Friday, May 22, 2009

$10+1 sng 45 person

I usually don't play sit'n'gos, but after winning a quick $20 in a cash game, I thought I'd take half of it and play this, and ended up winning. My best hand of the tourney: you never forget your last, especially when flopping the nut straight.

More Love for PLO

I love PLO maniacs, the kind of player that will chase any draw, bet into your nuts, etc., and this guy was all about that: http://www.pokerhand.org/?4266700. I stuck around just for him.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Great Start

Great start to a session of 50c nlhe 9 seat - I post early (unusual), look down at A3s and put in a standard 3x raise (also unusual). The button reraises 7x, and I and two others call. I flop the nut flush (extra unusual), and I bet out $2 - just enough to represent weakness and beg a raise, which I get when the short stack pushes for $6 more. The guy behind him calls, and I think I made a mistake by minraising, because the 3rd guy quickly folds. Not sure how I would have played the turn after smooth calling the raise. With a queen hi flop and the short stack holding the Jc, what could he have folded? Would he fold the king of clubs there, thinking he was drawing dead?

I got into a decent hand in 50c PLO 9 max when a guy I considered loose aggressive raised preflop, and I called with a hand I would usually fold. He flopped the nuts, deuces full of queens, and we both check. I bet the turn with tens full, he raised good, and then called my reraise. I really didn't think he had anything (certainly not queens full), and he just calls my reraise, then calls same bet on river.

I left the NLHE table, but the action continued in PLO. I more than tripled up in back-to-back hands, first when this guy overplayed his AAxx for the third time, and then when I flopped the nut flush vs 2nd and 3rd best. I love that Helmuth quote about PLO, where you can turn "a toothpick into a lumberyard."

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Fireworks from the Sidelines

Not much action for me, but I watched two ridiculous hands tonight. The first involved a 50c PLO hand with a guy all in with 6688s vs AATT vs KKxxs, and he hits a flush for $135. In the second, a donkey limp-calls in late position with ace deuce offsuit vs a 7x QQ raise from the blinds, flops the wheel and doubles up.

The best hole cards I got was KK, I raised 4x pf, a limp-caller with T7s hits an A77 flop. We check it, I raise small on turn, and we check river.

My latest poker quip: "Trying to get a hand in hold'em is like trying to get a drink in the desert. Trying to get a hand in Omaha is like trying to get a drink from the ocean." Well, at least it made sense after a few beers.

I lost a chunk with a misread here. I put the guy on AQ/AK, not AJ, when he checked the flop and bet the turn (put him on bluff). I should've folded the river.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Back from the Dead

So I've donked off over $500 in the last week, and so I'm starting over from square one. I bought into a 50c nlhe 9 max game for $35, lost $10, then doubled up in this hand. I 3bet the blind with AKs vs his 77, I check flopped aces behind him, he pushes on blank turn and I instacall for $50 pot.

You know what I love? Hitting the nuts and getting paid. I turn the nut flush vs infant baby flush, and the guy pays off my half-pot bets in this $40 pot. I can't imagine that he'd pay off any more, but who knows.

After these sessions of NLHE and PLO on FT, I'm just about back to the $150 I bought in for last night. D'oh!

Made $100 back today, mostly grinding out pots. One interesting hand came up when I raised the pot early preflop with KK, and got a late reraise. I called to underrepresent, and the flop brought the dreaded ace with 2 hearts. I check-called a $5 bet, which seemed kind of weak; the bet size reinforced my thought that he might be holding tens or jacks. A third heart on the turn gave me the nut flush draw, and he folded when I put in a strong bet. Still wondering what he held. If he held AK, AQ, AA, or QQ, I think he would have either put in a stronger bet on the flop, or at least not folded the turn.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Stayin Alive

I took first in an eight-handed home game last Thursday, played well, and then busted out early in the second game. I always have trouble gearing down once I'm in an aggressive short-handed tourney finale. So I went home and donked off over $150 on AP to continue the downward streak. I played okay until this hand of $1/2 PLO, where a guy bet $67 on the river with AAxx, I called with QQxx on a board of 888xx. I check-called a raised pot bet with 4th nuts. Horrible, horrible, horrible. This hand set off the donk run where I busted out of PLO and overplayed half my stack in NLHE.

I finally bought back in to FullTilt tonight, and was doing ok until I rivered the nut flush as the board paired. That cost me most of my stack of $50. I made it up on this table with some guy named "tony fagundo", who would play any two cards preflop raise or no, would chase down hands and then bet the pot when he hit. I watched him burn through about $150 from his peak.

After a horrible run at 50c PLO on AP, I switched over to 9 seat 50c nlhe on FT. Lost a chunk of change here with QQ up against KK. I felt dominated and played it out anyways. Oh well.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Bad Habits

Sat down at donkey corral (>40% players/flop, >20xbb avg pot), and watched some horrible hands (such as this). I didn't get into a big one until limp-calling a 5x pf raise with 56s and flopped flush. I check-called $4 on flop, then min-checkraised $8 bet on turn - I put him on AK/AQ or big pair, but I should've bet much more than min-checkraising in case he had As or Ks, which he did. My move raised him $8 in a pot of $35, which gave him easy odds to call. And then I stupidly check-called $20 on river spade, knowing that he had the big flush. Stupid, stupid. It's a tendency of playing a hand as if the last card had not yet fallen, something I really need to work on. That hand set off a tilt run that cost me a quick $100, and had to work twice as hard to grind $50 back.

Another tendency I have when a bad beat hits me in the corral is to play as bad as the donkeys around me. I really get caught up in the loose action.

I took a break, took a nap, and woke up refreshed for some PLO. I find that if I play badly at one game, switching between NLHE and PLO helps me get back on track. I took down a small $10 pot flopping 3 pair the first hand in 50plo, when Phimmy called me down with what had to be a weak hand. I stacked him a little later in a $45 pot with 2nd big boat over his set. I've seen him play a lot better than this - can only assume he was just done at that table. This hand kept developing in interesting ways. I tripled the limpers with A678ss from the blind, small bet my 2nd pair + top of open-ended draw, small bet turning flush draw + 2 pr, then small bet again rivering boat. I took down the $20 pot. After this 20 min session I'm +$7 for the day. Woo-hoo!


I followed Phimmy to the $1-2PLO table, where I quickly lost almost a third of my stack early by check-calling a pot bet of $14 with open-ended plus med. flush draws. The call was good, but then I made a bad $20 call when I rivered the flush (and str8!), but villain hit boat. Bad misread. I made it all back plus when Phimmy made a weird preflop raise UTG with a very weak hand. I flat called with AAxxs, and flat called his $30 bet flopping queens on Q99 board. He's a maniac. I called with AA+nut flush draw, third guy calls with KK+2nd nut flush draw, we all check down hand and I collect $140 pot. I later fired a decent value bet on turn and river, and Phimmy checkraised me from $10 to $50 on river, I fold. Reluctantly. I think the guy is just firing out chips. The best position to be in with him would be to slowplay the pure nuts. I'm pretty sure he'll do the betting for me. More proof that he's insane? Look here. He limp-calls a big pf raise with a medium-strength hand (at best), then calls a guy all in with a gutshot and a 7-hi flush draw for $67 on the turn. I end the PLO session up $20, down from being up $60 early, but way up from being down $40 earlier.

After eating a really disappointing Italian sub from Pizza Boli's, I joined some action at 50plo 6 max, and this short stack quintipled up from $20 playing very aggressive hands like this, where he reraised the pot preflop with junk 77T5s, but this time he got caught vs AAK8 - or did he? No, he rivers crappy two pair for $57 pot. He was trying to establish position so he could bluff at a raised pot later (that's how he built his stack up thus far). After being exposed so baldly he completely changed his style. He got me in a big hand when I raised pf with xxx and he reraise from blind with 7756s. He flopped set and slow-played it at first, slowly dialing up the heat as I improved to a set of aces on river vs his small boat, and I called a big $19 bet. I end up $60 down for the session by playing his game instead of mine.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Slow Day Revs Up

Sat down at 9 seat 100nl where two maniacs were going at each other. I didn't have anything good enough to get into a hand with them, so it was a fairly quiet session until this hand, when the flop gave me set over set. I slowplayed it by check-calling down to the river, then min-checkraising his $20 bet. I didn't think he was that strong - otherwise all of my chips would've been in the middle.

I later played some 100nl on FullTilt, and I flopped the nut str8 the first hand. The big stack bet the pot with a king high flush draw, I flat call, and a third guy raises to $15. Big stack moves in for $100, I call and short stack calls, turn makes flush and he wins $240 pot. That sucked.

I switched back to AP and doubled up with quad deuces vs pocket king overpair in a $200 pot. I played it perfectly, limping in with 22 from the small blind and calling his KK big blind 5x raise. I will almost always call one preflop raise with a small pair if the raiser has enough to justify it (if the raiser's stack is less than about nine times the raise, then the implied odds don't justify the call). I check-called his $10 bet on the 267 flop, then min-checkraised his $28 bet on turned quads. I bet out $30 on a blank river, and he reraised me all in for a dollar or two more (as if I would fold). I can only think that he thought I had either top top or some barely overpair like 88 or 99.

Sat down at 50plo 6 seat, and took out two short stacks at the same time in the first hand. I flopped 2nd set tens on AT7 rainbow. When the first guy raised me from $1 to $5, I figured him for top two pair or a set of 7s - since there was no preflop raise, I didn't put either of them on top set. Some players will limp with AAxx, but you rarely see short stacks doing that. The third guy had top & bottom pair, something that every good Omaha player should be able to fold there.

I busted a short-stack maniac with top-top vs his underpair in this hand. I had seen him make a few plays at pots with weak hands earlier, so when he min-checkraised me and then bet all in on the turn, I figured I was way good.

Later I donked off $40 against a guy I thought was pushing position. I raised 5x from sb w/ AAQQss, he calls with 99xx. I chkd a 9-hi flop, he bet pot $6, and I really thought that he was using position to buy it, so I checkraised the pot, he calls, then calls when I put in the rest. I was tired, made a bad read, pick your favorite excuse.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Running with Donkeys

Started off today at 50nl 9 seat where the avg % players/flop was 70% and the avg pot size was 15x bb. As long as you play the nuts on these tables, you'll make some money; but if you try to get fancy you're gonna lose your shirt. That means rarely (if ever), bluffing, always betting the nuts, etc. Any strong hand will get paid, even if well less than nuts. I started out with $75 buy in, quickly lost $10 paying for info and raising big preflop with small pairs. But this is part of my process - I like to come in hot, seem a little loose aggressive (and see how that style plays on the table), then switch gears and tighten up. I always dig a little hole to get out of, but with patience it usually pays.

One thing I wonder a lot at these sorts of tables, with such a high plyr/flop%, that means that people are playing a lot of weak hands to see a flop - so is it +EV if I do the same? Obviously playing strong hands here is going to pay off - but I also think that by slightly lowering my hand selection, I'm also likely to get paid if I hit the flop in a big way. The problem with this strategy is that I get into hands like this one, where I flop a small pair and put the guy on some weak ace or KQ/KJ, so I checkraise the flop. It's a nothing pot - $7 - but playing too many of these will get me into trouble. At this point I'm almost $20 down, somewhat due to being card dead at a table of ATMs, but more from trying to make something out of nothing. The avg pot size is now $10, with about 40% players/flop. Still good action.

After the action died off, and being card dead the whole time, I moved on to 100nl where the action was a bit loose. This hand is a perfect example, I make a standard 3x raise pf w/ AQs, and this donkey Hilariorj calls with 37off. I bet $5 on A72 flop, he calls. I put him all in for $18 on turned 3, not thinking that he was playing 37off, and he of course instacalls, then leaves shortly after. Sucks, but this is exactly the kind of action that I want. If he's willing to put in $8 with junk, I'll just have to accept that he'll hit sometimes. A different donkey paid off that debt in this hand. I looked down at A9o, saw only two to my left left to act, and raised 4x. I generally don't like this play, but thought I could generate some action and still have position. TheHelk calls with KJs, and the flop comes AJ9, I bet $8 into him and he calls, and then calls another $10 on a blank turn. I'm a little scared of the river Kc making possible str8s and flushes, but not scared enough to put in another $10 value bet. Luckily he made a lesser two pair and paid me off. So he basically put in $30 being dominated the whole way. I took the rest of his $15 stack in this hand, where I limp in from sb w/ 83o (awful hand, but when you get 9x on the call, go for it). The flop comes 884 2 clubs, I check, and TheHelk bets all in for $14 with ATo. Not sure what he was hoping for here (there wasn't that much in the pot), but I see dying short stacks donk off their chips like this all the time. I'll take it. With 83offsuit!

Had a bad session later in afternoon. Went a bit card dead at 100nl, lost about $35 calling down small bets with 2nd best. I also played a little 25plo, and lost a chuck in this hand, when I flopped the nut str8 and a guy called me down to the river with 2nd set. I bet out when the river paired the board and told myself, "fold if he raises, fold if he raises" - min raise - d'oh! Why pay off the chase? I could've check-called $4 to see if he was bluffing, rather than bet into him and call to see. Dumb bet. I then treaded water until this hand, where I flopped bottom two pair on J57 rainbow. I figured the short stack for an overpair and IamJah for a draw, making my 2 pair a very strong hand. When I checkraised the pot I thought IamJah would fold out, but he made my small profit for the session of PLO.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Donking off after cashing out

After my fellow rounder TechmoSuperbowl advised me that this format of reading hands was too hard on his eyes, I decided to change the format a bit. So I'll be posting hands to pokerhand.org under the user "KodiakZero", and using this blog to link to it and to summarize my sessions.

I cashed out again last night from AP, and today I quickly donked off about 40% of my remaining bankroll in six-handed PLO. It started when I got tired of this short stack pushing every pot, so I pushed back with top 2 pair AK vs his flopped broadway (oops!). I gravely underestimated him - the classic mistake of confusing a weak stack for a weak player. This hand tilted me into making a huge donkey call on the river in this hand; I felt I was way ahead on the turn when he made a blocking bet with his nut flush draw, repp'ng a turned str8, but I still should've folded the river.

I got over myself, turned the tilt dial down, and got serious on a 9-seated PLO table. I really like my play in this hand, where I called a $14 pot bet from the aggressive button, turned the nut str8 and rivered the nut flush. I bet the turn huge and the button folded, and the short stack didn't improve his KKxx overpair.

But at least I didn't play as bad as this guy, shoving his stack with btm 2 pr vs top set aces in $190 pot. I ended the session about $60 down. Donkey.

Friday, May 8, 2009

SNG - Didn't expect the late QQ limper

But then again, it's a $2 SNG...

Stage #1643256004 Tourney ID 2051051 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit 100 - 2009-05-09 00:45:15 (ET)
Table: 28800251 (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 1 - BIGBILLY57 (1,300 in chips)
Seat 2 - KEDASHY (2,095 in chips)
Seat 3 - PANTHERKIEV (1,580 in chips)
Seat 4 - KODIAKZERO (1,045 in chips)
Seat 5 - TJG51 (500 in chips)
Seat 7 - BIG MONEY 64 (1,600 in chips)
Seat 8 - PIPES69X (2,270 in chips)
Seat 9 - ANNIEDXXX (3,110 in chips)
PANTHERKIEV - Posts small blind 50
KODIAKZERO - Posts big blind 100
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [4c 5c]
TJG51 - Folds
BIG MONEY 64 - Folds
PIPES69X - Folds
ANNIEDXXX - Folds
BIGBILLY57 - Calls 100
KEDASHY - Folds
PANTHERKIEV - Calls 50
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** FLOP *** [2c 5d 7h]
PANTHERKIEV - Checks
KODIAKZERO - All-In 945
BIGBILLY57 - Calls 945
PANTHERKIEV - Folds
*** TURN *** [2c 5d 7h] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [2c 5d 7h Qs] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BIGBILLY57 - Shows [Qh Qc] (Three of a kind, queens)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [4c 5c] (One pair, fives)
BIGBILLY57 Collects 2,190 from main pot

NLHE - First Hand - AK vs AA

I'd like to think that if he had had more than $20 I could've escaped this setup. I'd like to think that.

Stage #1412844900: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-08 19:01:12 (ET)
Table: BRICKSCAPE (Real Money) Seat #8 is the dead dealer
Seat 9 - RICCI269 ($42.80 in chips)
Seat 1 - SCHNELL ($133.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - WINDOW_DUDE ($24.50 in chips)
Seat 3 - CASH_W ($20 in chips)
Seat 4 - H8SUKOUTS ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 5 - JETZER12 ($36.59 in chips)
Seat 6 - WINSTON222 ($130.63 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($100 in chips)
RICCI269 - Posts small blind $0.25
SCHNELL - Posts big blind $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Posts $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Ks Ac]
WINDOW_DUDE - Folds
CASH_W - Folds
H8SUKOUTS - Raises $2.25 to $2.25
JETZER12 - Folds
WINSTON222 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1.75
RICCI269 - Folds
SCHNELL - Folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 9d Jc]
H8SUKOUTS - Bets $5.25
KODIAKZERO - Raises $10.50 to $10.50
H8SUKOUTS - Calls $5.25
*** TURN *** [Kh 9d Jc] [3s]
H8SUKOUTS - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $9
H8SUKOUTS - All-In $8.75
KODIAKZERO - returned ($0.25) : not called
*** RIVER *** [Kh 9d Jc 3s] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
H8SUKOUTS - Shows [Ad As] (One pair, aces)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Ks Ac] (One pair, kings)
H8SUKOUTS Collects $41.10 from main pot

NLHE - Bluff when you can't beat the board

When you can't even beat the board, best to bluff on the river (haha):

Stage #1412887140: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-08 19:28:58 (ET)
Table: BRICKSCAPE (Real Money) Seat #7 is the dealer
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($74.73 in chips)
Seat 8 - TH3 SIZZLE ($42.50 in chips)
Seat 9 - RICCI269 ($55.44 in chips)
Seat 1 - BIG10KAHUNA ($38.60 in chips)
Seat 2 - WINDOW_DUDE ($17.63 in chips)
Seat 3 - CASH_W ($32 in chips)
Seat 4 - H8SUKOUTS ($27.90 in chips)
Seat 5 - FRANKSTER79 ($19.60 in chips)
Seat 6 - WINSTON222 ($92.53 in chips)
TH3 SIZZLE - Posts small blind $0.25
BIG10KAHUNA - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [2s 2d]
WINDOW_DUDE - Folds
CASH_W - Folds
H8SUKOUTS - Folds
FRANKSTER79 - Folds
WINSTON222 - Calls $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Raises $2 to $2
TH3 SIZZLE - Folds
BIG10KAHUNA - Folds
WINSTON222 - Calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [Ad 5d 10d]
WINSTON222 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** TURN *** [Ad 5d 10d] [5s]
WINSTON222 - Bets $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [Ad 5d 10d 5s] [Ah]
WINSTON222 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $5
WINSTON222 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - returned ($5) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Does not show
KODIAKZERO Collects $5 from main pot

NLHE - Short Stacks Never Fold

Here I bet 25% of his stack on river, and he calls with ace high.

Stage #1412876622: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-08 19:22:07 (ET)
Table: BRICKSCAPE (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer
Seat 1 - BIG10KAHUNA ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 2 - WINDOW_DUDE ($19.88 in chips)
Seat 3 - CASH_W ($32.75 in chips)
Seat 4 - H8SUKOUTS ($28.90 in chips)
Seat 5 - FRANKSTER79 ($18.75 in chips)
Seat 6 - WINSTON222 ($100.03 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($84.73 in chips)
Seat 8 - TH3 SIZZLE ($43 in chips)
Seat 9 - RICCI269 ($53.34 in chips)
WINDOW_DUDE - Posts small blind $0.25
CASH_W - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [7d 5d]
H8SUKOUTS - Folds
FRANKSTER79 - Folds
WINSTON222 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $1.50 to $1.50
TH3 SIZZLE - Folds
RICCI269 - Folds
BIG10KAHUNA - Calls $1.50
WINDOW_DUDE - Folds
CASH_W - Folds
*** FLOP *** [6c Js 6h]
KODIAKZERO - Checks
BIG10KAHUNA - Checks
*** TURN *** [6c Js 6h] [Jd]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $2
BIG10KAHUNA - Calls $2
*** RIVER *** [6c Js 6h Jd] [Qs]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $5
BIG10KAHUNA - Calls $5
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [7d 5d] (Two Pair, jacks and sixes)
BIG10KAHUNA - Shows [Ad Ks] (Two Pair, jacks and sixes)
BIG10KAHUNA Collects $16.40 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($17.75) | Rake ($0.85) | Jackpot Rake ($0.50)
Board [6c Js 6h Jd Qs]
Seat 1: BIG10KAHUNA (dealer) won Total ($16.40) HI:($16.40) with Two Pair, jacks and sixes(ace kicker) [Ad Ks - B:Js,B:Jd,B:6h,B:6c,P:Ad]
Seat 2: WINDOW_DUDE (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: CASH_W (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 4: H8SUKOUTS Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: FRANKSTER79 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: WINSTON222 Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 7: KODIAKZERO HI:lost with Two Pair, jacks and sixes [7d 5d - B:Js,B:Jd,B:6h,B:6c,B:Qs]
Seat 8: TH3 SIZZLE Folded on the POCKET CARDS

NLHE - One more reason not to play the Tux Convoy

OK, so I just made up the "Tux Convoy" (ten-four suited - get it? haha), but here's a really good reason not to play it.

Stage #1412861470: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-08 19:12:00 (ET)
Table: RICHMOND (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 - RICCI269 ($11 in chips)
Seat 7 - SOCIALFIRE ($34.10 in chips)
Seat 8 - GILLBARR ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - SCHNELL ($129.81 in chips)
Seat 2 - KODIAKZERO ($114.37 in chips)
Seat 3 - KIDBRAINS33 ($72 in chips)
SOCIALFIRE - Posts small blind $0.25
GILLBARR - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [8c Kc]
SCHNELL - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $1 to $1
KIDBRAINS33 - Calls $1
RICCI269 - Folds
SOCIALFIRE - Calls $0.75
GILLBARR - Folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 3c 7c]
SOCIALFIRE - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $2.50
KIDBRAINS33 - Folds
SOCIALFIRE - Calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [Kh 3c 7c] [6d]
SOCIALFIRE - Bets $3
KODIAKZERO - Calls $3
*** RIVER *** [Kh 3c 7c 6d] [9c]
SOCIALFIRE - Bets $14.50
KODIAKZERO - Calls $14.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SOCIALFIRE - Shows [10c 4c] (Flush, ten high)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [8c Kc] (Flush, king high)
KODIAKZERO Collects $40.85 from main pot

NLHE - Classic "Min Blocking Bet" on River

He musta had ace nine or something, but my hand just kept developing

Stage #1412855382: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-08 19:08:02 (ET)
Table: BRICKSCAPE (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - JETZER12 ($34.09 in chips)
Seat 6 - WINSTON222 ($134.28 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($78.50 in chips)
Seat 9 - RICCI269 ($42.05 in chips)
Seat 1 - SCHNELL ($141.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - WINDOW_DUDE ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 3 - CASH_W ($19.75 in chips)
Seat 4 - H8SUKOUTS ($29.40 in chips)
WINSTON222 - Posts small blind $0.25
KODIAKZERO - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Jc 10c]
RICCI269 - Folds
SCHNELL - Folds
WINDOW_DUDE - Folds
CASH_W - Folds
H8SUKOUTS - Folds
JETZER12 - Folds
WINSTON222 - Calls $0.25
KODIAKZERO - Raises $1.50 to $2
WINSTON222 - Calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [8d 5c 9d]
WINSTON222 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $3
WINSTON222 - Calls $3
*** TURN *** [8d 5c 9d] [8c]
WINSTON222 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $6
WINSTON222 - Calls $6
*** RIVER *** [8d 5c 9d 8c] [7c]
WINSTON222 - Bets $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Raises $8 to $8
WINSTON222 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - returned ($7.50) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Does not show
KODIAKZERO Collects $21.35 from main pot

Thursday, May 7, 2009

NLHE - ATM

I don't get the call on the flop here...

Stage #1411743813: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-08 01:19:06 (ET)
Table: MYNAH AVE (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - IAMBL_E ($217.30 in chips)
Seat 3 - LSGUY25 ($120.80 in chips)
Seat 4 - SMYC ($172.77 in chips)
Seat 5 - BLUFFTACULAR ($92 in chips)
Seat 6 - MJDBONE ($194.19 in chips)
Seat 7 - HB FLUNKY ($91.15 in chips)
Seat 9 - BMONEY2 ($149.15 in chips)
Seat 1 - KODIAKZERO ($150 in chips)
LSGUY25 - Posts small blind $0.50
SMYC - Posts big blind $1
KODIAKZERO - Posts $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Js Ah]
BLUFFTACULAR - Folds
MJDBONE - Folds
HB FLUNKY - Folds
BMONEY2 - Calls $1
KODIAKZERO - Raises $4 to $5
IAMBL_E - Folds
LSGUY25 - Folds
SMYC - Folds
BMONEY2 - Calls $4
*** FLOP *** [3h Qc 10c]
BMONEY2 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $7
BMONEY2 - Calls $7
*** TURN *** [3h Qc 10c] [3s]
BMONEY2 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** RIVER *** [3h Qc 10c 3s] [Qs]
BMONEY2 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BMONEY2 - Shows [8s 7h] (Two Pair, queens and threes)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Js Ah] (Two Pair, queens and threes)
KODIAKZERO Collects $24.25 from main pot

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

NLHE - Short Stack Donkey Play

I should've known that I had him beat preflop after he min reraised with half the table in the hand. But to play it as bad as he did? I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Stage #1409681975: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-06 22:23:01 (ET)
Table: WHITEHALL ST (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - BIG SIZ ($14.65 in chips)
Seat 3 - CASHSYSTEM ($23 in chips)
Seat 4 - ELSAMO33 ($46.73 in chips)
Seat 5 - GARYTY ($87.75 in chips)
Seat 6 - KODIAKZERO ($94.50 in chips)
Seat 7 - FARRISAVE ($40.78 in chips)
Seat 8 - UZUZ1234 ($20.10 in chips)
Seat 9 - VETTE86 ($33.18 in chips)
Seat 1 - HOLLYWOODTEX ($107.05 in chips)
CASHSYSTEM - Posts small blind $0.25
ELSAMO33 - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Ac Qh]
GARYTY - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $1.50 to $1.50
FARRISAVE - Calls $1.50
UZUZ1234 - Calls $1.50
VETTE86 - Folds
HOLLYWOODTEX - Calls $1.50
BIG SIZ - Calls $1.50
CASHSYSTEM - Raises $2.75 to $3
ELSAMO33 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1.50
FARRISAVE - Folds
UZUZ1234 - Calls $1.50
HOLLYWOODTEX - Calls $1.50
BIG SIZ - Calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [9h 5s 3c]
CASHSYSTEM - Bets $4
KODIAKZERO - Folds
UZUZ1234 - Folds
HOLLYWOODTEX - Calls $4
BIG SIZ - Folds
*** TURN *** [9h 5s 3c] [5c]
CASHSYSTEM - Bets $4
HOLLYWOODTEX - Calls $4
*** RIVER *** [9h 5s 3c 5c] [Jc]
CASHSYSTEM - Checks
HOLLYWOODTEX - Bets $13.50
CASHSYSTEM - Folds (Fold & Show [3h Kh])
HOLLYWOODTEX - returned ($13.50) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HOLLYWOODTEX - Shows [10c 9c] (Flush, jack high)
HOLLYWOODTEX Collects $30.85 from main pot

NLHE - C-betting the flopped nut flush

I couldn't have played this hand any better. I'm lucky the board didn't pair on the river.

Stage #1409428909: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 20:06:12 (ET)
Table: AUSTRIA HWY (Real Money) Seat #8 is the dealer
Seat 8 - ALLBIZNIZ75 ($60.40 in chips)
Seat 1 - GRAPESMUGGLER ($95 in chips)
Seat 2 - AMB_KOSH ($98.50 in chips)
Seat 3 - MRPAIN ($113.70 in chips)
Seat 5 - KODIAKZERO ($150.75 in chips)
Seat 7 - TUFFCALLZ ($150 in chips)
GRAPESMUGGLER - Posts small blind $0.50
AMB_KOSH - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Ad 2d]
MRPAIN - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $3 to $3
TUFFCALLZ - Folds
ALLBIZNIZ75 - Folds
GRAPESMUGGLER - Calls $2.50
AMB_KOSH - Folds
*** FLOP *** [9d 8d 4d]
GRAPESMUGGLER - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $3
GRAPESMUGGLER - Raises $9 to $9
KODIAKZERO - Calls $6
*** TURN *** [9d 8d 4d] [10c]
GRAPESMUGGLER - Bets $78
KODIAKZERO - All-In(Raise) $138.75 to $138.75
GRAPESMUGGLER - All-In $5
KODIAKZERO - returned ($55.75) : not called
*** RIVER *** [9d 8d 4d 10c] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GRAPESMUGGLER - Shows [4c 4s] (Three of a kind, fours)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Ad 2d] (Flush, ace high)
KODIAKZERO Collects $187.50 from main pot

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

NLHE - Dueling Slowplays

Villain weakly bets flush draw into me, I raise with flush draw, we both check as we turn it, and then we get all our chips in. Remember the hand where I had the queen-hi vs king hi flush, and thought I was beat? For some reason I didn't feel that way here.

Stage #1408170313: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 01:03:29 (ET)
Table: FAIRFIELD (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 - KODIAKZERO ($72.41 in chips)
Seat 8 - BMONEY2 ($236.32 in chips)
Seat 9 - BUCKETFACE2 ($53.30 in chips)
Seat 1 - ACENUTS ($200 in chips)
Seat 2 - DSMI1969 ($110 in chips)
Seat 3 - MUCKURSELF55 ($70 in chips)
Seat 4 - SHARKYXD ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 5 - CULINARD13 ($125.15 in chips)
BMONEY2 - Posts small blind $0.50
BUCKETFACE2 - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Jd 7d]
ACENUTS - Folds
DSMI1969 - Folds
MUCKURSELF55 - Folds
SHARKYXD - Folds
CULINARD13 - Calls $1
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
BMONEY2 - Calls $0.50
BUCKETFACE2 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [3d 10s 4d]
BMONEY2 - Checks
BUCKETFACE2 - Checks
CULINARD13 - Bets $2
KODIAKZERO - Raises $7 to $7
BMONEY2 - Folds
BUCKETFACE2 - Folds
CULINARD13 - Calls $5
*** TURN *** [3d 10s 4d] [9d]
CULINARD13 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** RIVER *** [3d 10s 4d 9d] [Ks]
CULINARD13 - Bets $11
KODIAKZERO - Raises $22 to $22
CULINARD13 - Raises $73 to $84
KODIAKZERO - All-In $42.41
CULINARD13 - returned ($19.59) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CULINARD13 - Shows [8d 6d] (Flush, nine high)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Jd 7d] (Flush, jack high)
KODIAKZERO Collects $143.32 from main pot

NLHE - Hee Haw :-(

I knew he had me beat, but I call his all-in checkraise anyways. Why? Because I think he's as bad here as I actually am. But I make it backfrom him plus a few hands later.

Stage #1408165572: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 01:00:14 (ET)
Table: FAIRFIELD (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - MUCKURSELF55 ($70 in chips)
Seat 4 - SHARKYXD ($15.40 in chips)
Seat 5 - CULINARD13 ($62.35 in chips)
Seat 6 - KODIAKZERO ($122.70 in chips)
Seat 7 - HOLA PAPI ($219.47 in chips)
Seat 8 - BMONEY2 ($229.42 in chips)
Seat 9 - BUCKETFACE2 ($57.30 in chips)
Seat 1 - ACENUTS ($200 in chips)
Seat 2 - DSMI1969 ($111 in chips)
SHARKYXD - Posts small blind $0.50
CULINARD13 - Posts big blind $1
DSMI1969 - sitout (wait for BB)
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Qs As]
KODIAKZERO - Raises $3 to $3
HOLA PAPI - Folds
BMONEY2 - Folds
BUCKETFACE2 - Folds
ACENUTS - Folds
MUCKURSELF55 - Folds
SHARKYXD - Folds
CULINARD13 - Raises $8 to $9
KODIAKZERO - Calls $6
*** FLOP *** [3h Qh 9s]
CULINARD13 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $6
CULINARD13 - All-In(Raise) $53.35 to $53.35
KODIAKZERO - Calls $47.35
*** TURN *** [3h Qh 9s] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [3h Qh 9s 6d] [10d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
CULINARD13 - Shows [Kh Kd] (One pair, kings)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Qs As] (One pair, queens)
CULINARD13 Collects $121.70 from main pot

NLHE - Worst Call of Year Award??

So this guy flops a big hand with 56 vs Kx on 55K board. But then - runner runner quads!! So on the river there's about $50 in the pot, and quads guy bets about $170 all in on K55KK board. The guy who flopped the big set CALLS $170, with only $25 in the pot - but he's basically playing the board!

Stage #1408149690: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 00:49:36 (ET)
Table: AUBURN HILLS (Real Money) Seat #9 is the dealer
Seat 9 - MMS71 ($123.70 in chips)
Seat 1 - ROADRUNNER16 ($148.52 in chips)
Seat 2 - KULJME ($30.90 in chips)
Seat 3 - TOTALTILT ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 4 - DSMI1969 ($111 in chips)
Seat 5 - SKNIGHTZZ ($192.50 in chips)
Seat 6 - RIDERPRIDE39 ($105.95 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($126.75 in chips)
Seat 8 - THOMEYORKE ($189.83 in chips)
ROADRUNNER16 - Posts small blind $0.50
KULJME - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [9s Js]
TOTALTILT - Calls $1
DSMI1969 - Folds
SKNIGHTZZ - Calls $1
RIDERPRIDE39 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
THOMEYORKE - Calls $1
MMS71 - Folds
ROADRUNNER16 - Folds
KULJME - Checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks 5c 5h]
KULJME - Checks
TOTALTILT - Checks
SKNIGHTZZ - Bets $3
KODIAKZERO - Folds
THOMEYORKE - Raises $12 to $12
KULJME - Folds
TOTALTILT - Folds
SKNIGHTZZ - Calls $9
*** TURN *** [Ks 5c 5h] [Kd]
SKNIGHTZZ - Checks
THOMEYORKE - Bets $10
SKNIGHTZZ - Calls $10
*** RIVER *** [Ks 5c 5h Kd] [Kc]
SKNIGHTZZ - All-In $169.50
THOMEYORKE - All-In $166.83
SKNIGHTZZ - returned ($2.67) : not called
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SKNIGHTZZ - Shows [Qd Kh] (Four of a kind, kings)
THOMEYORKE - Mucks
SKNIGHTZZ Collects $379.66 from main pot

NLHE - Poker for Donkeys, Chapter One

Lesson 1: don't limp in on-the-button, call a 5x raise from the blind, then call down to river with flopped 2nd pair. Also, avoid names like "POKERPOWERFL".

Stage #1408111146: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 00:25:41 (ET)
Table: AUBURN HILLS (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - POKERPOWERFL ($45.30 in chips)
Seat 6 - RIDERPRIDE39 ($96.50 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($120.50 in chips)
Seat 8 - THOMEYORKE ($181.13 in chips)
Seat 9 - MMS71 ($110.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - ROADRUNNER16 ($144.52 in chips)
Seat 2 - KULJME ($53.05 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHRISCD9 ($20.50 in chips)
Seat 4 - DSMI1969 ($109.50 in chips)
RIDERPRIDE39 - Posts small blind $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Ad Kc]
THOMEYORKE - Folds
MMS71 - Folds
ROADRUNNER16 - Folds
KULJME - Folds
CHRISCD9 - Folds
DSMI1969 - Folds
POKERPOWERFL - Calls $1
RIDERPRIDE39 - Calls $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Raises $4 to $5
POKERPOWERFL - Calls $4
RIDERPRIDE39 - Folds
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qs Jd]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $4
POKERPOWERFL - Calls $4
*** TURN *** [Kd Qs Jd] [8s]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $4
POKERPOWERFL - Calls $4
*** RIVER *** [Kd Qs Jd 8s] [6d]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $4
POKERPOWERFL - Calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Ad Kc] (One pair, kings)
POKERPOWERFL - Mucks
KODIAKZERO Collects $32.75 from main pot

NLHE - Crying Call

I figured he had me with the quick flop check-call and checkraise on turn, but I've seen players play much weaker flushes the same way, so I called. I'm surprised he checked the river with the king-hi flush.

Stage #1408098355: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 00:18:08 (ET)
Table: AUBURN HILLS (Real Money) Seat #8 is the dealer
Seat 8 - THOMEYORKE ($166.33 in chips)
Seat 9 - MMS71 ($111.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - ROADRUNNER16 ($112.92 in chips)
Seat 2 - KULJME ($52.70 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHRISCD9 ($36.50 in chips)
Seat 5 - POKERPOWERFL ($51.80 in chips)
Seat 6 - RIDERPRIDE39 ($100 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($145.50 in chips)
MMS71 - Posts small blind $0.50
ROADRUNNER16 - Posts big blind $1
RIDERPRIDE39 - Posts $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Jd Qd]
KULJME - Folds
CHRISCD9 - Calls $1
POKERPOWERFL - Folds
RIDERPRIDE39 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
THOMEYORKE - Calls $1
MMS71 - Calls $0.50
ROADRUNNER16 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 4d Qs]
MMS71 - Checks
ROADRUNNER16 - Checks
CHRISCD9 - Checks
RIDERPRIDE39 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $4
THOMEYORKE - Folds
MMS71 - Folds
ROADRUNNER16 - Calls $4
CHRISCD9 - Folds
RIDERPRIDE39 - Folds
*** TURN *** [2d 4d Qs] [7d]
ROADRUNNER16 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $8
ROADRUNNER16 - Raises $20 to $20
KODIAKZERO - Calls $12
*** RIVER *** [2d 4d Qs 7d] [8d]
ROADRUNNER16 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ROADRUNNER16 - Shows [5d Kd] (Flush, king high)
KODIAKZERO - Mucks
ROADRUNNER16 Collects $50.80 from main pot

NLHE - When Screen Names Describe, Part XXX

I love when players have "420" or some such in their name, it makes it so much easier to profile them. Like a player named "Blockhead42". I took the rest of his chips a few hands later with 64 vs his K5 with 6A36K on board.

Stage #1408090935: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-06 00:13:51 (ET)
Table: AUBURN HILLS (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - KULJME ($21 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHRISCD9 ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 5 - POKERPOWERFL ($58.80 in chips)
Seat 6 - BLOCKHEAD42 ($40 in chips)
Seat 7 - KODIAKZERO ($109.65 in chips)
Seat 8 - THOMEYORKE ($167.83 in chips)
Seat 9 - MMS71 ($112 in chips)
Seat 1 - ROADRUNNER16 ($113.67 in chips)
CHRISCD9 - Posts small blind $0.50
POKERPOWERFL - Posts big blind $1
BLOCKHEAD42 - Posts $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [10c Ac]
BLOCKHEAD42 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
THOMEYORKE - Folds
MMS71 - Folds
ROADRUNNER16 - Folds
KULJME - Folds
CHRISCD9 - Calls $0.50
POKERPOWERFL - Checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh 3c 10h]
CHRISCD9 - Checks
POKERPOWERFL - Checks
BLOCKHEAD42 - Bets $1
KODIAKZERO - Raises $4 to $4
CHRISCD9 - Folds
POKERPOWERFL - Folds
BLOCKHEAD42 - Calls $3
*** TURN *** [Jh 3c 10h] [10s]
BLOCKHEAD42 - Bets $1
KODIAKZERO - Raises $8 to $8
BLOCKHEAD42 - Calls $7
*** RIVER *** [Jh 3c 10h 10s] [6d]
BLOCKHEAD42 - Bets $1
KODIAKZERO - Raises $9 to $9
BLOCKHEAD42 - Calls $8
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [10c Ac] (Three of a kind, tens)
BLOCKHEAD42 - Mucks
KODIAKZERO Collects $43.20 from main pot

NLHE - Slowplaying a big flop

I called preflop getting over 8-1 odds with small suited connectors. I immediately check bottom 2 pair on the flop, he bets pot $18 with obvious overpair, I smooth call, faking the flush draw and hoping he'll push on the turn. I guess he was scared of the possible straight, so I had to donk bet the river.

Stage #1408027875: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2009-05-05 23:38:54 (ET)
Table: JEFFREY DR (Real Money) Seat #8 is the dealer
Seat 8 - LIVEWIREDW ($63.25 in chips)
Seat 1 - JAFFA007 ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 2 - KODIAKZERO ($108.85 in chips)
Seat 3 - HARDLYEM ($106.60 in chips)
Seat 4 - MIKEDADUTCH ($164.55 in chips)
Seat 5 - PTW420 ($120.25 in chips)
Seat 6 - AMB_KOSH ($156.36 in chips)
Seat 7 - HOLA PAPI ($420.40 in chips)
JAFFA007 - Posts small blind $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [6d 4d]
HARDLYEM - Raises $3 to $3
MIKEDADUTCH - Calls $3
PTW420 - Folds
AMB_KOSH - Calls $3
HOLA PAPI - Calls $3
LIVEWIREDW - Calls $3
JAFFA007 - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $2
*** FLOP *** [4c 6c 9s]
KODIAKZERO - Checks
HARDLYEM - Bets $18.50
MIKEDADUTCH - Folds
AMB_KOSH - Folds
HOLA PAPI - Folds
LIVEWIREDW - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $18.50
*** TURN *** [4c 6c 9s] [5s]
KODIAKZERO - Checks
HARDLYEM - Checks
*** RIVER *** [4c 6c 9s 5s] [Js]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $20
HARDLYEM - Calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [6d 4d] (Two Pair, sixes and fours)
HARDLYEM - Mucks
KODIAKZERO Collects $92 from main pot

PLO - Nuts, nuts, and more nuts

I love flopping the nuts. Especially when I turn nuts again. And then river nuts once more. And I get paid, to boot.

Stage #1407818192: Omaha Pot Limit $1 - 2009-05-05 21:51:56 (ET)
Table: DENMARK HWY (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer
Seat 2 - TWILO ($250.80 in chips)
Seat 4 - BIGSIGHHHHH ($193.10 in chips)
Seat 5 - KODIAKZERO ($117.65 in chips)
Seat 6 - DR FESTERPUS ($222.50 in chips)
Seat 7 - IGETMONEY651 ($98 in chips)
Seat 8 - PTW420 ($54.75 in chips)
Seat 9 - D1G1TALBUDDHA ($52.35 in chips)
Seat 1 - KOVYISKING ($125.65 in chips)
BIGSIGHHHHH - Posts small blind $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Ac Kc 9h Js]
DR FESTERPUS - Calls $1
IGETMONEY651 - Folds
PTW420 - Folds
D1G1TALBUDDHA - Folds
KOVYISKING - Calls $1
TWILO - Folds
BIGSIGHHHHH - Calls $0.50
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 10d 7h]
BIGSIGHHHHH - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $2
DR FESTERPUS - Folds
KOVYISKING - Raises $10 to $10
BIGSIGHHHHH - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $8
*** TURN *** [8c 10d 7h] [Qd]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $14
KOVYISKING - Calls $14
*** RIVER *** [8c 10d 7h Qd] [As]
KODIAKZERO - Bets $20
KOVYISKING - Calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Ac Kc 9h Js] (Straight, ten to ace)
KOVYISKING - Mucks
KODIAKZERO Collects $89 from main pot

PLO - Turned Nut Str8, Flat Called Cuz of His Flush Redraw

Stage #1407764801: Omaha Pot Limit $1 - 2009-05-05 21:24:32 (ET)
Table: DENMARK HWY (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer
Seat 5 - KODIAKZERO ($97 in chips)
Seat 6 - SNAPURSTACK ($38 in chips)
Seat 7 - DUGER1 ($40 in chips)
Seat 8 - PTW420 ($65.75 in chips)
Seat 9 - D1G1TALBUDDHA ($56.20 in chips)
Seat 1 - KOVYISKING ($65.70 in chips)
Seat 2 - TWILO ($229.20 in chips)
Seat 3 - EATURCHIPS ($152.75 in chips)
Seat 4 - BIGSIGHHHHH ($244.65 in chips)
SNAPURSTACK - Posts small blind $0.50
DUGER1 - Posts big blind $1
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Qs Kc 9h 7c]
PTW420 - Calls $1
D1G1TALBUDDHA - Calls $1
KOVYISKING - Folds
TWILO - Folds
EATURCHIPS - Folds
BIGSIGHHHHH - Calls $1
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
SNAPURSTACK - Calls $0.50
DUGER1 - Checks
*** FLOP *** [Jc Kd Ah]
SNAPURSTACK - Checks
DUGER1 - Checks
PTW420 - Checks
D1G1TALBUDDHA - Checks
BIGSIGHHHHH - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Checks
*** TURN *** [Jc Kd Ah] [10d]
SNAPURSTACK - Checks
DUGER1 - Checks
PTW420 - Checks
D1G1TALBUDDHA - Checks
BIGSIGHHHHH - Bets $6
KODIAKZERO - Calls $6
SNAPURSTACK - Folds
DUGER1 - Folds
PTW420 - Calls $6
D1G1TALBUDDHA - Folds
*** RIVER *** [Jc Kd Ah 10d] [7s]
PTW420 - Checks
BIGSIGHHHHH - Bets $24
KODIAKZERO - Raises $48 to $48
PTW420 - Folds
BIGSIGHHHHH - Calls $24
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Qs Kc 9h 7c] (Straight, ten to ace)
BIGSIGHHHHH - Shows [Ad 2d 4s Qc] (Straight, ten to ace)
BIGSIGHHHHH Collects $58.50 from main pot
KODIAKZERO Collects $58.50 from main pot

Monday, May 4, 2009

NLHE - Lucky flop pays off

Stage #1406316030: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-05 00:47:47 (ET)
Table: EL PASO (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - SUNNY-SUNNY ($19 in chips)
Seat 5 - KAPLA8 ($56.70 in chips)
Seat 6 - ZINSHOP ($69.46 in chips)
Seat 7 - HICK DEAD ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 8 - HARDKHOUR ($69.50 in chips)
Seat 9 - GIVEIT2MEYEA ($54.50 in chips)
Seat 1 - SLIMMESJORS ($136.65 in chips)
Seat 2 - EXPENSIVEWINO ($102.98 in chips)
Seat 3 - KODIAKZERO ($90.95 in chips)
KAPLA8 - Posts small blind $0.25
ZINSHOP - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [8d Kh]
HICK DEAD - Folds
HARDKHOUR - Folds
GIVEIT2MEYEA - Folds
SLIMMESJORS - Raises $1.75 to $1.75
EXPENSIVEWINO - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $4 to $4
SUNNY-SUNNY - Folds
KAPLA8 - Folds
ZINSHOP - Folds
SLIMMESJORS - Calls $2.25
*** FLOP *** [8s 2h Kc]
SLIMMESJORS - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $3
SLIMMESJORS - Raises $6 to $6
KODIAKZERO - Calls $3
*** TURN *** [8s 2h Kc] [3h]
SLIMMESJORS - Bets $10.37
KODIAKZERO - Raises $25 to $25
SLIMMESJORS - Calls $14.63
*** RIVER *** [8s 2h Kc 3h] [Jc]
SLIMMESJORS - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $25
SLIMMESJORS - Calls $25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
KODIAKZERO - Shows [8d Kh] (Two Pair, kings and eights)
SLIMMESJORS - Shows [Kd Ah] (One pair, kings)
KODIAKZERO Collects $117.25 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($120.75) | Rake ($3) | Jackpot Rake ($0.50)
Board [8s 2h Kc 3h Jc]
Seat 1: SLIMMESJORS HI:lost with One pair, kings [Kd Ah - P:Kd,B:Kc,P:Ah,B:Jc,B:8s]
Seat 2: EXPENSIVEWINO Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 3: KODIAKZERO won Total ($117.25) HI:($117.25) with Two Pair, kings and eights [8d Kh - P:Kh,B:Kc,B:8s,P:8d,B:Jc]
Seat 4: SUNNY-SUNNY (dealer) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 5: KAPLA8 (small blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 6: ZINSHOP (big blind) Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 7: HICK DEAD Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 8: HARDKHOUR Folded on the POCKET CARDS
Seat 9: GIVEIT2MEYEA Folded on the POCKET CARDS

NLHE - Shoulda been an easy fold

I shoulda raised more preflop, and shoulda folded the river. But when you're in the corral, ya gotta run with the donkeys...

Stage #1406310568: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-05 00:44:15 (ET)
Table: BENJAMIN RD (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 - VLAD77 ($23.95 in chips)
Seat 5 - APPLEGREENTEA ($32.75 in chips)
Seat 6 - KWITT ($34.82 in chips)
Seat 7 - GLOWMAN ($50.82 in chips)
Seat 8 - UZUZ1234 ($56.36 in chips)
Seat 9 - THE_TAZZ ($28.50 in chips)
Seat 2 - DEANS MEAN ($28.42 in chips)
Seat 3 - KODIAKZERO ($128.90 in chips)
APPLEGREENTEA - Posts small blind $0.25
KWITT - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Kh Kd]
GLOWMAN - Calls $0.50
UZUZ1234 - Calls $0.50
THE_TAZZ - Folds
DEANS MEAN - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Raises $2 to $2
VLAD77 - Calls $2
APPLEGREENTEA - Folds
KWITT - Folds
GLOWMAN - Calls $1.50
UZUZ1234 - Calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [3d 6d 5s]
GLOWMAN - Checks
UZUZ1234 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $3.50
VLAD77 - Folds
GLOWMAN - Folds
UZUZ1234 - Calls $3.50
*** TURN *** [3d 6d 5s] [4d]
UZUZ1234 - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $5
UZUZ1234 - Calls $5
*** RIVER *** [3d 6d 5s 4d] [7d]
UZUZ1234 - Bets $25.75
KODIAKZERO - Calls $25.75
*** SHOW DOWN ***
UZUZ1234 - Shows [6h 5d] (Straight flush, seven)
KODIAKZERO - Mucks
UZUZ1234 Collects $73.75 from main pot

NLHE - Wrong time to bluff missed draw

He open min raises preflop in mid position with 63s, two fold and I'm next to act. I should have reraised him here - he's indicating weakness, my raise would most likely isolated him, he would most likely call, and he would be out of position on the flop.

But instead I just call, and he check calls with his weak flush draw plus bottom pair. He calls again when board pairs my kings, and then when he misses his draw, he bets all in into my river boat - wrong time to bluff. But I would have called with far less given how the bet made no sense.

Stage #1406271202: Holdem No Limit $0.50 - 2009-05-05 00:19:57 (ET)
Table: BENJAMIN RD (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer
Seat 3 - KODIAKZERO ($102.10 in chips)
Seat 4 - VLAD77 ($17.25 in chips)
Seat 5 - GUIROMAN ($19.73 in chips)
Seat 6 - KWITT ($42.72 in chips)
Seat 7 - KPITCHER300 ($24.05 in chips)
Seat 8 - UZUZ1234 ($51.66 in chips)
Seat 9 - BRCAMMAC ($27.25 in chips)
Seat 2 - DEANS MEAN ($24.72 in chips)
VLAD77 - Posts small blind $0.25
GUIROMAN - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to KODIAKZERO [Kc 4c]
KWITT - Folds
KPITCHER300 - Calls $0.50
UZUZ1234 - Calls $0.50
BRCAMMAC - Raises $1 to $1
DEANS MEAN - Folds
KODIAKZERO - Calls $1
VLAD77 - Folds
GUIROMAN - Calls $0.50
KPITCHER300 - Calls $0.50
UZUZ1234 - Calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Kd 3s 9d]
GUIROMAN - Checks
KPITCHER300 - Checks
UZUZ1234 - Checks
BRCAMMAC - Bets $1.50
KODIAKZERO - Raises $4 to $4
GUIROMAN - Folds
KPITCHER300 - Folds
UZUZ1234 - Folds
BRCAMMAC - Calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [Kd 3s 9d] [Ks]
BRCAMMAC - Checks
KODIAKZERO - Bets $5
BRCAMMAC - Calls $5
*** RIVER *** [Kd 3s 9d Ks] [4s]
BRCAMMAC - All-In $17.25
KODIAKZERO - Calls $17.25
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BRCAMMAC - Shows [6d 3d] (Two Pair, kings and threes)
KODIAKZERO - Shows [Kc 4c] (Full house, kings full of fours)
KODIAKZERO Collects $54.40 from main pot

PLO - Donkey Rides Again

Full Tilt Poker Game #12031697408: Table Chartered - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 20:09:03 ET - 2009/05/04
Seat 1: DR_Brown ($12.35)
Seat 2: twokewl4u169 ($47.20)
Seat 3: bkcskinny ($17.80)
Seat 4: stickshaker ($11.50)
Seat 5: Rio Jim ($47.25)
Seat 6: SaveMeJebus ($20)
Seat 7: KodiakZero ($92.05)
Seat 8: HappyHarry50 ($20.40)
Seat 9: ogato ($16.50), is sitting out
Rio Jim posts the small blind of $0.25
SaveMeJebus posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KodiakZero [8s 3h 7h 9c]
KodiakZero folds
HappyHarry50 calls $0.50
DR_Brown raises to $1.50
twokewl4u169 folds
bkcskinny raises to $5.75
stickshaker folds
ogato stands up
Rio Jim folds
Acht_Achter adds $10
SaveMeJebus folds
HappyHarry50 calls $5.25
DR_Brown raises to $12.35, and is all in
bkcskinny raises to $17.80, and is all in
HappyHarry50 calls $12.05
bkcskinny shows [Kc Ts Jh Tc]
HappyHarry50 shows [Kd Qh Kh 6d]
DR_Brown shows [Ah As 8d 2s]
*** FLOP *** [Td 3d 5s]
*** TURN *** [Td 3d 5s] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Td 3d 5s 7d] [5d]
bkcskinny shows a full house, Tens full of Fives
HappyHarry50 shows a flush, King high
bkcskinny wins the side pot ($10.35) with a full house, Tens full of Fives
DR_Brown shows two pair, Aces and Fives
bkcskinny wins the main pot ($35.95) with a full house, Tens full of Fives
DR_Brown is sitting out

PLO - Miracle Card, Part 2

The very next hand I get cold-decked again. Notice me spewing like a tilt monkey.

Full Tilt Poker Game #12031198752: Table Chartered - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 19:39:32 ET - 2009/05/04
Seat 1: DR_Brown ($38.25)
Seat 3: bkcskinny ($18.15)
Seat 4: schreuders1984 ($56.45)
Seat 5: flushdraw34 ($27.30)
Seat 7: KodiakZero ($31.75)
Seat 8: HappyHarry50 ($17)
KodiakZero posts the small blind of $0.25
HappyHarry50 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KodiakZero [5c 4d 8c 9h]
DR_Brown calls $0.50
schreuders1984: wow
bkcskinny folds
KodiakZero: nice miracle card
schreuders1984 has 15 seconds left to act
schreuders1984 calls $0.50
flushdraw34 folds
KodiakZero calls $0.25
HappyHarry50 raises to $2.50
KodiakZero: turned nut flush and rivered quads
DR_Brown calls $2
KodiakZero: still drawing dead
schreuders1984 has 15 seconds left to act
schreuders1984 folds
KodiakZero calls $2
*** FLOP *** [2s 4h 4s]
KodiakZero bets $5
HappyHarry50 calls $5
DR_Brown folds
*** TURN *** [2s 4h 4s] [6c]
KodiakZero bets $18
HappyHarry50 calls $9.50, and is all in
KodiakZero shows [5c 4d 8c 9h]
HappyHarry50 shows [As Tc Ah Ts]
Uncalled bet of $8.50 returned to KodiakZero
*** RIVER *** [2s 4h 4s 6c] [Qs]
KodiakZero shows three of a kind, Fours
HappyHarry50 shows a flush, Ace high
HappyHarry50 wins the pot ($35.15) with a flush, Ace high

PLO - He hits the miracle card

It's amazing when you can river quads but you were already drawing dead...

Full Tilt Poker Game #12031174021: Table Chartered - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 19:38:07 ET - 2009/05/04
Seat 1: DR_Brown ($14.75)
Seat 3: bkcskinny ($25.65)
Seat 4: schreuders1984 ($57.95)
Seat 5: flushdraw34 ($12.55)
Seat 7: KodiakZero ($46.50)
Seat 8: HappyHarry50 ($18.50)
flushdraw34 posts the small blind of $0.25
KodiakZero posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KodiakZero [Ah 4s Ad 4h]
HappyHarry50 calls $0.50
DR_Brown calls $0.50
bkcskinny calls $0.50
schreuders1984 calls $0.50
flushdraw34 folds
KodiakZero raises to $1.50
HappyHarry50 calls $1
DR_Brown calls $1
bkcskinny calls $1
schreuders1984 calls $1
*** FLOP *** [7h 4c Th]
KodiakZero has 15 seconds left to act
KodiakZero bets $6
flushdraw34 adds $15
HappyHarry50 folds
DR_Brown calls $6
bkcskinny has 15 seconds left to act
bkcskinny calls $6
schreuders1984 folds
*** TURN *** [7h 4c Th] [8h]
KodiakZero bets $6
DR_Brown raises to $7.25, and is all in
bkcskinny folds
KodiakZero calls $1.25
DR_Brown shows [Jh 7c 8d 9h]
KodiakZero shows [Ah 4s Ad 4h]
*** RIVER *** [7h 4c Th 8h] [4d]
DR_Brown shows a straight flush, Jack high
KodiakZero shows four of a kind, Fours
DR_Brown wins the pot ($38.25) with a straight flush, Jack high