$198

Wow, I'm up 2 dollars from playing all day... Whoopee... :/ Talk about grinding out a profit... xD

This is why we raise preflop with good hands:

PokerStars Game #12330510193: Tournament #62573136, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/09/29 - 00:34:39 (ET)
Table '62573136 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 4: Sagelord38 (6406 in chips)
Seat 9: calhoon44 (7094 in chips)
calhoon44: posts small blind 100
Sagelord38: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [7d 2d]
calhoon44: calls 100
Sagelord38: checks
*** FLOP *** [4d Ad Jd]
Sagelord38: checks
calhoon44: bets 200
Sagelord38: raises 800 to 1000
calhoon44: raises 800 to 1800
Sagelord38: raises 4406 to 6206 and is all-in
calhoon44: calls 4406
*** TURN *** [4d Ad Jd] [2s]
Sagelord38 said, "lol"
*** RIVER *** [4d Ad Jd 2s] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sagelord38: shows [7d 2d] (a flush, Ace high)
calhoon44: shows [Qs Qc] (a pair of Queens)
Sagelord38 collected 12812 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12812 | Rake 0
Board [4d Ad Jd 2s 6d]
Seat 4: Sagelord38 (big blind) showed [7d 2d] and won (12812) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 9: calhoon44 (button) (small blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens

Online Poker - $196

Last night I started my session at $196 and some cents, and I ended it an hour and a half later practically even. Interesting session of poker to say the least. :P Hopefully I can start making some money playing with 5% of my bankroll playing at .05/.10. We'll see though....

Bankroll Management

My bankroll is now about $200 even online. I'm going to start using cash game strategies to better manage my bankroll. I'm going to use only 5% of my bankroll in a cash game and play 4 at a time.

I'll update after I finish this session.

:/

PokerStars Game #12139516568: Tournament #61602532, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/09/18 - 23:06:03 (ET)
Table '61602532 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: CrewChief97 (1165 in chips)
Seat 2: katlasky (1995 in chips)
Seat 4: Sagelord38 (2045 in chips)
Seat 5: keith11309 (2240 in chips)
Seat 6: Rat214 (1590 in chips)
Seat 7: JOHNBOY53 (825 in chips)
Seat 8: duvvard72 (2270 in chips)
Seat 9: mischief65 (1370 in chips)
CrewChief97: posts small blind 25
katlasky: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [7h 7c]
Sagelord38: raises 100 to 150
keith11309: calls 150
Rat214: folds
JOHNBOY53: folds
duvvard72: folds
mischief65: folds
CrewChief97: folds
katlasky: folds
*** FLOP *** [7d 3d 9s]
Sagelord38: checks
keith11309: bets 50
Sagelord38: raises 100 to 150
keith11309: raises 100 to 250
Sagelord38: calls 100
*** TURN *** [7d 3d 9s] [3h]
Sagelord38: checks
keith11309: checks
*** RIVER *** [7d 3d 9s 3h] [5c]
Sagelord38: bets 500
keith11309: raises 1340 to 1840 and is all-in
Sagelord38: calls 1145 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
keith11309: shows [3c 3s] (four of a kind, Threes)
Sagelord38: shows [7h 7c] (a full house, Sevens full of Threes)
Sagelord38 said, "sigh"
keith11309 collected 4165 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4165 | Rake 0
Board [7d 3d 9s 3h 5c]
Seat 1: CrewChief97 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: katlasky (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Sagelord38 showed [7h 7c] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Seat 5: keith11309 showed [3c 3s] and won (4165) with four of a kind, Threes
Seat 6: Rat214 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: JOHNBOY53 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: duvvard72 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: mischief65 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

JJ vs JJ, wtf mate?

PokerStars Game #12063054429: Tournament #60482870, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/09/14 - 22:27:09 (ET)
Table '60482870 45' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Sagelord38 (6600 in chips)
Seat 2: VuaXi`Tô' (1360 in chips)
Seat 3: BluSuhn (6875 in chips)
Seat 4: Silenthair (6235 in chips)
Seat 5: onyxguy (2450 in chips)
Seat 6: whiskeystink (2030 in chips)
Seat 7: flexthelex1 (3585 in chips)
Seat 8: chipninja (4602 in chips)
Seat 9: inheritance (3560 in chips)
inheritance: posts small blind 50
Sagelord38: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [Js Jh]
VuaXi`Tô': raises 1260 to 1360 and is all-in
BluSuhn: folds
Silenthair: folds
onyxguy: folds
whiskeystink: folds
flexthelex1: folds
chipninja: folds
inheritance: folds
Sagelord38: calls 1260
*** FLOP *** [4c 9c Kc]
*** TURN *** [4c 9c Kc] [Qd]
VuaXi`Tô' said, "uhoh"
*** RIVER *** [4c 9c Kc Qd] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sagelord38: shows [Js Jh] (a straight, Nine to King)
VuaXi`Tô': shows [Jc Jd] (a flush, King high)
VuaXi`Tô' collected 2770 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2770 | Rake 0
Board [4c 9c Kc Qd Tc]
Seat 1: Sagelord38 (big blind) showed [Js Jh] and lost with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 2: VuaXi`Tô' showed [Jc Jd] and won (2770) with a flush, King high
Seat 3: BluSuhn folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Silenthair folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: onyxguy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: whiskeystink folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: flexthelex1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: chipninja (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: inheritance (small blind) folded before Flop

Omg!!!!! String of wins!

Okay, here are the tournaments I've played and placed in the past few days:

$3 rebuy - Spent $15 - 9th Place - $252.18 (QJ against 77 on the turn, he was slowplaying a set)
$5 rebuy - Spent $25 - 14th Place - $179.31 (preflop AQ vs T6, he hits trip 6's)
$3 rebuy - Spent $15 - 95th Place - $45.40 (preflop JJ vs KK, self-explanatory)
$25 freezeout - 164th Place - $45.67 (don't remember)
$13 satellite to $530 WCOOP - 1st Place - Seat worth $530 in the WCOOP event #5 (see hand below to see how I won :P)
$5 rebuy satellite to $55 freezeout -Won a seat

I've been on such a rush lately with these touranments. I feel like I'm playing great and I'm totally PSYCHED about playing in the World Cup of Online Poker (WCOOP)!!!!!!! OMG!!!! :D

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I'm pretty sure I've never had a reaction like what I did after this hand. All-in preflop:

PokerStars Game #12058385671: Tournament #60474054, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level IV (50/100) - 2007/09/14 - 18:01:46 (ET)
Table '60474054 1' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: tomicars (3550 in chips)
Seat 5: Sagelord38 (8450 in chips)
Sagelord38: posts small blind 50
tomicars: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [4s 4h]
Sagelord38: raises 200 to 300
tomicars: raises 3250 to 3550 and is all-in
Sagelord38: calls 3250
*** FLOP *** [3h Ts 5s]
*** TURN *** [3h Ts 5s] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [3h Ts 5s Ks] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tomicars: shows [Kd Th] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Sagelord38: shows [4s 4h] (a flush, King high)
Sagelord38 collected 7100 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7100 | Rake 0
Board [3h Ts 5s Ks 2s]
Seat 4: tomicars (big blind) showed [Kd Th] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 5: Sagelord38 (button) (small blind) showed [4s 4h] and won (7100) with a flush, King high

I went ABSOLUTELY NUTS when that spade hit! I mean like I knocked over stuff and screamed so loud you could probably hear me 3 floors down. :P

Currently - 2 rebuy tournaments

I'm currently playing 2 rebuy tournaments at once, one was a 5.50 and i have 35 invested in it, and the other one is a $3 which i've invested $12 so far, probably won't be investing anymore. I'll update how I do, I'm sitting well in both. :D

PokerStars Game #12023888140: Tournament #60482935, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/09/12 - 20:15:51 (ET)
Table '60482935 76' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Nevurevur (13400 in chips)
Seat 2: Tokuntiki (17760 in chips)
Seat 3: deadmark (70869 in chips)
Seat 4: MuCk OfF2 (38995 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: Stever_r_t (6780 in chips)
Seat 6: king-el che (18640 in chips)
Seat 7: Sagelord38 (9995 in chips)
Seat 8: JohnnyBelow (20800 in chips)
Seat 9: emi2000 (25785 in chips)
Nevurevur: posts the ante 50
Tokuntiki: posts the ante 50
deadmark: posts the ante 50
MuCk OfF2: posts the ante 50
Stever_r_t: posts the ante 50
king-el che: posts the ante 50
Sagelord38: posts the ante 50
JohnnyBelow: posts the ante 50
emi2000: posts the ante 50
Nevurevur: posts small blind 300
Tokuntiki: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [Ah Ad]
deadmark: folds
MuCk OfF2: folds
Stever_r_t: calls 600
king-el che: calls 600
Sagelord38: raises 1800 to 2400
JohnnyBelow: folds
emi2000: folds
Nevurevur: folds
Tokuntiki: folds
Stever_r_t: calls 1800
king-el che: calls 1800
*** FLOP *** [5h 6d Ac]
Stever_r_t: checks
king-el che: checks
Sagelord38: checks
*** TURN *** [5h 6d Ac] [9c]
Stever_r_t: bets 1200
king-el che: calls 1200
Sagelord38: raises 6345 to 7545 and is all-in
Stever_r_t: calls 3130 and is all-in
king-el che: calls 6345
*** RIVER *** [5h 6d Ac 9c] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
king-el che: shows [4c Qc] (high card Ace)
Sagelord38: shows [Ah Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
Sagelord38 collected 6430 from side pot
Stever_r_t: shows [6c 6s] (three of a kind, Sixes)
Sagelord38 collected 21540 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27970 Main pot 21540. Side pot 6430. | Rake 0
Board [5h 6d Ac 9c 2h]
Seat 1: Nevurevur (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Tokuntiki (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: deadmark folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: MuCk OfF2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Stever_r_t showed [6c 6s] and lost with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 6: king-el che showed [4c Qc] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: Sagelord38 showed [Ah Ad] and won (27970) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 8: JohnnyBelow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: emi2000 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Siiiiiiiiiiiick... :D

Thanks for the chips!

PokerStars Game #12005093724: Tournament #60473797, $12+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/09/11 - 19:50:56 (ET)
Table '60473797 4' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Oli G (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: jwfriday3 (1360 in chips)
Seat 3: hickbone (2180 in chips)
Seat 5: spacedalton (1400 in chips)
Seat 6: 25 December (2900 in chips)
Seat 7: Sagelord38 (1330 in chips)
Seat 8: madi123 (1330 in chips)
25 December: posts small blind 10
Sagelord38: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sagelord38 [Qh Qs]
madi123: folds
Oli G: folds
jwfriday3: raises 40 to 60
hickbone: folds
spacedalton: calls 60
25 December: folds
Sagelord38: raises 160 to 220
jwfriday3: calls 160
spacedalton: calls 160
*** FLOP *** [Qd 6h 9h]
Sagelord38: bets 300
jwfriday3: raises 300 to 600
spacedalton: folds
Sagelord38: raises 510 to 1110 and is all-in
jwfriday3: calls 510
*** TURN *** [Qd 6h 9h] [Qc]
Sagelord38 said, "lol"
*** RIVER *** [Qd 6h 9h Qc] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sagelord38: shows [Qh Qs] (four of a kind, Queens)
jwfriday3: shows [6s 2d] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
jwfriday3 is sitting out
Sagelord38 said, "ty?"
Sagelord38 collected 2890 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2890 | Rake 0
Board [Qd 6h 9h Qc 8d]
Seat 1: Oli G folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: jwfriday3 showed [6s 2d] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 3: hickbone folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: spacedalton (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: 25 December (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Sagelord38 (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and won (2890) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 8: madi123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Thanks for your chips kthxbai. :P

LIVE GAME:
$302 + $203 = $505

Wow... All I can say... I hit everything... There are so many hands to talk about. I just kept getting bad cards, but all my bad cards kept destroying the flops. I hit all my draws, and came out extremely up.

We played at Scott's house Saturday night, and I came out up $70 bucks. I chopped the tournament with Scott (sounds familiar?) and won $20 for that, and i ended up, up $50 for the cash game after that.

Sunday night, we played at Will's and during the cash game... Wow... I bought in for $20. Cashed out two hours later with $185. Absolutely ridiculous. We played a $20 tournament and I got knocked out in 3rd when I had top pair, and he had middle pair. He ended up hitting two pair on the turn, and I didn't improve... :/ Put me down to $145. :P Then we played dealer calls cash, and i cashed out with 8 after an initial buy-in of $20, so that put me at $133. Then we played a $10 heads-up tournament with the 4 of us that were left. I got 2nd and won my money back, which put me at $133 for the night. Not a bad haul! :P