PhantomMut

So, my playing schedule has been erratic the last two months (holidays, changing schedules with the kids, etc.) but for a while I was on a terrific run, so much so that I sold a million play chips for cash.

Apparently the Poker Gods didn't like that.

This time, that would be me.

Okay, Les Deux Orangs did make an extremely loose call on my all-in on the flop (as have we all) to suck out on me (as has everyone on PokerStars) when he hit his inside straight draw on the turn, making a better straight than the one I flopped.

It's poker. Chit happens.

Anyway, I got mad and acted like a petulant prick, which is a shame considering I'm really happy with the way my game is progressing. (I need to actually sit down and write about what I feel is the significance of my stats profile at some point, but I want to take some time to do it when I have the time, which isn't now.)

Just wanted to note there's more than one way to be a Donkey. A wiser Mutt tries to not do any of them.

Okay, this didn't happen to me but to a friend of mine. Not even as a button bet does the following make sense:

Back in the saddle, it seems.

PokerStars Game #9954333637: Hold'em No Limit (100/200) - 2007/05/17 - 00:46:51 (ET)
Table 'Naef II' 9-max (Play Money) Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Dr MaD23 (39700 in chips)
Seat 2: THRELOS (22536 in chips)
Seat 3: Beit Lahya (33300 in chips)
Seat 5: pay pito (20500 in chips)
Seat 6: phantommut (54300 in chips)
Seat 7: chavoyan (33000 in chips)
Seat 8: jkwon1727 (35800 in chips)
Seat 9: ys74 (152228 in chips)
THRELOS: posts small blind 100
Beit Lahya: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to phantommut [5c Ah]
pay pito: calls 200
phantommut: raises 1200 to 1400
chavoyan: calls 1400
jkwon1727: folds
ys74: calls 1400
Dr MaD23: calls 1400
THRELOS: folds
THRELOS is sitting out
Beit Lahya: calls 1200
pay pito: folds
*** FLOP *** [As 5s Th]
Beit Lahya: checks
phantommut: checks
chavoyan: checks
ys74: bets 5000
Dr MaD23: folds
Beit Lahya: folds
phantommut: raises 47900 to 52900 and is all-in
chavoyan: folds
ys74: calls 47900
*** TURN *** [As 5s Th] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [As 5s Th 4h] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
phantommut: shows [5c Ah] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
ys74: shows [8s 3s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
ys74 collected 113100 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 113100 | Rake 0
Board [As 5s Th 4h 2c]
Seat 1: Dr MaD23 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: THRELOS (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Beit Lahya (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: pay pito folded before Flop
Seat 6: phantommut showed [5c Ah] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 7: chavoyan folded on the Flop
Seat 8: jkwon1727 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ys74 showed [8s 3s] and won (113100) with a straight, Ace to Five

In the hand below, pay attention to axel oelzner; he makes a call which can only be described as extraordinary.

Okay, don't click if you don't want to see some truly donktastic action:

Okay, here's the first of what will probably be a long running series of instant hand histories. Enjoy.

Seat 1: FN Select (37900 in chips)
Seat 3: danbec (29400 in chips)
Seat 5: phantommut (127590 in chips)
Seat 6: 22hawk (38000 in chips)
Seat 7: CeIIini (76600 in chips)
Seat 8: usa789 (40600 in chips)
Seat 9: jcisco (35000 in chips)
phantommut: posts small blind 100
22hawk: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to phantommut [3c 4d]
CeIIini: folds
usa789: raises 200 to 400
jcisco: calls 400
FN Select: folds
danbec: calls 400
phantommut: calls 300
22hawk: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [4h 4c 9d]
phantommut: checks
22hawk: checks
usa789: bets 2000
jcisco: calls 2000
danbec: calls 2000
phantommut: raises 6000 to 8000
22hawk: folds
usa789: folds
jcisco: folds
jcisco is sitting out
danbec: calls 6000
*** TURN *** [4h 4c 9d] [7c]
phantommut: bets 22200
nobulljohn has returned
danbec: calls 21000 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [4h 4c 9d 7c] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
phantommut: shows [3c 4d] (three of a kind, Fours)
danbec: shows [5h 5d] (a full house, Fives full of Fours)
danbec collected 64000 from pot
jcisco leaves the table
phantommut said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 64000 | Rake 0
Board [4h 4c 9d 7c 5c]
Seat 1: FN Select folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: danbec (button) showed [5h 5d] and won (64000) with a full house, Fives full of Fours
Seat 5: phantommut (small blind) showed [3c 4d] and lost with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: 22hawk (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: CeIIini folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: usa789 folded on the Flop
Seat 9: jcisco folded on the Flop