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Although the profit part came via a double-paired board
Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 200 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 30,464
MP+1: 13,620
MP+2: 18,334
CO: 13,012
BTN: 13,599
SB: 32,489
Hero (BB): 7,189
UTG: 9,536
UTG+1: 1,606

9 players post ante of 200, SB posts SB 1,000, Hero posts BB 2,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 4,800) Hero has 9♣:T♠:

fold, UTG+1 calls 1,406 and is all-in, MP calls 2,000, fold, MP+2 calls 2,000, fold, fold, SB calls 1,000, Hero checks

Flop: (11,206, 5 players) 6♥:Q♠:J♥:
SB checks, Hero bets 4,989 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold

Turn: (11,206, 2 players) J♣:

River: (11,206, 2 players) Q♣:

Hero shows 9♣:T♠: (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
(Pre 51%, Flop 54%, Turn 42%)
UTG+1 shows 3♦:3♠: (Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
(Pre 49%, Flop 46%, Turn 58%)
Hero wins 2,376
Hero wins 8,830

Decent result today:
    Category   Won  Count 
         F/R  0.55      1 
        Misc  0.50      1 
        PLO8  2.21      1 
 Grand Total  3.26      3 

Joined a PLO8 table with 7 players on it, but within about an hour it was down to just a couple
Today's HotD is 98, which is supremely tough to play in both PLO8 and Hold'em — unless you flop and OESD or something like that.

One min-cash in a freeroll.

There still could be more action, but I've got other things to do, and this will be my first HotD miss this month, so no big

Well done with the HOTD stuff.

Originally posted by padman400
Well done with the HOTD stuff.

Thanks!
There was more action this afternoon, and I managed to extend my streak to 9 days this month — with even $0.02 profit.
The HotD reward was $0.50, and I cashed two freerolls for small amounts.
I'm still in quite a hole for this week, but still up for the month...
And I'm once again within 10 bucks of my best bankroll yet.

    Category    Won  Count 
         F/R   5.57     14 
        Misc   6.00      9 
        NLHE  -9.01      5 
        PLO8   2.14      9 
         TRN  -0.80      2 
 Grand Total   3.90     39 

Opponent to my immediate right is playing 88/48 and takes the title to heart.[1]
However here I have a nut flush draw, broadway run down with gaps — and I ain't gonna give up or surrender either.

Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: $1.05
CO: $4.88
Hero (BTN): $1.00
SB: $0.73
BB: $8.02
UTG: $2.93
UTG+1: $6.78
MP: $2.95

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 2♥:T♦:A♣:Q♣:

UTG calls $0.05, fold, MP calls $0.05, MP+1 calls $0.05, CO raises to $0.32, Hero calls $0.32, fold, BB calls $0.27, fold, MP calls $0.27, MP+1 raises to $1.05 and is all-in, CO raises to $4.18, Hero calls $0.68 and is all-in, BB calls $3.86, fold

Flop: ($10.80, 4 players) 9♣:J♦:K♥:
BB checks, CO bets $0.70 and is all-in, BB calls $0.70

Turn: ($12.20, 4 players) Q♦:

River: ($12.20, 4 players) 3♠:

MP+1 shows 5♠:A♥:5♦:K♣: (One Pair, Kings)

Main Pot [$4.39]: (Pre 21%, Flop 5%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [$0.15]: (Pre 33%, Flop 56%, Turn 56%)

CO shows 9♦:3♥:6♠:4♣: (Two Pair, Nines and Threes)

Main Pot [$4.39]: (Pre 21%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [$0.15]: (Pre 30%, Flop 36%, Turn 25%)
Side Pot#2 [$7.66]: (Pre 44%, Flop 86%, Turn 78%)

Hero shows 2♥:T♦:A♣:Q♣: (Straight, Ace High)

Main Pot [$4.39]: (Pre 34%, Flop 87%, Turn 77%)

BB shows 2♣:A♦:8♣:4♦: (High Card, Ace)

Main Pot [$4.39]: (Pre 25%, Flop 4%, Turn 19%)
Side Pot#1 [$0.15]: (Pre 37%, Flop 8%, Turn 19%)
Side Pot#2 [$7.66]: (Pre 56%, Flop 14%, Turn 22%)

Hero wins $4.13
Rake paid $0.72
CO wins $0.14
CO wins $7.21

This is a perfect example of the downside of playing with a 20BB stack
[1]

Overall, pretty good
HotD streak extends to 10 days

    Category   Won  Count 
         F/R  0.50      1 
        PLO8  2.27      1 
        HotD  0.50      1 
 Grand Total  3.27      3 

I don't record the tournaments I fail to cash, so today I checked PokerTracker to see what it said...
This is freerolls only, and only since the beginning of the BR Recovery blog
The ITM would be quite a bit better if I excluded satellites, since I almost never get a ticket.

and I get 3/4 of the pot
Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $3.87
SB: $0.41
BB: $4.05
Hero (CO): $2.26

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A♦:Q♦:Q♣:4♥:

Hero calls $0.05, fold, SB raises to $0.10, BB calls $0.05, Hero calls $0.05

Flop: ($0.30, 3 players) Q♥:2♣:9♣:
SB checks, BB bets $0.09, Hero raises to $0.57, SB calls $0.31 and is all-in, BB calls $0.48

Turn: ($1.75, 3 players) 3♣:
BB bets $1.15, Hero raises to $1.59 and is all-in, BB calls $0.44

River: ($4.93, 3 players) 4♣:

SB shows 6♥:3♠:A♠:A♥: (High: One Pair, Aces, Low: 6432A)

Main Pot [$1.23]: (Pre 48%, Flop 12%, Turn 0%)

BB shows 5♣:9♦:A♣:T♦: (High: Straight Flush, Five High, Low: 5432A)

Main Pot [$1.23]: (Pre 23%, Flop 27%, Turn 58%)
Side Pot#1 [$3.70]: (Pre 35%, Flop 30%, Turn 58%)

Hero shows A♦:Q♦:Q♣:4♥: (Three of a Kind, Queens)

Main Pot [$1.23]: (Pre 28%, Flop 61%, Turn 42%)
Side Pot#1 [$3.70]: (Pre 65%, Flop 70%, Turn 42%)

BB wins $0.58
Rake paid $0.30
BB wins $0.57
BB wins $1.74
BB wins $1.74

Well that sucked...

Even so, only down 63 cents for the day, with one freeroll left to play.
Down slightly for the week also.

Not What I Had Hoped — but it sure could have been worse...

    Category     Won  Count 
         F/R    3.47      9 
        NLHE  -12.67      2 
        PLO8    2.76      7 
        HotD    4.50      7 
 Grand Total   -1.94     25 

Hand-of-the-Day streak continues.
I nearly didn't play for it today, since no PLO8 running — but a table opened up so I made it.
A couple of bad beats, but with the $1 reward, only lost a little

Today is the toughest day for the Hand-of-the-Day challenge[1]
But when I sat down this morning, there was a nearly full PLO8 table running.
I joined the table, and promptly won two hands post-flop with 87.
Then the next 9 times I held 87 I lost — some with terrible river calls.

Fortunately my favourite whale showed up, and doubled me up after I had already gained back almost all my losses

This is a fairly instructive hand, in that the opponent has a very weak low, with merely a top pair and nut flush draw
In fairness, equities are quite close, however they don't warrant the bet sizes used.
OTT I have the nut low, so I can (or should) get folds from non-nutted hands — but this player isn't known for holding the nuts

Pacific Poker - $0.05 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: $0.95
CO: $5.88
BTN: $4.66
SB: $5.00
BB: $6.60
UTG: $5.35
Hero (UTG+1): $4.71

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 3♠ 2♣ 8♦ A♥

UTG calls $0.05, Hero calls $0.05, fold, fold, fold, SB calls $0.03, BB raises to $0.25, fold, Hero calls $0.20, fold

Flop: ($0.60, 2 players) 8♠ 5♣ K♠
BB bets $0.60, Hero calls $0.60

Turn: ($1.80, 2 players) A♣
BB bets $1.80, Hero raises to $3.86 and is all-in, BB calls $2.06

River: ($9.52, 2 players) 8♣

BB shows Q♠ K♥ 4♦ A♠ (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)
(Pre 55%, Flop 53%, Turn 45%)
Hero shows 3♠ 2♣ 8♦ A♥ (High: Full House, Eights full of Aces, Low: 8532A)
(Pre 45%, Flop 47%, Turn 55%)
Hero wins $4.48
Rake paid $0.56
Hero wins $4.48

[1] I did complete the challenge — but only for $0.50

Just a freeroll — but still...
I entered this post primarily because the price was too good.
I question the equity numbers shown for Hero though...

Pacific Poker - 200/400 Ante 80 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 9,875
UTG: 2,500
UTG+1: 6,550
MP: 2,500
MP+1: 3,000
Hero (MP+2): 2,250
CO: 2,165
BTN: 6,630
SB: 9,440

9 players post ante of 80, SB posts SB 200, BB posts BB 400

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,320) Hero has T♣:K♣:

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 400, Hero calls 400, fold, BTN raises to 6,550 and is all-in, SB raises to 9,360 and is all-in, fold, MP+1 calls 2,520 and is all-in, Hero calls 1,770 and is all-in

Flop: (19,310, 4 players) Q♠:J♣:Q♣:

Turn: (19,310, 4 players) 2♠:

River: (19,310, 4 players) 9♣:

MP+1 shows T♦:8♦: (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 13%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [2,250]: (Pre 28%, Flop 26%, Turn 15%)

Hero shows T♣:K♣: (Straight Flush, King High)

Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 100%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)

BTN shows 8♥:A♦: (One Pair, Queens)

Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 39%, Flop 45%, Turn 61%)
Side Pot#1 [2,250]: (Pre 39%, Flop 45%, Turn 61%)
Side Pot#2 [7,260]: (Pre 57%, Flop 59%, Turn 69%)

SB shows A♥:5♥: (One Pair, Queens)

Main Pot [9,800]: (Pre 43%, Flop 41%, Turn 31%)
Side Pot#1 [2,250]: (Pre 42%, Flop 41%, Turn 31%)
Side Pot#2 [7,260]: (Pre 43%, Flop 41%, Turn 31%)

Hero wins 9,800
MP+1 wins 2,250
SB wins 3,630
BTN wins 3,630

to a new record
I'm now only $1.34 short.

Today's Results:
    Category    Won  Count 
         F/R   0.35      1 
        Misc   0.04      1 
        NLHE   4.72      1 
        PLO8  -1.88      1 
        HotD   0.50      1 
 Grand Total   3.73      5 

I played a bunch of Hold'em hands since today's HotD was AQ and it is a fairly good hand for that game.
In the end though, I got my reward through PLO8 once again.
The "misc" item is new to me — I got to spin for "up to" 100 % cashback based on yesterday's rake.
The segments were 2%, 5%, 10% (a couple more I forget) and 100%
I got 2% — too bad. The 100% would have put me over the top.

I cashed only a single freeroll so far, with one left to come.

Nice going

Originally posted by padman400
Nice going
Thanks — let's see what today brings.
HotD is JT.
There are no PLO8 tables going atm, and I can only play until noon,

Very rare event in a freeroll for me.
It is still playing though I just thought I would take the opportunity to boast

This the hand that got me from about 20th to first...
Pacific Poker - 3000/6000 Ante 600 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 107,893
MP: 140
MP+1: 66,309
CO: 131,604
BTN: 99,311
Hero (SB): 185,669
BB: 8,031
UTG: 78,281

7 players post ante of 600, MP posts ante 140 and is all-in, Hero posts SB 3,000, BB posts BB 6,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 13,340) Hero has T♠:T♦:

fold, UTG+1 calls 6,000, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 3,000, BB checks

Flop: (22,340, 4 players) 9♣:T♥:7♠:
Hero bets 11,170, fold, UTG+1 raises to 101,293 and is all-in, Hero calls 90,123

Turn: (224,926, 3 players) 4♠:

River: (224,926, 3 players) 9♠:

UTG+1 shows A♦:A♥: (Two Pair, Aces and Nines)

MP shows 9♦:6♣: (Three of a Kind, Nines)

Hero shows T♠:T♦: (Full House, Tens full of Nines)

Hero wins 1,120
Hero wins 223,806

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
It is still playing though I just thought I would take the opportunity to boast

Well, maybe you'll have even more to boast about in a while.

It has been a while since I posted that...
$882.13

Originally posted by Harrier88
Well, maybe you'll have even more to boast about in a while.
Well, I didn't make the FT — close, but busted in 12th for $3.50.

The Day's Results:
    Category    Won  Count 
         F/R   3.55      2 
        NLHE   3.00      1 
        PLO8  -1.49      1 
        HotD   0.50      1 
 Grand Total   5.56      5 

The Hand-of-the-Day challenge marks the 14th consecutive success.
One more and I get the monthly prize. Last month it was 10 bucks.

The trick now is to avoid a confidence downswing. By that I mean getting over confident and spewing a bunch.
If you notice the giraffe, almost every time I hit a record, there is a sharp downturn right afterwards.

I will do one thing though — I will play the $1.00 Big Shot several times each week.
I'll do this for a couple of weeks to see what sort of ROI I can get.
From what I've seen, it should play similar to the freerolls

New record calls for a giraffe. Not that it shows all that much...

a shame, too, since this would have marked the 15th day, thus qualifying for the monthly prize.
I played 56 hands without seeing AJ once — then the table broke up — I finished more-or-less break-even, with a profit of 16¢
That plus a freeroll cash, and I managed to avoid spewing on the first day after a record.

I made the HotD, so qualify for the monthly reward

I got coolered a couple of times playing NL 5 though, so down almost a buy-in.

Cashed in two freerolls, with 1 left to play.
The neat thing about freerolls, is that they'll call with anything — and I suppose in this case, it was a legit call...
Pacific Poker - 150/300 Ante 30 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 1,808
MP: 20,231
MP+1: 4,440
MP+2: 1,555
CO: 17,575
Hero (BTN): 6,540
SB: 1,613
BB: 1,790
UTG: 2,930

9 players post ante of 30, SB posts SB 150, BB posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 720) Hero has A♣:4♣:

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to 900, Hero raises to 6,510 and is all-in, fold, fold, CO calls 5,610

Flop: (13,740, 2 players) A♥:J♥:9♥:

Turn: (13,740, 2 players) 3♠:

River: (13,740, 2 players) J♣:

CO shows 5♦:4♦: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 32%, Flop 4%, Turn 9%)
Hero shows A♣:4♣: (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 68%, Flop 96%, Turn 91%)
Hero wins 13,740

I still suffered a downswing after hitting the record[1]
This time with two $5.00 stacks in PLO8
In both cases I had the nuts for half the pot, and a draw to scoop. In one I got a mere quarter of the pot, and in the other I got scooped.

Oh well.
I made the HotD again, making 16 times in 17 days I succeeded.
I should get the monthly reward, but so far it hasn't shown up.

[1] yeah, well I could have folded of course, but if you're going to fold your best chances, you may as well not play poker