May month end review

May ended up being a pretty good month. I ended up playing mostly NLHE on-line for some reason. Time was split between NL50 and NL100 (all 6 max) but here is the obligatory graph:

Very pleased with my play and especially pleased with the red line. This represents $$ won without showdown (in other words getting the opponents to fold). Small sample but this is a good start.

Here are the results:

On-line Cash +$1255.78

On-line tournaments +$669.00
Merge Rakeback +$494.02
Lock Poker Rake Race +$297.00
Lock Poker VIP Points $91.31
Lock Poker Ipad2 New Player Bonus +$550 (FMV)
Live Cash -$575
Live Tournament -$510
Live Staking arrangements/swaps/etc. +$65

Total $2,337.11

Not sure how confident I am in Lock Poker to payout withdrawal requests. At this point I am totally freerolling since I only deposited $500, ran it up over $3.5k and then was able to transfer over $1k of it to friends in exchange for cash. That coupled with the Ipad that was to be shipped today means I will have gotten over $1.5k out even if I never received a check. Obviously I am still trying to get the remaining $2k off though.

You will note that my on-line cash is less than the graph and that is a result of some poor results in Omaha Hi-Low both limit and Pot Limit. But here is a funny winning hand playing 10/20 Limit...my preflop play is spewy but this cat was running like 75/60 over 50 hands or so and I felt like I was ahead of his range (guess i was wrong):

Merge $1000.00 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 3 players - View hand 1328695
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $742.25
SB: $1464.50
Hero (BB): $300.00

Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is BB with 8 Q Q A
BTN raises to $20, 1 fold, Hero raises to $30, BTN raises to $40, Hero raises to $50, BTN raises to $60, Hero calls $10

Flop: ($125.00) Q 4 T (2 players)
Hero bets $10.00, BTN raises to $20, Hero raises to $30, BTN raises to $40, Hero raises to $50, BTN raises to $60, Hero raises to $70, BTN calls $10

Turn: ($265.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $20.00, BTN raises to $40, Hero raises to $60, BTN raises to $80, Hero raises to $100, BTN calls $20

River: ($465.00) A (2 players)
Hero bets $20.00, BTN calls $20

Final Pot: $505.00
BTN shows K 4 2 K
Hero shows 8 Q Q A
Hero wins $504.00
(Rake: $1.00)

On the subject of red-line from above, here is a sure fire way to boost it...get your opponent to put in 90% of his stack and then fold the river...lol. I am checking turn to induce a spew from this aggro monkey...

Merge $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1328459
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

UTG: $28.14
Hero (CO): $68.67
BTN: $57.70
SB: $59.33
BB: $38.35

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is CO with A A
UTG raises to $1, Hero raises to $2.83, BTN calls $2.83, 3 folds

Flop: ($7.41) 5 J 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $5.55, BTN calls $5.55

Turn: ($18.51) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($18.51) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $12.34, BTN raises to $42, Hero raises to $60.29, BTN folds

Final Pot: $102.51
Hero wins $100.51
(Rake: $2.00)

Most annoying river vs a fish

Sometimes when you play trappy vs. a fish it can backfire. I flop the fa-schnizzles and he obv goes runner-runner for a kick in the stones:

Merge $50.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1328460
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

MP: $50.00
CO: $62.11
Hero (BTN): $57.39
SB: $15.00
BB: $54.00
UTG: $66.09

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with J T
2 folds, CO raises to $1.12, Hero raises to $3.36, 2 folds, CO calls $2.24

Flop: ($7.47) 8 7 9 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($7.47) 8 (2 players)
CO bets $7.47, Hero raises to $14.94, CO raises to $52.29, Hero calls $37.35, CO calls $0

River: ($112.05) 9 (2 players)

Final Pot: $112.05
CO shows 8 4
Hero shows J T
CO wins $112.53
(Rake: $-0.48)

Any way, off to Las Vegas on Monday June 6th for a week of poker debauchery. Let's gogogogogo!!