I haven't run particularly well in single draw since my last post, winning just nine (well 8½ actually) of 31 hands at showdown. Here are some hands:
Hand 1
Calling this bet is probably a mistake at these stakes.
PokerStars Game #68065791253: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 1:43:40 ET
Table 'Tombecka V' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: KALYGER ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 2: susankramer ($28.05 in chips)
Seat 3: popaionut ($21.20 in chips)
Seat 4: dportalis ($11.55 in chips)
Seat 5: juanromosr ($68.40 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($20.85 in chips)
Seat 7: ROIBE02 ($40.65 in chips)
susankramer: posts small blind $0.25
popaionut: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
dportalis is disconnected dportalis has timed out while disconnected
dportalis: folds
juanromosr: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
ROIBE02: calls $1.50
KALYGER: folds
susankramer: folds
popaionut: folds
plutoman20: stands pat on [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
ROIBE02: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
ROIBE02: bets $2.50
plutoman20: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ROIBE02: shows [4s 8d 3s 6c 2d] (Lo: 8,6,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ROIBE02 collected $8.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.75 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: KALYGER (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: susankramer (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: popaionut (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: dportalis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: juanromosr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 mucked [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
Seat 7: ROIBE02 showed [4s 8d 3s 6c 2d] and won ($8.35) with Lo: 8,6,4,3,2
Hand 2
I think I played this hand well, breaking the 10-8 out of position three-way, and of course I hit my best possible card to make number eleven only to run into number ten.
PokerStars Game #68065811832: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 1:45:06 ET
Table 'Tombecka V' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: KALYGER ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 2: susankramer ($27.80 in chips)
Seat 3: popaionut ($20.45 in chips)
Seat 5: juanromosr ($66.90 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($18.45 in chips)
Seat 7: ROIBE02 ($45 in chips)
dportalis will be allowed to play after the button
juanromosr: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Th 7s 8d 3d 5s]
ROIBE02: raises $1 to $1.50
susankramer said, "\0/"
KALYGER: folds
susankramer: calls $1.50
popaionut: folds
juanromosr: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 8d 3d 5s] [2d]
ROIBE02: stands pat
susankramer: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $3
ROIBE02: raises $4.50 to $7.50
susankramer: folds
plutoman20: calls $4.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ROIBE02: shows [8c 3s 2s 4s 7h] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ROIBE02 collected $18.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.75 Rake $0.95
Seat 1: KALYGER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: susankramer folded on the Flop
Seat 3: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: juanromosr (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [2d 7s 8d 3d 5s]
Seat 7: ROIBE02 showed [8c 3s 2s 4s 7h] and won ($18.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Hand 3
Of my 8½ showdown wins, this was the half. Where's Dmitriy's raise button?
PokerStars Game #68109306568: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:01:16 ET
Table 'Drymas V' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Hrunchik ($45.35 in chips)
Seat 2: mountebank83 ($44.15 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($37.85 in chips)
Seat 4: gonzo1900 ($17 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($20.15 in chips)
Seat 6: inariage ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Kama1596 ($51.15 in chips)
Hrunchik: posts small blind $0.25
mountebank83: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s Js 6s 5c 2d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gonzo1900: folds
G.Dmitriy: calls $1.50
inariage: folds
Kama1596: folds
Hrunchik: folds
mountebank83: calls $1
mountebank83: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 6s 5c 2d] [3d]
G.Dmitriy: discards 1 card
mountebank83: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
G.Dmitriy: calls $3
mountebank83: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8s 3d 6s 5c 2d] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
G.Dmitriy: shows [6d 2c 8c 5d 3s] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $5.15 from pot
G.Dmitriy collected $5.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.75 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: Hrunchik (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: mountebank83 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [8s 3d 6s 5c 2d] and won ($5.15) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: gonzo1900 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy showed [6d 2c 8c 5d 3s] and won ($5.10) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 6: inariage folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Kama1596 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 4
And where's Gonzo's raise button?
PokerStars Game #68109417355: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:04:49 ET
Table 'Drymas V' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Hrunchik ($45.95 in chips)
Seat 2: mountebank83 ($43.15 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($36.25 in chips)
Seat 4: gonzo1900 ($16.25 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($20 in chips)
Seat 6: inariage ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Kama1596 ($50.15 in chips)
Kama1596: posts small blind $0.25
Hrunchik: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c 3h 4s 8c 8s]
mountebank83: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gonzo1900: calls $1.50
G.Dmitriy has timed out while being disconnected
G.Dmitriy: folds
inariage: folds
Kama1596: folds
Hrunchik: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c 3h 4s 8c] [2s]
gonzo1900: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2.50
G.Dmitriy is disconnected
gonzo1900: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9c 3h 4s 8c 2s] (Lo: 9,8,4,3,2)
gonzo1900: shows [8h 3d 2d 4h 6c] (Lo: 8,6,4,3,2)
gonzo1900 collected $8.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.75 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: Hrunchik (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: mountebank83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [9c 3h 4s 8c 2s] and lost with Lo: 9,8,4,3,2
Seat 4: gonzo1900 showed [8h 3d 2d 4h 6c] and won ($8.35) with Lo: 8,6,4,3,2
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: inariage (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Kama1596 (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 5
People treat this game like triple draw at times. Have deuce, have seven, will see flop.
PokerStars Game #68110036838: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:25:25 ET
Table 'Behrens IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kama1596 ($34.30 in chips)
Seat 3: mountebank83 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 4: ThaSlosh23 ($29.70 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($35.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Azullejos ($42.75 in chips)
Seat 7: SmithyJ#11 ($6.30 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Kama1596: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 7d Kd 3s 9c]
mountebank83: folds
ThaSlosh23: raises $0.50 to $1
G.Dmitriy: calls $1
Azullejos: folds
SmithyJ#11: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.75
Kama1596: calls $0.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 7d 3s 9c] [2s]
Kama1596: discards 3 cards
ThaSlosh23: discards 1 card
G.Dmitriy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2.50
Kama1596: calls $2.50
ThaSlosh23: folds
G.Dmitriy: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5h 7d 2s 3s 9c] (Lo: 9,7,5,3,2)
Kama1596: shows [5c 6d 2d 8s 7s] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,2)
Kama1596 collected $8.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [5h 7d 2s 3s 9c] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,3,2
Seat 2: Kama1596 (big blind) showed [5c 6d 2d 8s 7s] and won ($8.60) with Lo: 8,7,6,5,2
Seat 3: mountebank83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ThaSlosh23 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Azullejos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SmithyJ#11 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Back in business
I had a good run on Friday night and Saturday morning. My bankroll is currently just above $500 having been in the $350s a week ago. Here are a bunch of semi-interesting single draw hands:
Hand 1
I don't often break a 987 but it's not an easy hand to play out of position. My play worked out nicely here.
PokerStars Game #67283473101: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 0:22:15 ET
Table 'Almeisan II' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: pacosi ($34.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hexagon ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($42.60 in chips)
Seat 5: ToureR V8 ($25.05 in chips)
Seat 6: NeverGotAces ($32.10 in chips)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ ($79.70 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ToureR V8: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c 9s]
NeverGotAces: folds
Almost_Pr0_: calls $0.50
pacosi: folds
Hexagon: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.25 to $1.75
ToureR V8: folds
Almost_Pr0_: raises $2.25 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2.25
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c] [3c]
Almost_Pr0_: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Almost_Pr0_: bets $5.70
plutoman20: raises $7.30 to $13
Almost_Pr0_: calls $7.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
Almost_Pr0_: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $32.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1.70
Seat 2: pacosi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hexagon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] and won ($32.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 5: ToureR V8 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NeverGotAces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ mucked [4d 9h 3h 8d 2h]
Hand 2
Another 987 but this time in position. I thought twice before calling this bet; if he'd bet $8 or $9 I think I'd have folded.
PokerStars Game #67321721644: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 18:48:11 ET
Table 'Aquilegia VI' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: raihor81 ($4.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 4: kolyan_w ($38.45 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 6: kazmin66 ($8.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
kazmin66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
raihor81: raises $1 to $1.50
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $1.50
kolyan_w: folds
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $6
kazmin66: folds
raihor81: folds
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
Pfälzer-Wind: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Pfälzer-Wind: bets $5
plutoman20: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pfälzer-Wind: shows [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] (Lo: a straight, Three to Seven)
plutoman20: shows [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $22.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: raihor81 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind showed [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] and lost with Lo: a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: kolyan_w (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] and won ($22.85) with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 6: kazmin66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hands 3 & 4
Short-handed, I hit two highly improbable hands in 4½ minutes, only to run into two equally improbable better hands.
PokerStars Game #67329242498: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:55:04 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($7.70 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($31.85 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Jh Ah 7d Ac Jd]
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 4 cards [Jh Ah Ac Jd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d] [5s 2h 9h 4h]
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: bets $3
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7.50
M0FLES.22: folds
fyesta1: calls $4.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.30) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] (Lo: 9,7,5,4,2)
fyesta1: shows [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
fyesta1 collected $15.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.90 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) showed [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] and won ($15.15) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,4,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) folded on the Flop
PokerStars Game #67329322933: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:59:29 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.75 in chips)
Seat 3: pejos27 ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($34.95 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s As Th Tc]
pejos27: calls $0.50
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [As Th Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s] [2d 7s 9d]
pejos27: discards 2 cards
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: checks
plutoman20: bets $1.50
pejos27: calls $1.50
M0FLES.22: calls $1.50
fyesta1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
pejos27: shows [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] (Lo: 9,6,4,3,2)
M0FLES.22: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "lol"
pejos27 collected $6.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 3: pejos27 showed [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] and won ($6.20) with Lo: 9,6,4,3,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) mucked [4d 9c 7c 5c 8d]
Hand 5
Oh dear. I'm having a bad session here and it doesn't get any better when I dump the wrong card. I then hit the ultimate bluff card - a third eight - and I take down the pot.
PokerStars Game #67616118943: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/16 19:28:03 ET
Table 'Anacostia VII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: joanrocka ($28.45 in chips)
Seat 3: ernmic ($82.75 in chips)
Seat 4: 42llopi ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy ($13.50 in chips)
joanrocka: posts small blind $0.25
ernmic: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 4d 3d]
42llopi: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
G.Dmitriy: folds
joanrocka: calls $1.25
ernmic: folds
joanrocka: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 3d] [8d]
joanrocka: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
joanrocka: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.50 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: joanrocka (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: ernmic (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 collected ($3.35)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
Only my fourth hand at the table. If I was Jon I'd have folded instead of shoving, although I would have folded numerous better hands to his shove. Some people call big all-ins with draws; I'm not one of those people.
PokerStars Game #67631611868: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/17 6:41:55 ET
Table 'Amanda V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.55 in chips)
Seat 2: antoca901 ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 4: SARIIA ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: guitarlord66 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 6: BADIM1965 ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 7: jon011 ($64.40 in chips)
SARIIA: posts small blind $0.25
guitarlord66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
BADIM1965: folds
jon011: raises $1 to $1.50
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $4
antoca901: folds
SARIIA: folds
guitarlord66: folds
jon011: raises $60.40 to $64.40 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $28.55 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($31.85) returned to jon011
jon011: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jon011: shows [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $62.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65.85 Rake $3
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] and won ($62.85) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 2: antoca901 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SARIIA (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: guitarlord66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BADIM1965 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jon011 showed [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] and lost with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Hand 7
I posted this one on a forum. The consensus was that I should have just called the raise, mainly to balance my just-calling range but also because my eight flush outs seriously hurt me. I posted about a similar hand here (see hand 5); that time I chose a different (wrong?) option but also got away with it.
PokerStars Game #67825186325: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/21 5:36:30 ET
Table 'Sorga II' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Sharles1988 ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 3: 42llopi ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 4: popaionut ($44.75 in chips)
Seat 6: apolo321 ($20.55 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($25.50 in chips)
apolo321: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 6s 3s 5s]
mikey m1985 leaves the table
Sharles1988: raises $1 to $1.50
42llopi: folds
popaionut: folds
apolo321: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $4.50
Sharles1988: calls $3
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 3s 5s] [9c]
Sharles1988: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $5
Sharles1988: folds
Uncalled bet ($5) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $8.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.25 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: Sharles1988 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: apolo321 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($8.80)
Hand 1
I don't often break a 987 but it's not an easy hand to play out of position. My play worked out nicely here.
PokerStars Game #67283473101: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 0:22:15 ET
Table 'Almeisan II' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: pacosi ($34.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hexagon ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($42.60 in chips)
Seat 5: ToureR V8 ($25.05 in chips)
Seat 6: NeverGotAces ($32.10 in chips)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ ($79.70 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ToureR V8: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c 9s]
NeverGotAces: folds
Almost_Pr0_: calls $0.50
pacosi: folds
Hexagon: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.25 to $1.75
ToureR V8: folds
Almost_Pr0_: raises $2.25 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2.25
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c] [3c]
Almost_Pr0_: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Almost_Pr0_: bets $5.70
plutoman20: raises $7.30 to $13
Almost_Pr0_: calls $7.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
Almost_Pr0_: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $32.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1.70
Seat 2: pacosi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hexagon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] and won ($32.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 5: ToureR V8 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NeverGotAces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ mucked [4d 9h 3h 8d 2h]
Hand 2
Another 987 but this time in position. I thought twice before calling this bet; if he'd bet $8 or $9 I think I'd have folded.
PokerStars Game #67321721644: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 18:48:11 ET
Table 'Aquilegia VI' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: raihor81 ($4.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 4: kolyan_w ($38.45 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 6: kazmin66 ($8.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
kazmin66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
raihor81: raises $1 to $1.50
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $1.50
kolyan_w: folds
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $6
kazmin66: folds
raihor81: folds
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
Pfälzer-Wind: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Pfälzer-Wind: bets $5
plutoman20: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pfälzer-Wind: shows [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] (Lo: a straight, Three to Seven)
plutoman20: shows [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $22.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: raihor81 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind showed [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] and lost with Lo: a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: kolyan_w (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] and won ($22.85) with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 6: kazmin66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hands 3 & 4
Short-handed, I hit two highly improbable hands in 4½ minutes, only to run into two equally improbable better hands.
PokerStars Game #67329242498: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:55:04 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($7.70 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($31.85 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Jh Ah 7d Ac Jd]
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 4 cards [Jh Ah Ac Jd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d] [5s 2h 9h 4h]
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: bets $3
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7.50
M0FLES.22: folds
fyesta1: calls $4.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.30) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] (Lo: 9,7,5,4,2)
fyesta1: shows [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
fyesta1 collected $15.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.90 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) showed [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] and won ($15.15) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,4,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) folded on the Flop
PokerStars Game #67329322933: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:59:29 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.75 in chips)
Seat 3: pejos27 ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($34.95 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s As Th Tc]
pejos27: calls $0.50
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [As Th Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s] [2d 7s 9d]
pejos27: discards 2 cards
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: checks
plutoman20: bets $1.50
pejos27: calls $1.50
M0FLES.22: calls $1.50
fyesta1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
pejos27: shows [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] (Lo: 9,6,4,3,2)
M0FLES.22: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "lol"
pejos27 collected $6.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 3: pejos27 showed [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] and won ($6.20) with Lo: 9,6,4,3,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) mucked [4d 9c 7c 5c 8d]
Hand 5
Oh dear. I'm having a bad session here and it doesn't get any better when I dump the wrong card. I then hit the ultimate bluff card - a third eight - and I take down the pot.
PokerStars Game #67616118943: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/16 19:28:03 ET
Table 'Anacostia VII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: joanrocka ($28.45 in chips)
Seat 3: ernmic ($82.75 in chips)
Seat 4: 42llopi ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy ($13.50 in chips)
joanrocka: posts small blind $0.25
ernmic: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 4d 3d]
42llopi: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
G.Dmitriy: folds
joanrocka: calls $1.25
ernmic: folds
joanrocka: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 3d] [8d]
joanrocka: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
joanrocka: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.50 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: joanrocka (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: ernmic (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 collected ($3.35)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
Only my fourth hand at the table. If I was Jon I'd have folded instead of shoving, although I would have folded numerous better hands to his shove. Some people call big all-ins with draws; I'm not one of those people.
PokerStars Game #67631611868: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/17 6:41:55 ET
Table 'Amanda V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.55 in chips)
Seat 2: antoca901 ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 4: SARIIA ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: guitarlord66 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 6: BADIM1965 ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 7: jon011 ($64.40 in chips)
SARIIA: posts small blind $0.25
guitarlord66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
BADIM1965: folds
jon011: raises $1 to $1.50
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $4
antoca901: folds
SARIIA: folds
guitarlord66: folds
jon011: raises $60.40 to $64.40 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $28.55 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($31.85) returned to jon011
jon011: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jon011: shows [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $62.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65.85 Rake $3
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] and won ($62.85) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 2: antoca901 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SARIIA (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: guitarlord66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BADIM1965 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jon011 showed [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] and lost with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Hand 7
I posted this one on a forum. The consensus was that I should have just called the raise, mainly to balance my just-calling range but also because my eight flush outs seriously hurt me. I posted about a similar hand here (see hand 5); that time I chose a different (wrong?) option but also got away with it.
PokerStars Game #67825186325: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/21 5:36:30 ET
Table 'Sorga II' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Sharles1988 ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 3: 42llopi ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 4: popaionut ($44.75 in chips)
Seat 6: apolo321 ($20.55 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($25.50 in chips)
apolo321: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 6s 3s 5s]
mikey m1985 leaves the table
Sharles1988: raises $1 to $1.50
42llopi: folds
popaionut: folds
apolo321: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $4.50
Sharles1988: calls $3
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 3s 5s] [9c]
Sharles1988: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $5
Sharles1988: folds
Uncalled bet ($5) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $8.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.25 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: Sharles1988 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: apolo321 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($8.80)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
One in four chance I'll lose the lot
I tried to work out my risk of ruin today at work (in Excel - I think there are online poker calculators that do it but using those would have meant risking an additional kind of ruin). With 99 big bets left, and assuming a win rate of two big bets per hundred, I made it 24%.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A shot from hell
Realising that I can't be playing poker if I want to "go anywhere", I took a shot at $2-$4 badugi tonight. I've played at that level before but on a much bigger bankroll. Tonight I dropped $122 in 231 hands, winning just three showdowns out of sixteen. At one stage I was up $50, having won two showdowns out of four, but then I got coolered left, right and centre. Remarkably the only winning hand I showed down after that was a 64A that picked off a snow. My bankroll is now $397 so three more sessions like that and this poker lark will finally be consigned to history.
Edit: I've now lost $387 in my last 615 hands at that limit (won 28% of showdowns). That's a win rate of -15.7 BB per 100. My win rate tonight (-13.2 BB per 100) represents an improvement!
Edit: I've now lost $387 in my last 615 hands at that limit (won 28% of showdowns). That's a win rate of -15.7 BB per 100. My win rate tonight (-13.2 BB per 100) represents an improvement!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Deserved better
In my second and last attempt at qualifying for the WCOOP single draw, I finished fourth out of twelve. The winner made it while the next two both got a useful $55 back. My "prize" was five bucks, i.e. a net loss of $28. Simply put, I deserved better.
Update: I wrote that within a minute or two of my exit; I was just a bit bummed I didn't make it, or at least snag one of the $55 rebates. There was no overlay but there was a mega-fish, which amounts to much the same thing. Unfortunately he got stupidly lucky, hitting two-card draws for fun as his 1500 starting stack grew to over 7000. He eventually grabbed one of the rebates. He hailed from Morocco; he and I chatted in French for a bit, which was good until someone said "English only please". I don't quite get Stars' ruling on that to be honest. The best thing about that satellite was that I didn't have to get up before six this morning.
I did play a successful cash session of single draw after the satellite. Here are two hands from that session in which I made $42:
Hand 1
What a call! I've never seen someone make a call like this (against me at least) in over 30,000 hands.
PokerStars Game #67242584642: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 6:49:14 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PsycoPro ($64.55 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($46.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuckila ($85.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($12.15 in chips)
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 7: franki167 ($10.15 in chips)
Jandrulo: posts small blind $0.25
maniitsoq39: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
franki167: folds
PsycoPro: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Chuckila: folds
Jandrulo: calls $1.25
maniitsoq39: calls $1
Jandrulo: discards 1 card
maniitsoq39: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
Jandrulo: checks
maniitsoq39: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
Jandrulo: calls $3
maniitsoq39: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] (Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives)
Jandrulo: shows [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] (Lo: a pair of Fours)
Jandrulo collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: PsycoPro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] and lost with Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 3: Chuckila (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo (small blind) showed [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] and won ($10) with Lo: a pair of Fours
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: franki167 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
This guy was really bad. He'd limp in the small blind with practically any hand. Whenever it folded round to him in the SB I'd just raise my BB and pat any hand (like this) and bet after the draw, unless I happened have a good one-card draw.
PokerStars Game #67244218404: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 7:45:56 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: wit_kras ($12.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($66.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Valera1961 ($48.65 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($11.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($3.50 in chips)
Seat 6: PlataZzz ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 7: popaionut ($17.15 in chips)
wit_kras: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
Valera1961: folds
Jandrulo: folds
Greg941: folds
PlataZzz: folds
popaionut: folds
wit_kras: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
wit_kras: calls $1
wit_kras: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
wit_kras: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
wit_kras: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $2.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: wit_kras (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($2.85)
Seat 3: Valera1961 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greg941 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PlataZzz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I'm currently playing badugi; there are some interesting monkey dynamics at my table.
Hand 3
Both my opponents reraised pre and drew two! Then the 32A effect kicked in, making for a ridiculously big pot when you consider that nobody had a badugi until the river.
PokerStars Game #67276917291: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:15:47 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($82.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 3: leyjenpa ($15 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($35.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($32 in chips)
inperator34: posts small blind $0.50
pj alexsis: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 3h 4c 6s]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: folds
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
Valya98: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [8s]
Valya98: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Valya98: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
Valya98: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [6c]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Valya98: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [Ad]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Valya98: folds
leyjenpa: calls $1 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Ad 3h 4c 6s] (Badugi: 6,4,3,A)
leyjenpa: shows [Qd 2d As 3c] (3-card: 3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $42.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: leyjenpa (button) showed [Qd 2d As 3c] and lost with a 3-card: 3,2,A
Seat 4: inperator34 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: pj alexsis (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [Ad 3h 4c 6s] and won ($42.50) with a Badugi: 6,4,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Valya98 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 4
I have no problem opening this double-suited hand on the button, or calling the flop bet in a bloated pot, but what about the turn? I think it could go either way.
PokerStars Game #67277006239: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:18:10 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($83.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.25 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($38 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($76.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($20 in chips)
ogotop76: posts small blind $0.50
Valya98: posts big blind $1
coolsori: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d 7c 7d]
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: calls $1.50
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [7c 7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [3c Kc]
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [3c Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [Js Kh]
ogotop76: bets $2
Valya98: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: folds
ogotop76: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
Valya98: discards 1 card
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $2
ogotop76: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Valya98: shows [6d 2c Ts As] (3-card: 6,2,A)
ogotop76: shows [6h 3s 4h 2d] (3-card: 4,3,2)
ogotop76 collected $23 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: inperator34 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pj alexsis folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: ogotop76 (small blind) showed [6h 3s 4h 2d] and won ($23) with a 3-card: 4,3,2
Seat 8: Valya98 (big blind) showed [6d 2c Ts As] and lost with a 3-card: 6,2,A
Update: I wrote that within a minute or two of my exit; I was just a bit bummed I didn't make it, or at least snag one of the $55 rebates. There was no overlay but there was a mega-fish, which amounts to much the same thing. Unfortunately he got stupidly lucky, hitting two-card draws for fun as his 1500 starting stack grew to over 7000. He eventually grabbed one of the rebates. He hailed from Morocco; he and I chatted in French for a bit, which was good until someone said "English only please". I don't quite get Stars' ruling on that to be honest. The best thing about that satellite was that I didn't have to get up before six this morning.
I did play a successful cash session of single draw after the satellite. Here are two hands from that session in which I made $42:
Hand 1
What a call! I've never seen someone make a call like this (against me at least) in over 30,000 hands.
PokerStars Game #67242584642: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 6:49:14 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PsycoPro ($64.55 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($46.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuckila ($85.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($12.15 in chips)
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 7: franki167 ($10.15 in chips)
Jandrulo: posts small blind $0.25
maniitsoq39: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
franki167: folds
PsycoPro: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Chuckila: folds
Jandrulo: calls $1.25
maniitsoq39: calls $1
Jandrulo: discards 1 card
maniitsoq39: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
Jandrulo: checks
maniitsoq39: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
Jandrulo: calls $3
maniitsoq39: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] (Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives)
Jandrulo: shows [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] (Lo: a pair of Fours)
Jandrulo collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: PsycoPro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] and lost with Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 3: Chuckila (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo (small blind) showed [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] and won ($10) with Lo: a pair of Fours
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: franki167 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
This guy was really bad. He'd limp in the small blind with practically any hand. Whenever it folded round to him in the SB I'd just raise my BB and pat any hand (like this) and bet after the draw, unless I happened have a good one-card draw.
PokerStars Game #67244218404: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 7:45:56 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: wit_kras ($12.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($66.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Valera1961 ($48.65 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($11.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($3.50 in chips)
Seat 6: PlataZzz ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 7: popaionut ($17.15 in chips)
wit_kras: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
Valera1961: folds
Jandrulo: folds
Greg941: folds
PlataZzz: folds
popaionut: folds
wit_kras: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
wit_kras: calls $1
wit_kras: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
wit_kras: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
wit_kras: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $2.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: wit_kras (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($2.85)
Seat 3: Valera1961 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greg941 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PlataZzz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I'm currently playing badugi; there are some interesting monkey dynamics at my table.
Hand 3
Both my opponents reraised pre and drew two! Then the 32A effect kicked in, making for a ridiculously big pot when you consider that nobody had a badugi until the river.
PokerStars Game #67276917291: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:15:47 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($82.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 3: leyjenpa ($15 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($35.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($32 in chips)
inperator34: posts small blind $0.50
pj alexsis: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 3h 4c 6s]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: folds
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
Valya98: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [8s]
Valya98: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Valya98: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
Valya98: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [6c]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Valya98: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [Ad]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Valya98: folds
leyjenpa: calls $1 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Ad 3h 4c 6s] (Badugi: 6,4,3,A)
leyjenpa: shows [Qd 2d As 3c] (3-card: 3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $42.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: leyjenpa (button) showed [Qd 2d As 3c] and lost with a 3-card: 3,2,A
Seat 4: inperator34 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: pj alexsis (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [Ad 3h 4c 6s] and won ($42.50) with a Badugi: 6,4,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Valya98 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 4
I have no problem opening this double-suited hand on the button, or calling the flop bet in a bloated pot, but what about the turn? I think it could go either way.
PokerStars Game #67277006239: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:18:10 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($83.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.25 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($38 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($76.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($20 in chips)
ogotop76: posts small blind $0.50
Valya98: posts big blind $1
coolsori: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d 7c 7d]
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: calls $1.50
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [7c 7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [3c Kc]
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [3c Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [Js Kh]
ogotop76: bets $2
Valya98: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: folds
ogotop76: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
Valya98: discards 1 card
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $2
ogotop76: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Valya98: shows [6d 2c Ts As] (3-card: 6,2,A)
ogotop76: shows [6h 3s 4h 2d] (3-card: 4,3,2)
ogotop76 collected $23 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: inperator34 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pj alexsis folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: ogotop76 (small blind) showed [6h 3s 4h 2d] and won ($23) with a 3-card: 4,3,2
Seat 8: Valya98 (big blind) showed [6d 2c Ts As] and lost with a 3-card: 6,2,A
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Onwards and upwards
My bankroll has just broken through the $500 barrier. Last weekend was a pretty good one even if I couldn't make it into the $215 WCOOP single draw. Only five entered for the $33 satellite - the winner gained a place so there was a $50 overlay. Unfortunately I could only come third. This mini-tournament was a far cry from any of the KCL I'm used to - either the tight 25c/50c cash tables or the passive low-stakes tournaments. This was proper, loose aggressive KCL. It would have been a lot of fun if we weren't so short-stacked. I might give the satellite one more go tomorrow night.
My Sunday night finished with a win in a micro limit badugi tournament. When we got heads-up, I was behind for most of our protracted battle (134 hands), surviving an all-in when my Q8 badugi held up. I gradually clawed my way back. My opponent then survived three all-ins himself before I ended proceedings on my fourth match point.
As I was writing this, I played a single draw hand that I'd rather forget. Here I turn my 10-8-yuck into a bluff after the draw. I didn't stay above $500 for long.
PokerStars Game #67188999856: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/08 3:55:51 ET
Table 'Utra III' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($21.80 in chips)
Seat 3: slowmover40 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS ($20.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($27.25 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
version_05: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
slowmover40: folds
WithoutFishS: raises $2 to $3.50
Greg941: folds
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: raises $5.50 to $9
WithoutFishS: calls $5.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
WithoutFishS: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $12.80 and is all-in
WithoutFishS: calls $11.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] (Lo: T,8,7,6,5)
WithoutFishS: shows [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
WithoutFishS collected $39.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.35 Rake $2
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] and lost with Lo: T,8,7,6,5
Seat 3: slowmover40 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS (button) showed [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] and won ($39.35) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Update: After a half-decent $1/$2 badugi session, my bankroll is now $509. The player to my right in that session is someone I'll have to watch out for. He was capable of cleverly-chosen snows and slow-plays not usually seen at those stakes.
My Sunday night finished with a win in a micro limit badugi tournament. When we got heads-up, I was behind for most of our protracted battle (134 hands), surviving an all-in when my Q8 badugi held up. I gradually clawed my way back. My opponent then survived three all-ins himself before I ended proceedings on my fourth match point.
As I was writing this, I played a single draw hand that I'd rather forget. Here I turn my 10-8-yuck into a bluff after the draw. I didn't stay above $500 for long.
PokerStars Game #67188999856: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/08 3:55:51 ET
Table 'Utra III' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($21.80 in chips)
Seat 3: slowmover40 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS ($20.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($27.25 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
version_05: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
slowmover40: folds
WithoutFishS: raises $2 to $3.50
Greg941: folds
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: raises $5.50 to $9
WithoutFishS: calls $5.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
WithoutFishS: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $12.80 and is all-in
WithoutFishS: calls $11.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] (Lo: T,8,7,6,5)
WithoutFishS: shows [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
WithoutFishS collected $39.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.35 Rake $2
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] and lost with Lo: T,8,7,6,5
Seat 3: slowmover40 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS (button) showed [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] and won ($39.35) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Update: After a half-decent $1/$2 badugi session, my bankroll is now $509. The player to my right in that session is someone I'll have to watch out for. He was capable of cleverly-chosen snows and slow-plays not usually seen at those stakes.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
August monthly report
I'm happy to report that I made $290 in August, which is pretty good going when you consider that I started the month with just a few "cash" dollars and a few tournament dollars. My bankroll is now $303. I did hit the speed wobbles towards the end of the month though - most notably in a car-crash one-hour triple draw session - and am now sitting almost $50 off my high for the month. I might have a crack at satelliting into the $215 (wow!) single draw WCOOP event at the weekend.
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