Spencer Lawrence

PokerStars Game #32454343757: Tournament #200909005, $100+$9 USD 8-Game (Omaha Hi/Lo Limit) – Level XIX (400/800) – 2009/09/04 21:39:34 ET
Table ‘200909005 54′ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: RILFT (1248 in chips)
Seat 2: sonajero (3166 in chips)
Seat 3: spence79 (2581 in chips)
Seat 4: Wink_wink (2807 in chips)
Seat 5: AJSuited16 (13897 in chips)
Seat 6: emptyseat88 (5283 in chips)
AJSuited16: posts small blind 200
emptyseat88: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to spence79 [4d 5c Kh Kd]
RILFT: calls 400
sonajero: folds
spence79: raises 400 to 800
Wink_wink: folds
AJSuited16: folds
emptyseat88: calls 400
RILFT: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [Ks 3d Jd]
emptyseat88: checks
RILFT: checks
spence79: bets 400
emptyseat88: calls 400
RILFT: folds
*** TURN *** [Ks 3d Jd] [7s]
emptyseat88: bets 800
spence79: raises 581 to 1381 and is all-in
emptyseat88: calls 581
*** RIVER *** [Ks 3d Jd 7s] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
emptyseat88: shows [As 8c 8d Th] (HI: a straight, Ten to Ace)
spence79: shows [4d 5c Kh Kd] (HI: three of a kind, Kings)
emptyseat88 collected 6162 from pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6162 | Rake 0
Board [Ks 3d Jd 7s Qh]
Seat 1: RILFT folded on the Flop
Seat 2: sonajero folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: spence79 showed [4d 5c Kh Kd] and lost with HI: three of a kind, Kings
Seat 4: Wink_wink (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: AJSuited16 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: emptyseat88 (big blind) showed [As 8c 8d Th] and won (6162) with HI: a straight, Ten to Ace

scotty is pretty damn “special”

Razz last night was another torrid, frustrating session where I couldn’t get anything going.

Took most of today off from poker, skipped the PLO event and spent a few hours cooking some irish stew instead.

Playing the 8pm 8game at the moment – doubled starting stack.

Amusing hand from scotty fischmann (emptyseat) here:

PokerStars Game #32453317623: Tournament #200909005, $100+$9 USD 8-Game (Razz Limit) – Level XII (160/320) – 2009/09/04 21:05:45 ET
Table ‘200909005 54′ 6-max
Seat 1: RILFT (2752 in chips)
Seat 2: leonydos22 (1245 in chips)
Seat 3: spence79 (6629 in chips)
Seat 4: Wink_wink (2343 in chips)
Seat 5: AJSuited16 (1832 in chips)
Seat 6: emptyseat88 (10304 in chips)
spence79: posts the ante 32
Wink_wink: posts the ante 32
AJSuited16: posts the ante 32
emptyseat88: posts the ante 32
RILFT: posts the ante 32
leonydos22: posts the ante 32
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to RILFT [6s]
Dealt to leonydos22 [Td]
Dealt to spence79 [7c 4d 3s]
Dealt to Wink_wink [9h]
Dealt to AJSuited16 [Ac]
Dealt to emptyseat88 [8s]
leonydos22: brings in for 48
spence79: raises 112 to 160
Wink_wink: folds
AJSuited16: raises 160 to 320
emptyseat88: calls 320
RILFT: folds
leonydos22: folds
spence79: raises 160 to 480
AJSuited16: raises 160 to 640
Betting is capped
emptyseat88: calls 320
spence79: calls 160
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to spence79 [7c 4d 3s] [2c]
Dealt to AJSuited16 [Ac] [4s]
Dealt to emptyseat88 [8s] [Qh]
spence79: bets 160
AJSuited16: raises 160 to 320
emptyseat88: calls 320
spence79: raises 160 to 480
AJSuited16: raises 160 to 640
Betting is capped
emptyseat88: calls 320
spence79: calls 160
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to spence79 [7c 4d 3s 2c] [Th]
Dealt to AJSuited16 [Ac 4s] [4h]
Dealt to emptyseat88 [8s Qh] [2h]
spence79: bets 320
AJSuited16: raises 200 to 520 and is all-in
emptyseat88: calls 520
spence79: raises 120 to 640
emptyseat88: calls 120
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to spence79 [7c 4d 3s 2c Th] [Jd]
Dealt to AJSuited16 [Ac 4s 4h] [Tc]
Dealt to emptyseat88 [8s Qh 2h] [9s]
spence79: checks
emptyseat88: bets 320
spence79: calls 320
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to spence79 [7c 4d 3s 2c Th Jd] [Ks]
spence79: checks
emptyseat88: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
spence79: shows [7c 4d 3s 2c Th Jd Ks] (Lo: T,7,4,3,2)
emptyseat88: mucks hand
spence79 collected 880 from side pot
AJSuited16: shows [5c 3h Ac 4s 4h Tc Kd] (Lo: T,5,4,3,A)
AJSuited16 collected 5640 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6520 Main pot 5640. Side pot 880. | Rake 0
Seat 1: RILFT folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: leonydos22 folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 3: spence79 showed [7c 4d 3s 2c Th Jd Ks] and won (880) with Lo: T,7,4,3,2
Seat 4: Wink_wink folded on the 3rd Street (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: AJSuited16 showed [5c 3h Ac 4s 4h Tc Kd] and won (5640) with Lo: T,5,4,3,A
Seat 6: emptyseat88 mucked [Ah 2s 8s Qh 2h 9s 9d]

PokerStars Game #32396832484: Tournament #200909001, $200+$15 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level I (10/20) – 2009/09/03 14:31:38 ET
Table ‘200909001 662′ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: limoni (5000 in chips)
Seat 2: jmenfou2 (4980 in chips)
Seat 3: adkaf (5010 in chips)
Seat 4: mattg1983 (4970 in chips)
Seat 5: spence79 (5010 in chips)
Seat 6: camfoote (5030 in chips)
spence79: posts small blind 10
camfoote: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to spence79 [Ks Kd]
limoni: raises 40 to 60
jmenfou2: folds
adkaf: folds
mattg1983: raises 140 to 200
spence79: raises 500 to 700
camfoote: folds
limoni: folds
mattg1983: calls 500
*** FLOP *** [3s 6s Qs]
spence79: bets 1000
mattg1983: raises 3270 to 4270 and is all-in
spence79: calls 3270
*** TURN *** [3s 6s Qs] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [3s 6s Qs Jc] [4c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
spence79: shows [Ks Kd] (a pair of Kings)
mattg1983: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
mattg1983 collected 10020 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10020 | Rake 0
Board [3s 6s Qs Jc 4c]
Seat 1: limoni folded before Flop
Seat 2: jmenfou2 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: adkaf folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: mattg1983 (button) showed [Ad Ac] and won (10020) with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: spence79 (small blind) showed [Ks Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: camfoote (big blind) folded before Flop

Only a few hands in. I’m pretty sure I can’t get away in 6max despite it being early and 250 bb deep.

Guess I get to focus on the razz.

Uneventful flight, 13 hrs sleep and ton of borscht later I’m ready for the first wcoop event kicking off in just under an hour at 1430 EST – the $215 NL 6max.  $215 Razz starts at 1630.  In theory the razz is one of my best shots at a bracelet during the series, so fingers crossed for some 60/40s to start panning out for me again.

Any event can be watched live online simply by installing the pokerstars client and selecting the wcoop menu from the events tab.

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I turn up 65 mins late becuase I had a feeling they’d play 5 levels and I wanted to be fresh for 200/400 50 (the only meaningful level of day – nice big antes)
I get the 600 back check-raising a kid with 75 on Q44 after  defending my bb.
Kid raises utg I call btn J6hh, bb calls, flop J82 w/2 clubs.  Kid bets 600 we both call.  Turn off 3 check around.  River off 5 check to me I value for 1100. bb calls.  I say Jack no kicker and turn over my nizzles (vs his range).  He tanks for close to a minute frowning then turns over QJ.  I honestly think he was just retarded and half blind rather than slowrolling.

I make it 500 utg at 1/2 with 33 same guy cc from emp.  Flop J62.  I cbet 800 he calls so im done.  Except turn is a king.  booyah.  I bet 1500.  He calls after a few seconds.  While I’m considering firing a 3rd barrel, im  worried he’s a station. River comes a K anyway.  Sigh.  Ch ch.  He has AJo.  Nice play sir.  I prob give up even without the K river, but I’m not sure.  Couple hands later he checkcalled two streets of big bets (2k and 5k) on AQTK board then mucked when shown AJ – so I probably shouldn’t fire a 3rd barrel on river unless its a Q.

I raise and fold to 3bets a couple of times.

I open to 550 in lmp w/ KTss.  BB makes it 1700.  His playback range is probably wide as I’ve been raisefolding so much.  I take a flop with 22k behind.  Flop Q75 all spades.  He checks,  I bet 2k he makes it 8k.  Now i know im golden as he’s just about good enough to know he should lead the nizzles – and if he doesnt hes checkcalling not checkraising.

I consider just calling but i dont think he  fires again with his air range so I just ship now after a minutes thought to max value against As, lower flushes and sets.

He INSTA calls, tables AsQx like its the fucking nuts.  I flip my near nizzles
Turn 8s.  And I’m $10k down in about 85 minutes of play

• Main event seat orange 64 9. Started 12 just deciding how late 2 turn up #
• 65 min late and only blinded down 600. 27500 at break cos i cant resist def btn j6s vs utg raise. 5 levels 2day. #
• The xtra sleep will repay the investment with nice interest when im fresher durin lvl 5. Will prob leave early 4 lunch as well #
• 24k. I make it 550 lmp kts. Bb 1700.I call and flop flush on q hi brd he xr2 8k and instacalls my cram with aq and nfd.Obv hits turn #

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As part of the pokerstars WSOP ME package we got entry to their $1m summer spectacular.  First stage was a 6 seat live sng at the Palms.

3rd-6th $100, 2nd $300, 1st $500+ entry to online freeroll with $800k in prizes.   Top heavy is the correct description.

2k chips to start.  15 min blinds.  25/50, 50/100, 100/200, 200/400.  Top heavy turbo crapshoot.  Sounds like my domain.

Table looks old for internet players (ie mostly my age) so I make one cute 3-bet at 25/50 btn vs co and otherwise sit tight planning to resteal allin at 5/1 1/2  over opening ranges I assume will be incorrectly wide and 3bet calling ranges incorrectly tight.

The last hand at 25/50 I defend KJs vs a 40-ish local. Flop T9x with one club.  I check-shove over his bet and he tank/folds.  He mucked a little hard, obviously frustrated,  and one card flipped.  A ten.  The asian kid in seat 2 sniggers and I try not to giggle.

A couple more shoves over lp opens and I fold A9s 5 handed on btn vs CL utg open at 20bb eff.  He’d been fairly tight and I saw a K as he passed cards to dealer.

100/200 3 handed.  I shove A7o from sb over CL btn raise to 575.  He calls after a brief hesitation with K8o.  He had almost 8k vs the local and me both around 2100.  Flop T98xJ.  Ship it.

Local doubles 99 vs 66 vs CL.  He has 5k, I have 4k, previous CL 3k.

1st hand of 200/400.  KJo on btn.  Sweeeeeeeet.  Ship.  Local insta all-in.  bb folds A5o face up.  Local obv has aces.  FML.   Flop 234 and bb looks ready to kill himself.

Sigh.  Still a free benjy for 45 minutes play is ok.