A little poker, and losing weight...

I've played a couple more sessions of 50NL since I last updated, and I think I won about 3 1/2 buyins or so over the 1800 or so hands, so I ran good obviously. I need to get 200 full tilt points each day from today through Thursday to keep my iron man status and move up to silver, so I should be able to get that done.

Also, I've been losing some weight. A couple years ago, I was up to 215 lbs and decided to do somethin about it, and got down to about 180-185 in 3 short months, just by kinda making up my own diet and exercise plan I guess. Well, I've gained back about 15 lbs of that since then, and last month I started something similar. I weighed in on March 30th at 201.2, and this morning I weighed in at 191.6. So I'm down 9.6 lbs in a little under a month. The goal is 175 lbs. I'd like to get there by the end of May, but I'm not sure if thats realistic without starving myself lol. I'll keep the weight loss updated on here along with poker. I weigh every Monday.

Mon 3/30: 201.2
Mon 4/6: 199.2
Mon 4/13: 197.0
Mon 4/20: 195.6
Tue 4/28: 191.6 (couldn't weigh yesterday because I was still in Phenix City)


- Brandon

yo...

I haven't updated in a while. The Masters was fun. We got on the course about an hour before Tiger and Phil teed off. We saw them play the first couple of holes (including Tiger's awful tee shot on 1 lol), then we skipped around a bit and hit the concession stands. Before the trip, I never knew that food and beer was so cheap at the Masters. Beer was like $2.75 a cup, and each cup was a souvenir cup which was probably worth at least $2.75 on its own, if you were to buy it at a gift shop or something. So I collected a few of those lol..

Anyways, it was an exciting Masters, as anyone watching on TV on Sunday would know. We had set our chairs close to the 18th green when we first got there, right up against the rope, so we'd have a good seat at the end. We followed Tiger and Phil for pretty much the whole back 9, then went to our seats... Wow... There were tons of people around the green already, and we got to make our way through the crowd to the front row.. It was nice lol.. Also, I got like 2 seconds of TV time. I mean you wouldn't know it was me if you didn't know to look, but I was definitely there and I could easily see myself on the highlights. It was after Kenny Perry's second shot on 18 (in the normal round not sudden death). He hit out of the fairway bunker and it went short of the green to the left. When the camera was showing the ball land, there I am on the front row! lol.. Anyways, we didn't get to see Cabrera win since we were still on 18 and they finished in sudden death on 10, but thats fine. I wanted Kenny to win anyway. Ok so enough about the Masters....

Poker has been going ok lately. Since I started back 50NL on FTP in February, here are my stats:

Hands: 27,273
Hours: 70.30
Amount Won 50NL: $1,055.35
BB/100: 3.87
$ per hour: $15.01

Amount Won MTTs: $8.64
Rakeback: $265.02

Total Amount Won: $1,329.01


I'm going to try to get to around 50k total hands by the end of May.

- Brandon

MASTERS!!!

My mom was able to get Stephanie and me tickets to the Masters for the final round Sunday! I'm psyched! People fork over hundreds, even thousands, for badges, so I consider myself very lucky. Much less, Sunday?!?! Wow.. I can't wait.. Closest I've been to something like this is a practice round at the PGA Championship when it was in ATL and when they used to play that tour event at Callaway, and also a Senior Tour event at the course I used to work at... but nothing even CLOSE to the freakin Masters.. Can't wait.. We're going up Saturday night to stay with my mom and Barry, and may go out with them that night, then we'll be out on the course all day Sunday pretty much.

As far as poker goes, I played a 1.2k hand session tonight and won a little over a buyin at 50NL. And even with all those beats I pasted in my last post, yesterday was still only a 2 buyin losing day, so it could've been much worse. Tonight I played the deep tables, which require I believe a minimum of 50bbs as the buyin. This eliminates the idiot shortstackers that drive me crazy, but I also notice more solid regs. Don't get me wrong, the fish were still out, just maybe not as many. I like the deep tables though, because it actually lets me play poker. I'll probably keep playing them for a little while and see how I run. Ok I'm rambling, thats all for tonight.

- Brandon

looooooool run bad much???

Full Tilt Poker Game #11581151915: Table Denali - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:44:05 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: Gster ($103.65)
Seat 3: pokertoker 77 ($78.10)
Seat 4: BrandonAU ($50)
Seat 5: alekto82 ($9.25)
Seat 6: Pinhead22 ($19.85)
Seat 7: Oligarch86 ($10.25)
Seat 8: Dental Donkey ($54.35)
Seat 9: KiIIuminati ($50)
pokertoker 77 posts the small blind of $0.25
BrandonAU posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #2
YH Time sits down
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [Kh Ks]
alekto82 folds
Pinhead22 folds
YH Time adds $20
Oligarch86 folds
Dental Donkey folds
KiIIuminati folds
Gster raises to $1.50
pokertoker 77 folds
BrandonAU raises to $5.75
Gster has 15 seconds left to act
Gster calls $4.25
*** FLOP *** [5d 7s Js]
BrandonAU bets $10
Gster calls $10
*** TURN *** [5d 7s Js] [Td]
BrandonAU bets $34.25, and is all in
Gster calls $34.25
BrandonAU shows [Kh Ks]
Gster shows [Jc Jh]
*** RIVER *** [5d 7s Js Td] [9c]
BrandonAU shows a pair of Kings
Gster shows three of a kind, Jacks
Gster wins the pot ($97.25) with three of a kind, Jacks
BrandonAU adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100.25 | Rake $3
Board: [5d 7s Js Td 9c]
Seat 1: Gster showed [Jc Jh] and won ($97.25) with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 3: pokertoker 77 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: BrandonAU (big blind) showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 5: alekto82 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Pinhead22 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Oligarch86 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: Dental Donkey didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: KiIIuminati didn't bet (folded)










Full Tilt Poker Game #11581210908: Table Spanish Lavender - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:47:44 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: capcaveman ($41.05)
Seat 2: Tylervt ($35.55)
Seat 3: hardyhardy ($7.20)
Seat 4: BigTalkingHead ($50)
Seat 5: marywany ($50)
Seat 6: CajunOwtlaw ($17.95)
Seat 7: BrandonAU ($50)
Seat 8: Tacto ($49.50)
Seat 9: Toxzen ($16)
BrandonAU posts the small blind of $0.25
Tacto posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [As Jc]
Toxzen folds
capcaveman raises to $1
Tylervt folds
hardyhardy folds
BigTalkingHead folds
marywany calls $1
CajunOwtlaw calls $1
BrandonAU calls $0.75
Tacto calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Ac 4s Js]
BrandonAU checks
Tacto checks
capcaveman bets $3.50
marywany raises to $9
CajunOwtlaw folds
BrandonAU raises to $49, and is all in
Tacto folds
capcaveman has 15 seconds left to act
capcaveman folds
marywany has 15 seconds left to act
marywany calls $40, and is all in
BrandonAU shows [As Jc]
marywany shows [9s Ts]
*** TURN *** [Ac 4s Js] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 4s Js Kc] [6s]
BrandonAU shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
marywany shows a flush, Jack high
marywany wins the pot ($103.50) with a flush, Jack high
BrandonAU adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $106.50 | Rake $3
Board: [Ac 4s Js Kc 6s]
Seat 1: capcaveman folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Tylervt didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: hardyhardy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: BigTalkingHead didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: marywany showed [9s Ts] and won ($103.50) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 6: CajunOwtlaw (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: BrandonAU (small blind) showed [As Jc] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 8: Tacto (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Toxzen didn't bet (folded)










Full Tilt Poker Game #11581679197: Table Zoebird - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:16:33 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: marywany ($120.35)
Seat 2: Zligor ($48.60)
Seat 3: 172668 ($75.20)
Seat 4: fattony_72 ($91.25)
Seat 5: BrandonAU ($50)
Seat 6: Allie Caulfield ($87.80)
Seat 7: Anexei ($10)
Seat 8: reraisebob ($49)
Seat 9: SALMAYO ($39.80)
reraisebob posts the small blind of $0.25
SALMAYO has 5 seconds left to act
SALMAYO posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [2d 2s]
marywany folds
Zligor raises to $2
172668 calls $2
fattony_72 folds
BrandonAU calls $2
Allie Caulfield folds
Anexei folds
reraisebob adds $0.25
reraisebob folds
SALMAYO folds
*** FLOP *** [7c 2h 8h]
Zligor checks
172668 has 15 seconds left to act
172668 bets $3
BrandonAU calls $3
Zligor raises to $46.60, and is all in
172668 has 15 seconds left to act
172668 raises to $73.20, and is all in
BrandonAU calls $45, and is all in
172668 shows [7s 7h]
BrandonAU shows [2d 2s]
Zligor shows [9h 6h]
Uncalled bet of $25.20 returned to 172668
*** TURN *** [7c 2h 8h] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [7c 2h 8h 6d] [Qc]
172668 shows three of a kind, Sevens
BrandonAU shows three of a kind, Twos
172668 wins the side pot ($2.80) with three of a kind, Sevens
Zligor shows a pair of Sixes
172668 wins the main pot ($143.55) with three of a kind, Sevens
Zligor is sitting out
BrandonAU adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $149.35 Main pot $146.55. Side pot $2.80. | Rake $3
Board: [7c 2h 8h 6d Qc]
Seat 1: marywany didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Zligor showed [9h 6h] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 3: 172668 showed [7s 7h] and won ($146.35) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 4: fattony_72 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: BrandonAU showed [2d 2s] and lost with three of a kind, Twos
Seat 6: Allie Caulfield didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: Anexei (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: reraisebob (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: SALMAYO (big blind) folded before the Flop










Full Tilt Poker Game #11583674004: Table Bracken Cliff - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:15:29 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: SU21 ($50)
Seat 2: DB55HOF ($13)
Seat 3: CoolFireX ($7.50)
Seat 4: quest3300 ($20.70)
Seat 5: TheDudeness1 ($18.75)
Seat 6: BrandonAU ($50)
Seat 7: DrewBoy15 ($86.20)
Seat 8: merchdawg ($55)
Seat 9: redneck62052 ($59.60)
redneck62052 posts the small blind of $0.25
SU21 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [2d 2s]
DB55HOF folds
CoolFireX folds
quest3300 calls $0.50
TheDudeness1 calls $0.50
BrandonAU calls $0.50
DrewBoy15 folds
merchdawg calls $0.50
redneck62052 calls $0.25
SU21 checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 2h Ad]
redneck62052 checks
SU21 checks
quest3300 checks
TheDudeness1 checks
BrandonAU bets $2.50
merchdawg has 15 seconds left to act
merchdawg raises to $7.50
redneck62052 folds
SU21 adds $0.50
SU21 folds
quest3300 folds
TheDudeness1 folds
BrandonAU calls $5
*** TURN *** [5d 2h Ad] [Ks]
BrandonAU checks
merchdawg bets $14
BrandonAU raises to $42, and is all in
merchdawg calls $28
BrandonAU shows [2d 2s]
merchdawg shows [5h 5s]
*** RIVER *** [5d 2h Ad Ks] [4d]
BrandonAU shows three of a kind, Twos
merchdawg shows three of a kind, Fives
merchdawg wins the pot ($99) with three of a kind, Fives
BrandonAU adds $50
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $102 | Rake $3
Board: [5d 2h Ad Ks 4d]
Seat 1: SU21 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: DB55HOF didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: CoolFireX didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: quest3300 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: TheDudeness1 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: BrandonAU showed [2d 2s] and lost with three of a kind, Twos
Seat 7: DrewBoy15 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: merchdawg (button) showed [5h 5s] and won ($99) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 9: redneck62052 (small blind) folded on the Flop










Full Tilt Poker Game #11584252476: Table Spanish Lavender - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:51:22 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: unlikeothers ($11)
Seat 2: WSG1 ($22.15)
Seat 3: BlackQQZero ($64.80)
Seat 4: SchruteFarms ($50)
Seat 5: parking4thegame ($9.20)
Seat 6: 36bonrab88 ($30.60)
Seat 7: BrandonAU ($149.95)
Seat 8: Laegooose ($4.90)
Seat 9: mikeYEEEE ($20.40)
parking4thegame posts the small blind of $0.25
36bonrab88 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [Ac Qd]
BrandonAU raises to $1.75
Laegooose has 15 seconds left to act
Laegooose raises to $4.90, and is all in
mikeYEEEE folds
unlikeothers folds
WSG1 calls $4.90
BlackQQZero folds
SchruteFarms folds
parking4thegame folds
36bonrab88 folds
BrandonAU calls $3.15
*** FLOP *** [3d 3s 5h]
BrandonAU checks
WSG1 checks
*** TURN *** [3d 3s 5h] [Qh]
BrandonAU bets $17.45
WSG1 calls $17.25, and is all in
BrandonAU shows [Ac Qd]
Laegooose shows [8h 8d]
WSG1 shows [5c Qc]
Uncalled bet of $0.20 returned to BrandonAU
*** RIVER *** [3d 3s 5h Qh] [Th]
BrandonAU shows two pair, Queens and Threes
WSG1 shows two pair, Queens and Fives
WSG1 wins the side pot ($32.80) with two pair, Queens and Fives
Laegooose shows two pair, Eights and Threes
WSG1 wins the main pot ($14.70) with two pair, Queens and Fives
Laegooose adds $10
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.95 Main pot $15.45. Side pot $34.50. | Rake $2.45
Board: [3d 3s 5h Qh Th]
Seat 1: unlikeothers didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: WSG1 showed [5c Qc] and won ($47.50) with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 3: BlackQQZero didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: SchruteFarms (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: parking4thegame (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: 36bonrab88 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: BrandonAU showed [Ac Qd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Threes
Seat 8: Laegooose showed [8h 8d] and lost with two pair, Eights and Threes
Seat 9: mikeYEEEE didn't bet (folded)










Full Tilt Poker Game #11584153363: Table Spanish Lavender - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:45:15 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: unlikeothers ($11.75)
Seat 2: WSG1 ($93.35)
Seat 3: BlackQQZero ($64.30)
Seat 4: SchruteFarms ($50)
Seat 5: parking4thegame ($9.70)
Seat 6: 36bonrab88 ($17.45)
Seat 7: BrandonAU ($92.55)
Seat 8: Laegooose ($10)
Seat 9: mikeYEEEE ($18.40)
BrandonAU posts the small blind of $0.25
Laegooose posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [Jh Qh]
mikeYEEEE folds
WSG1 folds
BlackQQZero folds
SchruteFarms folds
parking4thegame folds
36bonrab88 raises to $1
BrandonAU calls $0.75
Laegooose folds
*** FLOP *** [7d Qd Js]
BrandonAU checks
36bonrab88 bets $2.50
BrandonAU raises to $10
36bonrab88 has 15 seconds left to act
36bonrab88 calls $7.50
*** TURN *** [7d Qd Js] [Kd]
BrandonAU bets $22.50
36bonrab88 calls $6.45, and is all in
BrandonAU shows [Jh Qh]
36bonrab88 shows [Jc Ad]
Uncalled bet of $16.05 returned to BrandonAU
*** RIVER *** [7d Qd Js Kd] [Ah]
BrandonAU shows two pair, Queens and Jacks
36bonrab88 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
36bonrab88 wins the pot ($33.65) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35.40 | Rake $1.75
Board: [7d Qd Js Kd Ah]
Seat 1: unlikeothers is sitting out
Seat 2: WSG1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: BlackQQZero didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: SchruteFarms didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: parking4thegame didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: 36bonrab88 (button) showed [Jc Ad] and won ($33.65) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 7: BrandonAU (small blind) showed [Jh Qh] and lost with two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 8: Laegooose (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: mikeYEEEE didn't bet (folded)










Full Tilt Poker Game #11582649273: Table Bracken Cliff - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:14:17 ET - 2009/04/08
Seat 1: PCRaiser ($9.50)
Seat 2: O G 187 ($27.65)
Seat 3: alnoing1 ($26.25)
Seat 4: Hamish6 ($54.15)
Seat 5: Lobo05 ($4)
Seat 6: BrandonAU ($61)
Seat 7: DrewBoy15 ($76.55)
Seat 8: Brettk024 ($35.05)
Seat 9: redneck62052 ($29.60)
DrewBoy15 posts the small blind of $0.25
Brettk024 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [Qs Qh]
redneck62052 folds
PCRaiser folds
O G 187 folds
alnoing1 folds
Hamish6 folds
Lobo05 folds
BrandonAU raises to $1.50
DrewBoy15 calls $1.25
Brettk024 folds
*** FLOP *** [6d Td 7s]
DrewBoy15 bets $1
BrandonAU raises to $3.50
DrewBoy15 calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [6d Td 7s] [5c]
DrewBoy15 checks
BrandonAU bets $8
DrewBoy15 calls $8
*** RIVER *** [6d Td 7s 5c] [Kd]
DrewBoy15 checks
BrandonAU checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BrandonAU shows [Qs Qh] a pair of Queens
DrewBoy15 shows [Ks Tc] two pair, Kings and Tens
DrewBoy15 wins the pot ($25.20) with two pair, Kings and Tens
BrandonAU adds $2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26.50 | Rake $1.30
Board: [6d Td 7s 5c Kd]
Seat 1: PCRaiser didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: O G 187 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: alnoing1 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Hamish6 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: Lobo05 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: BrandonAU (button) showed [Qs Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 7: DrewBoy15 (small blind) showed [Ks Tc] and won ($25.20) with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 8: Brettk024 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: redneck62052 didn't bet (folded)



die poker

lololol spite call....

A lesson for MTT satty players:

If you bad beat people by playing like a total fish early, do not, I repeat DO NOT shove bvb against a big stack with 16 people left when 15 get a seat, when you could have easily just folded to a seat... enjoy...

PokerStars Game #26876483224: Tournament #153512155, 250FPP Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (200/400) - 2009/04/08 18:29:06 ET
Table '153512155 1' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: BENTE50 (1040 in chips)
Seat 2: DrGooseLee (445 in chips)
Seat 3: Lapuravida (480 in chips)
Seat 4: JayRodriquez (1275 in chips)
Seat 5: BrandonAU (3020 in chips)
Seat 6: BONGIORNO (1100 in chips)
BENTE50: posts the ante 80
DrGooseLee: posts the ante 80
Lapuravida: posts the ante 80
JayRodriquez: posts the ante 80
BrandonAU: posts the ante 80
BONGIORNO: posts the ante 80
JayRodriquez: posts small blind 200
BrandonAU: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BrandonAU [3c 7h]
BONGIORNO: folds
BENTE50: folds
DrGooseLee: folds
Lapuravida: folds
JayRodriquez: raises 795 to 1195 and is all-in
BrandonAU: calls 795
*** FLOP *** [3s 2s 5h]
*** TURN *** [3s 2s 5h] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [3s 2s 5h 8s] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JayRodriquez: shows [Ad 9h] (a pair of Threes)
BrandonAU: shows [3c 7h] (three of a kind, Threes)
BrandonAU collected 2870 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2870 | Rake 0
Board [3s 2s 5h 8s 3h]
Seat 1: BENTE50 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: DrGooseLee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Lapuravida (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: JayRodriquez (small blind) showed [Ad 9h] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: BrandonAU (big blind) showed [3c 7h] and won (2870) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 6: BONGIORNO folded before Flop (didn't bet)


That is all for now. Time to play some cash games.

- Brandon