Posts Tagged ‘Session Review’
Close Call
Villain on my right is kind of a fish, his turn lead is definitely strong. The guy on my left is a pretty decent reg, a bit on the TAGgish side in general but has a propensity to play back at me. I think he dislikes me, I probably said something to him at some point. I don’t expect him to slowplay much preflop or on the flop, but I also didn’t think he would jam too aggressively on the turn since the fish usually has two pair or better.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB ($1005)
BB ($1000)
Hero (UTG) ($1164)
MP ($1499)
CO ($1015)
Button ($1356)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with A
, 10
Hero bets $35, MP calls $35, 3 folds, BB calls $25
Flop: ($110) 8
, Q
, K
(3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $77, MP calls $77, BB calls $77
The Re-Squeeze
A commenter on yesterday’s re-squeeze hand remarked that even at high stakes he felt like Villain would pretty much always have AK when he overcalled the first pre-flop raise and then shoved over a re-raise and a call. Having just played this hand, I couldn’t resist posting it:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $4.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB ($400)
BB ($400)
UTG ($385.80)
MP ($484.40)
CO ($515.90)
Hero (Button) ($421.90)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K
, 10
2 folds, CO bets $12, Hero calls $12, SB raises to $52, 1 fold, CO calls $40, Hero raises to $421.90 (All-In), 2 folds
Total pot: $160 | Rake: $0
Results:
Hero didn’t show K
, 10
.
Outcome: Hero won $160
Granted I wasn’t an overcaller, which means I can rep a monster more credibly, but then the pot’s also a lot smaller, meaning my risk: reward ratio is greater and I shouldn’t be light as often.
Of Course I Snap-Call
Villain, a decent reg, ridiculed my call here, but I think he was just tilted. I need less than 40% equity, and while he can maybe have QQ here, I’d say he has KK+ and AK pretty much never (note that he’s the second caller of the initial raise).
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $20.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB ($2000)
Hero (BB) ($2000)
UTG ($1890)
MP ($1370)
CO ($2000)
Button ($2107)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A
, Q
UTG bets $60, MP calls $60, CO calls $60, 2 folds, Hero raises to $300, 1 fold, MP calls $240, CO raises to $2000 (All-In), Hero calls $1700 (All-In), 1 fold
Flop: ($4370) Q
, 6
, 5
(2 players, 2 all-in)
Turn: ($4370) 4
(2 players, 2 all-in)
River: ($4370) 6
(2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: $4370 | Rake: $3
PLO-Style
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $4.00 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Hero (BB) ($400)
UTG ($400)
MP ($300)
Button ($414)
SB ($425)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 10
, A
2 folds, Button bets $12, 1 fold, Hero calls $8
Flop: ($26) 6
, J
, 8
(2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $20, Hero calls $20
Turn: ($66) K
(2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks
River: ($66) 9
(2 players)
Hero bets $44, Button raises to $116, Hero raises to $368 (All-In), 1 fold
Total pot: $298 | Rake: $2
Results:
Hero didn’t show 10
, A
(nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $296
I called the flop thinking A-high would be good often enough, but by the river I felt like there was more value in turning my hand into a bluff by leading out.
I Want to Fold the Second Nuts in a Blind Battle
Versus a Scandi, no less!
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB ($1507.85)
Hero (BB) ($1405.25)
UTG ($1047)
MP1 ($1395)
MP2 ($1000)
CO ($808)
Button ($1741.25)
Preflop: Hero is BB with J
, 5
5 folds, SB bets $30, Hero calls $20
Flop: ($60) 8
, 6
, K
(2 players)
SB bets $40, Hero raises to $105, SB calls $65
Turn: ($270) 10
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks
River: ($270) A
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $270, SB raises to $1372.85 (All-In), Hero calls $1000.25 (All-In)
Total pot: $2810.50 | Rake: $3
Results:
SB had Q
, 10
(flush, Ace high).
Hero had J
, 5
(flush, Ace high).
Outcome: SB won $2807.50
Interesting Value Check
I was playing some rush poker the other day when this hand came up against allinstevie. I recognized him from MTT’s and sit-and-go’s and quickly wrote him off as just another tourney donk. He went on to show me that he had a little tricky in him:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $2.00 BB (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB ($221.05)
UTG ($200)
MP ($359.95)
CO ($212.55)
Hero (Button) ($200)
SB ($263.05)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K
, J
3 folds, Hero bets $5, 1 fold, BB raises to $20, Hero calls $15
Flop: ($41) A
, K
, 10
(2 players)
BB bets $25, Hero calls $25
Turn: ($91) J
(2 players)
BB bets $52, Hero calls $52
River: ($195) 3
(2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $103 (All-In), BB calls $103
Total pot: $401 | Rake: $3
Results:
Hero had K
, J
(two pair, Kings and Jacks).
BB had Q
, A
(straight, Ace high).
Outcome: BB won $398
Turning a Set Into a Bluff
I’m probably good here sometimes, and it’s close whether a call is better than a fold, but I think raising wins me the pot almost 100% of the time:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG+1 ($1114)
MP1 ($1249.25)
MP2 ($1000)
MP3 ($1099.75)
CO ($1656)
Hero (Button) ($4392.25)
SB ($1693)
BB ($1205)
UTG ($1257.15)
Preflop: Hero is Button with 10
, 10
6 folds, Hero bets $25, SB calls $20, 1 fold
Flop: ($60) 10
, 8
, A
(2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $44, SB calls $44
Turn: ($148) 9
(2 players)
SB bets $110, Hero calls $110
River: ($368) 7
(2 players)
SB bets $285, Hero raises to $1223, 1 fold
Total pot: $938 | Rake: $3
Results:
Hero didn’t show 10
, 10
(nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $935
FTOPS $500 NLHE Main Event
The FTOPS main event started at 3PM PST. I busted the NAPT around 3:20 and booked it back up to my room to late register. Obviously immediately after experience some bad luck in a big live tournament, I wasn’t in a mindset to play the best poker of my life, but I didn’t want to miss a juicy $500 tournament. Hard to say whether that was a good decision though. Here are the two big pots that did me in:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em Tournament, 40/80 Blinds (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP3 (t7733)
CO (t8986)
Button (t7340)
SB (t7032)
Hero (BB) (t8773)
UTG (t4813)
UTG+1 (t14044)
MP1 (t1738)
MP2 (t16268)
Hero’s M: 73.11
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6
, 5
1 fold, UTG+1 bets t280, 3 folds, CO calls t280, 2 folds, Hero calls t200
Flop: (t880) 4
, 7
, 6
(3 players)
Hero bets t333, 1 fold, CO calls t333