I made $446 in March, a pretty good result considering how little I actually played. At my lowest point I was down (from memory) $166. This is the first month that I've done better on Full Tilt (+$231) than on Stars (+$215). For the year to date I'm up $1072.
It's doubtful I'll play much in April. Mid-month I'll be shifting 400 miles south to Wellington. New city, new job, basically a new life ... poker will have to take a back seat for a while. In my next post (which won't be far away) I'll attempt to get a handle on what makes people play online poker in the first place, but for now I'll post some hands from a game I've yet to mention in this blog: Omaha-8.
Two years ago I only had very basic knowledge of poker. The only two games I had any vague clue about were Texas hold 'em and five-card draw. I had some idea of what stud was but didn't know about bring-ins or any of that stuff. As for Omaha-8, well I'd heard of it but had no idea how it was played - I always thought the 8 had something to do with having eight cards. When I first tried the game for play money, it took a few hundred hands before I could even read my hand. "Yes! There's a second spade to go with the three in my hand, and I've even got a something-something low!" Now I can read my hand, and even have some idea of its strength, but really I'm still a novice at the game. I sometimes browse the Omaha-8 section on Twoplustwo - a bloke who goes by the name Buzz, and must be at least seventy, moderates that forum. I enjoy reading his posts which at times get quite philosophical. Last weekend I tried my hand at a $4.40 no-limit Omaha-8 tournament. I finished in the top quarter but still some way short of the money. Here are three hands from the tourney:
Hand 1
If I wasn't in the big blind I wouldn't have gone near this hand, but I got a free look at a flop which I thought was a decent one for me (and perhaps more importantly, unhelpful for my opponents) so I fired out a bet. I followed up with another bet on the turn when I turned the nut straight (but, with a third spade out there, far from the nuts). When the board paired on the river, it seemed there were too many ways to lose - I was now only really beating a bluff - so I gave up.
PokerStars Game #59858993061: Tournament #376203535, $4.00+$0.40 USD Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit - Level IV (25/50) - 2011/03/26 20:15:29 ET Table '376203535 28' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: 1mackdaddy (6579 in chips) Seat 2: cridivan8 (792 in chips) Seat 3: kwok1983 (8986 in chips) Seat 4: rolrobher73 (2895 in chips) Seat 5: pigwrench (7785 in chips) Seat 6: SugarTFox (3420 in chips) Seat 7: plutoman20 (4538 in chips) Seat 8: paytonw34 (3000 in chips) Seat 9: silvia132 (2610 in chips) SugarTFox: posts small blind 25 plutoman20: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 9h Jh As] paytonw34: calls 50 silvia132: calls 50 1mackdaddy: calls 50 cridivan8: folds kwok1983: folds rolrobher73: folds pigwrench: folds SugarTFox: calls 25 plutoman20: checks
*** FLOP *** [9s Ts Ah] SugarTFox: checks plutoman20: bets 150 paytonw34: calls 150 silvia132: folds 1mackdaddy: calls 150 SugarTFox: folds
*** TURN *** [9s Ts Ah] [7s] plutoman20: bets 380 paytonw34: calls 380 1mackdaddy: calls 380
*** RIVER *** [9s Ts Ah 7s] [7h] plutoman20: checks paytonw34: checks 1mackdaddy: bets 1100 plutoman20: folds paytonw34: folds Uncalled bet (1100) returned to 1mackdaddy 1mackdaddy collected 1840 from pot
*** SUMMARY *** Total pot 1840 Rake 0 Board [9s Ts Ah 7s 7h] Seat 1: 1mackdaddy collected (1840) Seat 2: cridivan8 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 3: kwok1983 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 4: rolrobher73 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 5: pigwrench (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 6: SugarTFox (small blind) folded on the Flop Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) folded on the River Seat 8: paytonw34 folded on the River Seat 9: silvia132 folded on the Flop
Hand 2
Although folding to the shove kept me in the tournament on this occasion, I still think I should have called.
PokerStars Game #59860076833: Tournament #376203535, $4.00+$0.40 USD Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit - Level VI (40/80) - 2011/03/26 20:38:16 ET Table '376203535 28' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: gotgame1538 (9427 in chips) Seat 2: Tekim007 (2625 in chips) Seat 3: kwok1983 (13515 in chips) Seat 4: rolrobher73 (2848 in chips) Seat 5: pigwrench (7095 in chips) Seat 6: SugarTFox (6725 in chips) Seat 7: plutoman20 (4218 in chips) Seat 8: tower999 (3000 in chips) Seat 9: silvia132 (4569 in chips) rolrobher73: posts small blind 40 pigwrench: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to plutoman20 [2s Jd Ac Qc] SugarTFox: folds plutoman20: calls 80 tower999: folds silvia132: calls 80 gotgame1538: calls 80 Tekim007: calls 80 kwok1983: raises 13435 to 13515 and is all-in rolrobher73: folds pigwrench: folds plutoman20: folds silvia132: folds gotgame1538: folds Tekim007: calls 2545 and is all-in Uncalled bet (10890) returned to kwok1983
*** FLOP *** [7s 2h 3d]
*** TURN *** [7s 2h 3d] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [7s 2h 3d Td] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN *** Tekim007: shows [Th 4s 2d 3h] (HI: two pair, Tens and Sevens) kwok1983: shows [Ad As 4d 6h] (HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens; LO: 7,4,3,2,A) kwok1983 collected 2805 from pot kwok1983 collected 2805 from pot
Tekim007 finished the tournament in 380th place
*** SUMMARY *** Total pot 5610 Rake 0 Board [7s 2h 3d Td 7h] Seat 1: gotgame1538 folded before Flop Seat 2: Tekim007 showed [Th 4s 2d 3h] and lost with HI: two pair, Tens and Sevens Seat 3: kwok1983 (button) showed [Ad As 4d 6h] and won (5610) with HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens; LO: 7,4,3,2,A Seat 4: rolrobher73 (small blind) folded before Flop Seat 5: pigwrench (big blind) folded before Flop Seat 6: SugarTFox folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 7: plutoman20 folded before Flop Seat 8: tower999 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 9: silvia132 folded before Flop
Hand 3
I think it was the sheer amount of folding over the previous 45 minutes or so that encouraged this call. This hand plays better heads-up I think. OneHopless was pretty unlucky to be eliminated here.
PokerStars Game #59862939053: Tournament #376203535, $4.00+$0.40 USD Omaha Hi/Lo No Limit - Level XIII (200/400) - 2011/03/26 21:49:14 ET Table '376203535 32' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: bearly788 (21945 in chips) Seat 2: sapw (3425 in chips) Seat 3: sam tsunami (12427 in chips) Seat 4: Krossman44 (8050 in chips) Seat 5: plutoman20 (4431 in chips) Seat 6: danicasi (9868 in chips) Seat 7: Jogger1 (8840 in chips) Seat 8: oneHopless (4880 in chips) Seat 9: Puntal_13 (22894 in chips) bearly788: posts the ante 50 sapw: posts the ante 50 sam tsunami: posts the ante 50 Krossman44: posts the ante 50 plutoman20: posts the ante 50 danicasi: posts the ante 50 Jogger1: posts the ante 50 oneHopless: posts the ante 50 Puntal_13: posts the ante 50 Jogger1: posts small blind 200 oneHopless: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to plutoman20 [Kd Ad Ks Ts] Puntal_13: folds bearly788: folds sapw: folds sam tsunami: calls 400 Krossman44: calls 400 plutoman20: calls 400 danicasi: folds Jogger1: calls 200 oneHopless: raises 4430 to 4830 and is all-in sam tsunami: folds Krossman44: calls 4430 plutoman20: calls 3981 and is all-in Jogger1: folds
*** FLOP *** [Js 9d 7h]
*** TURN *** [Js 9d 7h] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [Js 9d 7h Jd] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN *** oneHopless: shows [Ac Qc 2d As] (HI: two pair, Aces and Jacks) Krossman44: shows [2s 4s Jc 6c] (HI: a full house, Jacks full of Sixes) Krossman44 collected 898 from side pot plutoman20: shows [Kd Ad Ks Ts] (HI: two pair, Kings and Jacks) Krossman44 collected 14393 from main pot No low hand qualified
oneHopless finished the tournament in 146th place
plutoman20 finished the tournament in 147th place
*** SUMMARY *** Total pot 15291 Main pot 14393. Side pot 898. Rake 0 Board [Js 9d 7h Jd 6s] Seat 1: bearly788 folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 2: sapw folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 3: sam tsunami folded before Flop Seat 4: Krossman44 showed [2s 4s Jc 6c] and won (15291) with HI: a full house, Jacks full of Sixes Seat 5: plutoman20 showed [Kd Ad Ks Ts] and lost with HI: two pair, Kings and Jacks Seat 6: danicasi (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet) Seat 7: Jogger1 (small blind) folded before Flop Seat 8: oneHopless (big blind) showed [Ac Qc 2d As] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and Jacks Seat 9: Puntal_13 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
MiniFTOPS XIX badugi - $22 buy-in
It's just started, and I've already won a hand (yay!). I'm tired and stressed from having to make one of the hardest decisions I've ever made in my life, so I probably shouldn't be playing at all. But compared to life decisions, choosing whether to raise, call or fold is a breeze. I'll give regular updates on my progress (or otherwise).
Update 1: I'm on 5255 at the first break (we started on 4000). Lost a biggish pot just before the break where I drew two to 3-2 in the BB, made 9732 badugi on the first draw, but ran into a pat 854A. The pot was a lot bigger than it should have been due to a third player (monkey) in the hand.
Update 2: Good hour there, or really just the last half-hour. Up from just below my starting stack to 9410 currently (the highest I've been). Play is frustratingly slow though. We're about to go to 340/680; levels are 15 minutes after that.
Update 3: And I'm out! I didn't win another hand. Down to 5000-odd I had no choice but to commit with a pat 10-9. I was outdrawn and that left me crippled. I finished 476th out of 1373, winning seven of the 108 hands I played. In some ways I'm glad I didn't go deep. I have to make a couple of job-related phone calls tonight which will be hard enough without the added pressure of playing for serious loot.
Update 1: I'm on 5255 at the first break (we started on 4000). Lost a biggish pot just before the break where I drew two to 3-2 in the BB, made 9732 badugi on the first draw, but ran into a pat 854A. The pot was a lot bigger than it should have been due to a third player (monkey) in the hand.
Update 2: Good hour there, or really just the last half-hour. Up from just below my starting stack to 9410 currently (the highest I've been). Play is frustratingly slow though. We're about to go to 340/680; levels are 15 minutes after that.
Update 3: And I'm out! I didn't win another hand. Down to 5000-odd I had no choice but to commit with a pat 10-9. I was outdrawn and that left me crippled. I finished 476th out of 1373, winning seven of the 108 hands I played. In some ways I'm glad I didn't go deep. I have to make a couple of job-related phone calls tonight which will be hard enough without the added pressure of playing for serious loot.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Dining at the champion's table
It's been a choppy start to March. Until last weekend I'd never won or lost $100 in a cash-game session before (admittedly I play short sessions, and I'd had three results in the nineties). Then I had two 3-figure sessions in a matter of hours. First I dropped $113 in 65 hands of $3/$6 badugi (although I have the bankroll for those stakes I'm perhaps just outside my comfort zone), but I bounced back by making $137 in just 48 hands of $2/$4, greatly helped by some ultra-bizarro play in this hand. People do funny stuff when they have 32A don't they? I'm happy I never took my foot off the gas:
PokerStars Game #58660162672: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/03/04 17:09:38 ET
Table 'Castafiore XII' 8-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: lucaslogan ($71.50 in chips)
Seat 2: cafarte ($85 in chips)
Seat 3: MrSleet ($31.50 in chips)
Seat 4: xpokerplaya7 ($184.50 in chips)
Seat 5: hoppa731 ($133.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Whoop'n Ass ($58.50 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($93 in chips)
Seat 8: Grekk ($109 in chips)
Grekk: posts small blind $1
lucaslogan: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 2h 2c 4d]
cafarte: raises $2 to $4
MrSleet: folds
xpokerplaya7: folds
hoppa731: folds
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Grekk: raises $2 to $6
lucaslogan: folds
cafarte: calls $2
Whoop'n Ass: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 2 cards
cafarte: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 2c 4d] [5s]
Grekk: bets $2
cafarte: calls $2
Whoop'n Ass: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Grekk: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
cafarte: calls $6
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 1 card
cafarte: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 2c 4d 5s]
Grekk: bets $4
cafarte: folds
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: raises $4 to $8
Grekk: raises $4 to $12
Whoop'n Ass: calls $8
plutoman20: raises $4 to $16
Betting is capped
Grekk: calls $4
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 2c 4d 5s]
Grekk: checks
Whoop'n Ass: checks
plutoman20: bets $4
Grekk: calls $4
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6h 5s 2c 4d] (Badugi: 6,5,4,2)
Grekk: mucks hand
Whoop'n Ass: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $115 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $118 Rake $3
Seat 1: lucaslogan (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: cafarte folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: MrSleet folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: xpokerplaya7 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hoppa731 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Whoop'n Ass mucked [Td 7h 3c 9s]
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) showed [6h 5s 2c 4d] and won ($115) with a Badugi: 6,5,4,2
Seat 8: Grekk (small blind) mucked [2s Qd 3d Ah]
There's one other badugi hand of note, from a different session, which I'd prefer to forget: I folded 843A in a big pot when it turned out my two opponents were going crazy with 10-5 and 10-3. I was trying to plug what I think thought was a leak of mine - hanging on too long with eights and nines - but 843A is hardly any old eight. If I start folding that kind of hand I'm plugging one leak but creating a much bigger one.
I had a dream run at triple draw last night, a game I love to hate. There was a monkey at my table. For once I ran well enough to capitalise (in fact I ran very well) and the monkey kept reloading. Later a very tight passive player joined which made things even better for me. I stayed up late to make the most of the situation. I won $74 in 193 hands of 50c/$1, wiping out all my previous losses in the game.
I'm hardly star-struck by big-name poker players, but I admit to certain feelings of awe today when Jonathan Duhamel, winner of last year's WSOP, joined a $1/$2 badugi table. What Mr Nine Million was doing playing badugi at those stakes I had no idea, but it was indeed him. I only got involved in one hand with him, when he patted from the get-go and I triple-bricked my 642. We were heads-up by the end and I wanted to call him ("I caught a world champion's bluff!") but figured he really didn't need my $2. That must be the first time I've played a world champion at anything - it happened in a most unexpected way today.
Update:
I just had two goes at satelliting (which I don't think is a real word) into tomorrow's MiniFTOPS triple draw. The satellite fields were small (20 or 30) and only the winner gained a place, with the next three places getting small cash payouts, so to qualify you had to negotiate the short-handed stuff that I have very little clue about. I came ninth on my first attempt. The second time I ran pretty hot. We got down to three, i.e. clueless territory, but I still thought I was the best player. I had one of my opponents all in and was about to go heads-up with a chip lead, but he outdrew my number seven on the river. A little while later he rivered number four to beat my number five, and I didn't last much longer. Unsurprisingly he got the ticket.
PokerStars Game #58660162672: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/03/04 17:09:38 ET
Table 'Castafiore XII' 8-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: lucaslogan ($71.50 in chips)
Seat 2: cafarte ($85 in chips)
Seat 3: MrSleet ($31.50 in chips)
Seat 4: xpokerplaya7 ($184.50 in chips)
Seat 5: hoppa731 ($133.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Whoop'n Ass ($58.50 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($93 in chips)
Seat 8: Grekk ($109 in chips)
Grekk: posts small blind $1
lucaslogan: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 2h 2c 4d]
cafarte: raises $2 to $4
MrSleet: folds
xpokerplaya7: folds
hoppa731: folds
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Grekk: raises $2 to $6
lucaslogan: folds
cafarte: calls $2
Whoop'n Ass: calls $2
plutoman20: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 2 cards
cafarte: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 2c 4d] [5s]
Grekk: bets $2
cafarte: calls $2
Whoop'n Ass: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Grekk: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
cafarte: calls $6
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 1 card
cafarte: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 2c 4d 5s]
Grekk: bets $4
cafarte: folds
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
plutoman20: raises $4 to $8
Grekk: raises $4 to $12
Whoop'n Ass: calls $8
plutoman20: raises $4 to $16
Betting is capped
Grekk: calls $4
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
Grekk: discards 1 card
Whoop'n Ass: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 2c 4d 5s]
Grekk: checks
Whoop'n Ass: checks
plutoman20: bets $4
Grekk: calls $4
Whoop'n Ass: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6h 5s 2c 4d] (Badugi: 6,5,4,2)
Grekk: mucks hand
Whoop'n Ass: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $115 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $118 Rake $3
Seat 1: lucaslogan (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: cafarte folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 3: MrSleet folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: xpokerplaya7 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: hoppa731 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Whoop'n Ass mucked [Td 7h 3c 9s]
Seat 7: plutoman20 (button) showed [6h 5s 2c 4d] and won ($115) with a Badugi: 6,5,4,2
Seat 8: Grekk (small blind) mucked [2s Qd 3d Ah]
There's one other badugi hand of note, from a different session, which I'd prefer to forget: I folded 843A in a big pot when it turned out my two opponents were going crazy with 10-5 and 10-3. I was trying to plug what I think thought was a leak of mine - hanging on too long with eights and nines - but 843A is hardly any old eight. If I start folding that kind of hand I'm plugging one leak but creating a much bigger one.
I had a dream run at triple draw last night, a game I love to hate. There was a monkey at my table. For once I ran well enough to capitalise (in fact I ran very well) and the monkey kept reloading. Later a very tight passive player joined which made things even better for me. I stayed up late to make the most of the situation. I won $74 in 193 hands of 50c/$1, wiping out all my previous losses in the game.
I'm hardly star-struck by big-name poker players, but I admit to certain feelings of awe today when Jonathan Duhamel, winner of last year's WSOP, joined a $1/$2 badugi table. What Mr Nine Million was doing playing badugi at those stakes I had no idea, but it was indeed him. I only got involved in one hand with him, when he patted from the get-go and I triple-bricked my 642. We were heads-up by the end and I wanted to call him ("I caught a world champion's bluff!") but figured he really didn't need my $2. That must be the first time I've played a world champion at anything - it happened in a most unexpected way today.
Update:
I just had two goes at satelliting (which I don't think is a real word) into tomorrow's MiniFTOPS triple draw. The satellite fields were small (20 or 30) and only the winner gained a place, with the next three places getting small cash payouts, so to qualify you had to negotiate the short-handed stuff that I have very little clue about. I came ninth on my first attempt. The second time I ran pretty hot. We got down to three, i.e. clueless territory, but I still thought I was the best player. I had one of my opponents all in and was about to go heads-up with a chip lead, but he outdrew my number seven on the river. A little while later he rivered number four to beat my number five, and I didn't last much longer. Unsurprisingly he got the ticket.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
February monthly report
For almost the second half of February I didn't play at all. I got depressed, then my laptop got sick and I had to take it in for an operation, then Christchurch got hit by that devastating earthquake. This was a nightmare for many thousands of Cantabrians but gave me a full-time temporary job, sorting out insurance claims. In short, my thoughts have been a world away from rough eights and pat nines.
I made $284 in February, taking my profit for 2011 to $626. At one stage my year-to-date profit was close to $800, but I suffered a couple of horror badugi sessions which were really just a correction after an unsustainably good run. I finally got my computer back today and played some badugi on Stars, carrying on pretty much where I left off. Here are a couple of hands:
Hand 1
This was only my fourth or fifth hand after my hiatus. Lukey and I were chatting about the earthquake when, to my surprise, I was dealt the 11,000-to-1 nuts. I was even more surprised when Lukey showed me her hand. This isn't the first time she's played a monster in this fashion against me.
PokerStars Game #58518883980: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 1:12:36 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($185 in chips)
Seat 2: mastapazoo ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Zecke1960 ($35.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Targhee ($66.25 in chips)
Seat 7: arnaldo23 ($70 in chips)
Seat 8: lukey1958 ($66.75 in chips)
Targhee: posts small blind $0.50
arnaldo23: posts big blind $1
NatalShark: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958 said, "during office hours as well"
lukey1958: calls $1
Dick Edd: folds
mastapazoo: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Zecke1960: calls $2
Targhee: calls $1.50
arnaldo23: calls $1
lukey1958: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
arnaldo23: discards 2 cards
lukey1958: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 3 cards
Targhee: checks
arnaldo23: checks
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
Zecke1960: calls $1
Targhee: calls $1
arnaldo23: folds
lukey1958: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
lukey1958: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 2 cards
Targhee: checks
lukey1958: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Zecke1960: folds
Targhee: folds
lukey1958: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
lukey1958: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
lukey1958: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [4s 2c 3h Ad] (Badugi: 4,3,2,A)
plutoman20 said, "sorry lukey"
lukey1958: shows [5d 3s 4c Ah] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mastapazoo folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [4s 2c 3h Ad] and won ($25) with a Badugi: 4,3,2,A
Seat 5: Zecke1960 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: Targhee (small blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: arnaldo23 (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 8: lukey1958 showed [5d 3s 4c Ah] and lost with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A
Hand 2
In hindsight I think just calling the river would have been better. You never know but when he caps the turn I'm probably up against a six at least. So my number seven beats about half his hands, and when you consider the extra bet I lose when he three-bets me I think that without any reads it's a fairly clear call.
PokerStars Game #58520373621: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 2:36:06 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($175.50 in chips)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO ($26.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Owschlag ($41.75 in chips)
Seat 7: nelda ($25.50 in chips)
Owschlag: posts small blind $0.50
nelda: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c Th 2s]
Dick Edd: folds
GVP-URFO: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Owschlag: folds
nelda: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
nelda: discards 2 cards
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c 2s] [4d]
nelda: checks
GVP-URFO: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
nelda: folds
GVP-URFO: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $6
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GVP-URFO: shows [3d 4c 5h As] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
Mega joins the table at seat #8
plutoman20: mucks hand
GVP-URFO collected $37.50 from pot
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO showed [3d 4c 5h As] and won ($37.50) with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A
Seat 4: plutoman20 (button) mucked [Ah 6c 4d 2s]
Seat 6: Owschlag (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: nelda (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
I made $284 in February, taking my profit for 2011 to $626. At one stage my year-to-date profit was close to $800, but I suffered a couple of horror badugi sessions which were really just a correction after an unsustainably good run. I finally got my computer back today and played some badugi on Stars, carrying on pretty much where I left off. Here are a couple of hands:
Hand 1
This was only my fourth or fifth hand after my hiatus. Lukey and I were chatting about the earthquake when, to my surprise, I was dealt the 11,000-to-1 nuts. I was even more surprised when Lukey showed me her hand. This isn't the first time she's played a monster in this fashion against me.
PokerStars Game #58518883980: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 1:12:36 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($185 in chips)
Seat 2: mastapazoo ($51.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($48.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Zecke1960 ($35.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Targhee ($66.25 in chips)
Seat 7: arnaldo23 ($70 in chips)
Seat 8: lukey1958 ($66.75 in chips)
Targhee: posts small blind $0.50
arnaldo23: posts big blind $1
NatalShark: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958 said, "during office hours as well"
lukey1958: calls $1
Dick Edd: folds
mastapazoo: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
Zecke1960: calls $2
Targhee: calls $1.50
arnaldo23: calls $1
lukey1958: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
arnaldo23: discards 2 cards
lukey1958: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 3 cards
Targhee: checks
arnaldo23: checks
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
Zecke1960: calls $1
Targhee: calls $1
arnaldo23: folds
lukey1958: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
Targhee: discards 1 card
lukey1958: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
Zecke1960: discards 2 cards
Targhee: checks
lukey1958: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
Zecke1960: folds
Targhee: folds
lukey1958: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
lukey1958: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [4s 2c 3h Ad]
lukey1958: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
lukey1958: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [4s 2c 3h Ad] (Badugi: 4,3,2,A)
plutoman20 said, "sorry lukey"
lukey1958: shows [5d 3s 4c Ah] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
plutoman20 collected $25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mastapazoo folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [4s 2c 3h Ad] and won ($25) with a Badugi: 4,3,2,A
Seat 5: Zecke1960 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 6: Targhee (small blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: arnaldo23 (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 8: lukey1958 showed [5d 3s 4c Ah] and lost with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A
Hand 2
In hindsight I think just calling the river would have been better. You never know but when he caps the turn I'm probably up against a six at least. So my number seven beats about half his hands, and when you consider the extra bet I lose when he three-bets me I think that without any reads it's a fairly clear call.
PokerStars Game #58520373621: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/03/02 2:36:06 ET
Table 'Eugenia XII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Dick Edd ($175.50 in chips)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO ($26.75 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Owschlag ($41.75 in chips)
Seat 7: nelda ($25.50 in chips)
Owschlag: posts small blind $0.50
nelda: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c Th 2s]
Dick Edd: folds
GVP-URFO: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
Owschlag: folds
nelda: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
nelda: discards 2 cards
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah 6c 2s] [4d]
nelda: checks
GVP-URFO: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
nelda: folds
GVP-URFO: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
GVP-URFO: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah 6c 2s 4d]
GVP-URFO: bets $2
plutoman20: raises $2 to $4
GVP-URFO: raises $2 to $6
plutoman20: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GVP-URFO: shows [3d 4c 5h As] (Badugi: 5,4,3,A)
Mega joins the table at seat #8
plutoman20: mucks hand
GVP-URFO collected $37.50 from pot
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $38.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: Dick Edd folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: GVP-URFO showed [3d 4c 5h As] and won ($37.50) with a Badugi: 5,4,3,A
Seat 4: plutoman20 (button) mucked [Ah 6c 4d 2s]
Seat 6: Owschlag (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: nelda (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Badugi - the comedy "poker" game
If you want to learn badugi, watch this excellent video. It's hilarious in places, and best of all it explains the game and the most important concepts about as well as you can in 45 minutes (OK, if I wanted to nitpick I'd say I disagreed with some of his opening ranges, but that's a personal opinion). Please don't do what my friend did and give up as soon as it started explaining the rules, i.e. when the boring bit started. Even the so-called boring bits are funny. I should point out that one of the reasons badugi can be so profitable is precisely that people see it as a comedy game, i.e. not real poker. So watch the video (all of it), spend a couple of hours at the play money tables at Stars just to get used to the mechanics of the game (DON'T pay any attention to what your opponents are doing), then jump into a 25c/50c game on Stars or Full Tilt. Now DO watch what the other players are doing. If your bankroll is below $200ish, you might want to start at 10c/20c or 5c/10c - these levels are available on Full Tilt only. After a few hundred hands watch the video again and suddenly some of the things he says will really hit home. Keep working on your game, don't get discouraged by the adverse swings (they will happen), and profit.
And here's a short video explaning when to bluff (and when not to bluff) in no-limit single draw. Very clear and concise. Again, just one minor criticism: he said to bluff when you draw to 6543 and hit a seven. People might think drawing to 6543 is something you should do regularly, when I think you should only do it when attempting a steal. It would have been better if he'd given a gutshot as an example instead of an open-ender.
I've now gone six tournaments in a row without cashing; that equals my all-time record. Anyone who plays tournaments on a regular basis would find that statistic laughable (and of course I could quite easily smash my record over the coming days). This morning I finished 13th in the "early bird" single draw (ten paid); I've managed to occupy all three of the places immediately outside the paying positions in just four tournaments (11th, 51st, 12th, 13th).
Here are four hands from the last five hours:
Hand 1
I expected to lose here, but I see so much weird stuff in these tournaments. I guess this isn't a bad hand to make this play with, although the 654 draw in the first place is pretty awful.
PokerStars Game #57496326472: Tournament #361185633, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VI (80/160) - 2011/02/11 14:35:42 ET
Table '361185633 8' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (13922 in chips)
Seat 2: Gecko2k3 (2563 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (5255 in chips)
Seat 5: PADDLENUT (6477 in chips)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 (2293 in chips)
Seat 7: AJlekc536 (4961 in chips)
bmw-1976: posts the ante 40
Gecko2k3: posts the ante 40
plutoman20: posts the ante 40
PADDLENUT: posts the ante 40
AleshNo1: posts the ante 40
AJlekc536: posts the ante 40
bmw-1976: posts small blind 80
Gecko2k3: posts big blind 160
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2h 4d 8s 9d]
plutoman20: raises 330 to 490
PADDLENUT: folds
AleshNo1: calls 490
AJlekc536: calls 490
bmw-1976: folds
Gecko2k3: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4d 8s 9d] [6d]
AleshNo1: discards 1 card
AJlekc536: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
AleshNo1: checks
AJlekc536: bets 4431 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 4431
AleshNo1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AJlekc536: shows [5c 6h 5d 5h 4c] (Lo: three of a kind, Fives)
plutoman20: shows [6d 2h 4d 8s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,6,4,2)
plutoman20 collected 10812 from pot
AJlekc536 finished the tournament in 23rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10812 Rake 0
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Gecko2k3 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [6d 2h 4d 8s 9d] and won (10812) with Lo: 9,8,6,4,2
Seat 5: PADDLENUT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: AJlekc536 (button) showed [5c 6h 5d 5h 4c] and lost with Lo: three of a kind, Fives
Hand 2
I was chugging along nicely when this hand left me in a hole I couldn't dig myself out of. My call is marginal here; I think I'd have folded a 98654.
PokerStars Game #57497166354: Tournament #361185633, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2011/02/11 14:50:06 ET
Table '361185633 8' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (15212 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (12206 in chips)
Seat 4: bar_men_83 (8250 in chips)
Seat 5: PADDLENUT (4927 in chips)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 (4126 in chips)
Seat 7: NightStarUz (7589 in chips)
bmw-1976: posts the ante 50
plutoman20: posts the ante 50
bar_men_83: posts the ante 50
PADDLENUT: posts the ante 50
AleshNo1: posts the ante 50
NightStarUz: posts the ante 50
bar_men_83: posts small blind 100
PADDLENUT: posts big blind 200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d]
AleshNo1: folds
NightStarUz: raises 400 to 600
bmw-1976: folds
plutoman20: raises 1300 to 1900
bar_men_83: folds
PADDLENUT: folds
NightStarUz: raises 5639 to 7539 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 5639
NightStarUz: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d]
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NightStarUz: shows [3s 6c 2h 5h 7d] (Lo: 7,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,2)
NightStarUz collected 15678 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15678 Rake 0
Seat 1: bmw-1976 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (button) showed [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,2
Seat 4: bar_men_83 (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 3
My colour-coding on Full Tilt is simple: red for danger (i.e. very good player), down through the various shades of oranges and yellows till you get to green for go (i.e. bad). I had Kingpinv marked as turquoise. Occasionally he'll fold pre but post-draw he'll hang around (usually firing off bets all over the place) regardless. You just have to be patient and jam your big hands and draws (he'll mostly do the jamming for you anyway). This was my very first hand of the session. Presumably he did break a genuine pat hand.
Full Tilt Poker Game #28112868818: Table Oppenheimer (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 17:31:43 ET - 2011/02/11
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($25)
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 ($19.30)
Seat 3: Mel Judah ($25.25)
Seat 4: deathbrown ($9)
Seat 5: kingpinv ($38.50)
Seat 6: milkthemike7 ($8)
milkthemike7 posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
WHITE FANG51 folds
Mel Judah calls $0.50
deathbrown folds
kingpinv raises to $1
milkthemike7 calls $0.75
plutoman20 raises to $1.50
Mel Judah calls $1
kingpinv raises to $2
milkthemike7 calls $1
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Mel Judah calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $8)
milkthemike7 discards 3 cards
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
Mel Judah discards 2 cards
kingpinv stands pat
milkthemike7 is dealt 3 cards
Mel Judah is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $0.50
Mel Judah folds
kingpinv raises to $1
milkthemike7 folds
plutoman20 raises to $1.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $11)
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $13)
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv raises to $2
plutoman20 raises to $3
kingpinv raises to $4
plutoman20 calls $1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kingpinv shows [7d 6d 4d 3s 2h] 7,6,4,3,2
plutoman20 mucks
kingpinv wins the pot ($20.50) with 7,6,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [7c 6c 5c 3c 2s] - 7,6,5,3,2
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Mel Judah folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 4: deathbrown folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kingpinv (button) showed [7d 6d 4d 3s 2h] and won ($20.50) with 7,6,4,3,2
Seat 6: milkthemike7 (small blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Hand 4
Do I break here? With Kingpinv in the hand it's usually best not to fold or break anything. By the way, this was a rare bright spot in another losing session. In the 50c/$1 games on Full Tilt I'm losing at five big bets per hundred, albeit over just 1000 hands.
Full Tilt Poker Game #28113036644: Table Oppenheimer (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 17:37:32 ET - 2011/02/11
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($16.25)
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 ($26.10)
Seat 3: CoryDog ($9.50)
Seat 4: deathbrown ($15.25)
Seat 5: kingpinv ($42)
Seat 6: milkthemike7 ($4.50)
milkthemike7 posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Qh 7s 5s Jc Ks]
WHITE FANG51 folds
CoryDog folds
deathbrown folds
kingpinv calls $0.50
milkthemike7 calls $0.25
plutoman20 checks
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $1.50)
milkthemike7 discards 2 cards
plutoman20 discards 3 cards [Qh Jc Ks]
kingpinv discards 4 cards
milkthemike7 is dealt 2 cards
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 5s] [8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv is dealt 4 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $0.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
milkthemike7 calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $3)
milkthemike7 discards 2 cards
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s 5s 8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
milkthemike7 is dealt 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv raises to $2
milkthemike7 raises to $3
plutoman20 calls $2
kingpinv calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $12)
milkthemike7 stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s 5s 8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 bets $0.50, and is all in
plutoman20 calls $0.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
milkthemike7 shows [8h 7h 6s 3s 2c] 8,7,6,3,2
plutoman20 shows [8d 7s 5s 4c 2h] 8,7,5,4,2
kingpinv mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot ($13) with 8,7,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8d 7s 5s 4c 2h] and won ($13) with 8,7,5,4,2
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CoryDog folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: deathbrown folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kingpinv (button) mucked [9c 7d 6h 4d 3c] - 9,7,6,4,3
Seat 6: milkthemike7 (small blind) showed [8h 7h 6s 3s 2c] and lost with 8,7,6,3,2
And here's a short video explaning when to bluff (and when not to bluff) in no-limit single draw. Very clear and concise. Again, just one minor criticism: he said to bluff when you draw to 6543 and hit a seven. People might think drawing to 6543 is something you should do regularly, when I think you should only do it when attempting a steal. It would have been better if he'd given a gutshot as an example instead of an open-ender.
I've now gone six tournaments in a row without cashing; that equals my all-time record. Anyone who plays tournaments on a regular basis would find that statistic laughable (and of course I could quite easily smash my record over the coming days). This morning I finished 13th in the "early bird" single draw (ten paid); I've managed to occupy all three of the places immediately outside the paying positions in just four tournaments (11th, 51st, 12th, 13th).
Here are four hands from the last five hours:
Hand 1
I expected to lose here, but I see so much weird stuff in these tournaments. I guess this isn't a bad hand to make this play with, although the 654 draw in the first place is pretty awful.
PokerStars Game #57496326472: Tournament #361185633, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VI (80/160) - 2011/02/11 14:35:42 ET
Table '361185633 8' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (13922 in chips)
Seat 2: Gecko2k3 (2563 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (5255 in chips)
Seat 5: PADDLENUT (6477 in chips)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 (2293 in chips)
Seat 7: AJlekc536 (4961 in chips)
bmw-1976: posts the ante 40
Gecko2k3: posts the ante 40
plutoman20: posts the ante 40
PADDLENUT: posts the ante 40
AleshNo1: posts the ante 40
AJlekc536: posts the ante 40
bmw-1976: posts small blind 80
Gecko2k3: posts big blind 160
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2h 4d 8s 9d]
plutoman20: raises 330 to 490
PADDLENUT: folds
AleshNo1: calls 490
AJlekc536: calls 490
bmw-1976: folds
Gecko2k3: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 4d 8s 9d] [6d]
AleshNo1: discards 1 card
AJlekc536: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
AleshNo1: checks
AJlekc536: bets 4431 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 4431
AleshNo1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AJlekc536: shows [5c 6h 5d 5h 4c] (Lo: three of a kind, Fives)
plutoman20: shows [6d 2h 4d 8s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,6,4,2)
plutoman20 collected 10812 from pot
AJlekc536 finished the tournament in 23rd place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10812 Rake 0
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Gecko2k3 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [6d 2h 4d 8s 9d] and won (10812) with Lo: 9,8,6,4,2
Seat 5: PADDLENUT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: AJlekc536 (button) showed [5c 6h 5d 5h 4c] and lost with Lo: three of a kind, Fives
Hand 2
I was chugging along nicely when this hand left me in a hole I couldn't dig myself out of. My call is marginal here; I think I'd have folded a 98654.
PokerStars Game #57497166354: Tournament #361185633, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2011/02/11 14:50:06 ET
Table '361185633 8' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bmw-1976 (15212 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (12206 in chips)
Seat 4: bar_men_83 (8250 in chips)
Seat 5: PADDLENUT (4927 in chips)
Seat 6: AleshNo1 (4126 in chips)
Seat 7: NightStarUz (7589 in chips)
bmw-1976: posts the ante 50
plutoman20: posts the ante 50
bar_men_83: posts the ante 50
PADDLENUT: posts the ante 50
AleshNo1: posts the ante 50
NightStarUz: posts the ante 50
bar_men_83: posts small blind 100
PADDLENUT: posts big blind 200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d]
AleshNo1: folds
NightStarUz: raises 400 to 600
bmw-1976: folds
plutoman20: raises 1300 to 1900
bar_men_83: folds
PADDLENUT: folds
NightStarUz: raises 5639 to 7539 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 5639
NightStarUz: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d]
plutoman20 said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NightStarUz: shows [3s 6c 2h 5h 7d] (Lo: 7,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,2)
NightStarUz collected 15678 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15678 Rake 0
Seat 1: bmw-1976 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (button) showed [7h 2s 6d 5d 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,2
Seat 4: bar_men_83 (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 3
My colour-coding on Full Tilt is simple: red for danger (i.e. very good player), down through the various shades of oranges and yellows till you get to green for go (i.e. bad). I had Kingpinv marked as turquoise. Occasionally he'll fold pre but post-draw he'll hang around (usually firing off bets all over the place) regardless. You just have to be patient and jam your big hands and draws (he'll mostly do the jamming for you anyway). This was my very first hand of the session. Presumably he did break a genuine pat hand.
Full Tilt Poker Game #28112868818: Table Oppenheimer (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 17:31:43 ET - 2011/02/11
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($25)
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 ($19.30)
Seat 3: Mel Judah ($25.25)
Seat 4: deathbrown ($9)
Seat 5: kingpinv ($38.50)
Seat 6: milkthemike7 ($8)
milkthemike7 posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
WHITE FANG51 folds
Mel Judah calls $0.50
deathbrown folds
kingpinv raises to $1
milkthemike7 calls $0.75
plutoman20 raises to $1.50
Mel Judah calls $1
kingpinv raises to $2
milkthemike7 calls $1
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Mel Judah calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $8)
milkthemike7 discards 3 cards
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
Mel Judah discards 2 cards
kingpinv stands pat
milkthemike7 is dealt 3 cards
Mel Judah is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $0.50
Mel Judah folds
kingpinv raises to $1
milkthemike7 folds
plutoman20 raises to $1.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $11)
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $13)
plutoman20 stands pat on [6c 5c 2s 3c 7c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv raises to $2
plutoman20 raises to $3
kingpinv raises to $4
plutoman20 calls $1
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kingpinv shows [7d 6d 4d 3s 2h] 7,6,4,3,2
plutoman20 mucks
kingpinv wins the pot ($20.50) with 7,6,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [7c 6c 5c 3c 2s] - 7,6,5,3,2
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Mel Judah folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 4: deathbrown folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kingpinv (button) showed [7d 6d 4d 3s 2h] and won ($20.50) with 7,6,4,3,2
Seat 6: milkthemike7 (small blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Hand 4
Do I break here? With Kingpinv in the hand it's usually best not to fold or break anything. By the way, this was a rare bright spot in another losing session. In the 50c/$1 games on Full Tilt I'm losing at five big bets per hundred, albeit over just 1000 hands.
Full Tilt Poker Game #28113036644: Table Oppenheimer (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 17:37:32 ET - 2011/02/11
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($16.25)
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 ($26.10)
Seat 3: CoryDog ($9.50)
Seat 4: deathbrown ($15.25)
Seat 5: kingpinv ($42)
Seat 6: milkthemike7 ($4.50)
milkthemike7 posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Qh 7s 5s Jc Ks]
WHITE FANG51 folds
CoryDog folds
deathbrown folds
kingpinv calls $0.50
milkthemike7 calls $0.25
plutoman20 checks
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $1.50)
milkthemike7 discards 2 cards
plutoman20 discards 3 cards [Qh Jc Ks]
kingpinv discards 4 cards
milkthemike7 is dealt 2 cards
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 5s] [8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv is dealt 4 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $0.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
milkthemike7 calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $3)
milkthemike7 discards 2 cards
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s 5s 8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
milkthemike7 is dealt 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 checks
plutoman20 bets $1
kingpinv raises to $2
milkthemike7 raises to $3
plutoman20 calls $2
kingpinv calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $12)
milkthemike7 stands pat
plutoman20 stands pat on [7s 5s 8d 2h 4c]
kingpinv discards 2 cards
kingpinv is dealt 2 cards
milkthemike7 bets $0.50, and is all in
plutoman20 calls $0.50
kingpinv calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
milkthemike7 shows [8h 7h 6s 3s 2c] 8,7,6,3,2
plutoman20 shows [8d 7s 5s 4c 2h] 8,7,5,4,2
kingpinv mucks
plutoman20 wins the pot ($13) with 8,7,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8d 7s 5s 4c 2h] and won ($13) with 8,7,5,4,2
Seat 2: WHITE FANG51 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CoryDog folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: deathbrown folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: kingpinv (button) mucked [9c 7d 6h 4d 3c] - 9,7,6,4,3
Seat 6: milkthemike7 (small blind) showed [8h 7h 6s 3s 2c] and lost with 8,7,6,3,2
Friday, February 11, 2011
Getting the hang of it
February has been a good month so far. There have been two main successes, the first being a purple patch at $2/$4 badugi. After 1400 hands (which I realise is a tiny sample) I'm running at a totally unsustainable nine big bets per hundred. As for the other achievement, I'm at last starting to get the hang of triple draw, or at least I think I am. I've posted some triple draw hands on Deuces Cracked (for some reason I don't like posting on forums) and have had some excellent and informative feedback, even if a lot of it wasn't conclusive. Here are a selection of hands I've played since I got back from Wellington:
Hand 1
As I was in the unusual position of having seen every deuce in the deck, as well as some other key cards, I decided to snow three-way. The real X-factor in this hand was Trillionaire, an aggressive player who doesn't like the fold button much. Had he made any sort of hand on the end he surely would have called me.
PokerStars Game #57469337615: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/11 1:05:20 ET
Table 'Leuschneria IX' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: trillionair3 ($115.85 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($14.15 in chips)
Seat 4: TheGanjaMan1 ($10.65 in chips)
Seat 5: jle420one ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 6: jeffnc ($10 in chips)
jle420one: posts small blind $0.10
jeffnc: posts big blind $0.25
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 2c 7s 7h 4s]
trillionair3: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $0.25 to $0.50
TheGanjaMan1: folds
jle420one: calls $0.40
jeffnc: folds
trillionair3: calls $0.25
*** FIRST DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 2 cards
trillionair3: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [2s 7h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 7s 4s] [2h 2d]
jle420one: checks
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.25
jle420one: calls $0.25
trillionair3: calls $0.25
*** SECOND DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 1 card
trillionair3: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [2c 7s 4s 2h 2d]
jle420one: checks
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
jle420one: calls $0.50
trillionair3: calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 1 card
trillionair3: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [2c 7s 4s 2h 2d]
jle420one: folds
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
trillionair3: folds
Uncalled bet ($0.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4 Rake $0.15
Seat 2: trillionair3 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 3: plutoman20 collected ($3.85)
Seat 4: TheGanjaMan1 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jle420one (small blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: jeffnc (big blind) folded before the Draw
Hand 2
Storpu had been doing all kinds of crazy stuff (putting eight bucks into the pot with a two-card draw is craziness in itself), so I couldn't reasonably fold my 9-8 here. If you're going to lose a big pot, you may as well do so in style.
PokerStars Game #57004614248: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/02 16:35:20 ET
Table 'Selinur' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($36.55 in chips)
Seat 3: pawel9304930 ($57.25 in chips)
Seat 4: KOLUN KZ ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 5: storpu ($29.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Angyalfold ($55.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Gizi4U ($23.90 in chips)
pawel9304930: posts small blind $0.25
KOLUN KZ: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c]
storpu: raises $2.50 to $3
Angyalfold: folds
Gizi4U: folds
plutoman20: raises $5 to $8
pawel9304930: folds
KOLUN KZ: folds
storpu: calls $5
storpu: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c]
storpu: bets $21.20 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $21.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
storpu: shows [3s 4s 7d 2c 5d] (Lo: 7,5,4,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c] (Lo: 9,8,6,4,3)
storpu collected $56.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $59.15 Rake $2.90
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) showed [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c] and lost with Lo: 9,8,6,4,3
Seat 3: pawel9304930 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: KOLUN KZ (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: storpu showed [3s 4s 7d 2c 5d] and won ($56.25) with Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Seat 6: Angyalfold folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Gizi4U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hands 3 & 4
Consecutive hands that show how hard it can be to get value. For some reason people don't want to bet their hands any more.
PokerStars Game #57231079184: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 15:53:39 ET
Table 'Ianthe XVIII' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: antoca901 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra ($19.90 in chips)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 ($18 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($35.65 in chips)
Seat 5: ayury ($11.15 in chips)
Seat 6: NightStarUz ($15.85 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($24 in chips)
ayury: posts small blind $0.25
NightStarUz: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 7c 6h Ks]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
antoca901: folds
Ya Tigra: calls $1.50
Scylla0805: calls $1.50
percuni: folds
ayury: folds
NightStarUz: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 7c 6h] [7h]
Ya Tigra: discards 1 card
Scylla0805: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Ya Tigra: checks
Scylla0805: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8d 2d 7c 6h 7h] (Lo: a pair of Sevens)
Ya Tigra: shows [9c 5d 3d 6d 7d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,3)
Scylla0805: shows [5h 9h 2c 4d 3s] (Lo: 9,5,4,3,2)
Scylla0805 collected $5 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.25 Rake $0.25
Seat 1: antoca901 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra showed [9c 5d 3d 6d 7d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,3
Seat 3: Scylla0805 showed [5h 9h 2c 4d 3s] and won ($5) with Lo: 9,5,4,3,2
Seat 4: percuni (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ayury (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NightStarUz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [8d 2d 7c 6h 7h] and lost with Lo: a pair of Sevens
PokerStars Game #57231121183: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 15:54:16 ET
Table 'Ianthe XVIII' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: antoca901 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra ($18.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($35.65 in chips)
Seat 5: ayury ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 6: NightStarUz ($15.35 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($22.50 in chips)
NightStarUz: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 9d Jc 2c 3h]
antoca901: calls $0.50
Ya Tigra: folds
Scylla0805: calls $0.50
percuni: folds
ayury: folds
NightStarUz: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.50 to $2
antoca901: calls $1.50
Scylla0805: calls $1.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 9d 2c 3h] [6d]
antoca901: discards 1 card
Scylla0805: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $4
antoca901: folds
Scylla0805: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 9d 6d 2c 3h] (Lo: 9,7,6,3,2)
Scylla0805: shows [4c 8c 5s 7d 3s] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
Scylla0805 collected $13.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $14.25 Rake $0.65
Seat 1: antoca901 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Ya Tigra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 showed [4c 8c 5s 7d 3s] and won ($13.60) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 4: percuni folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ayury (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: NightStarUz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7c 9d 6d 2c 3h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,3,2
Hand 5
I had such a good draw...
PokerStars Game #57244897788: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 20:13:57 ET
Table 'Harmonia XX' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($22.65 in chips)
Seat 4: chrismystero ($18.90 in chips)
Seat 5: MJSGEORGIA ($48.70 in chips)
Seat 6: Mikemorrison ($7.85 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($21.80 in chips)
Mikemorrison: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 3s Tc 5h 2h]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
chrismystero: folds
MJSGEORGIA: folds
Mikemorrison: raises $6.35 to $7.85 and is all-in
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: calls $6.35
Mikemorrison: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 3s 5h 2h] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mikemorrison: shows [8c Td 5s 6h 9c] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [7h 3s 5d 5h 2h] (Lo: a pair of Fives)
Mikemorrison collected $15.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.20 Rake $0.80
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [7h 3s 5d 5h 2h] and lost with Lo: a pair of Fives
Seat 4: chrismystero folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MJSGEORGIA (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mikemorrison (small blind) showed [8c Td 5s 6h 9c] and won ($15.40) with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hand 6
The problem here was Wjcone's short stack. His reraise of the initial min-raise didn't necessarily mean he had a pat hand at all; I couldn't find a fold with my super-rough nine. Neither could I find a fold, getting three to one, when he went all in.
PokerStars Game #57352850245: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/08 19:36:58 ET
Table 'Sigelinde XL' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: hit4me2 ($26.65 in chips)
Seat 3: WJCONE ($15.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Vortexx1111 ($32.70 in chips)
Seat 5: 'tacheman ($13.65 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($31.55 in chips)
Seat 7: z02dsl ($39.65 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
z02dsl: posts big blind $0.50
TATAR TOPOR: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s]
hit4me2: raises $0.50 to $1
WJCONE: raises $2 to $3
Vortexx1111: folds
'tacheman: folds
plutoman20: raises $5 to $8
z02dsl: folds
hit4me2: folds
WJCONE: raises $7.50 to $15.50 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $7.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s]
WJCONE: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s] (Lo: 9,8,7,5,3)
WJCONE: shows [4h 7d 6h 2d 8h] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,2)
WJCONE collected $30.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32.50 Rake $1.60
Seat 1: hit4me2 folded before Flop
Seat 3: WJCONE showed [4h 7d 6h 2d 8h] and won ($30.90) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,2
Seat 4: Vortexx1111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 'tacheman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,5,3
Seat 7: z02dsl (big blind) folded before Flop
Hand 7
Should I have just checked sixth? Why didn't he raise me there? Should I have double-bet fourth? (at that stage I wanted to keep people in, but at these stakes it's likely people will stay in regardless). After the hand, Hagisscoop said he had me "crushed" on third with his KK, implying that I shouldn't have raised. He's about a two-to-one favourite, so it's hardly hold 'em where KK really does dominate QQ before the flop. If he was so confident of being ahead (and two-to-one is still a healthy advantage) why didn't he reraise me?
PokerStars Game #57122704603: 7 Card Stud Limit ($0.10/$0.20 USD) - 2011/02/04 17:56:43 ET
Table 'Kilia XVII' 8-max
Seat 1: ekgude ($5.62 in chips)
Seat 2: KINGBTL ($2.75 in chips)
Seat 3: JokerAceWild ($6.36 in chips)
Seat 4: hagisscoop ($4 in chips)
Seat 5: HeartOfGold ($3.44 in chips)
Seat 6: banze4 ($1.21 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($9.12 in chips)
Seat 8: winkystinky ($2.73 in chips)
Everyone posts the ante $0.02
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to ekgude [8s]
Dealt to KINGBTL [6h]
Dealt to JokerAceWild [2s]
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d]
Dealt to HeartOfGold [Jh]
Dealt to banze4 [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s]
JokerAceWild: brings in for $0.05
hagisscoop: raises $0.05 to $0.10
HeartOfGold: folds
banze4: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.10 to $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
ekgude: folds
KINGBTL: folds
JokerAceWild: folds
hagisscoop: calls $0.10
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d] [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh] [Qc]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s] [8c]
Pair on board - a double bet is allowed
plutoman20: bets $0.10
winkystinky: calls $0.10
hagisscoop: calls $0.10
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d Th] [3d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc] [4c]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s 8c] [9c]
plutoman20: bets $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
hagisscoop: folds
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c] [3s]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s 8c 9c] [Jd]
plutoman20: bets $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c 3s] [8h]
plutoman20: checks
winkystinky: bets $0.20
plutoman20: calls $0.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
winkystinky: shows [As Ts 7s 8c 9c Jd 2h] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
plutoman20: mucks hand
winkystinky collected $2.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.31 Rake $0.11
Seat 1: ekgude folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: KINGBTL folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: JokerAceWild folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 4: hagisscoop folded on the 5th Street
Seat 5: HeartOfGold folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 6: banze4 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 mucked [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c 3s 8h]
Seat 8: winkystinky showed [As Ts 7s 8c 9c Jd 2h] and won ($2.20) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Hand 1
As I was in the unusual position of having seen every deuce in the deck, as well as some other key cards, I decided to snow three-way. The real X-factor in this hand was Trillionaire, an aggressive player who doesn't like the fold button much. Had he made any sort of hand on the end he surely would have called me.
PokerStars Game #57469337615: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/11 1:05:20 ET
Table 'Leuschneria IX' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: trillionair3 ($115.85 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($14.15 in chips)
Seat 4: TheGanjaMan1 ($10.65 in chips)
Seat 5: jle420one ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 6: jeffnc ($10 in chips)
jle420one: posts small blind $0.10
jeffnc: posts big blind $0.25
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 2c 7s 7h 4s]
trillionair3: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $0.25 to $0.50
TheGanjaMan1: folds
jle420one: calls $0.40
jeffnc: folds
trillionair3: calls $0.25
*** FIRST DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 2 cards
trillionair3: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [2s 7h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 7s 4s] [2h 2d]
jle420one: checks
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.25
jle420one: calls $0.25
trillionair3: calls $0.25
*** SECOND DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 1 card
trillionair3: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [2c 7s 4s 2h 2d]
jle420one: checks
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
jle420one: calls $0.50
trillionair3: calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW ***
jle420one: discards 1 card
trillionair3: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [2c 7s 4s 2h 2d]
jle420one: folds
trillionair3: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
trillionair3: folds
Uncalled bet ($0.50) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4 Rake $0.15
Seat 2: trillionair3 folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 3: plutoman20 collected ($3.85)
Seat 4: TheGanjaMan1 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jle420one (small blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: jeffnc (big blind) folded before the Draw
Hand 2
Storpu had been doing all kinds of crazy stuff (putting eight bucks into the pot with a two-card draw is craziness in itself), so I couldn't reasonably fold my 9-8 here. If you're going to lose a big pot, you may as well do so in style.
PokerStars Game #57004614248: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/02 16:35:20 ET
Table 'Selinur' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($36.55 in chips)
Seat 3: pawel9304930 ($57.25 in chips)
Seat 4: KOLUN KZ ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 5: storpu ($29.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Angyalfold ($55.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Gizi4U ($23.90 in chips)
pawel9304930: posts small blind $0.25
KOLUN KZ: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c]
storpu: raises $2.50 to $3
Angyalfold: folds
Gizi4U: folds
plutoman20: raises $5 to $8
pawel9304930: folds
KOLUN KZ: folds
storpu: calls $5
storpu: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c]
storpu: bets $21.20 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $21.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
storpu: shows [3s 4s 7d 2c 5d] (Lo: 7,5,4,3,2)
plutoman20: shows [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c] (Lo: 9,8,6,4,3)
storpu collected $56.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $59.15 Rake $2.90
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) showed [6s 4h 8c 9c 3c] and lost with Lo: 9,8,6,4,3
Seat 3: pawel9304930 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: KOLUN KZ (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: storpu showed [3s 4s 7d 2c 5d] and won ($56.25) with Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Seat 6: Angyalfold folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Gizi4U folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hands 3 & 4
Consecutive hands that show how hard it can be to get value. For some reason people don't want to bet their hands any more.
PokerStars Game #57231079184: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 15:53:39 ET
Table 'Ianthe XVIII' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: antoca901 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra ($19.90 in chips)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 ($18 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($35.65 in chips)
Seat 5: ayury ($11.15 in chips)
Seat 6: NightStarUz ($15.85 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($24 in chips)
ayury: posts small blind $0.25
NightStarUz: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 7c 6h Ks]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
antoca901: folds
Ya Tigra: calls $1.50
Scylla0805: calls $1.50
percuni: folds
ayury: folds
NightStarUz: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 2d 7c 6h] [7h]
Ya Tigra: discards 1 card
Scylla0805: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Ya Tigra: checks
Scylla0805: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8d 2d 7c 6h 7h] (Lo: a pair of Sevens)
Ya Tigra: shows [9c 5d 3d 6d 7d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,3)
Scylla0805: shows [5h 9h 2c 4d 3s] (Lo: 9,5,4,3,2)
Scylla0805 collected $5 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.25 Rake $0.25
Seat 1: antoca901 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra showed [9c 5d 3d 6d 7d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,3
Seat 3: Scylla0805 showed [5h 9h 2c 4d 3s] and won ($5) with Lo: 9,5,4,3,2
Seat 4: percuni (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ayury (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NightStarUz (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [8d 2d 7c 6h 7h] and lost with Lo: a pair of Sevens
PokerStars Game #57231121183: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 15:54:16 ET
Table 'Ianthe XVIII' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: antoca901 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 2: Ya Tigra ($18.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($35.65 in chips)
Seat 5: ayury ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 6: NightStarUz ($15.35 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($22.50 in chips)
NightStarUz: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 9d Jc 2c 3h]
antoca901: calls $0.50
Ya Tigra: folds
Scylla0805: calls $0.50
percuni: folds
ayury: folds
NightStarUz: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.50 to $2
antoca901: calls $1.50
Scylla0805: calls $1.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 9d 2c 3h] [6d]
antoca901: discards 1 card
Scylla0805: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $4
antoca901: folds
Scylla0805: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 9d 6d 2c 3h] (Lo: 9,7,6,3,2)
Scylla0805: shows [4c 8c 5s 7d 3s] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
Scylla0805 collected $13.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $14.25 Rake $0.65
Seat 1: antoca901 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Ya Tigra folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Scylla0805 showed [4c 8c 5s 7d 3s] and won ($13.60) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 4: percuni folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ayury (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: NightStarUz (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7c 9d 6d 2c 3h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,3,2
Hand 5
I had such a good draw...
PokerStars Game #57244897788: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/06 20:13:57 ET
Table 'Harmonia XX' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($22.65 in chips)
Seat 4: chrismystero ($18.90 in chips)
Seat 5: MJSGEORGIA ($48.70 in chips)
Seat 6: Mikemorrison ($7.85 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($21.80 in chips)
Mikemorrison: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 3s Tc 5h 2h]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
chrismystero: folds
MJSGEORGIA: folds
Mikemorrison: raises $6.35 to $7.85 and is all-in
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: calls $6.35
Mikemorrison: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 3s 5h 2h] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mikemorrison: shows [8c Td 5s 6h 9c] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [7h 3s 5d 5h 2h] (Lo: a pair of Fives)
Mikemorrison collected $15.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.20 Rake $0.80
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [7h 3s 5d 5h 2h] and lost with Lo: a pair of Fives
Seat 4: chrismystero folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: MJSGEORGIA (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mikemorrison (small blind) showed [8c Td 5s 6h 9c] and won ($15.40) with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hand 6
The problem here was Wjcone's short stack. His reraise of the initial min-raise didn't necessarily mean he had a pat hand at all; I couldn't find a fold with my super-rough nine. Neither could I find a fold, getting three to one, when he went all in.
PokerStars Game #57352850245: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/02/08 19:36:58 ET
Table 'Sigelinde XL' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: hit4me2 ($26.65 in chips)
Seat 3: WJCONE ($15.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Vortexx1111 ($32.70 in chips)
Seat 5: 'tacheman ($13.65 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($31.55 in chips)
Seat 7: z02dsl ($39.65 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
z02dsl: posts big blind $0.50
TATAR TOPOR: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s]
hit4me2: raises $0.50 to $1
WJCONE: raises $2 to $3
Vortexx1111: folds
'tacheman: folds
plutoman20: raises $5 to $8
z02dsl: folds
hit4me2: folds
WJCONE: raises $7.50 to $15.50 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $7.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s]
WJCONE: stands pat
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s] (Lo: 9,8,7,5,3)
WJCONE: shows [4h 7d 6h 2d 8h] (Lo: 8,7,6,4,2)
WJCONE collected $30.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32.50 Rake $1.60
Seat 1: hit4me2 folded before Flop
Seat 3: WJCONE showed [4h 7d 6h 2d 8h] and won ($30.90) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,2
Seat 4: Vortexx1111 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 'tacheman (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [3d 7c 9s 5h 8s] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,5,3
Seat 7: z02dsl (big blind) folded before Flop
Hand 7
Should I have just checked sixth? Why didn't he raise me there? Should I have double-bet fourth? (at that stage I wanted to keep people in, but at these stakes it's likely people will stay in regardless). After the hand, Hagisscoop said he had me "crushed" on third with his KK, implying that I shouldn't have raised. He's about a two-to-one favourite, so it's hardly hold 'em where KK really does dominate QQ before the flop. If he was so confident of being ahead (and two-to-one is still a healthy advantage) why didn't he reraise me?
PokerStars Game #57122704603: 7 Card Stud Limit ($0.10/$0.20 USD) - 2011/02/04 17:56:43 ET
Table 'Kilia XVII' 8-max
Seat 1: ekgude ($5.62 in chips)
Seat 2: KINGBTL ($2.75 in chips)
Seat 3: JokerAceWild ($6.36 in chips)
Seat 4: hagisscoop ($4 in chips)
Seat 5: HeartOfGold ($3.44 in chips)
Seat 6: banze4 ($1.21 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($9.12 in chips)
Seat 8: winkystinky ($2.73 in chips)
Everyone posts the ante $0.02
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to ekgude [8s]
Dealt to KINGBTL [6h]
Dealt to JokerAceWild [2s]
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d]
Dealt to HeartOfGold [Jh]
Dealt to banze4 [8d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s]
JokerAceWild: brings in for $0.05
hagisscoop: raises $0.05 to $0.10
HeartOfGold: folds
banze4: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.10 to $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
ekgude: folds
KINGBTL: folds
JokerAceWild: folds
hagisscoop: calls $0.10
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d] [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh] [Qc]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s] [8c]
Pair on board - a double bet is allowed
plutoman20: bets $0.10
winkystinky: calls $0.10
hagisscoop: calls $0.10
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to hagisscoop [6d Th] [3d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc] [4c]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s 8c] [9c]
plutoman20: bets $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
hagisscoop: folds
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c] [3s]
Dealt to winkystinky [7s 8c 9c] [Jd]
plutoman20: bets $0.20
winkystinky: calls $0.20
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c 3s] [8h]
plutoman20: checks
winkystinky: bets $0.20
plutoman20: calls $0.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
winkystinky: shows [As Ts 7s 8c 9c Jd 2h] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
plutoman20: mucks hand
winkystinky collected $2.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.31 Rake $0.11
Seat 1: ekgude folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 2: KINGBTL folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 3: JokerAceWild folded on the 3rd Street
Seat 4: hagisscoop folded on the 5th Street
Seat 5: HeartOfGold folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 6: banze4 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 mucked [5d Qs Qh Qc 4c 3s 8h]
Seat 8: winkystinky showed [As Ts 7s 8c 9c Jd 2h] and won ($2.20) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Saturday, January 29, 2011
January monthly report
I've got a job interview in Wellington on Tuesday so I can't afford to be badugi-ing, studding or any other kind of pokering until that's over. So I hope that by posting this before month's end I'll resist the temptation to play.
January was quite a trying month so I can't be too disappointed to finish up $343 ahead. That's less than in the two previous months, the main difference being the single draw cash games on S
tars where I lost $102. The graph shows my performance in those games since October:
There are various reasons for that red block. First the games have been really tight so it feels as if nobody is making any money and we're all just swapping chips around, losing money to rake whenever we see the draw, with heavy action only happening when two big hands lock horns. I think introducing antes, even small ones, would inject some much-needed life into the games. Secondly maybe my own play has got a bit predictable. Perhaps I need to vary my bet-sizing more, and even try the odd crazy move like a check-raise all in with a straight. When people don't bet nines post-draw that just feels too risky though. Thirdly (and this is related to my first point) I'm putting money into pots thinking I'm ahead when I'm actually behind. And finally I think I've simply had a bit of bad luck.
I've done well at badugi this month although I think I've run above average in $1/$2 and $2/$4. I've only played very short sessions, particularly at $2/$4. There I've made the mistake of focusing too much on how much I'm up or down for the session, and either not wanting to give back my profits when I'm ahead or not wanting to lose any more when I'm behind. I guess I'm just not accustomed to $50 swings in ten minutes; I imagine I'll get used to it over time.
So it's onwards and upwards. I'm looking forward to visiting Wellington for the first time in years (I can't say I'm looking forward particularly to the interview!), then I'll be back at the poker tables with a vengeance. There will be no time to waste - February is a short month!
January was quite a trying month so I can't be too disappointed to finish up $343 ahead. That's less than in the two previous months, the main difference being the single draw cash games on S
tars where I lost $102. The graph shows my performance in those games since October:There are various reasons for that red block. First the games have been really tight so it feels as if nobody is making any money and we're all just swapping chips around, losing money to rake whenever we see the draw, with heavy action only happening when two big hands lock horns. I think introducing antes, even small ones, would inject some much-needed life into the games. Secondly maybe my own play has got a bit predictable. Perhaps I need to vary my bet-sizing more, and even try the odd crazy move like a check-raise all in with a straight. When people don't bet nines post-draw that just feels too risky though. Thirdly (and this is related to my first point) I'm putting money into pots thinking I'm ahead when I'm actually behind. And finally I think I've simply had a bit of bad luck.
I've done well at badugi this month although I think I've run above average in $1/$2 and $2/$4. I've only played very short sessions, particularly at $2/$4. There I've made the mistake of focusing too much on how much I'm up or down for the session, and either not wanting to give back my profits when I'm ahead or not wanting to lose any more when I'm behind. I guess I'm just not accustomed to $50 swings in ten minutes; I imagine I'll get used to it over time.
So it's onwards and upwards. I'm looking forward to visiting Wellington for the first time in years (I can't say I'm looking forward particularly to the interview!), then I'll be back at the poker tables with a vengeance. There will be no time to waste - February is a short month!
Friday, January 28, 2011
I give up...
During current Badugi session you were dealt 74 hands
Pots won if drawing - 0 of 14 (0%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 3 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
...and I'm down nearly $100. It might help if I stopped snowing.
Update: Since then I've been dealt both the top two hands (!) and won big pots with them. I need to moan about my bad luck more often. The above stats are hardly that ridiculous anyway in what is a pretty high-variance game.
Pots won if drawing - 0 of 14 (0%)
Pots won at showdown - 0 of 3 (0%)
Pots won without showdown - 3
...and I'm down nearly $100. It might help if I stopped snowing.
Update: Since then I've been dealt both the top two hands (!) and won big pots with them. I need to moan about my bad luck more often. The above stats are hardly that ridiculous anyway in what is a pretty high-variance game.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
A quick heads-up
Well it was a fairly long heads-up actually. On Monday I took second in the "early bird" single draw tournament after four hours and exactly 500 hands. The middle stages of the tournament went very well for me. It wasn't as it I took down pot after pot with sevens and eights - in fact over half the hands I showed down were losers - but I won the pots that m
attered. When we got heads-up though it was a different story. I had a chip lead of nearly three to two, but my opponent quickly whittled away at that, then overtook me, and although I hung in there for a decent period of time I never came back. It turned out my conqueror is some kind of heads-up KCL expert. He told me in chat that he made a living from it. On the right is his graph for heads-up tourneys over the last three months. Forty-five-degree angle graphs are not what you want to see! That's a lot of money to make from three months of purely heads-up poker.
attered. When we got heads-up though it was a different story. I had a chip lead of nearly three to two, but my opponent quickly whittled away at that, then overtook me, and although I hung in there for a decent period of time I never came back. It turned out my conqueror is some kind of heads-up KCL expert. He told me in chat that he made a living from it. On the right is his graph for heads-up tourneys over the last three months. Forty-five-degree angle graphs are not what you want to see! That's a lot of money to make from three months of purely heads-up poker. In this morning's early bird I came fourth. It had a massive overlay - I don't mind getting up early if there's free money up for grabs. Only six paid, i.e. one of the final table would miss out; as we got down to seven I was the most likely candidate. I was really hanging on for dear life. When the bubble burst I was told I'd "played my Kiwi arse off" - I found that funny.
This afternoon I finished 93rd in the PLO8 blogger tournament (WBCOOP), enough for an $11 SCOOP ticket and a WBCOOP main event ticket although I doubt I can make that. I also tried the PLO high tourney on Tuesday - I don't know what I'm doing in that game and it was hardly surprising that I busted out early.
Here are some of the more interesting hands (in my opinion) from the last few days:
Hand 1
Win this hand and I'm ahead by two and a half to one. Lose and I'm out. How many outs have I got here? Probably not many, which is why (after using my time bank) I folded. Make the six a seven (or an eight) and I'd have called.
PokerStars Game #56448105939: Tournament #353438578, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level XIV (600/1200) - 2011/01/23 16:41:21 ET
Table '353438578 8' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Stevenrh1 (77692 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (43808 in chips)
Stevenrh1: posts the ante 300
plutoman20: posts the ante 300
Stevenrh1: posts small blind 600
plutoman20: posts big blind 1200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 2h 6c 3s Jd]
Stevenrh1: raises 2400 to 3600
plutoman20: raises 7200 to 10800
Stevenrh1: raises 66592 to 77392 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet (66592) returned to Stevenrh1
Stevenrh1 collected 22200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 22200 Rake 0
Seat 1: Stevenrh1 (button) (small blind) collected (22200)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hand 2
PeccoKimi has been showing down flush draws and big trips; he's clearly playing for high. But because of him, I end up virtually stacking off trying to make an eight. There were various reasons why I called. For starters there's a whole heap of dead money here. Secondly Zaharik knows that Pecco is playing for high, so Zaharik's hand isn't necessarily super strong. Thirdly Pecco's high hand most likely contains high cards, so my outs are probably live (I was unlucky that he had two of the threes I needed). And finally it's a rebuy, so I can have another go. As it happened I didn't rebuy. I ran my last 200 chips up to more than 4000 before busting in the middle of the field. I read a comment recently that there's more money to be made from triple draw than single at the moment. That might be true, but if the overlays continue and there are still people who think the object of the game is the exact opposite of what it really is, I'll be playing single draw tournaments for a while yet.
PokerStars Game #56491193682: Tournament #355556779, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2011/01/24 13:07:42 ET
Table '355556779 4' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Rene24101990 (1455 in chips)
Seat 2: desktom (3345 in chips)
Seat 3: Vindel (3135 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (1755 in chips)
Seat 5: _z@h@rik_ (1545 in chips)
Seat 6: PeccoKimi (935 in chips)
Rene24101990: posts the ante 5
desktom: posts the ante 5
Vindel: posts the ante 5
plutoman20: posts the ante 5
_z@h@rik_: posts the ante 5
PeccoKimi: posts the ante 5
Rene24101990: posts small blind 10
desktom: posts big blind 20
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 4c 2d Qc 8c]
Vindel: folds
plutoman20: raises 50 to 70
_z@h@rik_: raises 150 to 220
PeccoKimi: raises 280 to 500
Rene24101990: folds
desktom: folds
plutoman20: calls 430
_z@h@rik_: raises 1040 to 1540 and is all-in
PeccoKimi: calls 430 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 1040
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 4c 2d 8c] [Js]
_z@h@rik_: stands pat
PeccoKimi: stands pat
_z@h@rik_ said, "lol"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6c 4c 2d Js 8c] (Lo: J,8,6,4,2)
_z@h@rik_: shows [5s 7d 8h 6h 2c] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,2)
_z@h@rik_ collected 1220 from side pot
PeccoKimi: shows [Td 3c Ts Th 3h] (Lo: a full house, Tens full of Threes)
_z@h@rik_ collected 2850 from main pot
PeccoKimi finished the tournament in 37th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4070 Main pot 2850. Side pot 1220. Rake 0
Seat 1: Rene24101990 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: desktom (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Vindel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [6c 4c 2d Js 8c] and lost with Lo: J,8,6,4,2
Seat 5: _z@h@rik_ showed [5s 7d 8h 6h 2c] and won (4070) with Lo: 8,7,6,5,2
Table '355556779 4' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Rene24101990 (1455 in chips)
Seat 2: desktom (3345 in chips)
Seat 3: Vindel (3135 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (1755 in chips)
Seat 5: _z@h@rik_ (1545 in chips)
Seat 6: PeccoKimi (935 in chips)
Rene24101990: posts the ante 5
desktom: posts the ante 5
Vindel: posts the ante 5
plutoman20: posts the ante 5
_z@h@rik_: posts the ante 5
PeccoKimi: posts the ante 5
Rene24101990: posts small blind 10
desktom: posts big blind 20
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 4c 2d Qc 8c]
Vindel: folds
plutoman20: raises 50 to 70
_z@h@rik_: raises 150 to 220
PeccoKimi: raises 280 to 500
Rene24101990: folds
desktom: folds
plutoman20: calls 430
_z@h@rik_: raises 1040 to 1540 and is all-in
PeccoKimi: calls 430 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls 1040
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [6c 4c 2d 8c] [Js]
_z@h@rik_: stands pat
PeccoKimi: stands pat
_z@h@rik_ said, "lol"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [6c 4c 2d Js 8c] (Lo: J,8,6,4,2)
_z@h@rik_: shows [5s 7d 8h 6h 2c] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,2)
_z@h@rik_ collected 1220 from side pot
PeccoKimi: shows [Td 3c Ts Th 3h] (Lo: a full house, Tens full of Threes)
_z@h@rik_ collected 2850 from main pot
PeccoKimi finished the tournament in 37th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4070 Main pot 2850. Side pot 1220. Rake 0
Seat 1: Rene24101990 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: desktom (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Vindel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 showed [6c 4c 2d Js 8c] and lost with Lo: J,8,6,4,2
Seat 5: _z@h@rik_ showed [5s 7d 8h 6h 2c] and won (4070) with Lo: 8,7,6,5,2
Seat 6: PeccoKimi (button) showed [Td 3c Ts Th 3h] and lost with Lo: a full house, Tens full of Threes
Hand 3
Eight left in this morning's tournament. Had I decided to shove here, or if Ikawayim had, I'd have been out. It was a biggish bet and I just had an inkling that I might be beaten. I ended up finishing fourth for $50.
PokerStars Game #56611144924: Tournament #355556803, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VIII (150/300) - 2011/01/26 14:54:24 ET
Table '355556803 2' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: plutoman20 (7225 in chips)
Seat 3: ikawayim (15775 in chips)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (8155 in chips)
Seat 5: peggy360 (13390 in chips)
plutoman20: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts the ante 75
Rene24101990: posts the ante 75
peggy360: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts small blind 150
Rene24101990: posts big blind 300
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s Kc 8c 3c]
peggy360: calls 300
plutoman20: raises 600 to 900
ikawayim: calls 750
Rene24101990: folds
peggy360: folds
ikawayim: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 8c 3c] [4c]
ikawayim: bets 2100
plutoman20: calls 2100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ikawayim: shows [5h 3s 8d 2c 6d] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ikawayim collected 6900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6900 Rake 0
Seat 2: plutoman20 (button) mucked [7c 2s 4c 8c 3c]
Seat 3: ikawayim (small blind) showed [5h 3s 8d 2c 6d] and won (6900) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (big blind) folded before Flop
Table '355556803 2' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: plutoman20 (7225 in chips)
Seat 3: ikawayim (15775 in chips)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (8155 in chips)
Seat 5: peggy360 (13390 in chips)
plutoman20: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts the ante 75
Rene24101990: posts the ante 75
peggy360: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts small blind 150
Rene24101990: posts big blind 300
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s Kc 8c 3c]
peggy360: calls 300
plutoman20: raises 600 to 900
ikawayim: calls 750
Rene24101990: folds
peggy360: folds
ikawayim: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 8c 3c] [4c]
ikawayim: bets 2100
plutoman20: calls 2100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ikawayim: shows [5h 3s 8d 2c 6d] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ikawayim collected 6900 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6900 Rake 0
Seat 2: plutoman20 (button) mucked [7c 2s 4c 8c 3c]
Seat 3: ikawayim (small blind) showed [5h 3s 8d 2c 6d] and won (6900) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: peggy360 folded before Flop
Hand 4
After this hand this morning, I was in trouble again. I can't understand just calling a raise with such a strong hand.
PokerStars Game #56612163789: Tournament #355556803, $5.00+$0.50 USD Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit - Level VIII (150/300) - 2011/01/26 15:11:45 ET
Table '355556803 2' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Ruskor777 (17830 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (5800 in chips)
Seat 3: ikawayim (19300 in chips)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (8530 in chips)
Seat 5: peggy360 (10990 in chips)
Seat 6: E.K.X (11650 in chips)
Seat 7: lmmmjm (12900 in chips)
Ruskor777: posts the ante 75
plutoman20: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts the ante 75
Rene24101990: posts the ante 75
peggy360: posts the ante 75
E.K.X: posts the ante 75
lmmmjm: posts the ante 75
Ruskor777: posts small blind 150
plutoman20: posts big blind 300
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 6d 6c 5d]
ikawayim: folds
Rene24101990: folds
peggy360: folds
E.K.X: raises 600 to 900
lmmmjm: calls 900
Ruskor777: folds
plutoman20: calls 600
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 6d 5d] [9d]
E.K.X: discards 1 card
lmmmjm: stands pat
plutoman20: bets 2000
E.K.X: folds
lmmmjm: calls 2000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 2s 6d 9d 5d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,2)
lmmmjm: shows [7d 4s 2d 6h 9c] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
lmmmjm collected 7375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7375 Rake 0
Seat 1: Ruskor777 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7c 2s 6d 9d 5d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,2
Seat 3: ikawayim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: peggy360 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: E.K.X folded on the Flop
Seat 7: lmmmjm (button) showed [7d 4s 2d 6h 9c] and won (7375) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Table '355556803 2' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Ruskor777 (17830 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (5800 in chips)
Seat 3: ikawayim (19300 in chips)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 (8530 in chips)
Seat 5: peggy360 (10990 in chips)
Seat 6: E.K.X (11650 in chips)
Seat 7: lmmmjm (12900 in chips)
Ruskor777: posts the ante 75
plutoman20: posts the ante 75
ikawayim: posts the ante 75
Rene24101990: posts the ante 75
peggy360: posts the ante 75
E.K.X: posts the ante 75
lmmmjm: posts the ante 75
Ruskor777: posts small blind 150
plutoman20: posts big blind 300
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 6d 6c 5d]
ikawayim: folds
Rene24101990: folds
peggy360: folds
E.K.X: raises 600 to 900
lmmmjm: calls 900
Ruskor777: folds
plutoman20: calls 600
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7c 2s 6d 5d] [9d]
E.K.X: discards 1 card
lmmmjm: stands pat
plutoman20: bets 2000
E.K.X: folds
lmmmjm: calls 2000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [7c 2s 6d 9d 5d] (Lo: 9,7,6,5,2)
lmmmjm: shows [7d 4s 2d 6h 9c] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
lmmmjm collected 7375 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 7375 Rake 0
Seat 1: Ruskor777 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [7c 2s 6d 9d 5d] and lost with Lo: 9,7,6,5,2
Seat 3: ikawayim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Rene24101990 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: peggy360 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: E.K.X folded on the Flop
Seat 7: lmmmjm (button) showed [7d 4s 2d 6h 9c] and won (7375) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Hand 5
I guess drawing one (as you would with this hand in five-card draw high) would have been more convincing. I decide to give up when he bets even though I knew he wasn't betting a seven.
PokerStars Game #56621170240: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/26 17:36:40 ET
Table 'Una XXIV' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($30 in chips)
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD ($8 in chips)
Seat 3: XxCraxerxX ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($20.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Haleike ($51.10 in chips)
Seat 6: stefge ($58 in chips)
Seat 7: ANMACLAU ($60 in chips)
XxCraxerxX: posts small blind $0.25
percuni: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 7d 7h 7c Qs]
Haleike: folds
stefge: folds
ANMACLAU: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
I am MAKLAUD: folds
XxCraxerxX: folds
percuni: calls $1
percuni: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [7s 7d 7h 7c Qs]
percuni: bets $1.50
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to percuni
percuni collected $3.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.25 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: plutoman20 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: XxCraxerxX (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: percuni (big blind) collected ($3.10)
Seat 5: Haleike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: stefge folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Table 'Una XXIV' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($30 in chips)
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD ($8 in chips)
Seat 3: XxCraxerxX ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 4: percuni ($20.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Haleike ($51.10 in chips)
Seat 6: stefge ($58 in chips)
Seat 7: ANMACLAU ($60 in chips)
XxCraxerxX: posts small blind $0.25
percuni: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 7d 7h 7c Qs]
Haleike: folds
stefge: folds
ANMACLAU: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
I am MAKLAUD: folds
XxCraxerxX: folds
percuni: calls $1
percuni: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [7s 7d 7h 7c Qs]
percuni: bets $1.50
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to percuni
percuni collected $3.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.25 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: plutoman20 folded on the Flop
Seat 2: I am MAKLAUD (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: XxCraxerxX (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: percuni (big blind) collected ($3.10)
Seat 5: Haleike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: stefge folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: ANMACLAU folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
It's quite possible Milyang didn't break the best hand here. I decided to bet the end - he might have thought I was snowing.
PokerStars Game #56509645444: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/01/24 17:53:49 ET
Table 'T #831328974' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: milyang ($31.25 in chips)
Seat 2: lynxjune ($39.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Foxy_Boxer ($92.50 in chips)
Seat 4: big fitz 4 ($77.50 in chips)
Seat 5: nick200484 ($10.75 in chips)
Seat 6: ZESUPERDONK ($72.75 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($67.75 in chips)
Foxy_Boxer: posts small blind $0.50
big fitz 4: posts big blind $1
BOBVESS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 7d 2s 5h]
nick200484: folds
ZESUPERDONK: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: raises $1 to $3
lynxjune: folds
Foxy_Boxer: folds
big fitz 4: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 2s 5h] [Qc]
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [4d 2s 5h Qc]
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
milyang: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [4d 2s 5h Qc]
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
milyang: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $14.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: milyang folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: lynxjune (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Foxy_Boxer (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: big fitz 4 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: nick200484 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ZESUPERDONK folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected ($14.75)
Table 'T #831328974' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: milyang ($31.25 in chips)
Seat 2: lynxjune ($39.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Foxy_Boxer ($92.50 in chips)
Seat 4: big fitz 4 ($77.50 in chips)
Seat 5: nick200484 ($10.75 in chips)
Seat 6: ZESUPERDONK ($72.75 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($67.75 in chips)
Foxy_Boxer: posts small blind $0.50
big fitz 4: posts big blind $1
BOBVESS: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 7d 2s 5h]
nick200484: folds
ZESUPERDONK: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: raises $1 to $3
lynxjune: folds
Foxy_Boxer: folds
big fitz 4: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4d 2s 5h] [Qc]
milyang: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
milyang: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
milyang: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [4d 2s 5h Qc]
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
milyang: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [4d 2s 5h Qc]
milyang: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
milyang: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $14.75 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.50 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: milyang folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: lynxjune (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Foxy_Boxer (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: big fitz 4 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: nick200484 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ZESUPERDONK folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: plutoman20 collected ($14.75)
Hand 7
Playing against a monkey increases expected profits, but variance goes through the roof. You end up putting in a jillion bets and if you don't hit you won't get any of them back. Look what 24lexy was drawing to here.
PokerStars Game #56618082178: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/01/26 16:44:19 ET
Table 'T #833642309' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: 24lexy ($11.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Marbous ($91 in chips)
Seat 4: matandkt ($39 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 6: mooietruus ($48 in chips)
Seat 7: jdfm007 ($38.75 in chips)
Seat 8: w1972vw ($44 in chips)
jdfm007: posts small blind $0.50
w1972vw: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2c 2d]
24lexy: raises $1 to $2
Marbous: raises $1 to $3
matandkt: folds
plutoman20: calls $3
mooietruus: calls $3
jdfm007: folds
w1972vw has timed out
w1972vw: folds
24lexy: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
Marbous: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
mooietruus: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 3 cards
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [9d]
mooietruus: discards 2 cards
24lexy: bets $1
Marbous: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
mooietruus: calls $2
24lexy: raises $1 to $3
Marbous: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $2
mooietruus: calls $2
24lexy: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 1 card
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [Jc]
mooietruus: discards 1 card
24lexy: bets $2
Marbous: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
mooietruus: calls $4
24lexy: calls $1.75 and is all-in
*** THIRD DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 1 card
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [Kh]
mooietruus: discards 1 card
Marbous: checks
plutoman20: checks
mooietruus: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Marbous: shows [7s 9c 8d Th] (Badugi: T,9,8,7)
plutoman20: mucks hand
mooietruus: mucks hand
Marbous collected $0.75 from side pot
24lexy: mucks hand
Marbous collected $47.50 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.25 Main pot $47.50. Side pot $0.75. Rake $1
Seat 2: 24lexy mucked [3h Ts 7c Jh]
Seat 3: Marbous showed [7s 9c 8d Th] and won ($48.25) with a Badugi: T,9,8,7
Seat 4: matandkt folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 mucked [As 4c Kh 2d]
Seat 6: mooietruus (button) mucked [6s 2s 3d Ah]
Seat 7: jdfm007 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Table 'T #833642309' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: 24lexy ($11.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Marbous ($91 in chips)
Seat 4: matandkt ($39 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 6: mooietruus ($48 in chips)
Seat 7: jdfm007 ($38.75 in chips)
Seat 8: w1972vw ($44 in chips)
jdfm007: posts small blind $0.50
w1972vw: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2c 2d]
24lexy: raises $1 to $2
Marbous: raises $1 to $3
matandkt: folds
plutoman20: calls $3
mooietruus: calls $3
jdfm007: folds
w1972vw has timed out
w1972vw: folds
24lexy: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
Marbous: calls $1
plutoman20: calls $1
mooietruus: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 3 cards
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [2c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [9d]
mooietruus: discards 2 cards
24lexy: bets $1
Marbous: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $2
mooietruus: calls $2
24lexy: raises $1 to $3
Marbous: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $2
mooietruus: calls $2
24lexy: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 1 card
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [Jc]
mooietruus: discards 1 card
24lexy: bets $2
Marbous: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
mooietruus: calls $4
24lexy: calls $1.75 and is all-in
*** THIRD DRAW ***
24lexy: discards 1 card
Marbous: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Jc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [As 4c 2d] [Kh]
mooietruus: discards 1 card
Marbous: checks
plutoman20: checks
mooietruus: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Marbous: shows [7s 9c 8d Th] (Badugi: T,9,8,7)
plutoman20: mucks hand
mooietruus: mucks hand
Marbous collected $0.75 from side pot
24lexy: mucks hand
Marbous collected $47.50 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49.25 Main pot $47.50. Side pot $0.75. Rake $1
Seat 2: 24lexy mucked [3h Ts 7c Jh]
Seat 3: Marbous showed [7s 9c 8d Th] and won ($48.25) with a Badugi: T,9,8,7
Seat 4: matandkt folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 mucked [As 4c Kh 2d]
Seat 6: mooietruus (button) mucked [6s 2s 3d Ah]
Seat 7: jdfm007 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: w1972vw (big blind) folded before the Draw
Hand 8
The monkey reloaded. Should I be keeping this jack? A queen would be a clear break while a ten would be a clear pat. Assuming neither of my opponents has a better three-card than mine, patting gives me 52% equity with two draws left.
PokerStars Game #56619099014: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/01/26 17:02:18 ET
Table 'T #833642309' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: joaoomachado ($14 in chips)
Seat 2: 24lexy ($82 in chips)
Seat 3: Marbous ($161.75 in chips)
Seat 4: milyang ($18.50 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($18 in chips)
Seat 6: allianzzz ($20 in chips)
Seat 7: jdfm007 ($29 in chips)
Seat 8: w1972vw ($25.75 in chips)
allianzzz: posts small blind $0.50
jdfm007: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h As Ac 3c]
w1972vw: calls $1
joaoomachado: folds
24lexy: raises $1 to $2
Marbous: folds
milyang: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
allianzzz: folds
jdfm007: folds
w1972vw: calls $2
24lexy: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $1
w1972vw: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ac]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h As 3c] [Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
w1972vw: calls $1
24lexy: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h As 3c Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
w1972vw: calls $2
24lexy: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h As 3c Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
w1972vw: shows [5c 7s 3d 6s] (3-card: 6,5,3)
24lexy: shows [9s Th 4c 7d] (Badugi: T,9,7,4)
plutoman20: mucks hand
24lexy collected $21.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: joaoomachado folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 24lexy showed [9s Th 4c 7d] and won ($21.50) with a Badugi: T,9,7,4
Seat 3: Marbous folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: milyang folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (button) mucked [4h As Jd 3c]
Seat 6: allianzzz (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: jdfm007 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: w1972vw showed [5c 7s 3d 6s] and lost with a 3-card: 6,5,3
Table 'T #833642309' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: joaoomachado ($14 in chips)
Seat 2: 24lexy ($82 in chips)
Seat 3: Marbous ($161.75 in chips)
Seat 4: milyang ($18.50 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($18 in chips)
Seat 6: allianzzz ($20 in chips)
Seat 7: jdfm007 ($29 in chips)
Seat 8: w1972vw ($25.75 in chips)
allianzzz: posts small blind $0.50
jdfm007: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h As Ac 3c]
w1972vw: calls $1
joaoomachado: folds
24lexy: raises $1 to $2
Marbous: folds
milyang: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $3
allianzzz: folds
jdfm007: folds
w1972vw: calls $2
24lexy: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $1
w1972vw: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ac]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h As 3c] [Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
w1972vw: calls $1
24lexy: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h As 3c Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
w1972vw: calls $2
24lexy: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
w1972vw: discards 1 card
24lexy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h As 3c Jd]
w1972vw: checks
24lexy: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
w1972vw: shows [5c 7s 3d 6s] (3-card: 6,5,3)
24lexy: shows [9s Th 4c 7d] (Badugi: T,9,7,4)
plutoman20: mucks hand
24lexy collected $21.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: joaoomachado folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 24lexy showed [9s Th 4c 7d] and won ($21.50) with a Badugi: T,9,7,4
Seat 3: Marbous folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: milyang folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (button) mucked [4h As Jd 3c]
Seat 6: allianzzz (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: jdfm007 (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 8: w1972vw showed [5c 7s 3d 6s] and lost with a 3-card: 6,5,3
Hand 9
I hate these sorts of hands where you get whipsawed. Should I have folded the turn facing two more bets cold and possibly drawing to two outs to tie?
Full Tilt Poker Game #27555080103: Table Dune Ridge (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Limit 2-7 Triple Draw - 03:10:23 ET - 2011/01/24
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($11.65)
Seat 3: cruffles ($6.65)
Seat 4: Elvstroem ($13.75)
Seat 5: MisterJekyll ($0.55)
Seat 6: h-gerizson ($12.25)
cruffles posts the small blind of $0.10
Elvstroem posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ts 5c 8s 2d 7h]
MisterJekyll folds
h-gerizson raises to $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
cruffles folds
Elvstroem raises to $0.75
h-gerizson raises to $1
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Elvstroem calls $0.25
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $3.10)
Elvstroem discards 1 card
h-gerizson discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [Ts 8s]
Elvstroem is dealt 1 card
h-gerizson is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h] [Jc Ks]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson bets $0.25
plutoman20 calls $0.25
Elvstroem calls $0.25
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $3.85)
Elvstroem discards 1 card
h-gerizson discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [Jc Ks]
Elvstroem is dealt 1 card
h-gerizson is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h] [9h 3s]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson bets $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Elvstroem raises to $1
h-gerizson raises to $1.50
plutoman20 calls $1
Elvstroem raises to $2
h-gerizson calls $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $9.85)
Elvstroem stands pat
h-gerizson stands pat
plutoman20 discards 1 card [9h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h 3s] [Qs]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson checks
plutoman20 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Elvstroem shows [7d 6d 5s 4h 2h] 7,6,5,4,2
h-gerizson mucks
plutoman20 mucks
Elvstroem wins the pot ($9.40) with 7,6,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.85 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) mucked [Qs 7h 5c 3s 2d] - Q,7,5,3,2
Seat 3: cruffles (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: Elvstroem (big blind) showed [7d 6d 5s 4h 2h] and won ($9.40) with 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 5: MisterJekyll folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: h-gerizson mucked [8h 6c 5d 4d 2s] - 8,6,5,4,2
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($11.65)
Seat 3: cruffles ($6.65)
Seat 4: Elvstroem ($13.75)
Seat 5: MisterJekyll ($0.55)
Seat 6: h-gerizson ($12.25)
cruffles posts the small blind of $0.10
Elvstroem posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ts 5c 8s 2d 7h]
MisterJekyll folds
h-gerizson raises to $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
cruffles folds
Elvstroem raises to $0.75
h-gerizson raises to $1
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Elvstroem calls $0.25
*** FIRST DRAW *** (Pot: $3.10)
Elvstroem discards 1 card
h-gerizson discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [Ts 8s]
Elvstroem is dealt 1 card
h-gerizson is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h] [Jc Ks]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson bets $0.25
plutoman20 calls $0.25
Elvstroem calls $0.25
*** SECOND DRAW *** (Pot: $3.85)
Elvstroem discards 1 card
h-gerizson discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 2 cards [Jc Ks]
Elvstroem is dealt 1 card
h-gerizson is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h] [9h 3s]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson bets $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
Elvstroem raises to $1
h-gerizson raises to $1.50
plutoman20 calls $1
Elvstroem raises to $2
h-gerizson calls $0.50
plutoman20 calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW *** (Pot: $9.85)
Elvstroem stands pat
h-gerizson stands pat
plutoman20 discards 1 card [9h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5c 2d 7h 3s] [Qs]
Elvstroem checks
h-gerizson checks
plutoman20 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Elvstroem shows [7d 6d 5s 4h 2h] 7,6,5,4,2
h-gerizson mucks
plutoman20 mucks
Elvstroem wins the pot ($9.40) with 7,6,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.85 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: plutoman20 (button) mucked [Qs 7h 5c 3s 2d] - Q,7,5,3,2
Seat 3: cruffles (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: Elvstroem (big blind) showed [7d 6d 5s 4h 2h] and won ($9.40) with 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 5: MisterJekyll folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: h-gerizson mucked [8h 6c 5d 4d 2s] - 8,6,5,4,2
Hand 10
Here I make a regrettable fold. It just didn't seem I even a 6% chance of my hand being good. Spedtsberg was betting anything, so might well have had just a pair of kings. But unless Pacogreen is a complete muppet (or misclicked) he can beat KK. And there's nothing I beat that beats KK apart from, well, the hand Pacogreen actually had. What I didn't take into account, unfortunately, was that hadn't seen a single ace.
PokerStars Game #56500494588: 7 Card Stud Limit ($0.10/$0.20 USD) - 2011/01/24 15:32:26 ET
Table 'Iphiklos XXV' 8-max
Seat 2: sorrell88 ($4.73 in chips)
Seat 4: blufpoker_kk ($1.28 in chips)
Seat 5: spedtsberg ($2.60 in chips)
Seat 6: pacogreen ($3.96 in chips)
Seat 7: streusel66 ($2.65 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($9.54 in chips)
sorrell88: posts the ante $0.02
blufpoker_kk: posts the ante $0.02
spedtsberg: posts the ante $0.02
pacogreen: posts the ante $0.02
streusel66: posts the ante $0.02
plutoman20: posts the ante $0.02
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to sorrell88 [Qd]
Dealt to blufpoker_kk [Qc]
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh]
Dealt to streusel66 [Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s]
plutoman20: brings in for $0.05
sorrell88: raises $0.05 to $0.10
blufpoker_kk: calls $0.10
spedtsberg: calls $0.10
pacogreen: calls $0.10
streusel66: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.05
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to sorrell88 [Qd] [3h]
Dealt to blufpoker_kk [Qc] [2s]
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh] [Kd]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh] [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s] [5d]
Pair on board - a double bet is allowed
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
looney ltd joins the table at seat #3
plutoman20: raises $0.20 to $0.40
sorrell88: folds
blufpoker_kk: folds
spedtsberg: calls $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh Kd] [2c]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh 9s] [7c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d] [4s]
spedtsberg: checks
pacogreen: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.20
spedtsberg: calls $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh Kd 2c] [5h]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh 9s 7c] [Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d 4s] [6d]
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
plutoman20: calls $0.20
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d 4s 6d] [9h]
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
plutoman20: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
spedtsberg: shows [6h Js Kh Kd 2c 5h Td] (a pair of Kings)
pacogreen: shows [Ad As Qh 9s 7c Kc 4h] (a pair of Aces)
pacogreen collected $3.26 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.42 Rake $0.16
Seat 2: sorrell88 folded on the 4th Street
Seat 4: blufpoker_kk folded on the 4th Street
Seat 5: spedtsberg showed [6h Js Kh Kd 2c 5h Td] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: pacogreen showed [Ad As Qh 9s 7c Kc 4h] and won ($3.26) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: streusel66 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: plutoman20 folded on the River
Table 'Iphiklos XXV' 8-max
Seat 2: sorrell88 ($4.73 in chips)
Seat 4: blufpoker_kk ($1.28 in chips)
Seat 5: spedtsberg ($2.60 in chips)
Seat 6: pacogreen ($3.96 in chips)
Seat 7: streusel66 ($2.65 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 ($9.54 in chips)
sorrell88: posts the ante $0.02
blufpoker_kk: posts the ante $0.02
spedtsberg: posts the ante $0.02
pacogreen: posts the ante $0.02
streusel66: posts the ante $0.02
plutoman20: posts the ante $0.02
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to sorrell88 [Qd]
Dealt to blufpoker_kk [Qc]
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh]
Dealt to streusel66 [Qs]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s]
plutoman20: brings in for $0.05
sorrell88: raises $0.05 to $0.10
blufpoker_kk: calls $0.10
spedtsberg: calls $0.10
pacogreen: calls $0.10
streusel66: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.05
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to sorrell88 [Qd] [3h]
Dealt to blufpoker_kk [Qc] [2s]
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh] [Kd]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh] [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s] [5d]
Pair on board - a double bet is allowed
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
looney ltd joins the table at seat #3
plutoman20: raises $0.20 to $0.40
sorrell88: folds
blufpoker_kk: folds
spedtsberg: calls $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh Kd] [2c]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh 9s] [7c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d] [4s]
spedtsberg: checks
pacogreen: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.20
spedtsberg: calls $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to spedtsberg [Kh Kd 2c] [5h]
Dealt to pacogreen [Qh 9s 7c] [Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d 4s] [6d]
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
plutoman20: calls $0.20
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 2d 5s 5d 4s 6d] [9h]
spedtsberg: bets $0.20
pacogreen: calls $0.20
plutoman20: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
spedtsberg: shows [6h Js Kh Kd 2c 5h Td] (a pair of Kings)
pacogreen: shows [Ad As Qh 9s 7c Kc 4h] (a pair of Aces)
pacogreen collected $3.26 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.42 Rake $0.16
Seat 2: sorrell88 folded on the 4th Street
Seat 4: blufpoker_kk folded on the 4th Street
Seat 5: spedtsberg showed [6h Js Kh Kd 2c 5h Td] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: pacogreen showed [Ad As Qh 9s 7c Kc 4h] and won ($3.26) with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: streusel66 folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
Seat 8: plutoman20 folded on the River
Saturday, January 22, 2011
It's WBCOOP time!
That's the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker if you're wondering. It starts in a couple of days. The instructions mention something about waiting five days to get my blog ethereally verified (how it works is a mystery to me). So perhaps I've missed the boat, just like I do in stud whenever I make trips on an early street (from my limited experience so far). I'll be sure to tell you all how I get on if indeed I do play.
I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.
Registration code: XXXXXX 071584
There aren't any draw WBCOOP tournaments (and why should there be? - only weird people like me play those games) but I like the sound of PLO8 and will try and play that one if I'm registered in time and not too busy hopelessly sending off CVs.
Today was a good one at the $2/$4 badugi tables (a little over a year ago I was playing limit hold 'em at the two and four cent level, so at that rate I'll be playing some form of $200/$400 limit poker by Easter 2012). There's still plenty of bad-ugi at these stakes, but some players are significantly more aggressive than you'll see at 25c/50c. I took a lot of notes today, and boy do you have to take notes. There were several interesting hands, some of which I've saved in a file, but so as not to give away too much information to the many thousands who read my blog, I'm only posting one of them. I'll also post an annoyingly typical single draw hand and four triple draw hands - it really is time I stopped playing that stupid bloody game.
Hand 1
I don't get excited easily these days (blame the medication) but I will admit to a whoop of delight when I unexpectedly won this hand and the half-a-Ben Franklin pot (it's a Ulysses Grant, I just checked). What should I do with my J632? Make it a Q632 and I'd break; I'd probably break a J432 three-way as well, but I think patting is clearly the way to go here. Cheeky Fish has been playing aggressively and running well prior to this hand, while Aabed has been opening two-card draws in any position. So that's the easy bit out of the way. Now when Cheeky raises me on the turn I've got to think my jack is no good. But his confidence looks to be sky-high after hitting all those sixes, he probably thinks he can win any pot he enters, so I feel he just might be trying to push me off my hand. It was still a surprise to see the king.
PokerStars Game #56349878157: Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2011/01/22 1:01:22 ET
Table 'Bok VIII' 8-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: teleceo11 ($140 in chips)
Seat 3: CheekyFish ($141 in chips)
Seat 4: yellowundie ($133 in chips)
Seat 5: 10proguy ($76 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($84 in chips)
Seat 8: aabed ($63 in chips)
10proguy: posts small blind $1
plutoman20: posts big blind $2
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3s Jc 2h 6d]
aabed: raises $2 to $4
teleceo11: folds
CheekyFish: raises $2 to $6
yellowundie: folds
10proguy: folds
plutoman20: raises $2 to $8
Betting is capped
aabed: calls $4
CheekyFish: calls $2
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
aabed: discards 2 cards
CheekyFish: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2
aabed: folds
CheekyFish: calls $2
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
CheekyFish: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $4
CheekyFish: raises $4 to $8
plutoman20: calls $4
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [3s Jc 2h 6d]
CheekyFish: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
CheekyFish: bets $4
plutoman20: calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CheekyFish: shows [4c Ah Ks 5d] (Badugi: K,5,4,A)
plutoman20: shows [3s Jc 2h 6d] (Badugi: J,6,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $51 from pot
aabed leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $53 Rake $2
Seat 2: teleceo11 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CheekyFish showed [4c Ah Ks 5d] and lost with a Badugi: K,5,4,A
Seat 4: yellowundie (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 10proguy (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [3s Jc 2h 6d] and won ($51) with a Badugi: J,6,3,2
Seat 8: aabed folded after the 1st Draw
Hand 2
It's that common tricky situation again, out of position with a pat hand against a one-card draw. I bet 60% of the pot with my 9-7-yuck, and then yowzers! Did I bet enough? Should I have just checked? I'm getting about 5:3 on my call, but I'd be surprised if he was bluffing three-eighths of the time.
PokerStars Game #56327458433: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/01/21 16:23:54 ET
Table 'Deimos XXV' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: sngonta ($69.95 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($50.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Henry Mits ($33.90 in chips)
Seat 5: VicLuvsKay ($25.25 in chips)
Seat 6: general85555 ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 7: yamaha750 ($13.05 in chips)
chrismystero was removed from the table for failing to post
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Henry Mits: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [4h 5c 9h 6h 7c]
VicLuvsKay: calls $0.50
general85555: folds
yamaha750: folds
nl pokerr joins the table at seat #2
sngonta: raises $2 to $2.50
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7
Henry Mits: folds
VicLuvsKay: folds
sngonta: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [4h 5c 9h 6h 7c]
sngonta: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $8.50
sngonta: raises $54.45 to $62.95 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($54.45) returned to sngonta
sngonta collected $30.45 from pot
sngonta: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32 Rake $1.55
Seat 1: sngonta (button) collected ($30.45)
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: Henry Mits (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: VicLuvsKay folded before Flop
Seat 6: general85555 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: yamaha750 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 3
Was this a stroke of genius by my opponent? Going for a check-raise on the turn was interesting because I'm not always betting there. I'm not sure what I could have done differently.
PokerStars Game #56296792189: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:11:08 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($22.95 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($25.40 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($29.95 in chips)
Seat 4: Kubby ($6 in chips)
Seat 5: JP balkenend ($50.30 in chips)
huracan mdp: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Kh 2h 7d 3d 6s]
iqpkia: folds
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: folds
huracan mdp: raises $0.50 to $1
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1.50
huracan mdp: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
huracan mdp: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Qd]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: bets $0.50
huracan mdp: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
huracan mdp: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Ts]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: bets $1
huracan mdp: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
huracan mdp: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ts]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7d 3d 6s] [Qc]
huracan mdp: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
huracan mdp: shows [Tc 4d 7c 5s 9h] (Lo: T,9,7,5,4)
plutoman20: mucks hand
huracan mdp collected $7.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8 Rake $0.35
Seat 1: huracan mdp (small blind) showed [Tc 4d 7c 5s 9h] and won ($7.65) with Lo: T,9,7,5,4
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [Qc 2h 7d 3d 6s]
Seat 3: iqpkia folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JP balkenend (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 4
I'm sure this was a bad snow. My logic for making this move is that I'd seen three eights but no sevens, so JP is extremely likely to have a seven draw. In other words I could quite possibly hit my draw but lose anyway and have to pay off multiple bets on the end. By snowing I eliminate that possibility! But 8632 is really too good a draw to sacrifice in this way.
PokerStars Game #56297169494: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:29:20 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($38.05 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($12.05 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($38.05 in chips)
Seat 4: Kubby ($5 in chips)
Seat 5: JP balkenend ($36.60 in chips)
Seat 6: cycus82 ($27.70 in chips)
huracan mdp: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 8h 3s]
iqpkia: folds
Kubby has timed out
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $1
cycus82: folds
huracan mdp: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1.50
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $2
Betting is capped
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 3s] [Qc]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
JP balkenend: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8d 6h 2s 3s] [8s]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [8d 6h 2s 3s 8s]
JP balkenend: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: folds
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $5.95 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.25 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: huracan mdp (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($5.95)
Seat 3: iqpkia folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JP balkenend folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: cycus82 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 5
With the extra blockers, opening this hand on the button seems correct. Maybe I should have just called the turn bet and drawn to the seven.
PokerStars Game #56297636252: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 4:51:44 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: huracan mdp ($57.50 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.90 in chips)
Seat 3: iqpkia ($26.55 in chips)
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko ($14.35 in chips)
Seat 6: familyguy420 ($5.55 in chips)
iqpkia: posts small blind $0.25
ryu1so4anko: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [3s 2s 2h 3d 9h]
familyguy420: folds
huracan mdp: folds
plutoman20: raises $0.50 to $1
iqpkia: folds
ryu1so4anko: raises $0.50 to $1.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [3s 2s 9h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 3d] [Jh 7h Tc]
ryu1so4anko: bets $0.50
plutoman20: calls $0.50
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Jh Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 3d 7h] [5d Ts]
ryu1so4anko: bets $1
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ryu1so4anko: calls $1
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ryu1so4anko: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 3d 7h 5d Ts]
ryu1so4anko: checks
plutoman20: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ryu1so4anko: shows [5h 2d 6d 9c 4s] (Lo: 9,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ryu1so4anko collected $7.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.25 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: huracan mdp folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (button) mucked [5d 7h 2h 3d Ts]
Seat 3: iqpkia (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko (big blind) showed [5h 2d 6d 9c 4s] and won ($7.85) with Lo: 9,6,5,4,2
Seat 6: familyguy420 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 6
I expected JP to bet the flop here (he'd been playing aggressively) but he didn't, and trying for a check-raise and then a snow with my trip deuces cost me in the end. I'm trying to figure out JP's play - the only thing that makes sense is a slow-played seven or smooth eight.
PokerStars Game #56297811183: Triple Draw 2-7 Lowball Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2011/01/21 5:00:51 ET
Table 'Archid XVII' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: JimmyA1979 ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.25 in chips)
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Kubby ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 6: JP balkenend ($9.20 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ryu1so4anko: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7c Jc Kd 6c]
Kubby: folds
JP balkenend: raises $0.50 to $1
JimmyA1979: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.75
ryu1so4anko: folds
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Jc Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2h 7c 6c] [2s 2c]
JP balkenend: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
JP balkenend: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: stands pat on [2h 7c 6c 2s 2c]
JP balkenend: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $1
JP balkenend: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: folds
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to JP balkenend
JP balkenend collected $4.30 from pot
JP balkenend: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.50 Rake $0.20
Seat 1: JimmyA1979 (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 (small blind) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 4: ryu1so4anko (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: Kubby folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: JP balkenend collected ($4.30)
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