# \*BOOM Goes the Dynamite - SDMB Pokertropolis First Quarter, 2006 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635 "2006-01-05T21:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/261 "2006-03-24T16:10:33Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > The smallest table in a long while. > > And the longest game. Ever. Clocking in at around 2H40M. An insane night of traded blows and vicious takeouts. > > Even though I came in third (at 2H20M), I still [feel like a winner](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/cnburk/straightflushdetail.jpg). Bah, I missed all that action! When girlfriend says, 'Well, if you aren’t still playing why don’t you come over here and watch the movie with me?" Replying with, 'But, I really want to watch these folks I’ve never met play in this poker game." doesn’t realy fly. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/262 "2006-03-24T16:52:00Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > Bah, I missed all that action! When girlfriend says, 'Well, if you aren’t still playing why don’t you come over here and watch the movie with me?" Replying with, 'But, I really want to watch these folks I’ve never met play in this poker game." doesn’t realy fly. Replace ‘girlfriend’ with ‘wife’ and that same thing happened to me. Sorry I missed out on all the fun. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/263 "2006-03-25T22:51:18Z")
Woohoo! I finally [won a tourney](http://photobucket.com/albums/d1/adamanthaea/?action=view¤t=TitanWin.jpg), to the tune of $25.20. Not bad for only six bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/264 "2006-03-26T02:24:57Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Woohoo! I finally [won a tourney](http://photobucket.com/albums/d1/adamanthaea/?action=view¤t=TitanWin.jpg), to the tune of $25.20. Not bad for only six bucks. Congratulations. I also took down another PokerStars 5-table $1+.20 SnG for $14. I wish I could figure out why I suck at ring games. Anybody want to volunteer to look at a hand history? ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/265 "2006-03-30T17:31:24Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > Congratulations. I also took down another PokerStars 5-table $1+.20 SnG for $14. I wish I could figure out why I suck at ring games. Anybody want to volunteer to look at a hand history? Damn, I missed this. Sure, post the hands. BTW, beware tonight. I found out I play better sober. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/266 "2006-03-30T21:00:27Z")
Man have I been running BAD lately. Bad beats (like runner runner Jacks to beat my Kings), Bad luck (getting a pair of Queens when someone else happens to get AA) and more often than not bad play (too many times to describe). See ya tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/267 "2006-03-30T21:01:57Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > The smallest table in a long while. > > And the longest game. Ever. Clocking in at around 2H40M. An insane night of traded blows and vicious takeouts. > > Even though I came in third (at 2H20M), I still [feel like a winner](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/cnburk/straightflushdetail.jpg). With 10 players, you don’t have to post blinds as often as you do with 2 tables of 6 or 7. Not sure if that made that much difference or if it was just the back and forth action all night. Now my AIM is screwed up, at least it was for the last bit of last weeks game. Hope it’s working tonite. Congrats to **RA** , that was a very good game! ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/268 "2006-03-30T21:30:36Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > Man have I been running BAD lately. Bad beats (like runner runner Jacks to beat my Kings), Bad luck (getting a pair of Queens when someone else happens to get AA) and more often than not bad play (too many times to describe). > > See ya tonight! I played a $10 private tourney Tuesday night with 22 players. Twice within three hands I went all in preflop and my opponent flopped the nut straight. Both times I sucked out on the river with a full house. It was fitting, I suppose, that I was knocked out just out of the money by a player who flopped the nut straight. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/269 "2006-03-30T22:08:23Z")
Game’s already up. Allen must have learned his place. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/270 "2006-03-30T22:25:43Z")
I’m already on tilt. A couple of days ago, I was playing .01/.02 NL at Stars. I get KK and push the betting. Flop is rainbow garbage, so I bet heavy. An aggressive player goes all-in for about $12. I call with my remaining $2. Turn and river are 42o, giving the pusher a wheel for his A3o crap hand. It really is very little consolation that “I got all my money in with the best hand”. Now where is that smiley for being on tilt? ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/271 "2006-03-30T23:22:34Z")
Allen rocks! See y’all sometime this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/272 "2006-03-31T04:59:48Z")
Tonight’s Result’s (3/30/06): 1. Kyy…that MF’r! 2. DukeOfRat 3. Nanook 4. LightingTool 5. CapnPitt 6. Nesta 7. Yeticus Rex 8. Mostly Dead 9. Robot Arm 10. Dag Otto 11. Oslo Ostragoth 12. Gangster Oct 13. MissTake 14. Asterion ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/273 "2006-03-31T05:05:06Z")
Whoa Nellie it was close. Final Q1 Results. Congratulations… 1 Duke of Rat 71.1 2 Kyyrewyyoae 70.9 3 Max the Vool 69.4 4 Only Mostly Dead 67.1 5 Oslo Ostragoth 66.5 6 Gangster Octopus 63.7 7 nesta 63.5 8 Robot Arm 57.4 9 Nanook of the North 57.1 10 Miss Take 56.1 11 Exploding Kitchen 52.6 12 Yeticus Rex 52.0 13 Dag Otto 51.9 14 Lightning Fool 50.8 15 Capn Pitt 47.7 16 Aholibah 42.0 17 Asterion 36.7 ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/274 "2006-03-31T05:06:04Z")
Man, **Kyy** was just 3 points back, this is gonna be kinda close. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/275 "2006-03-31T05:10:00Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > 1 Duke of Rat 71.1 > 2 Kyyrewyyoae 70.9 That’s pretty close. I think we should test the **Duck** for steroids. There should be an asterisk by that number. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/276 "2006-03-31T05:13:01Z")
> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#): > > That’s pretty close. I think we should test the **Duck** for steroids. There should be an asterisk by that number. It just says water, grain, and hops. If I flunk the test, I’ll be pissed. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/277 "2006-03-31T05:20:05Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > It just says water, grain, and hops. If I flunk the test, I’ll be pissed. Nah, you have to be pissed to flunk the test. And man, I’ve got to do better next quarter. Last place is rather embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/278 "2006-03-31T20:34:49Z")
Congrats, **Duck**! **Kyy** …that bridesmaid’s dress is looking a little tattered. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/279 "2006-03-31T20:37:48Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Man, **Kyy** was just 3 points back, this is gonna be kinda close. Luckily your poker playing is better than your math skills. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635/280 "2006-03-31T20:47:29Z")
Actually, I owe it all to **Kyy**. He wiped out everybody else, all I had to do was survive. Still cutting it close, I knew I’d have to finish pretty high up. If I would have gone out anything less than second or anybody 5th or higher would have won, I wouldn’t be the Q1 winner. Very tight group at the top, anybody in the top 6 could have won the quarter. Just sheer luck to be me. So congrats to all the players! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635.md?page=15)