This was a frustrating session. I didn't make any grossly poor plays, lost chips and was down to 660 on the last hand. I had an extremely loose player to my immediate left who was lucky a fair amount of time.
On the last hand, 33, I was HJ w/660 in chips. Action folded to me and I went all-in. I was thinking the loose player to my left didn't call pre-flop raises, but for the 33 hands I have on him he actually called them 78% of the time (14/18), so I was in error in that. The two players after him had VPIP of 10 & 25 and the BB was playing 17 sessions. My thought was if I got by the loose player there was a good chance the rest would fold to my all-in open raise. Indeed the two middle players did fold but the BB called. That was not a good sign. I had 2h 6c. CO/loose player had 2c 5c (much worse cards than I expected), the BB had Ah Kh (two very good cards as expected). The BB had gone all-in w/1940 chips and the CO/loose player called him as well.
Can I get lucky here? Flop 10d 5d 7s. The worse cards get a hit. Turn 4h. I have a draw on an open ended straight. River As. I'm gone, CO/loose player is gone.
Other hands: 3rd -As SB I had ATo vs A9o vs 46s. A9o won, I lost 90 chips. Hand 8 in MP1 I have AQo. After a flop of 5h 3h 7h I fold to 420 raise to limp bets. I'm down another 100.
Hand 22 I'm CO w/AQs. UTG+1 open raises 2 BB (120), rest fold to me. I've seen this player open with some crappy cards so I re-raise them to 4 BB (240). Loose player on the BTN calls, rest fold to UTG+1 who also calls. Flop 8c 5s 6d. No help to me. UTG+1 checks, I check, and BTN bets 60 into the 810 pot. we both call. Turn 2d. We all check. River 7h. Board shows open-ended draw possibilities. UTG+1 open bets all-in for 920, I fold, and BTN/loose player calls. They both have the high end of the straight. I'm down to 870 chips. That's about it for other hands.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
2 HU $5 + .50 End 1st 72 Hands
Generally OK play by me. Had the other player down to 700+ chips and he varied down to about as low as 500 and up to 850 or so. Every so often he'd go all-in and I'd have to fold with no clue what cards he had. Last hand I got lucky.
Hand 72. I'm SB w/10h Jc, blinds 25/50. I have 2130 chips to BB's 795. I open raise 2 BB (this was often a good raise as he would fold so I didn't feel it was necessary to bet more most of the time and did bet more or less from time to time so I had some variation in my betting) and he re-raised all-in. I debated for a bit and decided I wanted to see what he had. I suspected he had at least an Ace. He showed As 6s. I was correct and he has one overcard to me. Flop 2s 7h Kh. No help either way. Turn 5h. Hmmm, I have a flush draw. River 9h. I hit my flush and win. Session over.
As I said I was lucky on that hand but felt it was worth the risk to get a better idea of what cards he was going all-in with. If I lost I'd still have 1310 chips and enough to still put up a good fight.
Hand 72. I'm SB w/10h Jc, blinds 25/50. I have 2130 chips to BB's 795. I open raise 2 BB (this was often a good raise as he would fold so I didn't feel it was necessary to bet more most of the time and did bet more or less from time to time so I had some variation in my betting) and he re-raised all-in. I debated for a bit and decided I wanted to see what he had. I suspected he had at least an Ace. He showed As 6s. I was correct and he has one overcard to me. Flop 2s 7h Kh. No help either way. Turn 5h. Hmmm, I have a flush draw. River 9h. I hit my flush and win. Session over.
As I said I was lucky on that hand but felt it was worth the risk to get a better idea of what cards he was going all-in with. If I lost I'd still have 1310 chips and enough to still put up a good fight.
9 HU $5 + .50 End 7th 30 Hands
Pocket Q's did me in twice this session. 1st time they cracked my pocket A's, last time, last hand, w/only 560 chips left and blinds of 40/80 I had pocket J's. I had to play as that was likely the best cards I'd see before I blinded out.
Hand 11 is what hurt me and I was never able to really recover from. I'm HJ w/pocket A's (Ac Ah). Action folds to me and I open raise 2 1/2 BB (100), SB calls and rest fold. Flop 5d 10h Qs. Not too bad looking. SB checks and I bet 120 into the 240 pot and they call. Turn 10s. That I don't like. They could have trip 10's now. SB checks & I check. River 2c. No change. SB bets 420 into the 480 pot. 1st direct action they've taken. I'm worried they have a 10 and wonder if they could have pocket Q's, but if they did have the Q's, wouldn't they have bet them sooner? I can't see folding at this point and call. They show pocket Q's and win. I'm down to 850 chips. Not terrible but will take some work to get back; that didn't happen this session.
Hand 11 is what hurt me and I was never able to really recover from. I'm HJ w/pocket A's (Ac Ah). Action folds to me and I open raise 2 1/2 BB (100), SB calls and rest fold. Flop 5d 10h Qs. Not too bad looking. SB checks and I bet 120 into the 240 pot and they call. Turn 10s. That I don't like. They could have trip 10's now. SB checks & I check. River 2c. No change. SB bets 420 into the 480 pot. 1st direct action they've taken. I'm worried they have a 10 and wonder if they could have pocket Q's, but if they did have the Q's, wouldn't they have bet them sooner? I can't see folding at this point and call. They show pocket Q's and win. I'm down to 850 chips. Not terrible but will take some work to get back; that didn't happen this session.
2 HU $5 + .50 End 1st 22 Hands
Wasn't sure how this one was going to go, as the other player bet pretty aggressively and I was getting behind in chips as I was folding a lot and not knowing what they were actually holding. Hand 4 I thought I might make some headway as I had Ah 5c and up through the Turn the board showed As 4h 3c 2d. I had a straight. We got into a bet, raise, re-raise situation until I was all-in. They showed 2d Jc. Thought I had 'em, but the River was a 5c giving both of us a straight and we chopped the pot. That was sad and I was wondering if this was going to be a replay of my poor start of last night. Well, it was better, in that I didn't lose that hand. :-)
Hand 11 I got another chance to see what they were holding. I was SB w/Kh 5c and open raised 2 BB (60), BB called. Flop Kd As Ad. I pair my K, but there's two A's out there and if the BB has one, they have trips over my pair, or a FH if they have AK (I didn't think of that at the time). BB makes a min bet of 30 and I decide to just call. Turn 9s. Well we're no worse off now. Again BB min bet's 30 and I call. River Ac. Wow. I have a FH, but could BB have quad A's? Based on their betting I'm pretty sure they don't. BB bets the pot of 240 and I decide to just call. They show 2h 7c. Double wow. They have NOTHING.
Hand 17. I'm the SB w/9s 7d. I limp in w/30 and BB raises me to 60 and I call. There pattern has been to often make a raise to whatever I open bet. Flop 9h 3d 10s. I pair my 9. BB checks & so do I. Turn 7h. I pair my 7 as well and now have two pair. I like that but the board shows a possible straight or gutshot straight draw. BB makes a min bet of 30 and I raise them to 60, they call. River Ah. Now the board shows a heart flush possibility as well. Hum. BB bets the pot of 240 and based on what I've seen of a few of their hands I call, leaving me w/475 chips if I lose. They show 6h Kc. Again nothing but a K high! I have 1075 chips.
Hand 21 the tide turns. I'm SB w/Ad 5d and 1145 in chips. I open raise 2 BB (80) and the BB raises me to 420. If I call I'll have 665 chips left and since I have a suited Ace I re-raise all-in and BB calls. They show Kc 9d. I have one over card. Flop Jc Ac Ah. Now that was nice for me and I have trip A's. Turn Jd. Even better, I now have a FH. River 7c. I win. They are now down to 670 chips.
Hand 22. I'm BB w/Ah 10c. SB open raises 4 BB (160) and since that leaves them w/only 510 chips I re-raise to 700, which if they call puts them all-in. They do call and we have a situation very similar to last hand. They have Kh 9c. Again I have the Ace overcard. Flop 5d 5h 6c. No harm, no foul. Turn Jh. Still ok. Rive Jd. It's over and I win!! Phew! That was a relief. I much prefer to start off on the winning side of things. :-)
Hand 11 I got another chance to see what they were holding. I was SB w/Kh 5c and open raised 2 BB (60), BB called. Flop Kd As Ad. I pair my K, but there's two A's out there and if the BB has one, they have trips over my pair, or a FH if they have AK (I didn't think of that at the time). BB makes a min bet of 30 and I decide to just call. Turn 9s. Well we're no worse off now. Again BB min bet's 30 and I call. River Ac. Wow. I have a FH, but could BB have quad A's? Based on their betting I'm pretty sure they don't. BB bets the pot of 240 and I decide to just call. They show 2h 7c. Double wow. They have NOTHING.
Hand 17. I'm the SB w/9s 7d. I limp in w/30 and BB raises me to 60 and I call. There pattern has been to often make a raise to whatever I open bet. Flop 9h 3d 10s. I pair my 9. BB checks & so do I. Turn 7h. I pair my 7 as well and now have two pair. I like that but the board shows a possible straight or gutshot straight draw. BB makes a min bet of 30 and I raise them to 60, they call. River Ah. Now the board shows a heart flush possibility as well. Hum. BB bets the pot of 240 and based on what I've seen of a few of their hands I call, leaving me w/475 chips if I lose. They show 6h Kc. Again nothing but a K high! I have 1075 chips.
Hand 21 the tide turns. I'm SB w/Ad 5d and 1145 in chips. I open raise 2 BB (80) and the BB raises me to 420. If I call I'll have 665 chips left and since I have a suited Ace I re-raise all-in and BB calls. They show Kc 9d. I have one over card. Flop Jc Ac Ah. Now that was nice for me and I have trip A's. Turn Jd. Even better, I now have a FH. River 7c. I win. They are now down to 670 chips.
Hand 22. I'm BB w/Ah 10c. SB open raises 4 BB (160) and since that leaves them w/only 510 chips I re-raise to 700, which if they call puts them all-in. They do call and we have a situation very similar to last hand. They have Kh 9c. Again I have the Ace overcard. Flop 5d 5h 6c. No harm, no foul. Turn Jh. Still ok. Rive Jd. It's over and I win!! Phew! That was a relief. I much prefer to start off on the winning side of things. :-)
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tour 90 $3 + .30 KO End 74 13 Hands No KO's
Payout 1st - $72, 9th - $5.62 300 chips 5 min blinds
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Rush Tour 135 $4 + .40 End 20ieth 110 Hands
Payout 1st - $153.90, 9th - $12.1513-15 - $6.75
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9 SNG $5 + .50 End 5th 67 hands
Basically two hands played poorly knocked me out of here. Otherwise my play was ok. I sort of got impatient and tired of folding "possible" cards to large bets.
Hand 57 I'm on the BTN w/Ks Qd. Action folds to me and I open raise 300 hoping to cause both blinds to fold. The SB, short stack, had 805 chips and is playing 11 hands, but has been jumping in more frequently now that his stack is so low. The BB has 2166 chips. SB raises me all-in, BB folds and I decide to call since it's only 555 more chips. SB shows As 10h, one overcard. The board plays out 9d 9c 6h Ac Qh. His overcard hits and he wins.
Hand 67 I'm BTN again w/Jh Qh and 1385 chips, blinds 50/100. Action folds to me and I open raise 3 BB (300) hoping to takes the blinds one more time. SB folds and BB re-raises me going all-in, I call putting me all-in. BB shows Ad 7d. One more time I'm up against an overcard. The board plays out 9s 6c 8h 7s Ks, neither of us hits anything, but the Ace overcard wins. I'm done.
I mainly needed to not make those calls when my blind steals were aggressively over bet. Both those hands had good potential for a monster flop, but I needed to get in cheaply and at worse with my 3 BB open raise blind steal. If I couldn't do that my only real option was to fold.
Hand 57 I'm on the BTN w/Ks Qd. Action folds to me and I open raise 300 hoping to cause both blinds to fold. The SB, short stack, had 805 chips and is playing 11 hands, but has been jumping in more frequently now that his stack is so low. The BB has 2166 chips. SB raises me all-in, BB folds and I decide to call since it's only 555 more chips. SB shows As 10h, one overcard. The board plays out 9d 9c 6h Ac Qh. His overcard hits and he wins.
Hand 67 I'm BTN again w/Jh Qh and 1385 chips, blinds 50/100. Action folds to me and I open raise 3 BB (300) hoping to takes the blinds one more time. SB folds and BB re-raises me going all-in, I call putting me all-in. BB shows Ad 7d. One more time I'm up against an overcard. The board plays out 9s 6c 8h 7s Ks, neither of us hits anything, but the Ace overcard wins. I'm done.
I mainly needed to not make those calls when my blind steals were aggressively over bet. Both those hands had good potential for a monster flop, but I needed to get in cheaply and at worse with my 3 BB open raise blind steal. If I couldn't do that my only real option was to fold.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
2 HU $10 + .50 End 2nd 36 Hands
Grrrrr 2nd session in a row where I've been done in. Decided to try a $10 HU and see if I could make up my 1st loss. It's a bit scary for me to jump up like that but every so often I will. Again I was doing well in the HU's and got pocket A's and looked like I could go in for the win and went for it and again was Rivered out. :-/
Hand 33. I'm SB w/pocket A's (As Ah) and 2180 chips to the BB's 775. I open raise 2 BB and SB re-raises me to 180, I re-raise him to 390 and he re-raise all-in and I call. He shows Ac Jh. Looking good for me. Flop 9d 4s Jd. He pairs his J. Turn Qs. So far so good, one card to go. Js. :-/ I lose but still have 1390 chips.
Hand 36. I'm BB w/5d Jc. SB limps in w/30 and I call. Flop 5c Qs 5h. I hit trip 5's. Interesting and looking good; I even have a fair kicker. I check and the SB bets the pot of 60 and I raise to 120 and SB re-raises to 180. I decide to go all-in at this point feeling the only thing he could have that would beat me at this point is a 5 with a better kicker. He calls and shows pocket A's (As Ah). So far so good. Turn Ac. NOOOOOOO. He hits a set. Well the River can still save me. River 8h. But it doesn't and I'm outta there.
Pocket A's in two hands. 1st I have them and they get cracked, 2nd he has them and they beat me! Grrrr.
Hand 33. I'm SB w/pocket A's (As Ah) and 2180 chips to the BB's 775. I open raise 2 BB and SB re-raises me to 180, I re-raise him to 390 and he re-raise all-in and I call. He shows Ac Jh. Looking good for me. Flop 9d 4s Jd. He pairs his J. Turn Qs. So far so good, one card to go. Js. :-/ I lose but still have 1390 chips.
Hand 36. I'm BB w/5d Jc. SB limps in w/30 and I call. Flop 5c Qs 5h. I hit trip 5's. Interesting and looking good; I even have a fair kicker. I check and the SB bets the pot of 60 and I raise to 120 and SB re-raises to 180. I decide to go all-in at this point feeling the only thing he could have that would beat me at this point is a 5 with a better kicker. He calls and shows pocket A's (As Ah). So far so good. Turn Ac. NOOOOOOO. He hits a set. Well the River can still save me. River 8h. But it doesn't and I'm outta there.
Pocket A's in two hands. 1st I have them and they get cracked, 2nd he has them and they beat me! Grrrr.
2 HU $5 + .50 End 2nd 39 hands
This session was going very well for me until the last two hands.
Hand 38. I'm SB w/Jc 9d, 1805 in chips, blinds 20/40. I open raise 2 BB and BB calls. Flop 10c 8s Qs. I flop a Q high straight!!! Nice!! BB checks and I make a min bet of 40 into the 160 pot (what I have often done in this match); BB raises me to 280 and I call. Turn Qc. Hmmm, that might help me, if he has a Q he'll have trip Q's. I feel it's unlikely he has pocket Q's. BB bets 200 into the 720 pot and I raise him to 580 and he re-raises me all-in w/his last 615 and I call. BB shows Qh 2c. What I expected, he has trip Q's. One card to go. River 8c. NOOOOOOOO. He hits a FH and I'm down to 650 chips. :-/ Bummer. But I do have enough chips left to make some kind of fight out of it.
Hand 39. I'm BB w/9c 3d. SB open raises 2 BB (80), which he also often does and I call. Flop 8s 9h 7s. I hit top pair. I decide to check and SB bets the pot of 160 I decide to raise them all-in w/my last 570 in chips and they call showing pocket J's (Jh Js). I'm in big trouble. Can I suck out like they did on the previous hand? Turn 4s. River 8d. Nope. Close but no cigar and I'm out of there.
Not the way I like to start my night of play, but that's the way the cards fell, rather than my poor play and that is some consolation.
Hand 38. I'm SB w/Jc 9d, 1805 in chips, blinds 20/40. I open raise 2 BB and BB calls. Flop 10c 8s Qs. I flop a Q high straight!!! Nice!! BB checks and I make a min bet of 40 into the 160 pot (what I have often done in this match); BB raises me to 280 and I call. Turn Qc. Hmmm, that might help me, if he has a Q he'll have trip Q's. I feel it's unlikely he has pocket Q's. BB bets 200 into the 720 pot and I raise him to 580 and he re-raises me all-in w/his last 615 and I call. BB shows Qh 2c. What I expected, he has trip Q's. One card to go. River 8c. NOOOOOOOO. He hits a FH and I'm down to 650 chips. :-/ Bummer. But I do have enough chips left to make some kind of fight out of it.
Hand 39. I'm BB w/9c 3d. SB open raises 2 BB (80), which he also often does and I call. Flop 8s 9h 7s. I hit top pair. I decide to check and SB bets the pot of 160 I decide to raise them all-in w/my last 570 in chips and they call showing pocket J's (Jh Js). I'm in big trouble. Can I suck out like they did on the previous hand? Turn 4s. River 8d. Nope. Close but no cigar and I'm out of there.
Not the way I like to start my night of play, but that's the way the cards fell, rather than my poor play and that is some consolation.
Tour 90 $3 + .30 d ko End 22nd 72 Hands No KO's
Well this one went better and I lasted longer BUT still busted out. I had one nice double-up where I decided the pot made it worth a small call I needed to make and my not so great cards hit. Last hand I had a bunch of outs post flop, but none came through.
Hand 72. I'm CO w/10c Jc and 5725 chips. Blinds are 300/600/ante 75. UTG open raises 3 BB (1800). It folds to me and I call, rest fold. Flop 9c Qc 3h. Nice flop for me. I've a straight flush draw as well as an open ended straight draw. UTG checks and I decide that with all those draws I might just as well go all-in and hope it 1) scares UTG off and I pick up the 5100 pot, and 2) if he calls I hope I hit one of my 14 outs or maybe even 20 (I'm not sure if I can the 7's or A's, though I'm pretty sure I can on the Turn with two cards left to come). UTG calls and shows Ac 10s. One overcard. Turn 4s. River 7s. I miss and I'm gone.
So far in the three sessions I've played I've not had any opportunities to knock anyone out, so that doesn't seem to be much of a benefit to me. Regular 90 pays thru 18, compared to KO that pays through 9. However, the KO 90 fills up a lot faster than the regular 90 so you actually have a much better chance of getting to play with it.
Hand 72. I'm CO w/10c Jc and 5725 chips. Blinds are 300/600/ante 75. UTG open raises 3 BB (1800). It folds to me and I call, rest fold. Flop 9c Qc 3h. Nice flop for me. I've a straight flush draw as well as an open ended straight draw. UTG checks and I decide that with all those draws I might just as well go all-in and hope it 1) scares UTG off and I pick up the 5100 pot, and 2) if he calls I hope I hit one of my 14 outs or maybe even 20 (I'm not sure if I can the 7's or A's, though I'm pretty sure I can on the Turn with two cards left to come). UTG calls and shows Ac 10s. One overcard. Turn 4s. River 7s. I miss and I'm gone.
So far in the three sessions I've played I've not had any opportunities to knock anyone out, so that doesn't seem to be much of a benefit to me. Regular 90 pays thru 18, compared to KO that pays through 9. However, the KO 90 fills up a lot faster than the regular 90 so you actually have a much better chance of getting to play with it.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tour 90 $3 + .30 d ko End 61st 15 Hands No KO's
Payout 1st - $72, 9th - $5.62
I really have no one to blame but me for the early exit. I had been doing OK and building up some chips and decided give a KJo, UTG a limp in, there were 3 callers plus the BB. Flop Kc 3d 6d. I have top pair, though I was hoping more for a straight. SB & BB check to me and I bet 200 into the 400 pot, MP2 raises to 550, rest fold to me. I debate for a bit if I should call or not considering what they might have , such as AK or KQ that would easily beat me. In the end I decide to put pressure on them and re-raise them all-in with my last 3010 chips. They call showing Kh 6h. Top two pair, one of the possibilities I'd not considered. Turn Ad. River 2c. Just like that I'm finished!
As I said it was my fault. 1st there's rarely a good reason to limp in w/KJo from EP, but once having done that and my reason for doing it didn't happen on the flop or even give me a possible draw to the straight, I should basically be done. I did my part in betting the pot to see if I could get the other players to fold. Since one, did not, but also raised me, it was time for me to think about what might beat me and seeing there are a number of ways that could easily happen with cards the other player could have, I should have folded. I didn't and paid the price.
I really have no one to blame but me for the early exit. I had been doing OK and building up some chips and decided give a KJo, UTG a limp in, there were 3 callers plus the BB. Flop Kc 3d 6d. I have top pair, though I was hoping more for a straight. SB & BB check to me and I bet 200 into the 400 pot, MP2 raises to 550, rest fold to me. I debate for a bit if I should call or not considering what they might have , such as AK or KQ that would easily beat me. In the end I decide to put pressure on them and re-raise them all-in with my last 3010 chips. They call showing Kh 6h. Top two pair, one of the possibilities I'd not considered. Turn Ad. River 2c. Just like that I'm finished!
As I said it was my fault. 1st there's rarely a good reason to limp in w/KJo from EP, but once having done that and my reason for doing it didn't happen on the flop or even give me a possible draw to the straight, I should basically be done. I did my part in betting the pot to see if I could get the other players to fold. Since one, did not, but also raised me, it was time for me to think about what might beat me and seeing there are a number of ways that could easily happen with cards the other player could have, I should have folded. I didn't and paid the price.
Tour 90 $3 + .30 d ko End 44 50 Hands No KO's
Payout 1st - $72, 9th - $5.62 3000 chips 5 min blinds Each KO $0.50
Decided to give a 90 player, knockout tournament a shot. Overall I played ok and got Rivered at the end with my pocket A's being cracked by JQo. I needed chips as I was near the bottom of the remaining players with an M of 7.55.
Hand 50. I'm UTG+1 w/pocket A's (Ah As). UTG folds and I bet 3 BB (600) hoping to get some action so I can pick up more than just the blinds. HJ w/12620 chips raises me to 1000. Good some action. Everyone else folds and I re-raise all-in w/my last 1664 chips. HJ seems to think a bit and finally calls showing Jd Qc. Good no pair. I'm feeling pretty good and looking forward to the 4828 pot. Flop Qs 9h Ad. He pairs his Q but I hit a set w/my A's. Nice!! Per poker stove I'm a 96.7% to 3.3% favorite!! Turn 8s. Hmm, that gives him a chance at a gutshot straight draw, but he only has one chance to get it. My odds of winning are reduced to 91% to 9%. Turn 10h. Damn!!! He hits his gutshot straight and I'm gone!!! I'm feeling very much on tilt at the moment and need to take a break.
Except for the results I can't complain about my play. I got my chips in with the best of hands against a player who could double me up. That's the only part I have control over. In the long run my pocket's A's in this situation will bring me the chips, tonight the 3.3 percenter got them.
Otherwise, I never got much in the way of cards and a lot of the other players would be betting before me so I didn't find many situations where I felt my cards were worth a gamble against those players.
Decided to give a 90 player, knockout tournament a shot. Overall I played ok and got Rivered at the end with my pocket A's being cracked by JQo. I needed chips as I was near the bottom of the remaining players with an M of 7.55.
Hand 50. I'm UTG+1 w/pocket A's (Ah As). UTG folds and I bet 3 BB (600) hoping to get some action so I can pick up more than just the blinds. HJ w/12620 chips raises me to 1000. Good some action. Everyone else folds and I re-raise all-in w/my last 1664 chips. HJ seems to think a bit and finally calls showing Jd Qc. Good no pair. I'm feeling pretty good and looking forward to the 4828 pot. Flop Qs 9h Ad. He pairs his Q but I hit a set w/my A's. Nice!! Per poker stove I'm a 96.7% to 3.3% favorite!! Turn 8s. Hmm, that gives him a chance at a gutshot straight draw, but he only has one chance to get it. My odds of winning are reduced to 91% to 9%. Turn 10h. Damn!!! He hits his gutshot straight and I'm gone!!! I'm feeling very much on tilt at the moment and need to take a break.
Except for the results I can't complain about my play. I got my chips in with the best of hands against a player who could double me up. That's the only part I have control over. In the long run my pocket's A's in this situation will bring me the chips, tonight the 3.3 percenter got them.
Otherwise, I never got much in the way of cards and a lot of the other players would be betting before me so I didn't find many situations where I felt my cards were worth a gamble against those players.
2 HU $5 + .25 End 2nd 26 Hands
Not well played by me. Hand 10 was 1st mistake. I'm BB w/Jd 8d. SB open raises 3 BB (60) and I call. Flop 10s, 7c 7d. I check and SB checks. Turn Js. I pair my J and have top pair. I min bet 20 into the 120 pot and SB calls. That suggested to me he likely doesn't have much from the flop or turn. River 5h. I still look like I have the best hand and bet 80 into the 160 pot. SB calls and shows As 7h, having hit trip 7's on the flop but not betting them. Interesting. I only took a small hit here.
Hand 25. I'm SB w/7h 5d. I limp in w/30 and BB raises to 60, I call. Flop Kd 2d 2s. No help to me. BB checks and I check. Turn Ad. Again no help to me. BB checks and & I check. River Ah. Hmm, might we be able to chop the pot here? BB bets 200 into the 120 pot. My thought is he's making a bet to get me off my hand and take the pot, rather than let it be chopped. It's possible he has a bigger pair then 2's, but I decide to gamble that he doesn't and I call. I was correct in that assumption, BUT he had an even better hand. BB shows As Qd, hitting a FH on the River. He didn't bet top and bottom pair on the Turn, just choosing to check. Anyway I'm down to 585 chips.
Next hand, 26, I have pocket 4's and decide to go all-in. He has 8c Kc, two over cards. He hits an 8 on the 8 6 7 flop and with the turn and river of J J, I'm done.
Hand 25. I'm SB w/7h 5d. I limp in w/30 and BB raises to 60, I call. Flop Kd 2d 2s. No help to me. BB checks and I check. Turn Ad. Again no help to me. BB checks and & I check. River Ah. Hmm, might we be able to chop the pot here? BB bets 200 into the 120 pot. My thought is he's making a bet to get me off my hand and take the pot, rather than let it be chopped. It's possible he has a bigger pair then 2's, but I decide to gamble that he doesn't and I call. I was correct in that assumption, BUT he had an even better hand. BB shows As Qd, hitting a FH on the River. He didn't bet top and bottom pair on the Turn, just choosing to check. Anyway I'm down to 585 chips.
Next hand, 26, I have pocket 4's and decide to go all-in. He has 8c Kc, two over cards. He hits an 8 on the 8 6 7 flop and with the turn and river of J J, I'm done.
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 1st 134 Hands
Overall I played well and in spite of some ups & downs ended up 1st. I was in the middle of four players who were playing from 8-12 sessions and that helped a bit with my chip stack building.
Due to an article I read in Card Player mag on taking bad beats/getting beat by lucky very loose players, when my pocket 10's were beat out by Q8o causing me to lose about 2000 chips and feeling really irritated about that, let that article come to mind and eased myself out of my tilt.
In short, that article mentioned that in poker "luck" plays a part, more so than many poker players want to admit, and you just need to learn to live with that fact. Good play in the long run will win out for you; other players who play wild will luck out on you from time to time. Don't despair..
Due to an article I read in Card Player mag on taking bad beats/getting beat by lucky very loose players, when my pocket 10's were beat out by Q8o causing me to lose about 2000 chips and feeling really irritated about that, let that article come to mind and eased myself out of my tilt.
In short, that article mentioned that in poker "luck" plays a part, more so than many poker players want to admit, and you just need to learn to live with that fact. Good play in the long run will win out for you; other players who play wild will luck out on you from time to time. Don't despair..
Tour 456 $ 1.00 End 48th $26 Ticket Frenzy
Payout 1-17 $26 ticket, 18 - $7, 19 - $4.20, 20 - $3.30
This started during the Daily Dollar, so I was playing both at once. Got off to a decent start but as the blinds got higher I had trouble keeping up. Need to work on play as blinds get bigger, as I can be doing OK and suddenly I find the blinds are eating me alive and then I'm gone.
This started during the Daily Dollar, so I was playing both at once. Got off to a decent start but as the blinds got higher I had trouble keeping up. Need to work on play as blinds get bigger, as I can be doing OK and suddenly I find the blinds are eating me alive and then I'm gone.
Tour 8415 End 1841 133 Hands Daily Dollar (8/3/10)
Payout 1st - $1599, 9th - $110, 901-1080 - $2.20
Was doing OK until my pocket K's were cracked by pocket 8's. Need to work on play as blinds get bigger, as I can be doing OK and suddenly I find the blinds are eating me alive and then I'm gone. Since it's later at night I'm not going to write more on this one.
Was doing OK until my pocket K's were cracked by pocket 8's. Need to work on play as blinds get bigger, as I can be doing OK and suddenly I find the blinds are eating me alive and then I'm gone. Since it's later at night I'm not going to write more on this one.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
2 HU $5 + .50 End 1st 15 Hands
Generally ok play. I wasn't sure which way this one was going to go. I was down a few chips early on because he usually bet 3 BB from the SB and I had to fold, so he was making small gains on me. Around hand 12 I took a small chips lead and then we came to the final hand.
Hand 15. I was BB w/1480 chips and pocket A's (Ad Ah). Blinds had just increased to 15/30. SB, as he usually did, open raised to 3 BB and I called. Flop 5h 3s 6d. I'd have rather seen a better mix of cards as those suggest a possible straight or straight draw. I check to see what the SB will do and he bets the pot of 180 and I raise him to 360. SB surprised and re-raised all-in with 1400. Crap, are my A's going to be cracked? My main thought was that he'd hit the straight; 4 2 or 4 7 would do it and I've been caught that way before. It did not enter my mind, which it should have, that he might also have hit a set. I opted to call. I think I would have even if I'd thought about his having a set. Either my pocket A's are good, or they're not and if I lose, so be it. Another surprise, he shows pocket 9's. I did not expect an all-in raise with cards that low. Maybe my more passive play earlier let him to not believe my doubling his bet meant I had something, or maybe it was just that all three of those cards where smaller than his 9's. Maybe he saw the same straight draws as me and didn't want me to hang around for them. Anyway I was a firm favorite. Turn 8h. River 6s. My A's hold, it's over and I win!!
Hand 15. I was BB w/1480 chips and pocket A's (Ad Ah). Blinds had just increased to 15/30. SB, as he usually did, open raised to 3 BB and I called. Flop 5h 3s 6d. I'd have rather seen a better mix of cards as those suggest a possible straight or straight draw. I check to see what the SB will do and he bets the pot of 180 and I raise him to 360. SB surprised and re-raised all-in with 1400. Crap, are my A's going to be cracked? My main thought was that he'd hit the straight; 4 2 or 4 7 would do it and I've been caught that way before. It did not enter my mind, which it should have, that he might also have hit a set. I opted to call. I think I would have even if I'd thought about his having a set. Either my pocket A's are good, or they're not and if I lose, so be it. Another surprise, he shows pocket 9's. I did not expect an all-in raise with cards that low. Maybe my more passive play earlier let him to not believe my doubling his bet meant I had something, or maybe it was just that all three of those cards where smaller than his 9's. Maybe he saw the same straight draws as me and didn't want me to hang around for them. Anyway I was a firm favorite. Turn 8h. River 6s. My A's hold, it's over and I win!!
Rush 6 player .05/.10 201 Hands Up $0.77 Blinds ate $5.15 Rake $2.26
Mixed play but I managed to come out sightly ahead at the end. I had the rake put me a bit on tilt in one hand. Turned out we both had AK and chopped the pot. I got almost all my $7.83 in and when it was over I only had $7.40. Grrrr. As you can see from the graph I was on the minus side of things ever since hand 19 and didn't start picking up until hand 163.
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 7th 35 Hands
OK to mixed to poor play. Hand 17 was my first foray into poor play. The previous two hands I'd tried steals that did not work. I'm HJ w/Kd Td and 1185 chips. I decide to try another steal and open raise 3 1/2 BB (175), rest fold to the BB who calls. Flop 2s 4d 7s. I hit nothing. BB checks and I bet 200 into the 375 pot and they raise me all- in. :-/ I have to fold. I'm down to 810 chips. I should have remembered that play on the BB's part for later, as they did a similar thing to me later, where they checked and let me raise, then went all-in on the River.
Hand 20 against the same player I managed to double up. I was BB w/Jh Qh & 750 chips. Three players limped in for 60 and I checked. Flop 3d 3h Kh. I flop a heart flush draw.I check and the CO (same player I was against hand 17) bets the pot of 240, BTN & SB fold, I call. Turn 7h. I hit my flush. Again I check and HJ bets 450 into the 720 pot which, when I call, puts me all-in for my last 510 chips. I was a little worried that they might have a FH but they show two hearts (9h Th) also having a heart flush, but mine is better. River As. I win and now have 1740 chips.
Hand 21 I picked up some more chips. I'm the SB w/Qd 4c. HJ limps in for 60, I call & BB checks. Flop 4d 9s Qs. I hit top and bottom pair! I check and the other two follow. Turn 6h. I bet the pot of 180, BB calls, & HJ folds. River 3d. I bet 270 into the 540 pot & BB calls showing Qc Jd, pairing the Q on the flop. I win and now have 2310 chips!!
Hand 22 I'm on a roll!! I'm the BTN w/7s 8s. Action folds to me and I open raise 2 BB (120), SB folds, & BB calls. Flop 6d 3s As. I have a spade flush draw. BB bets 120 into the 270 pot and I call. Turn 2c. BB checks & I decide to check too. River 5s. I hit my flush! and the board looks like a straight is possible too. BB bets 300 into the 510 pot and I decide to raise to 750. I don't think they have a flush and hoping they have a straight that might help them to call me. They call showing 5c 6c, having hit a 2nd pair on the River. I win and now have 3330 chips. Nice comeback!!
Alas this success wasn't to hold. Hand 28. I'm SB w/5s 4s. HJ (player I've had earlier hands here with) limps in for 80, BTN folds, I call & BB checks. Flop Js 8s 9s. I've hit a spade flush!!! BUT I do only have two small spades. I bet 120 into the 240 pot, BB folds & HJ calls. Turn 3c. I bet 240 into the 480 pot and the HJ calls. Hmmm, what do they have? Could I have got them off it with a bigger bet? I'm hoping they aren't on a spade flush draw. River 4d. So far so good. I bet 520 into the 960 pot hoping he either folds or calls but, but the HJ raises me all-in w/their last 2000 chips. Rats. Could they also have a spade flush with better cards than me? That seems the most likely reason for that big raise back to me. Anyway I bite my tongue and call, praying to the poker gods they don't have better spades then me. Ugh, they show As 6d. I'm down to 730 chips. Maybe that's karma payback, as that was what I did to them in hand 20. At the 2000 raise point I should have just licked my wounds and folded hating doing it all the way, BUT at least I'd still be in that session with enough chips to work with.
I wasn't able to do much w/my 730 chips and in hand 35 I took my Qs Td against an Ac 7d and the Ace prevailed.
Hand 20 against the same player I managed to double up. I was BB w/Jh Qh & 750 chips. Three players limped in for 60 and I checked. Flop 3d 3h Kh. I flop a heart flush draw.I check and the CO (same player I was against hand 17) bets the pot of 240, BTN & SB fold, I call. Turn 7h. I hit my flush. Again I check and HJ bets 450 into the 720 pot which, when I call, puts me all-in for my last 510 chips. I was a little worried that they might have a FH but they show two hearts (9h Th) also having a heart flush, but mine is better. River As. I win and now have 1740 chips.
Hand 21 I picked up some more chips. I'm the SB w/Qd 4c. HJ limps in for 60, I call & BB checks. Flop 4d 9s Qs. I hit top and bottom pair! I check and the other two follow. Turn 6h. I bet the pot of 180, BB calls, & HJ folds. River 3d. I bet 270 into the 540 pot & BB calls showing Qc Jd, pairing the Q on the flop. I win and now have 2310 chips!!
Hand 22 I'm on a roll!! I'm the BTN w/7s 8s. Action folds to me and I open raise 2 BB (120), SB folds, & BB calls. Flop 6d 3s As. I have a spade flush draw. BB bets 120 into the 270 pot and I call. Turn 2c. BB checks & I decide to check too. River 5s. I hit my flush! and the board looks like a straight is possible too. BB bets 300 into the 510 pot and I decide to raise to 750. I don't think they have a flush and hoping they have a straight that might help them to call me. They call showing 5c 6c, having hit a 2nd pair on the River. I win and now have 3330 chips. Nice comeback!!
Alas this success wasn't to hold. Hand 28. I'm SB w/5s 4s. HJ (player I've had earlier hands here with) limps in for 80, BTN folds, I call & BB checks. Flop Js 8s 9s. I've hit a spade flush!!! BUT I do only have two small spades. I bet 120 into the 240 pot, BB folds & HJ calls. Turn 3c. I bet 240 into the 480 pot and the HJ calls. Hmmm, what do they have? Could I have got them off it with a bigger bet? I'm hoping they aren't on a spade flush draw. River 4d. So far so good. I bet 520 into the 960 pot hoping he either folds or calls but, but the HJ raises me all-in w/their last 2000 chips. Rats. Could they also have a spade flush with better cards than me? That seems the most likely reason for that big raise back to me. Anyway I bite my tongue and call, praying to the poker gods they don't have better spades then me. Ugh, they show As 6d. I'm down to 730 chips. Maybe that's karma payback, as that was what I did to them in hand 20. At the 2000 raise point I should have just licked my wounds and folded hating doing it all the way, BUT at least I'd still be in that session with enough chips to work with.
I wasn't able to do much w/my 730 chips and in hand 35 I took my Qs Td against an Ac 7d and the Ace prevailed.
2 HU $5 + .50 End 2nd 33 Hands
This one got off to a good start for me then I seemed to hang around a 250 chip lead, sometimes more, sometimes less. Then I got into a fatal hand.
Hand 22 I'm BB w/Ah Qd and 1525 chips. SB opens with a 3 1/2 BB raise (105) and I re-raise to 210, SB calls. Flop 10c 6c Jc. I have a gutshot straight draw, but no club. I check and SB bets 385 into the 420 pot. My assumption is they have high cards like mine, but not likely a flush, so I raise them to 770 and they re-raise me all-in and I call. They show Ac 10s, a nut flush draw and middle pair. A K or Q, not a club, would be nice. Turn 2h. River 4s. No cards for me and I'm down to 110 chips. I manage to hang on for a few more hands before I'm out of there.
Hand 22 I'm BB w/Ah Qd and 1525 chips. SB opens with a 3 1/2 BB raise (105) and I re-raise to 210, SB calls. Flop 10c 6c Jc. I have a gutshot straight draw, but no club. I check and SB bets 385 into the 420 pot. My assumption is they have high cards like mine, but not likely a flush, so I raise them to 770 and they re-raise me all-in and I call. They show Ac 10s, a nut flush draw and middle pair. A K or Q, not a club, would be nice. Turn 2h. River 4s. No cards for me and I'm down to 110 chips. I manage to hang on for a few more hands before I'm out of there.
2 HU $2 + .15 End 2nd 17 hands
This one did not go well. The other player was very aggressive making large bets, big raises and I didn't have any really decent cards. Last hand looked like I might possibility get back into the game as long as he didn't have a bigger club than mine but the River saved him and killed me.
Hand 17. I'm SB w/8c 9d and 745 chips. I decide to limp in for 30 and he raises me to 90; I call. That's not been an unusual play on his part and I rarely get to see what he's holding. Before you say I should have made a bigger opening bet, well, it wouldn't have made any difference. I could have gone all-in and he would have called. Flop Ac 3c 9c. Hmmm, I have middle pair and a flush draw, though my club 8 isn't very strong. BB bets 120 into the 180 pot and I call. Turn 2c. I have my flush, now does he as well? BB checks and I bet 225 into the 420 pot and BB calls. River 2h. BB checks and I bet 300 of my last 325 chips and BB raises to 600, so I put my last 25 in. I'm thinking he's got the club flush as well. BB shows Ad Ah. Shoot. I had him till the River, no club. But the board pairing the deuce gives him a FH and I'm done!! :-/ Not much else to say.
Hand 17. I'm SB w/8c 9d and 745 chips. I decide to limp in for 30 and he raises me to 90; I call. That's not been an unusual play on his part and I rarely get to see what he's holding. Before you say I should have made a bigger opening bet, well, it wouldn't have made any difference. I could have gone all-in and he would have called. Flop Ac 3c 9c. Hmmm, I have middle pair and a flush draw, though my club 8 isn't very strong. BB bets 120 into the 180 pot and I call. Turn 2c. I have my flush, now does he as well? BB checks and I bet 225 into the 420 pot and BB calls. River 2h. BB checks and I bet 300 of my last 325 chips and BB raises to 600, so I put my last 25 in. I'm thinking he's got the club flush as well. BB shows Ad Ah. Shoot. I had him till the River, no club. But the board pairing the deuce gives him a FH and I'm done!! :-/ Not much else to say.
Monday, August 2, 2010
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 2nd 115 hands
I wasn't sure I was even going to make it to the bubble and then after my A's were cracked by pocket 3's when we were down to 3, followed by a hand where I was hoping all-in would cause the short stack to fold that I lost (84o vs K8o, we almost chopped and woould have if one more spade had fallen), I was down to 630 chips. The other player decide to go all-in w/A4o against the big stack who had AKo and we were down to two. I had 1230 chips and decided to raise all-in w/my last 870 chips w/Jd 7s. Big stack had pocket A's. Hmm, could I crack them? Nope!! I hit a J on the River but that was it.
PS 9 SNG $1 + .20 End 2nd 174 Hands (8/1/10)
Generally played ok, didn't do as well in the HU. Had one player to my immediate right playing 10 or so hands and they usually folded. As we got down to 5 & 4 players that made for many easy steals and when I was the BB if the other players folded it was folded to me.
During the HU he was down to two sessions and started playing much more aggressively. I was never able to get a good read on him. Two times I tried all-in's with small pocket pairs and both times overcards hit and he doubled up.
During the HU he was down to two sessions and started playing much more aggressively. I was never able to get a good read on him. Two times I tried all-in's with small pocket pairs and both times overcards hit and he doubled up.
Tour 1092 $5 + .50 End 477 75 Hands Sat to $200K Double Deuce (8/1/10)
Payout 1-300 Entry
I felt I could make the 300 but as I said in my previous post I was feeling tired and did not play well. May add more later.
I felt I could make the 300 but as I said in my previous post I was feeling tired and did not play well. May add more later.
Tour 166 200 FTP End 69 36 Hands Sat to $200K Double Deuce (8/1/10)
Payout 1-6 Entry, 7th - 1750 FTP, 8th - 1050 FTP, 9th - 700 FTP
Looks like not well played. Both this session and the next I was feeling tired and feel that effected my play. May write more later.
Looks like not well played. Both this session and the next I was feeling tired and feel that effected my play. May write more later.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Tour 35,606 $2 + .20 Won Entry End 28743 20 Hands
Payout: 1st $9,000, 9th - $800, 5401-7500 - $3
Another very early exit for me. Things looked promising early on. Hand 3 as BB I had pocket A's (As Ac). Three players, including SB, limped w/30 and I raised to 210; UTG+1 called. Flop Jd 6d 2s. Not bad for my A's. I decide to try a check raise, but UTG+1 checks back. Turn 3h. I bet 240 into the 480 pot and UTG+1 folds.
Hand 8, my disastrous hand. I'm MP1 w/pocket 10's (10d 10s). UTG limps in w/40 and I raise to 100, MP2 calls, as does UTG. Flop 5s Jh 9c. Only one over card. UTG checks and I bet 180 into the 360 pot. MP2 folds and UTG raises to 360 and I call. I don't like that. Does he have an overpair or a set? Turn 3d. UTG bets 420 into the 1080 pot. Phooey. I call, but don't have a good feeling about my hand at this point. Folding was the better option. River 8c. So near yet so far from a straight. UTG bets 380 into the 1920 pot and once again I call. He shows pocket 5's hitting a set on the Flop. Grrrr. I'm down to 890 chips.
I suppose, if I'd re-raised him after the flop with a strong re-raise, with two overcards to his 5's and my pre-flop 2 1/2 BB raise to his limp, I might have got him to fold his set. In any event, if I had done that I'd hardly be any worse off, and by just calling I showed weakness in my hand.
Hand 20 was another one where the cards didn't go my way. I'm the SB w/5d 8s, 790 chips; blinds 40/80. Action folds to me and I decide to just limp in w/80; BB calls. Flop 5c Qc 8c. Crap. I hit two pair BUT the flop also shows a possible flush already. :-/ I check and the BB bets 80 into the 160 pot and I decide I might as well go for it and raise all-in, BB calls. I'm hoping that at worse BB has a flush draw, BUT as it turns out they already have the flush with their 3c Jc. :-/ :-/ Grrr again. I don't feel as bad about this one as I needed more chips and felt the gamble was worth the risk.
Another very early exit for me. Things looked promising early on. Hand 3 as BB I had pocket A's (As Ac). Three players, including SB, limped w/30 and I raised to 210; UTG+1 called. Flop Jd 6d 2s. Not bad for my A's. I decide to try a check raise, but UTG+1 checks back. Turn 3h. I bet 240 into the 480 pot and UTG+1 folds.
Hand 8, my disastrous hand. I'm MP1 w/pocket 10's (10d 10s). UTG limps in w/40 and I raise to 100, MP2 calls, as does UTG. Flop 5s Jh 9c. Only one over card. UTG checks and I bet 180 into the 360 pot. MP2 folds and UTG raises to 360 and I call. I don't like that. Does he have an overpair or a set? Turn 3d. UTG bets 420 into the 1080 pot. Phooey. I call, but don't have a good feeling about my hand at this point. Folding was the better option. River 8c. So near yet so far from a straight. UTG bets 380 into the 1920 pot and once again I call. He shows pocket 5's hitting a set on the Flop. Grrrr. I'm down to 890 chips.
I suppose, if I'd re-raised him after the flop with a strong re-raise, with two overcards to his 5's and my pre-flop 2 1/2 BB raise to his limp, I might have got him to fold his set. In any event, if I had done that I'd hardly be any worse off, and by just calling I showed weakness in my hand.
Hand 20 was another one where the cards didn't go my way. I'm the SB w/5d 8s, 790 chips; blinds 40/80. Action folds to me and I decide to just limp in w/80; BB calls. Flop 5c Qc 8c. Crap. I hit two pair BUT the flop also shows a possible flush already. :-/ I check and the BB bets 80 into the 160 pot and I decide I might as well go for it and raise all-in, BB calls. I'm hoping that at worse BB has a flush draw, BUT as it turns out they already have the flush with their 3c Jc. :-/ :-/ Grrr again. I don't feel as bad about this one as I needed more chips and felt the gamble was worth the risk.
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 2nd 164 Hands
My how Hand one can change. I had pocket A's (Ad Ah) as BB, 3 players limped to the CO who raised to 6 1/2 BB (195), folded to me, and I figured he likely had a big pocket pair too so I re-raised him all-in w/my 1500 chips, UTG+1 called as did the CO. CO had pocket J's (Jd Jh) and UTG+1 had pocket K's (Kh Kd). Phew. Glad I have A's but one of us could get a set and if they do my A's are cracked. The board played out: 9s Qd 8c 9h 2s. Phew again, no sets and no straights. I start off w/4575 chips.
After that I played ok but it was iffy if I was going to make it to the money, as my play was up & down once we got to the bubble.
Hand 85 was interesting. Six players left, blinds 80/160. I wasn't in it. I was UTG and folded, UTG+1, who was short stack open raised all-in w/760 chips. The BTN re-raised all-in for 1350 chips, and the BB called. UTG+1 had Kd Qd, BTN had pocket A's (As Ah), and BB also had pocket A's (Ad Ac). That KQs was looking awfully sad. Flop Qc 8d 7c. UTG+1 has paired his Q. Turn Qh. Oh my. UTG+1 now has trip Q's. Pocket A's have been cracked twice in one hand!!
Hand 80 we finally reached the bubble. Big stack had 4180 chips, 2nd high had 4133 chips, 3rd high, me, had 3337 chips, and the short stack had 1850. The starting big stack managed to add to their stack while the rest of us went up and down. By hand 137 we were three. Big stack had 7100, middle stack 4363, and short stack, me, 2037. Hand 143 we were two. I was big stack w/8976 to 4524. Blinds were 250/500.
I probably didn't play this the best I could, nor did I get any super cards. The other player had a tendency to go all-in a lot and I didn't have any cards I felt worth challenging him with. I found I needed to limp in when I was SB, as if I made any bet he would raise me all-in. I was hoping for some real decent cards where I could take him on, but that didn't happen.
Last hand I went for the open-ended straight draw and missed. Hand 164. I have 9c 8s w/5426 chips, as SB. I limp in for 600 & BB calls. Flop 7d 10s Kd. I have an open-ended straight draw, I'm hopeful. BB bets the pot of 1200 and I call. Turn 2c. BB decided to go all-in and I call, hoping for the best on the River. BB shows 4c 7s, having paired his 7 on the Flop. So beside the open-ended straight draw I have two overcards as well. River 4s. BB hits both of his undercards and I hit nothing. Session over.
After that I played ok but it was iffy if I was going to make it to the money, as my play was up & down once we got to the bubble.
Hand 85 was interesting. Six players left, blinds 80/160. I wasn't in it. I was UTG and folded, UTG+1, who was short stack open raised all-in w/760 chips. The BTN re-raised all-in for 1350 chips, and the BB called. UTG+1 had Kd Qd, BTN had pocket A's (As Ah), and BB also had pocket A's (Ad Ac). That KQs was looking awfully sad. Flop Qc 8d 7c. UTG+1 has paired his Q. Turn Qh. Oh my. UTG+1 now has trip Q's. Pocket A's have been cracked twice in one hand!!
Hand 80 we finally reached the bubble. Big stack had 4180 chips, 2nd high had 4133 chips, 3rd high, me, had 3337 chips, and the short stack had 1850. The starting big stack managed to add to their stack while the rest of us went up and down. By hand 137 we were three. Big stack had 7100, middle stack 4363, and short stack, me, 2037. Hand 143 we were two. I was big stack w/8976 to 4524. Blinds were 250/500.
I probably didn't play this the best I could, nor did I get any super cards. The other player had a tendency to go all-in a lot and I didn't have any cards I felt worth challenging him with. I found I needed to limp in when I was SB, as if I made any bet he would raise me all-in. I was hoping for some real decent cards where I could take him on, but that didn't happen.
Last hand I went for the open-ended straight draw and missed. Hand 164. I have 9c 8s w/5426 chips, as SB. I limp in for 600 & BB calls. Flop 7d 10s Kd. I have an open-ended straight draw, I'm hopeful. BB bets the pot of 1200 and I call. Turn 2c. BB decided to go all-in and I call, hoping for the best on the River. BB shows 4c 7s, having paired his 7 on the Flop. So beside the open-ended straight draw I have two overcards as well. River 4s. BB hits both of his undercards and I hit nothing. Session over.
9 SNG $5 + .50 End 9th 1 Hand
Basically I decided to go for the flush draw and lost to a straight. I had Kd Jd as BB. Flop was 8d Jh 7d. I had top pair and flush draw. I bet 1/2 the pot and was called by the BTN. Turn 9s. I bet 255 into the 480 pot knowing there was a gutshot straight possible there. BTN raised me all-in and I called. If I hit the flush I win (unless he also has 2 diamonds and the Ace, but that seemed unlikely), if I don't I'm probably losing to a straight. I missed the flush and was right about the BTN having a straight when they show Ah Ts. So be it.
2 HU $5 + .25 End 1st 40 Hands (7/31/10)
Session went pretty well. Hand 10 my A6o beat his KJo which put me up 250 and, for a change I didn't give it back. Hand 27 my KJo beat his A6o and I now had him down to 595 chips. By hand 37 I had him down to 205 chips and though he made a small come back in hand 40 he raised my 2 1/2 BB open raise to all-in. My A9o held up to his Q7o.
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