Monday, August 25, 2008

Interview with Tonight's winner RaisingCayne

LivePokerRadio : Cayne, your game has been on fire lately, tell me the one hole that you have found recently?
RaisingCayne : Tough one. But to pick one leak that I feel I've recently fixed would be just to get over a timidness and trust my reads more. For far too long I was over-correcting my play, and responding to every downswing by tightening up far too much. Playing like a complete nit doesn't get one paid... appropriate aggression is required.

LivePokerRadio : With changes recently to online gaming due to the legal issues in the US, do you think that online gambling is on its way up, out or evolving?
RaisingCayne : Evolving. It's hard for me to imagine it climbing much higher in popularity given its so prevalent now already, but I do not foresee any decline either.

RaisingCayne : Always curious of... Avatar, what is it and why?
RaisingCayne : Mine... a donkey, 'cause I'm a donkey.

LivePokerRadio : Mine is a cop because I thought the Air Force dude looked weird and they don't have a radio guy (Mic/Headphones)

LivePokerRadio : Now it's time for the Six Deadly Questions... Are YOU READY?
RaisingCayne : BOO YEAH
So lets get into Six Deadly Questions:

LivePokerRadio : #1 Which poker players would you like to have 1 hour to talk to, 1 hour to play with and 1 hour to observe?

RaisingCayne : Phil Hellmuth to talk to... Phil Ivey to play with... Gus Hansen to observe. (I could relate to Hellmuth's arrogance, and would enjoy the cocky conversation. Ivey's known as the best, so would like to say I sat w/the best. And it would be nice to understand Gus' play.)

LivePokerRadio : #2 Heads Up, 6 Max or Full Ring, Which do you prefer?
RaisingCayne : Full ring (I'm more patient than most)

LivePokerRadio : #3 Which blogger do you find you are reading for entertainment, for learning and to go "What The ?"
RaisingCayne : For entertainment, probably Waffles, just for the wicked rants. (MINUS the ghey WOW posts though.) For learning I enjoy Blinders' strategy posts now and again. Thought provoking, and usually specific to tournament play. And Lucko for the "what the..." factor, as I just view his tourney results with fascination and envy. (He keeps me motivated to think that one CAN win decent amounts playing online MTTs.

LivePokerRadio : #4 What hand do you find yourself second guessing every time you play it?
RaisingCayne : JKo... i'm just uncomfortable with JackKingOff. Get caught one time, and ever since...


LivePokerRadio : #5 If you could make one change in your life what change would it be?
RaisingCayne : Some brutal honesty here, but that's my nature... to get off my dependence on drugs. Weed is getting expensive, and I need my ambition back!

LivePokerRadio : and Finally The easiest question in the world. Roar or Boom?
RaisingCayne : And... BOOOOM! Of course. (Roar is for pussies.)

LivePokerRadio : Thanks for playing this week and we expect to see you back to try and become the first repeat champion.
RaisingCayne : Thanks Tragedy!

Six Deadly Questions with Pirate Lawyer

LivePokerRadio : Pirate lawyer you made a great effort to win the LPRT last week. What made your mind up to play the LPRT?
Pirate Lawyer: Whimsy + begging by host + chance to defend the prestigious title.

LivePokerRadio : How are you feeling about your game?
Pirate Lawyer: I'm not playing my "A" game at the moment. My patience and discipline is not where it needs to be for a variety of reasons.

LivePokerRadio : What do you need to do to change your game around?
Pirate Lawyer: Some time away from the tables to get my head in the right place. And some good luck wouldn't hurt!

LivePokerRadio : Are you ready for the most painful period in your career?

So lets get into Six Deadly Questions:
Pirate Lawyer: shoot
LivePokerRadio : Which would you play more often 89s or the Hammer
Pirate Lawyer: My favourite hand 89s.

LivePokerRadio : #2 Best Phil Ever?
Pirate Lawyer: Hmm. I'll say Laak because he has a celebrity Canadian girlfriend.

LivePokerRadio : #3 Poker Tournament that you could dominate if you could get your act together (either online or B&M)
Pirate Lawyer: The big buy-in mixed hold'em event at the WSoP.

LivePokerRadio : #4 Blogger that you respect the most and blogger you hate the most...
Pirate Lawyer: (can I be totally frank here?)

LivePokerRadio : Sure and don't call me frank
Pirate Lawyer: For most respected I'll say CK (BWoP) because she's living her dream and taking bold adventurous steps away from the beaten path; and .... Donkette, for reasons that should be very obvious to most everyone.

LivePokerRadio : #5 If you were in a courtroom with any Blogger Lawyer, who would you dominate?
Pirate Lawyer: I'd own Hoy in a courtroom. No contest!

LivePokerRadio : and finally ROAR or BOOM?
Pirate Lawyer: Definitely BOOM!

LivePokerRadio : Thanks for having fun with six deadly questions and for playing the LivePokerRadio.com Tour
Pirate Lawyer: ty Tragedy sir

LivePokerRadio.Com Tournament Four Blog

11:45 and after a 20 min Heads up battle Waffles is DOMINATED when his 98 is dominated by A6, ace on the flop , six on the turn and RaisingCayne is your week 4 LPRT Champion!

Congrats Cayne!

For our cast of thousands, my spotter OhCaptain, my partner in poker Riggstad, I'm Instant Tragedy reminding you that the only nuts you have is when you get to say BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!
Good Night from LivePokerRadio.Com

11:25 After one of the brutalist beats when Waffles A9o> Instant Tragedy's A10o Tragedy leaves the parade grounds in third place and RaisingCayne and SirfWalgman go at it heads up.
Still respectable showing for Tragedy, moving closer to TwoBlackAces in the money standings and a first and two thirds in four tourneys. Could third place be the Tragedy position?

11:18 Lots of tournament chips in a pot with IT and TheCloserX5, a paired board with a flushed board chases the CloserX away with what looked to be a river value bet.
1st Cayne 18K 2nd IT with 13k Waffles hanging back in 3rd.

11:15 A lot of pushing and folding going on.

11:13 InstantTragedy has a case of the Astin's as his Aces stand up against 10h9h and he takes out Astin who goes out in 5th place. We are now on the money bubble. RaisingCayne is the Chipleader with 15K 2nd is the CLoserX5 with 12K IT is in 3rd with 10k Waffles is in 4th with 8k

11:10 First hand after break and the CloserX5 doubles up Waffles and he is now in 3rd place.

11:07 We're at break and TheCloserX5 is your leader, RaisingCayne 2nd, InstantTragedy 3rd, Astin 4th and Waffles SirfWalgman in the Dude In Last Place (DILP) Position.
We are now at break!

11:00 Congrats to RaisingCayne and Surflexus who are deep in the Full Tilt 28k. Good luck guys and bring home the moolah!

10:57 From Chipleader to chump After mondo hand 1, TBA pushes with AQo. Waffles calls with pocket 4's. TwoBlackAces hits his ace on the turn but loses when waffles hits his two outer on the river. Waffles is up to third place.

10:54 Tragedy wins a 2900 chip pot when he flops trips and pot bets out. No callers and he is up to 2nd place. TBA is solid chipleader.

10:53 TBA is the chipleader by 55 chips Tragedy is in the DILP position with 6700 chips.

10:50 Astin's AK hurts Ddionysus' 7's with one king on the flop and one on the river to smack him around. DD's is left with a chip and a chair. TwoblackAces Kings bitch slap DD's K8 os and we are down to 6.

10:46 The Taunting of InstantTragedy continues: Astin: feel free to give me your chips
Astin: before she just lounges back topless Astin: I'll get you just like Sean isn't getting Jo right now. Astin: or something like that Astin: hey Tragedy - bigger bre asts - Waffles or Joanna? InstantTragedy: Joanna, she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Astin: here that Waffles? You're not the most beautiful woman in the world

10:44 According to Waffles, IT's Girlfriend teasing him is a plan perfected by the toasted and covered with buttered and syrup.

10:32 Lots of action and the top 2 money winners on the tour are duking it out with TBA and IT looking for money. If IT wins and TBA doesn't cash we wll have a new cash leader on the Livepokerradio.com tour.

TBA and IT in a war and IT is all in with Aces, TBA calls with 9's. Oh no, will the two outer come? NOOOOOoooooooo and IT is up to 11k and is your chip leader.

10:28 And DOWN GOES PVANHARIBO. The player who has a bet out on Waffles on the Mookie Tournaments pushes with J6 os. Waffles calls with A10 and with an Ace and a ten on the flop sends her to the rail. GG LJ!

10:24 Didn't take long to have our first bustout, JoshuaCarlsens two pair is no goot to the Horse Trainer that is Astin (Horseshoe not included)'s trips.

Congrats to everyone who made it so far!


10:23 The new girlfriend is distracting me... But not enough to see the CARNAGE that is RaisingCayne's Queens CRACKING Neo3gs's Aces and we are at the final table.

10:22 Ddionysus drops the hammer to Waffles amusement.

10:21 Pvanharibo is fighting back as back to back pushes have netted the Turbo Fitty warrior a couple of blinds.

10:18 We have Whitewater as InstantTragedy and Pvan go to war. Tragedy has the 8 high flush and Pvan's seven high straight is no good. Still on the final table bubble.

10:16 Table 2 has the action as it's buying the blinds time on table 1.

10:15 Racing all around and this time Pvanharibo loses one and doubles up Neo3gs. Pvan is down in the DILP position.

10:14 Lightning36 can't win a race either as the TwoBlackAces Ramrod continues with pocket 7's the board doesn't improve Lightning's hand and it doesn't strike twice. Down to the Final Table Bubble.

10:12 DQB for DDionysus and TwoBlackAces donates. Tragedy gives up a ton of his chips when he races with Pvanharibo. Pocket 9's are ALWAYS good and Tragedy is approaching the DILP!

10:07 HighonPoker is all in wuth QsAc3d the board. TheCloser goes all in with AA , and even the river 5 can't help HighonPoker who is out in 12th.

The following hand neo3gs double's up when his pair of aces dodge bullets baby and Raising Cayne doubles him up. Down to 11 players. TBA is dominating with 14.6K

10:05 Happy Birthday to JamyHawk who is officially old, neo3gs who is 30 today, and also to Tragedy's father : SilverEagle.

9:59 As we hit the break, I can remind you that 1st place $64, 2nd $38.40 and 3rd will take home $25.60

9:55 Approaching first break and I'm pushing with KsQc Neo calls with 7s8s. And I double up.
Note to self. Stop believing Waffles. After being as high as first, I was down to 1000 chops. Lightning36 doubles through Waffles and its a whole new ballgame.

HighonPoker is in the DILP. Top 5 are TwoBlackaces with 14.8K

9:52 Twoblackaces is making everyone his bitch, taking a significant chunk of joshuacarlsen's chips and now has 15k.

9:50 Twoblackaces is dominating with 9540 chips, neo3gs is in second with 5640, joshuacarlsen has 4800 in chips in third, RaisingCayne with the miracle hammer is in 4th with 3590 and InstantTragedy is in 5th with 3155. The DILP is SmBoatDrinks with 1200.

9:44 No help for defending champ PirateLawyer pushes with Jc10c. smBoatdrinks calls with JsJh. The CloserX5 calls with AsQc. TheCloserx5 catches a queen and takes most of the pot. Smboatdrinks takes the rest. Piratelawyer is down to 430.

9:42 RaisingCayne miracle push of the Hammer doubles through TheCloserx5's AKo who is now in the DILPosition.

9:37 BIG Hand on table two as Pirate Lawyer and HighonPoker go at it. With a pair of nines and an open ended straight draw, Highonpoker pushes and PirateLawyer calls with aces. No miracle hand and HoP is close to DILPing it.

Tragedy's Queens and Eights are no good versus JoshuaCarlsen's NUT BOAT. Down to 3000 for tragedy and Josh is up to 7k

9:34 The two chipleaders are at Table 1, Twoblackaces and InstantTragedy. Tragedy's flopped set is good to take some of TBA's chips but he is still above 10K

34 min in and here are the standings.

1st twoblackaces 10,340
2nd InstantTragedy 6,570
then it takes awhile to get to the chipleader on table 2
3rd HighonPoker with 4330
4th is Astin on table 1 with 3645
and 5th is JoshuaCarlsen with 3550

The DILP is Lightning36 with 1800 chips.


9:31 Numbbono was dude in last place (DILP) and he pushed with 8s6s. Unfortunately for him JoshuaCarlsen wakes up with aces. Board doesn't help and Numbbono is gone in 15th place.

9:23 HighonPoker may be swash and debonair, but his Ks10s is no good to the mighty KQo

9:21 When Skidoo and Twoblackaces go at it, its a war until all the chips are at the table
Skidoo's pocket 9's versus tba's powerful JACKACE.
Ad 10d Jh Ks 2H and Two pair is good enough to send skidoo to the rail. GG sir.
TBA is your definitive leader with 7800 in chips.

9:17 Big hand on table one as Twoblackaces gets all his chips in the middle after a 4d2d10h flop. Iam23skidoo goes to the time bank to calculate odds. Not enough as he folds and we have a new chip leader.

9:13 Top 5

1. InstantTragedy 4050
2. Iam23skidoo 3590
3. Numbbono 3550
4. twoblackaces 3510
5. Highonpoker 3430
ILP. Lightning36 2365

9:09 Pvanharibo makes a late registration and is in to my left. Pvan has been KILLING the Turbo Fitty on Full Tilt. 16 player is how will end up tonight.

9:01 Sirfwalgman is here as well as the dashing HighOnPoker

8:51 9 min to action and 11 players. Will we have Shorthanded donkey fun tonight?

8:42 18 min to chips and still no Wawfuls, the defending Champ Pirate Lawyer is here and we will have 6 deadly questions with him later in the show.

8:30 30 Min to chips in the air and nine people are in so far

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Time : 10 P.M. ET Full Tilt Poker Tonight
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