Six Buyins and What it is all about

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Speaking of the WSOP, I watched most of the first broadcast of the 10K Pot Limit holdem last night on ESPN. Wow, what a great final table. As usual, I had already forgotten who was at the final table; although I do know who eventually wins. You have to feel for Phil Laak a bit as that was pretty brutal. Of course, we do not really know how early both of those hands were; but it had to be fairly early.

Last night was NOT a fun night at all. For whatever reason, I was really tired last night right after dinner. Mrs Wonka graciously gave the kids their bath (it was my night) which allowed me to get a quick power nap in. You really have to love those power naps. Anyway, I got the computer a little after 9PM and right from the get go, things were not going well. Aces and Kings cracked (both on river). As a matter of fact, I am so steamed right now that I am going to post every bad beat in this post to help get everything off of my chest.

OK. Just kidding. What would be the point? To tell you the truth, I was not overly tilty as I typically am during these kind of days. Of course, I wasn't happy; but it wasn't too bad. I will post one hand. This is the hand that really sent me packing. It was not a big hand as it was just over 1/2 of a buyin; but it clearly told me that I need to call it quits for the night.

The Villain in this hand is a 59/5/3.2 guy meaning that he sees 59% of the flops and preflop raises 5% and has a 3.2 aggression factor (which is pretty aggressive).

Full Tilt p0ker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $76.55
UTG: $51.15
Hero (MP): $51.60
CO: $33.85
BTN: $137.45
SB: $6.40

Pre Flop: Hero is MP with Qh Ad
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.75, CO calls $1.75, 1 fold, SB calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.75) 3c Jh Qd (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.75, CO raises to $7.50, SB folds, Hero raises to $20, CO raises to $32.10 all in, Hero calls $12.10

Turn: ($69.95) Qs

River: ($69.95) Tc

Final Pot: $69.95
Hero shows Qh Ad (three of a kind, Queens)
CO shows 3h Qc (a full house, Queens full of Threes)
CO wins $66.95
(Rake: $3.00)

This was just typical for the night. Q3 is a great hand to call a preflop raise. Overall, I was down 6 buyins last night. I had actually taken it from 6 to 3 at one point; but thanks to hands similar to the above, I gave it all back over about 850 hands.

So, I did quit playing poker and wasn't really tired due to my power nap so I did something even more dumb. I sat down at a BlackJack Table. Typically, I just play for fun and set the limit at $20; but this time I sat down with $50 and told myself it was $100 or bust. Any guess what happened? If you guessed that I doubled up, you would be..... Right!!! Who knew?

So I called it a night. I am still a little steamed over the outcome as $300 is a pretty big loss playing 50NL. As usual, you second guess yourself and say that you should have quit when you made half of it back, etc, etc...

Before I went downstairs to watch TV, I checked on the baby Wonks. The 4 year old had switched sides and was now sleeping with her head at the foot of the bed. She had gotten a blanket and had covered herself with that. You gotta love it. I then went and checked on the soon to be 2 year old baby Wonka and I did something I had not done in a long time. I stayed and just watched her sleep for probably 5 or 10 minutes. As I watched her peaceful slumber, it hit me right smack in the face. THIS is what it is all about. Who cares if I lose $300 or win $300, it is only money and only a game. As I've said before, I play poker for a hobby. The money is just a great way of keeping score. Anyway, watching her sleep just reaffirmed how truly blessed that I am to have 2 beautiful, healthy girls and a wife that actually puts up with all my nonsense. Again, That is what it is all about!!!

Have a nice day!!!