[nice dream]

Despite a very poor record on Stars I decided to take advantage of their deposit bonus (20% up to $120) and stuck down $600 - to be precise, I stuck down $599.35 or something equally stupid due to a $600 max deposit limit on my debit card and an uncooperative exchange rate!!!

Anyway, first night would have you believing in the old deposit myth which claims that sites let you win when you first deposit/redeposit, and then gradually turn the screws on the RnG to fuck you over good and proper :)

I ran up a quick $200 profit and then, after 2 ~breakeven sort of nights, nudged that up another $200 or so, partly thanks to this guy below.

To be fair, in this hand he has a ~legitimate reason to go broke, but he had been playing like a complete donk since I sat down so it was nice to see proof for once that the "good players" will win in the end.

This is pretty much a brag but it's my blog so...It does at least demonstrate one of the rare times it is okay to slowplay in Omaha hi. I was actually saying out loud during the hand "I can only lose to a Q" and sure enough, that's what he had in his hand.

Poker Stars
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players

Stack sizes:
mackem790: $192.75
UTG+1: $231.20
CO: $160.30
Button: $192
SB: $741
BB: $294.60

Pre-flop: (6 players) mackem790 is UTG with jc kh ad 9h
mackem790 calls, UTG+1 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: jh 9s js ($24, 6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, mackem790 checks, UTG+1 checks, CO bets $22.8, 3 folds, mackem790 calls, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: 2d ($69.6, 2 players)
mackem790 checks, CO bets $48, mackem790 calls.

River: 3c ($165.6, 2 players)
mackem790 checks, CO is all-in $85.5, mackem790 calls.

Results:
Final pot: $336.6