I’ll have to look into that. I’m not sure how much $ I had in stars at the time, but I know I had a bunch in full tilt.
Played a 5 hour session @ 2/5 NL last night. Pretty wild, lots of stories.
Second hand of the session I’m in SB and call 15 with pocket 2s, flop quads. High hand for $400 is in effect and I make it on the board (first time ever for me) with about 55 minutes to go. It holds up until I hear “high hand” at the next table over with only 6 minutes left. They end up with quad 7s so I don’t get paid. Bummer, temporarily… I get pocket queens twice in the next round and 3-bet and get folds, then I get KK and 3-bet an open to about 80. Guy reraises to 200, I stack, he calls and board runs out clean as he mucks. So I’m already up about 800.
Running so hot it’s insane. Aces, jacks, 88 three separate times, sixes, threes that flop a set. Haven’t seen this many hands in forever. I’m up to about 1850 from my 500 buy-in. Go card-dead at this point for a while and lose about 200 when I 3-bet AQ and fire on a 3-6-8 flop. Guy pushes on a 7 turn and I have to fold. Then a few hands later the most interesting hand of the day happens…
I have ThTc on the button; EP raises to 20 and MP calls, I 3-bet to 90 and both call. Flop is Qh-9x-6h. I continue for 125 and both call. Turn is 8x, giving me a double gutter. Check/check, I deliberate for a minute and check also. I felt out of place in this spot… with 2 others in the pot, I have to imagine someone has a queen (or even a set). So I check as well hoping to hit my straight. River is a 7! … of hearts. Now EP bets 75 and MP stacks off for about 500 more. I begrudgingly fold.
I think I played the river correctly given the action. Would MP really push in with less than a flush here when both draws hit? Seems unlikely. In retrospect though (not trying to be results oriented, but whatever) if I bet heavy on the turn I’m thinking EP calls with what he has and MP folds, I hit the straight and take home a gigantic pot. Oh well. Would like to hear other thoughts if anyone has an opinion.
In any case, it’s about time to go so I rack up 1425 and a tidy profit.
I still haven’t found much about the payback. I think my neighbor is looking at 2012 articles.
I started Poker Stars with the free $50. I would periodically take $ out when I needed. IIRC I had maybe $1000 in it. At this point I do not care if I never get that back. I’ve made plenty of $ on a $0 investment.
I think if J10 doesn’t beat you I might call for the odds. But J10 could have hit his open ender on the flop and have you beat anyway. Feels like one of them has one of those two hands, so a reluctant fold feels right.