is that the bad beats are more expensive than ever! Here are some monsters I lost today:
Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
UTG: $1,006.70
MP: $448.30
CO: $870.20
Hero (BTN): $1,021.50
SB: $416
BB: $525
Pre-Flop: A
A
dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG calls $4, MP raises to $18, CO folds, Hero raises to $64, 2 folds, UTG calls $60, MP calls $46
Flop: ($198) 6 T A
(3 Players)
UTG bets $50, MP folds, Hero calls $50
Turn: ($298) 9 (2 Players)
UTG bets $85, Hero calls $85
River: ($468) 5
(2 Players)
UTG bets $807.70 and is All-In, Hero calls $807.70
Results: $2,083.40 Pot ($3 Rake)
UTG showed 7 8 (a straight, Ten high) and WON $2,080.40 (+$1,073.70 NET)
Hero mucked A A (three of a kind, Aces) and LOST (-$1,006.70 NET)
I can’t claim I played this one great. In my defense, I at least tanked before calling the river. I was hoping he had a smaller set that he thought was the nuts, since the only way I was beat was if he had led into me with a gut shot on the flop.
I was obviously really excited to pick up a set against this same guy towards the end of my session:
Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
UTG: $915.30
MP: $1,102.10
CO: $1,632
Hero (BTN): $1,104.50
SB: $414
BB: $400
Pre-Flop: 6 6 dealt to Hero (BTN)
UTG raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero calls $12, SB raises to $36, BB folds, UTG calls $24, Hero calls $24
Flop: ($112) A 2 6 (3 Players)
SB bets $76, UTG calls $76, Hero raises to $268, SB folds, UTG calls $192
Turn: ($724) K (2 Players)
UTG bets $300, Hero raises to $800.50 and is All-In, UTG calls $311.30 and is All-In
River: ($1,946.60) A (2 Players – 1 is All-In)
Results: $1,946.60 Pot ($3 Rake)
UTG showed K A (a full house, Aces full of Kings) and WON $1,943.60 (+$1,028.30 NET)
Hero showed 6 6 (a full house, Sixes full of Aces) and LOST (-$915.30 NET)
This one wasn’t as bad, since it was a chop, but it was also by far the worst play on the part of my opponent. His only defense was that I had been 3betting him a ton:
Full Tilt Poker, $3/$6 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
BB: $671.75
UTG: $1,220
MP: $794.20
CO: $1,171.80
Hero (BTN): $2,798.90
SB: $1,203
Pre-Flop: A K dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, CO raises to $21, Hero raises to $72, 2 folds, CO raises to $225, Hero raises to $2,798.90 and is All-In, CO calls $946.80 and is All-In
Flop: ($2,352.60) J 3 T (2 Players – 1 is All-In)
Turn: ($2,352.60) Q (2 Players – 1 is All-In)
River: ($2,352.60) K (2 Players – 1 is All-In)
Results: $2,352.60 Pot ($3 Rake)
CO showed 6 A (a straight, Ace high) and WON $1,174.80 (+$3 NET)
Hero showed A K (a straight, Ace high) and WON $1,174.80 (+$3 NET)
And if you made it this far through my whining, here’s a pretty sweet steal I made:
Full Tilt Poker, $3/$6 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
BTN: $2,418.45
SB: $928.25
Hero (BB): $2,250.35
UTG: $1,093.45
CO: $2,123.65
Pre-Flop: J Q dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG calls $6, CO raises to $27, BTN calls $27, SB folds, Hero raises to $125, UTG folds, CO raises to $280, BTN folds, Hero calls $155
Flop: ($596) 7 T 6 (2 Players)
Hero bets $420
Results: $596 Pot ($596 Rake)
Obviously I had pretty good reason to think my opponent’s range was something wider than monsters pre-flop. My guess is that he’s going to shove made hands JJ and better (though JJ no spade is maybe close), any Asx, maybe Ksx, and probably will at least call with any pair and a spade. Still, that means I’m getting him off of a ton of stuff that beats my Q high no draw. With these stacks, he really ought to have made a larger pre-flop four-bet.
The chat was kinda funny, too:
solidturismo: well
solidturismo: i dont have a spade
Foucault: me neither
solidturismo: do u?
solidturismo: are u in vegas
CauchysShorts54: he already answered
solidturismo: i hate u
solidturismo folds
solidturismo: plz what did u have?
Foucault: set of Jacks
It’s pretty rare for me to type in chat during a hand, but for that reason, I think it actually looks kind of strong when I do. So occasionally I will make a comment if I think that might edge an opponent towars a fold.