tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9912545.post110481864594577649..comments2023-10-26T08:42:41.847-05:00Comments on Hella Hold'em: A "Premium Hands Only" ExperimentShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779259600485125169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9912545.post-1104914811009974022005-01-05T02:46:00.000-06:002005-01-05T02:46:00.000-06:00I'd never blast ya for that post :) I'm probably ...I'd never blast ya for that post :) I'm probably retired from PS myself - (though I never say never). I had been retired from there, but since everyone plays there, ya know... heh! I prefer the Party sites - even more now that I've discovered Poker Tracker and their heads-up real-time display of statistics during ring games. At least ya got a kick ass poker table out of PS! :)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779259600485125169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9912545.post-1104885828601824232005-01-04T18:43:00.000-06:002005-01-04T18:43:00.000-06:00Shelly (and to all you other PokerStars junkies ou...Shelly (and to all you other PokerStars junkies out there),<br /><br />I'm about to get blasted for this post, but...oh well. This is just a lesson I learned from playing on PokerStars. The site rewards risky and loose play (or...to most poker players...morons). Cases can be made for all hands being pre-determined and "set up" (see Randy's fold 7-2o and have the flop be 7-7-2 reference) but more often than not, the underdog will prevail. In one stretch of play, I busted AA 14 straight times (many of those en route to a 2nd place, $6,000 finish in a $11R) and have lost AA more times than I have won. Not that I am saying, bullets are invincible, but beating (and also losing with) the best hand in the game with that kind of regularity...one can only make the luck reference so many times before looking elsewhere.<br /><br />I have since "retired" from PS (and unfortunately came out to play a couple tourneys in the last week...oops). In two weeks time I took over $8,000. I took second in the $11R mentioned above (out of 1160) and finished 23rd in a $500+$30 tourny on Halloween that paid close to $3,000. In the time I spent on that site, bad beats are all too common. My most recent beat: I was playing a $22R a couple days ago and had KJ suited. I was short stacked and a better ahead of me raised to 60% of my stack. This guy has made a name for himself bluffing and blind stealing so I grow the balls to re-raise him the rest of my stack. He calls (to my dismay) and flips over 6-2o!!! I'm thinking...I got 'em! That'll teach him to push people around!! Flop...J-4-2. I'm ahead. Turn. 3...crap more outs for the ragmaster. River. K...I WIN!!...but the chips slide away and I get the lovely "You finished in blah blah place" window. I didn't notice that the 3 gave him four to the flush with his 2 of clubs! Yeah, I had a Matasow meltdown worthy moment.<br /><br />So, in closing, I'll take the rest of my winnings and run. You guys have fun and I promise not to laugh (out loud) when you tell me about your bad beats online!<br /><br />See ya later!!<br /><br />--Jim<br /> kellydrumz@yahoo.com<br /><br />Oh yeah!<br /><br />Part deux....<br /><br />I'm looking to have weekly games at my place. Any interested parties in close proximity to Orland Park that I currently don't have contact information for please e-mail me at the address just above. <br /><br />Later...again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com