Monday, March 27, 2006

Welcome back to 2/4!

I decided to go back to 2/4. This hand made me feel good about my decision. Gotta love the bluff 3-bet on the river, combined with the call of the cap.

PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Tc, Qc.
3 folds, Hero calls, 1 fold, CO raises, 3 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 4c, 6h, Jc (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

River: (5.75 BB) Ac (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero raises, CO 3-bets, Hero caps, CO calls.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB

Results in white below:
Hero has Tc Qc (flush, ace high).
CO has Kd Qd (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins 13.75 BB.

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

KillerDucky

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Omaha/8 (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4h, Td, 4c, 6s.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 2 folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6.50 SB) Qh, 2s, Th (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 bets, MP3 calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) 6d (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 bets, MP3 folds, SB raises, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.

River: (16.25 BB) 8d (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: 19.25 BB

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has Ah 8s 4d 3s (Low: 8, 6, 3, 2, A | High: one pair, eights).
UTG+2 has 5d 3d 5c Ad (Low: 8, 6, 3, 2, A | High: one pair, fives).
MP2 has 2c Qd Jh 2d (High: three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: MP2 wins 9.62 BB. UTG+1 wins 4.81 BB. UTG+2 wins 4.81 BB.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Running bad with KK

I think I'm 1/5 on my KK. Here is the latest (hmm probably should 3bet flop).

PokerStars 5/10 Hold'em (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is SB with Kc, Kh.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Hero caps, BB calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (14 SB) 8c, 2s, 9h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, MP2 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10 BB) 3h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, MP2 calls.

River: (13 BB) 6d (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, MP2 raises, Hero calls, BB folds.

Final Pot: 18 BB

Results in white below:
MP2 has 5c 7c (straight, nine high).
Hero has Kc Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: MP2 wins 18 BB.

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