From the Big Dummy Award to WInner Winner Chicken Dinner

I got to this point in one of my SNGs this week...


Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707290491: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:05:06 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,540)
Seat 5: zdet (3,065)
Seat 6: mrmonk777 (4,285)
Seat 9: MSUsWorst (4,610)
willwonka posts the small blind of 100
zdet posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #9

In other words, bubbe time and I am the shorty...

Here is where the big dummy part comes in...

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707299490: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:05:42 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,440), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707304285: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:06:00 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,440), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707312599: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:06:33 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,440), is sitting out


Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707326483: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:28 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,240), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707331358: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:48 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707334559: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:08:00 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707342082: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:08:30 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707345030: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:08:42 ET - 2008/10/28
mrmonk777 has returned
Seat 3: willwonka (1,240), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707352882: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:13 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707355852: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:24 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707360870: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:43 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707364579: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:09:57 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,240), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707366740: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 120/240 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:10:06 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707369278: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:10:16 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707372743: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:10:30 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (1,120), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707379819: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:10:57 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (820), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707385084: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:11:18 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (670), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707393142: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:11:49 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (670), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707396053: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:12:01 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (670), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707400660: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:12:19 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (370), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707410794: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 150/300 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:12:59 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (220), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707414002: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:13:11 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (220), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707422273: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:13:44 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (220), is sitting out
Seat 5: zdet (4,260)
Seat 6: mrmonk777 (3,860)
Seat 9: MSUsWorst (5,160)
MSUsWorst posts the small blind of 200
willwonka posts the big blind of 220, and is all in
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to willwonka [8h Ah]
zdet folds
mrmonk777 folds
MSUsWorst calls 20
MSUsWorst shows [8s 9c]
willwonka shows [8h Ah]
*** FLOP *** [Jd 7s Qc]
*** TURN *** [Jd 7s Qc] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 7s Qc 7d] [Ad]
MSUsWorst shows a pair of Sevens
willwonka shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
willwonka wins the pot (440) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 440 Rake 0
Board: [Jd 7s Qc 7d Ad]
Seat 3: willwonka (big blind) showed [8h Ah] and won (440) with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 5: zdet didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: mrmonk777 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: MSUsWorst (small blind) showed [8s 9c] and lost with a pair of Sevens


Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707427531: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:14:05 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (440), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707432474: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:14:24 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (240), is sitting out

Full Tilt p0ker Game #8707434577: $11 + $1 Sit & Go (Turbo) (66503389), Table 1 - 200/400 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:14:33 ET - 2008/10/28
Seat 3: willwonka (240), is sitting out


I totally thought I was already out of the tourney and I looked up and I was still in... with 240 chips.

To make a long story short...

87 beats KJ
Q6 beats 76
QQ buys blinds
fold
A7 beats 77

And it is a brand new ball game.

The end of the story is that I actually took er down and won the thing. A true rags to riches story.. LOL..

Have a happy and Safe Halloween

BoDonkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!

To say that I haven't been posting lately would be an understatement.

I decided to play SNGs this month to take a break from cash games. I love to play SNGs; but they don't generate the rakeback and other things as fast so I don't play them very often any more. Anyway, I should have stuck with cash games.

Here is a little taste of what I have been going through..

I went 35 SNGs without a win at the $11 level.

Things like this from earlier in the month:

ALL in preflop AA vs KJ (not sooted)..

A34 FLop... Bingo... 2.... 5.... Chop Chop

Allin Preflop... AQ vs K7... Flop 77x Turn 7.. River x... DQB

Next...

OK.. I tried $22+2 tonight...

0 for 4..

9th.. JJ lost to QQ .. villian min raise preflop and I raised.. and he pushed... should have got a way.
5th.. AKs lost to AA K high flop
4th.. 55 lost to TT 6789 board
4th.. TT lost to A3s


4 more...

5th A8s lost to ATs.. attempted button steal
7th QQ lost to AK
3rd KJ lost to A8... K high flop... A on turn
4th... A8 lost to A6 6 on river.

0 for 66

5th 33 lost to AJ bvb
4th AJs lost AQ button steal
4th 86 lost to AJs had to call.. I can't remember hand that shortstacked me a little earlier
3rd ATs lost TT button Steal
4th AQ lost to AT
3rd A6 lost KQ on all in on TAQ board... 8... Q
2nd A7 lost AT
4th Q7 lost to 55 ..... hand b4 shortstack flops 2 pair against pkt aces and pocket aces rivers straight making me the new shortstack where I promptly lose race
2nd... A5 lost to AK.. flop 658... K on river
3rd 88 lost to KK

I can't give up.. This is ridiculous.

6 more down the drain..

4th ATs lost to TT button steal
6th A3 lost to 66 shortstacked
5th A7 lost to J2 suited on KK7 flop... he was committed and called with J2s and got runner runner flush... Hand before, I pushed shortstack and lost with Q6 vs 63
5th 97s lost to JJ.. he minraised my BB and I donk pushed on 287 board
4th KJ lost to KQ.. I pushed on TKQ board
2nd.. 65s lost to AJ.. he had me 2-1 and I got caught. I had this one won twice but best hand didn't hold up ai preflop.


so yes... I went 72.. actually 73 SNGs without a win. Unbelievable!!!

But finally tonight the streak is over as I lost my first one; but then won the next 3. I didn't press my luck and I quit to play in a tournament..

Which tourney you ask? The Bodonkey II Series of course hosted by our good buddy smokkee.

To say that things went right tonight would be a gross understatement. I hit sets early and often to start things off. I was the chip leader pretty much from the get go. One little downswing under average and then the strangest thing happened.

Two people pushed with 72o offset, yes the hammer, into my big hands that vaulted me to the top where I stayed almost all night until we got to about 4 handed and then I lost some chips to a race and some bad steal attempts.

In the end, I couldn't get it done and took 2nd. Congrats to 23Skiddo himself for taking it down. LOL. I don't know how many of these, that I will get to play; but hopefully, I will get to play in some of these more often than not.

Anyway, we'll see if I can keep the posting going.

Have a nice day!!!

MOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKK

Sorry for the lack of posts lately... I should have a month end posting tomorrow. Definitely not a good month.

Since I get up early on Wednesday's night to make a 5:45 weekly Mens meeting, I haven't been playing all the Mookies lately. I played last week and finished 13th out of 94 so a whole lot of playing for a whole lot of nothing and boy was I tired as I was pushing 20 hours of being awake.

At the last moment tonight, I decided to play as well. I'm glad I did as I took down my 1st Mookie of the year. Gotta love it.

There is really much to add. I got AA vs KK and AA vs QQ (and they held up) early to help get me some chips.

I had a pretty big hand with the eventual 2nd place finisher Recess Rampage. This hand put me up with the leaders.


Full Tilt Poker The Mookie No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t250/t500 Blinds + t50 - 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (UTG): t14197
hoyazo (CO): t28031
ScottMc (BTN): t9068
bayne_s (SB): t12060
RecessRampage (BB): t28729

Pre Flop: (t1000) Hero is UTG with Ah Ts
Hero raises to t2000, 3 folds, RecessRampage calls t1500

Flop: (t4500) 9c Th 9d (2 players)
RecessRampage checks, Hero bets t3250, RecessRampage raises to t14250, Hero requests TIME, Hero says "figures...", Hero says "good game and good luck", Hero calls t8897 all in, RecessRampage says " dammit"

Turn: (t28794) Kh

River: (t28794) Ac

Final Pot: t28794
Hero shows Ah Ts (two pair, Aces and Tens)
RecessRampage shows Jc Kc (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Hero wins t28794

This kind of made up for a hand early where I flopped a set on an all diamond board. I played in slow/cautious and a 4th diamond came on river and I folded. I asked RR if he rivered me and he said no. Hmmm, I wonder if I should believe him. It was a multi way limped pot and he was in BB so it is possible that he flopped a flush. Water under the bridge now.

I made some tough calls later on and built a big stack to go heads up against Alan. I had an almost 5-1 chip lead and pretty much made him choose the hand. After carefully considering Alan's 50-50 chop offer, we finally made it this final hand after 6 hands of heads up.


Full Tilt Poker The Mookie No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t800/t1600 Blinds + t200 - 2 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN/SB): t142322
RecessRampage (BB): t19678

Pre Flop: (t2800) Hero is BTN/SB with Qc Js
Hero says "no limpy", Hero raises to t142122 all in, RecessRampage calls t17878 all in

Flop: (t39356) 8d 5c 6h

Turn: (t39356) Jd

River: (t39356) 2d

Final Pot: t39356
Hero shows Qc Js (a pair of Jacks)
RecessRampage shows As 4d (Ace Jack high)
Hero wins t39356


As you can see, RR had the best of it which was definitely the theme of the table. The best hands were not holding up for the most part.

Anyway, I will take the victory and move on.

Thanks, as usual, to Mookie for putting a great tournament.

Have a nice day!!!!!