Tuesday, July 24, 2012

At a stand-still

I got back from Auckland last night (having resisted the temptation to play live NLHE at Skycity) and logged into Stars. My bankroll has been stuck in the $2200-$2400 range, give or take a few dollars, for the best part of two months. Every time I work my way up only to be slapped back down in double-quick time. Today it was triple draw that did for me: I ran like complete arse and dropped $99 in 144 hands. One of those I'm sure I misplayed and another I might have done.


Hand 1
I was a victim of "one more bet" syndrome here. When Gennady bets the river into a pat hand I know I'm probably dead; I can't fold though. However when I have to call a second bet my chances of winning, against anyone non-crazy, become really-unlikely-squared which isn't far off zero.


PokerStars Hand #83762595557:  Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2012/07/23 21:17:06 ET
Table 'Saito VI' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: itsmeweer ($32.74 in chips)
Seat 2: Gennady8168 ($48.47 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($19.86 in chips)
Seat 4: bobbyperu00 ($113.54 in chips)
Seat 5: Respect ($77.93 in chips)
Seat 6: Erneus ($26.01 in chips)
Gennady8168: posts small blind $0.50
plutoman20: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td Qs 4d 2c Qd]
bobbyperu00: folds
Respect: raises $1 to $2
Erneus: folds
itsmeweer: calls $2
Gennady8168: calls $1.50
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Gennady8168: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [Td Qs Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 2c] [Tc 5d 9h]
Respect: discards 1 card
itsmeweer: discards 2 cards
Gennady8168: checks
plutoman20: checks
Respect: bets $1
itsmeweer: calls $1
Gennady8168: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Gennady8168: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Tc 9h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 2c 5d] [Jh 8d]
Respect: discards 1 card
itsmeweer: discards 1 card
Gennady8168: checks
plutoman20: checks
Respect: checks
itsmeweer: bets $2
Gennady8168: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Respect: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Gennady8168: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 2c 5d 8d] [7d]
Respect: discards 1 card
itsmeweer: stands pat
Gennady8168: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Respect: folds
itsmeweer: raises $2 to $4
Gennady8168: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
itsmeweer: shows [2h 7s 3d 6h 5c] (Lo: 7,6,5,3,2)
Gennady8168: mucks hand
plutoman20: mucks hand
itsmeweer collected $31.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32 | Rake $0.80
Seat 1: itsmeweer (button) showed [2h 7s 3d 6h 5c] and won ($31.20) with Lo: 7,6,5,3,2
Seat 2: Gennady8168 (small blind) mucked [5s 3h 4s 2s 8h]
Seat 3: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [7d 5d 4d 2c 8d]
Seat 4: bobbyperu00 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Respect folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: Erneus folded before the Draw (didn't bet)


Hand 2
This time I did fold to "one more bet" because I estimated I was drawing to an average of three outs and didn't have the odds. Maybe I should have figured he'd be rougher due to his pre-draw passivity with a one-card draw, but I've certainly seen people make that play (which I'll never make) and wind up with a seven. I'm not sure if having two sixes in my hand strengthens or weakens his range.



PokerStars Hand #83761518519:  Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2012/07/23 20:39:06 ET
Table 'Saito VI' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ogotop76 ($59.94 in chips)
Seat 2: INTI50 ($7.25 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($53.08 in chips)
Seat 4: bobbyperu00 ($48.32 in chips)
Seat 5: Respect ($119.23 in chips)
Seat 6: Erneus ($55.81 in chips)
ogotop76: posts small blind $0.50
INTI50: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9s 2d 4h Js 6h]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
bobbyperu00: folds
Respect: folds
Erneus: folds
ogotop76: calls $1.50
INTI50: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
INTI50: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [9s Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4h 6h] [Ac 2c]
ogotop76: checks
INTI50: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
INTI50: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Ac 2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d 4h 6h] [5d 6d]
ogotop76: checks
INTI50: bets $2
plutoman20: calls $2
ogotop76: raises $2 to $4
INTI50: raises $0.25 to $4.25 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
ogotop76: calls $0.25
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ogotop76: stands pat
INTI50: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ogotop76: shows [8s 4s 5c 6c 3s] (Lo: 8,6,5,4,3)
INTI50: mucks hand
ogotop76 collected $18.72 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.50 | Rake $0.78
Seat 1: ogotop76 (small blind) showed [8s 4s 5c 6c 3s] and won ($18.72) with Lo: 8,6,5,4,3
Seat 2: INTI50 (big blind) mucked [8c 6s 3c 4d 7s]
Seat 3: plutoman20 folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: bobbyperu00 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Respect folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Erneus (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)

Hand 3
Single draw. His range should be wide here so I three-bet to juice the pot. It's a fairly easy shove for me I think - I'm sure he'll call me with plenty worse.

PokerStars Hand #83764777107:  Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/07/23 22:44:24 ET
Table 'Arachne VII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($35 in chips)
Seat 2: BadHand 65 ($133.53 in chips)
Seat 4: dpmaf ($54.19 in chips)
Seat 5: * MDI rus * ($44.21 in chips)
Seat 6: Merin_AR ($13.48 in chips)
Seat 7: Rhyno2008 ($30.97 in chips)
Rhyno2008: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c Js 3d 2s 7d]
BadHand 65: folds
dpmaf: folds
* MDI rus *: folds
Merin_AR: raises $1 to $1.50
Rhyno2008: folds
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $4
Merin_AR: calls $2.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 3d 2s 7d] [8d]
Merin_AR: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $10
Merin_AR: calls $9.48 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.52) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5c 8d 3d 2s 7d] (Lo: 8,7,5,3,2)
Merin_AR: shows [8h 3s 5s 2d 6d] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
Merin_AR collected $25.99 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27.21 | Rake $1.22
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [5c 8d 3d 2s 7d] and lost with Lo: 8,7,5,3,2
Seat 2: BadHand 65 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dpmaf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: * MDI rus * folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Merin_AR (button) showed [8h 3s 5s 2d 6d] and won ($25.99) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 7: Rhyno2008 (small blind) folded before Flop

Hand 4
We've seen this guy (fellow Kiwi) before. Against some players I might want to get tricky here, but I figured he'd call me pretty wide so I just shoved. I didn't expect to see a super-rough ten though. Maybe he thought I could break something once he patted in front of me.

PokerStars Hand #83768493820:  Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/07/24 2:30:53 ET
Table 'Arachne VII' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($45.91 in chips)
Seat 2: Rhyno2008 ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 3: guillehn ($19.61 in chips)
Seat 4: Proudchief ($15.82 in chips)
Seat 5: Merin_AR ($9.94 in chips)
Seat 6: gig@byte89 ($22.26 in chips)
guillehn: posts small blind $0.25
Proudchief: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h 3h 8d 7d 5c]
Merin_AR: folds
gig@byte89: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Rhyno2008: folds
guillehn: folds
Proudchief: raises $3.50 to $5
plutoman20: raises $40.91 to $45.91 and is all-in
Proudchief: calls $10.82 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($30.09) returned to plutoman20
Proudchief: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h 3h 8d 7d 5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Proudchief: shows [8h 9s 5d Td 3c] (Lo: T,9,8,5,3)
plutoman20: shows [4h 3h 8d 7d 5c] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
plutoman20 collected $30.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $31.89 | Rake $1.44
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [4h 3h 8d 7d 5c] and won ($30.45) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 2: Rhyno2008 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: guillehn (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Proudchief (big blind) showed [8h 9s 5d Td 3c] and lost with Lo: T,9,8,5,3
Seat 5: Merin_AR folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: gig@byte89 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Hand 5
He'd shoved pre on a few occasions and I knew I'd be good here sometimes (40%?). It had been a good session for me and I didn't want to wreck it all on one hand. That's probably a bad reason to fold.

PokerStars Hand #83769033135:  Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2012/07/24 3:08:48 ET
Table 'Arachne VII' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($74.21 in chips)
Seat 2: Rhyno2008 ($47.94 in chips)
Seat 3: guillehn ($18.74 in chips)
Seat 5: LPBUDDE ($12 in chips)
Seat 6: gig@byte89 ($41.03 in chips)
Seat 7: Valera1961 ($20.57 in chips)
guillehn: posts small blind $0.25
LPBUDDE: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 5c 2h 9s 8h]
gig@byte89: raises $1 to $1.50
Valera1961: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $4.50
Rhyno2008 said, "sick fold lol"
Rhyno2008: folds
guillehn: folds
LPBUDDE: folds
gig@byte89: raises $36.53 to $41.03 and is all-in
Fantas1010 joins the table at seat #4
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($36.53) returned to gig@byte89
gig@byte89 collected $9.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.75 | Rake $0
Seat 1: plutoman20 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Rhyno2008 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: guillehn (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: LPBUDDE (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: gig@byte89 collected ($9.75)
Seat 7: Valera1961 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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