I wanna be like...
 

Reel Deal when I grow up. Starting about three weeks ago...I was getting absolutely destroyed. Getting outdrawn...flop a lower set...get KK and be up against AA etc etc...lost 4/5 of my roll. Today was the first day I played poker since last wednesday/thursday.

I went from playing the 15/20 multi table SNGs to 3/6 single tables...

PokerStars Game #4703163577: Tournament #23493075, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/04/22 - 00:33:30 (ET)
Table '23493075 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: SimonMori (3025 in chips)
Seat 2: Wighty75 (3010 in chips)
Seat 3: redsom1 (1570 in chips)
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 (1455 in chips)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 (4615 in chips)
Seat 6: doyle10 (1740 in chips)
Seat 7: STD Jones (6145 in chips)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life (1655 in chips)
Seat 9: dgwgambler (3785 in chips)
dgwgambler: posts small blind 100
SimonMori: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bulldg4life [Ac Ks]
Wighty75: folds
redsom1: calls 200
Bearpaw70: calls 200
donkbusters0: folds
doyle10: calls 200
STD Jones: folds
Bulldg4life: raises 600 to 800
dgwgambler: folds
SimonMori: folds
redsom1: calls 600
Bearpaw70: calls 600
doyle10: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kd 8d 6c]
redsom1: checks
Bearpaw70: checks
Bulldg4life: bets 855 and is all-in
redsom1: calls 770 and is all-in
Bearpaw70: folds
*** TURN *** [Kd 8d 6c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Kd 8d 6c Jc] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
redsom1: shows [4s 4c] (three of a kind, Fours)
Bulldg4life: shows [Ac Ks] (a pair of Kings)
Bulldg4life said, "hah"
redsom1 collected 4440 from pot
Bulldg4life said, "hahahahaha"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4440 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 8d 6c Jc 4h]
Seat 1: SimonMori (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Wighty75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: redsom1 showed [4s 4c] and won (4440) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: donkbusters0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: doyle10 folded before Flop
Seat 7: STD Jones folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life (button) showed [Ac Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: dgwgambler (small blind) folded before Flop

Next Hand:
PokerStars Game #4703174202: Tournament #23493075, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/04/22 - 00:34:29 (ET)
Table '23493075 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: SimonMori (2825 in chips)
Seat 2: Wighty75 (3010 in chips)
Seat 3: redsom1 (4440 in chips)
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 (655 in chips)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 (4615 in chips)
Seat 6: doyle10 (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: STD Jones (6145 in chips)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life (85 in chips)
Seat 9: dgwgambler (3685 in chips)
SimonMori: posts small blind 100
Wighty75: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bulldg4life [8d 3c]
Bulldg4life said, "amazing call"
redsom1: folds
Bearpaw70: calls 200
donkbusters0: folds
doyle10: folds
STD Jones: folds
Bulldg4life: calls 85 and is all-in
dgwgambler: folds
SimonMori: calls 100
Wighty75: checks
*** FLOP *** [7d 2c 8h]
SimonMori: checks
Wighty75: checks
Bearpaw70: bets 455 and is all-in
SimonMori: folds
Wighty75: folds
*** TURN *** [7d 2c 8h] [Ac]
Bulldg4life said, "that's just awful"
*** RIVER *** [7d 2c 8h Ac] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bearpaw70: shows [Qs 8s] (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
Bearpaw70 collected 345 from side pot
Bulldg4life: shows [8d 3c] (two pair, Eights and Deuces)
Bearpaw70 collected 170 from main pot
Bulldg4life collected 170 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 685 Main pot 340. Side pot 345. | Rake 0
Board [7d 2c 8h Ac 2s]
Seat 1: SimonMori (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Wighty75 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: redsom1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 showed [Qs 8s] and won (515) with two pair, Eights and Deuces
Seat 5: donkbusters0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: doyle10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: STD Jones folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life showed [8d 3c] and won (170) with two pair, Eights and Deuces
Seat 9: dgwgambler (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Next Hand:
PokerStars Game #4703183767: Tournament #23493075, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/04/22 - 00:35:23 (ET)
Table '23493075 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: SimonMori (2625 in chips)
Seat 2: Wighty75 (2810 in chips)
Seat 3: redsom1 (4440 in chips)
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 (970 in chips)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 (4615 in chips)
Seat 6: doyle10 (1540 in chips)
Seat 7: STD Jones (6145 in chips)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life (170 in chips)
Seat 9: dgwgambler (3685 in chips)
Wighty75: posts small blind 100
redsom1: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bulldg4life [Ts Qh]
Bearpaw70: folds
donkbusters0: folds
doyle10: folds
STD Jones: folds
Bulldg4life: calls 170 and is all-in
dgwgambler: folds
SimonMori: calls 200
Wighty75: calls 100
redsom1: checks
*** FLOP *** [6h 4c Tc]
Wighty75: checks
redsom1: checks
SimonMori: checks
*** TURN *** [6h 4c Tc] [Qc]
Wighty75: checks
redsom1: checks
SimonMori: bets 400
Wighty75: folds
redsom1: folds
*** RIVER *** [6h 4c Tc Qc] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SimonMori: shows [Jh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
SimonMori collected 90 from side pot
Bulldg4life: shows [Ts Qh] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
Bulldg4life collected 680 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 770 Main pot 680. Side pot 90. | Rake 0
Board [6h 4c Tc Qc 2d]
Seat 1: SimonMori (button) showed [Jh Qs] and won (90) with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Wighty75 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: redsom1 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: doyle10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: STD Jones folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life showed [Ts Qh] and won (680) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 9: dgwgambler folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Four Hands later:
PokerStars Game #4703206277: Tournament #23493075, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/04/22 - 00:37:29 (ET)
Table '23493075 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: SimonMori (2515 in chips)
Seat 2: Wighty75 (2610 in chips)
Seat 3: redsom1 (4740 in chips)
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 (670 in chips)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 (4615 in chips)
Seat 6: doyle10 (1340 in chips)
Seat 7: STD Jones (6145 in chips)
Seat 8: Bulldg4life (680 in chips)
Seat 9: dgwgambler (3685 in chips)
doyle10: posts small blind 100
STD Jones: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bulldg4life [6s Ks]
Bulldg4life: raises 480 to 680 and is all-in
dgwgambler: folds
SimonMori: folds
Wighty75: folds
redsom1: calls 680
Bearpaw70: folds
donkbusters0: folds
doyle10: raises 660 to 1340 and is all-in
STD Jones: folds
redsom1: calls 660
*** FLOP *** [4h 3s 8c]
*** TURN *** [4h 3s 8c] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [4h 3s 8c 6c] [6h]
Bulldg4life said, "hah"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
doyle10: shows [Ac Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
redsom1: shows [9s 9c] (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
doyle10 collected 1320 from side pot
Bulldg4life: shows [6s Ks] (three of a kind, Sixes)
Bulldg4life collected 2240 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3560 Main pot 2240. Side pot 1320. | Rake 0
Board [4h 3s 8c 6c 6h]
Seat 1: SimonMori folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Wighty75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: redsom1 showed [9s 9c] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Seat 4: Bearpaw70 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: donkbusters0 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: doyle10 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (1320) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 7: STD Jones (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Bulldg4life showed [6s Ks] and won (2240) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 9: dgwgambler folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Ten hands later...I won 5 out of 8 hands. QT in BB flop two pair. TT on button against BB allin. Pushed with AhJh and sucked out against AK. Very next hand, AA and had two people go all-in in front of me. Then, 6c7c in BB and flopped the flush.

Chip leader. 9600.

Made a stupid call with 4 people left with KQ on the button. UTG folded, I raised standard and BB went all-in for 3500 or so. Made the call without thinking and was gone in 3rd.

I really don't understand PokerStars at all...

Maybe this is the break in your slump!?! Now just concentrate on good play because you know the cards will come.

edit: Holy crap, I finally hit 1000.

That's crazy... just goes to show you though, "A Chip and a Chair."

It's about damn time! Congrats!

And, that'd be a negatory.

I burnt through my last $75 playing $5/6 SNGs the last few days.

I played a few 45-person ones and busted out in 8-10th in all of them, just out of the money. The best part...I still think I'm playing great poker, but I just get destroyed in one hand and I'm done for.

Oh well. I'm playing in a 5.50 single table and after that I have 85 cents. I'm expecting to bust out in 4th, so...

I guess I'll be playing lots of golf and working and not thinking about poker for a good long while, cause for the first time of seriously playing poker...it's not relaxing anymore. And that sucks. I used to like to sit and think and now it's just gotten to be like work and too much pressure to stop losing my measly roll.

I still have my initial deposit since I cashed it out a few months ago. So, maybe after summer or something.

But damn...this month sure did suck.

LOL... damn GT, that would have been 2 sweet comebacks for the TP board members in one week. I hope 3rd at least paid something.