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Only on Party can you get paid off in full with quads. (Though to be fair, the poor bastard had pocket 10s for a full house.)
Monday, February 27, 2006
Dem's Quads Beetches
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Only on Party can you get paid off in full with quads. (Though to be fair, the poor bastard had pocket 10s for a full house.)
Friday, February 10, 2006
Action Sequence
The following happened in order when we were four-handed in a Party 5/1 SNG early Thursday:
1. I'm on the button with the short stack (465) and blinds at 100/200. The cutoff (who'd gotten hyper-aggressive with decent-to-good hands when we got down to five) to my right raises to T400, I reraise all-in with Ad-Qh. The blinds fold, and the cutoff calls with 6s-5s. He flops a straight draw (9 10 7), but another 10 comes on the turn and the river misses him, giving me the pot.
2. Now I'm first to act with Qs-Jc and raise to T600. The next two players fold and Super Aggressive Guy reraises me all-in. I call and he shows fives. Flop is three hearts, but I hit a queen on the turn and a jack on the river to double up again.
3. I'm in the big blind. The shortstack to my left goes all-in for T660 under the gun. Button and SB fold. I have Qd-As. Now, he'd been sitting back, probably playing a little too tight with the blinds at what they were, so you'd think he had a big hand. But I don't think he has to have a big hand with his stack as low as it is, and he's probably trying to just take the blinds now, as they're about to increase (on the next hand, in fact). I call. He has Qs-9h and I have him dominated, busting him (and pairing my ace on the river for good measure)
4. I'm now the chip leader three-handed, and I'm in the small blind with jacks. The blinds have gone up to 150/300. Super Aggressive Guy pushes from the button. As I said, he'd been doing this a lot when the table got shorthanded, and the few times he's gotten called, he'd had what I called "decent-to-good" hands -- connected high cards, low-to-middle pairs -- and he hadn't really showed down a premium hand yet in that situation. I'm quite confident I'm ahead and call. He turns over As-7c.
Remember what happened in #2? Same thing in reverse. Flop misses him, but he pairs his 7 on the turn and spikes an ace on the river to win the pot.
Five hands later...
5. I'm the short stack again, in the big blind with T900. The button (to my left) goes all-in for about T1100. The small blind calls. I look down at 9h-9s. If nobody else has a pair, I'm way ahead. The player on the button doesn't have much more than I do, and thus I don't think he has to have a big hand to push here. Likewise, Super Aggressive Guy has a huge chip lead (about T6000) and doesn't necessarily have to have a great hand to call (I remember him calling an earlier all-in with 3-6 of hearts, for example), and I have to call T600 more to win about T2700. It's an easy call and I make it.
Button turns over Ad-Jc. SAG has 8h-Ah. I'm 53% to win. Flop comes Qs-Ks-3h, giving the button a straight draw. Turn is a 5s, giving me a flush draw and taking away one of the button's outs (the 10 of spades gives me a flush to beat his rivered straight.)
And that's exactly what happens. The 10 of spades spikes on the river and triples me up.
Pay attention. Know your surroundings. Know who you're with and what he's likely to do, then act appropriately.
1. I'm on the button with the short stack (465) and blinds at 100/200. The cutoff (who'd gotten hyper-aggressive with decent-to-good hands when we got down to five) to my right raises to T400, I reraise all-in with Ad-Qh. The blinds fold, and the cutoff calls with 6s-5s. He flops a straight draw (9 10 7), but another 10 comes on the turn and the river misses him, giving me the pot.
2. Now I'm first to act with Qs-Jc and raise to T600. The next two players fold and Super Aggressive Guy reraises me all-in. I call and he shows fives. Flop is three hearts, but I hit a queen on the turn and a jack on the river to double up again.
3. I'm in the big blind. The shortstack to my left goes all-in for T660 under the gun. Button and SB fold. I have Qd-As. Now, he'd been sitting back, probably playing a little too tight with the blinds at what they were, so you'd think he had a big hand. But I don't think he has to have a big hand with his stack as low as it is, and he's probably trying to just take the blinds now, as they're about to increase (on the next hand, in fact). I call. He has Qs-9h and I have him dominated, busting him (and pairing my ace on the river for good measure)
4. I'm now the chip leader three-handed, and I'm in the small blind with jacks. The blinds have gone up to 150/300. Super Aggressive Guy pushes from the button. As I said, he'd been doing this a lot when the table got shorthanded, and the few times he's gotten called, he'd had what I called "decent-to-good" hands -- connected high cards, low-to-middle pairs -- and he hadn't really showed down a premium hand yet in that situation. I'm quite confident I'm ahead and call. He turns over As-7c.
Remember what happened in #2? Same thing in reverse. Flop misses him, but he pairs his 7 on the turn and spikes an ace on the river to win the pot.
Five hands later...
5. I'm the short stack again, in the big blind with T900. The button (to my left) goes all-in for about T1100. The small blind calls. I look down at 9h-9s. If nobody else has a pair, I'm way ahead. The player on the button doesn't have much more than I do, and thus I don't think he has to have a big hand to push here. Likewise, Super Aggressive Guy has a huge chip lead (about T6000) and doesn't necessarily have to have a great hand to call (I remember him calling an earlier all-in with 3-6 of hearts, for example), and I have to call T600 more to win about T2700. It's an easy call and I make it.
Button turns over Ad-Jc. SAG has 8h-Ah. I'm 53% to win. Flop comes Qs-Ks-3h, giving the button a straight draw. Turn is a 5s, giving me a flush draw and taking away one of the button's outs (the 10 of spades gives me a flush to beat his rivered straight.)
And that's exactly what happens. The 10 of spades spikes on the river and triples me up.
Pay attention. Know your surroundings. Know who you're with and what he's likely to do, then act appropriately.
Monday, February 6, 2006
By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth: Paul's Boutique
We are quasi-live from the outside of the sports desk hub. Charles brought wings.
5:58 - Seattle 21-17. Just to be contrary.
6:09 - Here come the Seahawks. "Bittersweet Symphony"? Is that someone's idea of a cruel joke?
6:13 - They've been having microphone problems or something on the field throughout the whole pregame. People's voices kept dropping out.
6:22 - Six captains each. That seems excessive.
6:25 - Whoever picked the over for "announced kickoff vs. actual start time" please come to the window. Thank you.
6:27 <----- And those of you who had that in the pool...
6:30 - Darrell Jackson's already caught three balls.
6:31 - It's not much of a sack if the guy pops back up, is it?
6:39 - Commercials. Magic Fridge~~~~~
6:40 - It's a little early to be plugging the halftime show, isn't it?
6:45 - Dangerous pass by Hasselbeck there into four guys.
6:47 - More commercials. "But FedEx doesn't exist yet!" "Not my problem."
6:54 - Nice slant to Jackson. He's been big so far.
6:56 - TOUCH- oh, wait, no. Yeah, it wasn't a huge push-off, but if the official's not right there, it doesn't get called.
6:59 - GOOD. 3-0 Seahawks. At least they got something out of it.
7:03 - Good job by Al to mention how cold Ben's started in relation to the playoff games.
7:11 - Uhhh... wasn't that a fumble?
7:13 - More commercials! "Streaker." "Didn't need to see that." "Nope." Bud's clearly ahead right now.
7:24 - What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO? You punt, that's what. It's really not that difficult a choice.
7:27 - Commercials. Michelob Amber Bock just took the lead.
7:29 - What a staggering display of nothing. Is this last year's game again?
7:34 - Great play. Ben pulled that one out of his ass. But how was Ward not in the end zone?
7:36 - Mmmmmm... Candice.
7:39 - I find it very hard to believe that Shaq's a Bree. But that's me.
7:40 - Oh, a rollout. Oooh! Ball's in. That's a touchdown. (Edit: And apparently we were the only ones who think so. I can't even tell anymore.)
7:43 - OK, who the hell is responsible for tracking how often the referee overturns calls? Where do you find that information? And what purpose does it serve? (This one, I guess.) Quiet, you.
7:52 - What the hell are the Seahawks doing out there? I'd advise them to stop and take a deep breath but they don't have time for that.
7:53 - Yeah, you sort of knew from the start that that really wasn't gonna end any other way.
7:57 - I think Matt Leinart just became ineligible again.
8:12 - Should I recognize this song? Because I don't. (It was "Rough Justice", and no, I shouldn't have.)
8:20 - Thank you, Don Fisher and staff. Why did they tell us that? They know what they did.
8:27 - Looking at it now, I think Holmgren's problem with the touchdown was Ben shifting the ball in his hands afterwards.
8:31 - Adios! They're not going to catch Parker.
8:33 - Ameriquest~~~~
8:35 - That's a new record? Really? Only 75 yards? I thought it would've been more than that.
8:41 - Ugly throw by Ben there.
8:51 - Whoa! Great read and great play by Herndon. That's massive. This game was about to end.
8:53 - Hey, a Ken Hamlin sighting. Good for him.
8:54 - Jerramy Stevens! About time you showed up.
8:55 - The Careerbuilder.com ad going to the next level was tremendous.
8:58 - We really need a bigger TV in this office.
9:19 - The Seahawks do want to score on this drive, right?
9:22 - Apparently not. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I missed the holding call on Locklear that started this backslide, and if it was as bad a call as Madden said it was, holy shit.)
9:25 - Yeah, we were wondering why Hasselbeck got flagged there. And when they explained the rule, that just confirmed it. The officials blew that one. All the bad things that have happened to the Seahawks tonight have also had the added sting of happening at the worst times.
9:28 - Quarterback to ex-QB to... ex-QB.
9:29 - I don't think this game's going into the pantheon of all-time Super Bowls. Just a hunch.
9:30 - MacGyver~~~~~~~~~~
9:33 - Oh man. Holmgren's gotta challenge this regardless.
9:35 - Good reversal. The Seahawks needed that one badly.
9:57 - Can we pick up the pace? And tackle, on the other side?
9:58 - Terrible throw by Hasselbeck.
10:00 - WTF? Seriously? What are they doing? Are we SURE this isn't last year's game again? That's a terrible job by Holmgren at the end. Dear Lord.
10:02 - Patriots fans everywhere are physically angry right now.
10:05 - The ad slick from Ben's Got Milk? ad has already moved on the wire.
10:11 - It's the landing capsule from the Apollo missions. What is that thing?
10:17 - Ward wins the MVP. I was wondering who it was gonna be. Had the Seahawks won, it probably would've been Hasselbeck, surprisingly enough.
FINAL RANKINGS
TOP 3
1. Pittsburgh - Park the Bus
2. Indianapolis - Actually, Edge left before the playoff game
3. Seattle - Little help?
BOTTOM 3
30. Detroit - At least they still have the Pistons
31. Green Bay - Mike McCarthy? Really?
32. Houston - Decisions, decisions
5:58 - Seattle 21-17. Just to be contrary.
6:09 - Here come the Seahawks. "Bittersweet Symphony"? Is that someone's idea of a cruel joke?
6:13 - They've been having microphone problems or something on the field throughout the whole pregame. People's voices kept dropping out.
6:22 - Six captains each. That seems excessive.
6:25 - Whoever picked the over for "announced kickoff vs. actual start time" please come to the window. Thank you.
6:27 <----- And those of you who had that in the pool...
6:30 - Darrell Jackson's already caught three balls.
6:31 - It's not much of a sack if the guy pops back up, is it?
6:39 - Commercials. Magic Fridge~~~~~
6:40 - It's a little early to be plugging the halftime show, isn't it?
6:45 - Dangerous pass by Hasselbeck there into four guys.
6:47 - More commercials. "But FedEx doesn't exist yet!" "Not my problem."
6:54 - Nice slant to Jackson. He's been big so far.
6:56 - TOUCH- oh, wait, no. Yeah, it wasn't a huge push-off, but if the official's not right there, it doesn't get called.
6:59 - GOOD. 3-0 Seahawks. At least they got something out of it.
7:03 - Good job by Al to mention how cold Ben's started in relation to the playoff games.
7:11 - Uhhh... wasn't that a fumble?
7:13 - More commercials! "Streaker." "Didn't need to see that." "Nope." Bud's clearly ahead right now.
7:24 - What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO? You punt, that's what. It's really not that difficult a choice.
7:27 - Commercials. Michelob Amber Bock just took the lead.
7:29 - What a staggering display of nothing. Is this last year's game again?
7:34 - Great play. Ben pulled that one out of his ass. But how was Ward not in the end zone?
7:36 - Mmmmmm... Candice.
7:39 - I find it very hard to believe that Shaq's a Bree. But that's me.
7:40 - Oh, a rollout. Oooh! Ball's in. That's a touchdown. (Edit: And apparently we were the only ones who think so. I can't even tell anymore.)
7:43 - OK, who the hell is responsible for tracking how often the referee overturns calls? Where do you find that information? And what purpose does it serve? (This one, I guess.) Quiet, you.
7:52 - What the hell are the Seahawks doing out there? I'd advise them to stop and take a deep breath but they don't have time for that.
7:53 - Yeah, you sort of knew from the start that that really wasn't gonna end any other way.
7:57 - I think Matt Leinart just became ineligible again.
8:12 - Should I recognize this song? Because I don't. (It was "Rough Justice", and no, I shouldn't have.)
8:20 - Thank you, Don Fisher and staff. Why did they tell us that? They know what they did.
8:27 - Looking at it now, I think Holmgren's problem with the touchdown was Ben shifting the ball in his hands afterwards.
8:31 - Adios! They're not going to catch Parker.
8:33 - Ameriquest~~~~
8:35 - That's a new record? Really? Only 75 yards? I thought it would've been more than that.
8:41 - Ugly throw by Ben there.
8:51 - Whoa! Great read and great play by Herndon. That's massive. This game was about to end.
8:53 - Hey, a Ken Hamlin sighting. Good for him.
8:54 - Jerramy Stevens! About time you showed up.
8:55 - The Careerbuilder.com ad going to the next level was tremendous.
8:58 - We really need a bigger TV in this office.
9:19 - The Seahawks do want to score on this drive, right?
9:22 - Apparently not. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that I missed the holding call on Locklear that started this backslide, and if it was as bad a call as Madden said it was, holy shit.)
9:25 - Yeah, we were wondering why Hasselbeck got flagged there. And when they explained the rule, that just confirmed it. The officials blew that one. All the bad things that have happened to the Seahawks tonight have also had the added sting of happening at the worst times.
9:28 - Quarterback to ex-QB to... ex-QB.
9:29 - I don't think this game's going into the pantheon of all-time Super Bowls. Just a hunch.
9:30 - MacGyver~~~~~~~~~~
9:33 - Oh man. Holmgren's gotta challenge this regardless.
9:35 - Good reversal. The Seahawks needed that one badly.
9:57 - Can we pick up the pace? And tackle, on the other side?
9:58 - Terrible throw by Hasselbeck.
10:00 - WTF? Seriously? What are they doing? Are we SURE this isn't last year's game again? That's a terrible job by Holmgren at the end. Dear Lord.
10:02 - Patriots fans everywhere are physically angry right now.
10:05 - The ad slick from Ben's Got Milk? ad has already moved on the wire.
10:11 - It's the landing capsule from the Apollo missions. What is that thing?
10:17 - Ward wins the MVP. I was wondering who it was gonna be. Had the Seahawks won, it probably would've been Hasselbeck, surprisingly enough.
FINAL RANKINGS
TOP 3
1. Pittsburgh - Park the Bus
2. Indianapolis - Actually, Edge left before the playoff game
3. Seattle - Little help?
BOTTOM 3
30. Detroit - At least they still have the Pistons
31. Green Bay - Mike McCarthy? Really?
32. Houston - Decisions, decisions
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