February monthly report

For almost the second half of February I didn't play at all. I got depressed, then my laptop got sick and I had to take it in for an operation, then Christchurch got hit by that devastating earthquake. This was a nightmare for many thousands of Cantabrians but gave me a full-time temporary job, sorting out insurance claims. In short, my thoughts have been a world away from rough eights and pat nines.

I made $284 in February, taking my profit for 2011 to $626. At one stage my year-to-date profit was close to $800, but I suffered a couple of horror badugi sessions which were really just a correction after an unsustainably good run. I finally got my computer back today and played some badugi on Stars, carrying on pretty much where I left off. Here are a couple of hands:

Hand 1
This was only my fourth or fifth hand after my hiatus. Lukey and I were chatting about the earthquake when, to my surprise, I was dealt the 11,000-to-1 nuts. I was even more surprised when Lukey showed me her hand. This isn't the first time she's played a monster in this fashion against me.

PokerStars Game #58518883980: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 1:12:36 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($185 in chips)
Seat 2: mastapazoo ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Zecke1960 ($35.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Targhee ($66.25 in chips)
Seat 7: arnaldo23 ($70 in chips)
Seat 8: lukey1958 ($66.75 in chips)
Targhee: posts small blind $0.50
arnaldo23: posts big blind $1
NatalShark: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958 said, "during office hours as well"
lukey1958: calls $1
Dick Edd: folds
mastapazoo: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Zecke1960: calls $2
Targhee: calls $1.50
arnaldo23: calls $1
lukey1958: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
arnaldo23: discards 2 cards
lukey1958: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 3 cards
Targhee: checks
arnaldo23: checks
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
Zecke1960: calls $1
Targhee: calls $1
arnaldo23: folds
lukey1958: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
lukey1958: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 2 cards
Targhee: checks
lukey1958: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Zecke1960: folds
Targhee: folds
lukey1958: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
lukey1958: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
lukey1958: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [4s 2c 3h Ad] (Badugi: 4,3,2,A)
plutoman20 said, "sorry lukey"
lukey1958: shows [5d 3s 4c Ah] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mastapazoo folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [4s 2c 3h Ad] and won ($25) with a Badugi: 4,3,2,A
Seat 5: Zecke1960 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: Targhee (small blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: arnaldo23 (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 8: lukey1958 showed [5d 3s 4c Ah] and lost with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A

Hand 2
In hindsight I think just calling the river would have been better. You never know but when he caps the turn I'm probably up against a six at least. So my number seven beats about half his hands, and when you consider the extra bet I lose when he three-bets me I think that without any reads it's a fairly clear call.

PokerStars Game #58520373621: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 2:36:06 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($175.50 in chips)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO ($26.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Owschlag ($41.75 in chips)
Seat 7: nelda ($25.50 in chips)
Owschlag: posts small blind $0.50
nelda: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c Th 2s]
Dick Edd: folds
GVP-URFO: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Owschlag: folds
nelda: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
nelda: discards 2 cards
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c 2s] [4d]
nelda: checks
GVP-URFO: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
nelda: folds
GVP-URFO: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $6
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GVP-URFO: shows [3d 4c 5h As] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
Mega joins the table at seat #8
plutoman20: mucks hand
GVP-URFO collected $37.50 from pot
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO showed [3d 4c 5h As] and won ($37.50) with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A
Seat 4: plutoman20 (button) mucked [Ah 6c 4d 2s]
Seat 6: Owschlag (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: nelda (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw