It's a case of two steps forward, two steps back at the moment. I should be thankful that it isn't one and three. If and when my profit for the year hits zero I'll be cracking open the champagne. I've had promising runs in a couple of single draw tournaments but neither amounted to much. On Friday with 13 left and seven paying, I was dealt a 9-5 but collided with a pat 87432. This morning on Full Tilt I ran pretty well, making the second nuts twice and taking down a lot of sizeable pots with nines (which are worth more in tournaments where the play is looser). Unfortunately my luck ran out at the final table and I finished up fifth for a small payout. Here are eight recent hands of note:
Hand 1
My play was bad here. I should either have called the smallish reraise and drawn to the smooth nine, or just folded. Calling and patting paints a big "bluff me" target on my back. I guess I could make this play with a big hand, and it would be something I'd do so infrequently that I might not need to balance it much.
PokerStars Game #55429645450: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/05 19:21:38 ET
Table 'Hohensteina V' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: BLOCKHEAD2 ($16.75 in chips)
Seat 2: tornnado ($16.75 in chips)
Seat 3: ygunstah ($11.70 in chips)
Seat 4: andrej tuzla ($19.60 in chips)
Seat 6: Andysson ($44.85 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($30.85 in chips)
andrej tuzla: posts small blind $0.25
Andysson: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 3c 5s 2h 9h]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
BLOCKHEAD2: folds
tornnado: folds
ygunstah: folds
andrej tuzla: raises $2 to $3.50
Andysson: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
andrej tuzla: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 3c 5s 2h 9h]
Manta-High joins the table at seat #5
andrej tuzla: bets $5.50
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($5.50) returned to andrej tuzla
andrej tuzla collected $7.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.50 Rake $0.35
Seat 1: BLOCKHEAD2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: tornnado folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ygunstah (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: andrej tuzla (small blind) collected ($7.15)
Seat 6: Andysson (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 folded on the Flop
Hand 2
This is a new play of mine. Hopefully better queens, jacks and even the odd rough ten will fold.
PokerStars Game #55430796788: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/05 19:45:13 ET
Table 'Hohensteina V' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: 42llopi ($31.35 in chips)
Seat 2: ANMACLAU ($20.90 in chips)
Seat 3: ygunstah ($9.45 in chips)
Seat 4: ratso69 ($16.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Manta-High ($20 in chips)
Seat 6: Andysson ($45.70 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($25.15 in chips)
ANMACLAU: posts small blind $0.25
ygunstah: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3s 4s Ts Qd 6c]
ratso69: folds
Manta-High: folds
Andysson: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
42llopi: calls $1.50
ANMACLAU: folds
ygunstah: folds
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s 4s Ts Qd 6c]
42llopi: discards 1 card
ratso69 leaves the table
plutoman20: bets $3.50
02gunner93 joins the table at seat #4
42llopi: folds
Uncalled bet ($3.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.75 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: 42llopi (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ANMACLAU (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: ygunstah (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: ratso69 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Manta-High folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Andysson folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected ($3.60)
Hand 3
How did more money not go in on this hand? This sort of thing makes me far more circumspect with my pat nines and tens than I used to be.
PokerStars Game #55497136787: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/07 0:51:01 ET
Table 'Eridanus III' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($42.75 in chips)
Seat 3: PATSYPOKER19 ($33.40 in chips)
Seat 4: eva2011 ($10.80 in chips)
Seat 5: Elales ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 6: 'tacheman ($48.80 in chips)
Seat 7: Aces4Ginny ($12.50 in chips)
Elales: posts small blind $0.25
'tacheman: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9h 2h Qd 5s Kd]
Aces4Ginny: calls $0.50
plutoman20: folds
PATSYPOKER19: raises $1 to $1.50
eva2011: folds
'tacheman said, "nice"
Elales: raises $5 to $6.50
'tacheman: folds
Aces4Ginny: folds
PATSYPOKER19: calls $5
Elales: stands pat
PATSYPOKER19: stands pat
Elales: checks
PATSYPOKER19: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***Elales: shows [7c 4c 6d 8s 2d] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,2)
PATSYPOKER19: shows [3d 8c 5d 7d 2s] (Lo: 8,7,5,3,2)
PATSYPOKER19 collected $13.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $14 Rake $0.70
Seat 1: plutoman20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: PATSYPOKER19 showed [3d 8c 5d 7d 2s] and won ($13.30) with Lo: 8,7,5,3,2
Seat 4: eva2011 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Elales (small blind) showed [7c 4c 6d 8s 2d] and lost with Lo: 8,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: 'tacheman (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Aces4Ginny folded before Flop
Hand 4
Chuckila's post-draw play makes no sense to me at all.
PokerStars Game #55526462638: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/07 15:04:34 ET
Table 'Hakone V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: jerrym9 ($28.55 in chips)
Seat 2: shottapatron ($15.80 in chips)
Seat 3: AleshNo1 ($38.95 in chips)
Seat 4: 42llopi ($14.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Chuckila ($81.45 in chips)
Seat 6: pedorretas31 ($15.15 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($32.75 in chips)
AleshNo1: posts small blind $0.25
42llopi: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9s 2c 4c 6d 4s]
Chuckila: raises $1 to $1.50
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: calls $1.50
jerrym9: folds
shottapatron: folds
AleshNo1: folds
42llopi: folds
Chuckila: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [9s 2c 4c 6d] [7s]
Chuckila: checks
plutoman20: bets $2.50
Chuckila: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9s 2c 4c 6d 7s] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
Chuckila: shows [3c 8h 4h 6s 7h] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,3)
Chuckila collected $8.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.75 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: jerrym9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: shottapatron (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: AleshNo1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: 42llopi (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Chuckila showed [3c 8h 4h 6s 7h] and won ($8.35) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,3
Seat 6: pedorretas31 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [9s 2c 4c 6d 7s] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Hand 5
I'm not sure if Dazanack's slow-play is the best idea in the long run, but it worked here OK. I thought for a while before breaking - make my hand T7542 and there would have been no hesitation - but maybe I should have just folded getting a little less than two to one; I had just six outs.
PokerStars Game #55553129425: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/08 0:43:49 ET
Table 'Virtus IX' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: jerrym9 ($26.25 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($31.65 in chips)
Seat 4: jniquetamere ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 5: domenickdomo ($36.70 in chips)
Seat 6: WineOClock ($23.20 in chips)
Seat 7: Dazanack ($17.20 in chips)
jniquetamere: posts small blind $0.25
domenickdomo: posts big blind $0.50
'tacheman: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h Td 2s 6h 4d]
WineOClock: raises $1.50 to $2
Dazanack: calls $2
jerrym9: folds
plutoman20: raises $6 to $8
jniquetamere: folds
domenickdomo: folds
WineOClock: folds
Dazanack: raises $9.20 to $17.20 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $9.20
Dazanack: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 2s 6h 4d] [5d]
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dazanack: shows [7s 5c 4h 3c 8s] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
plutoman20: shows [5h 5d 2s 6h 4d] (Lo: a pair of Fives)
Dazanack collected $35.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.15 Rake $1.85
Seat 1: jerrym9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (button) showed [5h 5d 2s 6h 4d] and lost with Lo: a pair of Fives
Seat 4: jniquetamere (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: domenickdomo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: WineOClock folded before Flop
Seat 7: Dazanack showed [7s 5c 4h 3c 8s] and won ($35.30) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Hand 6
Some weird play from Ma22ye81 here. Unfortunately I couldn't benefit from it.
PokerStars Game #55415294919: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/01/05 15:09:30 ET
Table 'Ortrud III' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: TYKZ ($88 in chips)
Seat 2: mütze1976 ($57 in chips)
Seat 3: BendMeDover ($42 in chips)
Seat 4: ma22ye81 ($44 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($100 in chips)
Seat 7: redskinfox ($216 in chips)
Seat 8: kamaki66 ($60 in chips)
ma22ye81: posts small blind $1
plutoman20: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 4c 2h Qs]
redskinfox: calls $2
kamaki66: raises $2 to $4
TYKZ: folds
mütze1976: calls $4
BendMeDover: folds
ma22ye81: calls $3
plutoman20: calls $2
redskinfox: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ma22ye81: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [4c Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2h] [8c 7d]
redskinfox: discards 1 card
kamaki66: discards 1 card
mütze1976: discards 1 card
ma22ye81: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
redskinfox: calls $2
kamaki66: calls $2
mütze1976: calls $2
ma22ye81: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2
redskinfox: calls $2
kamaki66: calls $2
mütze1976: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ma22ye81: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2h 8c 7d]
redskinfox: discards 1 card
kamaki66: discards 1 card
mütze1976: discards 1 card
ma22ye81: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
redskinfox: calls $4
kamaki66: calls $4
mütze1976: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ma22ye81: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2h 8c 7d]
redskinfox: discards 1 card
kamaki66: discards 1 card
mütze1976: stands pat
ma22ye81: checks
plutoman20: checks
redskinfox: checks
kamaki66: checks
mütze1976: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ma22ye81: shows [Jd 4h Ts Ac] (Badugi: J,T,4,A)
plutoman20: shows [4s 8c 2h 7d] (Badugi: 8,7,4,2)
redskinfox: mucks hand
kamaki66: mucks hand
mütze1976: shows [8s 5c 6h 3d] (Badugi: 8,6,5,3)
mütze1976 collected $58 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60 Rake $2
Seat 1: TYKZ folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mütze1976 showed [8s 5c 6h 3d] and won ($58) with a Badugi: 8,6,5,3
Seat 3: BendMeDover (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ma22ye81 (small blind) showed [Jd 4h Ts Ac] and lost with a Badugi: J,T,4,A
Seat 5: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [4s 8c 2h 7d] and lost with a Badugi: 8,7,4,2
Seat 7: redskinfox mucked [3h 3c 2c 4d]
Seat 8: kamaki66 mucked [6s Js 5h 7c]
Hand 7
The weirdness of Ma22ye81's play half an hour earlier meant I didn't trust him here.
PokerStars Game #55417253539: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/01/05 15:40:31 ET
Table 'Phyleus II' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: zorro222_zor ($69 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($123 in chips)
Seat 4: ma22ye81 ($176 in chips)
Seat 5: imi888 ($54 in chips)
Seat 6: timoken ($33 in chips)
Seat 7: seado ($53 in chips)
ma22ye81: posts small blind $1
imi888: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 3s Td 7c]
timoken: folds
jokerheidi joins the table at seat #8
seado: folds
zorro222_zor: folds
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
ma22ye81: calls $3
imi888: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ma22ye81: discards 2 cards
imi888: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [5h 3s Td 7c]
ma22ye81: checks
imi888: checks
plutoman20: bet
s $2ma22ye81: raises $2 to $4
imi888: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ma22ye81: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [5h 3s Td 7c]
ma22ye81: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ma22ye81: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [5h 3s Td 7c]
ma22ye81: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ma22ye81: shows [2c 7h 3d As] (Badugi: 7,3,2,A)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ma22ye81 collected $35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $36 Rake $1
Seat 1: zorro222_zor folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (button) mucked [5h 3s Td 7c]
Seat 4: ma22ye81 (small blind) showed [2c 7h 3d As] and won ($35) with a Badugi: 7,3,2,A
Seat 5: imi888 (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 6: timoken folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: seado folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 8
Gerrr puts in too much action here. Maybe I didn't put in enough - pat sixes are rare after all. His three-bet on the flop is fine - I'd probably do the same with his hand - but when I cap he's got to think he's probably toast. Raising the turn was throwing money away. Who knows - perhaps people are just that much more aggressive at $2/$4.
PokerStars Game #55533072277: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/01/07 16:55:01 ET
Table 'Brabantia VII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Ptr10 ($30 in chips)
Seat 2: Gerrr ($98 in chips)
Seat 3: eeeooplad ($54 in chips)
Seat 4: pauly3 ($62 in chips)
Seat 6: marcbozz ($65 in chips)
Seat 7: syncbic ($64 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($112 in chips)
marcbozz: posts small blind $1
syncbic: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5s 6h 5c 3s]
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Ptr10: folds
Gerrr: raises $2 to $6
eeeooplad: folds
pauly3: folds
marcbozz: folds
syncbic: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [5s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 5c 3s] [Ad]
Gerrr: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Gerrr: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Gerrr: raises $2 to $6
plutoman20: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
Gerrr: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 3s Ad]
Gerrr: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $4
Gerrr: raises $4 to $8
plutoman20: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 3s Ad]
Gerrr: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Gerrr: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Gerrr: shows [7s 2c 6d 5h] (Badugi: 7,6,5,2)
plutoman20: shows [Ad 6h 5c 3s] (Badugi: 6,5,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $53 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $55 Rake $2
Seat 1: Ptr10 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Gerrr showed [7s 2c 6d 5h] and lost with a Badugi: 7,6,5,2
Seat 3: eeeooplad folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: pauly3 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: marcbozz (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: syncbic (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: plutoman20 showed [Ad 6h 5c 3s] and won ($53) with a Badugi: 6,5,3,A
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