Having won just ten of my last 39 showdowns in single draw (and 37.5% of showdowns seen in the last week), now might be a good time to post hands from my latest hot-as-Alaska spell. Tomorrow is Halloween and I'll give a brief monthly update then.
Hand 1
In 150 hands prior to this one, I hadn’t made better than a 9-8. I found it amusing to see players checking in position after the draw with better hands than I’d made in the previous hour and a half. So when I get this aces-like pat hand I’m salivating, and hoping it doesn’t just fold all the way round. I also slow-play this monster by just calling his three-bet; if he's got a breakable 9-7 I don't want him dropping the nine. But when you're running cold...
I was thankful that he didn't have a bigger stack.
PokerStars Game #51620358646: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/24 20:07:09 ET
Table 'Malabar V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ljptlc ($13.15 in chips)
Seat 2: BrainyBrat ($27.90 in chips)
Seat 3: 42llopi ($12.25 in chips)
Seat 4: poker_nalch ($24.30 in chips)
Seat 5: tiburon451 ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($31.20 in chips)
42llopi: posts small blind $0.25
poker_nalch: posts big blind $0.50
jniquetamere: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 8c 2d 5d 4s]
tiburon451: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
ljptlc: folds
BrainyBrat: folds
42llopi: raises $2.50 to $4
poker_nalch: folds
plutoman20: calls $2.50
42llopi: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 8c 2d 5d 4s]
42llopi: bets $3
plutoman20: raises $24.20 to $27.20 and is all-in
42llopi: calls $5.25 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($18.95) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6s 8c 2d 5d 4s] (Lo: 8,6,5,4,2)
42llopi: shows [6d 3s 8d 5h 2h] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
42llopi collected $23.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25 Rake $1.20
Seat 1: ljptlc folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BrainyBrat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 42llopi (small blind) showed [6d 3s 8d 5h 2h] and won ($23.80) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: poker_nalch (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: tiburon451 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [6s 8c 2d 5d 4s] and lost with Lo: 8,6,5,4,2
Hand 2
I don't want to give anybody the odds to outdraw me here, but I probably didn't need to raise this much.
PokerStars Game #51839087521: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/29 3:27:37 ET
Table 'Melusina VIII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: Angyalfold ($33.45 in chips)
Seat 3: myhalfdollar ($5 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($35.70 in chips)
Seat 5: owyahgoin ($20 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 7: sydneydawn ($21.45 in chips)
sydneydawn: posts small blind $0.25
popaionut: is sitting out
Angyalfold: posts big blind $0.50
owyahgoin: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 7h 5h 4h 9d]
popaionut leaves the table
myhalfdollar: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
owyahgoin: raises $1 to $2.50
Greg941: calls $2.50
sydneydawn: calls $2.25
Angyalfold: folds
plutoman20: raises $6.50 to $9
owyahgoin: folds
Greg941: folds
sydneydawn: folds
Uncalled bet ($6.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $10.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0
Seat 2: Angyalfold (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: myhalfdollar folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 collected ($10.50)
Seat 5: owyahgoin folded before Flop
Seat 6: Greg941 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 7: sydneydawn (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 3
Chuckila calls me a nit after this hand. OK, I should have raised after the draw (I've got a top-ten hand), but to how much? The only raise size that makes much sense here is all-in, and then what's calling me? The main benefit of just calling was that I'd get to see what he has. Notably he'd just won a huge pot with a seven prior to this, so I presume his confidence was high. Also I don't think commenting on others' play during the game is a clever thing to do.
PokerStars Game #51840460968: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/29 4:44:17 ET
Table 'Eurydome II' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fenixpkr999 ($15.70 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuckila ($73.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Ogre_AK ($23.95 in chips)
Seat 6: filma70 ($19.95 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($30.85 in chips)
fenixpkr999: posts small blind $0.25
Chuckila: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 3h 8c 7s As]
Ogre_AK: folds
filma70: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
fenixpkr999: folds
Chuckila: raises $3.65 to $5.15
plutoman20: calls $3.65
Chuckila: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [As]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 3h 8c 7s] [4c]
Chuckila: bets $7
plutoman20: calls $7
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Chuckila: shows [5s 3s Ts Qc 9c] (Lo: Q,T,9,5,3)
plutoman20: shows [2c 3h 8c 7s 4c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $23.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24.55 Rake $1.20
Seat 1: fenixpkr999 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Chuckila (big blind) showed [5s 3s Ts Qc 9c] and lost with Lo: Q,T,9,5,3
Seat 5: Ogre_AK folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: filma70 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) showed [2c 3h 8c 7s 4c] and won ($23.35) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Hand 4
Pokrprovoker was playing very aggressively this session, happy to go all-in with draws. Normally I'd fold this without thinking. If either of them call I'm in a bit of poo here, but considering how card-dead I'd been I don't mind what I did here.
PokerStars Game #51887331992: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/30 1:58:26 ET
Table 'Warck' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: cfh2401 ($27.25 in chips)
Seat 2: 'tacheman ($15.10 in chips)
Seat 3: GoldDigga86 ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 4: pokrprovoker ($40.55 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($22.70 in chips)
Seat 6: ThaSlosh23 ($11.90 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($28.85 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
ThaSlosh23: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4c Tc 9s 6c 3d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
cfh2401: folds
'tacheman: folds
GoldDigga86: raises $2 to $3.50
pokrprovoker: calls $3.50
Greg941: folds
ThaSlosh23: folds
plutoman20: raises $7.50 to $11
GoldDigga86: folds
pokrprovoker: folds
Uncalled bet ($7.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $11.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11.25 Rake $0
Seat 1: cfh2401 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 'tacheman folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: GoldDigga86 folded before Flop
Seat 4: pokrprovoker (button) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: ThaSlosh23 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected ($11.25)
Hand 5
This is perhaps the most interesting of the lot. It's a rare example of when running badly can be to your advantage: people don't believe I could actually have a good hand.
PokerStars Game #51887784301: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/30 2:21:26 ET
Table 'Warck' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cfh2401 ($37 in chips)
Seat 2: Elales ($17.60 in chips)
Seat 3: GoldDigga86 ($36.10 in chips)
Seat 4: pokrprovoker ($40.80 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($19.85 in chips)
Seat 6: BamBam1991 ($47.70 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($20.70 in chips)
Elales: posts small blind $0.25
GoldDigga86: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 7s 7c 5h 6c]
pokrprovoker: raises $1.50 to $2
Greg941: folds
BamBam1991: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $5
cfh2401: folds
Elales: folds
GoldDigga86: folds
pokrprovoker: calls $3
pokrprovoker: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [7c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 7s 5h 6c] [8h]
pokrprovoker: checks
plutoman20: bets $7
pokrprovoker said, "u bluffing?"
pokrprovoker said, "i have K high"
GoldDigga86 said, "call"
plutoman20 said, "i don't win showdowns remember"
GoldDigga86 said, "too big bet"
GoldDigga86 said, "looks like a bluff"
pokrprovoker: calls $7
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2c 7s 8h 5h 6c] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,2)
pokrprovoker: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $23.55 from pot
GoldDigga86 said, "ur decission"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24.75 Rake $1.20
Seat 1: cfh2401 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Elales (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: GoldDigga86 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: pokrprovoker mucked [5s 3c 4d 2h Kd]
Seat 5: Greg941 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BamBam1991 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [2c 7s 8h 5h 6c] and won ($23.55) with Lo: 8,7,6,5,2
And here's a bonus triple draw hand. I colour-code players - Mol 19 is coded green for go, as in go to his table, ASAP. Drawing nine cards to make the nuts - is that a record? Lijphart is excited because Mol 19 didn't suck out on him in the last hand. On the river I'm not sure about Recallpie's overcall with a 9-8, though come to think of it I'm probably calling with a queen, so it might not be that bad after all.
PokerStars Game #51683910523: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/10/26 3:00:51 ET
Table 'Cohnia' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($13.60 in chips)
Seat 2: Lijphart ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 3: kovac-bo ($8.05 in chips)
Seat 5: Recallpie ($16.65 in chips)
Seat 6: Mol 19 ($2.15 in chips)
Mol 19: posts small blind $0.10
Lijphart said, "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.25
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c Th 2d 7s 4s]
Lijphart: folds
kovac-bo said, "lol"
kovac-bo: folds
Recallpie: calls $0.25
Mol 19: calls $0.15
plutoman20: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Recallpie: calls $0.25
Mol 19: calls $0.25
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Mol 19: discards 4 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 2d 7s 4s] [2h]
Recallpie: discards 2 cards
Mol 19: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.25
Recallpie: calls $0.25
Mol 19: calls $0.25
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Mol 19: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 2d 7s 4s] [Ks]
Recallpie: discards 2 cards
Mol 19: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
Recallpie: calls $0.50
Mol 19: calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Mol 19: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 2d 7s 4s] [8h]
Recallpie: discards 1 card
Mol 19: bets $0.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
Recallpie: calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mol 19: shows [5d 4h 7c 2s 3d] (Lo: 7,5,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
Recallpie: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "lol"
Mol 19 collected $5 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.25 Rake $0.25
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [6c 8h 2d 7s 4s]
Seat 2: Lijphart folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: kovac-bo folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Recallpie (button) mucked [8d 9h 2c 6h 4c]
Seat 6: Mol 19 (small blind) showed [5d 4h 7c 2s 3d] and won ($5) with Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
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