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Today was a good one at the $2/$4 badugi tables (a little over a year ago I was playing limit hold 'em at the two and four cent level, so at that rate I'll be playing some form of $200/$400 limit poker by Easter 2012). There's still plenty of bad-ugi at these stakes, but some players are significantly more aggressive than you'll see at 25c/50c. I took a lot of notes today, and boy do you have to take notes. There were several interesting hands, some of which I've saved in a file, but so as not to give away too much information to the many thousands who read my blog, I'm only posting one of them. I'll also post an annoyingly typical single draw hand and four triple draw hands - it really is time I stopped playing that stupid bloody game.
Hand 1
I don't get excited easily these days (blame the medication) but I will admit to a whoop of delight when I unexpectedly won this hand and the half-a-Ben Franklin pot (it's a Ulysses Grant, I just checked). What should I do with my J632? Make it a Q632 and I'd break; I'd probably break a J432 three-way as well, but I think patting is clearly the way to go here. Cheeky Fish has been playing aggressively and running well prior to this hand, while Aabed has been opening two-card draws in any position. So that's the easy bit out of the way. Now when Cheeky raises me on the turn I've got to think my jack is no good. But his confidence looks to be sky-high after hitting all those sixes, he probably thinks he can win any pot he enters, so I feel he just might be trying to push me off my hand. It was still a surprise to see the king.
PokerStars Game #56349878157: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/01/22 1:01:22 ET
Table 'Bok VIII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: teleceo11 ($140 in chips)
Seat 3: CheekyFish ($141 in chips)
Seat 4: yellowundie ($133 in chips)
Seat 5: 10proguy ($76 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($84 in chips)
Seat 8: aabed ($63 in chips)
10proguy: posts small blind $1
plutoman20: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3s Jc 2h 6d]
aabed: raises $2 to $4
teleceo11: folds
CheekyFish: raises $2 to $6
yellowundie: folds
10proguy: folds
plutoman20: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
aabed: calls $4
CheekyFish: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
aabed: discards 2 cards
CheekyFish: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
aabed: folds
CheekyFish: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
CheekyFish: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $4
CheekyFish: raises $4 to $8
plutoman20: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
CheekyFish: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
CheekyFish: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CheekyFish: shows [4c Ah Ks 5d] (Badugi: K,5,4,A)
plutoman20: shows [3s Jc 2h 6d] (Badugi: J,6,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $51 from pot
aabed leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53 Rake $2
Seat 2: teleceo11 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CheekyFish showed [4c Ah Ks 5d] and lost with a Badugi: K,5,4,A
Seat 4: yellowundie (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 10proguy (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [3s Jc 2h 6d] and won ($51) with a Badugi: J,6,3,2
Seat 8: aabed folded after the 1st Draw
Hand 2
It's that common tricky situation again, out of position with a pat hand against a one-card draw. I bet 60% of the pot with my 9-7-yuck, and then yowzers! Did I bet enough? Should I have just checked? I'm getting about 5:3 on my call, but I'd be surprised if he was bluffing three-eighths of the time.
PokerStars Game #56327458433: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/21 16:23:54 ET
Table 'Deimos XXV' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: sngonta ($69.95 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($50.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Henry Mits ($33.90 in chips)
Seat 5: VicLuvsKay ($25.25 in chips)
Seat 6: general85555 ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 7: yamaha750 ($13.05 in chips)
chrismystero was removed from the table for failing to post
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Henry Mits: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h 5c 9h 6h 7c]
VicLuvsKay: calls $0.50
general85555: folds
yamaha750: folds
nl pokerr joins the table at seat #2
sngonta: raises $2 to $2.50
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7
Henry Mits: folds
VicLuvsKay: folds
sngonta: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h 5c 9h 6h 7c]
sngonta: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $8.50
sngonta: raises $54.45 to $62.95 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($54.45) returned to sngonta
sngonta collected $30.45 from pot
sngonta: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32 Rake $1.55
Seat 1: sngonta (button) collected ($30.45)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Henry Mits (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: VicLuvsKay folded before Flop
Seat 6: general85555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: yamaha750 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 3
Was this a stroke of genius by my opponent? Going for a check-raise on the turn was interesting because I'm not always betting there. I'm not sure what I could have done differently.
PokerStars Game #56296792189: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:11:08 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($22.95 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($25.40 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($29.95 in chips)
Seat 4: Kubby ($6 in chips)
Seat 5: JP balkenend ($50.30 in chips)
huracan mdp: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Kh 2h 7d 3d 6s]
iqpkia: folds
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: folds
huracan mdp: raises $0.50 to $1
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1.50
huracan mdp: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
huracan mdp: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Qd]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
huracan mdp: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
huracan mdp: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Ts]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
huracan mdp: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
huracan mdp: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ts]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Qc]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
huracan mdp: shows [Tc 4d 7c 5s 9h] (Lo: T,9,7,5,4)
plutoman20: mucks hand
huracan mdp collected $7.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8 Rake $0.35
Seat 1: huracan mdp (small blind) showed [Tc 4d 7c 5s 9h] and won ($7.65) with Lo: T,9,7,5,4
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [Qc 2h 7d 3d 6s]
Seat 3: iqpkia folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JP balkenend (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 4
I'm sure this was a bad snow. My logic for making this move is that I'd seen three eights but no sevens, so JP is extremely likely to have a seven draw. In other words I could quite possibly hit my draw but lose anyway and have to pay off multiple bets on the end. By snowing I eliminate that possibility! But 8632 is really too good a draw to sacrifice in this way.
PokerStars Game #56297169494: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:29:20 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($38.05 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($12.05 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($38.05 in chips)
Seat 4: Kubby ($5 in chips)
Seat 5: JP balkenend ($36.60 in chips)
Seat 6: cycus82 ($27.70 in chips)
huracan mdp: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 8h 3s]
iqpkia: folds
Kubby has timed out
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $1
cycus82: folds
huracan mdp: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1.50
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 3s] [Qc]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
JP balkenend: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 3s] [8s]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [8d 6h 2s 3s 8s]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: folds
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $5.95 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.25 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: huracan mdp (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($5.95)
Seat 3: iqpkia folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JP balkenend folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: cycus82 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 5
With the extra blockers, opening this hand on the button seems correct. Maybe I should have just called the turn bet and drawn to the seven.
PokerStars Game #56297636252: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:51:44 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($57.50 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.90 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($26.55 in chips)
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko ($14.35 in chips)
Seat 6: familyguy420 ($5.55 in chips)
iqpkia: posts small blind $0.25
ryu1so4anko: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3s 2s 2h 3d 9h]
familyguy420: folds
huracan mdp: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1
iqpkia: folds
ryu1so4anko: raises $0.50 to $1.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [3s 2s 9h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 3d] [Jh 7h Tc]
ryu1so4anko: bets $0.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Jh Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 3d 7h] [5d Ts]
ryu1so4anko: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ryu1so4anko: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 3d 7h 5d Ts]
ryu1so4anko: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ryu1so4anko: shows [5h 2d 6d 9c 4s] (Lo: 9,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ryu1so4anko collected $7.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.25 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: huracan mdp folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (button) mucked [5d 7h 2h 3d Ts]
Seat 3: iqpkia (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko (big blind) showed [5h 2d 6d 9c 4s] and won ($7.85) with Lo: 9,6,5,4,2
Seat 6: familyguy420 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 6
I expected JP to bet the flop here (he'd been playing aggressively) but he didn't, and trying for a check-raise and then a snow with my trip deuces cost me in the end. I'm trying to figure out JP's play - the only thing that makes sense is a slow-played seven or smooth eight.
PokerStars Game #56297811183: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 5:00:51 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: JimmyA1979 ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.25 in chips)
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Kubby ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 6: JP balkenend ($9.20 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ryu1so4anko: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7c Jc Kd 6c]
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $1
JimmyA1979: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.75
ryu1so4anko: folds
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Jc Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7c 6c] [2s 2c]
JP balkenend: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
JP balkenend: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 7c 6c 2s 2c]
JP balkenend: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to JP balkenend
JP balkenend collected $4.30 from pot
JP balkenend: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.50 Rake $0.20
Seat 1: JimmyA1979 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (small blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: JP balkenend collected ($4.30)
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