Full Tilt Session

Fortunately, my hand histories are being saved again. They actually sent me the copy of my hand history from the 50k guarantee but it's not spaced correctly. If I ever get the patience to comb through it, I may post some of the critical hands.

Now onto my recent Full Tilt session. I tried to cash most of my money out of FTP. They approved my first with drawl, but for some reason they denied my second. I wanted to withdraw all but $500 of it. But instead I was left with more after the denial. I came home early the other night and decided to take a shot. So I sat down at a $3-$6NLHE 6-max deep game. I bought in for 1k. After a couple of hours, I left winning $2k. This will seem like a long post because the hand histories take so much room. But I will try to elaborate on each hand... enjoy..

Full Tilt Poker Game #10084069644:
Table Pool (deep 6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:59:27 ET - 2009/01/16
SWICK123 is feeling happy
Seat 1: Coolh4nd ($609)
Seat 2: Matt J Bryant ($961)
Seat 3: WhoIsThisGuy ($600)
Seat 4: SWICK123 ($444.65)
Seat 5: dwballz ($1,269.30)
Seat 6: scheleNelis ($600)
WhoIsThisGuy posts the small blind of $3
SWICK123 posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [8h 8s]
dwballz folds
Coolh4nd folds
Matt J Bryant raises to $21
WhoIsThisGuy raises to $77
SWICK123 has 15 seconds left to act
SWICK123 folds
Matt J Bryant calls $56
*** FLOP *** [2h Kh 7c]
WhoIsThisGuy has 15 seconds left to act
WhoIsThisGuy bets $115
Matt J Bryant raises to $300
WhoIsThisGuy has 15 seconds left to act
WhoIsThisGuy adds $192
WhoIsThisGuy folds
Uncalled bet of $185 returned to Matt J Bryant
Matt J Bryant mucks
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($387)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $390 Rake $3
Board: [2h Kh 7c]
Seat 1: Coolh4nd didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Matt J Bryant (button) collected ($387), mucked
Seat 3: WhoIsThisGuy (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: SWICK123 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: dwballz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: scheleNelis is sitting out

On this hand, I raise to $21 from the button with 88. I get reraised from the SB to $77. I haven't played many hands to this point. Online players, especially at the higher levels, are not afraid to 3 bet you without much of a hand. I am still giving him credit for a decent hand though. I'm sure the SB thinks there's a good chance he could win it here with a raise. The BB folds and I call his raise. The flop is a pretty good one for me with just one over. The SB leads out $115. I don't care to call here. I feel if I am ahead right now, I need to win it now. Two many cards can come and complicate things. I decide to put the pressure on him and raise to $300. This really puts him in a bind with any hand other than AA, a king, or a set. He folds and I drag almost $200 profit.


That was really the only critical hand I played at that table. The table got short. I even played heads-up for a little while with the player from the previous hand. But after not filling up, I decide to move tables. The guy from the previous hand is also at this table.


Full Tilt Poker Game #10084402014:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:20:10 ET - 2009/01/16
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($640.50)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($2,632.90)
Seat 3: childish games ($891.90)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($1,026)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($860.45)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,224)
WhoIsThisGuy posts the small blind of $3
CHAxxCEO posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [Qs Ks]
childish games raises to $21
Matt J Bryant calls $21
SantaCruz40 folds
yummytt folds
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO calls $15
*** FLOP *** [Qd 3s 6d]
CHAxxCEO checks
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games bets $48
Matt J Bryant calls $48
CHAxxCEO folds
*** TURN *** [Qd 3s 6d] [4h]
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games bets $112
Matt J Bryant calls $112
*** RIVER *** [Qd 3s 6d 4h] [Jc]
childish games checks
Matt J Bryant checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
childish games shows [Qc Tc] a pair of Queens
Matt J Bryant shows [Qs Ks] a pair of Queens
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($383) with a pair of Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $386 Rake $3
Board: [Qd 3s 6d 4h Jc]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: childish games showed [Qc Tc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant showed [Qs Ks] and won ($383) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 didn't bet (folded)Seat 6: yummytt (button) didn't bet (folded)
On this hand, I played very cautiously. I didn't know much about the preflop raiser since I hadn't been at the table very long. On the flop, she bet and I just call. I have a player behind me, who folds. I'm looking to see if she slows down on the turn. I don't feel like putting in a ton of money here with just top pair. But she doesn't slow down, betting $112. Now I think she at least has a pair and not A-K, A-J type hands. I'm not really worried about her drawing. Except maybe the diamond draw but that's unlikely. I call. The river is a blank jack and she checks. I should have bet here. I kicked myself afterwards. Some players would check A-A or A-Q. But that's about the only hands she would check that I couldn't beat. I just didn't expect her to raise preflop with the hand she did. I should have value-bet $100 or so here. She could have looked me up with a 10-10, or 8-8 type hand or something if she thought I was betting a missed flush draw. She surely would have called $100 with the hand she did happen to have Qc-10c.



Full Tilt Poker Game #10084945168:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:54:14 ET - 2009/01/16
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($600)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($2,384.90)
Seat 3: childish games ($912.25)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($1,335.20)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,014.05)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,332.05)
Matt J Bryant posts the small blind of $3
SantaCruz40 posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [4h Ah]
yummytt raises to $21
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant calls $18
SantaCruz40 calls $15
*** FLOP *** [6h 8h 9c]
Matt J Bryant checks
SantaCruz40 checks
yummytt has 15 seconds left to act
yummytt bets $48
Matt J Bryant calls $48
SantaCruz40 folds
*** TURN *** [6h 8h 9c] [5c]
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant bets $100
yummytt has 15 seconds left to act
yummytt raises to $300
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant folds
Uncalled bet of $200 returned to yummytt
yummytt mucks
yummytt wins the pot ($356)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $359 Rake $3
Board: [6h 8h 9c 5c]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: childish games (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: yummytt collected ($356), mucked
I lost $169 on this one. I called a raise with Ah4h from the SB. The BB tagged along. I flopped the nut-flush draw. I checked because I'm first to act. I'd like to see the turn for cheap. It checks to the original raiser who bets $48. This is a good example of why it sucks to be out of position. I could raise here. But if he calls and a blank hits the turn, I have to build an even bigger pot with nothing. I just call the flop and the BB folds. The turn is the 5c. Not quite what I was hoping for. But I thought it may be a decent semi-bluff card. I threw a $100 bet out there trying to represent a 7(which makes a straight). Or some 2 pair hand. Maybe trying to protect against the two possible flush draws on board. BUT.... he didn't go for it.. He raises me to $300. I'm getting a little less than 3-1... and I need 4-1 to call. I'm unlikely to get super paid if I do hit it. Ahhh I muck.


Full Tilt Poker Game #10085049116:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:00:52 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($600)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($1,982.90)
Seat 3: childish games ($891.25)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($1,168.45)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,231.05)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,704.05)
CHAxxCEO posts the small blind of $3
childish games posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [Td Kd]
Matt J Bryant calls $6
SantaCruz40 has 15 seconds left to act
SantaCruz40 folds
yummytt has 15 seconds left to act
yummytt raises to $30
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant calls $24
*** FLOP *** [3h 3d 7d]
Matt J Bryant checks
yummytt bets $48
Matt J Bryant calls $48
*** TURN *** [3h 3d 7d] [Ad]
Matt J Bryant checks
yummytt has 15 seconds left to act
yummytt bets $128
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant raises to $350
yummytt has 15 seconds left to act
yummytt has requested TIME
yummytt folds
Uncalled bet of $222 returned to Matt J Bryant
Matt J Bryant mucks
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($418)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $421 Rake $3
Board: [3h 3d 7d Ad]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: childish games (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant collected ($418), mucked
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: yummytt folded on the Turn
I made about $160 on this one. I decide to limp UTG with Kd10d. I don't do a whole lot of limping in these 6-max games but I'll give it a shot every once in a while. I limp and cut-off raises to $30. I'll usually give it up here. But I gamble. Yummytt has been pretty active, as well as childish games. I call and the flop comes 3h3d7d.. giving me 2 overs and the second nut flush draw. I check and he bets $48. I thought about raising here again. As I will sometimes. But being out of position is not something I enjoy. I call. The turn was a great card Ad. Giving me the nut flush. And possibly giving him top pair. I check again. He bets $128. I like my raise here but not the amount. I probably should have raised a little less. Maybe go with the min-raise or like $300 instead of $350. I'm not sure it would have mattered. But if he has A-K, A-Q, etc. he almost has to call. Then I'm sure an Ace or 3 would have hit the river, lol. He thought for a second and folded.




Full Tilt Poker Game #10085224683:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:12:18 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($621)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($1,965.35)
Seat 3: childish games ($1,219.20)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($1,405.65)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,488.45)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,480.05)
SantaCruz40 posts the small blind of $3
yummytt posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [Kc Tc]
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant raises to $21
SantaCruz40 calls $18
yummytt folds
*** FLOP *** [7c Ts 2c]
SantaCruz40 checks
Matt J Bryant bets $40
SantaCruz40 calls $40
*** TURN *** [7c Ts 2c] [2d]
SantaCruz40 checks
Matt J Bryant bets $80
SantaCruz40 calls $80
*** RIVER *** [7c Ts 2c 2d] [Jc]
SantaCruz40 bets $6
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant raises to $100
SantaCruz40 has 15 seconds left to act
SantaCruz40 calls $94
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Matt J Bryant shows [Kc Tc] a flush, King high
SantaCruz40 mucks
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($485) with a flush, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $488 Rake $3
Board: [7c Ts 2c 2d Jc]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: childish games didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant (button) showed [Kc Tc] and won ($485) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 (small blind) mucked [Td Ac] - two pair, Tens and Twos
Seat 6: yummytt (big blind) folded before the Flop
I won $247 on this hand. I thought I was ahead the whole time but I actually caught a lucky river. I raise preflop from the button with Kc10c and get one caller from the SB. I flop a monster. Top-pair with a good kicker and the second-nut flush draw. He checks to me and I bet $40. He calls. His range is kind of wide here. He could have a straight draw, flush draw, a middle pair, a ten. It's too early to really narrow it down. The turn is 2d. Pretty meaningless. It's unlikely that he has a duece. He checks again and I bet $80. He calls again. This guy was a wierd player. He limped way more than normal and seemed like he wanted to avoid big pots unless he had the goods(which I realize is the idea of the game but he seemed overly tight). When he called my $80 turn bet, I no longer thought he was drawing. The board paired on the turn and he is the type not to really want to continue drawing with the board paired. It's possible, but I thought he had a pair already. I thought he may have me beat at this point. With A-10, J-J, or 77. But the river was a good one. Jc. Giving me the second-nut flush(with a possible full house on board). And he does something strange and bets $6. I'm kind of thrown off by that lol. I would hate to be the idiot who raises him only to get reraised and maybe have to throw my hand away. I liked the club on the river but the jack scared me a little. I thought he may have jacks. Being the type of player he was, he could have just called with J-J on both streets. But I did make a high flush and I'd like to be paid. So ultimately, I raise to $100. He thinks, and calls with A-10. He actually had me killed until the river. Which I thought was possible along the way. Oh well, I'll take it.

Full Tilt Poker Game #10085262167:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:14:44 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($603)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($1,965.35)
Seat 3: childish games ($1,219.20)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($1,649.65)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,266.50)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,471.05)
WhoIsThisGuy posts the small blind of $3
CHAxxCEO posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [6c 6h]
childish games raises to $21
Matt J Bryant calls $21
SantaCruz40 calls $21
yummytt folds
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO calls $15
*** FLOP *** [As 6s 8d]
CHAxxCEO checks
childish games bets $64
Matt J Bryant raises to $240
SantaCruz40 folds
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games calls $176
*** TURN *** [As 6s 8d] [Ah]
childish games checks
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant bets $400
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games calls $400
*** RIVER *** [As 6s 8d Ah] [Jd]
childish games checks
Matt J Bryant bets $560
childish games has 15 seconds left to act
childish games calls $558.20, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $1.80 returned to Matt J Bryant
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Matt J Bryant shows [6c 6h] a full house, Sixes full of Aces
childish games mucks
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($2,480.40) with a full house, Sixes full of Aces
childish games adds $1,200
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2,483.40 Rake $3
Board: [As 6s 8d Ah Jd]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: childish games mucked [9s Ad] - three of a kind, Aces
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant showed [6c 6h] and won ($2,480.40) with a full house, Sixes full of Aces
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: yummytt (button) didn't bet (folded)
Here was the big boy. I made $1,282 on this one. Childish games raises preflop to $21. She has done this fairly often and has shown down hands like K-10 suited, or J-9 suited, etc. And if you'll notice, the name of the table I'm playing at is named childish games. So I don't think this is her first rodeo. I call with 66. And two other players join the club. The flop came about as beautiful as they come As6s8d. Thank you Lord! First guy checks to Childish who bets $64. I thought this bet most likely represented an ace(I know what you're thinking, "Well no shit."). But there's a little more to it. I mean, she's not just c-betting here. She's c-betting into 4 players, if she doesn't have an ace.. I don't think she bets into 3 players in a raised pot. Someone has to have an ace. Like I mentioned, she raised plenty preflop. If she didn't hit the flop, she'll likely check this one. But she bets, $64. I take no time raising. I don't like the straight/flush possibilities out there. I raise a rather large amount. The other too players folded. I am SOO lucky she called here. In my opinion, how can she? I raised 3.75 times her(the original raiser) bet. And with two players left behind me. That's gotta show some serious strength. At least enough strength to beat A-9. Which is what she held. I could hold something like 5s7s or something like that. But that's about the only thing she can beat. Even if that's what I held, it would be a flip. I gave her every chance to escape on the flop, but she was stubborn. That $176 mistake would cost her over $900 more. Because an ace fell on the turn. Which further commits her, I guess. Though if I had her beat on the flop, she's still beat now. Unless I had 8-6 of course. Well long story short.. She checked the Ace on the turn and I bet $400. She called. Then a jack fell on the river. She checked and I bet $560 to put her all-in and she called. I didn't care for the jack as I thought she may have A-J. I was hoping for a 3 or 4 or something. But I set her in on the river. I was a little nervous betting $560 with bottom boat on this board. Especially after she called $400 on the turn. But I thought she had a big ace, stuck with my read, and made the additional $560. Just a beautiful flop and turn. I was fortunate she called the flop. This hand made up about 65% of my session winnings.

Full Tilt Poker Game #10085350653:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:20:36 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($600)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($1,883.05)
Seat 3: childish games ($1,397)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($2,883.85)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($885.50)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,810.05)
yummytt posts the small blind of $3
WhoIsThisGuy posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [7s 7c]
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant raises to $21
SantaCruz40 calls $21
yummytt folds
WhoIsThisGuy adds $6
WhoIsThisGuy folds
*** FLOP *** [4h 7h Th]
Matt J Bryant has 15 seconds left to act
Matt J Bryant checks
SantaCruz40 bets $51
Matt J Bryant calls $51
*** TURN *** [4h 7h Th] [6c]
Matt J Bryant checks
SantaCruz40 bets $153
Matt J Bryant calls $153
*** RIVER *** [4h 7h Th 6c] [Ah]
Matt J Bryant checks
SantaCruz40 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SantaCruz40 shows [3h 3c] a flush, Ace high
Matt J Bryant mucks
SantaCruz40 wins the pot ($456) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $459 Rake $3
Board: [4h 7h Th 6c Ah]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: childish games didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant mucked [7s 7c] - three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 (button) showed [3h 3c] and won ($456) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 6: yummytt (small blind) folded before the Flop
I lost $225 on this hand. And hated every minute of it. I played this badly. Not to make excuses but I was on the phone with Joe Bueche at the start of this hand. Then my girlfriend Lisa beeped in. So I was switching calls.. and just trying to ease the hand along. If I bet or raise at any point in this hand I should win it. And I planned on maybe doing that on the turn. But when he bet $153 it sorta scared me. This is the guy I mentioned earlier. The one I thought liked to avoid big pots. And suddenly he's betting $153 on a flushed board. I just played it very cautiously, and was praying the board would pair. Which it didn't and he won with a 3-high flush. I was most upset with this hand. If I would have been more focused I'm positive I win it. I just bet the flop and probably take it down. Bad timing on the phone swapping shit. It's ok.. I still love you babe!!


Full Tilt Poker Game #10085462072:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:28:15 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($627)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($2,282.05)
Seat 3: childish games ($1,391)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($2,589.85)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,372.55)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,468.05)
childish games posts the small blind of $3
Matt J Bryant posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [9h 5h]
SantaCruz40 folds
yummytt folds
WhoIsThisGuy raises to $21
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant calls $15
*** FLOP *** [Ah 6c 6d]
Matt J Bryant checks
WhoIsThisGuy bets $25
Matt J Bryant calls $25
*** TURN *** [Ah 6c 6d] [9d]
Matt J Bryant checks
WhoIsThisGuy bets $68
Matt J Bryant calls $68
*** RIVER *** [Ah 6c 6d 9d] [Ts]
Matt J Bryant checks
WhoIsThisGuy checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WhoIsThisGuy shows [4d 4c] two pair, Sixes and Fours
Matt J Bryant shows [9h 5h] two pair, Nines and Sixes
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($228) with two pair, Nines and Sixes
WhoIsThisGuy adds $87
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $231 Rake $3
Board: [Ah 6c 6d 9d Ts]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy showed [4d 4c] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: childish games (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant (big blind) showed [9h 5h] and won ($228) with two pair, Nines and Sixes
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: yummytt didn't bet (folded)
I only made $117 on this one. But it's a good example of betting pattern tells. I elected to defend my BB with 9h5h. I flop nothing but backdoor draws. I check and the "villian" bets $25. This is a serious underbet. He's betting about half the pot. Which isn't very typical. I decide I can probably take this pot away from him at some point. 16 cards give me a straight or flush draw. Basicallly he made it too cheap and I'm not believing it yet. The turn was the 9d. Giving me second pair. I was very interested to see what he would do on the turn. I check and he bets $68. I still thought that was rather low. But I don't feel the need to raise now since I have some showdown value. There's still a small chance he's betting so small because he flopped aces full or quads. I call the $68 and we see the 10s on the river. I check and he checks. I win. Had he bet $175 or so on the river it would have been a very tough call to make. But I pasted this hand to prove that you should usually make the same size bet whether you flop a big hand or miss. Players will pick up on it.


Full Tilt Poker Game #10085475004:
Table childish games (6) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:29:08 ET - 2009/01/17
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy ($600)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO ($2,282.05)
Seat 3: childish games ($1,388)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant ($2,703.85)
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 ($1,372.55)
Seat 6: yummytt ($1,468.05)
Matt J Bryant posts the small blind of $3
SantaCruz40 posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Matt J Bryant [Js Th]
yummytt folds
WhoIsThisGuy folds
CHAxxCEO folds
childish games folds
Matt J Bryant calls $3
SantaCruz40 checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 9s 8s]
Matt J Bryant bets $12
SantaCruz40 raises to $24
Matt J Bryant calls $12
*** TURN *** [7c 9s 8s] [7h]
Matt J Bryant checks
SantaCruz40 checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 9s 8s 7h] [Qd]
Matt J Bryant bets $60
SantaCruz40 raises to $120
Matt J Bryant calls $60
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SantaCruz40 shows [Td 6h] a straight, Ten high
Matt J Bryant shows [Js Th] a straight, Queen high
Matt J Bryant wins the pot ($297) with a straight, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $300 Rake $3
Board: [7c 9s 8s 7h Qd]
Seat 1: WhoIsThisGuy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: CHAxxCEO didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: childish games (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Matt J Bryant (small blind) showed [Js Th] and won ($297) with a straight, Queen high
Seat 5: SantaCruz40 (big blind) showed [Td 6h] and lost with a straight, Ten high
Seat 6: yummytt didn't bet (folded)
Ahhhhh what could have been. Had I reraised on the flop, who knows how much I could have won. I complete from the SB. The BB and I go heads-up.. I flop the nuts and he flops the second nuts. His random stupid plays benefitted him here. As I mentioned earlier, all night he limped preflop.. made min-raises.. bet $6 on the river into a $300 pot, etc. So when he min-raised me.. I didn't think much of it. I didn't want to tip him off that I flopped the joint. My plan was to check-raise him on the turn. But the board paired on the turn and he checked behind. I value-bet the river, he again min-raised me and I called. DAMN if I only raised the flop he may have went nuts. Oh well, at least I bet the river and got a small raise in.

A nice win. Mostly from a set of 6's. There's a reason Joe Bueche named a set "The good kind" years ago. I'll be playing more soon.. I'll keep you updated..