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many of the bloggers out there say that if you're not playing on partypoker, you aren't playing with a full deck. otis over at up for poker talks about playing at another site almost like infidelity. i guess i'm a little like that too. maybe it's because ultimate bet took my on-line poker virginity, but i just feel like we have a relationship. sure, i experimented with paradise poker, mostly so i could test out some poker tracking software, but i went back (after i lost all my money). even though ub has its flaws (hello, why can't i get a hand history from my whole session?!) but i just like the site (when it's not under a denial of service attack). i don't need avatars and drinks at my table.
it seems like one of the biggest factors people cite is whether one is playing for money or recreation. apparently playing on party is like going to the atm: there are so many wpt inspired moneymaker-wanna-bes that think that they need to be in every hand (just like on tv) that the money is just there to be scooped up. i play mostly to unwind after work. sure, it sucks to lose money, but i multi-task plenty at the office, so i just want play one table at a time and improve my game. also, if i were to sign up at party and started winning a lot i would just play more and more when i'm really trying to wean myself off too much poker.
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so i jumped on ub and tried to jump into a multi table tournament. unfortunately with 2 minutes before the end of registration my computer decided to crash and by the time i had restarted i had missed the start. instead i played a $10, 10-person sit-n-go. again i played tight and managed to get heads up and again i lost. of course i didn't remember to grab my hand history before i left so i don't have any hands to report.
after a walk to the library and grocery store and a few house cleaning chores i decided to see if i could parlay my $20 winnings from the first sit-n-go into another sng placing. unfortunately my hands weren't quite as good this time and in the end i had to take a stand with ATo against the chip leader's K9 only to see a K on the river. c'est la vie.
on another tangent, from my earlier post about the fish i had found a few nights ago. i had added this guy to my buddy group in a hope i would be able to find him again. when i first jumped on last night he was playing .01/.02 no limit hold'em. later that night he was playing with play chips. i wonder if i'll see a post from him today on rec.gambling.poker lamenting on how he can't win or how online poker is rigged.
to finish off the night i went to play a little .25/.50 no-limit. up, down, up, down and finally i walk away with a few guilders.
hand 1: be careful what you wish for
Cuzco (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet
Started at 16/Mar/04
TankSJ is at seat 2 with $24.40.
The button is at seat 4.
5s posts the small blind of $.25.
6s posts the big blind of $.50.
TankSJ: 3
3
Pre-flop:
7s folds. 8s folds.9s folds. 0s folds. 1s folds. TankSJ calls. 3s calls. 4s folds. 5s calls. 6s checks.
Flop (board: 6
8 3): $2
5s checks. 6s checks. TankSJ bets $2. 3s folds. 5s calls. 6s folds.
Turn (board: 6
8 3 K ): $6
5s checks. TankSJ bets $2. 5s calls.
River (board: 6
8 3 K K): $10
5s bets $4.50. TankSJ raises to $9. 5s calls.
Showdown:
TankSJ shows 3
3 : full house, threes full of kings.
5s mucks cards. (2
J)
5s catches his flush, but unfortunately for him, K
also makes my baby boat. after a few orbits with frigid cards i left the table up a few buck.
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