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peterbirksIt's weird: you only stop playing for three days and you go rusty. Four-tabling, which seemed to be something that I could do in my sleep (8-tabling was beginning to look possible) suddenly became a challenge.
It will all come back soon enough, but I think that it is evidence of how, if you want to win at online poker, 90% of the game is just "keeping at it". Practise, practise, practise, and when you aren't practising, think about things.
I dabbled at 6-max today, mainly because I thought "hell, I'm up enough this year and this quarter -- you have to give this a go someday".
Volatility is clearly higher and I am still miles from being "in the zone" when it comes to autoplays. Here are two hands that went well and two that didn't.
((Note. Google Chrome seems to misinterpret my Hearts as that odd mathematical symbol of "super-equals" (or maybe an I-Ching sign). I'm not sure how it will come out on the web)
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table Table 125446 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: HERO ( $208 USD )
Seat 3: KrokodiIka ( $42.60 USD )
Seat 6: brktlspbt ( $203 USD )
Seat 5: dagobertdyck ( $232.78 USD )
Seat 2: mikado999555 ( $0 USD )
Seat 1: tmie2200 ( $246.67 USD )
HERO posts small blind [$1 USD].
dagobertdyck posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ A◊; K♡; ]
brktlspbt folds
tmie2200 raises [$6 USD]
KrokodiIka folds
HERO raises [$19 USD]
dagobertdyck folds
tmie2200 calls [$14 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ K◊;, K♠, T♠ ]
HERO bets [$20 USD]
tmie2200 calls [$20 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J♠ ]
HERO checks
tmie2200 checks
** Dealing River ** [ 3◊; ]
HERO bets [$40 USD]
tmie2200 is all-In [$206.67 USD]
HERO is all-In [$128 USD]
HERO shows [ A◊;, K♡; ]three of a kind, Kings.
tmie2200 shows [ J♣;, T◊; ]two pairs, Kings and Jacks.
tmie2200 wins $38.67 USD from the side pot 1 with two pairs, Kings and Jacks.
HERO wins $416 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Kings.
The entire hand went according to plan, really. The check on the turn and the "block-bet" on the river was just sufficient to suck in a typical TAG reg at this level.
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table 50BB Min #1467339 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: ClubCosmo ( $203 USD )
Seat 2: HERO ( $214 USD )
Seat 6: S00SlickRick ( $270.23 USD )
Seat 5: boatz_n_hoez ( $193 USD )
Seat 3: don_alfredo_ ( $229.85 USD )
Seat 1: jacqueslemal ( $1,157.32 USD )
don_alfredo_ posts small blind [$1 USD].
ClubCosmo posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ K◊; 4◊; ]
boatz_n_hoez folds
S00SlickRick raises [$8 USD]
jacqueslemal folds
HERO calls [$8 USD]
don_alfredo_ folds
ClubCosmo calls [$6 USD]
Initial raiser is rather laggy. My hand has nice button possibilities.
** Dealing Flop ** [ A♠, T◊;, 4♡; ]
ClubCosmo checks
S00SlickRick bets [$11.87 USD]
HERO calls [$11.87 USD]
I've got a bit of this flop. I might end up betting the river for value; I might end up betting it as a bluff if opponent gives up after is (probably inevitable) bet on the turn. Two ways to win.
ClubCosmo folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7♣; ]
S00SlickRick bets [$34.73 USD]
HERO calls [$34.73 USD]
It's important here to "smooth-call" in online terms, as if you hadn't considered any other play.
** Dealing River ** [ 8♣; ]
S00SlickRick checks
Trigger-time.
HERO bets [$115 USD]
S00SlickRick folds
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $230.20 USD
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table Table 125446 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: HERO ( $234.45 USD )
Seat 3: CostKiller ( $155.52 USD )
Seat 2: Hatti777 ( $206.05 USD )
Seat 5: dagobertdyck ( $222.60 USD )
CostKiller posts small blind [$1 USD].
HERO posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ T♣; Q♣; ]
dagobertdyck folds
Hatti777 raises [$6 USD]
CostKiller folds
HERO raises [$18 USD]
Possibly a bit thin, but we are four-handed.
Hatti777 calls [$14 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7♡;, 4◊;, 3♠ ]
HERO bets [$24 USD]
Hatti777 calls [$24 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9◊; ]
HERO bets [$86 USD]
This is a bad bet. Opponent clearly has a piece of this board. They won't fold a pair when the board is a collection of shit. I have no escape route bar hitting a pair (and even that might not be good enough) and I'm OOP. I should give up meekly and check-fold.
Hatti777 calls [$86 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8♠ ]
HERO checks
Oh well, at least I didn't push it too far. Just because I only have one way to win is no reason for lsing any more money than necessary.
Hatti777 checks
HERO shows [ T♣;, Q♣; ]high card Queen.
Hatti777 shows [ 7♠, A♠ ]a pair of Sevens.
Hatti777 wins $259 USD from the main pot with a pair of Sevens.
The hand below was my toughest decision. At full-ring the fold is automatic, but it's much mmore marginal here.
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table 50BB Min #1467353 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: ClubCosmo ( $200 USD )
Seat 5: HERO ( $241 USD )
Seat 6: Volt_ ( $314.95 USD )
Seat 4: hatepker ( $313.90 USD )
Seat 2: maboomsel ( $676.20 USD )
Seat 3: sensitive222 ( $200 USD )
Volt_ posts small blind [$1 USD].
ClubCosmo posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Q♠ T♠ ]
maboomsel raises [$7 USD]
sensitive222 folds
hatepker folds
HERO calls [$7 USD]
Volt_ folds
ClubCosmo folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ A♡;, Q♡;, Q◊; ]
maboomsel bets [$12 USD]
HERO calls [$12 USD]
Strong argument for me raising here.
** Dealing Turn ** [ J♠ ]
maboomsel checks.
Not really what I was expecting, and a little bit disconcerting.
HERO bets [$25 USD]
maboomsel raises [$76 USD]
Even more disconcerting. Trips is hard to fold in a 6-max game, but I'm now only beating a bluff. At a higher level I might just read opponent for a bluff, but at this level the semi-bluff check-raise doesn't tend to be set at such a "tempting" amount. But I might also have outs against a flush or a straight. Then again, I might be drawing to just three outs or perhaps even none. All in all, I think I'm up against a monster here (I think he would have bet out with a flush or a straight), either AA or QJ. But I'm not happy either way. I decide that discretion is the better part of valour/
HERO folds
maboomsel does not show cards.
maboomsel wins $139 USD
It will all come back soon enough, but I think that it is evidence of how, if you want to win at online poker, 90% of the game is just "keeping at it". Practise, practise, practise, and when you aren't practising, think about things.
I dabbled at 6-max today, mainly because I thought "hell, I'm up enough this year and this quarter -- you have to give this a go someday".
Volatility is clearly higher and I am still miles from being "in the zone" when it comes to autoplays. Here are two hands that went well and two that didn't.
((Note. Google Chrome seems to misinterpret my Hearts as that odd mathematical symbol of "super-equals" (or maybe an I-Ching sign). I'm not sure how it will come out on the web)
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table Table 125446 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: HERO ( $208 USD )
Seat 3: KrokodiIka ( $42.60 USD )
Seat 6: brktlspbt ( $203 USD )
Seat 5: dagobertdyck ( $232.78 USD )
Seat 2: mikado999555 ( $0 USD )
Seat 1: tmie2200 ( $246.67 USD )
HERO posts small blind [$1 USD].
dagobertdyck posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ A◊; K♡; ]
brktlspbt folds
tmie2200 raises [$6 USD]
KrokodiIka folds
HERO raises [$19 USD]
dagobertdyck folds
tmie2200 calls [$14 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ K◊;, K♠, T♠ ]
HERO bets [$20 USD]
tmie2200 calls [$20 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ J♠ ]
HERO checks
tmie2200 checks
** Dealing River ** [ 3◊; ]
HERO bets [$40 USD]
tmie2200 is all-In [$206.67 USD]
HERO is all-In [$128 USD]
HERO shows [ A◊;, K♡; ]three of a kind, Kings.
tmie2200 shows [ J♣;, T◊; ]two pairs, Kings and Jacks.
tmie2200 wins $38.67 USD from the side pot 1 with two pairs, Kings and Jacks.
HERO wins $416 USD from the main pot with three of a kind, Kings.
The entire hand went according to plan, really. The check on the turn and the "block-bet" on the river was just sufficient to suck in a typical TAG reg at this level.
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table 50BB Min #1467339 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: ClubCosmo ( $203 USD )
Seat 2: HERO ( $214 USD )
Seat 6: S00SlickRick ( $270.23 USD )
Seat 5: boatz_n_hoez ( $193 USD )
Seat 3: don_alfredo_ ( $229.85 USD )
Seat 1: jacqueslemal ( $1,157.32 USD )
don_alfredo_ posts small blind [$1 USD].
ClubCosmo posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ K◊; 4◊; ]
boatz_n_hoez folds
S00SlickRick raises [$8 USD]
jacqueslemal folds
HERO calls [$8 USD]
don_alfredo_ folds
ClubCosmo calls [$6 USD]
Initial raiser is rather laggy. My hand has nice button possibilities.
** Dealing Flop ** [ A♠, T◊;, 4♡; ]
ClubCosmo checks
S00SlickRick bets [$11.87 USD]
HERO calls [$11.87 USD]
I've got a bit of this flop. I might end up betting the river for value; I might end up betting it as a bluff if opponent gives up after is (probably inevitable) bet on the turn. Two ways to win.
ClubCosmo folds
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7♣; ]
S00SlickRick bets [$34.73 USD]
HERO calls [$34.73 USD]
It's important here to "smooth-call" in online terms, as if you hadn't considered any other play.
** Dealing River ** [ 8♣; ]
S00SlickRick checks
Trigger-time.
HERO bets [$115 USD]
S00SlickRick folds
HERO does not show cards.
HERO wins $230.20 USD
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table Table 125446 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 4: HERO ( $234.45 USD )
Seat 3: CostKiller ( $155.52 USD )
Seat 2: Hatti777 ( $206.05 USD )
Seat 5: dagobertdyck ( $222.60 USD )
CostKiller posts small blind [$1 USD].
HERO posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ T♣; Q♣; ]
dagobertdyck folds
Hatti777 raises [$6 USD]
CostKiller folds
HERO raises [$18 USD]
Possibly a bit thin, but we are four-handed.
Hatti777 calls [$14 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7♡;, 4◊;, 3♠ ]
HERO bets [$24 USD]
Hatti777 calls [$24 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9◊; ]
HERO bets [$86 USD]
This is a bad bet. Opponent clearly has a piece of this board. They won't fold a pair when the board is a collection of shit. I have no escape route bar hitting a pair (and even that might not be good enough) and I'm OOP. I should give up meekly and check-fold.
Hatti777 calls [$86 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8♠ ]
HERO checks
Oh well, at least I didn't push it too far. Just because I only have one way to win is no reason for lsing any more money than necessary.
Hatti777 checks
HERO shows [ T♣;, Q♣; ]high card Queen.
Hatti777 shows [ 7♠, A♠ ]a pair of Sevens.
Hatti777 wins $259 USD from the main pot with a pair of Sevens.
The hand below was my toughest decision. At full-ring the fold is automatic, but it's much mmore marginal here.
$200 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 27,
Table 50BB Min #1467353 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: ClubCosmo ( $200 USD )
Seat 5: HERO ( $241 USD )
Seat 6: Volt_ ( $314.95 USD )
Seat 4: hatepker ( $313.90 USD )
Seat 2: maboomsel ( $676.20 USD )
Seat 3: sensitive222 ( $200 USD )
Volt_ posts small blind [$1 USD].
ClubCosmo posts big blind [$2 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Q♠ T♠ ]
maboomsel raises [$7 USD]
sensitive222 folds
hatepker folds
HERO calls [$7 USD]
Volt_ folds
ClubCosmo folds
** Dealing Flop ** [ A♡;, Q♡;, Q◊; ]
maboomsel bets [$12 USD]
HERO calls [$12 USD]
Strong argument for me raising here.
** Dealing Turn ** [ J♠ ]
maboomsel checks.
Not really what I was expecting, and a little bit disconcerting.
HERO bets [$25 USD]
maboomsel raises [$76 USD]
Even more disconcerting. Trips is hard to fold in a 6-max game, but I'm now only beating a bluff. At a higher level I might just read opponent for a bluff, but at this level the semi-bluff check-raise doesn't tend to be set at such a "tempting" amount. But I might also have outs against a flush or a straight. Then again, I might be drawing to just three outs or perhaps even none. All in all, I think I'm up against a monster here (I think he would have bet out with a flush or a straight), either AA or QJ. But I'm not happy either way. I decide that discretion is the better part of valour/
HERO folds
maboomsel does not show cards.
maboomsel wins $139 USD
