A fairly quick update: my current bankroll is $934, off my post-cash-out high by $26. So I've been doing OK, but there are a couple of things that puzzle me right now. One, why do I run so badly at 50c/$1 badugi (but thankfully much better at $1/$2)? Two, have I forgotten how to play micro pot-limit badugi? I haven't even looked like cashing in nine straight PL tournaments. Last night I came second in the fixed-limit variety, breaking a streak of seven wins in heads-up battles. This one was a real humdinger. I made the final two on the back of a monster pot when my five went up against a six, but was still down at least two to one when we got heads-up. I played quite aggressively, gradually chipping away at his lead and then edging in front. I moved well ahead and felt nailed-on for victory but lost some big pots and fell behind once more. I clawed back to even but eventually my eight ran into a seven and it was all over. This badly-timed snow attempt (he was repping a good tri; I really should have folded to his pre-flop reraise) was perhaps my undoing:
PokerStars Game #71155620616: Tournament #470937796, $3.00+$0.30 USD Badugi Limit - Level X (500/1000) - 2011/11/26 6:22:32 ET
Table '470937796 2' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 5: plutoman20 (16450 in chips)
Seat 7: YuriiLeonov (6050 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind 250
YuriiLeonov: posts big blind 500
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c Ts 9c 8c]
plutoman20: raises 500 to 1000
YuriiLeonov: raises 500 to 1500
plutoman20: calls 500
*** FIRST DRAW ***
YuriiLeonov: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [9c 8c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c Ts] [6s 7c]
YuriiLeonov: bets 500
plutoman20: calls 500
*** SECOND DRAW ***
YuriiLeonov: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [6c Ts]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 7c] [Kc Th]
YuriiLeonov: bets 1000
plutoman20: raises 1000 to 2000
YuriiLeonov: calls 1000
*** THIRD DRAW ***
YuriiLeonov: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 7c Kc Th]
YuriiLeonov: checks
plutoman20: bets 1000
YuriiLeonov: calls 1000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Kc Th 6s 7c] (3-card: T,7,6)
YuriiLeonov: shows [Ac 3h 2d Tc] (3-card: 3,2,A)
YuriiLeonov collected 10000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10000 Rake 0
Seat 5: plutoman20 (button) (small blind) showed [Kc Th 6s 7c] and lost with a 3-card: T,7,6
Seat 7: YuriiLeonov (big blind) showed [Ac 3h 2d Tc] and won (10000) with a 3-card: 3,2,A
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
The no-go list
I've taken a bit of a hammering in single draw (down $55 in 400 hands) but I've added a few more names to my "avoid" list, which will come in handy. My losses were a combination of a complete inability to hit anything, some unsuccessful bluffs on my part, and some aggressive play from my opponents that put me in some uncomfortable spots. I wish I'd saved a few hands other than these two which are almost low-content material:
Hand 1
This might well have been the biggest pot I won in those 400 hands:
PokerStars Game #70993927532: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/23 2:52:27 ET
Table 'Octavia III' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: marciano999 ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 ($26.35 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($12.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 ($49.35 in chips)
Seat 5: wk20a ($37.15 in chips)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 7: mariq5009 ($97.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Ghengis6: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 2d 6c 2s 2c]
wk20a: folds
Mr_Okil: folds
mariq5009: raises $1 to $1.50
marciano999: folds
Kevz-VR6: folds
plutoman20: raises $3.50 to $5
Ghengis6: folds
mariq5009: calls $3.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 2d 6c 2s 2c]
mariq5009: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $7.50 and is all-in
mariq5009: folds
Uncalled bet ($7.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: marciano999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) collected ($10)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: wk20a folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mariq5009 folded on the Flop
Hand 2
And this was definitely the biggest pot I didn't win.
PokerStars Game #70994105465: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/23 3:04:02 ET
Table 'Octavia III' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: marciano999 ($58.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 ($32.80 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 ($20.40 in chips)
Seat 5: wk20a ($25.70 in chips)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil ($51.70 in chips)
Seat 7: mariq5009 ($87 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Ghengis6: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c Js Kc 5s 3d]
wk20a: folds
Mr_Okil: folds
mariq5009: raises $1.50 to $2
marciano999: raises $5.50 to $7.50
Kevz-VR6: folds
plutoman20: folds
Ghengis6: calls $7
mariq5009: raises $14 to $21.50
marciano999: raises $23 to $44.50
Ghengis6: calls $12.90 and is all-in
mariq5009: raises $42.50 to $87 and is all-in
marciano999: calls $14.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($28.20) returned to mariq5009
plutoman20 said, "yikes"
Ghengis6: discards 1 card
mariq5009: stands pat
marciano999: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mariq5009: shows [2h 7s 4d 5c 6c] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
marciano999: mucks hand
mariq5009 collected $76.80 from side pot
plutoman20 said, "nh"
Ghengis6: mucks hand
mariq5009 collected $58.45 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $138.25 Main pot $58.45. Side pot $76.80. Rake $3
Seat 1: marciano999 mucked [8s 5h 7d 4h 3c]
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Ghengis6 (big blind) mucked [8h 3s 2d 6d 2s]
Seat 5: wk20a folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mariq5009 showed [2h 7s 4d 5c 6c] and won ($135.25) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Hand 1
This might well have been the biggest pot I won in those 400 hands:
PokerStars Game #70993927532: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/23 2:52:27 ET
Table 'Octavia III' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: marciano999 ($50 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 ($26.35 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($12.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 ($49.35 in chips)
Seat 5: wk20a ($37.15 in chips)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 7: mariq5009 ($97.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Ghengis6: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 2d 6c 2s 2c]
wk20a: folds
Mr_Okil: folds
mariq5009: raises $1 to $1.50
marciano999: folds
Kevz-VR6: folds
plutoman20: raises $3.50 to $5
Ghengis6: folds
mariq5009: calls $3.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 2d 6c 2s 2c]
mariq5009: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $7.50 and is all-in
mariq5009: folds
Uncalled bet ($7.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: marciano999 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) collected ($10)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: wk20a folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mariq5009 folded on the Flop
Hand 2
And this was definitely the biggest pot I didn't win.
PokerStars Game #70994105465: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/23 3:04:02 ET
Table 'Octavia III' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: marciano999 ($58.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 ($32.80 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($14.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Ghengis6 ($20.40 in chips)
Seat 5: wk20a ($25.70 in chips)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil ($51.70 in chips)
Seat 7: mariq5009 ($87 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Ghengis6: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c Js Kc 5s 3d]
wk20a: folds
Mr_Okil: folds
mariq5009: raises $1.50 to $2
marciano999: raises $5.50 to $7.50
Kevz-VR6: folds
plutoman20: folds
Ghengis6: calls $7
mariq5009: raises $14 to $21.50
marciano999: raises $23 to $44.50
Ghengis6: calls $12.90 and is all-in
mariq5009: raises $42.50 to $87 and is all-in
marciano999: calls $14.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($28.20) returned to mariq5009
plutoman20 said, "yikes"
Ghengis6: discards 1 card
mariq5009: stands pat
marciano999: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mariq5009: shows [2h 7s 4d 5c 6c] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
marciano999: mucks hand
mariq5009 collected $76.80 from side pot
plutoman20 said, "nh"
Ghengis6: mucks hand
mariq5009 collected $58.45 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $138.25 Main pot $58.45. Side pot $76.80. Rake $3
Seat 1: marciano999 mucked [8s 5h 7d 4h 3c]
Seat 2: Kevz-VR6 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Ghengis6 (big blind) mucked [8h 3s 2d 6d 2s]
Seat 5: wk20a folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mr_Okil folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mariq5009 showed [2h 7s 4d 5c 6c] and won ($135.25) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Double play
I've just had my first ever heads-up-free tournament win. I don't consider heads-up play to be my forte, so winning it in this fashion is like a golfer who's a bit shaky on the greens holing a seven-iron. To be honest my heads-up play has improved, and in fact I've now won the last four tournaments I've cashed in. One of those was my first ever triple draw win. This was the final hand of tonight's tournament:
PokerStars Game #70783401542: Tournament #467663713, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2011/11/19 5:51:00 ET
Table '467663713 3' 8-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: plutoman20 (21820 in chips)
Seat 5: joedlo78 (6300 in chips)
Seat 7: BigJ117 (1880 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind 400
joedlo78: posts big blind 800
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Js 3d Ah 5d]
BigJ117: raises 800 to 1600
plutoman20: calls 1200
joedlo78: calls 800
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Js 5d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d Ah] [7c Qh]
joedlo78: discards 1 card
BigJ117: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
joedlo78: checks
BigJ117: bets 280 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 280
joedlo78: calls 280
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d Ah 7c] [5s]
joedlo78: stands pat
BigJ117: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
joedlo78: bets 1600
plutoman20: raises 1600 to 3200
joedlo78: raises 1220 to 4420 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 1220
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3d Ah 7c 5s]
joedlo78: stands pat
BigJ117: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 3d Ah 5s] (Badugi: 7,5,3,A)
joedlo78: shows [9s 5h 7d 8c] (Badugi: 9,8,7,5)
plutoman20 collected 8840 from side pot
BigJ117: shows [Tc Jh Qd 3s] (Badugi: Q,J,T,3)
plutoman20 collected 5640 from main pot
joedlo78 finished the tournament in 2nd place and received $12.00.
BigJ117 finished the tournament in 3rd place and received $8.00.
plutoman20 wins the tournament and receives $20.00 - congratulations!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14480 Main pot 5640. Side pot 8840. Rake 0
Seat 2: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [7c 3d Ah 5s] and won (14480) with a Badugi: 7,5,3,A
Seat 5: joedlo78 (big blind) showed [9s 5h 7d 8c] and lost with a Badugi: 9,8,7,5
Seat 7: BigJ117 (button) showed [Tc Jh Qd 3s] and lost with a Badugi: Q,J,T,3
Update: after a good badugi session, my bankroll now stands at $907 which is a new high since I last cashed out (which was my whole cash balance, leaving just thirty-odd bucks of tournament money).
PokerStars Game #70783401542: Tournament #467663713, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2011/11/19 5:51:00 ET
Table '467663713 3' 8-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: plutoman20 (21820 in chips)
Seat 5: joedlo78 (6300 in chips)
Seat 7: BigJ117 (1880 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind 400
joedlo78: posts big blind 800
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Js 3d Ah 5d]
BigJ117: raises 800 to 1600
plutoman20: calls 1200
joedlo78: calls 800
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Js 5d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d Ah] [7c Qh]
joedlo78: discards 1 card
BigJ117: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
joedlo78: checks
BigJ117: bets 280 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 280
joedlo78: calls 280
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d Ah 7c] [5s]
joedlo78: stands pat
BigJ117: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
joedlo78: bets 1600
plutoman20: raises 1600 to 3200
joedlo78: raises 1220 to 4420 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 1220
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3d Ah 7c 5s]
joedlo78: stands pat
BigJ117: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 3d Ah 5s] (Badugi: 7,5,3,A)
joedlo78: shows [9s 5h 7d 8c] (Badugi: 9,8,7,5)
plutoman20 collected 8840 from side pot
BigJ117: shows [Tc Jh Qd 3s] (Badugi: Q,J,T,3)
plutoman20 collected 5640 from main pot
joedlo78 finished the tournament in 2nd place and received $12.00.
BigJ117 finished the tournament in 3rd place and received $8.00.
plutoman20 wins the tournament and receives $20.00 - congratulations!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14480 Main pot 5640. Side pot 8840. Rake 0
Seat 2: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [7c 3d Ah 5s] and won (14480) with a Badugi: 7,5,3,A
Seat 5: joedlo78 (big blind) showed [9s 5h 7d 8c] and lost with a Badugi: 9,8,7,5
Seat 7: BigJ117 (button) showed [Tc Jh Qd 3s] and lost with a Badugi: Q,J,T,3
Update: after a good badugi session, my bankroll now stands at $907 which is a new high since I last cashed out (which was my whole cash balance, leaving just thirty-odd bucks of tournament money).
Double deuce disaster
I just lost $40 in 72 hands of single draw, losing nine of the ten hands I showed down. My bankroll is $812 and seems to be in a holding pattern around the $800 mark. A year ago I had a lot more upward momentum. This morning's badugi session was a swingy one - I was down $40, then back to almost even, then down $40 again, then up $40, before finishing up a little over $20. I guess I had to be happy with that.
Here are the two hands that led to my swift single draw demise:
Hand 1
I really must stop underestimating the strength of my opponents' hands. Here I should have done the safe thing by calling his reraise and drawing to the eight. I couldn't have got away if I'd hit a seven, but still. By four-betting I'm almost turning my hand into a bluff which probably won't work all that often.
PokerStars Game #70779185738: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/19 2:40:02 ET
Table 'Pythia III' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($37.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($27.85 in chips)
Seat 3: gabialx ($44.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 ($13.55 in chips)
Seat 5: drcrabbies ($8.10 in chips)
Seat 6: MeMe766 ($15.20 in chips)
Seat 7: HILWAR666 ($37.50 in chips)
drcrabbies: posts small blind $0.25
MeMe766: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h]
HILWAR666: folds
ThaSlosh23: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gabialx: folds
Ctac!!! 1986: folds
drcrabbies: folds
MeMe766: raises $2.50 to $4
plutoman20: raises $7 to $11
MeMe766: raises $4.20 to $15.20 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $4.20
MeMe766: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MeMe766: shows [7s 4c 3h 8s 2c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h] (Lo: 9,8,5,4,3)
MeMe766 collected $29.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30.65 Rake $1.50
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,8,5,4,3
Seat 3: gabialx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: drcrabbies (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: MeMe766 (big blind) showed [7s 4c 3h 8s 2c] and won ($29.15) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 7: HILWAR666 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
Unlike the first hand, this one is close. Obviously I shouldn't have let my stack get this low but it might have saved me a few dollars here. I was unlucky of course to lose by one pip. I think it could be +EV in future to avoid ThaSlosh, who I've coded orange for some time.
PokerStars Game #70779238693: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/19 2:43:03 ET
Table 'Pythia III' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($34.60 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($12 in chips)
Seat 3: gabialx ($47.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 5: drcrabbies ($8.10 in chips)
Seat 7: HILWAR666 ($36.50 in chips)
drcrabbies: posts small blind $0.25
HILWAR666: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 2s 2c 5s 4d]
ThaSlosh23: raises $0.75 to $1.25
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $3.75
gabialx: folds
Ctac!!! 1986: folds
drcrabbies: folds
HILWAR666: folds
ThaSlosh23: raises $6.50 to $10.25
plutoman20: calls $6.50
ThaSlosh23: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 2s 5s 4d] [8s]
ThaSlosh23: bets $1.50
plutoman20: raises $0.25 to $1.75 and is all-in
ThaSlosh23: calls $0.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7d 2s 8s 5s 4d] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,2)
ThaSlosh23: shows [5d 7h 8h 3s 2h] (Lo: 8,7,5,3,2)
ThaSlosh23 collected $23.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24.75 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 showed [5d 7h 8h 3s 2h] and won ($23.60) with Lo: 8,7,5,3,2
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [7d 2s 8s 5s 4d] and lost with Lo: 8,7,5,4,2
Seat 3: gabialx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: drcrabbies (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: HILWAR666 (big blind) folded before Flop
Here are the two hands that led to my swift single draw demise:
Hand 1
I really must stop underestimating the strength of my opponents' hands. Here I should have done the safe thing by calling his reraise and drawing to the eight. I couldn't have got away if I'd hit a seven, but still. By four-betting I'm almost turning my hand into a bluff which probably won't work all that often.
PokerStars Game #70779185738: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/19 2:40:02 ET
Table 'Pythia III' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($37.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($27.85 in chips)
Seat 3: gabialx ($44.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 ($13.55 in chips)
Seat 5: drcrabbies ($8.10 in chips)
Seat 6: MeMe766 ($15.20 in chips)
Seat 7: HILWAR666 ($37.50 in chips)
drcrabbies: posts small blind $0.25
MeMe766: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h]
HILWAR666: folds
ThaSlosh23: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gabialx: folds
Ctac!!! 1986: folds
drcrabbies: folds
MeMe766: raises $2.50 to $4
plutoman20: raises $7 to $11
MeMe766: raises $4.20 to $15.20 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $4.20
MeMe766: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MeMe766: shows [7s 4c 3h 8s 2c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h] (Lo: 9,8,5,4,3)
MeMe766 collected $29.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30.65 Rake $1.50
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5h 9d 3c 8c 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,8,5,4,3
Seat 3: gabialx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: drcrabbies (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: MeMe766 (big blind) showed [7s 4c 3h 8s 2c] and won ($29.15) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 7: HILWAR666 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
Unlike the first hand, this one is close. Obviously I shouldn't have let my stack get this low but it might have saved me a few dollars here. I was unlucky of course to lose by one pip. I think it could be +EV in future to avoid ThaSlosh, who I've coded orange for some time.
PokerStars Game #70779238693: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/19 2:43:03 ET
Table 'Pythia III' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($34.60 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($12 in chips)
Seat 3: gabialx ($47.40 in chips)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 5: drcrabbies ($8.10 in chips)
Seat 7: HILWAR666 ($36.50 in chips)
drcrabbies: posts small blind $0.25
HILWAR666: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 2s 2c 5s 4d]
ThaSlosh23: raises $0.75 to $1.25
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $3.75
gabialx: folds
Ctac!!! 1986: folds
drcrabbies: folds
HILWAR666: folds
ThaSlosh23: raises $6.50 to $10.25
plutoman20: calls $6.50
ThaSlosh23: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 2s 5s 4d] [8s]
ThaSlosh23: bets $1.50
plutoman20: raises $0.25 to $1.75 and is all-in
ThaSlosh23: calls $0.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7d 2s 8s 5s 4d] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,2)
ThaSlosh23: shows [5d 7h 8h 3s 2h] (Lo: 8,7,5,3,2)
ThaSlosh23 collected $23.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24.75 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 showed [5d 7h 8h 3s 2h] and won ($23.60) with Lo: 8,7,5,3,2
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [7d 2s 8s 5s 4d] and lost with Lo: 8,7,5,4,2
Seat 3: gabialx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ctac!!! 1986 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: drcrabbies (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: HILWAR666 (big blind) folded before Flop
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
STFU!
My current bankroll is $771, down on my last reported figure, but it actually represents something of a comeback.
One of the single draw regulars on Stars, namely ThaSlosh, is starting to annoy me. He's clearly a winning player, probably at a much higher rate than me. But why oh why does he keep berating the so-called fish at the table? Yes it isn't much fun when they hit unlikely draws to win pots they never should have been in in the first place, but if they didn't win occasionally, they'd stop playing. By giving them shit in chat, one of two things is likely to happen. Either they'll get better or they'll leave. Either of those options will only eat into this guy's Slosh fund. What's more, people aren't exactly falling over themselves to play single draw, and by trash-talking in chat you risk the games drying up completely.
This is the sort of thing I'm talking about:
PokerStars Game #70451642938: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/12 18:05:30 ET
Table 'Innes VII' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($48.60 in chips)
Seat 2: Best5555 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hrunchik ($15.15 in chips)
Seat 4: Victor Wild ($44.30 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($55.55 in chips)
Hrunchik: posts small blind $0.25
Victor Wild: posts big blind $0.50
DRAGÂO MTS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 4h 9s Kd 4d]
plutoman20: folds
kokolinko123 joins the table at seat #5
ThaSlosh23: raises $1 to $1.50
Best5555: folds
Hrunchik: calls $1.25
Victor Wild: folds
Hrunchik: discards 2 cards
ThaSlosh23: discards 1 card
Hrunchik: checks
ThaSlosh23: bets $2.50
Hrunchik: raises $2.50 to $5
ThaSlosh23: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hrunchik: shows [8c 3d 7c 6s 4s] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,3)
ThaSlosh23: mucks hand
Hrunchik collected $12.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 Rake $0.65
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 mucked [5s 2h 9h 3c 7s]
Seat 2: Best5555 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hrunchik (small blind) showed [8c 3d 7c 6s 4s] and won ($12.85) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,3
Seat 4: Victor Wild (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: plutoman20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #70451676785: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/12 18:06:10 ET
Table 'Innes VII' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($42.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Best5555 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hrunchik ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Victor Wild ($43.80 in chips)
Seat 5: kokolinko123 ($12 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($55.55 in chips)
Victor Wild: posts small blind $0.25
kokolinko123: posts big blind $0.50
DRAGÂO MTS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ks 4s Ac 9d Js]
ThaSlosh23 said, "lol fkng fish"
plutoman20: folds
ThaSlosh23: folds
Best5555: folds
Hrunchik: raises $1 to $1.50
ThaSlosh23 said, "u fking suck"
One of the single draw regulars on Stars, namely ThaSlosh, is starting to annoy me. He's clearly a winning player, probably at a much higher rate than me. But why oh why does he keep berating the so-called fish at the table? Yes it isn't much fun when they hit unlikely draws to win pots they never should have been in in the first place, but if they didn't win occasionally, they'd stop playing. By giving them shit in chat, one of two things is likely to happen. Either they'll get better or they'll leave. Either of those options will only eat into this guy's Slosh fund. What's more, people aren't exactly falling over themselves to play single draw, and by trash-talking in chat you risk the games drying up completely.
This is the sort of thing I'm talking about:
PokerStars Game #70451642938: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/12 18:05:30 ET
Table 'Innes VII' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($48.60 in chips)
Seat 2: Best5555 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hrunchik ($15.15 in chips)
Seat 4: Victor Wild ($44.30 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($55.55 in chips)
Hrunchik: posts small blind $0.25
Victor Wild: posts big blind $0.50
DRAGÂO MTS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 4h 9s Kd 4d]
plutoman20: folds
kokolinko123 joins the table at seat #5
ThaSlosh23: raises $1 to $1.50
Best5555: folds
Hrunchik: calls $1.25
Victor Wild: folds
Hrunchik: discards 2 cards
ThaSlosh23: discards 1 card
Hrunchik: checks
ThaSlosh23: bets $2.50
Hrunchik: raises $2.50 to $5
ThaSlosh23: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hrunchik: shows [8c 3d 7c 6s 4s] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,3)
ThaSlosh23: mucks hand
Hrunchik collected $12.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 Rake $0.65
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 mucked [5s 2h 9h 3c 7s]
Seat 2: Best5555 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hrunchik (small blind) showed [8c 3d 7c 6s 4s] and won ($12.85) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,3
Seat 4: Victor Wild (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: plutoman20 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
PokerStars Game #70451676785: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/11/12 18:06:10 ET
Table 'Innes VII' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ThaSlosh23 ($42.10 in chips)
Seat 2: Best5555 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hrunchik ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Victor Wild ($43.80 in chips)
Seat 5: kokolinko123 ($12 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($55.55 in chips)
Victor Wild: posts small blind $0.25
kokolinko123: posts big blind $0.50
DRAGÂO MTS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ks 4s Ac 9d Js]
ThaSlosh23 said, "lol fkng fish"
plutoman20: folds
ThaSlosh23: folds
Best5555: folds
Hrunchik: raises $1 to $1.50
ThaSlosh23 said, "u fking suck"
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The craziness continues
I played 96 hands of badugi this afternoon in two mini sessions. First I make $47.50 in 51 hands, then I relinquish my whole $50 stack in only 45 hands, losing all nine hands I saw a draw with.
Here are a few examples of the high-variance stuff on show:
PokerStars Game #70099199695: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:17:55 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($46 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($49 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($86.25 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($82 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($87.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($89 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.50
FLASGORDON: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 2h 4c As]
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: raises $1 to $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [Ad]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ad]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [5s]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $2
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [5s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [7c]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Recreativos: checks
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: folds
thegosu2: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
leyjenpa: shows [8s 3d Ac Qh] (Badugi: Q,8,3,A)
plutoman20: mucks hand
leyjenpa collected $36 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) mucked [2d 7c 4c As]
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa (button) showed [8s 3d Ac Qh] and won ($36) with a Badugi: Q,8,3,A
PokerStars Game #70099234735: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:19:07 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($36 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($48 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($78.25 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.50 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($82 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($87.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($115 in chips)
FLASGORDON: posts small blind $0.50
Recreativos: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d 3h]
thegosu2: raises $1 to $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [3h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [4d]
Recreativos: bets $1
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [Qd]
Recreativos: checks
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: folds
thegosu2: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [Ks]
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
leyjenpa: shows [3s 7h 6d Kc] (Badugi: K,7,6,3)
plutoman20: shows [2h Ac 3d Ks] (Badugi: K,3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $33.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) showed [2h Ac 3d Ks] and won ($33.50) with a Badugi: K,3,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos (big blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa showed [3s 7h 6d Kc] and lost with a Badugi: K,7,6,3
PokerStars Game #70099521071: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:29:06 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($65 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($37 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($63.50 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.75 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($81.25 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($79.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($116.50 in chips)
GrandeSmokio: posts small blind $0.50
leyjenpa: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qh As 4c]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $1.50
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d As 4c] [Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d As 4c Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d As 4c Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: checks
plutoman20: checks
Recreativos: checks
PoldiPoesel: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GrandeSmokio: shows [4h Ad 9c 5s] (Badugi: 9,5,4,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
plutoman20: mucks hand
Recreativos: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "nh"
PoldiPoesel: mucks hand
GrandeSmokio collected $49 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 mucked [5d Th As 4c]
Seat 2: FLASGORDON folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Recreativos mucked [2d Ac 3h Td]
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel (button) mucked [Ah 4s 3d Jh]
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio (small blind) showed [4h Ad 9c 5s] and won ($49) with a Badugi: 9,5,4,A
Seat 8: leyjenpa (big blind) mucked [4d 2s Tc 5c]
PokerStars Game #70099566317: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:30:43 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($55 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($37 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($53.50 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.75 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($71.25 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($118.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($106.50 in chips)
leyjenpa: posts small blind $0.50
plutoman20: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As 5h Qs]
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: raises $1 to $3
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [5h Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As] [Ac 3h]
FLASGORDON: discards 1 card
Recreativos: discards 1 card
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Ac 3h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As] [Th 6d]
FLASGORDON: discards 1 card
Recreativos: discards 1 card
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
*** THIRD DRAW ***
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As 6d] [5c]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Recreativos: folds
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2h As 5c 6d] (Badugi: 6,5,2,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $33 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [2h As 5c 6d] and won ($33) with a Badugi: 6,5,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa (small blind) mucked [4c Jd 5s Ah]
PokerStars Game #70099866286: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:41:38 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($76 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($65 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($28.75 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($137.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($24 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($165.75 in chips)
Recreativos: posts small blind $0.50
PoldiPoesel: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 4c As]
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2.50
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
PoldiPoesel: calls $1
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
PoldiPoesel: discards 2 cards
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [9h]
Recreativos: bets $1
PoldiPoesel: calls $1
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
PoldiPoesel: calls $3
GrandeSmokio: calls $3
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d 4c As 9h]
Recreativos: bets $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d 4c As 9h]
Recreativos: bets $2
GrandeSmokio: folds
leyjenpa: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Recreativos: shows [7d 5c 9s 2h] (Badugi: 9,7,5,2)
plutoman20: shows [9h 2d 4c As] (Badugi: 9,4,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $51 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $52 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [9h 2d 4c As] and won ($51) with a Badugi: 9,4,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Recreativos (small blind) showed [7d 5c 9s 2h] and lost with a Badugi: 9,7,5,2
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel (big blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa folded after the 3rd Draw
Here are a few examples of the high-variance stuff on show:
PokerStars Game #70099199695: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:17:55 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($46 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($49 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($86.25 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($82 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($87.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($89 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.50
FLASGORDON: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 2h 4c As]
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: raises $1 to $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [Ad]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ad]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [5s]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $2
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [5s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [7c]
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Recreativos: checks
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: folds
thegosu2: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
leyjenpa: shows [8s 3d Ac Qh] (Badugi: Q,8,3,A)
plutoman20: mucks hand
leyjenpa collected $36 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) mucked [2d 7c 4c As]
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa (button) showed [8s 3d Ac Qh] and won ($36) with a Badugi: Q,8,3,A
PokerStars Game #70099234735: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:19:07 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($36 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($48 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($78.25 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.50 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($82 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($87.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($23.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($115 in chips)
FLASGORDON: posts small blind $0.50
Recreativos: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d 3h]
thegosu2: raises $1 to $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [3h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [4d]
Recreativos: bets $1
thegosu2: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [Qd]
Recreativos: checks
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Recreativos: folds
thegosu2: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
thegosu2: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h Ac 3d] [Ks]
thegosu2: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
leyjenpa: shows [3s 7h 6d Kc] (Badugi: K,7,6,3)
plutoman20: shows [2h Ac 3d Ks] (Badugi: K,3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $33.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) showed [2h Ac 3d Ks] and won ($33.50) with a Badugi: K,3,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos (big blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa showed [3s 7h 6d Kc] and lost with a Badugi: K,7,6,3
PokerStars Game #70099521071: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:29:06 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($65 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($37 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($63.50 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.75 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($81.25 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($79.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($116.50 in chips)
GrandeSmokio: posts small blind $0.50
leyjenpa: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qh As 4c]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $1.50
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d As 4c] [Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d As 4c Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
Recreativos: calls $2
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d As 4c Th]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: checks
leyjenpa: checks
plutoman20: checks
Recreativos: checks
PoldiPoesel: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GrandeSmokio: shows [4h Ad 9c 5s] (Badugi: 9,5,4,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
plutoman20: mucks hand
Recreativos: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "nh"
PoldiPoesel: mucks hand
GrandeSmokio collected $49 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 mucked [5d Th As 4c]
Seat 2: FLASGORDON folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Recreativos mucked [2d Ac 3h Td]
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel (button) mucked [Ah 4s 3d Jh]
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio (small blind) showed [4h Ad 9c 5s] and won ($49) with a Badugi: 9,5,4,A
Seat 8: leyjenpa (big blind) mucked [4d 2s Tc 5c]
PokerStars Game #70099566317: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:30:43 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($55 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($37 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($53.50 in chips)
Seat 4: thegosu2 ($14.75 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($71.25 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($118.50 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($106.50 in chips)
leyjenpa: posts small blind $0.50
plutoman20: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As 5h Qs]
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: raises $1 to $3
thegosu2: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [5h Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As] [Ac 3h]
FLASGORDON: discards 1 card
Recreativos: discards 1 card
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
FLASGORDON: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
thegosu2: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Ac 3h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As] [Th 6d]
FLASGORDON: discards 1 card
Recreativos: discards 1 card
thegosu2: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
*** THIRD DRAW ***
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h As 6d] [5c]
Recreativos: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Recreativos: folds
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2h As 5c 6d] (Badugi: 6,5,2,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $33 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [2h As 5c 6d] and won ($33) with a Badugi: 6,5,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: Recreativos folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 4: thegosu2 folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa (small blind) mucked [4c Jd 5s Ah]
PokerStars Game #70099866286: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 22:41:38 ET
Table 'Sigrid III' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($76 in chips)
Seat 2: FLASGORDON ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Recreativos ($65 in chips)
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel ($28.75 in chips)
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio ($137.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Miles L. ($24 in chips)
Seat 8: leyjenpa ($165.75 in chips)
Recreativos: posts small blind $0.50
PoldiPoesel: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 4c As]
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
Miles L.: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
FLASGORDON: folds
Recreativos: calls $2.50
PoldiPoesel: calls $2
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $1
Recreativos: calls $1
PoldiPoesel: calls $1
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Recreativos: discards 2 cards
PoldiPoesel: discards 2 cards
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4c As] [9h]
Recreativos: bets $1
PoldiPoesel: calls $1
GrandeSmokio: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Recreativos: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
PoldiPoesel: calls $3
GrandeSmokio: calls $3
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
PoldiPoesel: discards 1 card
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d 4c As 9h]
Recreativos: bets $2
PoldiPoesel: folds
GrandeSmokio: calls $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Recreativos: stands pat
GrandeSmokio: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d 4c As 9h]
Recreativos: bets $2
GrandeSmokio: folds
leyjenpa: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Recreativos: shows [7d 5c 9s 2h] (Badugi: 9,7,5,2)
plutoman20: shows [9h 2d 4c As] (Badugi: 9,4,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $51 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $52 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [9h 2d 4c As] and won ($51) with a Badugi: 9,4,2,A
Seat 2: FLASGORDON (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Recreativos (small blind) showed [7d 5c 9s 2h] and lost with a Badugi: 9,7,5,2
Seat 5: PoldiPoesel (big blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: GrandeSmokio folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 7: Miles L. folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: leyjenpa folded after the 3rd Draw
Good start to November
It's been a good start to November. Not least because of this news that broke on Tuesday concerning Groupe Bernard Tapie's acquisition of Full Tilt Poker. The way is clear for the deal to go ahead, which means that maybe, just maybe, I'll get my $1446.54 back. I just hope that money in limbo, like mine, is all accounted for. I'm still not counting my chickens here.
It's also been a successful few days on the virtual tables. My bankroll is now $812 (+$164 for the month). Fifty bucks of that profit came via a bonus which sort of crept up on me. I won two limit badugi tournaments back-to-back on Friday (albeit with fields of just 17 and 18); my bankroll is getting to the point where micro tourneys are no longer worth the time spent on them. Single draw is very much up-and-down; I wish I'd saved my hands from last session.
A couple of single draw hands that I do kind of remember:
I get 98654, UTG I think, and raise to $1.50. The next guy calls and it folds round to the button who reraises to $4. I consider a fold but instead make it $11. The third guy gets out of the way and the button goes all-in for $23 which I have covered. I'm getting three to one but I can't see me being good a quarter of the time and I can't really break, so I make an unhappy (but sensible I think) fold.
An aggressive player who plays lots of hands raises to $1.50 in early position. I reraise to $4.50 with (I think) a J98. It goes 0:1, I think of betting out post as a bluff but decide against it, and he shoves for about the size of the pot. I fold.
Badugi has been going well. This morning I dropped $20 in 173 hands, a strange session in which I most of my showdowns but didn't get many playable starting hands, and most of those I did play I folded before the end. Then I rang my brother in the UK but he was out (on the town? - it was Saturday night) so I got back to badugi where I made $70 in just 48 hands when the table broke. Here are some hands from the comedy poker game that I did keep an accurate record of:
Hand 1
I rarely cap draws pre-flop; it's something I should probably do more often. It seemed appropriate here because I was sure I had a significant equity edge even though I might not have been the favourite. Janetlee could well have had a good pat hand or a better tri than mine, but Kikimora liked to open with rough tris and Seoul also played lots of rough tris as well as two-card draws (duos?). The only downside to this play I guess was that Kikimora unexpectedly folded.
PokerStars Game #69842368748: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/01 1:10:06 ET
Table 'Aldhibah III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Yorugua666 ($36.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Pytchuka ($58.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Seoul 2010 ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: janetlee123 ($26 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($38.25 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($106.25 in chips)
Seat 8: kikimora81 ($6.50 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.50
ogotop76: posts big blind $1
Seoul 2010: posts small & big blinds $1.50
Tacobilletes: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah 8c]
kikimora81: raises $1 to $2
Yorugua666: folds
Pytchuka: calls $2
Seoul 2010: calls $1
janetlee123: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
ogotop76: folds
kikimora81: folds
Pytchuka: calls $2
Seoul 2010: calls $2
janetlee123: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah] [5d]
Pytchuka: discards 1 card
Seoul 2010: discards 2 cards
janetlee123: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Pytchuka: checks
Seoul 2010: checks
janetlee123: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
Pytchuka: calls $1
Seoul 2010: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [5d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah] [9d]
Pytchuka: discards 1 card
Seoul 2010: discards 1 card
janetlee123: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Pytchuka: checks
Seoul 2010: checks
janetlee123: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Pytchuka: folds
Seoul 2010: calls $4
janetlee123: folds
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3c 5s Ah 9d]
Seoul 2010: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2
Seoul 2010: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3c 5s Ah 9d] (Badugi: 9,5,3,A)
Seoul 2010: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $36.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: Yorugua666 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Pytchuka folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: Seoul 2010 mucked [6c Ts 4d 5h]
Seat 5: janetlee123 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [3c 5s Ah 9d] and won ($36.50) with a Badugi: 9,5,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: kikimora81 folded before the Draw
Hand 2
I sometimes raise a bad badugi in this situation, but mostly I'll just draw. It's good to try this against a relatively unknown player to see how they react. He might well have broken a worse hand here, but if he draws two then that's not a bad outcome at all.
PokerStars Game #70052904648: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 3:01:10 ET
Table 'Lola II' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($37.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Chopper42 ($86.25 in chips)
Seat 3: dksxpsk ($46 in chips)
Seat 4: willylacot ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 5: ninja1004 ($34 in chips)
Seat 6: Pafosbusch ($53 in chips)
Seat 7: raffaelle ($47.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Lucky013 ($6.75 in chips)
ninja1004: posts small blind $0.50
Pafosbusch: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s Kh 5h 3d]
raffaelle: folds
raffaelle leaves the table
Lucky013: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Chopper42: folds
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $3
willylacot: calls $3
ninja1004: folds
Pafosbusch: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 5h 3d] [Qc]
dksxpsk: stands pat
Lucky013 leaves the table
clericvipr joins the table at seat #7
willylacot: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: bets $1
willylacot: calls $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
dksxpsk: calls $1
willylacot: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 5h 3d Qc]
dksxpsk: discards 2 cards
willylacot: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $2
dksxpsk: folds
willylacot: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $15.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: plutoman20 collected ($15.75)
Seat 2: Chopper42 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dksxpsk folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: willylacot (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 5: ninja1004 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: Pafosbusch (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: raffaelle folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Lucky013 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 3
Both my opponents were unpredictable enough that calling the pre-draw cap was a fairly easy decision. I almost broke on the flop, but it just felt as though he might be trying something. I'm surprised he didn't bet the turn after snowing because that would have put me in a very awkward spot with my hand face-up.
PokerStars Game #70053413638: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 3:33:06 ET
Table 'Lola II' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($68.50 in chips)
Seat 3: dksxpsk ($60 in chips)
Seat 4: willylacot ($18.25 in chips)
Seat 5: ninja1004 ($45.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Pafosbusch ($70.75 in chips)
willylacot: posts small blind $0.50
ninja1004: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4c 4s 7s]
Pafosbusch: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $3
willylacot: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
ninja1004: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
dksxpsk: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4c 7s] [Qd]
dksxpsk: discards 1 card
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $2
willylacot: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 4c 7s Qd]
dksxpsk: stands pat
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: checks
*** THIRD DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 4c 7s Qd]
dksxpsk: discards 1 card
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
willylacot: shows [6c Tc 5d Ah] (3-card: 6,5,A)
plutoman20: shows [2h 4c Qd 7s] (Badugi: Q,7,4,2)
dksxpsk: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $18.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [2h 4c Qd 7s] and won ($18.25) with a Badugi: Q,7,4,2
Seat 3: dksxpsk (button) mucked [9h 6s 3d 7h]
Seat 4: willylacot (small blind) showed [6c Tc 5d Ah] and lost with a 3-card: 6,5,A
Seat 5: ninja1004 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: Pafosbusch folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 4
Both my opponents were aggressive players. Folding to Milyang's river bet, once Leyjenpa called, worked out this time but in the long run, getting 11:1, I'm not sure. This is a close one I think.
PokerStars Game #70082293350: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 15:58:19 ET
Table 'Agapenor III' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: milyang ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 4: leyjenpa ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 5: leppie4 ($150.50 in chips)
Seat 6: jokerheidi ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 7: maik1234 ($21 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($47 in chips)
leppie4: posts small blind $0.50
jokerheidi: posts big blind $1
Cheereemoni: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9d 5d 3h 4s]
maik1234: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
leppie4: folds
jokerheidi: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [4c]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [Qh]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [Jc]
milyang: stands pat
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
milyang: shows [8s 2c 7d Ah] (Badugi: 8,7,2,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
milyang collected $22.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23.50 Rake $1
Seat 3: milyang showed [8s 2c 7d Ah] and won ($22.50) with a Badugi: 8,7,2,A
Seat 4: leyjenpa (button) mucked [3s Ks Ad 4h]
Seat 5: leppie4 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: jokerheidi (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: maik1234 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: plutoman20 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 5
This hand (which came immediately after Hand 4) was a strange one. I tried the bluff-raise on the turn when I hit the queen, not expecting him to call me and pat with a worse hand. Milyang's cold call of the $4 on the turn was interesting; normally this would be bad but given what we actually held (did he have some kind of read?), it was just about correct.
PokerStars Game #70082326367: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 15:59:09 ET
Table 'Agapenor III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: milyang ($31 in chips)
Seat 4: leyjenpa ($43.75 in chips)
Seat 5: leppie4 ($150 in chips)
Seat 6: jokerheidi ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 7: maik1234 ($21 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($41 in chips)
jokerheidi: posts small blind $0.50
maik1234: posts big blind $1
Cheereemoni: sits out
barabas444: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d 8c]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
leppie4: folds
jokerheidi: folds
barabas444 leaves the table
maik1234: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d] [Ks]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d] [Qs]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
xMissKimx joins the table at seat #2
milyang: calls $4
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h Ac 3d Qs]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6h Ac 3d Qs] (Badugi: Q,6,3,A)
milyang: mucks hand
leyjenpa: shows [5d 9s Qc 7h] (Badugi: Q,9,7,5)
plutoman20 collected $24.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.50 Rake $1
Seat 3: milyang mucked [7c 4s Ad 6d]
Seat 4: leyjenpa showed [5d 9s Qc 7h] and lost with a Badugi: Q,9,7,5
Seat 5: leppie4 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jokerheidi (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: maik1234 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: plutoman20 showed [6h Ac 3d Qs] and won ($24.50) with a Badugi: Q,6,3,A
Hand 6
A weakness of mine in the past has been a failure to get full value for strong (but sub-monster) hands against aggressive players, like both my opponents here (Milyang is aggro but solid, Spud verges on maniacal).
PokerStars Game #70086792103: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 17:21:30 ET
Table 'Sadr V' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($51 in chips)
Seat 2: thegosu2 ($68.75 in chips)
Seat 3: xMissKimx ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 4: robertokinho ($33 in chips)
Seat 5: spud1404 ($145 in chips)
Seat 6: Cheereemoni ($28.75 in chips)
Seat 7: MAIOR01 ($199 in chips)
Seat 8: milyang ($20 in chips)
Cheereemoni: posts small blind $0.50
MAIOR01: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c Qh 4s 3h]
milyang: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
xMissKimx: folds
robertokinho: folds
spud1404: raises $1 to $3
Cheereemoni: folds
MAIOR01: folds
milyang: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 4s 3h] [6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
spud1404: raises $1 to $2
milyang: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
spud1404: calls $2
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7c 4s 3h 6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
spud1404: calls $2
milyang: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7c 4s 3h 6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
spud1404: folds
milyang: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 6d 4s 3h] (Badugi: 7,6,4,3)
milyang: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $31.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [7c 6d 4s 3h] and won ($31.50) with a Badugi: 7,6,4,3
Seat 2: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xMissKimx folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: robertokinho folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: spud1404 (button) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: Cheereemoni (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: MAIOR01 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: milyang mucked [Ah 9d 8s 5c]
Hand 7
A similar situation here but with a slightly better hand.
PokerStars Game #70087146319: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 17:28:03 ET
Table 'Sadr V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($75.25 in chips)
Seat 2: thegosu2 ($65.25 in chips)
Seat 3: xMissKimx ($54.50 in chips)
Seat 4: robertokinho ($34.25 in chips)
Seat 5: spud1404 ($93.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Cheereemoni ($29 in chips)
Seat 8: milyang ($8 in chips)
milyang: posts small blind $0.50
plutoman20: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ks 8d As 5h]
thegosu2: folds
xMissKimx: folds
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
Cheereemoni: folds
milyang: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d As 5h] [7d]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: discards 2 cards
milyang: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 5h 7d] [2c]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
thegosu2 leaves the table
robertokinho: calls $4
spud1404: raises $2 to $6
milyang: calls $3 and is all-in
plutoman20: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
robertokinho: calls $4
spud1404: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [As 5h 7d 2c]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2
robertokinho: folds
spud1404: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7d 2c As 5h] (Badugi: 7,5,2,A)
spud1404: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $13 from side pot
milyang: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $31 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $45 Main pot $31. Side pot $13. Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7d 2c As 5h] and won ($44) with a Badugi: 7,5,2,A
Seat 2: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xMissKimx folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: robertokinho folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: spud1404 mucked [4s 5d Ah 8c]
Seat 6: Cheereemoni (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: milyang (small blind) mucked [9h 2h 5c 3s]
It's also been a successful few days on the virtual tables. My bankroll is now $812 (+$164 for the month). Fifty bucks of that profit came via a bonus which sort of crept up on me. I won two limit badugi tournaments back-to-back on Friday (albeit with fields of just 17 and 18); my bankroll is getting to the point where micro tourneys are no longer worth the time spent on them. Single draw is very much up-and-down; I wish I'd saved my hands from last session.
A couple of single draw hands that I do kind of remember:
I get 98654, UTG I think, and raise to $1.50. The next guy calls and it folds round to the button who reraises to $4. I consider a fold but instead make it $11. The third guy gets out of the way and the button goes all-in for $23 which I have covered. I'm getting three to one but I can't see me being good a quarter of the time and I can't really break, so I make an unhappy (but sensible I think) fold.
An aggressive player who plays lots of hands raises to $1.50 in early position. I reraise to $4.50 with (I think) a J98. It goes 0:1, I think of betting out post as a bluff but decide against it, and he shoves for about the size of the pot. I fold.
Badugi has been going well. This morning I dropped $20 in 173 hands, a strange session in which I most of my showdowns but didn't get many playable starting hands, and most of those I did play I folded before the end. Then I rang my brother in the UK but he was out (on the town? - it was Saturday night) so I got back to badugi where I made $70 in just 48 hands when the table broke. Here are some hands from the comedy poker game that I did keep an accurate record of:
Hand 1
I rarely cap draws pre-flop; it's something I should probably do more often. It seemed appropriate here because I was sure I had a significant equity edge even though I might not have been the favourite. Janetlee could well have had a good pat hand or a better tri than mine, but Kikimora liked to open with rough tris and Seoul also played lots of rough tris as well as two-card draws (duos?). The only downside to this play I guess was that Kikimora unexpectedly folded.
PokerStars Game #69842368748: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/01 1:10:06 ET
Table 'Aldhibah III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Yorugua666 ($36.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Pytchuka ($58.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Seoul 2010 ($50 in chips)
Seat 5: janetlee123 ($26 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($38.25 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($106.25 in chips)
Seat 8: kikimora81 ($6.50 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.50
ogotop76: posts big blind $1
Seoul 2010: posts small & big blinds $1.50
Tacobilletes: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah 8c]
kikimora81: raises $1 to $2
Yorugua666: folds
Pytchuka: calls $2
Seoul 2010: calls $1
janetlee123: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
ogotop76: folds
kikimora81: folds
Pytchuka: calls $2
Seoul 2010: calls $2
janetlee123: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah] [5d]
Pytchuka: discards 1 card
Seoul 2010: discards 2 cards
janetlee123: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Pytchuka: checks
Seoul 2010: checks
janetlee123: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
Pytchuka: calls $1
Seoul 2010: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [5d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3c 5s Ah] [9d]
Pytchuka: discards 1 card
Seoul 2010: discards 1 card
janetlee123: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Pytchuka: checks
Seoul 2010: checks
janetlee123: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Pytchuka: folds
Seoul 2010: calls $4
janetlee123: folds
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3c 5s Ah 9d]
Seoul 2010: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2
Seoul 2010: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3c 5s Ah 9d] (Badugi: 9,5,3,A)
Seoul 2010: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $36.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: Yorugua666 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Pytchuka folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: Seoul 2010 mucked [6c Ts 4d 5h]
Seat 5: janetlee123 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [3c 5s Ah 9d] and won ($36.50) with a Badugi: 9,5,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: kikimora81 folded before the Draw
Hand 2
I sometimes raise a bad badugi in this situation, but mostly I'll just draw. It's good to try this against a relatively unknown player to see how they react. He might well have broken a worse hand here, but if he draws two then that's not a bad outcome at all.
PokerStars Game #70052904648: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 3:01:10 ET
Table 'Lola II' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($37.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Chopper42 ($86.25 in chips)
Seat 3: dksxpsk ($46 in chips)
Seat 4: willylacot ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 5: ninja1004 ($34 in chips)
Seat 6: Pafosbusch ($53 in chips)
Seat 7: raffaelle ($47.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Lucky013 ($6.75 in chips)
ninja1004: posts small blind $0.50
Pafosbusch: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s Kh 5h 3d]
raffaelle: folds
raffaelle leaves the table
Lucky013: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Chopper42: folds
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $3
willylacot: calls $3
ninja1004: folds
Pafosbusch: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 5h 3d] [Qc]
dksxpsk: stands pat
Lucky013 leaves the table
clericvipr joins the table at seat #7
willylacot: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: bets $1
willylacot: calls $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
dksxpsk: calls $1
willylacot: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 5h 3d Qc]
dksxpsk: discards 2 cards
willylacot: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $2
dksxpsk: folds
willylacot: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $15.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: plutoman20 collected ($15.75)
Seat 2: Chopper42 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dksxpsk folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: willylacot (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 5: ninja1004 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: Pafosbusch (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: raffaelle folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Lucky013 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 3
Both my opponents were unpredictable enough that calling the pre-draw cap was a fairly easy decision. I almost broke on the flop, but it just felt as though he might be trying something. I'm surprised he didn't bet the turn after snowing because that would have put me in a very awkward spot with my hand face-up.
PokerStars Game #70053413638: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 3:33:06 ET
Table 'Lola II' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($68.50 in chips)
Seat 3: dksxpsk ($60 in chips)
Seat 4: willylacot ($18.25 in chips)
Seat 5: ninja1004 ($45.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Pafosbusch ($70.75 in chips)
willylacot: posts small blind $0.50
ninja1004: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4c 4s 7s]
Pafosbusch: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $3
willylacot: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
ninja1004: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
dksxpsk: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4c 7s] [Qd]
dksxpsk: discards 1 card
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
dksxpsk: raises $1 to $2
willylacot: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 4c 7s Qd]
dksxpsk: stands pat
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: checks
*** THIRD DRAW ***
willylacot: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 4c 7s Qd]
dksxpsk: discards 1 card
willylacot: checks
plutoman20: checks
dksxpsk: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
willylacot: shows [6c Tc 5d Ah] (3-card: 6,5,A)
plutoman20: shows [2h 4c Qd 7s] (Badugi: Q,7,4,2)
dksxpsk: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $18.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [2h 4c Qd 7s] and won ($18.25) with a Badugi: Q,7,4,2
Seat 3: dksxpsk (button) mucked [9h 6s 3d 7h]
Seat 4: willylacot (small blind) showed [6c Tc 5d Ah] and lost with a 3-card: 6,5,A
Seat 5: ninja1004 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: Pafosbusch folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 4
Both my opponents were aggressive players. Folding to Milyang's river bet, once Leyjenpa called, worked out this time but in the long run, getting 11:1, I'm not sure. This is a close one I think.
PokerStars Game #70082293350: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 15:58:19 ET
Table 'Agapenor III' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: milyang ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 4: leyjenpa ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 5: leppie4 ($150.50 in chips)
Seat 6: jokerheidi ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 7: maik1234 ($21 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($47 in chips)
leppie4: posts small blind $0.50
jokerheidi: posts big blind $1
Cheereemoni: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9d 5d 3h 4s]
maik1234: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
leppie4: folds
jokerheidi: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [4c]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [Qh]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 3h 4s] [Jc]
milyang: stands pat
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $2
leyjenpa: calls $2
plutoman20: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
milyang: shows [8s 2c 7d Ah] (Badugi: 8,7,2,A)
leyjenpa: mucks hand
milyang collected $22.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23.50 Rake $1
Seat 3: milyang showed [8s 2c 7d Ah] and won ($22.50) with a Badugi: 8,7,2,A
Seat 4: leyjenpa (button) mucked [3s Ks Ad 4h]
Seat 5: leppie4 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: jokerheidi (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: maik1234 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: plutoman20 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 5
This hand (which came immediately after Hand 4) was a strange one. I tried the bluff-raise on the turn when I hit the queen, not expecting him to call me and pat with a worse hand. Milyang's cold call of the $4 on the turn was interesting; normally this would be bad but given what we actually held (did he have some kind of read?), it was just about correct.
PokerStars Game #70082326367: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 15:59:09 ET
Table 'Agapenor III' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 3: milyang ($31 in chips)
Seat 4: leyjenpa ($43.75 in chips)
Seat 5: leppie4 ($150 in chips)
Seat 6: jokerheidi ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 7: maik1234 ($21 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($41 in chips)
jokerheidi: posts small blind $0.50
maik1234: posts big blind $1
Cheereemoni: sits out
barabas444: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d 8c]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $2
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $3
leppie4: folds
jokerheidi: folds
barabas444 leaves the table
maik1234: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d] [Ks]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h Ac 3d] [Qs]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
xMissKimx joins the table at seat #2
milyang: calls $4
leyjenpa: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h Ac 3d Qs]
milyang: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: checks
leyjenpa: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6h Ac 3d Qs] (Badugi: Q,6,3,A)
milyang: mucks hand
leyjenpa: shows [5d 9s Qc 7h] (Badugi: Q,9,7,5)
plutoman20 collected $24.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25.50 Rake $1
Seat 3: milyang mucked [7c 4s Ad 6d]
Seat 4: leyjenpa showed [5d 9s Qc 7h] and lost with a Badugi: Q,9,7,5
Seat 5: leppie4 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: jokerheidi (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: maik1234 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: plutoman20 showed [6h Ac 3d Qs] and won ($24.50) with a Badugi: Q,6,3,A
Hand 6
A weakness of mine in the past has been a failure to get full value for strong (but sub-monster) hands against aggressive players, like both my opponents here (Milyang is aggro but solid, Spud verges on maniacal).
PokerStars Game #70086792103: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 17:21:30 ET
Table 'Sadr V' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($51 in chips)
Seat 2: thegosu2 ($68.75 in chips)
Seat 3: xMissKimx ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 4: robertokinho ($33 in chips)
Seat 5: spud1404 ($145 in chips)
Seat 6: Cheereemoni ($28.75 in chips)
Seat 7: MAIOR01 ($199 in chips)
Seat 8: milyang ($20 in chips)
Cheereemoni: posts small blind $0.50
MAIOR01: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c Qh 4s 3h]
milyang: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
thegosu2: folds
xMissKimx: folds
robertokinho: folds
spud1404: raises $1 to $3
Cheereemoni: folds
MAIOR01: folds
milyang: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 4s 3h] [6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
spud1404: raises $1 to $2
milyang: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
spud1404: calls $2
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7c 4s 3h 6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
spud1404: calls $2
milyang: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7c 4s 3h 6d]
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
spud1404: folds
milyang: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 6d 4s 3h] (Badugi: 7,6,4,3)
milyang: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $31.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [7c 6d 4s 3h] and won ($31.50) with a Badugi: 7,6,4,3
Seat 2: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xMissKimx folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: robertokinho folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: spud1404 (button) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: Cheereemoni (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: MAIOR01 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: milyang mucked [Ah 9d 8s 5c]
Hand 7
A similar situation here but with a slightly better hand.
PokerStars Game #70087146319: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/11/05 17:28:03 ET
Table 'Sadr V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($75.25 in chips)
Seat 2: thegosu2 ($65.25 in chips)
Seat 3: xMissKimx ($54.50 in chips)
Seat 4: robertokinho ($34.25 in chips)
Seat 5: spud1404 ($93.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Cheereemoni ($29 in chips)
Seat 8: milyang ($8 in chips)
milyang: posts small blind $0.50
plutoman20: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ks 8d As 5h]
thegosu2: folds
xMissKimx: folds
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
Cheereemoni: folds
milyang: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d As 5h] [7d]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: discards 2 cards
milyang: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
robertokinho: calls $1
spud1404: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 5h 7d] [2c]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: discards 1 card
milyang: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
thegosu2 leaves the table
robertokinho: calls $4
spud1404: raises $2 to $6
milyang: calls $3 and is all-in
plutoman20: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
robertokinho: calls $4
spud1404: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [As 5h 7d 2c]
robertokinho: discards 1 card
spud1404: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2
robertokinho: folds
spud1404: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7d 2c As 5h] (Badugi: 7,5,2,A)
spud1404: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $13 from side pot
milyang: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $31 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $45 Main pot $31. Side pot $13. Rake $1
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7d 2c As 5h] and won ($44) with a Badugi: 7,5,2,A
Seat 2: thegosu2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xMissKimx folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: robertokinho folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: spud1404 mucked [4s 5d Ah 8c]
Seat 6: Cheereemoni (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: milyang (small blind) mucked [9h 2h 5c 3s]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
October monthly report
I made $180 in October. I finished the month at $647, fifty bucks shy of the high I reached on the 22nd.
Here's another annoying micro PLO8 hand. I thought I'd be seeing the flop for ten cents. Bibs was a bad player, so chancing my arm seemed the right thing to do. I had 30% equity pre-flop which was plenty to stack off with given the money I'd already put in the pot. On the flop I became an odds-on favourite (56%) with my nut flush draw and open-ender, with only one low card out.
PokerStars Game #69843283374: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2011/11/01 2:11:48 ET
Table 'Polyxenos X' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bibs Kovrov ($6 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($7.11 in chips)
Seat 3: alex_malvina ($26.79 in chips)
Seat 4: VlasovVlas ($6.96 in chips)
Seat 5: 24andrei24 ($2.56 in chips)
Seat 6: thelesiya ($3.65 in chips)
VlasovVlas: posts small blind $0.02
24andrei24: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5s Ah Qs Th]
thelesiya: folds
bibs Kovrov: raises $0.05 to $0.10
plutoman20: calls $0.10
alex_malvina: calls $0.10
VlasovVlas: raises $0.05 to $0.15
24andrei24: calls $0.10
bibs Kovrov: raises $0.65 to $0.80
plutoman20: calls $0.70
alex_malvina: folds
VlasovVlas: raises $2.65 to $3.45
24andrei24: folds
bibs Kovrov: raises $2.55 to $6 and is all-in
plutoman20: raises $1.11 to $7.11 and is all-in
VlasovVlas: calls $3.51 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.15) returned to plutoman20
*** FLOP *** [4h 9h Jc]
*** TURN *** [4h 9h Jc] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [4h 9h Jc 6d] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VlasovVlas: shows [2c As Jd Ad] (HI: two pair, Aces and Fours)
plutoman20: shows [5s Ah Qs Th] (HI: a pair of Fours)
VlasovVlas collected $1.83 from side pot
bibs Kovrov: shows [3d Ac 6c 5d] (HI: two pair, Sixes and Fours)
VlasovVlas collected $17.34 from main pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.17 Main pot $17.34. Side pot $1.83. Rake $1
Board [4h 9h Jc 6d 4d]
Seat 1: bibs Kovrov showed [3d Ac 6c 5d] and lost with HI: two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5s Ah Qs Th] and lost with HI: a pair of Fours
Seat 3: alex_malvina (button) folded before Flop
Seat 4: VlasovVlas (small blind) showed [2c As Jd Ad] and won ($19.17) with HI: two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 5: 24andrei24 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: thelesiya folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Here's another annoying micro PLO8 hand. I thought I'd be seeing the flop for ten cents. Bibs was a bad player, so chancing my arm seemed the right thing to do. I had 30% equity pre-flop which was plenty to stack off with given the money I'd already put in the pot. On the flop I became an odds-on favourite (56%) with my nut flush draw and open-ender, with only one low card out.
PokerStars Game #69843283374: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2011/11/01 2:11:48 ET
Table 'Polyxenos X' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bibs Kovrov ($6 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($7.11 in chips)
Seat 3: alex_malvina ($26.79 in chips)
Seat 4: VlasovVlas ($6.96 in chips)
Seat 5: 24andrei24 ($2.56 in chips)
Seat 6: thelesiya ($3.65 in chips)
VlasovVlas: posts small blind $0.02
24andrei24: posts big blind $0.05
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5s Ah Qs Th]
thelesiya: folds
bibs Kovrov: raises $0.05 to $0.10
plutoman20: calls $0.10
alex_malvina: calls $0.10
VlasovVlas: raises $0.05 to $0.15
24andrei24: calls $0.10
bibs Kovrov: raises $0.65 to $0.80
plutoman20: calls $0.70
alex_malvina: folds
VlasovVlas: raises $2.65 to $3.45
24andrei24: folds
bibs Kovrov: raises $2.55 to $6 and is all-in
plutoman20: raises $1.11 to $7.11 and is all-in
VlasovVlas: calls $3.51 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.15) returned to plutoman20
*** FLOP *** [4h 9h Jc]
*** TURN *** [4h 9h Jc] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [4h 9h Jc 6d] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VlasovVlas: shows [2c As Jd Ad] (HI: two pair, Aces and Fours)
plutoman20: shows [5s Ah Qs Th] (HI: a pair of Fours)
VlasovVlas collected $1.83 from side pot
bibs Kovrov: shows [3d Ac 6c 5d] (HI: two pair, Sixes and Fours)
VlasovVlas collected $17.34 from main pot
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20.17 Main pot $17.34. Side pot $1.83. Rake $1
Board [4h 9h Jc 6d 4d]
Seat 1: bibs Kovrov showed [3d Ac 6c 5d] and lost with HI: two pair, Sixes and Fours
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5s Ah Qs Th] and lost with HI: a pair of Fours
Seat 3: alex_malvina (button) folded before Flop
Seat 4: VlasovVlas (small blind) showed [2c As Jd Ad] and won ($19.17) with HI: two pair, Aces and Fours
Seat 5: 24andrei24 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: thelesiya folded before Flop (didn't bet)
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