I beat Daniel Negreanu at poker!

Ok, for starters, the title is a little misleading. Yes, I did beat Daniel Negreanu in one stupid little hand of No-Limit Hold'em, but it was a very nondescript hand, and one that I'm not even sure I played all that well. But for a small-timer such as myself, getting a chance to play against a professional whom you respect is the kind of stuff that memories are made of. So I'm gonna go ahead and enjoy it while it lasts.

(FYI, I'm not exactly sure what Mr. Negreanu was doing at a $0.05/$0.10 NLHE table, but based on what I was reading in the chat box, it sounded like he was just working on some kind of bankroll building experiment similar to the one that Chris Ferguson did a few years back. I'll have to look into it.)

Here's the hand history:

PokerStars Game #24996057883: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2009/02/16 1:18:42 ET
Table 'Alphard IX' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: KidPoker ($8.60 in chips)
Seat 2: big-gary1979 ($10.65 in chips)
Seat 3: RandomFlask ($10 in chips)
Seat 4: ugarforty ($14.50 in chips)
Seat 5: vordul1 ($8.70 in chips)
Seat 6: LLITOPM ($5.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Stevercakes ($12 in chips)
Seat 8: noidtymer ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 9: ShArK00000 ($14.95 in chips)
koogy [observer] said, "im 116th think ill get on"
big-gary1979: posts small blind $0.05
RandomFlask: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RandomFlask [As Qs]
EloiseZilla [observer] said, "for the champion"
SvenDee [observer] said, "humberto doubles up :D"
ugarforty: folds
vernondbacks [observer] said, "im 118"
vernondbacks [observer] said, "haha"
Soncy [observer] said, "i like to watch tables that include sammy and eli elizera"
vordul1: calls $0.10
dandog23 [observer] said, "IM 123RD"
Soncy [observer] said, "fun fun"
LLITOPM: folds
Stevercakes: calls $0.10
EloiseZilla [observer] said, "Daniel HU4Rollz???"
noidtymer: folds
ShArK00000: folds
KidPoker: calls $0.10
big-gary1979: calls $0.05
RandomFlask: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ad Kd 2d]
vernondbacks [observer] said, "yea i love watching the high stakes poker"
big-gary1979: checks
RandomFlask: checks
vordul1: checks
koogy [observer] said, "umberto;s up to $55"
Stevercakes: checks
turbo4321 [observer] said, "i am 131. i have the best chance to get in"
KidPoker: bets $0.30
thejohnay1 [observer] said, "daniel. My wife knows nothing about poker but u r her favorite player. We hope to me t u some day at the WSOP cuz we go every year. Her bday is in July"
big-gary1979: folds
RandomFlask: calls $0.30
SvenDee [observer] said, "yip he cracked aces on the river"
KKpalsta [observer] said, "lineodds very low"
vordul1: folds
Stevercakes: folds
*** TURN *** [Ad Kd 2d] [5h]
RandomFlask: checks
koogy [observer] said, "vamos daniel"
IntoTheAce [observer] said, "daniel i love u"
InfamouzKrow [observer] said, "I AM 70TH"
KidPoker: bets $0.80
jkos86 [observer] said, "who cracked aces?"
turbo4321 [observer] said, "If I get in, I would take Daniel's money. bc I know he has money"
vins21 [observer] said, "IS this really Daniel?????????/"
IntoTheAce [observer] said, "go dinner"
koogy [observer] said, "don;t worry random will call down"
JasonH420 [observer] said, "LOOK AT THE RAKE OMG"
Mr. cariry [observer] said, "129 players waiting"
Mr. cariry [observer] said, "hauhauhau"
koogy [observer] said, "how much is the rake?"
IntoTheAce [observer] said, "daniel"
IntoTheAce [observer] said, ":D"
vins21 [observer] said, "and I am 17th........:))))))))))"
RandomFlask: calls $0.80
*** RIVER *** [Ad Kd 2d 5h] [2c]
RandomFlask: checks
JasonH420 [observer] said, "OMG RAKE"
KidPoker: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RandomFlask: shows [As Qs] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
KidPoker: mucks hand
JasonH420 [observer] said, "SICK"
RandomFlask collected $2.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.70 | Rake $0.10
Board [Ad Kd 2d 5h 2c]
Seat 1: KidPoker (button) mucked [Ks 6s]
Seat 2: big-gary1979 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: RandomFlask (big blind) showed [As Qs] and won ($2.60) with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 4: ugarforty folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: vordul1 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: LLITOPM folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Stevercakes folded on the Flop
Seat 8: noidtymer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ShArK00000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

January 2009 Recap

Cash game net profit = -$347.37 (86.87 hours played)
Tournament net profit = $98.91
Total net profit = -$248.46

Negative net profit for the month, but my hours played are way up as I had hoped/expected. I played as patiently and as selectively aggressive as I have in quite some time, and there were probably only 1 or 2 decisions that I would like to have done differently.

System Check (monthly character assessment on a scale of 1 to 10):

Present-mindedness: 9 (+1)
I've gotten to a point where my heart doesn't even quicken anymore when I take a bad beat or run 2nd nuts into the lock nuts. It's almost like a part of me is dead (or at least dormant) on the inside, and it's actually a very peaceful feeling.

Awareness: 7 (+1)
I'm not forcing the issue as often as I used to, and I think letting the game come to me has really eliminated some major distractions. This has allowed me to be more perceptive of each situation as a whole rather than just bits and pieces here and there.

Physical fitness: 5 (+1)
Just continuing to get more consistent with my workouts.