutt: folds
DannyOcean08: calls $3
demoraider84: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [2c As 5s]
DannyOcean08: checks
demoraider84: checks
epicbubbles: bets $7
DannyOcean08: folds
demoraider84: raises $8 to $15
epicbubbles: calls $8
*** TURN *** [2c As 5s] [8c]
demoraider84: bets $15
epicbubbles: calls $15
*** RIVER *** [2c As 5s 8c] [Tc]
demoraider84: bets $108.10 and is all-in
epicbubbles: calls $107.10 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to demoraider84
*** SHOW DOWN ***
demoraider84: shows [Js Qs] (high card Ace)
epicbubbles: shows [6c 7c] (a flush, Ten high)
epicbubbles collected $283.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $286.70 | Rake $3
Board [2c As 5s 8c Tc]
Seat 1: LuckySOB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: demoraider84 showed [Js Qs] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 3: 0smooth0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: faded umbra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: epicbubbles showed [6c 7c] and won ($283.70) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 6: mrcrgl folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: brtnboarder (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: JabbaTheNutt (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: DannyOcean08 (big blind) folded on the Flop

and get them to bluff shove. lol?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Switcheroo, The Limit, The Winrate: The Story of Epicbubbles

As I near the anniversary of my 100th blogpost, I decided that now would be a good time to not only reflect and maybe organize, but give the reader some insight into my background, why I am here, and where I am going.

The first thing I want to say is that I am going to delete all of my older posts and start fresh, new if you would, because I feel one of my bigger leaks is that of bitching too much about super standard variance. In any case, I feel it is not only a flaw but something I need to work on. I ask any of you who read to please stop me, if I IM you simply to complain or bitch about a cooler/bad beat.

With that out of the way, I will tell the story of poker and how I found it, and conclude with where I am today and an update of where I've been the last few weeks. The excitement is killing me, let's go!

The poker boom came and stayed and in 2003, I was struck by it too. Every holiday we would have a poker game with my family where my uncle would just run over the table, and when we would play some .01/.02 HU, he would take my 5 bucks and that would be it. However my thirst for poker never really went away. I guess you could say it is my competitive nature and heart of a gamer that drove me to poker anyway, success as a Magic: The Gathering JSS player and someone who qualified for two Pro Tour's drove me, and it somewhat fed my happiness. It was a good thing, I was only 15-16 at the time and here I was about to embark on playing on the MTG Pro Tour on a semi-regular basis at the top level.

Things didn't go well though.

I come from a strict conservative Jewish family and my mother saw something that wasn't there, she had seen that because I was devoting time to Magic that she thought eventually I would drop of high school to play it (beat) Regardless of being a straight A student who played 2 sports she somehow though I'd lose sight of education, which obviously I never would. At 16, I took my SATs and was made to graduate from high school 1 year early, in an effort to get my "real life on a running start" that led me to where I am today, a junior at the University of California at Davis. My journey to law school (and maybe not anymore) is another story, perhaps I will tell another time.

By the time fall quarter came around and my mom had forced me to stop playing Magic altogether, I decided I was just going to sell off my cards and buy myself something nice.

I dumped $300 in a freshman homegame in one night.

Regardless to say I was terrible at poker but my entire freshman year of college I spent playing poker, sucking, and never REALLY realizing it. Never cared about learning, I saw it as just gambling. It was weird, you would think that someone who took a serious approach to Magic and also school would take poker the same; not me. And so I played and continue to dump money to everyone. I remember one AWFUL beat put on me by Mark (buckbomb56 on 2p2) near the end of that school year. I 3bet AA preflop, he called from the button we see a board of 833. I bet he jams, when I snap he goes "OOPS" then says "I lose"....until an 8 hits river. Turns over J8o, laughs and says "not anymore". You douche. haha.

This is where my story gets serious. I never knew much about online poker, never deposited, and never really talked with anyone. Two poker buds, Amar and Andrei, take me to this homegame at some guy Brett's house. I didn't know who Brett was, but we walk in to his room and everyone is railing him at his dual screen computer.

He was 12 tabling 2/4 or 3/6, and I was amazed! HOW on earth could someone play that many tables? Unreal, I thought, until I discovered it myself.

I'll never forget that homegame, where I had my first big score. It was a .5/1 100max game where I bought in for 60 and cashed out for 230. It felt, so nice. Ate breakfast than back to the dorm to sleep all day and dream about success.

Fast forward to sophmore year, where I am discovering more and more success with poker. At the end of freshman year, Mark told me to start reading twoplustwo, and I lurked for nearly a year and a half before joining. I was playing 25NL 6max, and making a nice little amount to where I could afford little things, never before moving up to 50NL 6max or busting. This process went on all year, where I would grind and make a bit then bust, or just cashout for live roll. I really didn't know much (or what I thought I did) until I "met" Matt over summer.

Matt is who told me to start a blog, began to coach and stake me, and taught me how to control tilt issues. Matt is a very solid guy and I know he's busy with school and shit, so after killing 25NL for 4 months I decided I would look for a 50NL stake/backer and hopefully start progressing my game.

Enter WCGRider.

FULL RING? 100NL? WHAT?

In 2 months, I went from decent winner at 25NL 6max to crushing the 50NL Full ring games on stars, and now onto 100NL, where I have only been for about 13k hands total.

With Doug, one of my biggest leaks was plugged. I could show you how bad my NON-SD winnings graphs were before. In fact, lets look:

http://s354.photobucket.com/albums/r430/Epicbubbles/?action=view&current=50kGraph.jpg

this is just a small example of my 50NL grind, and how imagine, even as a 6bb/100 winner, if my non-sd winnings were positive, as they should, I would have been crushing for a higher winrate.

Doug fixed my problem:

http://s354.photobucket.com/albums/r430/Epicbubbles/?action=view&current=Joogarph-1.jpg

granted it's only small sample and an excellent case of cooler-city/run bad, but still I am so proud of that red line. It's my baby. SOmething I have struggled for so long for to achieve supremity at and gain control over I finally now have. I hope it continues through the 100k, 200k, and 300k hand marks. And by then, I will be in the 5 figure estimates.

With 2009 approaching what are my goals?

1. Go to school every day (I fixed my schedule so its best for grinding, school on tues/thurs from 9-2 ship it)
2. Work out everyday/lose weight.
3. Maintain a +non-SD winnings number.
4. Make Supernova on Stars by April/May.
5. Get a new complete computer setup for the 100NL/200NL grind.
6. Make 10k from stake, then have a 4k online roll and a 3k live roll.
7. Be at 5/10 by December 31st, 2009
8. 100k hands minimum a month
9. Upto 500,000vpps for the year, milestones imo
10. Win a huge donkament (just once CMON)

As the new year approaches and with the help of WCG, I hope to make 2009 a year full of friendships, discussion of strat and theory, sick upswongs and minimal downswongs, and a year that I finally say to myself this is what I am going to be doing for a few years to come.

As sick as it seems, I want to be the best at this. I want to learn, I want to win, and I want to prove to myself and the poker community that if you try hard enough, you will succeed.

One final note, I am actively staking/coaching an IRL friend, Andrew Obolsky. He's crushing the 10NL games on Stars, look him up: ashkenozzy.

-Joo

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

O RLY?

I'll get around to updating what's been going on lately but this was too funny not to share with you. enjoy.

Dealer: Game #22976858425: epicbubbles wins pot ($109.40) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Dealer: Hand cancelled
epicbubbles: hm ya
xEthanx: what a fkin joke idiot
epicbubbles: u took my money