Table Philocetes

I rushed down to hit the Mook when Sweetie decided to hit the bed early.  One of the frustrating things about FullTilt is they don’t allow any late registration for tourneys, not even one second.  As I reached the table, my computer said 9:59 but the table said Seating.  Seating means no registration, and I was out.  I decided to head to PokerStars for a session that became a very, very late one.  I had many tough tables, going down a buy-in here or there.  Table Philocetes was a different matter altogether.  When I signed off early this morning, I had $1,414.20 sitting in front of me at this $1/2 NLH 6-max table.

It was a doozie of a session, and I can only think of what might have been had I been the least bit fortunate at any of the other tables.  654 hands/23.55/11.62/+$1,190.20.  I was helped along in the early stages by focusing on pool_shark_1.  He played the first 160 hands with me, and his stats were pretty brutal:  160 hands, 50.00/24.38/-$768.30.  By the time he busted for the last time, I was up to $485.95.

The table eventually became a revolving door of players as they all took shots at attacking the big stack.  Here’s how it became pretty big.

Hand #1  This hand almost tilted me as I kicked myself for the next hour regarding this laydown.  I finally decided he had the nuts in this spot after the turn raise, but maybe that is stupid.

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo ($466 in chips)
Seat 2: Jager244 ($657.60 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($517.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Romvio16 ($52.45 in chips)
Seat 5: jongreenway ($512.60 in chips)
Seat 6: greg1osu ($200 in chips)
Jager244: posts small blind $1
csquard: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [Jd Qh]
Romvio16: folds
jongreenway: folds
greg1osu: folds
PiS.ToTo: raises $6 to $8
Jager244: folds
csquard: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [6c 9c Th]
csquard: checks
PiS.ToTo: bets $14
csquard: calls $14
*** TURN *** [6c 9c Th] [7d]
csquard: bets $24
PiS.ToTo: raises $34 to $58
csquard: calls $34
*** RIVER *** [6c 9c Th 7d] [8c]
csquard: checks
PiS.ToTo: bets $111
csquard said, “sick card…”
csquard: folds
PiS.ToTo collected $158 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $161 | Rake $3
Board [6c 9c Th 7d 8c]
Seat 1: PiS.ToTo (button) collected ($158)
Seat 2: Jager244 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: csquard (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 4: Romvio16 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: jongreenway folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: greg1osu folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Hand #2  I’d gotten very lucky to get this back about four orbits later, getting it all in on the flop with Ad-Qd on a Ac-8d-4d flop against Ah-Kh in a battle of the blinds (I’d raised pre-flop from the small blind).  My diamond hit on the river, hoping to get the momentum started again.  I won a few small pots, including checking down trip 7′s after catching them on the flop.  I sometimes have gone into a very passive mode, and it seems to get me easy pots when I’m doing it right (able to bet at pots with nothing and take them).   I went over a hundred hands doing almost nothing, tons of folding with the occasional pot thrown in.  I got a shortie out with this hand to get above $700.

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Alexismoon ($207.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Jager244 ($591.65 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($619.85 in chips)
Seat 4: crazyheavy ($227.80 in chips)
Seat 5: fyafyta ($109.80 in chips)
Seat 6: greg1osu ($172 in chips)
csquard: posts small blind $1
crazyheavy: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [Kd Qc]
fyafyta: calls $2
greg1osu: folds
Alexismoon: folds
Jager244: folds
csquard: calls $1
crazyheavy: checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc 3d 9s]
csquard: checks
crazyheavy: bets $6
fyafyta: raises $6 to $12
csquard: calls $12
crazyheavy: folds
*** TURN *** [Tc 3d 9s] [Jh]
csquard: checks
fyafyta: bets $14
csquard: raises $86 to $100
fyafyta: calls $81.80 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Tc 3d 9s Jh] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
csquard: shows [Kd Qc] (a straight, Nine to King)
fyafyta: mucks hand
csquard collected $224.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $227.60 | Rake $3
Board [Tc 3d 9s Jh 9h]
Seat 1: Alexismoon folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Jager244 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: csquard (small blind) showed [Kd Qc] and won ($224.60) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 4: crazyheavy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: fyafyta mucked [Qh Qs]
Seat 6: greg1osu folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Hand #3  He has to have kings or queens here.  Brutal.

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Alexismoon ($218.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Jager244 ($545.65 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($759.15 in chips)
Seat 4: crazyheavy ($222.10 in chips)
Seat 5: bait455 ($226.60 in chips)
Seat 6: greg1osu ($220.15 in chips)
bait455: posts small blind $1
greg1osu: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [Td Ad]
Alexismoon: folds
Jager244: folds
csquard: raises $7 to $9
crazyheavy: folds
bait455: raises $22 to $31
greg1osu: folds
csquard: calls $22
*** FLOP *** [Ts Tc Ah]
bait455: checks
csquard: checks
*** TURN *** [Ts Tc Ah] [8h]
bait455: checks
csquard: bets $42
bait455: folds
csquard collected $61 from pot
csquard: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $64 | Rake $3
Board [Ts Tc Ah 8h]
Seat 1: Alexismoon folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Jager244 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: csquard collected ($61)
Seat 4: crazyheavy (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: bait455 (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: greg1osu (big blind) folded before Flop

Hand #4  This was one of the hands of the session, probably the top hand.

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Alexismoon ($214.30 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($798.25 in chips)
Seat 4: slashcat ($201 in chips)
slashcat: posts small blind $1
Alexismoon: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [4d Ad]
csquard: raises $7 to $9
slashcat: calls $8
Alexismoon: folds
*** FLOP *** [8d Qs Jd]
slashcat: checks
csquard: bets $14
slashcat: calls $14
*** TURN *** [8d Qs Jd] [3d]
slashcat: checks
csquard: bets $26
slashcat: calls $26
*** RIVER *** [8d Qs Jd 3d] [4s]
slashcat: checks
firetoke joins the table at seat #2
csquard: bets $75
slashcat: raises $75 to $150
csquard: raises $75 to $225
slashcat: calls $2 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
csquard: shows [4d Ad] (a flush, Ace high)
slashcat: mucks hand
csquard collected $403 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $404 | Rake $1
Board [8d Qs Jd 3d 4s]
Seat 1: Alexismoon (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: csquard (button) showed [4d Ad] and won ($403) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: slashcat (small blind) mucked [Js Qd]

Hand #5  The cast of characters had changed, with two other regulars at this game taking a seat to try their luck.  Full house no goot, TomTom…

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: tomtom2 ($176 in chips)
Seat 2: TakinUr_$$$x ($237.45 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($1122.10 in chips)
Seat 4: bluffblocker ($216.90 in chips)
Seat 5: vrssv895 ($99.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Luciferian ($147.40 in chips)
csquard: posts small blind $1
bluffblocker: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [Ad 5d]
vrssv895: folds
Luciferian: folds
tomtom2: raises $6 to $8
TakinUr_$$$x: folds
csquard: calls $7
bluffblocker: folds
*** FLOP *** [5s As 3h]
csquard: bets $12
tomtom2: calls $12
*** TURN *** [5s As 3h] [3s]
csquard: checks
tomtom2: bets $32
csquard: calls $32
*** RIVER *** [5s As 3h 3s] [Ac]
csquard: bets $100
tomtom2: calls $100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
csquard: shows [Ad 5d] (a full house, Aces full of Fives)
tomtom2: mucks hand
csquard collected $303 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $306 | Rake $3
Board [5s As 3h 3s Ac]
Seat 1: tomtom2 mucked [Js Ah]
Seat 2: TakinUr_$$$x (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: csquard (small blind) showed [Ad 5d] and won ($303) with a full house, Aces full of Fives
Seat 4: bluffblocker (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: vrssv895 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Luciferian folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Hand #6  This was a pretty poor play on his part, I think.   He’d played with me on another table, so maybe he thought he had a read on me, I don’t know.

POKERSTARS HOLD’EM NO LIMIT ($1/$2) Table ‘Philoctetes II’ 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Ldonnie ($374.85 in chips)
Seat 2: Army_Dunn ($191 in chips)
Seat 3: csquard ($1224.10 in chips)
Seat 5: jhorton ($225 in chips)
Seat 6: Luciferian ($231.60 in chips)
csquard: posts small blind $1
jhorton: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to csquard [Ad Ah]
Luciferian: folds
Ldonnie: folds
Army_Dunn: raises $6 to $8
csquard: raises $16 to $24
jhorton: folds
Army_Dunn: calls $16
*** FLOP *** [6d 4s 6c]
csquard: bets $30
Army_Dunn: raises $30 to $60
csquard: raises $90 to $150
Army_Dunn: raises $17 to $167 and is all-in
csquard: calls $17
*** TURN *** [6d 4s 6c] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [6d 4s 6c 4c] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
csquard: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Army_Dunn: mucks hand
csquard collected $382 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $384 | Rake $2
Board [6d 4s 6c 4c 3s]
Seat 1: Ldonnie folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Army_Dunn (button) mucked [Ts Th]
Seat 3: csquard (small blind) showed [Ad Ah] and won ($382) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 5: jhorton (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Luciferian folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

For the session, I played a total of fourteen tables.  I only had two other winning tables, and I still struggle with table selection and what to do with losing tables.  I think I stick around way too long, but I’m not sure.  I’d be interested in what you do.  Even with that sort of struggle at the other tables, I was up for the day.

I also am 123 FPP points away from getting the Sony 40″ LCD TV. I for one am very happy to be focusing solely on PokerStars.  Need to get to work now.  Thanks for dropping by and for all the support.