Cerberus

Alright, so Hockref and I, being idiot brothers, have decided to create an experiment. (hang on, I have to ask him what the point of this was...) Since we can't play against each other consistently, we are going to each play in 45 different .25 buy in SNGs, 45 players each SNG. The premise being you should win $11.25 by the end of the experiment if you are a completely average player (finishing once in every place possible in the SNG).

The Rules:

1 - Experiment must be completed 45 days from today.

2 - No multi tabling of any kind. Each tourney must be the sole focus.

3 - No drinking while playing. This also means no getting drunk before playing.

4 - When you cash in one of the SNG's, you must post the e-mail from Pokerstars stating where you finished.

5 - If, by some random occurance, you don't finish ITM, you must post the hand that you busted out on.

5A - No making sorry ass excuses on CPF with said posting of said hand that busted you.

The Side Bet:

Whoever finishes with the least money has to take the Cinnnamon Challenge.

NOTE: Anyone who does not know what that is, please PM one of us for the chance to win $10!

We are also taking additional suggestions for sidebets on this, but we have to be able to complete any idea from across the country as Hockref is a tool and still lives with his mom.

cadillac

This interests me.

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Hobbes

You know Cinnamon is not a stripper, right?

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hockref

Ok first tourney bust out, this hand is the bust out hand but not the one that crippled me in this tourney

With 1295 left I am behind average againts only 1 player who I don't really have a read on this looked like a good oppurtunity to take a shot.

out at 21st

44 to go, no money for me.

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PokerStars Game #30108969686: Tournament #176934649, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/07/04 22:39:10 PT [2009/07/05 1:39:10 ET]
Table '176934649 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: GVDMike09 (2705 in chips)
Seat 2: SMUTKING2010 (8100 in chips)
Seat 3: cellotop (4000 in chips)
Seat 4: Skooch89 (3620 in chips)
Seat 5: justin932 (2995 in chips)
Seat 6: hockref (1745 in chips)
Seat 7: cruisingnut (1025 in chips) is sitting out
justin932: posts small blind 75
hockref: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Qh Ac]
cruisingnut: folds
GVDMike09: folds
SMUTKING2010: folds
cellotop: calls 150
Skooch89: raises 300 to 450
justin932: folds
hockref: raises 1295 to 1745 and is all-in
cellotop: folds
Skooch89: calls 1295
*** FLOP *** [2d 3s 8h]
*** TURN *** [2d 3s 8h] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [2d 3s 8h 3h] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [Qh Ac] (three of a kind, Threes)
Skooch89: shows [Kd As] (three of a kind, Threes - Ace+King kicker)
Skooch89 collected 3715 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3715 | Rake 0
Board [2d 3s 8h 3h 3d]
Seat 1: GVDMike09 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: SMUTKING2010 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: cellotop folded before Flop
Seat 4: Skooch89 (button) showed [Kd As] and won (3715) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 5: justin932 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: hockref (big blind) showed [Qh Ac] and lost with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 7: cruisingnut folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Cerberus

44 more to go. Finished 9/45.

PokerStars Game #30109625403: Tournament #176935017, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2009/07/05 2:23:42 ET
Table '176935017 3' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Prof.Chaos77 (4925 in chips)
Seat 2: Stephen2332 (9770 in chips)
Seat 3: chippy,ire (6310 in chips)
Seat 4: tommyp3434 (6033 in chips)
Seat 5: AlexSnowb777 (6361 in chips)
Seat 6: Pickens34 (6306 in chips)
Seat 7: Catatumbo (2428 in chips)
Seat 8: bernerami (19841 in chips)
Seat 9: McAusland (5526 in chips)
Prof.Chaos77: posts the ante 50
Stephen2332: posts the ante 50
chippy,ire: posts the ante 50
tommyp3434: posts the ante 50
AlexSnowb777: posts the ante 50
Pickens34: posts the ante 50
Catatumbo: posts the ante 50
bernerami: posts the ante 50
McAusland: posts the ante 50
Stephen2332: posts small blind 300
chippy,ire: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McAusland [Ad Qc]
tommyp3434: calls 600
AlexSnowb777: raises 5711 to 6311 and is all-in
Pickens34: folds
Catatumbo: folds
bernerami: folds
McAusland: calls 5476 and is all-in
Prof.Chaos77: folds
Stephen2332: folds
chippy,ire: folds
tommyp3434: folds
Uncalled bet (835) returned to AlexSnowb777
*** FLOP *** [8h Kc 2d]
*** TURN *** [8h Kc 2d] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [8h Kc 2d 5c] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AlexSnowb777: shows [Kh Ac] (a pair of Kings)
McAusland: shows [Ad Qc] (high card Ace)
AlexSnowb777 collected 12902 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12902 | Rake 0
Board [8h Kc 2d 5c 4c]
Seat 1: Prof.Chaos77 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Stephen2332 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: chippy,ire (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: tommyp3434 folded before Flop
Seat 5: AlexSnowb777 showed [Kh Ac] and won (12902) with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: Pickens34 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Catatumbo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: bernerami folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: McAusland showed [Ad Qc] and lost with high card Ace

Graham

Interesting challenge... looking forward to the Cinnamon challenge videos at the end

Cerberus

43 more to go. Finish 11/45

PokerStars Game #30119227213: Tournament #177006867, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/07/05 11:07:41 ET
Table '177006867 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: McAusland (1160 in chips)
Seat 3: sume299 (3975 in chips)
Seat 4: stathogonoxi (5300 in chips)
Seat 5: petazeta1971 (5900 in chips)
Seat 6: kromañon (4280 in chips)
Seat 7: LadyMcbeth2 (6248 in chips)
McAusland: posts the ante 25
sume299: posts the ante 25
stathogonoxi: posts the ante 25
petazeta1971: posts the ante 25
kromañon: posts the ante 25
LadyMcbeth2: posts the ante 25
kromañon: posts small blind 100
LadyMcbeth2: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McAusland [6c Ah]
McAusland: raises 935 to 1135 and is all-in
sume299: calls 1135
stathogonoxi: folds
petazeta1971: folds
kromañon: folds
LadyMcbeth2: folds
*** FLOP *** [9s Qh Jh]
*** TURN *** [9s Qh Jh] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [9s Qh Jh Qs] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McAusland: shows [6c Ah] (a pair of Queens)
sume299: shows [Tc Th] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
McAusland said, "gh"
sume299 collected 2720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2720 | Rake 0
Board [9s Qh Jh Qs 7s]
Seat 2: McAusland showed [6c Ah] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: sume299 showed [Tc Th] and won (2720) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 4: stathogonoxi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: petazeta1971 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: kromañon (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: LadyMcbeth2 (big blind) folded before Flop

Cerberus

0 for 3 now. 42 to go. 15th out of 45 on this one. Got crippled previous hand as I took a coin flip preflop w/88 against AQo. Guy turned the A.

PokerStars Game #30120569528: Tournament #177020027, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/07/05 11:57:54 ET
Table '177020027 2' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: PtitLabelle (1920 in chips)
Seat 3: Gonzalete87 (7640 in chips)
Seat 4: sashharry (4005 in chips)
Seat 5: eltimon1950 (3350 in chips)
Seat 6: McAusland (140 in chips)
Seat 7: snaildb (6895 in chips)
Seat 8: Rathclyne (2130 in chips)
Seat 9: f.parrinha (3845 in chips)
McAusland: posts small blind 75
snaildb: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to McAusland [3s Jd]
McAusland said, "nh sir"
Rathclyne: calls 150
f.parrinha: folds
PtitLabelle: folds
Gonzalete87: calls 150
sashharry: folds
eltimon1950: folds
McAusland: calls 65 and is all-in
snaildb: checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 2c As]
snaildb: checks
Rathclyne: checks
Gonzalete87: bets 150
snaildb: folds
Rathclyne: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to Gonzalete87
*** TURN *** [8c 2c As] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [8c 2c As 4h] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Gonzalete87: shows [7d Ad] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
Gonzalete87 collected 30 from side pot
McAusland: shows [3s Jd] (a pair of Fours)
Gonzalete87 collected 560 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 590 Main pot 560. Side pot 30. | Rake 0
Board [8c 2c As 4h 4s]
Seat 1: PtitLabelle folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Gonzalete87 showed [7d Ad] and won (590) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 4: sashharry folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: eltimon1950 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: McAusland (small blind) showed [3s Jd] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 7: snaildb (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: Rathclyne folded on the Flop
Seat 9: f.parrinha folded before Flop (didn't bet)

hockref

43 toi go still no money, If I were following the plan I would have cashed here but .....

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PokerStars Game #30124686766: Tournament #177041574, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/07/05 11:15:24 PT [2009/07/05 14:15:24 ET]
Table '177041574 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Bossi2 (12920 in chips)
Seat 2: hockref (1505 in chips)
Seat 3: ELVENDAS (6555 in chips)
Seat 4: vorobushka (2210 in chips)
Seat 5: Iontxu78 (9575 in chips)
Seat 6: F1GHTER_2008 (9670 in chips)
Seat 7: AMS63 (12555 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 8: defransman1 (3750 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 9: hentes3 (8760 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Bossi2: posts the ante 25
hockref: posts the ante 25
ELVENDAS: posts the ante 25
vorobushka: posts the ante 25
Iontxu78: posts the ante 25
F1GHTER_2008: posts the ante 25
Bossi2: posts small blind 200
hockref: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [9h 6c]
ELVENDAS: calls 400
vorobushka: calls 400
Iontxu78: folds
F1GHTER_2008: folds
Bossi2: folds
hockref: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc 3s 6s]
hockref: bets 1080 and is all-in
ELVENDAS: calls 1080
vorobushka: folds
*** TURN *** [Jc 3s 6s] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 3s 6s 9s] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [9h 6c] (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
ELVENDAS: shows [Ts As] (a flush, Ace high)
ELVENDAS collected 3710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3710 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 3s 6s 9s Jh]
Seat 1: Bossi2 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: hockref (big blind) showed [9h 6c] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Nines
Seat 3: ELVENDAS showed [Ts As] and won (3710) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: vorobushka folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Iontxu78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: F1GHTER_2008 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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hockref

I thought my 2 pair was good here because ...well ... umm.... I DIDN'T NOTICE THE FLUSH!

PokerStars Game #30124589125: Tournament #177041574, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2009/07/05 11:12:36 PT [2009/07/05 14:12:36 ET]
Table '177041574 3' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Bossi2 (8540 in chips)
Seat 2: hockref (10095 in chips)
Seat 3: rasmuslar1 (4250 in chips)
Seat 5: Iontxu78 (5525 in chips)
Seat 6: F1GHTER_2008 (5260 in chips)
Bossi2: posts the ante 25
hockref: posts the ante 25
rasmuslar1: posts the ante 25
Iontxu78: posts the ante 25
F1GHTER_2008: posts the ante 25
rasmuslar1: posts small blind 200
Iontxu78: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [6s As]
F1GHTER_2008: folds
Bossi2: calls 400
hockref: raises 400 to 800
rasmuslar1: folds
Iontxu78: folds
Bossi2: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [8s 6c Qc]
Bossi2: checks
hockref: bets 1200
Bossi2: calls 1200
*** TURN *** [8s 6c Qc] [5d]
Bossi2: checks
hockref: bets 1200
Bossi2: calls 1200
*** RIVER *** [8s 6c Qc 5d] [Ac]
Bossi2: bets 5315 and is all-in
hockref: calls 5315
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bossi2: shows [8c Kc] (a flush, Ace high)
hockref: shows [6s As] (two pair, Aces and Sixes)
Bossi2 collected 17755 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17755 | Rake 0
Board [8s 6c Qc 5d Ac]
Seat 1: Bossi2 showed [8c Kc] and won (17755) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: hockref (button) showed [6s As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 3: rasmuslar1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Iontxu78 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: F1GHTER_2008 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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Cerberus

Funny how you make all this noise about how you played in the first one, yet conveniently leave out how you had 16k in chips and donked it off. hahaha

hockref

Unlike SOME people I don't see

1) waiting for AA
2) bluffing from UTG every other lap with 72 and 103

as a reasonable tournament strategy!

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hockref

I called the 640 hoping to just play JrPoker22 and then pirilipo pushed all in.

I figured he had better than my A9 ( turned out he didn't ) but I felt with the money I had in the pot already and how crippled my stack would be if I didn't keep going that I had to take the chance there.

Obviously it worked out but should I have folded and made a stand somewhere else if I thought he had 2 cards that would dominate my A9?



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PokerStars Game #30122660792: Tournament #177041574, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/07/05 10:12:03 PT [2009/07/05 13:12:03 ET]
Table '177041574 4' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: edgar141 (2755 in chips)
Seat 2: Bossi2 (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: pirilipo (1210 in chips)
Seat 4: JrPoker22 (670 in chips)
Seat 5: t.j.moneytak (1455 in chips)
Seat 6: porvy nax (3390 in chips)
Seat 7: defransman1 (950 in chips) out of hand (moved from another table into small blind)
Seat 8: F1GHTER_2008 (765 in chips)
Seat 9: hockref (1670 in chips)
F1GHTER_2008: posts small blind 15
hockref: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [9s Ad]
edgar141: folds
Bossi2: folds
pirilipo: calls 30
JrPoker22: raises 640 to 670 and is all-in
t.j.moneytak: folds
porvy nax: folds
F1GHTER_2008: folds
hockref: calls 640
pirilipo: raises 540 to 1210 and is all-in
hockref: calls 540
*** FLOP *** [Kc Ah 8s]
*** TURN *** [Kc Ah 8s] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [Kc Ah 8s 4h] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockref: shows [9s Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
pirilipo: shows [Kh Qd] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
hockref collected 1080 from side pot
JrPoker22: shows [5c Qc] (a pair of Aces)
hockref collected 2025 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3105 Main pot 2025. Side pot 1080. | Rake 0
Board [Kc Ah 8s 4h Ac]
Seat 1: edgar141 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Bossi2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: pirilipo showed [Kh Qd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 4: JrPoker22 showed [5c Qc] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: t.j.moneytak folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: porvy nax (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: F1GHTER_2008 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: hockref (big blind) showed [9s Ad] and won (3105) with three of a kind, Aces

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Graham

I would say you were priced in to call.

hockref

Card dead all game and got desperate. Out fishing the other fish will have me eating cinnamon for sure!

42 games to go......no cash yet.

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PokerStars Game #30144583722: Tournament #177185161, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/07/05 21:55:13 PT [2009/07/06 0:55:13 ET]
Table '177185161 3' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: mydayg (1185 in chips)
Seat 2: APOKERPRO4U (4760 in chips)
Seat 3: stobe132 (3300 in chips)
Seat 4: jeyner (1835 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: Franks Table (2385 in chips)
Seat 6: hockref (870 in chips)
Seat 7: Morkats (9115 in chips)
Seat 8: K.R.K.dawg (1325 in chips)
Seat 9: rafaeldmz (1005 in chips)
mydayg: posts small blind 25
APOKERPRO4U: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hockref [Jh Kc]
stobe132: calls 50
jeyner: folds
Franks Table: folds
hockref: raises 150 to 200
Morkats: folds
K.R.K.dawg: folds
rafaeldmz: folds
mydayg: folds
APOKERPRO4U: folds
stobe132: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Qc Th Js]
stobe132: bets 750
hockref: calls 670 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (80) returned to stobe132
*** TURN *** [Qc Th Js] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Th Js Td] [7c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stobe132: shows [3s Qs] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
hockref: shows [Jh Kc] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
stobe132 collected 1815 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1815 | Rake 0
Board [Qc Th Js Td 7c]
Seat 1: mydayg (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: APOKERPRO4U (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: stobe132 showed [3s Qs] and won (1815) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 4: jeyner folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Franks Table folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: hockref showed [Jh Kc] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 7: Morkats folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: K.R.K.dawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: rafaeldmz (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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