Yesterday was my most profitable single day since the SCOOP badugi. I made $195, not including the $20 bonus I received from Full Tilt. Single draw and badugi were both kind to me. I had two remarkable sessions of $1-$2 badugi back-to-back. On Poker Stars I made $52 in just 22 hands, then moved to Full Tilt where I won $71 in 43 hands. Today I'm down fractionally after a dismal badugi session, dropping $45 in 62 hands (of which I won three). Badugi on Full Tilt continues to be extremely volatile; the average pot size in a $1-$2 game is often around $15, and at one point yesterday it hit $20. With the play being so loose, the values of starting hands change somewhat. Good two-card draws go up in value, while dealt pats (even very good ones like eights and nines) go down. Three-card sixes or better are still very good starting hands, but it now matters less whether you have 32A or 643; with so many people in the pot, a good three-card will rarely win unimproved. Rough three-cards like 754 become real trouble hands: there's an increased likelihood of making the second-best hand.
Here are eight hands from the weekend so far:
Hand 1
Last weekend I folded the very same hand against someone who check-raised the turn. He was snowing. I didn't want to make the same mistake twice. I'm not sure what Romuloft was doing in this pot in the first place. Perhaps the snow was premeditated, but the chances are someone will make a genuine badugi along the way, sending his snowing plans out the window.
PokerStars Game #52978959138: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2010/11/20 3:49:48 ET
Table 'Svea II' 8-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Capsi199 ($9 in chips)
Seat 3: gregorianW ($17 in chips)
Seat 4: romuloft231 ($64 in chips)
Seat 5: geniy71 ($16 in chips)
Seat 6: ticalc2008 ($13.25 in chips)
Seat 7: xfritzxsinba ($57 in chips)
Seat 8: DaveBowman ($55.75 in chips)
Capsi199: posts small blind $0.50
gregorianW: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 4c 2s Ah]
romuloft231: calls $1
geniy71: folds
ticalc2008: raises $1 to $2
xfritzxsinba: folds
DaveBowman: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Capsi199: folds
gregorianW: folds
romuloft231: calls $2
ticalc2008: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
romuloft231: discards 1 card
ticalc2008: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4c 2s Ah] [Js]
romuloft231: checks
ticalc2008: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
romuloft231: calls $1
ticalc2008: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
romuloft231: discards 1 card
ticalc2008: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4c 2s Ah] [Ad]
romuloft231: checks
ticalc2008: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
romuloft231: raises $2 to $4
ticalc2008: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
romuloft231: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ad]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4c 2s Ah] [5h]
romuloft231: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
romuloft231: shows [3h Tc 6h 7d] (3-card: T,7,3)
plutoman20: shows [5h 4c 2s Ah] (3-card: 4,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $24.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) showed [5h 4c 2s Ah] and won ($24.50) with a 3-card: 4,2,A
Seat 2: Capsi199 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: gregorianW (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: romuloft231 showed [3h Tc 6h 7d] and lost with a 3-card: T,7,3
Seat 5: geniy71 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ticalc2008 folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: xfritzxsinba folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DaveBowman folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 2
I'm dealt a monster badugi here, but there's a lot of action and I think I might well be beaten. I end up looking a bit silly when I table my hand! Romuloft, by the way, went from $64 to zero in under twenty minutes at this table. He was a bit unlucky bit did overplay a lot of rough hands.
PokerStars Game #52979189755: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2010/11/20 4:03:05 ET
Table 'Svea II' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($77 in chips)
Seat 2: Capsi199 ($9.50 in chips)
Seat 3: gregorianW ($15 in chips)
Seat 4: romuloft231 ($43.50 in chips)
Seat 5: ezm_6131 ($1.50 in chips)
Seat 6: ticalc2008 ($25 in chips)
Seat 8: DaveBowman ($76 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.50
Capsi199: posts big blind $1
dummy69: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s Ah 3c 5d]
gregorianW: folds
romuloft231: raises $1 to $2
ezm_6131: folds
ticalc2008: folds
DaveBowman: calls $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Capsi199: calls $2
romuloft231: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
DaveBowman: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
Capsi199: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s Ah 3c 5d]
Capsi199: discards 1 card
romuloft231: discards 1 card
DaveBowman: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1
Capsi199: calls $1
romuloft231: raises $1 to $2
DaveBowman: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Capsi199: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
romuloft231: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s Ah 3c 5d]
Capsi199: discards 1 card
romuloft231: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2
Capsi199: calls $1.50 and is all-in
romuloft231: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s Ah 3c 5d]
Capsi199: discards 1 card
romuloft231: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
romuloft231: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
romuloft231: shows [Ts 7d 4h 2c] (Badugi: T,7,4,2)
plutoman20: shows [6s Ah 3c 5d] (Badugi: 6,5,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $9 from side pot
Capsi199: shows [Ad 3h 8d 5s] (3-card: 5,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $31.50 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.50 Main pot $31.50. Side pot $9. Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [6s Ah 3c 5d] and won ($40.50) with a Badugi: 6,5,3,A
Seat 2: Capsi199 (big blind) showed [Ad 3h 8d 5s] and lost with a 3-card: 5,3,A
Seat 3: gregorianW folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: romuloft231 showed [Ts 7d 4h 2c] and lost with a Badugi: T,7,4,2
Seat 5: ezm_6131 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ticalc2008 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DaveBowman (button) folded after the 1st Draw
Hand 3
What's going on here?! As we flip over our cards, I still think my ten badugi has a chance.
Full Tilt Poker Game #25706064164: Table Vulgamore - $1/$2 - Limit Badugi - 02:08:45 ET - 2010/11/20
Seat 1: SEXorPOKER ($65.50)
Seat 3: LordPye ($36.05)
Seat 5: gnd0221186 ($17)
Seat 6: larealtime ($36.25)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($50)
Seat 8: Nuts888A ($27)
LordPye posts the small blind of $0.50
gnd0221186 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6d 5h Tc 4s]
larealtime calls $1
plutoman20 raises to $2
Nuts888A calls $2
SEXorPOKER folds
LordPye folds
gnd0221186 folds
larealtime calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $7.50)
larealtime discards 2 cards
plutoman20 stands pat on [6d 5h Tc 4s]
Nuts888A discards 2 cards
larealtime is dealt 2 cards
Nuts888A is dealt 2 cards
larealtime checks
plutoman20 bets $1
Nuts888A calls $1
larealtime calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $10.50)
larealtime discards 1 card
plutoman20 stands pat on [6d 5h Tc 4s]
Nuts888A discards 2 cards
larealtime is dealt 1 card
Nuts888A is dealt 2 cards
larealtime checks
plutoman20 bets $2
Nuts888A calls $2
larealtime calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $16.50)
larealtime stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [6d 5h Tc 4s]
Nuts888A discards 1 card
Nuts888A is dealt 1 card
larealtime checks
plutoman20 checks
Nuts888A checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20 shows [Tc 6d 5h 4s] a Badugi: T, 6, 5, 4
Nuts888A mucks
larealtime shows [4h 3s 2c Ad] a Badugi: 4, 3, 2, A
larealtime wins the pot ($15.75) with a Badugi: 4, 3, 2, A
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: SEXorPOKER (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: LordPye (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: gnd0221186 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: larealtime showed [4h 3s 2c Ad] and won ($15.75) with a Badugi: 4, 3, 2, A
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [Tc 6d 5h 4s] and lost with a Badugi: T, 6, 5, 4
Seat 8: Nuts888A mucked [6c 5d Ah Qh] - a 3-Card: 6, 5, A
Hand 4
I guess you'd call this a four-card royal flush. However, if you were playing for high, you'd have to rank quads above a straight flush: it's over three times less likely. Martin calls with something that doesn't beat a lot of bluffs - did he know that his opponent was ignorant of the rules?
Full Tilt Poker Game #25707896509: Table Wells West - $1/$2 - Limit Badugi - 04:38:28 ET - 2010/11/20
Seat 1: w a martin ($59.55)
Seat 3: 910Special ($33.25)
Seat 4: oLLeK ($31)
Seat 5: Holundder ($50)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($65.75)
Seat 7: Kornblume666 ($18.50)
Seat 8: kylethomps ($74.60)
kylethomps posts the small blind of $0.50
w a martin posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Qc Qd 7h 8h]
910Special calls $1
oLLeK has 15 seconds left to act
oLLeK folds
Holundder folds
plutoman20 folds
Kornblume666 folds
kylethomps calls $0.50
w a martin checks
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $3)
kylethomps discards 1 card
w a martin discards 1 card
910Special discards 2 cards
kylethomps is dealt 1 card
w a martin is dealt 1 card
910Special is dealt 2 cards
kylethomps bets $1
w a martin raises to $2
910Special folds
kylethomps raises to $3
w a martin calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $9)
kylethomps stands pat
w a martin stands pat
kylethomps bets $2
w a martin calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $13)
kylethomps stands pat
w a martin has 15 seconds left to act
w a martin discards 1 card
w a martin is dealt 1 card
kylethomps bets $2
w a martin has 15 seconds left to act
w a martin calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kylethomps shows [As Js Ks Qs] a 1-Card: A
w a martin shows [9h 4s 2d 8d] a 3-Card: 9, 4, 2
w a martin wins the pot ($16.25) with a 3-Card: 9, 4, 2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: w a martin (big blind) showed [9h 4s 2d 8d] and won ($16.25) with a 3-Card: 9, 4, 2
Seat 3: 910Special folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 4: oLLeK folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Holundder folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Kornblume666 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kylethomps (small blind) showed [As Js Ks Qs] and lost with a 1-Card: A
Hand 5
Firstly Tapirboy is a very good triple draw and badugi player, so perhaps I'd do well to avoid him. Secondly I've had more than my fair share of this kind of hand on Full Tilt. FlipAAA shouldn't be in this pot at all; if someone raises pre-draw in front of you, calling with a two-card draw is throwing money away (unless you know the raiser is very aggressive) - you just won't hit your hand often enough. But he does hit it here. Against a one-card draw I'd just call the raise with a rough pat eight, but against a two-card draw it seems too weak.
Full Tilt Poker Game #25726363749: Table Wells West - $1/$2 - Limit Badugi - 19:37:52 ET - 2010/11/20
Seat 1: flipAAA ($20.75)
Seat 2: IN_DA_WIND ($21.25)
Seat 3: Tapirboy ($67)
Seat 4: dakray ($62.30)
Seat 5: ajbutterfish ($38.25)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($23.50)
Seat 7: joehunts ($12)
Seat 8: Me100 ($61.50)
Me100: nh
IN_DA_WIND posts the small blind of $0.50
Tapirboy posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s Ac 5d 8h]
dakray folds
ajbutterfish folds
plutoman20 raises to $2
joehunts folds
Me100 folds
dakray: thx
flipAAA calls $2
IN_DA_WIND folds
Tapirboy calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $6.50)
Tapirboy discards 1 card
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s Ac 5d 8h]
flipAAA discards 2 cards
Tapirboy is dealt 1 card
flipAAA is dealt 2 cards
Tapirboy checks
plutoman20 bets $1
flipAAA raises to $2
Tapirboy folds
plutoman20 raises to $3
flipAAA calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $12.50)
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s Ac 5d 8h]
flipAAA stands pat
plutoman20 bets $2
flipAAA calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $16.50)
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s Ac 5d 8h]
flipAAA stands pat
plutoman20 bets $2
flipAAA calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20 shows [8h 7s 5d Ac] a Badugi: 8, 7, 5, A
flipAAA shows [8d 4c 3h 2s] a Badugi: 8, 4, 3, 2
flipAAA wins the pot ($19.50) with a Badugi: 8, 4, 3, 2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: flipAAA (button) showed [8d 4c 3h 2s] and won ($19.50) with a Badugi: 8, 4, 3, 2
Seat 2: IN_DA_WIND (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Tapirboy (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 4: dakray folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ajbutterfish folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [8h 7s 5d Ac] and lost with a Badugi: 8, 7, 5, A
Seat 7: joehunts folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Me100 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 6
I don't like my bet on the flop. When Dakray bets into me on the turn, he hasn't necessarily got a badugi at all (I don't think), so I raise. Then he bets straight into me on the river and I figure I'm beaten. There's a hell of a lot of what they call donking in these games; it takes some getting used to.
Full Tilt Poker Game #25725809307: Table Wells West - $1/$2 - Limit Badugi - 19:14:32 ET - 2010/11/20
Seat 1: Dan_Chipman ($71), is sitting out
Seat 2: DamienRennie ($49)
Seat 3: Tapirboy ($65)
Seat 4: dakray ($30.55)
Seat 5: ajbutterfish ($50)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($44.25)
Seat 7: joehunts ($26.50)
Tapirboy posts the small blind of $0.50
dakray posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d As 5c Js]
plutoman20 raises to $2
joehunts folds
DamienRennie folds
Tapirboy folds
dakray calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $4.50)
dakray discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 1 card [Js]
dakray is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d As 5c] [3c]
dakray checks
plutoman20 bets $1
dakray calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $6.50)
dakray discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 1 card [5c]
dakray is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d As 3c] [9h]
dakray bets $2
plutoman20 raises to $4
dakray calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $14.50)
dakray stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [7d As 3c 9h]
dakray bets $2
plutoman20: lol
plutoman20 calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dakray shows [8h 6d 3s 2c] a Badugi: 8, 6, 3, 2
plutoman20 mucks
dakray wins the pot ($17.75) with a Badugi: 8, 6, 3, 2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $18.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: Dan_Chipman is sitting out
Seat 2: DamienRennie (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Tapirboy (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: dakray (big blind) showed [8h 6d 3s 2c] and won ($17.75) with a Badugi: 8, 6, 3, 2
Seat 5: ajbutterfish is sitting out
Seat 6: plutoman20 mucked [9h 7d 3c As] - a Badugi: 9, 7, 3, A
Seat 7: joehunts folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 7
When Ilovetolie pats in front of me, I don't know what to do. I think it's a close one. I decide to break because my draw is so good, and get lucky. It turns out I had the best hand before the draw.
PokerStars Game #52974592178: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/11/20 0:15:32 ET
Table 'Interamnia' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($30 in chips)
Seat 2: vivaldi111 ($34.80 in chips)
Seat 3: PATSYPOKER19 ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 5: be_fuddle32 ($9.45 in chips)
Seat 6: mrjimmie65 ($16.10 in chips)
Seat 7: ilovetolie ($14.80 in chips)
be_fuddle32: posts small blind $0.25
mrjimmie65: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 2h 3d 7h Ts]
ilovetolie: raises $1.50 to $2
plutoman20: raises $4 to $6
vivaldi111: folds
PATSYPOKER19: folds
be_fuddle32: calls $5.75
mrjimmie65: folds
ilovetolie: calls $4
be_fuddle32: discards 1 card
ilovetolie: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ts]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 2h 3d 7h] [8h]
be_fuddle32: checks
ilovetolie: checks
plutoman20: bets $10
be_fuddle32: folds
ilovetolie: calls $8.80 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.20) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6c 2h 3d 7h 8h] (Lo: 8,7,6,3,2)
ilovetolie: shows [4s Th 7c 9c 6s] (Lo: T,9,7,6,4)
plutoman20 collected $34.35 from pot
ilovetolie leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36.10 Rake $1.75
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [6c 2h 3d 7h 8h] and won ($34.35) with Lo: 8,7,6,3,2
Seat 2: vivaldi111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PATSYPOKER19 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: be_fuddle32 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: mrjimmie65 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: ilovetolie showed [4s Th 7c 9c 6s] and lost with Lo: T,9,7,6,4
Hand 8
This is why you should never limp strong draws, in this game or in badugi. The problem I faced here was that Tinchaso limped all his draws, whether they were one-card draws to monsters or crappy two-card ones. But by overlimping, I let in two-card draws behind me. I make a crying call here, expecting to be beaten. It's just as well I didn't hit my 8-7 because I probably would have raised.
PokerStars Game #53006191056: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2010/11/20 15:55:02 ET
Table 'Pomona VIII' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: tinchaso ($12.30 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($22.10 in chips)
Seat 3: tiburon451 ($38.70 in chips)
Seat 4: tenmilebill ($18.30 in chips)
Seat 5: bar_men_83 ($44.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Ic3-T ($50 in chips)
Seat 7: bigkkahuna ($28.60 in chips)
bar_men_83: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20 said, "nh"
Ic3-T: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs 7d 3h 8s]
tinchaso said, "ty"
bigkkahuna: folds
tinchaso: calls $0.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
tiburon451: folds
tenmilebill: calls $0.50
bar_men_83: folds
Ic3-T: checks
Ic3-T: discards 2 cards
tinchaso: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 7d 3h 8s] [9d]
tenmilebill: discards 1 card
Ic3-T: bets $2.50
tinchaso: folds
plutoman20: calls $2.50
tenmilebill: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ic3-T: shows [2c 7c 8h 4d 3d] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
Ic3-T collected $6.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.25 Rake $0.35
Seat 1: tinchaso folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 mucked [5d 9d 7d 3h 8s]
Seat 3: tiburon451 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: tenmilebill (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: bar_men_83 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Ic3-T (big blind) showed [2c 7c 8h 4d 3d] and won ($6.90) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 7: bigkkahuna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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