Friday, March 19, 2010
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 7th 19 hands
I took my 1st small hit in hand 3. I was the SB w/As 10s. I missed the flop 2h 3c Qh but bet 1/2 the pot (60) and was called. Turn Kc. I now have a gutshot straight draw and bet a little under 1/2 the pot (105 into 240) and was called. River 7c. I checked and folded to a pot bet of 450.
Hand 7 I took my next hit. I was MP2 w/10h Jh. The action folded to me and I limped in, action folded to the SB who limped and BB who checked. Flop 6c 10s Jc. No hearts but Ihave the top two pair. SB bets 30. BB calls, and I raise to 105. SB folds and BB calls. Turn 7h. No help to me. BB checks and I bet 165 into the 330 pot, BB calls. River 8d. Not helpful, if BB has a 9 they have a straight. BB makes a small 30 bet and I call to see what they have. They show 9d 8h, having hit the straight on the turn. :-/ I now have 945 chips.
Hand 11 I get some of the chips back. I'm BB w/7s 9s. UTG bets 40, HJ calls, and I check. Flop 7c 5d 3s. UTG bets the pot (140), HJ folds, and I raise to 280 feeling he probably didn't hit flop and I have top pair. UTG folds and I have 1145 chips.
Hand 13 I add a few more chips. I'm the BT w/9s Jh and the action folds to me. I limp in, SB calls, & BB checks. Flop Js 5d 5s. I have top pair, but the board has paired the 5's. Action checks to me and I bet 1/2 the pot (75), SB folds & BB calls. Turn 8h. BB checks and I bet 150 into the 300 pot, BB calls. River 6d. BB checks and I check. BB shows Kc 8s. I win and have 1450 chips.
Hand 14 my downfall. I'm CO w/Ks Jh, action folds to me and I limp in, BT raises to 100, SB folds, BB & I call. Flop 10h As Ac. I have a gutshot straight draw but there are other possible winners already showing. The three of us check. Turn Qc. I now have my straight but there is also another FH possiblity with A Q hand added to the A 10. I decide to bet a little over half the pot to see if I can get rid of anyone (175 into 325 pot), BT raises me to 475, BB folds, and I decide to call in spite of my better judgement!! River Kh. Oh great another FH possibility. :-/ I check & BT bets 400. I'm curious about what they have so I call. They show Ah Kd. I was winning through the turn! I'm down to 475 chips.
I know I should have folded at the BT's raise on the Turn and if I had I'd still be in the game but I was too curious about the cards. So though I didn't play well, I was fully aware of what I was doing and that I'd likely lose the hand.
Hand 19. I'm BB w/6c 7d, UTG limps, SB calls & I check. Flop 8c 4d 9h. I have an open ended straight draw. I bet 1/2 the pot (90), UTG folds, and the SB raises me to 450 putting me all in. Since I have the open ended straight draw I call. SB shows 9d 10h, pairing their 9. Turn Qd. River Ks. It's over for me.
Hand 7 I took my next hit. I was MP2 w/10h Jh. The action folded to me and I limped in, action folded to the SB who limped and BB who checked. Flop 6c 10s Jc. No hearts but Ihave the top two pair. SB bets 30. BB calls, and I raise to 105. SB folds and BB calls. Turn 7h. No help to me. BB checks and I bet 165 into the 330 pot, BB calls. River 8d. Not helpful, if BB has a 9 they have a straight. BB makes a small 30 bet and I call to see what they have. They show 9d 8h, having hit the straight on the turn. :-/ I now have 945 chips.
Hand 11 I get some of the chips back. I'm BB w/7s 9s. UTG bets 40, HJ calls, and I check. Flop 7c 5d 3s. UTG bets the pot (140), HJ folds, and I raise to 280 feeling he probably didn't hit flop and I have top pair. UTG folds and I have 1145 chips.
Hand 13 I add a few more chips. I'm the BT w/9s Jh and the action folds to me. I limp in, SB calls, & BB checks. Flop Js 5d 5s. I have top pair, but the board has paired the 5's. Action checks to me and I bet 1/2 the pot (75), SB folds & BB calls. Turn 8h. BB checks and I bet 150 into the 300 pot, BB calls. River 6d. BB checks and I check. BB shows Kc 8s. I win and have 1450 chips.
Hand 14 my downfall. I'm CO w/Ks Jh, action folds to me and I limp in, BT raises to 100, SB folds, BB & I call. Flop 10h As Ac. I have a gutshot straight draw but there are other possible winners already showing. The three of us check. Turn Qc. I now have my straight but there is also another FH possiblity with A Q hand added to the A 10. I decide to bet a little over half the pot to see if I can get rid of anyone (175 into 325 pot), BT raises me to 475, BB folds, and I decide to call in spite of my better judgement!! River Kh. Oh great another FH possibility. :-/ I check & BT bets 400. I'm curious about what they have so I call. They show Ah Kd. I was winning through the turn! I'm down to 475 chips.
I know I should have folded at the BT's raise on the Turn and if I had I'd still be in the game but I was too curious about the cards. So though I didn't play well, I was fully aware of what I was doing and that I'd likely lose the hand.
Hand 19. I'm BB w/6c 7d, UTG limps, SB calls & I check. Flop 8c 4d 9h. I have an open ended straight draw. I bet 1/2 the pot (90), UTG folds, and the SB raises me to 450 putting me all in. Since I have the open ended straight draw I call. SB shows 9d 10h, pairing their 9. Turn Qd. River Ks. It's over for me.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
18 SNG $5 + .50 End 10th 69 hands
Actually things went quite well until the last hand when my pocket K's got beat by AK & Q5. I really don't see any other hands that seem really worth talking about. Basically I played a mixture of tight & aggressive and by hand 69 I had 2925 chips and running around 5th or 6th of the 10 of us that were still playing. One player was down to 5 chips (he had the FH when I busted) and I noticed that it didn't appear he was really playing, so I was able to steal his blinds.
Hand 69. I'm the BT w/pocket K's (Kc Kh). Five of us at this table, with BB sitting out w/10 chips. UTG opens with a 310 bet, CT folds, and I raise to 660, SB folds, UTG goes all-in. Darn, might he have pocket A's? I didn't think so and called. He shows As Kd, one overcard. BB shows Qd 5s and if he wins will get 40 chips. Flop Ac 5h Qc. So much for my pocket K's. :-/ Turn Qh. River 9h. Neither any help to me and I'm done and outta there.
I suppose, at this stage of the game it would have been better for me to just call UTG and see what the flop shows and if an Ace shows up in the flop I'd know I need to be careful and likely might need to fold. If I had done that I'd still have 2600 chips to play with instead of being out of the session. I was being patience all of that session but not patience long enough!!
Hand 69. I'm the BT w/pocket K's (Kc Kh). Five of us at this table, with BB sitting out w/10 chips. UTG opens with a 310 bet, CT folds, and I raise to 660, SB folds, UTG goes all-in. Darn, might he have pocket A's? I didn't think so and called. He shows As Kd, one overcard. BB shows Qd 5s and if he wins will get 40 chips. Flop Ac 5h Qc. So much for my pocket K's. :-/ Turn Qh. River 9h. Neither any help to me and I'm done and outta there.
I suppose, at this stage of the game it would have been better for me to just call UTG and see what the flop shows and if an Ace shows up in the flop I'd know I need to be careful and likely might need to fold. If I had done that I'd still have 2600 chips to play with instead of being out of the session. I was being patience all of that session but not patience long enough!!
18 SNG $8 + .80 TIer One End 13th 17 hands
Well what can I say? My two best hands AKo I had to fold and AA I was beat by a 35, but I did have a chance to back away from that one and didn't.
Hand 14 was my 1st little hiccup. I was BT w/Kd 3s. Action folded to me and I decided to try and steal the blinds and bet 3BB (120), SB called, and BB went all-in w/1670 chips. I folded at that point. They had 99 & QQ. The board showed 10s kc 10d 7s Ah. If I had stayed in I'd have won BUT there was no way I could justifying sticking around. I now had 1390 chips.
Hand 16 looked like a chance to get some of those chips back as I had AKo. UTG opened w/a limp of 50, MP called, HJ raised to 275, I called, though I wasn't overjoyed with that 275 raise, BT folded, SB called, BB & UTG folded, MP called. Flop 6c 5s 7d. No help to my AK. SB bets 400 into the 1200 pot, MP, HJ & I fold. SB shows 8d 9d, having hit a straight on the flop.
Hand 17 looks like my big change to maybe hit big. I have pocket A's (Ah As) in HJ position. I open with a 3 BB bet (150), CO folds, BT calls, SB folds, & BB calls. Flop 5s 4h 5d. Again not the kind of flop I wanted to see. BB checks, I bet 225 into the 475 pot, BT folds & BB calls. Turn 10d. BB checks again. I think about it for awhile. I have 740 chips left and decide to challenge him all-in. I do consider that he might have a 5, but am hoping he doesn't and my bet will get him off the hand. He calls & indeed he does have a 5. NUTS!! River Jh. I'm done and outta there.
I could have backed off and though my chip stack would be hurting I'd still be in the game.
Hand 14 was my 1st little hiccup. I was BT w/Kd 3s. Action folded to me and I decided to try and steal the blinds and bet 3BB (120), SB called, and BB went all-in w/1670 chips. I folded at that point. They had 99 & QQ. The board showed 10s kc 10d 7s Ah. If I had stayed in I'd have won BUT there was no way I could justifying sticking around. I now had 1390 chips.
Hand 16 looked like a chance to get some of those chips back as I had AKo. UTG opened w/a limp of 50, MP called, HJ raised to 275, I called, though I wasn't overjoyed with that 275 raise, BT folded, SB called, BB & UTG folded, MP called. Flop 6c 5s 7d. No help to my AK. SB bets 400 into the 1200 pot, MP, HJ & I fold. SB shows 8d 9d, having hit a straight on the flop.
Hand 17 looks like my big change to maybe hit big. I have pocket A's (Ah As) in HJ position. I open with a 3 BB bet (150), CO folds, BT calls, SB folds, & BB calls. Flop 5s 4h 5d. Again not the kind of flop I wanted to see. BB checks, I bet 225 into the 475 pot, BT folds & BB calls. Turn 10d. BB checks again. I think about it for awhile. I have 740 chips left and decide to challenge him all-in. I do consider that he might have a 5, but am hoping he doesn't and my bet will get him off the hand. He calls & indeed he does have a 5. NUTS!! River Jh. I'm done and outta there.
I could have backed off and though my chip stack would be hurting I'd still be in the game.
2 HU $2 + .15 End 1st 42 hands
I mainly wanted to get in a quick HU before the Tucson Open started (get in my HU game before I played other rounds). As it turns out I was the only one who showed up for the Tucson Open. I played fair this session
Hand 3 I picked up a few chips on a gamble on the river. I was SB w/7c 2s, I limped in and BB called. Flop 3s 10d 8s. Not much for me. BB & I check. Turn Js. That makes it interesting. I now have a flush draw with a very weak 2s in my hand. BB bets 40 (the pot) and I raise to 80, they call. I don't know what that means. Are they on a flush draw, do they already have one, might they have a straight? River Qs. I have my flush and the BB just checks. I bet half the pot expecting they'll raise me if they have the flush, but they just call. They show 4c 3d, no flush and weaker cards then I expected. I now have a small lead w/1730 chips.
Hand 10 I give chips back. I'm BB w/1610 chips and As 5h. SB bets 2 BB (40) and I call. Flop Ac 6c 10c. I pair my Ace but there is a possible club flush out there. I check and the SB checks. Turn 4h. I bet 1/2 the pot of 80 and SB calls. River 9c. Darn. That makes a club flush even more likely. I bet 1/2 the pot (80) to test the waters and SB raises to 160. Not a good sign, but since it is such a small raise I call. SB shows Kh Qc, having hit the flush on the River. My paired Ace was good up to that point. With that kind of a flop I doubt I could have got them off their hand. I fall back to 1370 chips.
Hand 40. We had a lot of back forth up to this hand. I went as low as about a 1000 and as high as in the 1600's. I'm BB w/1685 chips and Ah 5h. SB limps in w/40 and I call. Flop Kh Qh 7s. Nice nut flush draw for me. I bet 1/2 the pot (40) and SB calls. Turn 8h. I hit my nut flush, now how do I get chips from the SB? I make a min bet of 40 into the 160 pot and SB calls. Ok I got a few. River 3h. Darn, not what I really wanted to see, not sure I can get any more out of this hand. I make a min bet of 80 into the 240 pot and to my surprise SB raises to 480. Did they hit a flush too? I reraise to 880 expecting them to fold but NO they CALL!!! SB shows Qc 7c, two pair. I would have to feel they are a fairly inexperience player to make that last bet and call, or were doing a lot of wishful thinking. They only have 315 chips left.
Hand 42. I'm trying to make a quick end of this. I'm BB w/Ks 2s. SB bets 80 and I call. Flop 2c Qc 7d. My deuce pairs. I decide to bet 160 to put them all-in w/their last 115 chips if they decide to call me. They do and show Ah 10s. Nice cards for them. Now will my 2's hold up? Turn 3h. River 8d. I was lucky and my 2's did hold up. I win.
Hand 3 I picked up a few chips on a gamble on the river. I was SB w/7c 2s, I limped in and BB called. Flop 3s 10d 8s. Not much for me. BB & I check. Turn Js. That makes it interesting. I now have a flush draw with a very weak 2s in my hand. BB bets 40 (the pot) and I raise to 80, they call. I don't know what that means. Are they on a flush draw, do they already have one, might they have a straight? River Qs. I have my flush and the BB just checks. I bet half the pot expecting they'll raise me if they have the flush, but they just call. They show 4c 3d, no flush and weaker cards then I expected. I now have a small lead w/1730 chips.
Hand 10 I give chips back. I'm BB w/1610 chips and As 5h. SB bets 2 BB (40) and I call. Flop Ac 6c 10c. I pair my Ace but there is a possible club flush out there. I check and the SB checks. Turn 4h. I bet 1/2 the pot of 80 and SB calls. River 9c. Darn. That makes a club flush even more likely. I bet 1/2 the pot (80) to test the waters and SB raises to 160. Not a good sign, but since it is such a small raise I call. SB shows Kh Qc, having hit the flush on the River. My paired Ace was good up to that point. With that kind of a flop I doubt I could have got them off their hand. I fall back to 1370 chips.
Hand 40. We had a lot of back forth up to this hand. I went as low as about a 1000 and as high as in the 1600's. I'm BB w/1685 chips and Ah 5h. SB limps in w/40 and I call. Flop Kh Qh 7s. Nice nut flush draw for me. I bet 1/2 the pot (40) and SB calls. Turn 8h. I hit my nut flush, now how do I get chips from the SB? I make a min bet of 40 into the 160 pot and SB calls. Ok I got a few. River 3h. Darn, not what I really wanted to see, not sure I can get any more out of this hand. I make a min bet of 80 into the 240 pot and to my surprise SB raises to 480. Did they hit a flush too? I reraise to 880 expecting them to fold but NO they CALL!!! SB shows Qc 7c, two pair. I would have to feel they are a fairly inexperience player to make that last bet and call, or were doing a lot of wishful thinking. They only have 315 chips left.
Hand 42. I'm trying to make a quick end of this. I'm BB w/Ks 2s. SB bets 80 and I call. Flop 2c Qc 7d. My deuce pairs. I decide to bet 160 to put them all-in w/their last 115 chips if they decide to call me. They do and show Ah 10s. Nice cards for them. Now will my 2's hold up? Turn 3h. River 8d. I was lucky and my 2's did hold up. I win.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 2nd 121 hands
Mixed play with ups & downs, but in the end, with patience some of the time, I held on into the money.
Hand 39. Five players, blinds 50/100. I have 985 chips. Am BB w/Qd 5d. BT big stack bets 3 BB (300) and I decide to go all-in and hope for the best. BT calls and shows Ah 6c, two overcards. Flop 10c 3h 10s. No help to me. Turn 5s. I pair my 5. One card to go. River 9c. I win. I was very lucky there!! I now have 2020 chips.
Hand 68. Badly played by me. Four players, blinds 80/160, I have 3170 chips (2nd high stack), and I'm BB w/Qc 6h. UTG & BT limp, SB folds, & I check. Flop 3c Qd Jd. I pair my Q but I have a pretty weak kicker. I check, UTG bets 160 into the 560 pot, BT folds and I decide to raise to 560 to see what they'll do. If UTG calls it will be a little more than 1/2 their 990 remaining chips. At this point I feel my play was ok. They reraise to 960, leaving them with 190 chips, and I reraise 1360 to put them all-in, they call showing Qs 9c. Paired Q with a better kicker. I should have folded on their reraise. Turn 10d. River 9d. I lose & am down to 1860 chips and the short stack. From here on I'm playing a mixture of a waiting game and trying for steals of the blinds.
Hand 75 was interesting in that a very tight player AA was raised post flop to all by the big stack who had J 9. The board ended up 2h jh 3s Js Kc. A's busted and we are now down to three players. I've made the money.
Hand 84. I have pocket 4's, am BT, and limp in w/200 bet, SB calls, BB checks. Flop 8c 9c 8s. No help to me. SB bets 200, BB raises to 600, I fold, SB calls. Turn Qd. SB checks, BB bets 800 into the 1800 pot and SB calls w/their last 540 chips. SB shows 10d 6d, two gutshot straight draws. River 5c, BB wins. We are now HU, BB has 10,980 chips and I have 2,520 chips.
Hand 97 my K7 beats his K6 and I'm up to 5800 chips. The highest I got was a bit over 6000 chips and we did a lot of trading back & forth.
Hand 121. I have 3730 chips to 9770 chips, blinds are 150/300, I'm BB w/Qh 10d. SB opens with a 3 BB bet (900) and I decide to challenge him with an all-in raise. It would be nice if he would fold but he calls showing Kh 10c. He has me covered. .The board plays out Ac 6h 3d Jd 4s. I lose and finish 2nd.
Overall, I feel good about most of my plays.
Hand 39. Five players, blinds 50/100. I have 985 chips. Am BB w/Qd 5d. BT big stack bets 3 BB (300) and I decide to go all-in and hope for the best. BT calls and shows Ah 6c, two overcards. Flop 10c 3h 10s. No help to me. Turn 5s. I pair my 5. One card to go. River 9c. I win. I was very lucky there!! I now have 2020 chips.
Hand 68. Badly played by me. Four players, blinds 80/160, I have 3170 chips (2nd high stack), and I'm BB w/Qc 6h. UTG & BT limp, SB folds, & I check. Flop 3c Qd Jd. I pair my Q but I have a pretty weak kicker. I check, UTG bets 160 into the 560 pot, BT folds and I decide to raise to 560 to see what they'll do. If UTG calls it will be a little more than 1/2 their 990 remaining chips. At this point I feel my play was ok. They reraise to 960, leaving them with 190 chips, and I reraise 1360 to put them all-in, they call showing Qs 9c. Paired Q with a better kicker. I should have folded on their reraise. Turn 10d. River 9d. I lose & am down to 1860 chips and the short stack. From here on I'm playing a mixture of a waiting game and trying for steals of the blinds.
Hand 75 was interesting in that a very tight player AA was raised post flop to all by the big stack who had J 9. The board ended up 2h jh 3s Js Kc. A's busted and we are now down to three players. I've made the money.
Hand 84. I have pocket 4's, am BT, and limp in w/200 bet, SB calls, BB checks. Flop 8c 9c 8s. No help to me. SB bets 200, BB raises to 600, I fold, SB calls. Turn Qd. SB checks, BB bets 800 into the 1800 pot and SB calls w/their last 540 chips. SB shows 10d 6d, two gutshot straight draws. River 5c, BB wins. We are now HU, BB has 10,980 chips and I have 2,520 chips.
Hand 97 my K7 beats his K6 and I'm up to 5800 chips. The highest I got was a bit over 6000 chips and we did a lot of trading back & forth.
Hand 121. I have 3730 chips to 9770 chips, blinds are 150/300, I'm BB w/Qh 10d. SB opens with a 3 BB bet (900) and I decide to challenge him with an all-in raise. It would be nice if he would fold but he calls showing Kh 10c. He has me covered. .The board plays out Ac 6h 3d Jd 4s. I lose and finish 2nd.
Overall, I feel good about most of my plays.
2 HU $5 + .50 End 1st 14 Hands
This one ended up short & sweet. Since my cold I've not played a lot of poker and have gotten away from starting my poker playing day with a HU match. Decided today it was time to get back into that habit. We'd been doing a bit of back and forth most of the sessions. I was betting min to 3 BB when I was SB & usually calling whatever he bet when he was SB.
Hand 10. I have 1350 chips, am BB w/9d 5s. SB limps & I call. Flop 3c 2d 4d. I have an open ended straight draw. I check & SB bets 40 (the pot), I call. Turn 9h. I have paired my 9 as well. I bet 1/2 the pot (60) and SB calls. River 7h. No straight but I have top pair showing. I make a small 60 bet into the 240 pot and after thinking a bit he calls, showing 6s 4c. I win and now have a small chip lead w/1530 chips.
Hand 14. I have 1650 chips, BB w/5c 6h. SB limps & I check. Flop 7s 9h 8h. I hit a straight from the low side. I bet 20 into the 40 pot and SB raises to 80. Interesting. I reraise him to 160 and he goes all-in w/1330 chips. Even more interesting. I wonder what he might have that would beat me at this point and can only think of his having a higher straight with a J or 10. I think about it a bit and decide I'll go with it and call. SB shows 9s 8h, two pair. Looks like all I have to worry about is his hitting a FH. Turn 4c. River Jh. Session over I win!! Nice start to my poker playing day.
Hand 10. I have 1350 chips, am BB w/9d 5s. SB limps & I call. Flop 3c 2d 4d. I have an open ended straight draw. I check & SB bets 40 (the pot), I call. Turn 9h. I have paired my 9 as well. I bet 1/2 the pot (60) and SB calls. River 7h. No straight but I have top pair showing. I make a small 60 bet into the 240 pot and after thinking a bit he calls, showing 6s 4c. I win and now have a small chip lead w/1530 chips.
Hand 14. I have 1650 chips, BB w/5c 6h. SB limps & I check. Flop 7s 9h 8h. I hit a straight from the low side. I bet 20 into the 40 pot and SB raises to 80. Interesting. I reraise him to 160 and he goes all-in w/1330 chips. Even more interesting. I wonder what he might have that would beat me at this point and can only think of his having a higher straight with a J or 10. I think about it a bit and decide I'll go with it and call. SB shows 9s 8h, two pair. Looks like all I have to worry about is his hitting a FH. Turn 4c. River Jh. Session over I win!! Nice start to my poker playing day.
Monday, March 15, 2010
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 6th 52 Hands
I'm only USA player, 3 players playing from 5 to 16 sessions. Could have played better.
Hand 14. I'm EP2 w/Ad Kc. I open w/3 BB bet (150), MP calls, rest fold. Flop 9c 2h 5h. No hit for me. I bet 200 into the 375 pot and MP raises all-in to 925. I probably should fold, but I have two overcards so I call. MP shows 9d 8d, having paired their 9. An Ace or a K would be nice. Turn 4h. River 5c. I'm down to 670 chips. From here on out it's basically a struggle to stay in the session.
Hand 28. I have 515 chips, blinds 30/60, seven players. I'm MP w/Ad 10h. I open all-in, SB calls, rest fold. SB has pocket J's (Jh Jd). I need some help. Flop Qs 8h Jc. Not looking good, SB hit their set. I have an upper and lower gutshot straight draws. Turn 9c. I hit the lower gutshot straight!!! River Kd. I hit the upper gutshot straight!!! A bit of overkill but I'll take it. I now have 1090 chips. Next hand I give some back.
Hand 29. I'm EP2 w/As Qc. UTG goes all-in w/290 chips; they are playing 5 sessions. I decide to take a chance and call, rest fold. UTG shows Ad Kd. They have me covered. The board plays out 5d 7d Ac 8d 7s. I'm back to 800 chips. Nothing much else happens till the last hand. I've been going up a little bit, down a little bit.
Hand 52, six players, blinds 60/120. I'm the BT w/Jc 9s. Action folds to me an I open all-in w/530 chips. SB calls & BB folds. SB shows Kh Qc. They have me covered but I do have two good cards. Flop 5s Kd 10c. They pair their K, I hve a gutshot straight draw. Turn Ks. They have trip K's. River 9h, pairing my 9 but no help. I'm outta there.
Hand 14. I'm EP2 w/Ad Kc. I open w/3 BB bet (150), MP calls, rest fold. Flop 9c 2h 5h. No hit for me. I bet 200 into the 375 pot and MP raises all-in to 925. I probably should fold, but I have two overcards so I call. MP shows 9d 8d, having paired their 9. An Ace or a K would be nice. Turn 4h. River 5c. I'm down to 670 chips. From here on out it's basically a struggle to stay in the session.
Hand 28. I have 515 chips, blinds 30/60, seven players. I'm MP w/Ad 10h. I open all-in, SB calls, rest fold. SB has pocket J's (Jh Jd). I need some help. Flop Qs 8h Jc. Not looking good, SB hit their set. I have an upper and lower gutshot straight draws. Turn 9c. I hit the lower gutshot straight!!! River Kd. I hit the upper gutshot straight!!! A bit of overkill but I'll take it. I now have 1090 chips. Next hand I give some back.
Hand 29. I'm EP2 w/As Qc. UTG goes all-in w/290 chips; they are playing 5 sessions. I decide to take a chance and call, rest fold. UTG shows Ad Kd. They have me covered. The board plays out 5d 7d Ac 8d 7s. I'm back to 800 chips. Nothing much else happens till the last hand. I've been going up a little bit, down a little bit.
Hand 52, six players, blinds 60/120. I'm the BT w/Jc 9s. Action folds to me an I open all-in w/530 chips. SB calls & BB folds. SB shows Kh Qc. They have me covered but I do have two good cards. Flop 5s Kd 10c. They pair their K, I hve a gutshot straight draw. Turn Ks. They have trip K's. River 9h, pairing my 9 but no help. I'm outta there.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Tourney 1224 2500 FTP End 785 82 hands (3/13/10)
I didn't do as well as I'd hoped I'd do. I don't feel I had any terrible plays, but cards generally didn't go my way. Also had an odd set of players in that 5 of the players had VP of 0 after 40 some hands. What is more odd now, I'm looking at PT for my last hand and it says I only played 42 hands when I was on my last hand, number 82. Is there a problem with this beta (30.8) of PT? Anyway hand 31 was my 1st big hiccup and rest of the sessions was trying to make up for this loss. Prior to this hand I was going a little up and/or a little down.
Hand 31. I'm BB w/Ah Kc and 1510 chips. UTG & MP2 limps in, rest fold, I raise to 160 and UTG re-raises all-in w/1010 chips. I think about it a bit wondering if they might have AA or KK or some other high pair and decide to call. They show Ad 3d. Much weaker cards than I expected. Flop 9d 8s 10s. So far so good. Turn 3h. They pair their 3. River 5d and just like that I'm down to 540 chips.
Hand 39. I went all-in w/Jh 10d vs 8h 8s and managed to hit a J on the River to win and get back to 1115 chips.
Hand 48 I was up to 1440 chips w/another AQ (Ad Qs), UTG. I opened w/a 2 BB bet, EP2 & MP2 called. Flop 9s 8s 4s. Hmmm, I have a 3rd high nut flush draw. I decide to test the waters and bet 200 into the 375 pot and both EP2 and MP2 call. Darn. I was hoping they'd fold. Turn 10c. I now have a gutshot straight draw as well. Since both called my last bet I decide to check, EP2 checks, and MP2 bets the pot - 975. I decide to fold figuring the chances of my having the winning hand are slim at best. EP2 raises all-in w/1365 chips and MP2 calls. EP2 shows 10h Js and MP2 shows As 8h. I would not have won the flush if it had hit. River 6h. EP2 wins. I lose a few chips and am back to 1140. A bit of ups and downs and at hand 76 I have 1580 chips.
Hand 76. I'm BB w/Ac Kc. Action folds to MP1 who bets 3 BB (240), MP2 calls, rest fold to me and I call. I wonder what prompted the 3 BB bet and call out there. Flop 2s 2c 5c. No hit for me but I now have the nut flush draw. I decide to check to see what the other two players will do and they both check as well. Turn Js. No help to me. I check again and MP1 bets 640, MP2 folds and since I have the nut flush draw I decide to call. I could have gone all-in with my last 660 but felt he'd likely just call that as he had 6,675 chips. River 8h. Again no help to me. I check & he checks showing 6c 6h. A small pair takes me down!
Next hand, 77, I'm SB w/660 chips & Qs 8s. Blinds are 40/80. Action folds to me and I go all-in, BB calls, showing 10h 3h. At least I have one overcard. Flop Qh 7s Jh. I pair my Q but BB now has a flush draw. Turn 2d. River 6c. Phew. I'm now back up to 1320 chips. This takes us to the last hand.
Hand 82. I'm MP1 w/Ac Qh, blinds 50/100. Action folds to me and I limp in w/100. MP1 & CO call, BB checks. Flop 8d 10d Qc. I pair my Q. BB checks, I bet 200 into the 450 pot, MP1 raises all-in w/3095 chips, rest fold and I call. I'm not sure what they have but feel pretty good about my Q pair w/Ace kicker. They show Kc Qs. OK, so far I'm ahead. Turn 2s. One card to go. River Kd. They hit again with their lower kicker giving them two pair. I lose and am out of here.
Overall I feel I played ok and got my chips in with decent cards most of the time and unfortunately for me, the cards didn't fall my way enough times.
Hand 31. I'm BB w/Ah Kc and 1510 chips. UTG & MP2 limps in, rest fold, I raise to 160 and UTG re-raises all-in w/1010 chips. I think about it a bit wondering if they might have AA or KK or some other high pair and decide to call. They show Ad 3d. Much weaker cards than I expected. Flop 9d 8s 10s. So far so good. Turn 3h. They pair their 3. River 5d and just like that I'm down to 540 chips.
Hand 39. I went all-in w/Jh 10d vs 8h 8s and managed to hit a J on the River to win and get back to 1115 chips.
Hand 48 I was up to 1440 chips w/another AQ (Ad Qs), UTG. I opened w/a 2 BB bet, EP2 & MP2 called. Flop 9s 8s 4s. Hmmm, I have a 3rd high nut flush draw. I decide to test the waters and bet 200 into the 375 pot and both EP2 and MP2 call. Darn. I was hoping they'd fold. Turn 10c. I now have a gutshot straight draw as well. Since both called my last bet I decide to check, EP2 checks, and MP2 bets the pot - 975. I decide to fold figuring the chances of my having the winning hand are slim at best. EP2 raises all-in w/1365 chips and MP2 calls. EP2 shows 10h Js and MP2 shows As 8h. I would not have won the flush if it had hit. River 6h. EP2 wins. I lose a few chips and am back to 1140. A bit of ups and downs and at hand 76 I have 1580 chips.
Hand 76. I'm BB w/Ac Kc. Action folds to MP1 who bets 3 BB (240), MP2 calls, rest fold to me and I call. I wonder what prompted the 3 BB bet and call out there. Flop 2s 2c 5c. No hit for me but I now have the nut flush draw. I decide to check to see what the other two players will do and they both check as well. Turn Js. No help to me. I check again and MP1 bets 640, MP2 folds and since I have the nut flush draw I decide to call. I could have gone all-in with my last 660 but felt he'd likely just call that as he had 6,675 chips. River 8h. Again no help to me. I check & he checks showing 6c 6h. A small pair takes me down!
Next hand, 77, I'm SB w/660 chips & Qs 8s. Blinds are 40/80. Action folds to me and I go all-in, BB calls, showing 10h 3h. At least I have one overcard. Flop Qh 7s Jh. I pair my Q but BB now has a flush draw. Turn 2d. River 6c. Phew. I'm now back up to 1320 chips. This takes us to the last hand.
Hand 82. I'm MP1 w/Ac Qh, blinds 50/100. Action folds to me and I limp in w/100. MP1 & CO call, BB checks. Flop 8d 10d Qc. I pair my Q. BB checks, I bet 200 into the 450 pot, MP1 raises all-in w/3095 chips, rest fold and I call. I'm not sure what they have but feel pretty good about my Q pair w/Ace kicker. They show Kc Qs. OK, so far I'm ahead. Turn 2s. One card to go. River Kd. They hit again with their lower kicker giving them two pair. I lose and am out of here.
Overall I feel I played ok and got my chips in with decent cards most of the time and unfortunately for me, the cards didn't fall my way enough times.
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