An interesting way to play a hand
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peterbirks$5/$10 Texas Hold'em
Table PokerBulls #485245 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: katiephil111 ( $259.50 )
Seat 5: LitleGee ( $245 )
Seat 6: Jollyjokerxx ( $156 )
Seat 7: golgolgol ( $182.50 )
Seat 9: orvlly ( $352.50 )
Seat 8: einsamerWolf ( $265 )
Seat 4: twoh2s ( $170.42 )
Seat 3: moonMasterq ( $236 )
Seat 2: Birks ( $445 )
Seat 10: DemonKoi ( $114.50 )
twoh2s posts small blind [$2].
LitleGee posts big blind [$5].
Dealt to Birks [ Jd Ad ]
Jollyjokerxx calls [$5].
golgolgol folds.
einsamerWolf folds.
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi calls [$5].
katiephil111 folds.
Birks raises [$10].
moonMasterq folds.
twoh2s calls [$8].
LitleGee folds.
Jollyjokerxx calls [$5].
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi calls [$5].
Very little of interest, so far
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, 3d, 5d ]
I can handle this flop. I have a four-flush and two overcards. I don't really see anyone being out there with 7-4.
twoh2s checks.
Jollyjokerxx checks.
orvlly checks.
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$5].
twoh2s folds.
Jollyjokerxx has been reconnected and has 20 seconds to act.
Jollyjokerxx folds.
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi raises [$10].
Birks raises [$10].
orvlly folds.
DemonKoi calls [$5].
A little more interesting. I three-bet here because if the guy four-bets, I reckon he has a set or just possibly 6-5. But he doesn't cap it. He just calls. Now, that is the kind of thing I might do, but there aren't many players at $5-$10 with that degree of subtlety.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$10].
DemonKoi calls [$10].
Fortunately, I don't need to think that hard any more, since I have the nut flush
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
Well, there's unusual for you! The board hasn't paired, I've improved, but I no longer have the nuts. Indeed, I now get a horrible flash of "what if he's got 6d 7d?" That, after all, cannot be ruled out from the way that he has bet the hand.
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$10].
DemonKoi calls [$10].
As soon as he checks I really can't see him having the straight flush. Once again, $5-$10 players on Party usually canot resist putting the bet in on the river if they have made their hand. And rightly so, because most players will check down anything but a real monster. Marginal bets for value are rare at this level.
Birks shows [ Jd, Ad ] a straight flush, five high.
DemonKoi doesn't show [ Kc, Kh ] a straight, two to six.
Birks wins $127 from the main pot with a straight flush, five high.
Well, would you have put him on a pair of kings? In fact, his play is just bizzaresville USA. He could probably have saved himself a lot of cash just by raising pre-flop, although the way things were going at the table, I would probably have called. Then he bets the flop. I call. He bets the turn, I raise, and he can either fold or call me down to the end. As it was, he seemed to find a line of play that cost him the most money. Genius.
Table PokerBulls #485245 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: katiephil111 ( $259.50 )
Seat 5: LitleGee ( $245 )
Seat 6: Jollyjokerxx ( $156 )
Seat 7: golgolgol ( $182.50 )
Seat 9: orvlly ( $352.50 )
Seat 8: einsamerWolf ( $265 )
Seat 4: twoh2s ( $170.42 )
Seat 3: moonMasterq ( $236 )
Seat 2: Birks ( $445 )
Seat 10: DemonKoi ( $114.50 )
twoh2s posts small blind [$2].
LitleGee posts big blind [$5].
Dealt to Birks [ Jd Ad ]
Jollyjokerxx calls [$5].
golgolgol folds.
einsamerWolf folds.
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi calls [$5].
katiephil111 folds.
Birks raises [$10].
moonMasterq folds.
twoh2s calls [$8].
LitleGee folds.
Jollyjokerxx calls [$5].
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi calls [$5].
Very little of interest, so far
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6s, 3d, 5d ]
I can handle this flop. I have a four-flush and two overcards. I don't really see anyone being out there with 7-4.
twoh2s checks.
Jollyjokerxx checks.
orvlly checks.
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$5].
twoh2s folds.
Jollyjokerxx has been reconnected and has 20 seconds to act.
Jollyjokerxx folds.
orvlly calls [$5].
DemonKoi raises [$10].
Birks raises [$10].
orvlly folds.
DemonKoi calls [$5].
A little more interesting. I three-bet here because if the guy four-bets, I reckon he has a set or just possibly 6-5. But he doesn't cap it. He just calls. Now, that is the kind of thing I might do, but there aren't many players at $5-$10 with that degree of subtlety.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$10].
DemonKoi calls [$10].
Fortunately, I don't need to think that hard any more, since I have the nut flush
** Dealing River ** [ 4d ]
Well, there's unusual for you! The board hasn't paired, I've improved, but I no longer have the nuts. Indeed, I now get a horrible flash of "what if he's got 6d 7d?" That, after all, cannot be ruled out from the way that he has bet the hand.
DemonKoi checks.
Birks bets [$10].
DemonKoi calls [$10].
As soon as he checks I really can't see him having the straight flush. Once again, $5-$10 players on Party usually canot resist putting the bet in on the river if they have made their hand. And rightly so, because most players will check down anything but a real monster. Marginal bets for value are rare at this level.
Birks shows [ Jd, Ad ] a straight flush, five high.
DemonKoi doesn't show [ Kc, Kh ] a straight, two to six.
Birks wins $127 from the main pot with a straight flush, five high.
Well, would you have put him on a pair of kings? In fact, his play is just bizzaresville USA. He could probably have saved himself a lot of cash just by raising pre-flop, although the way things were going at the table, I would probably have called. Then he bets the flop. I call. He bets the turn, I raise, and he can either fold or call me down to the end. As it was, he seemed to find a line of play that cost him the most money. Genius.
