Meeeeowwwwwwwwwcunt

I don't try to steal the blinds much at t50. No real point. But I've been worrying lately that I'm playing too passively. But actually, I'm probably better off just not bothering.

PokerStars Game #17301504798: Tournament #87687371, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/05/09 - 01:09:23 (ET)
Table '87687371 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: FR Vessant (3890 in chips)
Seat 5: forever_smex (2935 in chips)
Seat 6: gtdmo (2615 in chips)
Seat 7: jazzy22 (3070 in chips)
Seat 9: feelincrappy (990 in chips)
jazzy22: posts small blind 25
feelincrappy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FR Vessant [Ah Tc]
FR Vessant: raises 100 to 150

AT fivehanded is just too strong to fold.

forever_smex: folds
gtdmo: folds
jazzy22: calls 125

The guy's a total fish, so you have the double-edged sword. On one side, he's useless. On the other, his range for calling is pretty wide.

feelincrappy: folds
*** FLOP *** [9s 4c 9d]
jazzy22: bets 150

There's no way that hit him. He's got to be bluffing.
FR Vessant: calls 150
*** TURN *** [9s 4c 9d] [Kd]
jazzy22: bets 150
FR Vessant: calls 150

That may have hit him but he didn't bet enough for me to consider folding.

*** RIVER *** [9s 4c 9d Kd] [2h]
jazzy22: bets 150
FR Vessant: calls 150

I'm no worse off here than I was on the flop.

I realise that mostly he has a pair, but I can't fold the river at that price.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
jazzy22: shows [Js 4s] (two pair, Nines and Fours)

W. T. F.

No, really. He didn't just complete the blind with that shit. He called a raise.

And then hit the fucking flop with it. It's actually incredibly difficult to find a fold anywhere in that hand but there's nowhere I can put more money in and make him fold. Not that he would.

On the flop, his most likely hand is a bluff. He doesn't have a 9 often there, and there should be few or no 4s in even a fish's range. The turn may have improved him but he doesn't increase the bet, which many fishes do when they have been bluffing but now hit. On the river, the pot odds are too big to fold, although I'm rarely winning.

But Jeezus, could I please hit the flop? And when I do, could the other guy not have some weird fucking two pair hand? And when all that goes to plan, could my hand please hold up sometimes?

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Poker Jeezus is not listening. Same guy. I have AT again.

PokerStars Game #17301661046: Tournament #87687371, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/05/09 - 01:21:13 (ET)
Table '87687371 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: FR Vessant (2315 in chips)
Seat 5: forever_smex (4310 in chips)
Seat 6: gtdmo (3390 in chips)
Seat 7: jazzy22 (3485 in chips)
gtdmo: posts small blind 50
jazzy22: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FR Vessant [Th Ad]
FR Vessant: raises 150 to 250

I'm close to push/fold. smex already pushed over one raise, so I keep this small, because I'll have to fold again if anyone pushes.

forever_smex: folds
gtdmo: folds
jazzy22: calls 150

Of course. He can again have anything.

*** FLOP *** [Ah 9s Kc]
jazzy22: checks
FR Vessant: bets 300

Well, I hit the flop, so I have to bet.

jazzy22: calls 300

OMG. K9? Set of 9s?

*** TURN *** [Ah 9s Kc] [Qd]
jazzy22: bets 300
FR Vessant: calls 300

I have to call here. I have no reason to think he's beating me. He's retarded enough to bet QT here a lot. Mind you, he's also retarded enough to have Q9 or of course any ace. I have to just hope the river will be cheap.

*** RIVER *** [Ah 9s Kc Qd] [8s]
jazzy22: bets 400
FR Vessant: calls 400

I am all agog to see what shit he is going to show me.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
jazzy22: shows [As Jc] (a pair of Aces)

There are days when you just want to bury your own head in the garden.

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And this is one of them:

PokerStars Game #17301766562: Tournament #87687472, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/05/09 - 01:29:39 (ET)
Table '87687472 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: FR Vessant (1420 in chips)
Seat 3: Wolf_Pride (2595 in chips)
Seat 4: yumpoker! (2895 in chips)
Seat 5: ZLP1712 (3545 in chips)
Seat 8: brevenge (1155 in chips)
Seat 9: gumphry (1890 in chips)
yumpoker!: posts small blind 75
ZLP1712: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to FR Vessant [Ah Ac]
brevenge: folds
gumphry: raises 1740 to 1890 and is all-in

Hooray!

FR Vessant: calls 1420 and is all-in

Have that bitch!

Wolf_Pride: folds
yumpoker!: folds
ZLP1712: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 7d Jc]

Oh.