A Gift From The Maniac

I had a short day at the casino, however it was interesting. I first sit down at my 2-4 game and I'm given pocket sixes at the cut-off. I play the hand and end up winning it with trip sixes giving me a profit of a bit over $30. I don't win another hand for One hour and forty minutes. However, when I did start catching hands, I was able to get paid off nicely. Being up $100 I turn the nut straight with a flush draw against a maniac and he raises me heads up. I re-raise and he re-raises. We do this about 10 times when he says here take everything which is about $25 more. The dealer says its ok and I call. The river is a blank and I'm thinking we are chopping it up. He turns over his cards and he has the idiot end of the straight. Wow! I end up winning $153 from poker, $12 from the free slot play, and $1 for the casino points giving me a total win of $166 for the day. I decide to take off at 1:30pm so I can get some rest and relax.

Full Tilt Beginning Balance - $118.06

$6.50 NL Holdem SNG Matrix - 9 players

The required amount to play this game would be if my BR was $130 however I decided to play anyways since it was the only Matrix game in my range. I placed 2nd in one game third in another and fifth and sixth the other two. I only placed fourth in matrix points for a total prize of $5.40 which is a $1.10 loss.

200 FTP NL Holdem MTT - 7,817 players

This is the Daily dollar tourney where it cost $1 or 200 FTP to enter. 1st prize is $1,599! I tried to play my tourney but eventually got knocked out 2.817th.

$2.25 NL Holdem MTT - 18 players

Nothing went right and I got knocked out 13th and out of the money.

$5.50 Omaha Hi/Low PL SNG - 9 players

I was able to take control of the tourney raising every hand when the table got four handed and I ended up taking 1st and a prize of $22.50. Bigger prizes...LOL!

$5.50 Horse FL SNG - 8 players

It was a long tourney in which I hung around average until it was four handed and the game was limit Holdem. I took control of the game taking a nice chip lead and eventually taking down the whole table and 1st place for a prize of $20.

$2.25 NL Holdem MTT - 90 players

I could never really get a good chip lead although I was trying. Towards the end I had to play aggressive survival and was finally caught when I raised Q9 on the button and was called down by AK of hearts. A king flops and I finish 17th and a $3.60 prize.

$2.25 NL Holdem MTT - 291 players with re buys and add-ons

I decided to try a big score and play a re buy and add-on tourney. I ended up having to re buy once and took the add-on taking my total investment to $6.25. I was in this tourney as well fighting for survival towards the end and was caught and only left with 81 chips with about 90 players left. I double up with the antes three times to put my chip stack back at $10,000. I did my best to hustle for chips but ended up finishing short in 47th place and out of the money.

$.05/$.10 Omaha Hi/Low PL Cash Game - Buy-in $5.00

I was up over $6 and then I pushed and K high nut straight to go all in (mistake) and I get re raised all-in for over $5 from a guy who has the same hand plus a draw for the flush. I call and on the river is that flush. I end up losing $1 for the session.

$5.50 NL Holdem SNG - 9 players

Could never get anything going and finished 6th and out of the money.

$5.50 NL Holdem SNG - 9 players

Tried to hang on, but could not get anything going. Finished 5th and out of the money.

Full Tilt Ending Balance - $123.91