I haven't played that much so far this year. A recent trip to Auckland, some property-related stuff and, you know, work, have got in the way. But all of those barriers are nothing compared to the loss of my grandmother ten days ago at the age of 89. I was very close to her and although there was no quality of life any more and it is a release that she slipped away, it's still very sad. So a lot of the time I haven't felt like playing (or working, or sorting stuff out for my new flat...) anyway. On the other side of the coin, I feel I can play with a lot more freedom now because whether I win or lose a particular pot doesn't matter as much.
I'm up $171 for the month; my bankroll is $1197, a high point since my last cash-out. Here are a few hands:
Hand 1
This was the hand that led to my demise in this morning's micro single draw tourney. In my experience you're normally shown some kind of eight when you call here, but who knows what he had. It was a shame because I'd had a strong start and a pretty solid middle but after this hand I came to a rather sticky end, later bricking two big draws. I finished in sixth place.
PokerStars Hand #74645562742: Tournament #503373806, $2.00+$0.20 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level XII (400/800) - 2012/01/28 17:25:34 ET
Table '503373806 8' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: alf1963 (17168 in chips)
Seat 2: kalachim (16040 in chips)
Seat 4: SARASAPE1 (38525 in chips)
Seat 5: sergeypcv (6384 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (21018 in chips)
Seat 7: antoca901 (14865 in chips)
alf1963: posts the ante 200
kalachim: posts the ante 200
SARASAPE1: posts the ante 200
sergeypcv: posts the ante 200
plutoman20: posts the ante 200
antoca901: posts the ante 200
sergeypcv: posts small blind 400
plutoman20: posts big blind 800
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5s 6h 4h 2d Tc]
antoca901: folds
alf1963: folds
kalachim: folds
SARASAPE1: raises 800 to 1600
sergeypcv: folds
plutoman20: raises 3300 to 4900
SARASAPE1: calls 3300
plutoman20: stands pat on [5s 6h 4h 2d Tc]
SARASAPE1: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets 6900
SARASAPE1: raises 26525 to 33425 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet (26525) returned to SARASAPE1
SARASAPE1 collected 25200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25200 Rake 0
Seat 1: alf1963 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: kalachim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SARASAPE1 (button) collected (25200)
Seat 5: sergeypcv (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: plutoman20 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: antoca901 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
I don't make this kind of play enough.
PokerStars Hand #73863049351: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/01/14 19:42:23 ET
Table 'Mathilde VI' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: M0FLES.22 ($17.40 in chips)
Seat 2: marcosxativa ($15.70 in chips)
Seat 3: alexxcs ($4.15 in chips)
Seat 4: EmulationX ($15.45 in chips)
Seat 5: MELKII666 ($7.80 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($28.55 in chips)
Seat 7: * MDI rus * ($19.30 in chips)
* MDI rus *: posts small blind $0.25
M0FLES.22: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 9s 6c 7h 9c]
marcosxativa: folds
alexxcs: folds
EmulationX: folds
MELKII666: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
* MDI rus *: calls $1.25
M0FLES.22: folds
* MDI rus *: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 9s 6c 7h] [8s]
* MDI rus *: bets $0.50
plutoman20: raises $3 to $3.50
* MDI rus *: folds
Uncalled bet ($3) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $4.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.50 Rake $0.20
Seat 1: M0FLES.22 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: marcosxativa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: alexxcs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: EmulationX folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MELKII666 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) collected ($4.30)
Seat 7: * MDI rus * (small blind) folded on the Flop
Hand 3
My record of picking off bluffs is poor. This one bucked the trend. His three-bet pre was the deciding factor in my call. People are more likely to bluff post when they three-bet a draw pre, and generally get called down lighter (so should therefore value-bet more thinly).
PokerStars Hand #74098818116: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/01/19 1:15:25 ET
Table 'Endymion XI' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: vicentziu_99 ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($31.65 in chips)
Seat 3: TYSKEN69 ($13.05 in chips)
Seat 4: trankibroma ($22.65 in chips)
Seat 5: sasha5555587 ($89.05 in chips)
Seat 6: Proudchief ($20 in chips)
Seat 7: HE YBEPEH ($50 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
TYSKEN69: posts big blind $0.50
Proudchief: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 5c 6s Kh 7s]
trankibroma: calls $0.50
sasha5555587: folds
Proudchief: checks
HE YBEPEH: folds
vicentziu_99: calls $0.50
plutoman20: raises $1.25 to $1.75
TYSKEN69: raises $2.75 to $4.50
trankibroma: folds
Proudchief: folds
vicentziu_99: folds
plutoman20: calls $2.75
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 5c 6s 7s] [Qh]
TYSKEN69: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
TYSKEN69: bets $3.50
plutoman20: calls $3.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TYSKEN69: shows [3s 4s 6d 5s 7c] (Lo: a straight, Three to Seven)
plutoman20: shows [2s 5c 6s Qh 7s] (Lo: Q,7,6,5,2)
plutoman20 collected $16.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.50 Rake $0.85
Seat 1: vicentziu_99 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [2s 5c 6s Qh 7s] and won ($16.65) with Lo: Q,7,6,5,2
Seat 3: TYSKEN69 (big blind) showed [3s 4s 6d 5s 7c] and lost with Lo: a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: trankibroma folded before Flop
Seat 5: sasha5555587 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Proudchief folded before Flop
Seat 7: HE YBEPEH folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 4
I hate these spots. By four-betting OOP I've announced that my hand is pretty good, so I'm not sure what betting post will achieve (apart from acting as a blocking bet). We're fairly deep here, so do I call a shove if he bets?
PokerStars Hand #74099026860: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/01/19 1:28:13 ET
Table 'Endymion XI' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: vicentziu_99 ($32 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($43.10 in chips)
Seat 4: trankibroma ($14.05 in chips)
Seat 5: sasha5555587 ($86.90 in chips)
Seat 7: HE YBEPEH ($60.60 in chips)
HE YBEPEH: posts small blind $0.25
vicentziu_99: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c 6s 2d 4s 7h]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
trankibroma: calls $1.50
sasha5555587: raises $2.50 to $4
HE YBEPEH: folds
vicentziu_99: folds
plutoman20: raises $10 to $14
trankibroma: folds
sasha5555587: calls $10
plutoman20: stands pat on [9c 6s 2d 4s 7h]
sasha5555587: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
sasha5555587: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9c 6s 2d 4s 7h] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
sasha5555587: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $28.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30.25 Rake $1.50
Seat 1: vicentziu_99 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [9c 6s 2d 4s 7h] and won ($28.75) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 4: trankibroma folded before Flop
Seat 5: sasha5555587 (button) mucked [2c 8d 8h 5c 3s]
Seat 7: HE YBEPEH (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 5
A good example of when to fold a pat ten badugi. Chips were flying around all over the place on the badugi tables last night.
PokerStars Hand #74605284618: Badugi Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2012/01/28 1:53:34 ET
Table 'Hungaria V' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($50.70 in chips)
Seat 2: ahjpk ($16.40 in chips)
Seat 3: cdgolfer ($26.50 in chips)
Seat 4: candy1203 ($35.70 in chips)
Seat 5: annlose ($38.20 in chips)
Seat 6: SaveR_DarK ($2.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ninja1004 ($15.20 in chips)
Seat 8: huli2 ($20.55 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ahjpk: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ts Ad 8c 3h]
cdgolfer: raises $0.50 to $1
candy1203: raises $0.50 to $1.50
annlose: calls $1.50
SaveR_DarK: folds
ninja1004: calls $1.50
huli2: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
plutoman20: folds
ahjpk: folds
cdgolfer: calls $1
candy1203: calls $0.50
annlose: calls $0.50
ninja1004: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
cdgolfer: stands pat
candy1203: stands pat
annlose: discards 1 card
ninja1004: discards 1 card
huli2: stands pat
cdgolfer: bets $0.50
candy1203: calls $0.50
annlose: calls $0.50
ninja1004: calls $0.50
huli2: raises $0.50 to $1
cdgolfer: raises $0.50 to $1.50
candy1203: folds
annlose: calls $1
ninja1004: calls $1
huli2: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
cdgolfer: calls $0.50
annlose: calls $0.50
ninja1004: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
cdgolfer: stands pat
annlose: discards 1 card
ninja1004: discards 1 card
huli2: stands pat
cdgolfer: bets $1
annlose: calls $1
ninja1004: calls $1
huli2: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
cdgolfer: stands pat
annlose: stands pat
ninja1004: discards 1 card
huli2: stands pat
cdgolfer: checks
annlose: checks
ninja1004: checks
huli2: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cdgolfer: shows [3s 2c Td 5h] (Badugi: T,5,3,2)
annlose: shows [8d 2s 5c 7h] (Badugi: 8,7,5,2)
ninja1004: mucks hand
huli2: mucks hand
annlose collected $22.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $23.25 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: ahjpk (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: cdgolfer showed [3s 2c Td 5h] and lost with a Badugi: T,5,3,2
Seat 4: candy1203 folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 5: annlose showed [8d 2s 5c 7h] and won ($22.75) with a Badugi: 8,7,5,2
Seat 6: SaveR_DarK folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ninja1004 mucked [6s Ac 4h 6h]
Seat 8: huli2 (button) mucked [9c Th 4d As]
Hand 6
I was obviously extremely lucky to get dealt number two, then I benefit greatly from all the crazy donkery that went on.
PokerStars Hand #74552866230: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2012/01/27 4:36:01 ET
Table 'Kochab V' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: feanryhu ($49 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($63.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Owschlag ($20.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Rossisxxx ($41.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Chopper42 ($45.25 in chips)
Seat 7: antiFTP ($81.25 in chips)
Chopper42: posts small blind $0.50
antiFTP: posts big blind $1
Breeze747: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 2h Ac 3s]
feanryhu: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
Owschlag: folds
Rossisxxx: folds
Chopper42: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
antiFTP: calls $3
feanryhu: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Chopper42: discards 2 cards
antiFTP: discards 1 card
feanryhu: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 2h Ac 3s]
Chopper42: checks
antiFTP: bets $1
feanryhu: calls $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Chopper42: calls $2
antiFTP: calls $1
feanryhu: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Chopper42: discards 1 card
antiFTP: stands pat
feanryhu: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 2h Ac 3s]
Chopper42: checks
antiFTP: bets $2
feanryhu: folds
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Chopper42: calls $4
antiFTP: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Chopper42: discards 1 card
antiFTP: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 2h Ac 3s]
Chopper42: checks
antiFTP: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
Chopper42: folds
antiFTP: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36 Rake $1
Seat 1: feanryhu folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: plutoman20 collected ($35)
Seat 4: Owschlag folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Rossisxxx (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Chopper42 (small blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 7: antiFTP (big blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
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