Sampling the Skills Series

I'm blasting away in the Skill Series playing Razz. I had a tough run to start, but in hour two I'm really making a lot of hands.

Here's a fun snap shot from mid hour 1.



I'm currently 5/31 and we just started the 2nd break

thebmore and I get into a pretty big pot with my (J5)A to his (xx)3 when 4th and 5th make us (J5)A75 (xx)3QK. I crack 11K.

Down to 3 tables. I'm 7/23 with 10,440

Big pot vs oossuuu, a good catch on 6th makes my A2569 the best hand (he's showing 3T2K). 13,440 and 7/21

Loretta hits 4th and I don't. 11,840

I've accumulated this stack without a single KO. Odd.

It's really easy to bluff in razz... see below.

Full Tilt Poker Game #6317337871: Skill Series (44660205), Table 6 - 800/1600 Ante 150 - Limit Razz - 0:02:37 ET - 2008/05/07
Seat 2: RNallin (10,044)
Seat 3: CheckinMyAA (11,740)
Seat 4: AlCantHang (4,439)
Seat 5: Loretta8 (11,846)
Seat 7: BamBamCan (22,659)
Seat 8: change100 (4,345)
RNallin antes 150
CheckinMyAA antes 150
AlCantHang antes 150
Loretta8 antes 150
BamBamCan antes 150
change100 antes 150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [2c]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Ah Jd] [5c]
Dealt to AlCantHang [Js]
Dealt to Loretta8 [Qc]
Dealt to BamBamCan [2d]
Dealt to change100 [6c]
Loretta8 is high with [Qc]
Loretta8 brings in for 250
BamBamCan folds
change100 folds
RNallin has 15 seconds left to act
RNallin completes it to 800
CheckinMyAA raises to 1,600
I decided he was trying to bluff his low card
AlCantHang folds
Loretta8 folds
RNallin calls 800
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [2c] [Kd]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Ah Jd 5c] [Ad]
CheckinMyAA bets 800
RNallin folds
Uncalled bet of 800 returned to CheckinMyAA
CheckinMyAA mucks
CheckinMyAA wins the pot (4,350)

I've done that a few times tonight.

A few hands later of easy steals and I'm suddenly sitting on 17,390

Another big pot, this time with Loretta.


Full Tilt Poker Game #6317379804: Skill Series (44660205), Table 6 - 800/1600 Ante 150 - Limit Razz - 0:06:03 ET - 2008/05/07
Seat 2: RNallin (9,444)
Seat 3: CheckinMyAA (17,790)
Seat 4: AlCantHang (3,139)
Seat 5: Loretta8 (10,046)
Seat 7: BamBamCan (21,359)
Seat 8: change100 (3,295)
RNallin antes 150
CheckinMyAA antes 150
AlCantHang antes 150
Loretta8 antes 150
BamBamCan antes 150
change100 antes 150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [7h]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Jc 4c] [2c]
Dealt to AlCantHang [5d]
Dealt to Loretta8 [3d]
Dealt to BamBamCan [Ac]
Dealt to change100 [5h]
RNallin is high with [7h]
RNallin brings in for 250
CheckinMyAA calls 250
AlCantHang folds
Loretta8 completes it to 800
BamBamCan has 15 seconds left to act
BamBamCan folds
change100 folds
RNallin calls 550
CheckinMyAA calls 550
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [7h] [8h]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Jc 4c 2c] [5c]
Dealt to Loretta8 [3d] [7s]
CheckinMyAA bets 800
Loretta8 calls 800
RNallin folds
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Jc 4c 2c 5c] [6d]
Dealt to Loretta8 [3d 7s] [9s]
CheckinMyAA bets 1,600
Loretta8 calls 1,600
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [Jc 4c 2c 5c 6d] [7c]
Dealt to Loretta8 [3d 7s 9s] [7d]
CheckinMyAA bets 1,600
Loretta8 folds
Uncalled bet of 1,600 returned to CheckinMyAA
CheckinMyAA mucks
CheckinMyAA wins the pot (8,100)

That briefly put me over 22K before I get gayed on 7th street


Full Tilt Poker Game #6317392306: Skill Series (44660205), Table 6 - 800/1600 Ante 150 - Limit Razz - 0:07:04 ET - 2008/05/07
Seat 2: RNallin (8,494)
Seat 3: CheckinMyAA (22,540)
Seat 4: AlCantHang (2,989)
Seat 5: Loretta8 (6,696)
Seat 7: BamBamCan (21,209)
Seat 8: change100 (3,145)
RNallin antes 150
CheckinMyAA antes 150
AlCantHang antes 150
Loretta8 antes 150
BamBamCan antes 150
change100 antes 150
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [3d]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [5c 2h] [Kd]
Dealt to AlCantHang [9d]
Dealt to Loretta8 [4c]
Dealt to BamBamCan [Ts]
Dealt to change100 [3s]
CheckinMyAA is high with [Kd]
CheckinMyAA brings in for 250
AlCantHang folds
Loretta8 folds
BamBamCan folds
change100 folds
RNallin completes it to 800
CheckinMyAA calls 550
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [3d] [Jd]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [5c 2h Kd] [Jh]
RNallin bets 800
CheckinMyAA calls 800
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [3d Jd] [Kc]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [5c 2h Kd Jh] [Ah]
CheckinMyAA bets 1,600
RNallin calls 1,600
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to RNallin [3d Jd Kc] [8d]
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [5c 2h Kd Jh Ah] [2d]
CheckinMyAA bets 1,600
RNallin calls 1,600
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to CheckinMyAA [5c 2h Kd Jh Ah 2d] [9c]
CheckinMyAA bets 1,600
RNallin calls 1,600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CheckinMyAA shows [9c 5c Kd Jh Ah 2d 2h] J,9,5,2,A
RNallin shows [4h 4d 3d Jd Kc 8d As] J,8,4,3,A He hits the ace.. Fleh
RNallin wins the pot (13,700) with J,8,4,3,A

Back down to 15,490 .. 3/17

I make my first big suckout and bust Al. Up to 21k

Take a smallish pot off Fuel. 23,918 puts me 2nd of 15

Again I get sucked on 7th street, this time by Rambler spiking an ace, and I'm way back down at 14,368 (6/13)

Ugh. For the THIRD time, my opponent spikes an Ace on 7th. Down to 7618 (11/12)

I'm the tourny shortstack and I keep having to bring in .. These hands are great... (AA)Q,

Out in 11th when I pick a bad spot with (36)8 vs (25)3. GG me.

Ah well, it was fun. Running bad in endgame always kills me.