i know.

i made about 18k on casino whoring between 2004-2005


blackjack ballroom had an autospin blackjack bonus that was 1500+1500, low playthrough, +ev of like 1400.. go to bed, wake up with all that ev

yeah, bonuswhores.com was the jam for free money

[Edited on August 7, 2009 at 1:40 PM. Reason : e]

8/7/2009 1:39:10 PM

Same here. Made for a nice downpayment on the house. I miss the bonus whoring days.

8/7/2009 1:42:09 PM

for real.

college loans, car payments, enormous tv payments?

nope. thanks online gaming.

8/7/2009 1:44:59 PM

.I surfed in on the tail end of the bonuswhores.com era. I did a bunch of referral whoring in 2005 or so with Absolute Poker. They had a ridiculously easy hand requirement and you had to be a fucking idiot not to deposit the required 20.00, play 100 hands and get your 50.00 bonus before busting out.

As the referer my $100 bonus was instant and without any strings, so I started offering people $50 instant transfer to their AP account after clearing it. That got me more bites, but it wasn't until I started offering to stake them with neteller/ewallet AND offer $50 at the end did I really start going crazy. I think I had over 30 sucessful referrals ~$1500 and since each one got me an entry into their cruise/vacation sweepstakes, I won that too and they gave me like 3 grand to cover it.

The only problem I had was MacGuyver busting out and not paying me back. And some dude scammed me for 50 bucks on an AP/PS transfer. Unforunately, the next month the referral program was reorganized and no longer lucrative.

[Edited on August 7, 2009 at 1:57 PM. Reason : ]

8/7/2009 1:56:52 PM

Nice. I was always tempted to set up dummy accounts for referrals but the logistics just made it too difficult.

8/7/2009 2:06:07 PM

gnomes were shockingly easy.

set up a few vms, a few extra neteller accounts, your roomates/friends ids, give them a cut...

voila.

8/7/2009 2:16:51 PM

Yeah, I had a few but I always debated creating a few dozen and tier them.

8/7/2009 2:22:54 PM

oh. yeah i never got past like 5

8/7/2009 2:25:28 PM

Down $250 playing $1-$3 last night. Was doing pretty will until I lost an $1100 pot with set vs straight flush draw.

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8/8/2009 12:37:12 PM

Dave

How are the cash games in Raleigh? Still the same I assume.

I went to AC last week and got destroyed. I couldnt hit a draw to save my life.

I play with some co workers once a month. They run a 1/2 cash game with a 100min and no cap, cash plays. There was about $4k on the table when this hand happened.

I limp UTG with 6h 6d. Everyone is in the hand (6 total) and the BB raises $5. 4 people to the flop...

As 6c 3s....BING....

BB bets out $10, I call hoping to trap (BB is a friggin maniac)...next guy folds, guy after raises to $75....

BB hesitates for all of 2 seconds and then calls the $65. At this point I have $425 behind me. I decide to jam it all in here knowing that the re-raiser either has 33 or a big ace he isnt going to lay down. Well, my read was wrong because he insta folded. The action is now on the BB who tanks. Eventually he shows me 5s 7s and starts wanting to talk business ie: running twice, etc. I stay silent (for the first time in my life). After thinking for 6-7 min, I call clock on him. He then calls me.

I decide to run it twice and boat both times.

I did the math and figured i was a 66/33 favorite.

Any thoughts or further analysis on this hand?

8/8/2009 2:14:11 PM

might as well start off the day with a $30 suckout...

Full Tilt Poker Game #13903831607: Table Creator - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:35:14 ET - 2009/08/08
Seat 1: Goose Mom ($25.09)
Seat 2: nikedunklowpro ($22.13)
Seat 3: Romeo760 ($4.30)
Seat 4: Olli-FFM ($4.05)
Seat 5: happyglen ($26.44)
Seat 6: nycxchinkxboi ($14.68)
Seat 7: Journey89 ($37.36)
Seat 8: gamepokerme ($5)
Seat 9: I_will_FOLD_it ($7.64)
Olli-FFM posts the small blind of $0.10
happyglen posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nikedunklowpro [Qc Qd]
nycxchinkxboi raises to $0.75
Journey89 folds
I_will_FOLD_it folds
Goose Mom has 15 seconds left to act
Goose Mom calls $0.75
nikedunklowpro has 15 seconds left to act
nikedunklowpro raises to $2.75
Romeo760 folds
Olli-FFM folds
happyglen folds
nycxchinkxboi calls $2
Goose Mom folds
*** FLOP *** [4c Qs 9c]
nycxchinkxboi checks
nikedunklowpro checks
*** TURN *** [4c Qs 9c] [8d]
nycxchinkxboi has 15 seconds left to act
nycxchinkxboi bets $1
nikedunklowpro has 15 seconds left to act
nikedunklowpro raises to $4
nycxchinkxboi raises to $11.93, and is all in
nikedunklowpro calls $7.93
nycxchinkxboi shows [9d Ts]
nikedunklowpro shows [Qc Qd]
*** RIVER *** [4c Qs 9c 8d] [Jc]
nycxchinkxboi shows a straight, Queen high
nikedunklowpro shows three of a kind, Queens
nycxchinkxboi wins the pot ($28.94) with a straight, Queen high

8/8/2009 7:15:08 PM

Hey hish. I think you played it well. That was almost exactly like my hand except I lost. The only game I really play any more is this 1 3 game. I don't think there is a max but most people buy in for 300. Greg told me about a game in durham near 9th street so I will have to check that out some time.

8/8/2009 7:38:32 PM

I need some input here...

Full Tilt Poker Game #13907407300: Table Von Leidner - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:51:29 ET - 2009/08/08
Seat 1: demoneyez ($35.37)
Seat 2: AKspartn ($28.02)
Seat 3: Valera49 ($25)
Seat 4: kaldexpoker ($14.82)
Seat 5: nikedunklowpro ($28.59)
Seat 6: fpdkdi ($25.91)
Seat 7: gauravbs ($9.75)
Seat 8: pokergodsbet ($19.89)
Seat 9: tony2onlaptop ($33.01)
AKspartn posts the small blind of $0.10
Valera49 posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nikedunklowpro [9h Ts]
kaldexpoker has 15 seconds left to act
kaldexpoker folds
nikedunklowpro calls $0.25
fpdkdi folds
gauravbs folds
pokergodsbet calls $0.25
tony2onlaptop raises to $0.50
demoneyez folds
AKspartn folds
Valera49 calls $0.25
nikedunklowpro calls $0.25
pokergodsbet calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [9s 8s 7d]
Valera49 checks
nikedunklowpro checks
pokergodsbet bets $0.75
tony2onlaptop raises to $3.75
Valera49 folds
Valera49 adds $0.50
nikedunklowpro has 15 seconds left to act

my gut tells me to shove but I decided to fold, the bet is just too weird for me to put him on a hand

[Edited on August 8, 2009 at 10:11 PM. Reason : /]

8/8/2009 10:09:25 PM

well I lost 2/5 of my bankroll today, never buying in with more than 10% on any one table

awesome

8/8/2009 10:28:47 PM

You should never be limping T9o EP in FR. If you're that bored, play more tables.

As played.. you could shove and hope to flip against an overpair > JJ. Folding is better, you're only in for $.50 and if you run the risk of getting it in really bad.



[Edited on August 9, 2009 at 1:33 AM. Reason : .]

8/9/2009 1:26:50 AM

does anyone have any experience with poker at the riviera? i'm gonna do a tourney there i think, but what about the cash games? easy to make some money or will i have to work at it?

8/9/2009 2:05:35 AM

Man we could do no wrong. Gotta dump this before I have to draw a little hangman stick figure like we've seen earlier in this thread. I guess this is definitely considered a hot streak.

8/10/2009 5:36:28 PM

hey that was me!

8/10/2009 5:45:47 PM

^Yeah I was 85% that sure it was.

D:

Looks like I haven't set Full Tilt up after fresh Win7 install.

bone made it 3, i pot raised mid position for like 10.50 and he pushes for +30 , I instacall and get paid! Not with QQQ
Dealer: boneheadny has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: boneheadny shows [Qs Qc]
Dealer: bcscb shows [Ac Ad]
Dealer: boneheadny shows a full house, Queens full of Eights
Dealer: bcscb shows two pair, Aces and Eights
Dealer: boneheadny wins the pot ($69.50) with a full house, Queens full of Eights
Dealer: easyread78 has reconnected
Dealer: Hand #13947061550
boneheadny: wow
bcscb: wtf you think i had there
Dealer: seeyesee has 15 seconds left to act
boneheadny: ak

[Edited on August 10, 2009 at 6:06 PM. Reason : ]

8/10/2009 5:46:31 PM

^^ great ready to break out your mspaint skills!



[Edited on August 12, 2009 at 11:31 AM. Reason : :busted != beatup:]

8/12/2009 11:30:43 AM

What are you playing?

8/12/2009 8:08:01 PM

only time i've lost i was too busy flirting with the hot chick beside me

8/12/2009 8:47:38 PM

^^55+5 mostly.

8/13/2009 3:20:41 PM

9 handed, 6max, or HU? Nice results BTW

8/13/2009 4:03:09 PM

9 handed mostly. A couple 6 handed, no HU. The two 70 entry fees were those crazy 300 chip super turbos. The 5.50s are ruining the stats and date all the way back to 2006 I think. I'm definitely not good enough to win 60 dollar SNGs consistently, but I guess my buddy damn sure is.

8/13/2009 5:22:02 PM

how many hours a day do you guys play?

8/13/2009 9:41:35 PM

Full Tilt Poker Game #14014217814: Table Arlington Bridge - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:39:26 ET - 2009/08/13
Seat 1: daCatzMeow ($200)
Seat 2: rexwex ($228.25)
Seat 3: Kolyic ($165.45)
Seat 4: DCLunatic ($235.40)
Seat 5: powerisgood ($203)
Seat 6: Qatux ($38.35)
Seat 7: bcscb ($278.65)
Seat 8: braphe ($40)
Seat 9: school1975 ($98.60), is sitting out
Qatux posts the small blind of $1
bcscb posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bcscb [Kd Ad]
braphe raises to $7
daCatzMeow folds
rexwex folds
Kolyic folds
DCLunatic raises to $26
powerisgood folds
Qatux folds
bcscb has 15 seconds left to act
bcscb calls $24
braphe folds
*** FLOP *** [8s Ah Qh]
bcscb has 15 seconds left to act
bcscb bets $60
DCLunatic has 15 seconds left to act
DCLunatic has requested TIME
rexwex has been disconnected
rexwex has reconnected
DCLunatic raises to $209.40, and is all in
bcscb has 15 seconds left to act
bcscb has requested TIME
bcscb calls $149.40
DCLunatic shows [Qd Qs]
bcscb shows [Kd Ad]
*** TURN *** [8s Ah Qh] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [8s Ah Qh 3h] [2s]
DCLunatic shows three of a kind, Queens
bcscb shows a pair of Aces
DCLunatic wins the pot ($475.80) with three of a kind, Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $478.80 | Rake $3
Board: [8s Ah Qh 3h 2s]
Seat 1: daCatzMeow didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: rexwex didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Kolyic didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: DCLunatic showed [Qd Qs] and won ($475.80) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: powerisgood (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: Qatux (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: bcscb (big blind) showed [Kd Ad] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: braphe folded before the Flop
Seat 9: school1975 is sitting out

At any point could I have gotten away from this hand? I put him on kings.

8/13/2009 9:53:21 PM

Why would you put him on Kings? I doubt he would shove the flop there with the A hitting when he only has kings. He might as well have 22,33,44, etc to make that play. It is a very strong play by him and I doubt he'd do it without an A or set (he may think you are bluffing at the A, but I doubt it). Here I think that the best you can hope for is a chop. He's most likely to have set or AQ IMO. I doubt he'd shove with AJ but I suppose its possible.

8/14/2009 9:19:07 AM

nevermind, i reread the history. i'd probably call as well, but looking back it seems to be a pretty easy fold. like ^ said, the best you can really hope for is another AK, with AA and QQ the other most likely hands. i doubt he would shove with KK after you bet hard into it, especially with a good sized stack like that

[Edited on August 14, 2009 at 11:35 AM. Reason : .]

8/14/2009 11:32:36 AM

Yeah, there are really only four hands you can put him on there and you only beat one of them.

8/14/2009 1:12:50 PM

Yeah, it's definitely a textbook example of playing outside one's limits. I seriously seriously considered folding and the call came at the last split second of my time bank after his re-raise occurred in the exact same fashion. I literally stared at the 159 left to call knowing deep down I was probably beat (putting him on kings was probably just denial) and I incorrectly thought by then I was committed to the pot.

At that point I was sitting with 1.5 the max and feeling pretty good -- I doubled my remaining 40 and then took a break. Came back to some SNGs and I'm somewhat close to break even, which is still way way up for the week. I did pretty well in ACY at 1/2 and honestly I think I just need to stop being lazy, cheap and an overall idiot and read the staples in NLHE literature.

Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled programming. Thanks for the input.

8/14/2009 2:32:51 PM

This is a spot where you really need the villain's 3bet%. If he's a FR nitball, three betting <3% of the time, folding is your best option. If he's a thinking player who abuses FR nitballs with three bets, I'd bump it up to ~$75 preflop or commit yourself to the hand with a bigger four bet.

Calling oop is your worst option preflop. If you're going to do so, at lease check raise that flop to make up some of the equity you've already pissed away. A small lead would be better to induce a spew from KK/JJ/TT/AJ, the big lead will almost never get you action from a hand you beat.


^ you wrote that while I was typing, looks like you figured it out on your own. PT3/HEM is pretty essential for 200NL, decisions like this are really hard to make without three bet stats.



[Edited on August 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2009 2:39:00 PM

if that was a $5 sng i'd definitely call without thinking, but for a couple hundo i'd be tighter than a snare drum

8/14/2009 2:53:30 PM

Finished 4th in the 5r on Stars last night for $2803. Then a few minutes later won the 11 2r1a on Stars for $4279.

Sick night imo.

Strippers and blow forthcoming?

8/14/2009 3:32:59 PM

^I need that for my jetblue all-you-can-jet vacation. I need a '15 city' vacation so bad right now i'm considering selling my car, forfeiting a month's salary and biking to work every day after.

I actually drive a company car 95% of the time, so that first part wasn't as drastic as it probably sounds.

[Edited on August 14, 2009 at 3:48 PM. Reason : .]

8/14/2009 3:47:11 PM

Yeh I heard bout that deal w/ Jetblue. Sounds sweet.

8/14/2009 4:00:57 PM

Nice. What happened to playing the 180s?

8/14/2009 4:15:46 PM

Who wants to loan me 400 bucks so I don't have to explain to one of my best friends I lost nearly my entire share of what we've accomplished this week?

Which one of you stalked me on 1/2 and played me like a fiddle?!

8/14/2009 5:23:08 PM

Quote :

"Nice. What happened to playing the 180s?"

Still playing them too. Just throwing in some MTTs as well.

8/14/2009 5:42:07 PM

8/17/2009 2:48:14 PM

nice man

take that shit and play 1 big ass 1k sng

8/17/2009 5:43:32 PM

This is why I rarely bluff in low limit cash games on FTP...

morons can't even read a board...

Full Tilt Poker Game #14099072955: Table Sterling Silver - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:07:22 ET - 2009/08/17
Seat 1: ffbip ($29.93)
Seat 2: Terry MT ($26.79)
Seat 3: thekrusher1 ($9.25)
Seat 4: jodep ($25)
Seat 5: nikedunklowpro ($20)
Seat 6: blmf20 ($23.06)
Seat 7: imadonkKK ($5.44)
Seat 8: MIFLACA ($12.42)
Seat 9: Wayel_XIII ($5)
Wayel_XIII posts the small blind of $0.10
ffbip posts the big blind of $0.25
5 seconds left to act
nikedunklowpro posts $0.25
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to nikedunklowpro [Jc 9c]
Terry MT folds
thekrusher1 folds
jodep folds
nikedunklowpro checks
blmf20 folds
imadonkKK folds
MIFLACA calls $0.25
Wayel_XIII folds
Wayel_XIII adds $0.10
ffbip checks
*** FLOP *** [2c Ah 7c]
ffbip checks
nikedunklowpro bets $0.50
MIFLACA raises to $1
ffbip folds
nikedunklowpro calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [2c Ah 7c] [2d]
nikedunklowpro has 15 seconds left to act
nikedunklowpro bets $1.50
MIFLACA calls $1.50
*** RIVER *** [2c Ah 7c 2d] [7h]
nikedunklowpro has 15 seconds left to act
nikedunklowpro bets $10
MIFLACA calls $9.67, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $0.33 returned to nikedunklowpro
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nikedunklowpro shows [Jc 9c] two pair, Sevens and Twos
MIFLACA shows [8s Ad] two pair, Aces and Sevens
MIFLACA wins the pot ($23.94) with two pair, Aces and Sevens

[Edited on August 17, 2009 at 9:32 PM. Reason : /]

8/17/2009 9:31:11 PM

your line makes no sense.

8/18/2009 8:26:36 AM

Anyone have advice for how your game changes from in-person to on-line poker?

I usually do well in-person when playing tournaments, but I just can't catch a break in online poker. I've been playing some of the SNG tournaments as well as a couple regular tournaments. I tried a turbo but I'm more of a conservative player so the fast blinds throws me off.

8/18/2009 9:30:51 AM

What's your sample size? It wasn't that different for me, although most in person stts have better structures than the online ones.

8/18/2009 10:24:02 AM

^^^what doesn't make sense?

I was obviously representing a full house

8/19/2009 12:31:56 AM

Yeah, but you bet $10 into a $3 pot. I think I'd be less likely to call a smaller bet.

8/19/2009 12:37:06 AM

anyone playing the steps on pokerstars?

I cashed out my balance a long ass time ago, but i'm in ny and bored so i got on and played a fpp sng and won a step 1 ticket. I kinda wanna see if i can run up a roll from this. step 1 is $7.50, so someone should help a brother out and buy this thing from me. anyone?

8/19/2009 1:17:47 AM

okay so you can't sell step tickets. that's weak. i was stoked to make a roll out of my 7 bucks. anyone wanna transfer me $2.50 just to see if i can do it? i'll give you $5 when i get above 20.

8/19/2009 3:15:54 AM

sure whats ur name on stars

8/19/2009 5:46:46 PM