I haven't run particularly well in single draw since my last post, winning just nine (well 8½ actually) of 31 hands at showdown. Here are some hands:
Hand 1
Calling this bet is probably a mistake at these stakes.
PokerStars Game #68065791253: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 1:43:40 ET
Table 'Tombecka V' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: KALYGER ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 2: susankramer ($28.05 in chips)
Seat 3: popaionut ($21.20 in chips)
Seat 4: dportalis ($11.55 in chips)
Seat 5: juanromosr ($68.40 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($20.85 in chips)
Seat 7: ROIBE02 ($40.65 in chips)
susankramer: posts small blind $0.25
popaionut: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
dportalis is disconnected dportalis has timed out while disconnected
dportalis: folds
juanromosr: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
ROIBE02: calls $1.50
KALYGER: folds
susankramer: folds
popaionut: folds
plutoman20: stands pat on [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
ROIBE02: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
ROIBE02: bets $2.50
plutoman20: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ROIBE02: shows [4s 8d 3s 6c 2d] (Lo: 8,6,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ROIBE02 collected $8.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.75 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: KALYGER (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: susankramer (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: popaionut (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: dportalis folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: juanromosr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 mucked [7d 5d Tc 9c 3c]
Seat 7: ROIBE02 showed [4s 8d 3s 6c 2d] and won ($8.35) with Lo: 8,6,4,3,2
Hand 2
I think I played this hand well, breaking the 10-8 out of position three-way, and of course I hit my best possible card to make number eleven only to run into number ten.
PokerStars Game #68065811832: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 1:45:06 ET
Table 'Tombecka V' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: KALYGER ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 2: susankramer ($27.80 in chips)
Seat 3: popaionut ($20.45 in chips)
Seat 5: juanromosr ($66.90 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($18.45 in chips)
Seat 7: ROIBE02 ($45 in chips)
dportalis will be allowed to play after the button
juanromosr: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Th 7s 8d 3d 5s]
ROIBE02: raises $1 to $1.50
susankramer said, "\0/"
KALYGER: folds
susankramer: calls $1.50
popaionut: folds
juanromosr: folds
plutoman20: calls $1
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7s 8d 3d 5s] [2d]
ROIBE02: stands pat
susankramer: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $3
ROIBE02: raises $4.50 to $7.50
susankramer: folds
plutoman20: calls $4.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ROIBE02: shows [8c 3s 2s 4s 7h] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
plutoman20: mucks hand
ROIBE02 collected $18.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.75 Rake $0.95
Seat 1: KALYGER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: susankramer folded on the Flop
Seat 3: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: juanromosr (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [2d 7s 8d 3d 5s]
Seat 7: ROIBE02 showed [8c 3s 2s 4s 7h] and won ($18.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Hand 3
Of my 8½ showdown wins, this was the half. Where's Dmitriy's raise button?
PokerStars Game #68109306568: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:01:16 ET
Table 'Drymas V' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Hrunchik ($45.35 in chips)
Seat 2: mountebank83 ($44.15 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($37.85 in chips)
Seat 4: gonzo1900 ($17 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($20.15 in chips)
Seat 6: inariage ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Kama1596 ($51.15 in chips)
Hrunchik: posts small blind $0.25
mountebank83: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s Js 6s 5c 2d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gonzo1900: folds
G.Dmitriy: calls $1.50
inariage: folds
Kama1596: folds
Hrunchik: folds
mountebank83: calls $1
mountebank83: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Js]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 6s 5c 2d] [3d]
G.Dmitriy: discards 1 card
mountebank83: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
G.Dmitriy: calls $3
mountebank83: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8s 3d 6s 5c 2d] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
G.Dmitriy: shows [6d 2c 8c 5d 3s] (Lo: 8,6,5,3,2)
plutoman20 collected $5.15 from pot
G.Dmitriy collected $5.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.75 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: Hrunchik (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: mountebank83 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [8s 3d 6s 5c 2d] and won ($5.15) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: gonzo1900 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy showed [6d 2c 8c 5d 3s] and won ($5.10) with Lo: 8,6,5,3,2
Seat 6: inariage folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Kama1596 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 4
And where's Gonzo's raise button?
PokerStars Game #68109417355: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:04:49 ET
Table 'Drymas V' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Hrunchik ($45.95 in chips)
Seat 2: mountebank83 ($43.15 in chips)
Seat 3: plutoman20 ($36.25 in chips)
Seat 4: gonzo1900 ($16.25 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($20 in chips)
Seat 6: inariage ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Kama1596 ($50.15 in chips)
Kama1596: posts small blind $0.25
Hrunchik: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c 3h 4s 8c 8s]
mountebank83: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
gonzo1900: calls $1.50
G.Dmitriy has timed out while being disconnected
G.Dmitriy: folds
inariage: folds
Kama1596: folds
Hrunchik: folds
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [9c 3h 4s 8c] [2s]
gonzo1900: stands pat
plutoman20: bets $2.50
G.Dmitriy is disconnected
gonzo1900: calls $2.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9c 3h 4s 8c 2s] (Lo: 9,8,4,3,2)
gonzo1900: shows [8h 3d 2d 4h 6c] (Lo: 8,6,4,3,2)
gonzo1900 collected $8.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.75 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: Hrunchik (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: mountebank83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: plutoman20 showed [9c 3h 4s 8c 2s] and lost with Lo: 9,8,4,3,2
Seat 4: gonzo1900 showed [8h 3d 2d 4h 6c] and won ($8.35) with Lo: 8,6,4,3,2
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: inariage (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: Kama1596 (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 5
People treat this game like triple draw at times. Have deuce, have seven, will see flop.
PokerStars Game #68110036838: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/26 21:25:25 ET
Table 'Behrens IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Kama1596 ($34.30 in chips)
Seat 3: mountebank83 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 4: ThaSlosh23 ($29.70 in chips)
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy ($35.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Azullejos ($42.75 in chips)
Seat 7: SmithyJ#11 ($6.30 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
Kama1596: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 7d Kd 3s 9c]
mountebank83: folds
ThaSlosh23: raises $0.50 to $1
G.Dmitriy: calls $1
Azullejos: folds
SmithyJ#11: folds
plutoman20: calls $0.75
Kama1596: calls $0.50
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [5h 7d 3s 9c] [2s]
Kama1596: discards 3 cards
ThaSlosh23: discards 1 card
G.Dmitriy: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $2.50
Kama1596: calls $2.50
ThaSlosh23: folds
G.Dmitriy: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5h 7d 2s 3s 9c] (Lo: 9,7,5,3,2)
Kama1596: shows [5c 6d 2d 8s 7s] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,2)
Kama1596 collected $8.60 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9 Rake $0.40
Seat 1: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [5h 7d 2s 3s 9c] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,3,2
Seat 2: Kama1596 (big blind) showed [5c 6d 2d 8s 7s] and won ($8.60) with Lo: 8,7,6,5,2
Seat 3: mountebank83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: ThaSlosh23 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: G.Dmitriy folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Azullejos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SmithyJ#11 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Back in business
I had a good run on Friday night and Saturday morning. My bankroll is currently just above $500 having been in the $350s a week ago. Here are a bunch of semi-interesting single draw hands:
Hand 1
I don't often break a 987 but it's not an easy hand to play out of position. My play worked out nicely here.
PokerStars Game #67283473101: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 0:22:15 ET
Table 'Almeisan II' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: pacosi ($34.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hexagon ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($42.60 in chips)
Seat 5: ToureR V8 ($25.05 in chips)
Seat 6: NeverGotAces ($32.10 in chips)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ ($79.70 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ToureR V8: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c 9s]
NeverGotAces: folds
Almost_Pr0_: calls $0.50
pacosi: folds
Hexagon: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.25 to $1.75
ToureR V8: folds
Almost_Pr0_: raises $2.25 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2.25
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c] [3c]
Almost_Pr0_: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Almost_Pr0_: bets $5.70
plutoman20: raises $7.30 to $13
Almost_Pr0_: calls $7.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
Almost_Pr0_: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $32.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1.70
Seat 2: pacosi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hexagon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] and won ($32.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 5: ToureR V8 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NeverGotAces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ mucked [4d 9h 3h 8d 2h]
Hand 2
Another 987 but this time in position. I thought twice before calling this bet; if he'd bet $8 or $9 I think I'd have folded.
PokerStars Game #67321721644: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 18:48:11 ET
Table 'Aquilegia VI' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: raihor81 ($4.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 4: kolyan_w ($38.45 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 6: kazmin66 ($8.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
kazmin66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
raihor81: raises $1 to $1.50
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $1.50
kolyan_w: folds
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $6
kazmin66: folds
raihor81: folds
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
Pfälzer-Wind: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Pfälzer-Wind: bets $5
plutoman20: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pfälzer-Wind: shows [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] (Lo: a straight, Three to Seven)
plutoman20: shows [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $22.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: raihor81 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind showed [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] and lost with Lo: a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: kolyan_w (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] and won ($22.85) with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 6: kazmin66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hands 3 & 4
Short-handed, I hit two highly improbable hands in 4½ minutes, only to run into two equally improbable better hands.
PokerStars Game #67329242498: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:55:04 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($7.70 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($31.85 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Jh Ah 7d Ac Jd]
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 4 cards [Jh Ah Ac Jd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d] [5s 2h 9h 4h]
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: bets $3
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7.50
M0FLES.22: folds
fyesta1: calls $4.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.30) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] (Lo: 9,7,5,4,2)
fyesta1: shows [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
fyesta1 collected $15.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.90 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) showed [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] and won ($15.15) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,4,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) folded on the Flop
PokerStars Game #67329322933: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:59:29 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.75 in chips)
Seat 3: pejos27 ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($34.95 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s As Th Tc]
pejos27: calls $0.50
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [As Th Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s] [2d 7s 9d]
pejos27: discards 2 cards
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: checks
plutoman20: bets $1.50
pejos27: calls $1.50
M0FLES.22: calls $1.50
fyesta1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
pejos27: shows [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] (Lo: 9,6,4,3,2)
M0FLES.22: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "lol"
pejos27 collected $6.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 3: pejos27 showed [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] and won ($6.20) with Lo: 9,6,4,3,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) mucked [4d 9c 7c 5c 8d]
Hand 5
Oh dear. I'm having a bad session here and it doesn't get any better when I dump the wrong card. I then hit the ultimate bluff card - a third eight - and I take down the pot.
PokerStars Game #67616118943: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/16 19:28:03 ET
Table 'Anacostia VII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: joanrocka ($28.45 in chips)
Seat 3: ernmic ($82.75 in chips)
Seat 4: 42llopi ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy ($13.50 in chips)
joanrocka: posts small blind $0.25
ernmic: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 4d 3d]
42llopi: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
G.Dmitriy: folds
joanrocka: calls $1.25
ernmic: folds
joanrocka: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 3d] [8d]
joanrocka: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
joanrocka: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.50 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: joanrocka (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: ernmic (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 collected ($3.35)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
Only my fourth hand at the table. If I was Jon I'd have folded instead of shoving, although I would have folded numerous better hands to his shove. Some people call big all-ins with draws; I'm not one of those people.
PokerStars Game #67631611868: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/17 6:41:55 ET
Table 'Amanda V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.55 in chips)
Seat 2: antoca901 ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 4: SARIIA ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: guitarlord66 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 6: BADIM1965 ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 7: jon011 ($64.40 in chips)
SARIIA: posts small blind $0.25
guitarlord66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
BADIM1965: folds
jon011: raises $1 to $1.50
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $4
antoca901: folds
SARIIA: folds
guitarlord66: folds
jon011: raises $60.40 to $64.40 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $28.55 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($31.85) returned to jon011
jon011: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jon011: shows [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $62.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65.85 Rake $3
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] and won ($62.85) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 2: antoca901 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SARIIA (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: guitarlord66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BADIM1965 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jon011 showed [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] and lost with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Hand 7
I posted this one on a forum. The consensus was that I should have just called the raise, mainly to balance my just-calling range but also because my eight flush outs seriously hurt me. I posted about a similar hand here (see hand 5); that time I chose a different (wrong?) option but also got away with it.
PokerStars Game #67825186325: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/21 5:36:30 ET
Table 'Sorga II' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Sharles1988 ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 3: 42llopi ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 4: popaionut ($44.75 in chips)
Seat 6: apolo321 ($20.55 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($25.50 in chips)
apolo321: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 6s 3s 5s]
mikey m1985 leaves the table
Sharles1988: raises $1 to $1.50
42llopi: folds
popaionut: folds
apolo321: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $4.50
Sharles1988: calls $3
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 3s 5s] [9c]
Sharles1988: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $5
Sharles1988: folds
Uncalled bet ($5) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $8.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.25 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: Sharles1988 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: apolo321 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($8.80)
Hand 1
I don't often break a 987 but it's not an easy hand to play out of position. My play worked out nicely here.
PokerStars Game #67283473101: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 0:22:15 ET
Table 'Almeisan II' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: pacosi ($34.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Hexagon ($10.30 in chips)
Seat 4: plutoman20 ($42.60 in chips)
Seat 5: ToureR V8 ($25.05 in chips)
Seat 6: NeverGotAces ($32.10 in chips)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ ($79.70 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
ToureR V8: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c 9s]
NeverGotAces: folds
Almost_Pr0_: calls $0.50
pacosi: folds
Hexagon: folds
plutoman20: raises $1.25 to $1.75
ToureR V8: folds
Almost_Pr0_: raises $2.25 to $4
plutoman20: calls $2.25
plutoman20: discards 1 card [9s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7h 8c 4c] [3c]
Almost_Pr0_: stands pat
plutoman20: checks
Almost_Pr0_: bets $5.70
plutoman20: raises $7.30 to $13
Almost_Pr0_: calls $7.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] (Lo: 8,7,4,3,2)
Almost_Pr0_: mucks hand
plutoman20 collected $32.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.50 Rake $1.70
Seat 2: pacosi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Hexagon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [2s 7h 8c 4c 3c] and won ($32.80) with Lo: 8,7,4,3,2
Seat 5: ToureR V8 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: NeverGotAces folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Almost_Pr0_ mucked [4d 9h 3h 8d 2h]
Hand 2
Another 987 but this time in position. I thought twice before calling this bet; if he'd bet $8 or $9 I think I'd have folded.
PokerStars Game #67321721644: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 18:48:11 ET
Table 'Aquilegia VI' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: raihor81 ($4.35 in chips)
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 4: kolyan_w ($38.45 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 6: kazmin66 ($8.45 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind $0.25
kazmin66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
raihor81: raises $1 to $1.50
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $1.50
kolyan_w: folds
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $6
kazmin66: folds
raihor81: folds
Pfälzer-Wind: calls $4.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c]
Pfälzer-Wind: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Pfälzer-Wind: bets $5
plutoman20: calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Pfälzer-Wind: shows [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] (Lo: a straight, Three to Seven)
plutoman20: shows [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $22.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1.15
Seat 1: raihor81 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Pfälzer-Wind showed [5s 7d 4s 3s 6c] and lost with Lo: a straight, Three to Seven
Seat 4: kolyan_w (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [8s 2c 4h 9s 7c] and won ($22.85) with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 6: kazmin66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Hands 3 & 4
Short-handed, I hit two highly improbable hands in 4½ minutes, only to run into two equally improbable better hands.
PokerStars Game #67329242498: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:55:04 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($7.70 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($19.40 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($31.85 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Jh Ah 7d Ac Jd]
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 3 cards
plutoman20: discards 4 cards [Jh Ah Ac Jd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7d] [5s 2h 9h 4h]
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: bets $3
plutoman20: raises $4.50 to $7.50
M0FLES.22: folds
fyesta1: calls $4.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($0.30) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] (Lo: 9,7,5,4,2)
fyesta1: shows [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] (Lo: 8,7,5,4,3)
fyesta1 collected $15.15 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $15.90 Rake $0.75
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) showed [8s 3s 4d 5c 7h] and won ($15.15) with Lo: 8,7,5,4,3
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [5s 2h 7d 9h 4h] and lost with Lo: 9,7,5,4,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) folded on the Flop
PokerStars Game #67329322933: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/10 22:59:29 ET
Table 'Pannonia IV' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: fyesta1 ($14.45 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($17.75 in chips)
Seat 3: pejos27 ($10.70 in chips)
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 ($34.95 in chips)
fyesta1: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s As Th Tc]
pejos27: calls $0.50
M0FLES.22: calls $0.50
fyesta1: calls $0.25
plutoman20: checks
fyesta1: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 3 cards [As Th Tc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 4s] [2d 7s 9d]
pejos27: discards 2 cards
M0FLES.22: discards 2 cards
fyesta1: checks
plutoman20: bets $1.50
pejos27: calls $1.50
M0FLES.22: calls $1.50
fyesta1: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] (Lo: 9,8,7,4,2)
pejos27: shows [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] (Lo: 9,6,4,3,2)
M0FLES.22: mucks hand
plutoman20 said, "lol"
pejos27 collected $6.20 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.50 Rake $0.30
Seat 1: fyesta1 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8h 4s 2d 7s 9d] and lost with Lo: 9,8,7,4,2
Seat 3: pejos27 showed [6s 4h 9h 3h 2h] and won ($6.20) with Lo: 9,6,4,3,2
Seat 7: M0FLES.22 (button) mucked [4d 9c 7c 5c 8d]
Hand 5
Oh dear. I'm having a bad session here and it doesn't get any better when I dump the wrong card. I then hit the ultimate bluff card - a third eight - and I take down the pot.
PokerStars Game #67616118943: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/16 19:28:03 ET
Table 'Anacostia VII' 7-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: joanrocka ($28.45 in chips)
Seat 3: ernmic ($82.75 in chips)
Seat 4: 42llopi ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($13.50 in chips)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy ($13.50 in chips)
joanrocka: posts small blind $0.25
ernmic: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 4d 3d]
42llopi: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
G.Dmitriy: folds
joanrocka: calls $1.25
ernmic: folds
joanrocka: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8c 9d 8h 3d] [8d]
joanrocka: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
joanrocka: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $3.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.50 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: joanrocka (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: ernmic (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: plutoman20 collected ($3.35)
Seat 6: G.Dmitriy (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
Only my fourth hand at the table. If I was Jon I'd have folded instead of shoving, although I would have folded numerous better hands to his shove. Some people call big all-ins with draws; I'm not one of those people.
PokerStars Game #67631611868: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/17 6:41:55 ET
Table 'Amanda V' 7-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($32.55 in chips)
Seat 2: antoca901 ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 4: SARIIA ($24.35 in chips)
Seat 5: guitarlord66 ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 6: BADIM1965 ($9.80 in chips)
Seat 7: jon011 ($64.40 in chips)
SARIIA: posts small blind $0.25
guitarlord66: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
BADIM1965: folds
jon011: raises $1 to $1.50
plutoman20: raises $2.50 to $4
antoca901: folds
SARIIA: folds
guitarlord66: folds
jon011: raises $60.40 to $64.40 and is all-in
plutoman20: calls $28.55 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($31.85) returned to jon011
jon011: stands pat
plutoman20: stands pat on [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jon011: shows [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] (Lo: T,9,8,6,5)
plutoman20: shows [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2)
plutoman20 collected $62.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $65.85 Rake $3
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [6h 5c 7d 2d 4d] and won ($62.85) with Lo: 7,6,5,4,2
Seat 2: antoca901 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: SARIIA (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: guitarlord66 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: BADIM1965 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jon011 showed [5h 9s 8h 6s Tc] and lost with Lo: T,9,8,6,5
Hand 7
I posted this one on a forum. The consensus was that I should have just called the raise, mainly to balance my just-calling range but also because my eight flush outs seriously hurt me. I posted about a similar hand here (see hand 5); that time I chose a different (wrong?) option but also got away with it.
PokerStars Game #67825186325: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/21 5:36:30 ET
Table 'Sorga II' 7-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Sharles1988 ($31.60 in chips)
Seat 3: 42llopi ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 4: popaionut ($44.75 in chips)
Seat 6: apolo321 ($20.55 in chips)
Seat 7: plutoman20 ($25.50 in chips)
apolo321: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 6s 3s 5s]
mikey m1985 leaves the table
Sharles1988: raises $1 to $1.50
42llopi: folds
popaionut: folds
apolo321: folds
plutoman20: raises $3 to $4.50
Sharles1988: calls $3
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2s 7s 3s 5s] [9c]
Sharles1988: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $5
Sharles1988: folds
Uncalled bet ($5) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $8.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9.25 Rake $0.45
Seat 1: Sharles1988 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: 42llopi folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: apolo321 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($8.80)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
One in four chance I'll lose the lot
I tried to work out my risk of ruin today at work (in Excel - I think there are online poker calculators that do it but using those would have meant risking an additional kind of ruin). With 99 big bets left, and assuming a win rate of two big bets per hundred, I made it 24%.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
A shot from hell
Realising that I can't be playing poker if I want to "go anywhere", I took a shot at $2-$4 badugi tonight. I've played at that level before but on a much bigger bankroll. Tonight I dropped $122 in 231 hands, winning just three showdowns out of sixteen. At one stage I was up $50, having won two showdowns out of four, but then I got coolered left, right and centre. Remarkably the only winning hand I showed down after that was a 64A that picked off a snow. My bankroll is now $397 so three more sessions like that and this poker lark will finally be consigned to history.
Edit: I've now lost $387 in my last 615 hands at that limit (won 28% of showdowns). That's a win rate of -15.7 BB per 100. My win rate tonight (-13.2 BB per 100) represents an improvement!
Edit: I've now lost $387 in my last 615 hands at that limit (won 28% of showdowns). That's a win rate of -15.7 BB per 100. My win rate tonight (-13.2 BB per 100) represents an improvement!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Deserved better
In my second and last attempt at qualifying for the WCOOP single draw, I finished fourth out of twelve. The winner made it while the next two both got a useful $55 back. My "prize" was five bucks, i.e. a net loss of $28. Simply put, I deserved better.
Update: I wrote that within a minute or two of my exit; I was just a bit bummed I didn't make it, or at least snag one of the $55 rebates. There was no overlay but there was a mega-fish, which amounts to much the same thing. Unfortunately he got stupidly lucky, hitting two-card draws for fun as his 1500 starting stack grew to over 7000. He eventually grabbed one of the rebates. He hailed from Morocco; he and I chatted in French for a bit, which was good until someone said "English only please". I don't quite get Stars' ruling on that to be honest. The best thing about that satellite was that I didn't have to get up before six this morning.
I did play a successful cash session of single draw after the satellite. Here are two hands from that session in which I made $42:
Hand 1
What a call! I've never seen someone make a call like this (against me at least) in over 30,000 hands.
PokerStars Game #67242584642: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 6:49:14 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PsycoPro ($64.55 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($46.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuckila ($85.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($12.15 in chips)
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 7: franki167 ($10.15 in chips)
Jandrulo: posts small blind $0.25
maniitsoq39: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
franki167: folds
PsycoPro: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Chuckila: folds
Jandrulo: calls $1.25
maniitsoq39: calls $1
Jandrulo: discards 1 card
maniitsoq39: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
Jandrulo: checks
maniitsoq39: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
Jandrulo: calls $3
maniitsoq39: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] (Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives)
Jandrulo: shows [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] (Lo: a pair of Fours)
Jandrulo collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: PsycoPro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] and lost with Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 3: Chuckila (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo (small blind) showed [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] and won ($10) with Lo: a pair of Fours
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: franki167 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
This guy was really bad. He'd limp in the small blind with practically any hand. Whenever it folded round to him in the SB I'd just raise my BB and pat any hand (like this) and bet after the draw, unless I happened have a good one-card draw.
PokerStars Game #67244218404: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 7:45:56 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: wit_kras ($12.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($66.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Valera1961 ($48.65 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($11.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($3.50 in chips)
Seat 6: PlataZzz ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 7: popaionut ($17.15 in chips)
wit_kras: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
Valera1961: folds
Jandrulo: folds
Greg941: folds
PlataZzz: folds
popaionut: folds
wit_kras: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
wit_kras: calls $1
wit_kras: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
wit_kras: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
wit_kras: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $2.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: wit_kras (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($2.85)
Seat 3: Valera1961 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greg941 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PlataZzz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I'm currently playing badugi; there are some interesting monkey dynamics at my table.
Hand 3
Both my opponents reraised pre and drew two! Then the 32A effect kicked in, making for a ridiculously big pot when you consider that nobody had a badugi until the river.
PokerStars Game #67276917291: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:15:47 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($82.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 3: leyjenpa ($15 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($35.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($32 in chips)
inperator34: posts small blind $0.50
pj alexsis: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 3h 4c 6s]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: folds
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
Valya98: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [8s]
Valya98: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Valya98: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
Valya98: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [6c]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Valya98: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [Ad]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Valya98: folds
leyjenpa: calls $1 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Ad 3h 4c 6s] (Badugi: 6,4,3,A)
leyjenpa: shows [Qd 2d As 3c] (3-card: 3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $42.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: leyjenpa (button) showed [Qd 2d As 3c] and lost with a 3-card: 3,2,A
Seat 4: inperator34 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: pj alexsis (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [Ad 3h 4c 6s] and won ($42.50) with a Badugi: 6,4,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Valya98 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 4
I have no problem opening this double-suited hand on the button, or calling the flop bet in a bloated pot, but what about the turn? I think it could go either way.
PokerStars Game #67277006239: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:18:10 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($83.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.25 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($38 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($76.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($20 in chips)
ogotop76: posts small blind $0.50
Valya98: posts big blind $1
coolsori: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d 7c 7d]
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: calls $1.50
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [7c 7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [3c Kc]
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [3c Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [Js Kh]
ogotop76: bets $2
Valya98: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: folds
ogotop76: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
Valya98: discards 1 card
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $2
ogotop76: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Valya98: shows [6d 2c Ts As] (3-card: 6,2,A)
ogotop76: shows [6h 3s 4h 2d] (3-card: 4,3,2)
ogotop76 collected $23 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: inperator34 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pj alexsis folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: ogotop76 (small blind) showed [6h 3s 4h 2d] and won ($23) with a 3-card: 4,3,2
Seat 8: Valya98 (big blind) showed [6d 2c Ts As] and lost with a 3-card: 6,2,A
Update: I wrote that within a minute or two of my exit; I was just a bit bummed I didn't make it, or at least snag one of the $55 rebates. There was no overlay but there was a mega-fish, which amounts to much the same thing. Unfortunately he got stupidly lucky, hitting two-card draws for fun as his 1500 starting stack grew to over 7000. He eventually grabbed one of the rebates. He hailed from Morocco; he and I chatted in French for a bit, which was good until someone said "English only please". I don't quite get Stars' ruling on that to be honest. The best thing about that satellite was that I didn't have to get up before six this morning.
I did play a successful cash session of single draw after the satellite. Here are two hands from that session in which I made $42:
Hand 1
What a call! I've never seen someone make a call like this (against me at least) in over 30,000 hands.
PokerStars Game #67242584642: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 6:49:14 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PsycoPro ($64.55 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($46.60 in chips)
Seat 3: Chuckila ($85.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($12.15 in chips)
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 7: franki167 ($10.15 in chips)
Jandrulo: posts small blind $0.25
maniitsoq39: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
franki167: folds
PsycoPro: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
Chuckila: folds
Jandrulo: calls $1.25
maniitsoq39: calls $1
Jandrulo: discards 1 card
maniitsoq39: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d]
Jandrulo: checks
maniitsoq39: checks
plutoman20: bets $3
Jandrulo: calls $3
maniitsoq39: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] (Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives)
Jandrulo: shows [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] (Lo: a pair of Fours)
Jandrulo collected $10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.50 Rake $0.50
Seat 1: PsycoPro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: plutoman20 showed [5d 5c 3h 9s 9d] and lost with Lo: two pair, Nines and Fives
Seat 3: Chuckila (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo (small blind) showed [4d 7d 4h 2c 8c] and won ($10) with Lo: a pair of Fours
Seat 6: maniitsoq39 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: franki167 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
This guy was really bad. He'd limp in the small blind with practically any hand. Whenever it folded round to him in the SB I'd just raise my BB and pat any hand (like this) and bet after the draw, unless I happened have a good one-card draw.
PokerStars Game #67244218404: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/09 7:45:56 ET
Table 'Numidia III' 7-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: wit_kras ($12.35 in chips)
Seat 2: plutoman20 ($66.65 in chips)
Seat 3: Valera1961 ($48.65 in chips)
Seat 4: Jandrulo ($11.90 in chips)
Seat 5: Greg941 ($3.50 in chips)
Seat 6: PlataZzz ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 7: popaionut ($17.15 in chips)
wit_kras: posts small blind $0.25
plutoman20: posts big blind $0.50
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
Valera1961: folds
Jandrulo: folds
Greg941: folds
PlataZzz: folds
popaionut: folds
wit_kras: calls $0.25
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
wit_kras: calls $1
wit_kras: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: stands pat on [Ah Th 8h Td 5c]
wit_kras: checks
plutoman20: bets $2
wit_kras: folds
Uncalled bet ($2) returned to plutoman20
plutoman20 collected $2.85 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: wit_kras (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: plutoman20 (big blind) collected ($2.85)
Seat 3: Valera1961 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Jandrulo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Greg941 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: PlataZzz folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: popaionut (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I'm currently playing badugi; there are some interesting monkey dynamics at my table.
Hand 3
Both my opponents reraised pre and drew two! Then the 32A effect kicked in, making for a ridiculously big pot when you consider that nobody had a badugi until the river.
PokerStars Game #67276917291: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:15:47 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($82.25 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 3: leyjenpa ($15 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.75 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($50.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($35.25 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($32 in chips)
inperator34: posts small blind $0.50
pj alexsis: posts big blind $1
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8h 3h 4c 6s]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: folds
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $4
Betting is capped
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: calls $2
Valya98: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [8s]
Valya98: discards 2 cards
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: bets $1
Valya98: calls $1
leyjenpa: raises $1 to $2
plutoman20: calls $1
Valya98: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [8s]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [6c]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: calls $4
Valya98: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [6c]
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 4c 6s] [Ad]
Valya98: discards 1 card
leyjenpa: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
Valya98: bets $2
leyjenpa: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: raises $2 to $6
Valya98: folds
leyjenpa: calls $1 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Ad 3h 4c 6s] (Badugi: 6,4,3,A)
leyjenpa: shows [Qd 2d As 3c] (3-card: 3,2,A)
plutoman20 collected $42.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.50 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 3: leyjenpa (button) showed [Qd 2d As 3c] and lost with a 3-card: 3,2,A
Seat 4: inperator34 (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: pj alexsis (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 showed [Ad 3h 4c 6s] and won ($42.50) with a Badugi: 6,4,3,A
Seat 7: ogotop76 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Valya98 folded after the 3rd Draw
Hand 4
I have no problem opening this double-suited hand on the button, or calling the flop bet in a bloated pot, but what about the turn? I think it could go either way.
PokerStars Game #67277006239: Badugi Limit ($1/$2 USD) - 2011/09/09 20:18:10 ET
Table 'Tauris V' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: bellababy ($83.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Sparky73 ($39 in chips)
Seat 4: inperator34 ($100.25 in chips)
Seat 5: pj alexsis ($38 in chips)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($76.75 in chips)
Seat 7: ogotop76 ($38.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Valya98 ($20 in chips)
ogotop76: posts small blind $0.50
Valya98: posts big blind $1
coolsori: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d 7c 7d]
bellababy: folds
Sparky73: folds
inperator34: folds
pj alexsis: folds
plutoman20: raises $1 to $2
ogotop76: calls $1.50
Valya98: raises $1 to $3
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** FIRST DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [7c 7d]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [3c Kc]
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $1
plutoman20: calls $1
ogotop76: calls $1
*** SECOND DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 2 cards
Valya98: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [3c Kc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 5d] [Js Kh]
ogotop76: bets $2
Valya98: raises $2 to $4
plutoman20: folds
ogotop76: calls $2
*** THIRD DRAW ***
ogotop76: discards 1 card
Valya98: discards 1 card
ogotop76: checks
Valya98: bets $2
ogotop76: calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Valya98: shows [6d 2c Ts As] (3-card: 6,2,A)
ogotop76: shows [6h 3s 4h 2d] (3-card: 4,3,2)
ogotop76 collected $23 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24 Rake $1
Seat 1: bellababy folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Sparky73 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 4: inperator34 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 5: pj alexsis folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 6: plutoman20 (button) folded after the 2nd Draw
Seat 7: ogotop76 (small blind) showed [6h 3s 4h 2d] and won ($23) with a 3-card: 4,3,2
Seat 8: Valya98 (big blind) showed [6d 2c Ts As] and lost with a 3-card: 6,2,A
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Onwards and upwards
My bankroll has just broken through the $500 barrier. Last weekend was a pretty good one even if I couldn't make it into the $215 WCOOP single draw. Only five entered for the $33 satellite - the winner gained a place so there was a $50 overlay. Unfortunately I could only come third. This mini-tournament was a far cry from any of the KCL I'm used to - either the tight 25c/50c cash tables or the passive low-stakes tournaments. This was proper, loose aggressive KCL. It would have been a lot of fun if we weren't so short-stacked. I might give the satellite one more go tomorrow night.
My Sunday night finished with a win in a micro limit badugi tournament. When we got heads-up, I was behind for most of our protracted battle (134 hands), surviving an all-in when my Q8 badugi held up. I gradually clawed my way back. My opponent then survived three all-ins himself before I ended proceedings on my fourth match point.
As I was writing this, I played a single draw hand that I'd rather forget. Here I turn my 10-8-yuck into a bluff after the draw. I didn't stay above $500 for long.
PokerStars Game #67188999856: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/08 3:55:51 ET
Table 'Utra III' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($21.80 in chips)
Seat 3: slowmover40 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS ($20.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($27.25 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
version_05: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
slowmover40: folds
WithoutFishS: raises $2 to $3.50
Greg941: folds
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: raises $5.50 to $9
WithoutFishS: calls $5.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
WithoutFishS: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $12.80 and is all-in
WithoutFishS: calls $11.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] (Lo: T,8,7,6,5)
WithoutFishS: shows [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
WithoutFishS collected $39.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.35 Rake $2
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] and lost with Lo: T,8,7,6,5
Seat 3: slowmover40 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS (button) showed [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] and won ($39.35) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Update: After a half-decent $1/$2 badugi session, my bankroll is now $509. The player to my right in that session is someone I'll have to watch out for. He was capable of cleverly-chosen snows and slow-plays not usually seen at those stakes.
My Sunday night finished with a win in a micro limit badugi tournament. When we got heads-up, I was behind for most of our protracted battle (134 hands), surviving an all-in when my Q8 badugi held up. I gradually clawed my way back. My opponent then survived three all-ins himself before I ended proceedings on my fourth match point.
As I was writing this, I played a single draw hand that I'd rather forget. Here I turn my 10-8-yuck into a bluff after the draw. I didn't stay above $500 for long.
PokerStars Game #67188999856: Single Draw 2-7 Lowball No Limit ($0.25/$0.50 USD) - 2011/09/08 3:55:51 ET
Table 'Utra III' 7-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 ($21.80 in chips)
Seat 3: slowmover40 ($24.45 in chips)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS ($20.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Greg941 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 7: pedorretas31 ($27.25 in chips)
Greg941: posts small blind $0.25
pedorretas31: posts big blind $0.50
version_05: sits out
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
plutoman20: raises $1 to $1.50
slowmover40: folds
WithoutFishS: raises $2 to $3.50
Greg941: folds
pedorretas31: folds
plutoman20: raises $5.50 to $9
WithoutFishS: calls $5.50
plutoman20: stands pat on [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d]
WithoutFishS: discards 1 card
plutoman20: bets $12.80 and is all-in
WithoutFishS: calls $11.30 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($1.50) returned to plutoman20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] (Lo: T,8,7,6,5)
WithoutFishS: shows [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] (Lo: 9,7,6,4,2)
WithoutFishS collected $39.35 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.35 Rake $2
Seat 1: plutoman20 showed [Td 5h 7c 6h 8d] and lost with Lo: T,8,7,6,5
Seat 3: slowmover40 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: WithoutFishS (button) showed [2d 4d 6s 7d 9d] and won ($39.35) with Lo: 9,7,6,4,2
Seat 6: Greg941 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: pedorretas31 (big blind) folded before Flop
Update: After a half-decent $1/$2 badugi session, my bankroll is now $509. The player to my right in that session is someone I'll have to watch out for. He was capable of cleverly-chosen snows and slow-plays not usually seen at those stakes.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
August monthly report
I'm happy to report that I made $290 in August, which is pretty good going when you consider that I started the month with just a few "cash" dollars and a few tournament dollars. My bankroll is now $303. I did hit the speed wobbles towards the end of the month though - most notably in a car-crash one-hour triple draw session - and am now sitting almost $50 off my high for the month. I might have a crack at satelliting into the $215 (wow!) single draw WCOOP event at the weekend.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Can't keep me away
Well I cashed out of Poker Stars in June (I also cashed out of Full Tilt, but who knows whether I'll ever see that money, which Phil Ivey might have blown on craps for all I know).
First a friend from Auckland wanted to play NLHE with me for play money. I gave him 400,000 chips so we could play at the high-stakes (!) tables; to be honest after playing for real money the pretend stuff doesn't really cut it. He and I were just about the only two players who ever folded pre-flop but he made it a bit too obvious when he had a big starting hand. It was a bit of fun I guess.
I had no cash left on Stars but I did have $32 of tournament money. There's a $215 single draw WCOOP tourney next month and I wanted to see if I could qualify for it, but there were no decent satellites scheduled so I fired up some micro badugi tournaments which I find blissfully stress-free, and now have a cash bankroll (if you can call it that) of $66. In my first few attempts I "bricked out" and thought I might exhaust all my T$, but I snagged a first and a second in quick succession as well as a bunch of fourths.
Hand 1
This hand came from a tournament I played last night. Only three paid. I was virtually dead and buried but hit a seriously jammy two-card last draw. From there I completed an unlikely victory, overcoming a five-to-one chip disadvantage to beat ShakirR in just 23 hands of heads-up play. I rode my luck a bit, but was very pleased with how I played heads-up.
PokerStars Game #65602422527: Tournament #420513185, $3.00+$0.30 USD Badugi Limit - Level X (500/1000) - 2011/08/06 6:20:54 ET
Table '420513185 1' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: catfishapila (5420 in chips)
Seat 3: Kadorci (2965 in chips)
Seat 5: ShakirR (16285 in chips)
Seat 7: bobina10 (5160 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 (1670 in chips)
catfishapila: posts small blind 250
Kadorci: posts big blind 500
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac Th Ks]
ShakirR: folds
bobina10: calls 500
plutoman20: raises 500 to 1000
catfishapila: folds
Kadorci: folds
bobina10: calls 500
*** FIRST DRAW ***
bobina10: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d Ac Th Ks]
bobina10: bets 500
plutoman20: raises 170 to 670 and is all-in
bobina10: calls 170
*** SECOND DRAW ***
bobina10: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Th Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac] [As Kd]
*** THIRD DRAW ***
bobina10: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [As Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac] [9h 4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bobina10: shows [9c 7h 2s Ad] (Badugi: 9,7,2,A)
plutoman20: shows [2d Ac 9h 4s] (Badugi: 9,4,2,A)
plutoman20 collected 4090 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4090 Rake 0
Seat 1: catfishapila (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Kadorci (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: ShakirR folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bobina10 showed [9c 7h 2s Ad] and lost with a Badugi: 9,7,2,A
Seat 8: plutoman20 (button) showed [2d Ac 9h 4s] and won (4090) with a Badugi: 9,4,2,A
Hand 2
Four paid this time. I had a very ugly-looking tri hand here and never expected it to be good. With four left I grabbed a slender chip lead only to get rivered and lose nearly half my stack. Shortly after that I was dealt a pat 8-7 but ran straight into a dealt number seven and my promising position turned into a min-cash.
PokerStars Game #65640416707: Tournament #420514609, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Pot Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2011/08/06 22:48:49 ET
Table '420514609 2' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: plutoman20 (1485 in chips)
Seat 4: MasetheShark (5945 in chips)
Seat 5: R0B_45 (3775 in chips)
Seat 6: minoti_123 (5985 in chips)
Seat 7: ROMA1207 (8020 in chips)
Seat 8: xbelieverx (13790 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind 100
MasetheShark: posts big blind 200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 4s Ks 5d]
R0B_45: raises 400 to 600
minoti_123: calls 600
ROMA1207: folds
xbelieverx: folds
plutoman20: calls 500
MasetheShark: calls 400
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 4s 5d] [6h]
MasetheShark: discards 1 card
R0B_45: discards 1 card
minoti_123: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
MasetheShark: checks
R0B_45: bets 2400
minoti_123: folds
plutoman20: calls 885 and is all-in
MasetheShark: folds
Uncalled bet (1515) returned to R0B_45
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [7h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 5d 6h] [Td]
R0B_45: discards 1 card
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 5d 6h] [9h]
R0B_45: discards 1 card
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9h 4s 6h 5d] (3-card: 6,5,4)
R0B_45: shows [9d Ac 5s Js] (3-card: 9,5,A)
plutoman20 collected 4170 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4170 Rake 0
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [9h 4s 6h 5d] and won (4170) with a 3-card: 6,5,4
Seat 4: MasetheShark (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 5: R0B_45 showed [9d Ac 5s Js] and lost with a 3-card: 9,5,A
Seat 6: minoti_123 folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 7: ROMA1207 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: xbelieverx (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 3
This one is straight out of the good folds file. In this crazy six-way family pot I might have been better off drawing two. I was pretty sure at least one of my opponents had at least a smooth seven here. I was short-stacked for most of this tournament (I'm getting used to that!), playing patiently but aggressively with the chips I did have. I was excited to get dealt a pat 8-6 on the bubble with four remaining but unfortunately I ran into a pat 7-6 for my second straight short-handed monstering.
PokerStars Game #65642470004: Tournament #420512840, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Pot Limit - Level II (20/40) - 2011/08/07 0:32:08 ET
Table '420512840 1' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 (1550 in chips)
Seat 2: Lady Debbi (1180 in chips)
Seat 4: dark tetris (3460 in chips)
Seat 5: skinlan (1660 in chips)
Seat 6: METATR0N (1420 in chips)
Seat 7: BJW..26974 (850 in chips)
BJW..26974: posts small blind 20
plutoman20: posts big blind 40
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h Qh 2c]
Lady Debbi: calls 40
dark tetris: calls 40
skinlan: calls 40
METATR0N: calls 40
BJW..26974: calls 20
plutoman20: checks
*** FIRST DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Kh]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: checks
plutoman20: checks
Lady Debbi: checks
dark tetris: checks
skinlan: checks
METATR0N: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Qc]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: checks
plutoman20: checks
Lady Debbi: checks
dark tetris: checks
skinlan: checks
METATR0N: checks
*** THIRD DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Ad]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: bets 120
plutoman20: raises 170 to 290
Lady Debbi: raises 170 to 460
dark tetris: folds
skinlan: folds
METATR0N: folds
BJW..26974: raises 350 to 810 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Lady Debbi: calls 350
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BJW..26974: shows [2h 6c 3s 5d] (Badugi: 6,5,3,2)
Lady Debbi: shows [4s 6h Ac 7d] (Badugi: 7,6,4,A)
BJW..26974 collected 2150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2150 Rake 0
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: Lady Debbi showed [4s 6h Ac 7d] and lost with a Badugi: 7,6,4,A
Seat 4: dark tetris folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: skinlan folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: METATR0N (button) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 7: BJW..26974 (small blind) showed [2h 6c 3s 5d] and won (2150) with a Badugi: 6,5,3,2
First a friend from Auckland wanted to play NLHE with me for play money. I gave him 400,000 chips so we could play at the high-stakes (!) tables; to be honest after playing for real money the pretend stuff doesn't really cut it. He and I were just about the only two players who ever folded pre-flop but he made it a bit too obvious when he had a big starting hand. It was a bit of fun I guess.
I had no cash left on Stars but I did have $32 of tournament money. There's a $215 single draw WCOOP tourney next month and I wanted to see if I could qualify for it, but there were no decent satellites scheduled so I fired up some micro badugi tournaments which I find blissfully stress-free, and now have a cash bankroll (if you can call it that) of $66. In my first few attempts I "bricked out" and thought I might exhaust all my T$, but I snagged a first and a second in quick succession as well as a bunch of fourths.
Hand 1
This hand came from a tournament I played last night. Only three paid. I was virtually dead and buried but hit a seriously jammy two-card last draw. From there I completed an unlikely victory, overcoming a five-to-one chip disadvantage to beat ShakirR in just 23 hands of heads-up play. I rode my luck a bit, but was very pleased with how I played heads-up.
PokerStars Game #65602422527: Tournament #420513185, $3.00+$0.30 USD Badugi Limit - Level X (500/1000) - 2011/08/06 6:20:54 ET
Table '420513185 1' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: catfishapila (5420 in chips)
Seat 3: Kadorci (2965 in chips)
Seat 5: ShakirR (16285 in chips)
Seat 7: bobina10 (5160 in chips)
Seat 8: plutoman20 (1670 in chips)
catfishapila: posts small blind 250
Kadorci: posts big blind 500
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac Th Ks]
ShakirR: folds
bobina10: calls 500
plutoman20: raises 500 to 1000
catfishapila: folds
Kadorci: folds
bobina10: calls 500
*** FIRST DRAW ***
bobina10: discards 1 card
plutoman20: stands pat on [2d Ac Th Ks]
bobina10: bets 500
plutoman20: raises 170 to 670 and is all-in
bobina10: calls 170
*** SECOND DRAW ***
bobina10: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [Th Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac] [As Kd]
*** THIRD DRAW ***
bobina10: stands pat
plutoman20: discards 2 cards [As Kd]
Dealt to plutoman20 [2d Ac] [9h 4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bobina10: shows [9c 7h 2s Ad] (Badugi: 9,7,2,A)
plutoman20: shows [2d Ac 9h 4s] (Badugi: 9,4,2,A)
plutoman20 collected 4090 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4090 Rake 0
Seat 1: catfishapila (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 3: Kadorci (big blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: ShakirR folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bobina10 showed [9c 7h 2s Ad] and lost with a Badugi: 9,7,2,A
Seat 8: plutoman20 (button) showed [2d Ac 9h 4s] and won (4090) with a Badugi: 9,4,2,A
Hand 2
Four paid this time. I had a very ugly-looking tri hand here and never expected it to be good. With four left I grabbed a slender chip lead only to get rivered and lose nearly half my stack. Shortly after that I was dealt a pat 8-7 but ran straight into a dealt number seven and my promising position turned into a min-cash.
PokerStars Game #65640416707: Tournament #420514609, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Pot Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2011/08/06 22:48:49 ET
Table '420514609 2' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: plutoman20 (1485 in chips)
Seat 4: MasetheShark (5945 in chips)
Seat 5: R0B_45 (3775 in chips)
Seat 6: minoti_123 (5985 in chips)
Seat 7: ROMA1207 (8020 in chips)
Seat 8: xbelieverx (13790 in chips)
plutoman20: posts small blind 100
MasetheShark: posts big blind 200
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 4s Ks 5d]
R0B_45: raises 400 to 600
minoti_123: calls 600
ROMA1207: folds
xbelieverx: folds
plutoman20: calls 500
MasetheShark: calls 400
*** FIRST DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Ks]
Dealt to plutoman20 [7h 4s 5d] [6h]
MasetheShark: discards 1 card
R0B_45: discards 1 card
minoti_123: discards 1 card
plutoman20: checks
MasetheShark: checks
R0B_45: bets 2400
minoti_123: folds
plutoman20: calls 885 and is all-in
MasetheShark: folds
Uncalled bet (1515) returned to R0B_45
*** SECOND DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [7h]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 5d 6h] [Td]
R0B_45: discards 1 card
*** THIRD DRAW ***
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Td]
Dealt to plutoman20 [4s 5d 6h] [9h]
R0B_45: discards 1 card
*** SHOW DOWN ***
plutoman20: shows [9h 4s 6h 5d] (3-card: 6,5,4)
R0B_45: shows [9d Ac 5s Js] (3-card: 9,5,A)
plutoman20 collected 4170 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4170 Rake 0
Seat 3: plutoman20 (small blind) showed [9h 4s 6h 5d] and won (4170) with a 3-card: 6,5,4
Seat 4: MasetheShark (big blind) folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 5: R0B_45 showed [9d Ac 5s Js] and lost with a 3-card: 9,5,A
Seat 6: minoti_123 folded after the 1st Draw
Seat 7: ROMA1207 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Seat 8: xbelieverx (button) folded before the Draw (didn't bet)
Hand 3
This one is straight out of the good folds file. In this crazy six-way family pot I might have been better off drawing two. I was pretty sure at least one of my opponents had at least a smooth seven here. I was short-stacked for most of this tournament (I'm getting used to that!), playing patiently but aggressively with the chips I did have. I was excited to get dealt a pat 8-6 on the bubble with four remaining but unfortunately I ran into a pat 7-6 for my second straight short-handed monstering.
PokerStars Game #65642470004: Tournament #420512840, $2.00+$0.20 USD Badugi Pot Limit - Level II (20/40) - 2011/08/07 0:32:08 ET
Table '420512840 1' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: plutoman20 (1550 in chips)
Seat 2: Lady Debbi (1180 in chips)
Seat 4: dark tetris (3460 in chips)
Seat 5: skinlan (1660 in chips)
Seat 6: METATR0N (1420 in chips)
Seat 7: BJW..26974 (850 in chips)
BJW..26974: posts small blind 20
plutoman20: posts big blind 40
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h Qh 2c]
Lady Debbi: calls 40
dark tetris: calls 40
skinlan: calls 40
METATR0N: calls 40
BJW..26974: calls 20
plutoman20: checks
*** FIRST DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 2 cards
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Kh]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: checks
plutoman20: checks
Lady Debbi: checks
dark tetris: checks
skinlan: checks
METATR0N: checks
*** SECOND DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Kh]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Qc]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: checks
plutoman20: checks
Lady Debbi: checks
dark tetris: checks
skinlan: checks
METATR0N: checks
*** THIRD DRAW ***
BJW..26974: discards 1 card
plutoman20: discards 1 card [Qc]
Dealt to plutoman20 [8s 4h 2c] [Ad]
Lady Debbi: discards 1 card
dark tetris: discards 1 card
skinlan: discards 1 card
METATR0N: discards 1 card
BJW..26974: bets 120
plutoman20: raises 170 to 290
Lady Debbi: raises 170 to 460
dark tetris: folds
skinlan: folds
METATR0N: folds
BJW..26974: raises 350 to 810 and is all-in
plutoman20: folds
Lady Debbi: calls 350
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BJW..26974: shows [2h 6c 3s 5d] (Badugi: 6,5,3,2)
Lady Debbi: shows [4s 6h Ac 7d] (Badugi: 7,6,4,A)
BJW..26974 collected 2150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2150 Rake 0
Seat 1: plutoman20 (big blind) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 2: Lady Debbi showed [4s 6h Ac 7d] and lost with a Badugi: 7,6,4,A
Seat 4: dark tetris folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 5: skinlan folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 6: METATR0N (button) folded after the 3rd Draw
Seat 7: BJW..26974 (small blind) showed [2h 6c 3s 5d] and won (2150) with a Badugi: 6,5,3,2
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The whys of online poker
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, Full Tilt’s licence was suspended last week. Luckily I cashed out of there two or three weeks ago, but will the cheque ($1400 and change) even arrive? And will it bounce when I try to cash it? There are players with scarily large amounts tied up on that site – five years’ average salary kind of amounts – who can’t cash out and fear the money might be gone for ever.
Assuming I do get my money I’ll finally be able to forget about my poker “career”. So why do people dabble (or a lot more) in this online poker lark in the first place?
1. To make money, obviously. But just as obviously most people don’t. I’m guessing 20% of players finish in the black in any given year. For me that was part of the motivation but deep down I knew I lacked the balls to play at high enough stakes to make serious dosh.
2. To have fun, get a buzz, all that stuff.
3. To give one’s brain a workout. The scenery constantly changes; having to react quickly to situations gave me a lot of mental stimulation. This was a pretty big motivator for me.
4. To boost one’s ego by outdoing certain other players, trash-talking in chat, and getting recognition for winning this or that tournament. I never ceased to be amazed at the egos that some players have. That part of the online poker scene left me cold to be honest. In the draw games that I played, people tended to me more civil than is the case at your average hold ’em table, and if they weren’t I’d just switch off chat.
5. To get involved in the poker community, socialise with other players on forums, or joke about how a certain hand played out.
6. To escape from real life, as an alternative to recreational drugs. That was my biggest motivator of all. The realisation of this (and my new situation of trying to pursue a business idea while holding down a full-time job) made me give up.
Finally, I loved this article about Black Friday that Andrew Brokos posted on Twoplustwo, particularly the bit about the meaninglessness of other (non-poker) jobs. I entirely agreed with him.
Assuming I do get my money I’ll finally be able to forget about my poker “career”. So why do people dabble (or a lot more) in this online poker lark in the first place?
1. To make money, obviously. But just as obviously most people don’t. I’m guessing 20% of players finish in the black in any given year. For me that was part of the motivation but deep down I knew I lacked the balls to play at high enough stakes to make serious dosh.
2. To have fun, get a buzz, all that stuff.
3. To give one’s brain a workout. The scenery constantly changes; having to react quickly to situations gave me a lot of mental stimulation. This was a pretty big motivator for me.
4. To boost one’s ego by outdoing certain other players, trash-talking in chat, and getting recognition for winning this or that tournament. I never ceased to be amazed at the egos that some players have. That part of the online poker scene left me cold to be honest. In the draw games that I played, people tended to me more civil than is the case at your average hold ’em table, and if they weren’t I’d just switch off chat.
5. To get involved in the poker community, socialise with other players on forums, or joke about how a certain hand played out.
6. To escape from real life, as an alternative to recreational drugs. That was my biggest motivator of all. The realisation of this (and my new situation of trying to pursue a business idea while holding down a full-time job) made me give up.
Finally, I loved this article about Black Friday that Andrew Brokos posted on Twoplustwo, particularly the bit about the meaninglessness of other (non-poker) jobs. I entirely agreed with him.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
June monthly report (my last!)
Where did half a year go?
Two years ago I joined Carbon Poker, mainly because it had badugi freerolls. I never deposited a penny on the site and almost forgot I still had the account. Then last weekend I fired up the site again to see what their wacky half-pot limit version of badugi was like. It was five-handed with antes instead of blinds. Often everyone would check pre-draw and the five players would draw a dozen or more cards between them. I never saw anyone bet less than the max (maybe you weren't allowed to) so it played out like a limit game but with limits that increased rapidly at each round. After watching some online poker (which is surely a bigger waste of time than playing it) I entered a hold 'em freeroll in a flashback to 2009. There were over 3000 entrants of which 24 got some kind of payout; blinds increased every seven minutes. Almost amusingly I sucked out left, right and centre only to finish 32nd.
I cashed out of both Stars and Full Tilt. The Stars cheque (in Aussie dollars) was sent via courier in double-quick time; in contrast Full Tilt needed a rather embarrassing photo of me holding a piece of ID, and sent the cheque (which I've yet to receive) by snail mail.
Well I made $61 in June (including a $50 bonus!) putting me $1414 ahead for 2011 and $9004 lifetime. This weekend I'll post about the whys of online poker, I promise :)
Two years ago I joined Carbon Poker, mainly because it had badugi freerolls. I never deposited a penny on the site and almost forgot I still had the account. Then last weekend I fired up the site again to see what their wacky half-pot limit version of badugi was like. It was five-handed with antes instead of blinds. Often everyone would check pre-draw and the five players would draw a dozen or more cards between them. I never saw anyone bet less than the max (maybe you weren't allowed to) so it played out like a limit game but with limits that increased rapidly at each round. After watching some online poker (which is surely a bigger waste of time than playing it) I entered a hold 'em freeroll in a flashback to 2009. There were over 3000 entrants of which 24 got some kind of payout; blinds increased every seven minutes. Almost amusingly I sucked out left, right and centre only to finish 32nd.
I cashed out of both Stars and Full Tilt. The Stars cheque (in Aussie dollars) was sent via courier in double-quick time; in contrast Full Tilt needed a rather embarrassing photo of me holding a piece of ID, and sent the cheque (which I've yet to receive) by snail mail.
Well I made $61 in June (including a $50 bonus!) putting me $1414 ahead for 2011 and $9004 lifetime. This weekend I'll post about the whys of online poker, I promise :)
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