Impromptu results for 2.24.13

Seventeen of the 'late night degenerates' joined us on the virtual felts of Lock Poker this past weekend for another episode of The Impromptu. This game is enjoying life in it's new home, and the great players that make up the field each week always bring a lot of fun to the table.

Once again, Tami 'T bone9' and myself were shoutcasting on LuvinPoker Radio, bringing you live commentary, laughs, and some music too, for your entertainment. And you can pick up the action from the final table below, as we settled in with these nine fine players . .

Starting the final table as the short stack, and in the big blind with just about 8bb, I would have my work cut out for me to win my tenth Impromptu. However, just surviving the next orbit was all that was on my mind at the time. zix zix took a chance, rather slow playing a pocket pair of Queens. Halfcent2012 made top pair on the flop, and trips on the turn, and these two got the money in. No help for zix' Queens, and he hit the rail in ninth place.

The Queens were no good for msdebbie either, and Eirkur2 would 3-bet shove over her open with AK, and the race was on. The flop would come 4h,Kd,7c, and no help for her Queens would felt Debbie in 8th place.

As I was quietly working my stack up from the brink, I would pull the 3-bet shove with AK, over the pot-committed Lil Ms Pushy. Neither of us would connect with the board, but my Ace would play, and having her covered, Lil Ms Pushy would be our 7th place finisher.

Halfcent2012 would make his stand with an 8bb shove with KT. But SuddenMoves was in for a call wtih KQ of hearts. A King on the flop put the kickers in play, but running Queens would give SuddenMoves the full house, and Halfcent2012 would finish in 6th place.

There is always a crowd on the rail at the Impromptu, as it is simply too much fun to leave the room, even after you've been felted. And the banter in the chat box is a big part of what makes the Impromptu such a fun experience. It's all about the great people we know as the 'late night degenerates.'

DrRunGood1 made his standard min-raise, and when T bone9 3-bet shove, he instacalled with his pocket sevens. I don't think T bone9 wanted the call though, her A5 of hearts was vulnerable, and the sevens would hold, felting T bone9 and sending her to the rail in 5th place.

Bubble play began with these players and stacks:

Seat 2: DrRunGood1 (16,787 in chips)
Seat 3: SuddenMoves (8,330 in chips)
Seat 8: curtinsea (5,138 in chips)
Seat 9: Eirkur2 (3,745 in chips)

This was a tough bunch, as these three 4-time winners stood between me and my 10th Impromptu victory. Having finished 3rd two weeks ago, and 2nd last week, it seemed only logical I would be destined to win. But I was going to need some luck!

After a quick double-up thru DrRunGood1, I was up pretty equal in chips to him and SuddenMoves, with Eirkur2 falling behind as the blinds crept up. Eirkur2 would make his stand with AK, but DrRunGood1 snapped him off with KQ, and with a Queen on the flop, we would lose Eirkur2 on the bubble in 4th place.

SuddenMoves was putting the work to myself and DrRunGood1, taking equally from us and gathering a bit more than half the chips in play. But when he jammed on me, I made the call with my Big Slick against his JT. A ten on the flop was soul crushing, but my spirit was revived as I made the four flush on the river to move in to the chip lead.

DrRunGood1 made his stand, shoving it in with A8. SuddenMoves made the call with A7, and a fortuitous seven on the flop was enough to felt DrRunGood1 in 3rd place, and take us to heads up action.

All the action now would be preflop, as SuddenMoves shoved on me repeatedly. I was making some stabs of my own, but the chips were creeping across the table slowly but surely. As he accumulated a better than two to one chip lead on me, and with the hecklers trying to talk me into second place, I made a stab, shoving my button with J7 of spades, only to be snapped off by SuddenMoves'. I honestly didn't see the seven on the flop or realize I'd won the hand until the chips swept to my side of the table. But once I realized, I did a little happy dance none the less.

Now with the chip lead, I snap called with a suited King when SuddenMoves shoved the very next hand, and his QT would not improve, my King high taking the pot, and the win, for my record extending tenth Impromptu title!!!!

I want to thank everyone for coming out to play, and for listening in on our shoutcast. I hope you all enjoyed the show. This was another great Impromptu, and it was awesome winning against a tough bunch of players.!!

Impromptu results for 2.17.13

Seventeen 'late night degenerates' made it out to the virtual felts of Lock Poker last night for the 162nd running of The Impromptu. We didn't have a broadcast, or any bounties this week, but as always, the game was competitive as ever. Most of the usual suspects were there, each fighting hard for the coveted Impromptu Cup.

We had to knock off half the field to get down to a final table, with the final nine fine players and their respective stacks looking like this . . . 

Seat 1: Hard2foldem (2,181 in chips)
Seat 2: curtinsea (2,286 in chips)
Seat 3: Halfcent2012 (2,338 in chips)
Seat 4: Shyne42 (5,343 in chips)
Seat 5: DrRunGood1 (5,495 in chips)
Seat 6: Lucky_Lucy (2,190 in chips)
Seat 7: burkey76 (3,208 in chips)
Seat 8: 69belette69 (5,735 in chips)
Seat 9: SuddenMoves (5,224 in chips)

With the blinds at 100/200/20, the action was immediate, with burkey76 moving all in from the big blind with pocket tens, only to be smacked down by the pocket aces of 69belette69, and he would be our ninth place finisher.

Just a couple hands later, I could get no action with my pocket aces, lamenting the lack of a much needed double up. But the following hand would see the short stack Hard2foldem make a min raise on my big blind, to which I responded by moving him all in with my AT. Making the call and turning over pocket sixes, he would have to sweat the over cards to survive. But an Ace in the window dashed those hopes, and Hard2foldem would finish in 8th place.

Halfcent2012 was running desperately low on chips, and made an all in move from the button. DrRunGood1 would make the call and show us A5 against the K2 suited of the aggressor. No help came on the flop, and a five on the turn would seal the deal. Halfcent2012 would finish in 7th place.

Shyne42 would be the next to put his chips in the middle, shoving with the magic fours and facing a call by DrRunGood1's Big Slick. DrRunGood1 would pair his Ace on the flop and his King on the turn to send Shyne42 to the rail in 6th place.

The five-handed action was pretty solid, and I managed to work myself into the chip lead when I picked up the weapons of mass destruction once again. I made a 3x raise from the button on DrRunGood1's big blind. We raised each other until I was all in, and he showed pocket Tens that did not improve, and I doubled up into the chip lead. Things were looking promising for that elusive tenth Impromptu win.

Still five handed and with the blinds now at 200/400/40, SuddenMoves jammed his stack into the middle, and was snapped by Lucky_Lucy, who turned over pocket Queens versus the AK suited of SuddenMoves. There would be no help for the over cards, and SuddenMoves would be our 5th place finisher.

Playing four handed found Lucky_Lucy and myself with 12k in chips, with DrRunGood1 and 69belette69 each just under 5k, and the battle was on. At one point, 69belette69 was down to just 6bb and on the short stack. But she turned up the aggression factor and was able to work her stack up a bit. She made an all-in move that was called by DrRunGood1, and her pocket Tens would hold against the A7 'hex hand' of DrRunGood1, doubling 69belette69 and crippling the good doctor. He would put his remaining chips in with a suited Ace, and 69belette69 made the call with Ducks, which would hold, sending DrRunGood1 to the rail in 4th place.

Now in the money, 69belette69 and I were sitting on 12k stacks, with Lucky_Lucy very close behind at 9K. But that would be short lived, as a hand developed between Lucky_Lucy and myself. On a King high flop I had made top pair, but Lucy was not going away. And as my kicker was suspect, I gave up on the hand on the river, but not before giving up 40% of my chips. Lucky_Lucy showed her hand, having flopped two pair and made a full house on the river, I was lucky to have not doubled her up.

I would get my revenge, getting it in with a suited Ace against her KJ, and making my flush. Thinking I had sent her to the rail, I made a premature "GG" that I immediately feared had jinxed me. After having a dominating chip lead, I spewed it off in a big way, with two pair against a straight to the Ace, giving 69belette69 the runaway chip lead, and dropping myself well down, even finding myself the short stack again a few hands later. 

Lucky_Lucy was just not getting any traction, and with the blinds at 400/800/75, her stack was quickly being eroded. She made her stand, and 69belette69 made the call and paired her ace to send Lucky_Lucy to the rail in 3rd place.

Heads up action began with our stacks looking like this . . . 

Seat 2: curtinsea (10,283 in chips)
Seat 8: 69belette69 (23,717 in chips)

We played just three hands heads up, with the chips going in the middle on a 9-high flop. 69belette69 showed A9 to topple my K9, and take her first Impromptu title!!  I was relegated to my record extending 11th runner up finish, a dubious distinction to be sure

Congratulations to 69belette69 on your Impromptu victory!!!

My sincerest thanks to everyone for coming out each week and continuing to make this a fun, fun game. We will be back next week, and on air at LuvinPoker Radio once again, with my cohost Tami, aka T bone69. Get your name on the Impromptu Cup!!

Impromptu results for 2.10.13

Nineteen 'late night degenerates' took to the virtual felts of Lock Poker for the 161st running of The Impromptu! All of the usual suspects were there to try to capture the Cup, and some new faces looking to make a mark. One of those was FUCard311, who wasted no time getting in on the action, including taking a third of my chips with a set of eights.

Once again this week, SuddenMoves posted $1 bounties on four players registered for the game. The first of those to fall was NotBatgirl. After flopping a flush, she was dutifully getting chips off of SuddenMoves, who had top pair. Two pair on the turn was enough to see the money go in, but but the river would bring a full house for SuddenMoves, and NotBatgirl was crippled. But it would be Sanere taking her final chips, and collecting the bounty.

SuddenMoves would collect the second bounty, when he felted WinJStar in 10th place, which also brought us to the final table. You can listen to the final table of the broadcast in Mp3.

69belette69 would be the third bounty collected. Radio_Wade called her shove on the turn, with a flush-draw and an open ended straight draw. 69belette69 turned over two pair, but Wade completed his straight with a King on the river, and collected the bounty, with 69belette69 finishing in 8th place.

cainiac1 would be the fourth bounty eliminated. He was working the short stack, and open shoved his 4bb's with AQ of spades. Sanere would make the call with Ducks, and they would hold, sending cainiac1 to the rail in 7th place.

As we got to four-handed play, at the bubble, the stacks were as follows:

Seat 2: FUCard311 (12,110 in chips)
Seat 7: Sanere (9,847 in chips)
Seat 8: SuddenMoves (3,828 in chips)
Seat 9: curtinsea (12,215 in chips) 

And the real battle would begin. SuddenMoves would collect three straight uncontested pots to more than double his stack. Sanere would also make some moves, and within ten hands, the stacks were all about equal at around 9k. Until . . . 

I made a button raise, 2.5x with KJ of Clubs, and Sanere 3-bet from the big blind. I made the call. The flop was Kd 7c 8c and the money went in. Sanere turned over KK for a set, leaving me with nine outs twice, about a 2.5 to 1 underdog. But the turn would be kind to me, with the 6 of clubs completing my flush, and fading nine outs on the river to cripple Sanere. SuddenMoves would deal the final blow, and Sanere would be the bubble.

With half the chips in front of me, it looked good for a tenth win. And after taking a large pot from SuddenMoves, I had twice as many chips as my two opponents combined. But alas, gotta finish strong for that to happen.

With just over 6bb left, SuddenMoves open shoved his Q8 off suit, and I called with pocket tens. A Queen on the river would double him up. A bit of a spew play from me nearly doubled up FUCard311, and my once awesome chip lead was diminished and nearly gone. Then SuddenMoves open shoved from the small blind, and I called from the big blind with AQ of spades. He turned over pocket threes to set up the race, but a flopped set turned full house sent nearly all of my chips over to SuddenMoves. I managed a double up, and thought I might get back in the hunt, but that came crashing down as I shoved pocket tens. FUCard311 reshoved, getting SuddenMoves out of the way, and showed AK. I would lose this race too, as Kings on the flop and turn sealed my fate, and I finished in 3rd place.

Heads up play started with SuddenMoves holding a 5-4 chip advantage.  But he would watch that lead get "flushed" away, as his AA was cracked by A9 of diamonds, making a flush and scooping nearly all of the chips. The final blow would come on this final hand . . . . 

So congratulations go out to the newcomer, FUCard311 takes victory in his first Impromptu!!! Hope you enjoyed the game and become a regular among the late night degenerates.

And a big hand to SuddenMoves, who very nearly scored a fifth win. Also thanks for the bounties, always makes it interesting when players have a wanted poster on them!!

And thanks everyone who listened in Tami (T bone69) and myself (curtinsea) on LuvinPoker Radio. We hope to be back on again next week, providing a small measure of entertainment for all the great players who continue to make The Impromptu a great game!!

Impromptu results for 2.3.13

The late night degenerates gathered again last night for another running of The Impromptu on Lock Poker. And as usual, the game itself did not disappoint. The same could not be said for the broadcast, as technical difficulties prevented us from carrying on the show. But we should be back with a strong signal next week, so be sure and tune in to LP Radio next time.

Two full tables did battle for the coveted Impromptu Cup, and with the added incentive of a few bounties, courtesy of SuddenMoves. The first bounty was collected by Lucky_Lucy as she KO'd the host early on, sending me to the rail disappointed. HangingAround was the second bounty to be scored, as cainiac1 felted him.

We came to a final table with these nine fine players . . .

Shyne42 was the next bounty to be felted, as T bone9 took the last of his chips and sent him to the rail. The final, and double, bounty was on SuddenMoves himself, and he lost a race to cainiac1. Four handed play was an impressive battle, but it would Spacecase going out on the bubble, with T bone9 hanging on for a min-cash in 3rd place.

What I love to see most hosting this game is just how hard our players fight for the win. This heads up battle did not dissapoint, as Hard2fold and I love 2 Blu battled back and forth for the win, carefully playing each hand, and each having the upper hand several times. As it turned out, it would be a fortuitous board deciding this one, as hard2fold took the victory on this final hand . . . 

Congratulations to our winner, and a big hand for our runner up!!!   And a big thanks to SuddenMoves for putting up some bounties tonight, and my thanks to all of you for coming out and making this yet another great Impromptu!!!