Some analysis…

I just went thru all my hands from yester day. I did actually play well. I just had BAD luck. Opponets played very badly, but got lucky. Oh well, it’s poker. Maybe some day… Couple hands below….

[13:34:29] Patrick Seb astian: [2:47] Patrick Se bastian: Full Tilt Poker Game #12526846128: Table De Vinci (6 max) – $1/$2 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:42:31 ET – 2009/05/30
Seat 1: R48I ($80)
Seat 2: B elsepub ($98)
Seat 3: Chef Jason ($275.10)
Seat 4: mbagraduate ($37)
Seat 5: cosonic1 ($179.25)
Seat 6: celinap ($180.95)
Chef Jason posts the small blind of $1
mbagraduate posts the big blind of $2
5 seconds left to act
R48I posts $2
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to B elsepub [6d Kc 2s Kh]
cosonic1 folds
celinap has 15 seconds left to act
celinap calls $2
R48I checks
B elsepub raises to $11
Chef Jason folds
mbagraduate folds
celinap calls $9
R48I folds
*** FLOP *** [Kd As Ah]
celinap has 15 seconds left to act
celinap bets $27
B elsepub raises to $87, and is all in
celinap calls $60
B elsepub shows [6d Kc 2s Kh]
celinap shows [9s Ac 5c Jh]
*** TURN *** [Kd As Ah] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Kd As Ah Js] [4c]
B elsepub shows a full house, Kings full of Aces
celinap shows a full house, Aces full of Jacks
celinap wins the pot ($198) with a full house, Aces full of Jacks
B elsepub is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $201 | Rake $3
Board: [Kd As Ah Js 4c]
Seat 1: R48I folded before the Flop
Seat 2: B elsepub (button) showed [6d Kc 2s Kh] and lost with a full house, Kings full of Aces
Seat 3: Chef Jason (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: mbagraduate (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: cosonic1 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: celinap showed [9s Ac 5c Jh] and won ($198) with a full house, Aces full of Jacks

Full Tilt Poker Game #12526773063: Table De Vinci (6 max) – $1/$2 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:38:02 ET – 2009/05/30
Seat 1: diesel1331 ($187.30)
Seat 2: B elsepub ($150.80)
Seat 3: Chef Jason ($137.55)
Seat 4: mbagraduate ($40)
Seat 5: cosonic1 ($185.25)
Seat 6: celinap ($161.90)
Chef Jason posts the small blind of $1
mbagraduate posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to B elsepub [As 6d 4s 5h]
cosonic1 has 15 seconds left to act
cosonic1 folds
celinap folds
diesel1331 calls $2
B elsepub calls $2
Chef Jason raises to $10
mbagraduate folds
diesel1331 calls $8
B elsepub calls $8
*** FLOP *** [7d 8c 4d]
Chef Jason bets $32
diesel1331 folds
B elsepub raises to $128
Chef Jason calls $95.55, and is all in
B elsepub shows [As 6d 4s 5h]
Chef Jason shows [Ks Td Jd Kc]
Uncalled bet of $0.45 returned to B elsepub
*** TURN *** [7d 8c 4d] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [7d 8c 4d 9h] [2s]
B elsepub shows a straight, Nine high
Chef Jason shows a straight, Jack high
Chef Jason wins the pot ($284.10) with a straight, Jack high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $287.10 | Rake $3
Board: [7d 8c 4d 9h 2s]
Seat 1: diesel1331 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: B elsepub (button) showed [As 6d 4s 5h] and lost with a straight, Nine high
Seat 3: Chef Jason (small blind) showed [Ks Td Jd Kc] and won ($284.10) with a straight, Jack high
Seat 4: mbagraduate (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: cosonic1 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: celinap didn’t bet (folded)

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Actually I did learn something

DO NOT EVER KEEP ALL YOUR ROLL ON A POKER ACCOUNT.

Deposit when needed. And take out if you gain…

Developements…

Developements
May 3, 2009 by patricksebastian

(S)=buyin (S+R)= buyin+reload (E)=$ at the end (P) Profit (T)=total

I am very sorry to inform, but the race is over for the 1st place. I had couple unbelievable sessions and I just went thru $250 mark in the race, getting over $70 in my last session. I’ll post some biggest hands tomorrow.

BUT, I’ll give the 2nd to reach the $250 mark $30 and 3rd $15 so keep playing.

Patrick

Patrick Sebastian
25May cash 0,10/0,25 (S) $10 (E)$87.80 (P) $77.80 (T)$262.80

Coolwhipflea
28May sng $1+o.oo (S)$1.00 (E)$3.00 (P) $2.00 (T) $54.11

Steve Brogan
18-May .02 – 05 Cash (S) 2.50 (E) 7.74 (P) 5.24 (T) 37.17

Polybicarbonate
26May sng $0+0.10 (S) $0.10 (E) $2.66 (P) $2.56 (T) $9.60

RawrStar
9th May SNG $1+0.20 (S) $1.20 (E) $0.00 (P) $0.60 (T) $9.80

ArisPoker
28.5 Csh(l)($0.05/$0.10) (S) $2 (E) $2.56 (P) $0.56 (T) $97.04

PokerPlasm
6th May sng $1+0.25 (S) $1.25 (E) $0.00 (P) -$1.25 (T) $8.75
10th May sng $1+0.25 (S) $1.25 (E) $0.00 (P) -$1.25 (T) $7.50

Bryan Oulton
8 May sng $1+0.10 (S)$1.10 (E)$2.00 (P) $0.90 (T) $11.60

Tracy J Snell
28May sng $1+0.10 (S)$1.10(E)$2.11 (P) $1.01 (T)$24.59

More Poker…

Had a first “real” session today after couple days of break. Started with NLHE and had some bad luck. 1st 30 mins I didn’t get any playable hands and then when I got AA I got rivered vs J7 (set of J’s)

After that (lost $25) I did what I have done lately, I went to bit higher short PLO hi table. PLO is getting better and better for me. Had similar start, no hands, but I desided to be patienced.

After a while I got few ok hands and got action with them too. Ended up winning over $100 at the end. I knew that if I stick around long enough, I got couple of the players beat. And that just happened.

I feel really good about my playing now (knock knock), and I think that I have a shot to do well. It is only depending of myself.

Here are couple of nice hands (ie Quad Q’s)

Seat 1: Belsepub ($70.25)
Seat 2: KIKISTAR94 ($32.75)
Seat 3: bazz55 ($237.70)
Seat 4: Jaguar_013 ($211.75)
Seat 5: perulle ($201.50)
Seat 6: DTC4LIFE ($102.85)
perulle posts the small blind of $0.50
DTC4LIFE posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Belsepub [As Ad Qs 9h]
Belsepub raises to $3.50
KIKISTAR94 folds
bazz55 calls $3.50
Jaguar_013 calls $3.50
perulle folds
DTC4LIFE calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [7h 4s Ts]
DTC4LIFE checks
Belsepub bets $14.50
bazz55 has 15 seconds left to act
bazz55 has requested TIME
bazz55 folds
Jaguar_013 folds
DTC4LIFE calls $14.50
*** TURN *** [7h 4s Ts] [9c]
DTC4LIFE bets $22, and is capped
Belsepub calls $22, and is capped
DTC4LIFE shows [6s 5h 3s 6d]
Belsepub shows [As Ad Qs 9h]
*** RIVER *** [7h 4s Ts 9c] [4h]
DTC4LIFE shows two pair, Sixes and Fours
Belsepub shows two pair, Aces and Fours
Belsepub wins the pot ($84.50) with two pair, Aces and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $87.50 | Rake $3
Board: [7h 4s Ts 9c 4h]
Seat 1: Belsepub showed [As Ad Qs 9h] and won ($84.50) with two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 2: KIKISTAR94 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: bazz55 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Jaguar_013 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: perulle (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: DTC4LIFE (big blind) showed [6s 5h 3s 6d] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours

Full Tilt Poker Game #12480559967: Table Sherrill (6 max) – $0.50/$1 – $40 Cap Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 9:32:05 ET – 2009/05/28
Seat 1: Belsepub ($114.75)
Seat 2: KIKISTAR94 ($32.75)
Seat 3: bazz55 ($234.20)
Seat 4: Jaguar_013 ($208.25)
Seat 5: perulle ($201)
Seat 6: DTC4LIFE ($62.85)
DTC4LIFE posts the small blind of $0.50
Belsepub posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Belsepub [Qc Qs Th 8s]
KIKISTAR94 folds
bazz55 folds
Jaguar_013 has 15 seconds left to act
Jaguar_013 folds
perulle calls $1
DTC4LIFE raises to $4
Belsepub calls $3
perulle calls $3
*** FLOP *** [4s Jc Qd]
DTC4LIFE checks
Belsepub bets $12
perulle folds
DTC4LIFE calls $12
*** TURN *** [4s Jc Qd] [Qh]
DTC4LIFE checks
Belsepub checks
*** RIVER *** [4s Jc Qd Qh] [Js]
DTC4LIFE checks
Belsepub bets $24, and is capped
DTC4LIFE folds
Uncalled bet of $24 returned to Belsepub
Belsepub shows [Qc Qs Th 8s] four of a kind, Queens
Belsepub wins the pot ($34.20)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36 | Rake $1.80
Board: [4s Jc Qd Qh Js]
Seat 1: Belsepub (big blind) collected ($34.20)
Seat 2: KIKISTAR94 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: bazz55 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jaguar_013 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 5: perulle (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: DTC4LIFE (small blind) folded on the River

rokrok

Some more thoughts and thx Steve…

Thanks for the kind words Steve.

Like you said, we have never met, but like you, I will consider you as a friend. I think pretty much all the poker buddies in Twitter are the same. Very cool guys and for sure, we’ll sit on the same table some day to play a little poker. That might happen sooner than we think

For me the race was a excellent way to get back into poker. As is TPT (Twitter Poker Tour) People can really play well and you are one of the best Steve

I just had a very nice session with @ArisPoker as he is still on the race, I joined same table with him on micro limits. We had great fun. I think we busted 15 other players on the way and both gained over $10 at the end. We played hard against each other too and I think one of the biggest pot’s were when I semi bluffed (reraised) him when he had over pair (KK) on turn and I had nut flush draw and gut shot. I went all in (for $6) and he folded after thinking quite a while So we weren’t team playing, just the opposite. But it was one of the nicest poker sessions in a long time.

Maybe we should consider to play some cash games together (Twitter buddies) in low limits and teach each other as we go. I am up for that in any day. Just call me up if you want to do that.

I haven’t felt all that good in last two days and haven’t played at all, before that micro session with Ari. But I hope my back pain will ease and I can get hard into poker again.

rokrok

Music…

Just got a email today, that at least one of my songs has been approved to a Hollywood movie. As it hopefully being a theme song too, I think this is the best that has happened to me out side on band scene. I am totally thrilled about the situation. Unfortunately I can’t tell what the movie is at this point, but it should come out late 2010.

Our Love/Slide/Suicide album is pretty much recorded. I am very happy about the results and I hope it does well. Being able to work with Jonathan Mover, who was one of my favourite drummers when I was learning to play. He was then on Joe Satriani’s band, who is still to date one of my all time favourite guitarists. Since Satriani Jonathan has played with pretty much every one including Elton John, Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, Shakira, Aretha Franklin to name a few.

Also working together with singer Marc Ferreira has been a pleasure. Our  compositing styles match perfectly and he is a GREAT singer. I think these songs are one of my best works ever.

I hope we can get a decent tour after the album is out this fall and we can cover Europe and USA. Though I can’t do a long tour as my back won’t allow that, so I hope we can pick the best places and hit them hard.

I haven’t been this happy in ages and I hope that the music and poker will continue run well.

Take care…

Patrick
ps. few demo’s for coming album can be found here: www.myspace.com/sebastianferreira

Some thoughts

As I started this race to 250, my goal was to improve my playing and courage others to do the same. I had almost 3 years brake in poker and I sure lost the touch during that time. I have never played high limits, but I got to quite high for me before and I sure would like to get back there. Though, online poker is much much more tougher now, than it was few years ago. Of course micro limits are still home for calling stations and river hunters, but if you hop into .25/.50 NLHE game, you find that people can play the game pretty well.

What did this race give me? For sure it got me focused on the bankroll management (which was one of the goals), but even more it got me to focus when to quit. I had many 10-15 min sessions, where I doubled or tripled the buyin and I ran away. I thought, ok I got 200% win, time to quit. Maybe I could of won more, or lost everything if I continued, but that was one of my goals. When you are up, know when to quit, don’t reach for the moon and the sun, but take what you have and be happy with that.

Sure I had a lot of luck, other wise I wouldn’t be able to do this so quickly. But I think my strongest point was (which I doubt, no one else did in the race) I always followed 2-3 tables before joining in and chose the best one for me. I think that was crusial for the success.

Why? Then you don’t need to pay to learn your opponents. You know at least some of their moves before hand, you know which kind of players they are and they have absolutely no idea who you are and what you do. I think that gives me the edge in 1st 10 to 15 mins, where I always made my biggest wins. And before they even notised who I was and how I play, I was gone with their money.

Other reason to do the race was to gather the Twitter buddies together. I really love each one of the poker guys there and I truly think they are great bunch of people. I love the #TPT idea and I want to continue support that too. I hope we can have another race after we finnish this one. Maybe focusing to some other areas of the game. I think that these kinds of gatherings helps every one’s plays a lot and little competition makes it even more fun. What I would like to see more is some hands that people have played as I really enjoy seeing how other people play. I tried to email some of my hands to the other race guys, which I thought were some what good.

In last 4 weeks I have learned so much of poker, that I think I might have a chance not to destroy my bankroll in any time soon (knock knock). I know that my biggest strengths are reading opponents, but I still want to learn so much more. I really want to be up there, on a level that I might fight with the best. They are only humas too…

Thanks to every one who has been playing and supporting my journey so far. It has been truly a good fun…

NLHE Race from $10 to $250

We are starting a poker race from $10 to $250.

Rules:

- Starting from $10
- at any given time you can buy in max 10% of your bankroll excluding rake (so $1 + 0.10 is allowed)
- if your bankroll is less than $10, you can buy in with $1 (+rake)
- Hold Em only. Limit, NL, PL, Mixed Limit
- cash, SNG and tourneys allowed
- starting on Monday 4th of May at 00:00 GMT
- Poker Stars or Full Tilt
- all progress after every sit down needs to be mailed to: patrick.sebastian.mail (at) gmail.com
- handhistories needs to be provided on request
- unlimited rebuys, but rebuys needs to be covered (so if you rebuy once your goal is $260 etc)
- you can rebuy when you bankroll is less that $1.25
- every player will put $ 10 into the pot (need to transfer Patrick Sebastian account on start, who pays that for the winner)
- first to $250 bankroll wins it all
- #tpt not included, this is separate event
- Patrick Sebastian will handle all scoring and will keep the list of all players developement.
- you need to pay the “partisipation fee” before your 1st hand. Then it is fair.
- Be fair, don’t cheat. All cheaters will be executed on the town square

-transfer your $10 partisipation fee to PS acc name: b3ls3pub or FT acc name: belsepub

Easy way to prove your plays is that you take “print screen” at the beginning and at the end of your session. Or provide handhistories.

Partisipants:

Mr Patrick Sebastian (PS b3ls3pub, FT belsepub)
Mr RawrStar  (PS/FT RawrStar)
Mr PokerPlasm (PS/FT Zonetrap)
Mr Street  (PS Streetdipper/FTP Street3)
Mr Coolwhipflea (FTP Team7Deuce)
Mr Steve Brogan (FTP StevieTrips PS Steve_Treys)
Mr Polybicarbonate  (FTP Polybicarbonate)
Mr Arispoker (PS PkrSpokesman)
Mr Tracy J Snell (PS Waz Poker)
Mr Bryan Oulton (PS/FTP thereelgator)

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