MCFC1 :: FINAL DAY

Current stack updates:

DC - $265 w/1 rebuy
DP - $285 w/2 rebuy
GC - $4.60 w/1 rebuy (DP tried to screw me out of 60 cents boyyyeeee)

It'll be a wild race all day long.

I'm not sure I'll rebuy as my confidence is completely shot.

Stay tuned (especially you goooooodgirl) to the excitement ALL DAY long.

(...)
(...)



Who am I kidding?
I'm a sucker for punishment and a competitive degen ... of course I'll rebuy at some point.



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3.15 pm

Sitting down to play some 0.50/1 NL cash game for a change of pace.
Bad idea? I dunno ... we'll see how she goes.
I'll be back to HU later but want a change of scenary for a bit ... these 40 minute HU battles are tiring.


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4.25 pm

On UBER-TILT after getting sucked out on in a donkament .... arrrghhhhh



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5 pm

Current Bankroll: $114.16

Basically donked my way through cash games for very minimal effort.
It'd be okay if I were grinding EARLY on in the MCFC ... but I got very little time to make A LOT of money to catch up


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5.15 pm

Fuck ... played a $50 HU battle against a losing player based on OPR
Got paid off with nut flush in raised pot
Then lost AT to AJ AIPF when I 3-bet him ... fawk.
Then lost when I CR TP shit kicker and was called by a dominating hand.

FAWK ME

Current Bankroll: $61.66


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6.40 pm

Fuck it.
I've eaten and begun to drink ... heavily.
I concede victory to DC as there is no way in hell I'll catch up.
Congrats ... let the engraving of the trophy begin!

New Year's Eve ... birth of his first child?
fuggetaboutit
MCFC title ... now that's a reason to toast tonight!


Current Bankroll: $61.66 w/ 2 rebuys



I'll try and take down MCFC 2 ... I gotta run better right?

MCFC :: 1 night 1 day to go

Updates will come fast and furious while we grind the last moments of MCFC 1

As of right now this is where we stand ...

DP: $157 (2 REBUYS)

GC: $170.10 (1 REBUY)

DC: $247.50 (1 REBUY)

It'll be tight ... DP and I will be grinding tonight that's for sure.
DC will be out spending time with the wifey playing live poker.

MCFC 1 :: 2 Days to Go

Just when I thought I was out ... they pull me back in !!!

So I played the Holiday 100K freeroll the other day with 10,000 donks.
I managed to run good (what a surprise) and finish 102nd place.
That was good for $100 in profits and lift my spirits.
I'm gonna try and play some PLO to try and double up to catch DP/DC

DC:

Somewhere around $300 I think.
He's gonna be like Susie on Survivor and sit on his lead and watch what happens

GC:

$116.75
Balls to the wall and try to double up.
Can the freeroll and subsequent $450 profit I made playing live poker be the start of something nice?
I hope so

DP:

Not sure exactly.
I'm guessing $200 or so


Can DP/DC please update the comments with the CURRENT status of their rolls?

Thanks.

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I can dodge TONS of outs !!!
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Full Tilt Poker Game #9769002792: Table Peartree (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi -
Seat 1: cornellxc1 ($161.05)
Seat 2: Ryoxyz ($47.60)
Seat 3: GC($57.70)
Seat 4: A Quizzle ($147.70)
Seat 5: regispotevin ($89.50)
Seat 6: tgibb ($36.85)
Ryoxyz posts the small blind of $0.50
gcmtl76 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GC[7c 2h 6h 2d]
A Quizzle raises to $3.50
regispotevin has 15 seconds left to act
regispotevin folds
tgibb folds
cornellxc1 calls $3.50
Ryoxyz folds
GCcalls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [Jd 2s Kh]
GCchecks
A Quizzle has 15 seconds left to act
A Quizzle bets $11
cornellxc1 folds
GCraises to $29
A Quizzle has 15 seconds left to act
A Quizzle raises to $47
GChas 15 seconds left to act
GCraises to $54.20, and is all in
A Quizzle calls $7.20
GCshows [7c 2h 6h 2d]
A Quizzle shows [Qh 9s Js Tc]
*** TURN *** [Jd 2s Kh] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [Jd 2s Kh 3s] [5h]
GCshows three of a kind, Twos
A Quizzle shows a pair of Jacks
GCwins the pot ($116.40) with three of a kind, Twos

MCFC1 :: I give up !!!

From a subsequent HU battle.

Full Tilt Poker Game #9703485686: $10 + $0.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (73916752), Table 1 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:05:45 ET - 2008/12/26
Seat 1: Cursed Chips (660)
Seat 2: GC (2,340)
Cursed Chips posts the small blind of 20
GC posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GC [Js Jc]
Cursed Chips raises to 660, and is all in
GC calls 620
Cursed Chips shows [Kc 7s]
GC shows [Js Jc]
*** FLOP *** [2h Ad As]
*** TURN *** [2h Ad As] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [2h Ad As Ah] [Ac]
Cursed Chips shows four of a kind, Aces
GC shows four of a kind, Aces
Cursed Chips wins the pot (1,320) with four of a kind, Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,320 | Rake 0
Board: [2h Ad As Ah Ac]
Seat 1: Cursed Chips (small blind) showed [Kc 7s] and won (1,320) with four of a kind, Aces
Seat 2: GC (big blind) showed [Js Jc] and lost with four of a kind, Aces


I went onto lose when he finished me off with 74 and flopped a straight

MCFC 1 :: Why do I keep playing?

A little hand history from a recent donkament.

Full Tilt Poker Game #9703109915: $3 + $0.30 Tournament (73796054), Table 28 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:40:37 ET - 2008/12/26
Seat 1: magnum454 (5,030)
Seat 2: V_time (4,280)
Seat 3: pqskgt (1,475)
Seat 4: Grimm1024 (2,075)
Seat 5: TQ (1,165)
Seat 6: GC (1,160)
Seat 7: pepe19760815 (3,830)
Seat 8: ModistOne (1,505)
Seat 9: CHIEF66 (745)
pepe19760815 posts the small blind of 25
ModistOne posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GC [Qs Qd] <--- Big hand on the button
CHIEF66 folds
magnum454 folds
V_time folds
pqskgt folds
Grimm1024 folds
TQ folds
GC raises to 200 <--- button raise ... 4x to make it look stealy
pepe19760815 folds
ModistOne calls 150
*** FLOP *** [Kh Qh Ad] <--- Set with an Ace ... nice
ModistOne checks
GC bets 360 <--- standard cbet
ModistOne raises to 720
GC raises to 960, and is all in <-- he has an Ace
ModistOne calls 240 <--- yes he does ... sweet
GC shows [Qs Qd]
ModistOne shows [Ac Jc] <-- c'mon ... no T ... no T
*** TURN *** [Kh Qh Ad] [As] <-- nice ... drawing to 1 out
*** RIVER *** [Kh Qh Ad As] [Ah] <--- OF COURSE !!!!
GC shows a full house, Aces full of Queens
ModistOne shows four of a kind, Aces
ModistOne wins the pot (2,345) with four of a kind, Aces
GC stands up


Merry Christmas to ALL!!

MCFC 1 :: Quick update

DP:

Great run as described in his real time blog in last post's comments section.
Well done.


Current Bankroll: not sure .. he told me .. I forgot ... let's say $157 ( 2 REBUYS)*
* that can be close or way off ... I say way off


GC:

Ran bad HU
Played some Razz .. ran bad
Played some NL ... played okay until this ...

Full Tilt Poker Game #
Seat 1: GC($42.10)
Seat 2: The Stalefish ($50.25)
Seat 4: donkingfishy ($52.70)
Seat 5: pirateskill ($18.50)
Seat 8: loveBBS ($10)
Seat 9: reapthewind ($20)
The Stalefish posts the small blind of $0.25
donkingfishy posts the big blind of $0.50
reapthewind posts $0.50 <--- DONKEY HERE
5 seconds left to act
loveBBS is sitting out
Time has expired
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gcmtl76 [5c 4c]
pirateskill folds
reapthewind checks
GC calls $0.50 <--- sooted connector ... button .. easy call
The Stalefish folds
donkingfishy has 15 seconds left to act
forzaitalia 66 sits down
donkingfishy checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 8h 5h] <-- BOOYA
forzaitalia 66 adds $20
donkingfishy checks
reapthewind bets $1.75 <-- poster hit that?
GC raises to $5 <--- enough of that
donkingfishy folds
loveBBS has returned
reapthewind raises to $19.50, and is all in <-- REALLY?
GC calls $14.50 <--- Gotta be good or massive cooler

reapthewind shows [4h 8s] <--- well played sir !!
GC shows [5c 4c]

*** TURN *** [5s 8h 5h] [Kh] <--- uh oh ... uh oh ...
*** RIVER *** [5s 8h 5h Kh] [3h] <--- OF COURSE !!

reapthewind shows a flush, King high
GC shows three of a kind, Fives
reapthewind wins the pot ($38.75) with a flush, King high


Why do I ALWAYS run so bad in big pots!
That's the constant in my poker playing ... I ALWAYS run terrible when it matters in big pots.
I then went on tilt and regained a bit .. then made a move and paid dearly for it


Current Bankroll: $21.70 ( 1 REBUY ) ... another in near future I'm sure


DC:

Continues to run good and play well


Current Bankroll: $210.70 ( 1 REBUY )*

*I might be off by a bit here ... I forgot :)

MCFC 1 :: Good God I created a monster

First off ... we're ALL on NFL tilt after losing our elimination pool this week.
Still in it and we fawked up big time ... Texans suck!


DP:

Onto rebuy #2 for good 'ol DP....
Let's just say that he ran bad in HU matches today to yours truly.
He finds it a tad more difficult to play against an aggro shove monkey.
Especially so when he had bad timing and runs into KK or AJ AIPF
Thanks for the constructive criticism ... something clicked and I'm playing much much better!

Current Bankroll: $50 (onto REBUY #2)


GC:

I run so goooooooood playing HU matches.
I run so baaaaaaaaad playing cash games where I managed to get stacked with AK in a raised pot on an [K93][K][2] board ... yeah, he had 33.
Good thing I managed to get it back today with a ton of HU play.


Current Bankroll: $82.46 (with 1 REBUY)


DC:

I pwn'ed DC heads up but he played some cash to win a bit.
We know he can't hang with me unless he flops a set with 44 and I stack off with an overpair to the board. No ... I'm not bitter at all ... and yes, I'm a sore winner!
Baby tilt also gives me an edge! :)


Current Bankroll: $215.85(with 1 REBUY)

MCFC 1 :: DC final tables an MTT

I sure hope "gooooooooodgirl" appreciates this post too!
I love her/his comments! :)


DP:

Not a lot of things to write about DP.
He congratulated DC for his deep run in the donkament and realized that he needs to step up his game.
Good thing is that he's on vacation and can grind the hours to make up the deficit.


Current Bankroll: $77.55 (with 1 REBUY) *

* Note that this is the last "official" account I have but DP claims he's running terrible so it's likely less than this.


GC:

I railed DC all tournament long and was rooting for a 1st/2nd place finish which would have captured him the MCFC trophy with a 2K/1K prize. I didn't care since deep MTT runs don't happen all that often. Unfortunately he was NOT able to take it down.

I continue to play some solid HU poker with my new and improved aggro style.
I surprised DP who could NOT believe I pwn'ed DC in our matches; 3 to 1.
"The ML in your favour would have been OFF THE CHARTS!!!" was his funniest remark


Current Bankroll: $69.61 (with 1 REBUY)


DC:

Another MTT ... Another Final Table cause that's how he rolls.

He played some great poker but more importantly he made a new friend.
It was the weirdest thing ... a guy sitting to his immediately left had the UPMOST respect for DC's game.
DC played some solid poker and mixed in some isolation raises that this new player "m4skir" (or something like that) appreciated.
He continued to chat DC up and we both felt like he was gonna ask him out for coffee or something.
They were both from Canada and it was the oddest thing ever ... he wanted DC to play at his cash game table (0.05/0.10NL !!! lol) that he started up so they can share a private moment or something.
He would "chop" it and check it down whenever they were in a pot together.
DC "hearts" his newest MTT BFF!!!
Unfortunately he went on tilt and spewed all his chips with around 4 tables remaining. (not to DC or that would have been funny).

DC made the final table but was unfortunate to run his TPTK into the flopped nuts.
He wasn't crippled but lost a ton of chips ... he wasn't able to win a race in order to double up.

9th place in a 1079 donk minefield (including yours truly GC) is (please read in Larry David voice for maximum effect) "pretty good ... pretty ... pretty good"

Current Bankroll: $207.45 (with 1 REBUY)

MCFC 1 :: More HU battles

DP:

So he and DC held their HU battles the other night.
I missed railing the action but apparently it was epic.
Long battles ... lots of bluffing ... lots of 3 bets AIPF ....
So it was EXACTLY like the GC-DP HU battles .. only the complete opposite.
DP ended up taking it down 2 games to 1.
He's running 4-1 in HU battles in the MCFC


Current Bankroll: $77.55 (with 1 REBUY) (after HU matches)



GC:

Tonight GC-DC got into the HU battles ... I took DP's advice and comments to heart and played well. Even DC commented I was playing solid ... lots of bluffs and value bets.
I got him to fold a straight on a flush board based on the timing of my bets seemed so strong.
It was what I intended to happen and he believed it.
I won a HU battle before we managed to get into the same game and ran my nightly HU record to 4-1 !!! oh yeah .... boyyeeeeee

I was on tilt in my loss based on a play in my $3 + 0.30 rebuy tournament.
I 3.5x raised from the CO with TT.
BB was loose and RR to 2.5x my raise.
I shoved for more than 4.5K which was a BIG re-raise.
Fucker INSTA-CALLS with ATo !!!!
Low limits donkey ... I want that call ALL DAY EVERY DAY ... I just don't want them to hit their 3 outer on me ....
Ace on the fucking flop and "gg me".
Fuck I hate poker sometimes.


Current Bankroll: $46.86 (with 1 REBUY)



DC:

He got pwned by me HU tonight ... bad timing and running bad.
His record HU tonight is 2-4 so he's seen better days.

But ... it's Level 10 and he's 34th in chips in the SAME rebuy tournament.
He's 2x the average stack and running good.
His MTT luckbox on the horizon? He can only hope.
I'm railing him and rooting for him despite the MCFC ramifications.
C'mon dude ... pwn these low limit donks !!!


Current Bankroll: $44.45 (with 1 REBUY)

MCFC 1 :: HU pwnage

Well ... I ate some humble pie last night as I got owned playing NL HU matches with DP.
Actually, not totally owned but I'm hard on myself and lost both $10 matches that we played.
Both matches lasted quite some time ... 90+ and 60+ hands if I remember it correctly.
Lots of ups and downs but they both finished in DP's favour.

The second match ended when I 3-bet shoved 72o and ran into DP's AK.
Talk about good timing! :)

I managed to NOT get totally paid when I flopped quads with JJ.

I definitely know that I need to work on my HU game and it was great to get DP's comments and constructive criticism on my game.


DP:

"Welcome to value town ... population GC"


Current Bankroll: $77.55 (with 1 REBUY) (after HU matches)



GC:

"gg DP"


Current Bankroll: $35.91 (with 1 REBUY)


DC:

Aaaaahhhhh ... the joys of parenthood.
Baby Becks sleeps all day and stays up all night.
DC is tired and finding it difficult to get some playing time.
He was supposed to play DP HU tonight but found it difficult to click fast enough in the Lobby.
Mentally preparing himself for the MTT luckbox.


Current Bankroll: $51.50 (with 1 REBUY)

MCFC 1 :: REBUY MADNESS

A rebuy here ... a rebuy there ... everywhere a rebuy!

DP:

So he's built his "rebuy" to a nice roll. It wasn't technically a rebuy but he used his rakeback cash to restart his roll. Rules are rules though since we're all NOT getting rakeback (i.e. DC).

Only thing he needs to watch out for is "the cooler" (i.e. me) railing his heads up battles. Seems he ran like God until I watched him ... then he got 3 outed and coolered like not tomorrow. Guess I found out my new strategy !!! :)

Current Bankroll: $57.55 (with 1 REBUY)


GC:

So I thought I could grind my pity little bankroll into something significant ... ughhhh ... guess again!
I ran terrible in 4 consecutive heads up matches only winning a $5 version.
I ran terrible despite playing very well (or at least I thought so).
Losing KK AIPF to AQ sucks big time.
Flopping the nuts with 53 in a raised pot is sweet.
The A24 board then runs out as with 4 and and A ...
I felt like Negreanu on HSP ... "Why do I ALWAYS lose when I flop the nuts?!?!?!"
Unlike Negreanu I was able to fold the hand and not be a payoff wizard.
I still lost the heads up battle though after grinding back ... I just keep getting kicked in the nuts at this game.

I'm playing some 50NL and getting some rakeback dollars ... (ugh, cents)


Current Bankroll: $56.91 (with 1 REBUY)


DC:

Dude's 5 week paternity leave is over and he's back to work. He hasn't grinded himself a lead of ANY sort so what kind of hours will he be able to put in now? Rebbeka has been a wonderful baby and only keeps him up on occasion so he might be okay .... he still needs to luckbox an MTT anyways!


Current Bankroll: ??? (with 1 REBUY)

MCFC 1 :: Still here

Sorry for the lack of updates. I know I've disappointed my loyal readers (haha).

The combination of a big NFL win (granted not as large as we hoped for) and poker bad beats has contributed to my laziness. I don't have all the exact numbers but let me recap briefly here

DP:

Dropped his roll to below $15 ... won a heads up tournament (4 man) to get some back.
Ran bad at 2/4NL and needs to REBUY !!!


GC:

Lost set over set and generally runs like ass.

Bankroll: $18.71


DC:

Ran like ass ... lost some SNGs and needed to REBUY !!!!


I'll be trying to update more frequently now ... unless we have a great weekend in NFL bets again! :)

MCFC 1 :: Break from Regularly Scheduled Programming

NFL was main focus tonight ... This certainly helps

MCFC 1 :: Day 7 - More of the same

More of the same in the MCFC ... running bad that is.
We have more pressing issues to attend to so this is a short post

DP:

Runs bad at Razz

Current Bankroll: $11



GC:

Runs bad at NLHE.
I'm a rakeback pro who breaks even ... yeah for me.


Current Bankroll: $52.87



DC:

Runs bad at NLHE and cant win a flip to save his life


Current Bankroll: $51.15

MCFC 1 :: DAY 6 - Can you say TILT?

GC's on tilt ...
DC's on tilt ...
DP's on uber tilt and running bad

DP:

DP got rivered 3 straight hands at 8/16 Razz and generally ran bad.
He first played some 2/4 (NL?) and ran bad.
He's dropped down to the pack with a large THUMP

Current Bankroll: $58


GC:

As per my comment in last night's post I continued to run bad.
Lost a heads up ... lost some Razz ... basically everything I touch turns to crap.
My bankroll and patience are dwindling.


Current Bankroll: $63.02


DC:

He's grinding SNGs and gets it AIPF with a dominating hand (AT vs A3)
Of course the 3 flops and he takes 2nd place instead of 1st.

Current Bankroll: $51



Things are NOT pretty and we're tilting pretty hard.
At least we're all in this thing together!

MCFC 1 :: DAY 5 - DP's lead stretches

Quick Update today ...

DP:

Didn't play a hand yet his lead widens.

Current Bankroll: $400.65


GC:

I lost a big pot after last night's post.
We got all the money in on the turn with Villain draw to a flush.
And BOOM ... he hits his friggin 9 outer to scoop the pot.
I've been forced to grind a ton to make up for the loss.
I've also been playing with Razz to keep up with the Machine known as DP.
I run decent at times then horrible at others ... I need to be a quick learner at that game.

Current Bankroll: $144.86


DC:

DC made a critical mistake by gambling too much in order to cut DP's lead.
What resulted was DC check-raising with ZERO fold equity drawing to 8 outs.
He missed and is still in last place.
Remember, it's ONLY Day 5 and there is tons of time before panic sets in.

Current Bankroll: ~$57 (approximation since I don't exactly remember what he told me over IM)

MCFC 1 :: DAY 4 - Just A Razz Machine

DP is threatening to pull away and make this contest his own on Day 4.
Should we start engraving his name on the trophy or wait a little bit?

DP:

When DP runs good he runs good.
When he's able to book roughly $100 profit per Razz session he can afford to take nights off.
He's playing awesome (his words not mine) and making hero calls on the river.
Basically, he's a Razz Machine ... and he doesn't work for nobody but an MCFC Championship.


Current Bankroll: $400.65

Yes, that NOT a typo ... and Yes, we both told him to FUCK off !
It's not that we wish bad things to happen to him ... we just don't want him to do as well as us ... variance and running bad ... a little help here ?


GC:

I thought I was running pretty good until I heard DP's update.
I've been grinding 2 50NL tables to some pretty good success.
My overpairs hold up ... I get there on the river and playing good discipline poker.
I'm playing awesome (my words)

Current Bankroll: $194.21


DC:

DC made a deepish run in an MTT donkament but didn't cash.
He's playing a lot looser than normal to keep up.
He even calls a 4x BB raise PF with 67 soooooooooted.
Flopping trips and busting QQ is always nice.
Safe to say he's running pretty good after a minor rough spell.


Current Bankroll: $139.15


Question to our faithful readers:
1) Anyone out there ... comments are appreciated and encouraged
2) What do you think of our progress early on? Better than you thought?

MCFC 1 :: DAY 3 - Just Grindin'

Quick update today ....
Remember, this is a long series so you cannot expect top notch writing updates EVERY day.
I just don't have it in me ... especially when UNC is playing on TV! :)


DP:

No updates from DP today .... he's sitting a top and remains in the lead.

Current Bankroll: $125.75


GC:

Played some 50NL today and big hand came from a flopped flush in a blind versus blind battle. Villain flopped a set and we managed to NOT get it all in.
I value bet his ass by potting it every street for the winner.
Good thing the board didn't pair !

Current Bankroll: $118


DC:

DC played some 100NL and some 50NL.
He won a monsterpotten with a flopped set against someone who couldn't get away from AK unimproved.
It's remarkable how poorly people play that hand at lower limits.
He lost some winnings when he called a shorty's shove with 88 ... he was drawing to 2 outs and didn't hit.

Current Bankroll: $85.05

MCFC 1 :: DAY 2 - Don't Call it a Comeback

A major moving day in the challenge.
Who was last is now first ... and who was first is now last.
And me? I'm still in the middle of the pack

DP:

When we last saw DP he was dejected and on the verge of having to "REBUY".
What ensued was a comeback of biblical proportions ... well maybe not biblical ... but epic none the less.

The formula looks as follows:

DP's last place $6.90 bankroll --> $5 Matrix --> $11 Shootout --> Sultry Vixen known as Razz --> some 25NL --> some more Razz --> DP in first place !!!

He also made some donk calls at NLHE and served as DC's personal ATM at the table.
Wait ? King HIGH is no good?
It doesn't matter since he runs good at Razz .. that's a money maker for him and may force us to gamble a bit more to make up.

Current Bankroll: $125.75


GC:

The 3 of us played 25NL cash games and it was site of the best hand played thus far.
GC utterly and decisively PWNED DC big time !!!!
Let's post the Hand History for that one .. it was awesome

Full Tilt Poker Game #9291017220: ET - 2008/12/02
Seat 5: DP($21.85) <-- Donkey #1
Seat 8: DC($24.85) <-- Donkey #2
Seat 9: GC($22.75) <-- Donkey #3

GC posts the small blind of $0.10
SwampyJ posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #8

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GC [4d 9h]
RainyDay77 folds
jg128 folds
KKDvaK folds
DP folds
joe2276 folds
gambitoalbin folds
DC raises to $0.85 <--- BUTTON RAISE
GC has 15 seconds left to act
GC raises to $2.80 <-- HOPE TO TAKE IT DOWN PRE-FLOP
SwampyJ adds $0.25
SwampyJ folds
DC calls $1.95 <-- FUCK ME
*** FLOP *** [Ac 8d 3s]
GC has 15 seconds left to act
GC bets $3.75 <-- REPRESENT THE ACE ... NICE FLOP
DC has 15 seconds left to act
DC raises to $8 <-- UH OH ... HE CANT HAVE AN ACE ... CAN HE ?
GC has 15 seconds left to act
GC raises to $19.95, and is all in <-- I DON'T BELIEVE HIM ... HE WOULD JUST CALL WITH AN ACE AND LET ME BLUFF AGAIN ... ALL YOU CAN EAT BABY !!!
DC has 15 seconds left to act
DC : damn how high is it
DC has requested TIME <-- FOLD ... FOLD ... FOLD ... FOLD ..
DC folds
GC shows [4d 9h] Ace Nine high <--- I SHOW CAUSE I'M AN ASSHOLE !!!
GC wins the pot ($20.80)

DC was totally outplayed there boyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee !!

Current Bankroll: $86


DC:

DC was stacked by my set a couple hands later when he thought I was making a move AGAIN ... but this time I had the NUTS.
Thanks for coming out DC!
Instead of getting dejected and going on tilt ... he re-grouped nicely and withdrew from the bank of DP.
He also kept flopping the nuts and getting paid the entire way.
He lost a bunch of his stack when he was forced to change diapers and attend to Baby Becks.
Baby duty is a HUGE wildcard for DC.

He also took a shot at a $5 donkament MTT but was eliminated ... his luckboxing skills will come out at a later date I'm sure.


Current Bankroll: $68.10

MCFC 1 :: DAY 1

MCFC 1 is off and running ...
DP being the degen that he is started playing at the stroke of midnight.
I would have as well .. but I was exhausted from tailgating at the Bills game and standing in the constant drizzle for 8 hours ... I was soaked and intoxicated !!!

GOOD TIMES (other than the Bills losing to the 49ers)

The action is fast flowing and here's an update on where we stand.

Note that we'll be playing at odd hours and the bankrolls will be quite fluid, so this is a mere snapshot at a point in time.

DP:

On the drive back from Buffalo, I was saying how I had a likely uphill climb to catch up to DP.
I knew he'd play right away and likely luckbox his way to a nice profit and lead in the challenge.
A HUGE smile came to my face when I read his email titled "DP's already behind".
[ Yes, he's earned to right to refer to himself in 3rd person acronym format ... as Digable Planet would say ... he's cool like dat]
He started off winning a heads up tourney to bring the bankroll to $71.
Then he got greedy!
The self-proclaimed Razz Machine lost quite a bit of his roll.

Starting Bankroll: $50
Current Bankroll: $6.90

GC:

I started with a conservative approach playing $5 heads up SNGs.
I tried them out on a trial run prior to the challenge and ran good.
The play is utterly horrid with people shoving their stacks at small blinds ... 70BB shoves PF with 22/33/A6 are COMMON.
People shove on the flop with no hand/no draw ... ("nh sir")
I've won 4 straight $5 SNGs (only 2 counting in the challenge) and a $10 heads up SNG.
I'm not a good heads up player but I pwn these donks!
I've played some 0.10/0.25NL but got bored pretty quickly.
Not a bad start.

Starting Bankroll: $50
Current Bankroll: $70.60


DC:

We get to Mr Luckbox.
He decided to play some cash games (25NL) and boy, did he run good!
Let's just say the majority of the money got in on the river with the board reading:

[4d 5d Ks] [7d] [2c]

The villain in this hand figured he had the nuts with Ad Kd.
That would be a valid assumption right?
But noooooooooooooooooo ...........
DC is in "God mode" and shows up with 8d 6d ... which is also known as the NUTS BABY!!
Big pot for DC who doubles up and takes the early lead.
I don't feel so bad that he lost with AA All In Pre Flop (AIPF) to 33 in his 6-man SNG.
Of course the 3 flops and cracks his AA!!
He's still off to an early lead.

Starting Bankroll: $50
Current Bankroll: $86.85