Tuesday, December 11, 2007

EPT Prague - 1. den

Po mírných zmatcích v neděli - byly zrušeny registrace a hrál se jen supersatelit - se main event bezproblémově rozjel v pondělí v poledne. Předtím jsem si ještě jako kvalifikant PokerStars vyzvedl tašku s oblečením. Překvapil nový design, mimochodem dle mne hezčí a pěkný 1G flash disk ve tvaru žetonu, takpěkný, že už mi ho zabavil syn.
První den se začínalo s 10.000 chipů, blindy 25/50 a hodinové levely. Hrálo se jich 8. Naprostá převaha seveřanů (já jich měl 6-7 u 9ti místného stolu) určovala hru a hrálo se hodně tight. Pár vyjímek se většinou vysypalo dost rychle, bohužel žádná do mne (příklad: raise, 3 call, BB velký rerise, původní raiser call, ostatní fold, flop 35J rainbow, BB pot bet, on call, turn T, BB allin, on call - samo že BB měl KK a caller jen AJ) .
V prvních čtyřech hodinách mi chodili průměrné ruce, ale v tak opatrné hře bylo těžké získat víc čipů. Pro představu: v této době jsem byl v největším potu cca 4000 chipů. Dostal jsem se na 15000 při průměru 12500 a cítil jsem se dobře.
Na začátku 5. levelu se ale na seat přede mne dostal jeden seveřan a ten mi hodně hatil plány. Vše zvedal a hrál velmi agresivně. Tím, že seděl přede mnou a já nedostal žádnou ruku na hraní, tak tím jsem se dost dlouho odsypával. Sice jsem mu myslím 2x sebral docela slušnej pot (já UTG a zvednu s ATo, všichni fold a on na BB call, flop 47T, 47 v křížích, on value bet, ja rerise - a byl jsem pot committed, on po dlouhý době fold, měl prý gutshot stright flush draw, ale moc tomu nevěřím), ale při již dost vysokejch blindech to nestačilo. Pak přišla zlomová ruka, když on ze střední pozice zvednul a já s královnama šel přes něj. Ale ouha, za mnou šel chipleader stolu přeze mne. A jelikož jeho dosavadní hra byla velmi tight, tak byla nízká pravděpodobnost, že bych byl lepší a tak jsem zahodil. No a byl jsem pod 10000 a tam už jsem do konce dne zůstal. Jo ten seveřan se postupně odsypal až do asi 3000 a pak vypadl.
V další hře jsem nedostal možnost na doubleup a jen jsem kradl blindy. 2x jsem měl AQ, ale nikdo mi to nevzal, možná naštěstí, ale já už to potřeboval. A pokud někdo zvednul, tak buď jsem neměl ruku a nebo šel někdo allin. Na konci dne jsem byl tak dry, že jsem musel krást z UTG na JKs a z middle na A6.
Ve středu se začíná ve 12:00 a já s 7800 chipů téměř uzavírám startovní pole. Bude to ruleta a pokud na mne vyjdou hned blindy, tak možná už v prvních rukách. Tak držte palce!


Den 2 byl rychlý, po zdvojení na AA jsem dostal na button A4s a ac jsem na flopu chytil flush draw, tak mne AQ ze small blindu vyřadilo.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

EPT Prague - kvalifikace

Tak na druhý pokus se mi podařilo projít úspěšně kvalifikací na domácí EPT. Při prvním pokusu jsem vypadl mezi prvními, když má agresivní hra neuspěla. Ale i tak jsem nehodlal v první fázi turnaje styl měnit. Zde je ukázka dvou hand ze začátku:

*********** # 6 **************
PokerStars Game #13668395070: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/12/05 - 15:07:40 (ET)
Table '68873315 14' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: silvietta06 (4660 in chips)
Seat 2: vayacom (4990 in chips)
Seat 3: 37 YEARS (4990 in chips)
Seat 4: vlsd (5240 in chips)
Seat 6: Trudoy (5120 in chips)
Seat 7: P121YAN (3470 in chips)
Seat 8: rooieplein (6580 in chips)
Seat 9: Malac21 (4940 in chips)
Malac21: posts small blind 10
silvietta06: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Qs Kd]
vayacom: folds
37 YEARS: folds
vlsd: folds
Trudoy: raises 40 to 60
P121YAN: calls 60
rooieplein: folds
Malac21: calls 50
silvietta06: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Ts 6s 9c]
Malac21: checks
silvietta06: checks
Trudoy: checks
P121YAN: checks
*** TURN *** [Ts 6s 9c] [5h]
Malac21: checks
silvietta06: checks
Trudoy: bets 200
P121YAN: folds
Malac21: folds
silvietta06: folds
Trudoy collected 240 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 240 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 6s 9c 5h]
Seat 1: silvietta06 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: vayacom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 37 YEARS folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: vlsd folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Trudoy collected (240)
Seat 7: P121YAN folded on the Turn
Seat 8: rooieplein (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Malac21 (small blind) folded on the Turn

*********** # 78 **************
PokerStars Game #13670341784: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/12/05 - 16:43:12 (ET)
Table '68873315 14' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ILAN17 (9760 in chips)
Seat 2: BRUNZI (10735 in chips)
Seat 3: Reds85 (9530 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 4: trader13 (16845 in chips)
Seat 5: MATTEI (5140 in chips)
Seat 6: Trudoy (7390 in chips)
Seat 7: P121YAN (3160 in chips)
Seat 8: rooieplein (14205 in chips)
Seat 9: Malac21 (8650 in chips)
trader13: posts small blind 75
MATTEI: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [7c 7d]
Trudoy: raises 300 to 450
P121YAN: folds
rooieplein: folds
Malac21: folds
ILAN17: folds
BRUNZI: folds
Reds85: folds
trader13: folds
MATTEI: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [5s 9c 5d]
MATTEI: checks
Trudoy: bets 750
MATTEI: folds
Trudoy collected 975 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 975 | Rake 0
Board [5s 9c 5d]
Seat 1: ILAN17 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BRUNZI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Reds85 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: trader13 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: MATTEI (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Trudoy collected (975)
Seat 7: P121YAN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: rooieplein folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Malac21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Nabral jsem touto strategií více jak 2x průměrného stacku, abych se pak vysypal s JJ do shorta s QQ. A byl jsem na průměru a vše začalo odznovu. Ale jelikož už byly i velký stacky, tak se toho moc dělat nedalo a teměř hodinu jsem trpělivě zahazoval. A jak známe, tak trpělivost přináší růže (v pokeru obzvlášť)!

Nejdřív mi došla barva v splitové hře:


*********** # 144 **************
PokerStars Game #13671609859: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/12/05 - 17:48:09 (ET)
Table '68873315 14' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: HABACH (22768 in chips)
Seat 2: BRUNZI (25220 in chips)
Seat 3: Reds85 (9330 in chips)
Seat 4: trader13 (43874 in chips)
Seat 5: k-snake-k (19332 in chips)
Seat 6: Trudoy (9740 in chips)
Seat 8: derSchaefer (6400 in chips)
Seat 9: jahwise (10256 in chips)
HABACH: posts the ante 25
BRUNZI: posts the ante 25
Reds85: posts the ante 25
trader13: posts the ante 25
k-snake-k: posts the ante 25
Trudoy: posts the ante 25
derSchaefer: posts the ante 25
jahwise: posts the ante 25
trader13: posts small blind 200
k-snake-k: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Ac Qd]
Trudoy: raises 800 to 1200
derSchaefer: folds
jahwise: folds
HABACH: calls 1200
BRUNZI: folds
Reds85: folds
trader13: folds
k-snake-k: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [Jc Qc 6c]
k-snake-k: checks
Trudoy: bets 3600
HABACH: folds
k-snake-k: raises 14507 to 18107 and is all-in
Trudoy: calls 4915 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Jc Qc 6c] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Jc Qc 6c 6d] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
k-snake-k: shows [Ah Qs] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Trudoy: shows [Ac Qd] (a flush, Ace high)
Trudoy collected 21030 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21030 | Rake 0
Board [Jc Qc 6c 6d 5c]
Seat 1: HABACH folded on the Flop
Seat 2: BRUNZI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Reds85 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: trader13 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: k-snake-k (big blind) showed [Ah Qs] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes
Seat 6: Trudoy showed [Ac Qd] and won (21030) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 8: derSchaefer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: jahwise folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Pár rukou potom mi přišly rakety proti shortovi s královnama:

*********** # 148 **************
PokerStars Game #13671673356: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/12/05 - 17:51:24 (ET)
Table '68873315 14' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: HABACH (21468 in chips)
Seat 2: BRUNZI (25120 in chips)
Seat 3: Reds85 (10830 in chips)
Seat 4: trader13 (43574 in chips)
Seat 5: k-snake-k (9317 in chips)
Seat 6: Trudoy (19155 in chips)
Seat 8: derSchaefer (5700 in chips)
Seat 9: jahwise (11756 in chips)
HABACH: posts the ante 25
BRUNZI: posts the ante 25
Reds85: posts the ante 25
trader13: posts the ante 25
k-snake-k: posts the ante 25
Trudoy: posts the ante 25
derSchaefer: posts the ante 25
jahwise: posts the ante 25
jahwise: posts small blind 200
HABACH: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Ah Ad]
BRUNZI: folds
Reds85: folds
trader13: raises 800 to 1200
k-snake-k: folds
Trudoy: raises 2400 to 3600
derSchaefer: raises 2075 to 5675 and is all-in
jahwise is disconnected
jahwise has timed out while disconnected
jahwise: folds
jahwise is sitting out
HABACH: folds
trader13: folds
Trudoy: calls 2075
*** FLOP *** [6c Td Ac]
*** TURN *** [6c Td Ac] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [6c Td Ac Ks] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Trudoy: shows [Ah Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
derSchaefer: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
Trudoy collected 13350 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13350 | Rake 0
Board [6c Td Ac Ks 4h]
Seat 1: HABACH (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: BRUNZI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Reds85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: trader13 folded before Flop
Seat 5: k-snake-k folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Trudoy showed [Ah Ad] and won (13350) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 8: derSchaefer (button) showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 9: jahwise (small blind) folded before Flop

A pak si short s A3 na small blindu myslel, že button krade a já měl na velkým blindu pár desítek:

*********** # 153 **************
PokerStars Game #13671776021: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/12/05 - 17:56:39 (ET)
Table '68873315 7' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: PerPer (18806 in chips)
Seat 2: moumouth (26019 in chips)
Seat 3: Sieben Zwo (5616 in chips)
Seat 4: Trudoy (26605 in chips)
Seat 5: I Wayne (30679 in chips)
Seat 6: gl79 (10525 in chips)
Seat 7: g-awsl (11650 in chips)
Seat 8: royco34 (11247 in chips)
Seat 9: filakismenos (23832 in chips)
PerPer: posts the ante 50
moumouth: posts the ante 50
Sieben Zwo: posts the ante 50
Trudoy: posts the ante 50
I Wayne: posts the ante 50
gl79: posts the ante 50
g-awsl: posts the ante 50
royco34: posts the ante 50
filakismenos: posts the ante 50
Sieben Zwo: posts small blind 300
Trudoy: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Tc Th]
I Wayne: folds
gl79: folds
g-awsl: folds
royco34: folds
filakismenos: folds
PerPer: folds
moumouth: raises 600 to 1200
Sieben Zwo: raises 4366 to 5566 and is all-in
Trudoy: calls 4966
moumouth: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qh Td Js]
*** TURN *** [Qh Td Js] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Qh Td Js 9c] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sieben Zwo: shows [Ad 3h] (a pair of Jacks)
Trudoy: shows [Tc Th] (a full house, Tens full of Jacks)
Trudoy collected 12782 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12782 | Rake 0
Board [Qh Td Js 9c Jd]
Seat 1: PerPer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: moumouth (button) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Sieben Zwo (small blind) showed [Ad 3h] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 4: Trudoy (big blind) showed [Tc Th] and won (12782) with a full house, Tens full of Jacks
Seat 5: I Wayne folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: gl79 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: g-awsl folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: royco34 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: filakismenos folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Tím jsem nabral slušnej stack a další hra byla jen o kradení a standardní údržbové hře. Až přišel první (A ZA CELÝ TURNAJ I POSLEDNÍ) coinflip, naštěstí vítězný. Ale když jsem uviděl to eso na flopu, tak by se ve mne krve nedořezalo:

*********** # 211 **************
PokerStars Game #13672717164: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (500/1000) - 2007/12/05 - 18:45:05 (ET)
Table '68873315 10' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: sigfus (44327 in chips)
Seat 2: U_TILT_ME (9415 in chips)
Seat 3: Poker18Munk (11341 in chips)
Seat 4: PaloTheAce (35978 in chips)
Seat 5: Trudoy (32271 in chips)
Seat 6: FloridaHawk (8316 in chips)
Seat 7: skepyskeppy (33314 in chips)
Seat 9: IFiNishfish (16146 in chips)
sigfus: posts the ante 100
U_TILT_ME: posts the ante 100
Poker18Munk: posts the ante 100
PaloTheAce: posts the ante 100
Trudoy: posts the ante 100
FloridaHawk: posts the ante 100
skepyskeppy: posts the ante 100
IFiNishfish: posts the ante 100
Poker18Munk: posts small blind 500
PaloTheAce: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Qh Qc]
Trudoy: raises 2000 to 3000
FloridaHawk: folds
skepyskeppy: folds
IFiNishfish: raises 13046 to 16046 and is all-in
sigfus: folds
U_TILT_ME: folds
Poker18Munk: folds
PaloTheAce: folds
Trudoy: calls 13046
*** FLOP *** [6d As 8s]
*** TURN *** [6d As 8s] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [6d As 8s Qd] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Trudoy: shows [Qh Qc] (three of a kind, Queens)
IFiNishfish: shows [Ks Ah] (a pair of Aces)
Trudoy collected 34392 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 34392 | Rake 0
Board [6d As 8s Qd 5s]
Seat 1: sigfus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: U_TILT_ME (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Poker18Munk (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: PaloTheAce (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Trudoy showed [Qh Qc] and won (34392) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 6: FloridaHawk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: skepyskeppy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: IFiNishfish showed [Ks Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces

Další ruku jsem hrát nechtěl a stačilo mi pot ukrást. Trochu mne zamrazilo, když mne soupeř callnul. Je pravda, že v té době jsem kradl jak straka :). Sice jsem měl lepší ruku, ale eso by nepotěšilo. Naštěstí nepřišlo:

*********** # 245 **************
PokerStars Game #13673079120: Tournament #68873315, $615+$35 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (600/1200) - 2007/12/05 - 19:04:20 (ET)
Table '68873315 31' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Trudoy (76585 in chips)
Seat 2: LowVision (26145 in chips)
Seat 4: Qwurk (40252 in chips)
Seat 5: dansti007 (71644 in chips)
Seat 6: Poker18Munk (14057 in chips)
Seat 7: looserSR (143316 in chips)
Seat 8: tosioko (23034 in chips)
Seat 9: Hattenaf (29250 in chips)
Trudoy: posts the ante 125
LowVision: posts the ante 125
Qwurk: posts the ante 125
dansti007: posts the ante 125
Poker18Munk: posts the ante 125
looserSR: posts the ante 125
tosioko: posts the ante 125
Hattenaf: posts the ante 125
Qwurk: posts small blind 600
dansti007: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Trudoy [Ks Kh]
Poker18Munk: folds
looserSR: folds
tosioko: folds
Hattenaf: folds
Trudoy: raises 2400 to 3600
LowVision: folds
Qwurk: raises 7200 to 10800
dansti007: folds
Trudoy: raises 65660 to 76460 and is all-in
Qwurk: calls 29327 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Kc 8s Jh]
*** TURN *** [Kc 8s Jh] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [Kc 8s Jh 3c] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Qwurk: shows [Qd Ad] (a pair of Threes)
Trudoy: shows [Ks Kh] (a full house, Kings full of Threes)
Trudoy collected 82454 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 82454 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 8s Jh 3c 3h]
Seat 1: Trudoy showed [Ks Kh] and won (82454) with a full house, Kings full of Threes
Seat 2: LowVision (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Qwurk (small blind) showed [Qd Ad] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 5: dansti007 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Poker18Munk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: looserSR folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: tosioko folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Hattenaf folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Stal jsem se chipleaderem a pak už stačilo zahazovat jednu ruku za druhou, celkem jsem jich zahodil 120, a bylo to doma.