Poker Decadence Conference » Full Tilt Poker

Brian Townsend is a gambler

pkrmn — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:41:18 +0000

Brian Townsend is a Gambler and I love him for it. He’s holding 56s in this hand against the great Phil Ivey and decides to play it very aggressively. On the turn he makes a pair and an open-end straightdraw (to give him thirteen out against any pair really) pretty much drawing dead against 9T and 45 (which he could have known Phil didn’t have) so he decided to all-in semibluff with his last $90,000. I like the play because he’s pretty much drawing live, and should have loads of fold equity knowing Phil will most likely fold any pair, maybe even Jacks, Queens or Kings…

Phil makes a good call but gets drawn out on by Brian.

Click here to view the embedded video.

The whole Full Tilt Poker discussion in the comments is so stupid.

Black Deuces’ Poker Quest…

pkrmn — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:47:19 +0000

Can a 21-year old Full Tilt player do what Chris Ferguson did a couple months ago? Black Deuces is a new poker quest started by a young poker phenom hoping to turn fifty bucks into ten dimes by staying true to Ferguson’s strict bankroll management rules…

We’ll obviously keep you posted on BlackDeuces’ results…

Full Tilt – Why We Play

pkrmn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:51:00 +0000

Full Tilt does such a great job in making poker look glorious — making poker look glamorous — making poker players look and sound like rock stars.

Pros in the video: Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, … and the whole crew in the final cut.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Online MTT Poker Frustrations

pkrmn — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:52:30 +0000

I played 3 Multi-table-tournaments yesterday, simultaneously. I’ve been playing at Full Tilt Poker for a couple weeks now, mostly in the hopes of being able to do some games against the likes of Phil Ivey or Mike The Mouth Matusow — but enjoying the level of play there in general too…

Until yesterday. I don’t mind a bad beat. Honestly, I don’t. I realize how good it feels to be on the other end, so I embrace the fact that every once in a while, you’re the one giving the joy. BUT NOT 3 IN TWO MINUTES IN 3 FREAKING TOURNAMENTS ALRIGHT!

T1: 10$ 180players S&G NLH. Pick up AQs, raise 3BB get called by two people. Flop comes two spades, all unders. I bet 2/3 pot, one fold, one call. Turn makes my nut flush. I bet 1/2 pot, BB shoves, i call — he has made his second pair on the turn. River makes his boat. GRRR.

T2: 24$ Pot Limit Omaha. I’m in second chip position when I pick up AAKJ, two diamonds (AJ). The flop comes Ace and two diamonds. I mean that’s the ultimate flop right there. Turn Q, river Q, woozaaa aces over queens. Opponent takes two queens out of the hole. ASSWHIPE was the only one in 65 people left who had me covered. GO FIGURE.

T3: 10$ KO NLH — 600 players. I pick up KK in the VERY FIRST HAND. I raise, I get re-raised, I re-reraise — he shoves — I call. He shows AA. I don’t suck out.

I mean

Allen Cunningham & Mike Matusow, Full Tilt Pros

pkrmn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:16:15 +0000

A great Full Tilt Poker ad sure to please all fans of Mike “The Mouth” Matusow — the awesome thing is: Mike actually cooperated!

“Only a donkey would make that call”

AWESOME.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Bad call, good money.

pkrmn — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:24:55 +0000

Well, not really a bad call, but I did go in with the worst of it. I just sucked out badly and ended up winning the tournament because of it — and endured quite the rant afterwards too…. Let’s run over the hand….

4-handed, I’m on the button with about 30% of the chips at the table. Chip leader has about half, one guy is painfully shortstacked, and had been for quite some time… He was shortstacked moving into the final table, and was just enjoying people get eliminated…

I’m deal KJ of spades on the button, and I raise 4BB. SB folds, BB re-raises the minimum — I call.

Flop comes: QT4, no spades. BB bets the pot, I call.

Turn: J

He checks, I bet 3/4 pot — he shoves. Would he really shove with AK? it would be consistent, but why would he? I ponder, and make the call (I had ‘m covered) — he turns over QJ. River: 9, making my straight.

Ha! SUCKOUT!!!!