Hands

Just a few hands. Not really much of interest here, TBH, but just an indication that, every so often, you do get some easy money coming along. You just mustn't let yourself be scared.


The day had started badly at another table, where my Aces ran into Queens.

$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, October 19, 14:02

Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 5: Hero ( $424.80 USD )
Seat 4: Fortuna78 ( $456.80 USD )
Seat 6: RoomNr22 ( $400 USD )
Seat 1: SIIRTYJA ( $911.40 USD )
Seat 2: ZAPOROJEZ07 ( $252.99 USD )
Seat 7: armon ( $417.89 USD )
Seat 8: cfcpaul666 ( $551.52 USD )
Seat 9: franky64111 ( $376.85 USD )
Seat 3: yerdem999 ( $541.22 USD )
Hero posts small blind [$2 USD].
RoomNr22 posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to Hero [ A◊; A♠ ]

armon folds
cfcpaul666 folds
franky64111 folds
SIIRTYJA raises [$12 USD]
ZAPOROJEZ07 calls [$12 USD]
yerdem999 raises [$20 USD]
Fortuna78 folds
Hero raises [$84 USD]
RoomNr22 folds
SIIRTYJA folds
ZAPOROJEZ07 raises [$240 USD]
yerdem999 folds
Hero raises [$332 USD]
ZAPOROJEZ07 is all-In [$0.99 USD]

** Dealing Flop ** [ Q♣;, T◊;, 6◊; ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4♠ ]
** Dealing River ** [ 2♡; ]

Hero shows [ A◊;, A♠ ]a pair of Aces.
ZAPOROJEZ07 shows [ Q♡;, Q◊; ]three of a kind, Queens.

Hero wins $165.01 USD from the side pot 1 with a pair of Aces.
ZAPOROJEZ07 wins $538.98 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Queens.

This next hand qualifies as one of the great madnesses. I just stared in disbelief, wondering if I had misread the board. But, no, I hadn't.


$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, October 19, 14:15:52
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 8: Hero ( $400 USD )
Seat 7: Fortuna78 ( $400 USD )
Seat 1: HughPowell ( $359.60 USD )
Seat 2: SIIRTYJA ( $450.25 USD )
Seat 9: Tigrezzz ( $80 USD )
Seat 4: TomPlewman ( $394 USD )
Seat 5: TOTAL LAG ( $1,760.67 USD )
Seat 3: Wc3MyWorld ( $64 USD )
Seat 6: fadingmaid ( $419.35 USD )
fadingmaid posts small blind [$2 USD].
Fortuna78 posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to Hero [ 8♠ 8◊; ]
Hero calls [$4 USD]
I am looking to see flops with pairs relatively cheaply. I can stand one raise from the nutter pre-flop.

HughPowell raises [$12 USD]
SIIRTYJA raises [$40 USD]
Wc3MyWorld folds
TomPlewman folds
TOTAL LAG raises [$68 USD]
fadingmaid folds
Fortuna78 folds
Hero folds
HughPowell folds
SIIRTYJA raises [$160 USD]
TOTAL LAG calls [$132 USD]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 7♣;, 8♡;, K◊; ]

SIIRTYJA bets [$100 USD]
TOTAL LAG calls [$100 USD]

** Dealing Turn ** [ K♡; ]

SIIRTYJA is all-In [$150.25 USD]
TOTAL LAG calls [$150.25 USD]

** Dealing River ** [ Q◊; ]

SIIRTYJA shows [ K♣;, K♠ ]four of a kind, Kings.
TOTAL LAG shows [ 5◊;, 4◊; ]a pair of Kings.

The time at which hand ended:Oct 19 2009 14:17 EDT
SIIRTYJA wins $919 USD from the main pot with four of a kind, Kings.


It became clear that you just had to wait for the right hand against this guy. He could be quite tricky post-flop (the above piece of insanity notwithstanding) so what I really wanted was to get the money in pre-flop when I was favourite. I managed this just twice….

$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, October 19, 14:46:53
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: AspAstier ( $76 USD )
Seat 8: Hero ( $400 USD )
Seat 7: Fortuna78 ( $412 USD )
Seat 4: TomPlewman ( $435.90 USD )
Seat 5: TOTAL LAG ( $1,640.67 USD )
Seat 3: Wc3MyWorld ( $101.54 USD )
Seat 2: YoMamaSaid ( $0 USD )
Seat 6: fadingmaid ( $411.90 USD )
Seat 9: sannih ( $400 USD )
TomPlewman posts small blind [$2 USD].
TOTAL LAG posts big blind [$4 USD].

** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to Hero [ K♡; A♠ ]

fadingmaid folds
Fortuna78 folds
Hero calls [$4 USD]
AspAstier folds
Wc3MyWorld calls [$4 USD]
TomPlewman calls [$2 USD]
TOTAL LAG raises [$24 USD]
Hero raises [$112 USD]
Wc3MyWorld folds
TomPlewman folds
TOTAL LAG raises [$176 USD]
Hero is all-In [$284 USD]
TOTAL LAG calls [$196 USD]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 4◊;, 4♣;, 3♡; ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ T◊; ]
** Dealing River ** [ 9◊; ]

TOTAL LAG shows [ T♡;, Q♡; ]two pairs, Tens and Fours.
Hero doesn't show [ K♡;, A♠ ]a pair of Fours.

The time at which hand ended:Oct 19 2009 14:48 EDT
TOTAL LAG wins $804.50 USD from the main pot with two pairs, Tens and Fours.


CHIPS!



$400 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, October 19, 14:56:09
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: AspAstier ( $804.50 USD )
Seat 8: Hero ( $400 USD )
Seat 7: Fortuna78 ( $416.90 USD )
Seat 3: RunningHORST ( $400 USD )
Seat 4: TomPlewman ( $442.80 USD )
Seat 5: TOTAL LAG ( $1,528.93 USD )
Seat 2: YoMamaSaid ( $392 USD )
Seat 6: fadingmaid ( $403.80 USD )
Seat 9: sannih ( $400 USD )
Hero posts small blind [$2 USD].
sannih posts big blind [$4 USD].
** Dealing down cards **

Dealt to Hero [ A♣; K◊; ]
AspAstier folds
YoMamaSaid folds
RunningHORST folds
TomPlewman raises [$8 USD]
TOTAL LAG raises [$56 USD]
fadingmaid folds
Fortuna78 folds
Hero raises [$154 USD]
sannih folds
TomPlewman folds
TOTAL LAG raises [$200 USD]
Hero is all-In [$244 USD]
TOTAL LAG calls [$144 USD]

** Dealing Flop ** [ 3◊;, 8♠, 7♣; ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J♣; ]
** Dealing River ** [ 5♣; ]

TOTAL LAG shows [ 2◊;, 4◊; ]high card Jack.

Hero shows [ A♣;, K◊; ]high card Ace.
The time at which hand ended:Oct 19 2009 14:56 EDT

Hero wins $808.50 USD from the main pot with high card, Ace.


I ended up down about $500 for an 833-hand session, with an EV of plus $127. But, as I said, I had run v good earlier in the month. These things happen. What I was most pleased with was my lack of emotional response once I had stood up from the tables. Indeed, when I woke up the following morning, I had to have a think for a few seconds to remember whether I had won or lost….


In 96 hands TOTAL LAG won or lost more than $100 in 18 of them. He won $442 with an EV of minus $550, and he had an all-in situation in 18 of the 96 hands. I keep hoping and praying that he will reappear. Oh, and he was from Russia!