Daily Double - A

Today I went Deep in Daily Double - A on Full Tilt. I also cashed in the 24K guarantee, finishing 81st. Here are key hands from the Daily Double A...

I was short stacked at Bubble time, but got aggressive and wound up with 10x BB's when the Bubble burst. Then I started to catch some cards, doubled up. I'll Post my Major Hands from that point on.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3616439325: Daily Double - A (27067918), Table 59 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:24:42 ET - 2007/09/20
Seat 1: 88TripEights8 (33,590)
Seat 2: Statehi01 (15,114)
Seat 3: NYRambler (29,580)
Seat 4: anatoli_karpov (20,410)
Seat 5: MIKETS (23,553)
Seat 6: spadesakak (57,275)
Seat 7: coffeekid56 (30,855)
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee (12,330)
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ (62,121)
88TripEights8 antes 200
Statehi01 antes 200
NYRambler antes 200
anatoli_karpov antes 200
MIKETS antes 200
spadesakak antes 200
coffeekid56 antes 200
PRESTONs weewee antes 200
NukeDaWhaleZ antes 200
NYRambler posts the small blind of 800
anatoli_karpov posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NYRambler [Ks Kc]
MIKETS folds
spadesakak folds
coffeekid56 folds
PRESTONs weewee folds
NukeDaWhaleZ folds
88TripEights8 folds
Statehi01 folds
NYRambler calls 800
anatoli_karpov checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 2d 6c]
NYRambler bets 1,600
anatoli_karpov raises to 4,800
NYRambler raises to 27,780, and is all in
anatoli_karpov calls 13,810, and is all in
NYRambler shows [Ks Kc]
anatoli_karpov shows [6s 4d]
Uncalled bet of 9,170 returned to NYRambler
*** TURN *** [4c 2d 6c] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [4c 2d 6c Tc] [2s]
NYRambler shows two pair, Kings and Twos
anatoli_karpov shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
NYRambler wins the pot (42,220) with two pair, Kings and Twos
anatoli_karpov stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 42,220 | Rake 0
Board: [4c 2d 6c Tc 2s]
Seat 1: 88TripEights8 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Statehi01 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: NYRambler (small blind) showed [Ks Kc] and won (42,220) with two pair, Kings and Twos
Seat 4: anatoli_karpov (big blind) showed [6s 4d] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 5: MIKETS folded before the Flop
Seat 6: spadesakak folded before the Flop
Seat 7: coffeekid56 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee folded before the Flop
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ folded before the Flop

-I had a strange feeling that slowplaying the Kings would lead to trouble, and they did, until Mr. River saved my bacon.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3616514854: Daily Double - A (27067918), Table 59 - 1000/2000 Ante 250 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:32:45 ET - 2007/09/20
Seat 1: 88TripEights8 (28,340)
Seat 2: Statehi01 (30,596)
Seat 3: NYRambler (54,540)
Seat 5: MIKETS (24,903)
Seat 6: spadesakak (56,825)
Seat 7: coffeekid56 (26,005)
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee (14,010)
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ (60,071)
88TripEights8 antes 250
Statehi01 antes 250
NYRambler antes 250
MIKETS antes 250
spadesakak antes 250
coffeekid56 antes 250
PRESTONs weewee antes 250
NukeDaWhaleZ antes 250
PRESTONs weewee posts the small blind of 1,000
NukeDaWhaleZ posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NYRambler [2c 2s]
88TripEights8 has 15 seconds left to act
88TripEights8 raises to 5,000
Statehi01 folds
NYRambler calls 5,000
MIKETS folds
spadesakak folds
coffeekid56 folds
PRESTONs weewee folds
NukeDaWhaleZ folds
*** FLOP *** [6c Qs Jd]
88TripEights8 checks
NYRambler checks
*** TURN *** [6c Qs Jd] [6h]
88TripEights8 checks
NYRambler checks
*** RIVER *** [6c Qs Jd 6h] [2h]
88TripEights8 bets 6,000
NYRambler raises to 49,290, and is all in
88TripEights8 has 15 seconds left to act
jakehergz sits down
jakehergz adds 31,500
88TripEights8 has requested TIME
88TripEights8 folds
Uncalled bet of 43,290 returned to NYRambler
NYRambler mucks
NYRambler wins the pot (27,000)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27,000 | Rake 0
Board: [6c Qs Jd 6h 2h]
Seat 1: 88TripEights8 folded on the River
Seat 2: Statehi01 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: NYRambler collected (27,000), mucked
Seat 5: MIKETS folded before the Flop
Seat 6: spadesakak folded before the Flop
Seat 7: coffeekid56 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ (big blind) folded before the Flop

-88TripEights8 ran into Aces the very next hand. I didn't know exactly what he had... and to the guys at the CP Forum... DON'T TELL ME TO FOLD PRE-FLOP!

Full Tilt Poker Game #3616593999: Daily Double - A (27067918), Table 59 - 1000/2000 Ante 250 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:41:23 ET - 2007/09/20
Seat 2: Statehi01 (26,346)
Seat 3: NYRambler (51,740)
Seat 4: jakehergz (56,500)
Seat 5: MIKETS (21,653)
Seat 6: spadesakak (43,075)
Seat 7: coffeekid56 (61,395)
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee (6,760)
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ (59,321)
Statehi01 antes 250
NYRambler antes 250
jakehergz antes 250
MIKETS antes 250
spadesakak antes 250
coffeekid56 antes 250
PRESTONs weewee antes 250
NukeDaWhaleZ antes 250
jakehergz posts the small blind of 1,000
MIKETS posts the big blind of 2,000
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NYRambler [9c 9s]
spadesakak folds
coffeekid56 folds
PRESTONs weewee: its time
PRESTONs weewee has 15 seconds left to act
jakehergz: hahaha
PRESTONs weewee has requested TIME
PRESTONs weewee: take out time
PRESTONs weewee: =]
PRESTONs weewee raises to 6,510, and is all in
NukeDaWhaleZ folds
Statehi01 folds
NYRambler raises to 22,090
jakehergz folds
MIKETS folds
NYRambler shows [9c 9s]
PRESTONs weewee shows [Qd As]
Uncalled bet of 15,580 returned to NYRambler
*** FLOP *** [5d 6c Qh]
*** TURN *** [5d 6c Qh] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [5d 6c Qh Ah] [8d]
NYRambler shows a pair of Nines
PRESTONs weewee shows two pair, Aces and Queens
PRESTONs weewee wins the pot (18,020) with two pair, Aces and Queens
tidangobber sits down
tidangobber adds 87,228
The blinds are now 1,200/2,400 with an ante of 300
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 18,020 | Rake 0
Board: [5d 6c Qh Ah 8d]
Seat 2: Statehi01 folded before the Flop
Seat 3: NYRambler (button) showed [9c 9s] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 4: jakehergz (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: MIKETS (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: spadesakak folded before the Flop
Seat 7: coffeekid56 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: PRESTONs weewee showed [Qd As] and won (18,020) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 9: NukeDaWhaleZ folded before the Flop

A small dent in My Stack... his stalling act led me to believe that it was A-K, A-Q or A-J. If it were a Premium Pair, he would've Insta-Shoved, without the theatrics.


Full Tilt Poker Game #3616739185: Daily Double - A (27067918), Table 19 - 1500/3000 Ante 400 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:57:54 ET - 2007/09/20
Seat 1: NYRambler (41,180)
Seat 2: G Thanks (28,212)
Seat 4: Fresh_To_Death8 (80,649)
Seat 5: Uwhippersnapper (68,219)
Seat 6: killab1 (113,857)
Seat 7: Stylez11375 (81,650)
Seat 8: JoeytheLips (22,064)
Seat 9: geno126 (25,494)
NYRambler antes 400
G Thanks antes 400
Fresh_To_Death8 antes 400
Uwhippersnapper antes 400
killab1 antes 400
Stylez11375 antes 400
JoeytheLips antes 400
geno126 antes 400
geno126 posts the small blind of 1,500
NYRambler posts the big blind of 3,000
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NYRambler [Kh Ks]
G Thanks folds
Fresh_To_Death8 folds
Uwhippersnapper folds
killab1 raises to 8,000
Stylez11375 folds
JoeytheLips has 15 seconds left to act
JoeytheLips raises to 21,664, and is all in
geno126 raises to 25,094, and is all in
NYRambler calls 22,094
killab1 has 15 seconds left to act
Stylez11375: lot of action
rummie9 sits down
rummie9 adds 29,275
killab1 calls 17,094
*** FLOP *** [3d 9c 6c]
NYRambler bets 15,686, and is all in
killab1 calls 15,686
NYRambler shows [Kh Ks]
killab1 shows [Jc Kc]
JoeytheLips shows [Ac Td]
geno126 shows [As Qs]
*** TURN *** [3d 9c 6c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [3d 9c 6c Qc] [5s]
NYRambler shows a pair of Kings
killab1 shows a flush, King high
killab1 wins side pot #2 (31,372) with a flush, King high
geno126 shows a pair of Queens
killab1 wins side pot #1 (10,290) with a flush, King high
JoeytheLips shows Ace Queen high
killab1 wins the main pot (89,856) with a flush, King high
JoeytheLips stands up
geno126 stands up
NYRambler stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 131,518 Main pot 89,856. Side pot 1 10,290. Side pot 2 31,372. | Rake 0
Board: [3d 9c 6c Qc 5s]
Seat 1: NYRambler (big blind) showed [Kh Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: G Thanks folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Fresh_To_Death8 folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Uwhippersnapper folded before the Flop
Seat 6: killab1 showed [Jc Kc] and won (131,518) with a flush, King high
Seat 7: Stylez11375 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: JoeytheLips (button) showed [Ac Td] and lost with Ace Queen high
Seat 9: geno126 (small blind) showed [As Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens

If anyone can get into the mind of killab1, try to figure out why he called THREE ALL-INS WITH KING-JACK!!!

I should be well on my way to the final table... Instead I'm well on my way to bed... I'll try again tomorrow, I guess!

-NYRambler