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peterbirksCold for London last night. I know it's cold if the supercharged Bently boiler is struggling to keep the flat warm, and it was this morning. Google told me it was minus 4, so I didn't even need to open the window to check.
I'm off to Birmingham in a couple of hours. Taking the laptop, although I doubt that the Thistle has got as far as a working Internet system. Any advertised wireless internet connection is guaranteed (a) to be non-functioning and (b) to have no-one on hand who knows how to make it functioning. So, I'm not optimistic.
Here's some hands, put together a different way:
One thing that worries me about the hand histories posted on blogs is that there is inevitably a filtering process involved. This struck me as I was reading Phil Gordon’s blue book of hands. Nice though the idea is, I fear that when you have 99, you will not flop 953 rainbow all the time (or, in my case, ever).
So, I decided to take a ‘difficult’ hand (in this case, JJ, 4 off the button) — a type of hand that you often see people posting “I HATE JACKS” about. The reason that people hate Jacks is that it tends to win small and lose big. Hands like (say) 87s or 66 tend to lose small and win big. Buit that does not make 87s or 66 better than JJ. Because JJ wins small quite often. You just tend to forget those hands. And, sometimes, JJ can win big.
So, how about taking my last 10 hands of JJ, 4 off the button, on a particular site.
Here they are, with occasional comments. If anything, it should show how “routine” 99% of poker is. These are the bits that you have to get right, not the “big” hands. Online, during the day, the big hands tend to even out. It’s in the chisslin’ that the profit is made.
Raised 3x5bb. No action:
GAME #722895825: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-11-14 21:39:05
Table Enderby
Seat 1: Hero ($181.60 in chips)
Seat 2: tinpuri ($226.90 in chips)
Seat 3: bugerthis ($289.45 in chips)
Seat 4: bigkick92 ($94.10 in chips)
Seat 5: chiliDave ($95.00 in chips) DEALER
Seat 7: AKvsQQ ($151.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Hooorny ($40.00 in chips)
Seat 9: Flush738 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 10: joggas1 ($87.00 in chips)
AKvsQQ: Post SB $1.00
Hooorny: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♣ J♡]
Flush738: Fold
joggas1: Fold
Hero: Raise $7.00
tinpuri: Fold
bugerthis: Fold
bigkick92: Fold
chiliDave: Fold
AKvsQQ: Fold
Hooorny: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $10.00
+++++
Raised 3xBB. One caller (Big Blind). Continued with 83% of pot bet. Big Blind folded.
GAME #689877341: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-17 11:01:10
Table Ensenada
Seat 1: crozmoxos ($92.40 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 4: wangzhongwang168 ($4.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Heinzi311 ($56.33 in chips)
Seat 7: Franky4Finga ($67.00 in chips)
Seat 9: ynni ($100.10 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: foxynadja ($38.75 in chips)
foxynadja: Post SB $0.50
crozmoxos: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♠ J♡]
Hero: Raise $3.00
wangzhongwang168: Fold
Heinzi311: Fold
Franky4Finga: Fold
ynni: Fold
foxynadja: Fold
crozmoxos: Call $2.00
*** FLOP *** [5◊ 4◊ 3◊]
crozmoxos: Check
Hero: Bet $5.00
crozmoxos: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11.20 Rake $0.30
Hero: wins $11.20
++++++++
Raised to 4xBB. No action.
GAME #674295363: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-02 21:59:44
Table Cardinalfish
Seat 1: Hero ($114.50 in chips)
Seat 2: capzio ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 3: ThirtySeconds ($91.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Fakarava ($57.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Fresco32 ($20.00 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: bobalicious21 ($88.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Elverians ($108.35 in chips)
Seat 8: foxynadja ($53.70 in chips)
Seat 9: eniro ($101.60 in chips)
Seat 10: kreok ($18.00 in chips)
bobalicious21: Post SB $0.50
Elverians: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J♠]
foxynadja: Fold
eniro: Fold
kreok: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
capzio: Fold
ThirtySeconds: Fold
Fakarava: Fold
Fresco32: Fold
bobalicious21: Fold
Elverians: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.50 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.50
++++++++++++++++
Raised to 3.5xbb. No action
GAME #674249502: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-02 21:20:29
Table Cardinalfish
Seat 1: Hero ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 2: capzio ($95.26 in chips)
Seat 3: Freshling ($114.65 in chips)
Seat 4: anakontas ($111.55 in chips)
Seat 5: Fresco32 ($19.85 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: bobalicious21 ($32.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Elverians ($111.95 in chips)
Seat 8: foxynadja ($46.25 in chips)
Seat 9: Barbercone ($55.85 in chips)
Seat 10: kreok ($17.50 in chips)
bobalicious21: Post SB $0.50
Elverians: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J♠]
foxynadja: Fold
Barbercone: Fold
kreok: Fold
Hero: Raise $3.50
capzio: Fold
Freshling: Fold
anakontas: Fold
Fresco32: Fold
bobalicious21: Fold
Elverians: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.00
++++++++++++++
Raised to 3.5xbb. No action
GAME #660115998: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-18 20:42:28
Table Esperanza
Seat 1: Fakarava ($140.80 in chips)
Seat 2: gamblorised ($27.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($103.50 in chips)
Seat 5: teacisback ($252.15 in chips)
Seat 6: NESTOR50 ($44.80 in chips)
Seat 7: Stacks77 ($68.85 in chips)
Seat 9: koeln77 ($89.90 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: klim83 ($19.00 in chips)
klim83: Post SB $0.50
Fakarava: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J◊ J♣]
gamblorised: Fold
Hero: Raise $3.50
teacisback: Fold
NESTOR50: Fold
Stacks77: Fold
koeln77: Fold
klim83: Fold
Fakarava: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.00
+++++++++
Raised to 4xbb. Called in CO and called by button. Continued with 10/13 pot bet on rag flop. Mini-raised by player with 39/4 numbers pre-flop and total aggressin factor of 0.51. Also this was 40% of his stack. Guy has hit his set most of the time here. No possible flush for him and he wouldn’t have cold-called with 86. Might be QQ, but set would be my favourite. The only hand I can be beating here is TT. I fold.
GAME #649898615: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-08 13:44:11
Table "TURBO" Terre Haute�
Seat 1: akulafish ($141.90 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($78.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Teemu877877 ($57.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Vulkanette ($59.37 in chips)
Seat 6: PaceOut ($34.62 in chips)
Seat 7: ACER187 ($57.42 in chips) DEALER
Seat 9: zgonk ($12.45 in chips)
Seat 10: Tofsen1 ($118.15 in chips)
zgonk: Post SB $0.50
Tofsen1: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J◊]
akulafish: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
Teemu877877: Fold
Vulkanette: Call $4.00
PaceOut: Call $4.00
ACER187: Fold
zgonk: Fold
Tofsen1: Fold
*** FLOP *** [7♠ 9◊ 5♡]
Hero: Bet $10.00
Vulkanette: Raise $20.00
PaceOut: Fold
Hero: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.85 Rake $1.65
Vulkanette: wins $41.85
++++++
I raise 4xbb and am called by player immediately behind me (tight, 12%/1%). This is already bad news. But he could have AK or something. Big Blind defends, but there’s not much that I can read into that. Range is very wide in this situation.
GAME #644359716: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-02 21:36:22
Table "TURBO" Tennyson
Seat 1: ratseht ($103.60 in chips)
Seat 2: abergavenny ($97.00 in chips)
Seat 4: BDeye ($53.70 in chips)
Seat 5: eraser333 ($128.26 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: LAUREL14 ($33.20 in chips)
Seat 7: carl2000 ($35.60 in chips)
Seat 9: HVACKONGEN ($33.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Hero ($99.95 in chips)
LAUREL14: Post SB $0.50
carl2000: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ratseht [7♣ 7♠]
Dealt to Hero [J♢ J♠]
Dealt to carl2000 [J♣ 9♡]
HVACKONGEN: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
ratseht: Call $4.00
abergavenny: Fold
BDeye: Fold
eraser333: Fold
LAUREL14: Fold
carl2000: Call $3.00
*** FLOP *** [8♣ 7◊ 10s]
carl2000: Bet $4.00
Hero: Raise $12.00
I like my hand here and there’s a chance I might fighten ratseht into just a call, even with an overpair.
ratseht: Raise $32.00
That’s horrible. Must be a set or Aces. Set would be my favourite.
carl2000: Allin $27.60
That’s even worse, although I suppose it could be a desperation draw. More likely that he’s fluked something good. Might be 87. Might be top two pair. Might even be flopped straight. I can’t see any justification for sataying in at this point.
Hero: Fold
*** TURN *** [2♠]
*** RIVER *** [10d]
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85.10 Rake $3.00
ratseht: wins $85.10
Flopped set and flopped straight/ Great.
++++++++++++++
Limper in front of me, I raise to 5xbb. Big blind defends. Usually a sign of a decent hand to defend a 5xBBB without closing the action. A♠ it happens (although I didn’t know this at the time), guy was quite loose.
GAME #641995939: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-08-31 10:47:27
Table Bocaccio
Seat 1: GreK2 ($93.80 in chips)
Seat 2: ywk1234 ($50.00 in chips)
Seat 3: chipslider1 ($63.00 in chips)
Seat 4: caspe4spain ($127.90 in chips) DEALER
Seat 5: Zormas1983 ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 6: dailyrest ($100.00 in chips)
Seat 8: pekkaaa ($98.74 in chips)
Seat 9: joooles ($37.40 in chips)
Seat 10: Hero ($104.07 in chips)
Zormas1983: Post SB $0.50
dailyrest: Post BB $1.00
ywk1234: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♣ J♡]
pekkaaa: Fold
joooles: Call $1.00
Hero: Raise $5.00
GreK2: Fold
ywk1234: Call $4.00
chipslider1: Fold
caspe4spain: Fold
Zormas1983: Fold
dailyrest: Fold
joooles: Fold
*** FLOP *** [7♡ 5◊ 6♣]
Hero: Bet $11.00
Absolutely no reason to let anyone in here cheaply so that they can find a draw that is also a scare card for me. Jacks nearly always face reverse implied odds on the flop. A pot bet means BB will have put in $15 of his $50 if he calls, reducing his implied odds considerably.
ywk1234: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.90 Rake $0.60
Hero: wins $22.90
++++++++++++++
Raise to 3xbb. Defended by button (19%/6%. Winner) and by BB (wide range in this situation because a lot of hands are getting value).
GAME #639850970: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-08-28 23:27:57
Table Bream
Seat 1: deuceboy2 ($107.20 in chips)
Seat 2: Sue Denim ($75.00 in chips)
Seat 3: elese ($125.95 in chips) DEALER
Seat 4: looter52 ($78.00 in chips)
Seat 6: mb20 ($65.12 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero ($97.75 in chips)
Seat 8: capzio ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 9: GhostPig ($35.45 in chips)
Seat 10: GodLovesMe ($20.00 in chips)
looter52: Post SB $0.50
mb20: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J◊ J♠]
Hero: Raise $3.00
capzio: Fold
GhostPig: Fold
deuceboy2: Fold
elese: Call $3.00
looter52: Fold
mb20: Call $2.00
*** FLOP *** [6♠ 8♣ 7♣]
mb20: Check
Hero: Check
Various reasons for this play, but the main one is that this is a perfect check-raise/go all-in on turn position for the big blind. Given the set-farming nature of the button, 6s, 7s, and 8s are the most likely pairs for him to hold. T9s is also possible. However, if opponent has missed, he might check. If button bets and Big blind check-raises, I am going to fold. Otherwise, I’m going to play it as if I have AK, because that is what people tend to put you on.
elese: Bet $5.00
mb20: Fold
Hero: Call $5.00
*** TURN *** [K◊]
Ah, well, if I had AK, I need to bet big in case opponent is on a draw
Hero: Bet $16.00
elese: Fold
Not a play I would recommend too often, but it worked this time
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.55 Rake $0.95
Hero: wins $34.55
++++++++++++++
Conclusions? Well, make your own. Ten hands and perhaps four decisions throughout.
I'm off to Birmingham in a couple of hours. Taking the laptop, although I doubt that the Thistle has got as far as a working Internet system. Any advertised wireless internet connection is guaranteed (a) to be non-functioning and (b) to have no-one on hand who knows how to make it functioning. So, I'm not optimistic.
Here's some hands, put together a different way:
One thing that worries me about the hand histories posted on blogs is that there is inevitably a filtering process involved. This struck me as I was reading Phil Gordon’s blue book of hands. Nice though the idea is, I fear that when you have 99, you will not flop 953 rainbow all the time (or, in my case, ever).
So, I decided to take a ‘difficult’ hand (in this case, JJ, 4 off the button) — a type of hand that you often see people posting “I HATE JACKS” about. The reason that people hate Jacks is that it tends to win small and lose big. Hands like (say) 87s or 66 tend to lose small and win big. Buit that does not make 87s or 66 better than JJ. Because JJ wins small quite often. You just tend to forget those hands. And, sometimes, JJ can win big.
So, how about taking my last 10 hands of JJ, 4 off the button, on a particular site.
Here they are, with occasional comments. If anything, it should show how “routine” 99% of poker is. These are the bits that you have to get right, not the “big” hands. Online, during the day, the big hands tend to even out. It’s in the chisslin’ that the profit is made.
Raised 3x5bb. No action:
GAME #722895825: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-11-14 21:39:05
Table Enderby
Seat 1: Hero ($181.60 in chips)
Seat 2: tinpuri ($226.90 in chips)
Seat 3: bugerthis ($289.45 in chips)
Seat 4: bigkick92 ($94.10 in chips)
Seat 5: chiliDave ($95.00 in chips) DEALER
Seat 7: AKvsQQ ($151.30 in chips)
Seat 8: Hooorny ($40.00 in chips)
Seat 9: Flush738 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 10: joggas1 ($87.00 in chips)
AKvsQQ: Post SB $1.00
Hooorny: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♣ J♡]
Flush738: Fold
joggas1: Fold
Hero: Raise $7.00
tinpuri: Fold
bugerthis: Fold
bigkick92: Fold
chiliDave: Fold
AKvsQQ: Fold
Hooorny: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $10.00
+++++
Raised 3xBB. One caller (Big Blind). Continued with 83% of pot bet. Big Blind folded.
GAME #689877341: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-17 11:01:10
Table Ensenada
Seat 1: crozmoxos ($92.40 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 4: wangzhongwang168 ($4.30 in chips)
Seat 6: Heinzi311 ($56.33 in chips)
Seat 7: Franky4Finga ($67.00 in chips)
Seat 9: ynni ($100.10 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: foxynadja ($38.75 in chips)
foxynadja: Post SB $0.50
crozmoxos: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♠ J♡]
Hero: Raise $3.00
wangzhongwang168: Fold
Heinzi311: Fold
Franky4Finga: Fold
ynni: Fold
foxynadja: Fold
crozmoxos: Call $2.00
*** FLOP *** [5◊ 4◊ 3◊]
crozmoxos: Check
Hero: Bet $5.00
crozmoxos: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11.20 Rake $0.30
Hero: wins $11.20
++++++++
Raised to 4xBB. No action.
GAME #674295363: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-02 21:59:44
Table Cardinalfish
Seat 1: Hero ($114.50 in chips)
Seat 2: capzio ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 3: ThirtySeconds ($91.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Fakarava ($57.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Fresco32 ($20.00 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: bobalicious21 ($88.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Elverians ($108.35 in chips)
Seat 8: foxynadja ($53.70 in chips)
Seat 9: eniro ($101.60 in chips)
Seat 10: kreok ($18.00 in chips)
bobalicious21: Post SB $0.50
Elverians: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J♠]
foxynadja: Fold
eniro: Fold
kreok: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
capzio: Fold
ThirtySeconds: Fold
Fakarava: Fold
Fresco32: Fold
bobalicious21: Fold
Elverians: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.50 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.50
++++++++++++++++
Raised to 3.5xbb. No action
GAME #674249502: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-10-02 21:20:29
Table Cardinalfish
Seat 1: Hero ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 2: capzio ($95.26 in chips)
Seat 3: Freshling ($114.65 in chips)
Seat 4: anakontas ($111.55 in chips)
Seat 5: Fresco32 ($19.85 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: bobalicious21 ($32.45 in chips)
Seat 7: Elverians ($111.95 in chips)
Seat 8: foxynadja ($46.25 in chips)
Seat 9: Barbercone ($55.85 in chips)
Seat 10: kreok ($17.50 in chips)
bobalicious21: Post SB $0.50
Elverians: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J♠]
foxynadja: Fold
Barbercone: Fold
kreok: Fold
Hero: Raise $3.50
capzio: Fold
Freshling: Fold
anakontas: Fold
Fresco32: Fold
bobalicious21: Fold
Elverians: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.00
++++++++++++++
Raised to 3.5xbb. No action
GAME #660115998: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-18 20:42:28
Table Esperanza
Seat 1: Fakarava ($140.80 in chips)
Seat 2: gamblorised ($27.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($103.50 in chips)
Seat 5: teacisback ($252.15 in chips)
Seat 6: NESTOR50 ($44.80 in chips)
Seat 7: Stacks77 ($68.85 in chips)
Seat 9: koeln77 ($89.90 in chips) DEALER
Seat 10: klim83 ($19.00 in chips)
klim83: Post SB $0.50
Fakarava: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J◊ J♣]
gamblorised: Fold
Hero: Raise $3.50
teacisback: Fold
NESTOR50: Fold
Stacks77: Fold
koeln77: Fold
klim83: Fold
Fakarava: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.00 Rake $0.00
Hero: wins $5.00
+++++++++
Raised to 4xbb. Called in CO and called by button. Continued with 10/13 pot bet on rag flop. Mini-raised by player with 39/4 numbers pre-flop and total aggressin factor of 0.51. Also this was 40% of his stack. Guy has hit his set most of the time here. No possible flush for him and he wouldn’t have cold-called with 86. Might be QQ, but set would be my favourite. The only hand I can be beating here is TT. I fold.
GAME #649898615: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-08 13:44:11
Table "TURBO" Terre Haute�
Seat 1: akulafish ($141.90 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero ($78.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Teemu877877 ($57.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Vulkanette ($59.37 in chips)
Seat 6: PaceOut ($34.62 in chips)
Seat 7: ACER187 ($57.42 in chips) DEALER
Seat 9: zgonk ($12.45 in chips)
Seat 10: Tofsen1 ($118.15 in chips)
zgonk: Post SB $0.50
Tofsen1: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♡ J◊]
akulafish: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
Teemu877877: Fold
Vulkanette: Call $4.00
PaceOut: Call $4.00
ACER187: Fold
zgonk: Fold
Tofsen1: Fold
*** FLOP *** [7♠ 9◊ 5♡]
Hero: Bet $10.00
Vulkanette: Raise $20.00
PaceOut: Fold
Hero: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41.85 Rake $1.65
Vulkanette: wins $41.85
++++++
I raise 4xbb and am called by player immediately behind me (tight, 12%/1%). This is already bad news. But he could have AK or something. Big Blind defends, but there’s not much that I can read into that. Range is very wide in this situation.
GAME #644359716: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-09-02 21:36:22
Table "TURBO" Tennyson
Seat 1: ratseht ($103.60 in chips)
Seat 2: abergavenny ($97.00 in chips)
Seat 4: BDeye ($53.70 in chips)
Seat 5: eraser333 ($128.26 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: LAUREL14 ($33.20 in chips)
Seat 7: carl2000 ($35.60 in chips)
Seat 9: HVACKONGEN ($33.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Hero ($99.95 in chips)
LAUREL14: Post SB $0.50
carl2000: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ratseht [7♣ 7♠]
Dealt to Hero [J♢ J♠]
Dealt to carl2000 [J♣ 9♡]
HVACKONGEN: Fold
Hero: Raise $4.00
ratseht: Call $4.00
abergavenny: Fold
BDeye: Fold
eraser333: Fold
LAUREL14: Fold
carl2000: Call $3.00
*** FLOP *** [8♣ 7◊ 10s]
carl2000: Bet $4.00
Hero: Raise $12.00
I like my hand here and there’s a chance I might fighten ratseht into just a call, even with an overpair.
ratseht: Raise $32.00
That’s horrible. Must be a set or Aces. Set would be my favourite.
carl2000: Allin $27.60
That’s even worse, although I suppose it could be a desperation draw. More likely that he’s fluked something good. Might be 87. Might be top two pair. Might even be flopped straight. I can’t see any justification for sataying in at this point.
Hero: Fold
*** TURN *** [2♠]
*** RIVER *** [10d]
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85.10 Rake $3.00
ratseht: wins $85.10
Flopped set and flopped straight/ Great.
++++++++++++++
Limper in front of me, I raise to 5xbb. Big blind defends. Usually a sign of a decent hand to defend a 5xBBB without closing the action. A♠ it happens (although I didn’t know this at the time), guy was quite loose.
GAME #641995939: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-08-31 10:47:27
Table Bocaccio
Seat 1: GreK2 ($93.80 in chips)
Seat 2: ywk1234 ($50.00 in chips)
Seat 3: chipslider1 ($63.00 in chips)
Seat 4: caspe4spain ($127.90 in chips) DEALER
Seat 5: Zormas1983 ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 6: dailyrest ($100.00 in chips)
Seat 8: pekkaaa ($98.74 in chips)
Seat 9: joooles ($37.40 in chips)
Seat 10: Hero ($104.07 in chips)
Zormas1983: Post SB $0.50
dailyrest: Post BB $1.00
ywk1234: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J♣ J♡]
pekkaaa: Fold
joooles: Call $1.00
Hero: Raise $5.00
GreK2: Fold
ywk1234: Call $4.00
chipslider1: Fold
caspe4spain: Fold
Zormas1983: Fold
dailyrest: Fold
joooles: Fold
*** FLOP *** [7♡ 5◊ 6♣]
Hero: Bet $11.00
Absolutely no reason to let anyone in here cheaply so that they can find a draw that is also a scare card for me. Jacks nearly always face reverse implied odds on the flop. A pot bet means BB will have put in $15 of his $50 if he calls, reducing his implied odds considerably.
ywk1234: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22.90 Rake $0.60
Hero: wins $22.90
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Raise to 3xbb. Defended by button (19%/6%. Winner) and by BB (wide range in this situation because a lot of hands are getting value).
GAME #639850970: Texas Hold'em NL $0.50/$1.00 2007-08-28 23:27:57
Table Bream
Seat 1: deuceboy2 ($107.20 in chips)
Seat 2: Sue Denim ($75.00 in chips)
Seat 3: elese ($125.95 in chips) DEALER
Seat 4: looter52 ($78.00 in chips)
Seat 6: mb20 ($65.12 in chips)
Seat 7: Hero ($97.75 in chips)
Seat 8: capzio ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 9: GhostPig ($35.45 in chips)
Seat 10: GodLovesMe ($20.00 in chips)
looter52: Post SB $0.50
mb20: Post BB $1.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [J◊ J♠]
Hero: Raise $3.00
capzio: Fold
GhostPig: Fold
deuceboy2: Fold
elese: Call $3.00
looter52: Fold
mb20: Call $2.00
*** FLOP *** [6♠ 8♣ 7♣]
mb20: Check
Hero: Check
Various reasons for this play, but the main one is that this is a perfect check-raise/go all-in on turn position for the big blind. Given the set-farming nature of the button, 6s, 7s, and 8s are the most likely pairs for him to hold. T9s is also possible. However, if opponent has missed, he might check. If button bets and Big blind check-raises, I am going to fold. Otherwise, I’m going to play it as if I have AK, because that is what people tend to put you on.
elese: Bet $5.00
mb20: Fold
Hero: Call $5.00
*** TURN *** [K◊]
Ah, well, if I had AK, I need to bet big in case opponent is on a draw
Hero: Bet $16.00
elese: Fold
Not a play I would recommend too often, but it worked this time
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.55 Rake $0.95
Hero: wins $34.55
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Conclusions? Well, make your own. Ten hands and perhaps four decisions throughout.
