McJo's Poker League Chronicles

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Mark, I love you. Really I do. But that's just wrong on a number of levels.

1) John St. Denis should have put you out around 2:30 pm. You know it, I know it, and John definitely knows it.

2) I had to sit next to 3 big fucking stacks to my left...all of which were to your right...as I was bled to my death. And you were the person who called my all-in to put me out. There is no justice.

3) You better have given a whole lot of love in John's direction. You, sir, are the luckiest motherfucker in the history of McJo's. And my only consolation in all of this is whether or not you acknowledge that fact.

Love and hate,
Randall

posted by  Randall on Monday, August 18, 2008  

What he said...

posted by  JackAce on Monday, August 18, 2008  

1) I am on ocassion very lucky, no doubt. And the bad beat I put on John... yeah, that was brutal. But $40 says I wouldn't have been out of the tournament on that hand.

2) At the start of the final table, I had the three largest tournament stacks to my left. Cry me a river.

3) Much love John. You could have imploded but you took the bad beat in stride, didn't let it affect your game, and made it to the final table. That takes heart.

Am I the luckiest motherfucker in the history of McJos? Probably not. How else does Martin win games? Just kidding Martin. Much love for your overly aggressive play style.

Now ask yourself, who is the best player in the history of McJos? Who is the most likely to win a McJos game? Who is the most likely McJos player to register your kill and take your money? Luckily for my bankroll, many of you have trouble correctly answering these questions.

-Mark

PS. No money is sweeter than a hater's money.

posted by  StrangeNuts on Friday, August 22, 2008  

1. Mark, congratulations on being the 1st loser. That's almost like winning, but not.

2. Mark is SOOO convinced of his poker eliteness that he "uber-read" Mr. Never-read-a-poker-book-shocker and laid down his Trip 5's 3-handed... Nice Hand Sir. You could have at least folded the 5 instead of showing it, forever having saved your dignity.

3. Have I mentioned how cool having a trophy is... For all that trash talk Yun, you still didn't win.

4. On a side note, I'm still laughing about Eric's "I'll grow my government large enough to crush you" comment. That's Gold Jerry, Gold!

posted by  AW on Monday, August 25, 2008  

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posted by  StrangeNuts on Tuesday, August 26, 2008  

1) Isn't it interesting how first loser gets paid so much better than 7th loser in these tournaments? And it's not like I was playing heads up against you and lost. That would have been pretty sorry. Then again, see comment 3.

2) Aaron, I know you read a lot of poker books and given your penchant for suspiciously poor calls I have to assume you skip over the 'chip stack management' sections. For those interested in the hand Aaron references, please read my 'Tips for better play' below. Much like Eric, I generally don't read poker books so most of this is home spun, but game tested, strategy. Take what you want and leave the rest.

3) Ya know how blind people hit hole in ones occasionally.... And $15 trophy vs. $1200 this year. The later is almost like winning a lot of money. Except it is.

I don't think I ever said in any seriousness that I deserved to win the tournament. I also never claimed to be the answer to all the questions posed. My observation is that the inability to honestly answer those questions benefits me. But I wouldn't be opposed to throwing my name into consideration as the correct answers...

Mark

Tips for Better play:
Patience is one of the keys to winning poker. As Eric is fond of saying, "Not this hand but at times and places of my choosing." These are wise words.

Aaron's comment references a hand at the final table, down to three handed. I had 56x with no raises preflop and the flop was 554, two suited. Eric bets out, I raise ~3x, and Eric goes all for ~4x my raise. I fold what ends up being the winning hand.

If you think you can outplay the table, engaging in 50/50s or suspicious calls that overly endanger your chip stack position is silly. If your stack allows you to be patient enough, you'll find a better time to get your money in. You want more opportunities to out play your opponent. Don't short circuit your chances by leaving it up to a coin flip or a bad call.

Eric's raise amounted to about over 2/3rd my chipstack. Calling and losing meant going from chip lead to death's door. Eric had been playing a very strong game so I was more apt to believe a big re-re-raise and the consequences of being wrong were too great. An excellent gear shift by Eric pushed me off a winning hand. Later, in a much less dangerous situation to my chip stack, I called Eric's all in pre-flop with a dominating hand and earned his kill.

Conversely, if you think you're up against a tough table, be aggressive and force better players into coin flips that greatly endanger their chip stack. You're getting your money into the pot with better odds than you would expect over long term play. And you have the added benefit of putting the pressure on a more skilled player who may fold and wait for a better situation.

Think about your chances given the make up of the table and the relative chipstacks, then value your hands accordingly.

posted by  StrangeNuts on Tuesday, August 26, 2008  

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