Monkey Staking II

[matt674]

yikes - nice call

PokerStars Game #35016881868: Tournament #209010675, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XXI (1000/2000) - 2009/11/07 1:40:25 WET [2009/11/06 20:40:25 ET]
Table '209010675 110' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bert kenny (92047 in chips)
Seat 2: Lefty747 (25116 in chips)
Seat 3: Godfatti (37719 in chips)
Seat 4: kratvin (78284 in chips)
Seat 5: 8fivesuited (26650 in chips)
Seat 6: minoux1007 (63023 in chips)
Seat 7: nikoskaf (64017 in chips)
Seat 8: matt674 (93219 in chips)
Seat 9: Schafblufft (47059 in chips)
bert kenny: posts the ante 250
Lefty747: posts the ante 250
Godfatti: posts the ante 250
kratvin: posts the ante 250
8fivesuited: posts the ante 250
minoux1007: posts the ante 250
nikoskaf: posts the ante 250
matt674: posts the ante 250
Schafblufft: posts the ante 250
nikoskaf: posts small blind 1000
matt674: posts big blind 2000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to matt674 [ ]
Schafblufft: folds
bert kenny: folds
Lefty747: folds
Godfatti: folds
kratvin: folds
8fivesuited: folds
minoux1007 has timed out
minoux1007: folds
minoux1007 is sitting out
nikoskaf: calls 1000
minoux1007 has returned
matt674: checks
*** FLOP *** [ ]
nikoskaf: checks
matt674: checks
*** TURN *** [ ] []
nikoskaf: checks
matt674: bets 4000
nikoskaf: calls 4000
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
nikoskaf: checks
matt674: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nikoskaf: shows [ ] (a pair of Queens)
matt674: mucks hand
kratvin said, "kankerhond"
nikoskaf collected 14250 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14250 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: bert kenny folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Lefty747 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Godfatti folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: kratvin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 8fivesuited folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: minoux1007 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: nikoskaf (small blind) showed [ ] and won (14250) with a pair of Queens
Seat 8: matt674 (big blind) mucked [ ]
Seat 9: Schafblufft folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[MC]

I call here, but then again I am a POW

(referring to QQ hand btw)

[matt674]

sigh, get down to heads up in a $20 180 and my opponent suddenly turns into a raising machine - time to play coy and trap him..................

first hand for the win

PokerStars Game #35276191717: Tournament #211942736, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (1500/3000) - 2009/11/13 0:13:38 WET [2009/11/12 19:13:38 ET]
Table '211942736 8' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: bunedok11 (71672 in chips)
Seat 4: matt674 (198328 in chips)
bunedok11: posts the ante 300
matt674: posts the ante 300
matt674: posts small blind 1500
bunedok11: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to matt674 [ ]
matt674: calls 1500
bunedok11: raises 9000 to 12000
matt674: raises 54000 to 66000
bunedok11: raises 5372 to 71372 and is all-in
matt674: calls 5372
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bunedok11: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
matt674: shows [ ] (a pair of Jacks)
bunedok11 collected 143344 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 143344 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: bunedok11 (big blind) showed [ ] and won (143344) with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 4: matt674 (button) (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with a pair of Jacks

[matt674]

then just to rub it in..............

PokerStars Game #35276311906: Tournament #211942736, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XVI (1500/3000) - 2009/11/13 0:16:39 WET [2009/11/12 19:16:39 ET]
Table '211942736 8' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: bunedok11 (147244 in chips)
Seat 4: matt674 (122756 in chips)
bunedok11: posts the ante 300
matt674: posts the ante 300
matt674: posts small blind 1500
bunedok11: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to matt674 [ ]
matt674: calls 1500
bunedok11: raises 9000 to 12000
matt674: raises 110456 to 122456 and is all-in
bunedok11: calls 110456
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bunedok11: shows [ ] (a full house, Jacks full of Eights)
matt674: shows [ ] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
bunedok11 collected 245512 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 245512 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: bunedok11 (big blind) showed [ ] and won (245512) with a full house, Jacks full of Eights
Seat 4: matt674 (button) (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights

[anthonyl]

ouch, nice score, ull bink a couple of firsts eventually

[matt674]

well 3rd final table in 3 nights - tonight it was a $10 affair and as the previous post alluded to we managed to go one better tonight meaning that a $820 loss 3 nights ago is now a $400 profit going into the second half of the month

PokerStars Tournament #212233086, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $10.00/$1.00 USD
180 players
Total Prize Pool: $1800.00 USD
Tournament started 2009/11/13 18:57:13 WET [2009/11/13 13:57:13 ET]

Dear matt674,
You finished the tournament in 1st place. A USD 540.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
You earned 269.77 tournament leader points in this tournament. For information about our tournament leader board, see our web site at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/leader-board/

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

[matt674]

hehe - back in profit and on the lookout to build. Still cant get these people to lay down AK though!

PokerStars Game #35356304085: Tournament #212568846, $10+$1 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/11/14 21:13:02 WET [2009/11/14 16:13:02 ET]
Table '212568846 6' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: MuggsyB (1110 in chips)
Seat 2: matt674 (2120 in chips)
Seat 3: incidentray (3235 in chips)
Seat 4: BYMYVETTE (4587 in chips)
Seat 5: Gebel001 (2845 in chips)
Seat 6: ca§Honta§H7 (1880 in chips)
Seat 7: hose06 (2510 in chips)
Seat 8: ardyon (4138 in chips)
Seat 9: nostraldomas (8475 in chips)
incidentray: posts small blind 50
BYMYVETTE: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to matt674 [ ]
Gebel001: folds
ca§Honta§H7: folds
hose06: folds
ardyon: raises 200 to 300
nostraldomas: folds
MuggsyB: folds
matt674: calls 300
incidentray: folds
BYMYVETTE: folds
*** FLOP *** [ ]
ardyon: bets 425
matt674: raises 1395 to 1820 and is all-in
ardyon: calls 1395
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ardyon: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
matt674: shows [ ] (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
ardyon collected 4390 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4390 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: MuggsyB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: matt674 (button) showed [ ] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sevens
Seat 3: incidentray (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: BYMYVETTE (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Gebel001 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ca§Honta§H7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: hose06 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: ardyon showed [ ] and won (4390) with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 9: nostraldomas folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[matt674]

booo, hate it when this happens - get to see free flop in blinds and suddenly i'm involved. decided to check in the hope that one of the others fires out so i could check raise but no joy. Dont think the turn card really helps anyone so fire out.

wrong - teach me for giving free cards

only one tourney left now to make it 4 FT's in 4 nights

PokerStars Game #35358009844: Tournament #212577965, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/11/14 21:52:56 WET [2009/11/14 16:52:56 ET]
Table '212577965 16' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: SickStack99 (3280 in chips)
Seat 2: armadilo_PL (2135 in chips)
Seat 3: miramar67 (1795 in chips)
Seat 5: matt674 (4375 in chips)
Seat 6: dabar83 (3230 in chips)
Seat 7: javierito_su (7065 in chips)
Seat 8: borik52 (2215 in chips)
Seat 9: kosa81 (1645 in chips)
miramar67: posts small blind 75
matt674: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to matt674 [ ]
dabar83: calls 150
javierito_su: folds
borik52: folds
kosa81: folds
SickStack99: calls 150
armadilo_PL: folds
miramar67: folds
matt674: checks
*** FLOP *** [ ]
matt674: checks
dabar83: checks
SickStack99: checks
*** TURN *** [ ] []
matt674: bets 450
dabar83: folds
SickStack99: calls 450
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
matt674: bets 850
SickStack99: raises 1830 to 2680 and is all-in
matt674: calls 1830
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SickStack99: shows [ ] (a straight, Three to Seven)
matt674: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
SickStack99 collected 6785 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6785 | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: SickStack99 showed [ ] and won (6785) with a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 2: armadilo_PL (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: miramar67 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: matt674 (big blind) showed [ ] and lost with two pair, Kings and Threes
Seat 6: dabar83 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: javierito_su folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: borik52 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: kosa81 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[matt674]

7pm and already i'm giving up - not going to bother with Sunday's any more, the difference in standards between sunday's and rest of week is untrue - you just can't figure people out. From now on i'm just going to play a satellite to the warm up at lunch time and if winning seat play the warm up - going to leave the 180 sngs to during the week

trouble is finding something else to do to wile away boring sunday evenings now

[Longy]

7pm and already i'm giving up - not going to bother with Sunday's any more, the difference in standards between sunday's and rest of week is untrue - you just can't figure people out. From now on i'm just going to play a satellite to the warm up at lunch time and if winning seat play the warm up - going to leave the 180 sngs to during the week

trouble is finding something else to do to wile away boring sunday evenings now

The standard is better on Sundays than any other day of the week?

[matt674]

lol not if you watch these 180 sngs on a regular basis, i've lost track of the number of times i have watch players take down pots wondering how they've called a raise and reraise pre-flop with 9-2 o/s and made a 4-flush. standard is so much worse which you could argue should be better - but for me being able to put players on hands is a big part of me being able to piece together the poker jigsaw,  i find it impossible to do that when i have 5-6 people at my table who are calling with any two cards

if i'm taking a shot at $150000 in the warm up then i don't mind taking the risk - trying to grind up a bankroll playing 180 sngs then i'll wait til midweek and take my chances there. Take out my win in the HORSE tournament on the sunday afternoon a few weeks back and my results back this up also so if i make most of my profit during the week in 180sngs then i'll stick to the midweek games

[Longy]

Fair enough if that's the way you feel, especially if your state of mind is not good in the 180's on Sundays.

However I would imagine this has a lot more to do with variance and poor sample sizes than anything else.

[matt674]

not really - been playing mtt's on stars on a regular basis for over 6 years and have always noticed a difference in standards on sundays to any other day - and nowadays with so many more players online with all the "big money" up for grabs than a few years back i think the difference is more noticable

[thetank]

I had a quick look at shen888, LittleHippie, Athanosios 9, partyhair, run dat game and pairdboard21's results broken down into day of the week.  (They have over 50,000 Pokerstars 180 mans between them in the average stake $10-20ish kinda limit)
With a combined sample of at least 5,000 tournaments for each day of the week, couldn't draw any conclusions as to any day being particularly tougher than the others.
Admittedly my method is a bit rough and quick.

Still, I would suggest that you give a little consideration to Longys suggestion that it might be something in your mindset about not being able to win on Sundays rather than the games being that much tougher.

[BigArmo]

I had a quick look at shen888, LittleHippie, Athanosios 9, partyhair, run dat game and pairdboard21's results broken down into day of the week.  (They have over 50,000 Pokerstars 180 mans between them in the average stake $10-20ish kinda limit)
With a combined sample of at least 5,000 tournaments for each day of the week, couldn't draw any conclusions as to any day being particularly tougher than the others.
Admittedly my method is a bit rough and quick.

Still, I would suggest that you give a little consideration to Longys suggestion that it might be something in your mindset about not being able to win on Sundays rather than the games being that much tougher.

Tank don't beat round the bush just tell him how it is 7 days a week