Double guttered

The most memorable hand of last night's session was the one which took me to the rail in the first tournament I entered. Funnily enough, I don't remember my holding, but do remember two key things:

1. I was a big favorite after the turn
2. my opponent hit a double gutter

Let me check the archives for the details ... Here they are:

my holding: As 7d
my opponent's holding: 3d 5h
the flop: Kc 4s Ad
the turn: 7s
after the turn, I was an 81.82% favorite to win
the river: 2s

Terminology: "double gutter" is shorthand for double gutshot straight draw. A gutshot straight draw is four cards to a straight which are not all in a row. My opponent had 8 outs on the turn - four deuces, to hit the A 3 4 5 gutshot gutter, and four sixes, to hit the 3 4 5 7 gutter.

In related news, my blue distance has hit a new all-time high, breaking through the 7 million dollar barrier.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    31      60   12    34        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    82      67   15    20        0

delta: $-250,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $35,294,500
2018 balance: $1,913,000
balance: $47,426,260

Min win

Last night, I halted my losing session streak at four. However, it wasn't an emphatic winning session by any means; I only made a profit of $10,000. That tied for the least profit of any tournament in my MTT-R NLHE career. I was extremely lucky to make the money. I survived a fall in on hand 89; four hands later, I hit the rail at the same time as a player at another table, and placed ahead of that player simply because I had more chips at the start of the hand (note that on the bubble, hands are dealt out in lockstep at all remaining tables). I'm due for a big win one of these days.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    93      67   15    15   260000

delta: $10,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $35,544,500
2018 balance: $2,163,000
balance: $47,676,260

Bulletfest

Last night, for just the fourteenth time in my career, I fired at least nine bullets during a single MTT-R NLHE. Such bulletfests rarely turn out well, and last night's was no exception. I finished just four spots out of the money, but would have needed more than a min cash to make a profit anyway. Here are my holdings the first three times I hit the felt:

4h 4c
9c 9h
Kd As

Not exactly chopped liver. My blue distance seems destined to top 7 million, but as long as my 2018 balance stays in the black, I don't care.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    84      62   15    19        0

delta: $-450,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $35,534,500
2018 balance: $2,153,000
balance: $47,666,260

Cowboys into the sunset

For what I believe is the first time ever, I'm using the same title for two blog posts in a row. The reason is simple - it fits both sessions perfectly. Once again, I hit the rail when my pocket kings were cracked. This time, I was up against two opponents; one had pocket queens and the other had ace king offsuit. Before the flop, I was a 55.77% favorite, the queens were an 18.97% dog, and the offsuit was a 24.64% dog. As fate would have it, the queens hit a set on the flop, and it held up. That result pushed my blue distance to a new personal worst of $6,418,000. The only positive I can come up with is that my 2018 balance is still in the black, although it won't be for much longer if I can't break out of this slump. I'm not worried, though. Peeved, sure, but not worried :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    27      55   12    34        0

delta: $-100,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $35,984,500
2018 balance: $2,603,000
balance: $48,116,260

Cowboys into the sunset

The most memorable hand of last night's session was the one that took me to the rail in the first tournament I played. I was dealt cowboys (pocket kings) and rode them into the sunset. I was up against an opponent with pocket rockets. I've now ridden cowboys into the sunset 10 times in my MTT-R NLHE career; this was the second time they lost to pocket rockets.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    17      72   15    41        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    16      52   12    40        0

In other news, my blue distance has once again topped 6 million.

delta: $-400,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $36,084,500
2018 balance: $2,703,000
balance: $48,216,260

Wager Day

Wikipedia defines Tax Freedom Day as follows:

Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to pay its taxes.

I'd like to appropriate this idea for poker purposes. Here's my definition of Wager Day:

Wager Day is the first day of the year when the total amount of money you've wagered on poker exceeds the amount you wagered the previous year.

Last year, I wagered $64,650,000. So far this year, I've wagered $63,200,000. If I average $250,000 per session for the next six sessions, Wager Day will arrive on September 21.

Last night, I bubbled the only tournament I played. There was such a low turnout, I made the final table but failed to make the money.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9   102      33    7     8        0

delta: $-200,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $36,484,500
2018 balance: $3,103,000
balance: $48,616,260

House money

It's always nice to play with house money :-) That's the situation I was in after the first tournament I played last night. I made enough profit to cover firing four bullets in the second tournament; as it turned out, I only fired two. In a way, you could say this whole year I've been playing with house money, since I made such a killing last year.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    76      80   18    14   395000
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    31      89   18    37        0

delta: $145,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $36,684,500
2018 balance: $3,303,000
balance: $48,816,260