About a month and a half ago I was seriously discussing going to Mexico for a few months with a few 2p2ers. The main reason that I had set a time frame for my visit was because of my gf of 13 months. Anyway after a lot more mediocre poker play that was way below my expectations and goals along with knowing I don't want to do this forever unless I became a nosebleed phenom I found out about a very intriguing degree at UTDallas and decided to enroll.
The program is called arts and technology which was not there when I graduated hs and wanted to do computer science. I definitely didn't want to have to take all of the math that was needed, but that isn't the case with this program. It has various paths including 3d animation, game design, and video production. It's still going to take me either 2.5 or 3 years.
I got in a short session of nl200 6m tonight before my internet died for an hour. I was disconnected while in a hand with the guy in the hand I'll post first where he limped the btn and I had A2o in the bb on a akk flop where I was check/calling and lost $20. I've been fortunate that this hasn't happened to me much but needless to say, it's frustrating. I don't really want to play anymore because my internet went off and on briefly a few more times.
Several tables had a certain player that is a solid winner at nl600 who started running over me after I raised ktss from the bb to a limper and bet folded a q66 flush draw flop and then folded to a few other 3 bets from various people. So I closed a few tough tables and opened up a new one and wanted to make sure I was on the attack. This was the first hand against the same guy I got disconnected from.
My hand to 3b with is certainly loose but the first 3b against an unknown has insane fold equity and I thought it being my first hand would increase it a little more. That's probably why he decided do what he did. I got very suspicious when he calls my cbet b/c with ak/aq he's giving up and w/ qq/tt/kk/aa he's almost always raising. Maybe with 99/tt he calls to evaluate. So on the turn I hit and it was time to go into bluff catching mode.
***** Hand History for Game 30474641823 ***** (Poker Stars)
$200.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, July 14, 10:23:10 ET 2009
Table Io IV (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: Antman_B89 ( $283.10 USD )
Seat 2: CHENKO123 ( $97.25 USD )
Seat 3: Azimut85 ( $201.25 USD )
Seat 4: GeoJuggle3 ( $226.50 USD )
Seat 5: Rygar43 ( $186.00 USD )
Seat 6: elgrenhornet ( $200.00 USD )
Rygar43 posts small blind [$1.00 USD].
elgrenhornet posts big blind [$2.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to elgrenhornet [ Jc 9s ]
Antman_B89 folds
CHENKO123 folds
Azimut85 folds
GeoJuggle3 raises [$6.00 USD]
Rygar43 folds
elgrenhornet raises [$20.00 USD]
GeoJuggle3 calls [$16.00 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, 6c, 5d ]
elgrenhornet bets [$26.00 USD]
GeoJuggle3 calls [$26.00 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jh ]
elgrenhornet checks
GeoJuggle3 bets [$58.00 USD]
elgrenhornet calls [$58.00 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
elgrenhornet checks
GeoJuggle3 bets [$95.00 USD]
elgrenhornet calls [$94.00 USD]
GeoJuggle3 wins $1.00 USD
GeoJuggle3 shows [8c, 9c ]
elgrenhornet shows [Jc, 9s ]
elgrenhornet wins $398.00 USD from main pot
I hadn't been on this table long but I raised 3 limpers w/ aj and the 3rd limper shoved his 50bb stack w/ aq. I got lucky and this hand happened not too long after. I'm not sure why he thought he had fold equity when my image was a little reckless
***** Hand History for Game 30474583296 ***** (Poker Stars)
$200.00 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, July 14, 10:20:47 ET 2009
Table Sootiyo III (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: cdeez8 ( $204.00 USD )
Seat 2: Chicholin ( $137.10 USD )
Seat 3: natural23 ( $273.90 USD )
Seat 5: elgrenhornet ( $336.35 USD )
Seat 6: inductive ( $200.00 USD )
cdeez8 posts small blind [$1.00 USD].
Chicholin posts big blind [$2.00 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to elgrenhornet [ Ad Jc ]
natural23 calls [$2.00 USD]
elgrenhornet raises [$10.00 USD]
inductive folds
cdeez8 calls [$9.00 USD]
Chicholin calls [$8.00 USD]
natural23 folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8s, 3h, Jd ]
cdeez8 checks
Chicholin bets [$40.00 USD]
elgrenhornet calls [$40.00 USD]
cdeez8 folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7c ]
Chicholin bets [$87.10 USD]
elgrenhornet calls [$87.10 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
Chicholin shows [Ac, Qd ]
elgrenhornet shows [Ad, Jc ]
elgrenhornet wins $284.20 USD from main pot
