1500 starting stack with 2 rebuys with 25/25 blinds and 60 min. levels
Table Reads by the time hero's first hand was played.
1 original player was middle aged person...seemed to try to show lots of aggression with naked low draw early on
also took all bullets
2 Hero
3 middle aged man - seemed like microstakes hero
4 middle aged lady who mentioned she'd rather bust and hang out on the beach or build up a stack (and her husband had performed well at another WSOP event)
5 seemed competent
6 likely old nit?
7 older guy with Wynn cap? (maybe inverted with seat 6?)
Understands showdown raised oop with aa5 with suit
Checked 887 flop though...w/ low draw onboard
Villain in 7 hole has gotten aa5 twice, flopped set and held up
8 youngish man - maybe internet player?
9 older gentleman, likely loose cannon and said phrases like "I'll probably suck out on you today"
10 not sure if same person initially
eventually Asian middle aged lady?
Overall: table seemed passive + hero got some free plays when in BB.
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Hero was not overly focused to start. Hero dropped cell phone. Luckily, Rio security was able to find the cell phone. (Second year in a row hero was distracted during WSOP PLO8.)
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blinds: 25/25 (10 min. left in level)
Hero had 0 VPIP over 2 rotations
Hero dealt: AKT5 (AK suited)
8: limps
hero (CO): raises to 75
(2 folds)
4 (SB): calls
BB: folds
(3 players to flop - 200 in pot)
Flop: AA6 two tone (hero has no FD)
200 in pot
Hero bets 150
Villain calls
3
Villain donks 2/3 pot
Hero calls
AA63 (2 flush on board)
3 turn
AA636 (2 flush on board)
Villain checks
Hero checks behind
Villain shows a443
Hero mucks
Analysis:
Preflop: Iso-raise is better to try to get it HU or 3 way maximum.
Flop bet is best with top trips + top kicker and no low on 2 flush board.
Turn donk is a bit scary as villain leads w/ a lot of A3xx, but also 42xx combos.
River: Hero is not really going to get better to fold (as 42xx does not fold), so check back is pretty normal
Hero takes add on - 2250 w/ 1 bullet remaining
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Break: 1925 + 1 rebuy chip
Hero has played 1 hand thus far...
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A couple hands into level 3
50/100 blinds
Hero dealt: AJ43 (AJ) suited
2 players limped
SB (hero): calls
BB: checks
(4 players - 400 in pot)
Flop: 998 two tone
4 checks
Turn: 998T (two tone)
Hero donk bets 250
(3 players fold)
Analysis:
Once flop checks, hero decides to use tight image to try to steal pot (hero is bet/folding).
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Hero dealt: AKJ2 (AK suited)
(folds to hero)
Hero raises to 250
SB (5): calls 575 remaining
6: calls
(3 players - 750 in pot)
J75r hero has bdfd
5 donks 575 (AI)
6 folds
Hero calls
QJ on river
Hero wins pot and villain mucked hand
Analysis:
Preflop: Raise in LP with decently strong hand.
Flop: Standard call with TPTK + NL for < 1 PSB
Hero's stack: 3300 plus rebuy
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Hero dealt: A532 (A2 suited)
folds to hero in MP+1
hero (MP+1): raises to 250
3 folds
6 (BB): calls
(2 players - 550 in pot)
Flop: 642 two tone, hero has bdfd
6: checks
hero: bets 400
6: villain folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Normal open in MP+1. At weak table, trying to build pot to be able to get stacks in by river on favorable flops.
Flop: This is a relatively favorable flop. Hero cbets for value, but villain folds. I don't think there's much merit in checking back since there's no read that villain is aggressive.
Hero dealt: A932 (A9 suited)
Hero in BB
Prologue on Table Dynamics: There had been 2 times where it folded to sb and sb limps. Hero had raised 1x (villain folded preflop) and 1x it got checked preflop.
folds to sb
sb: limps
hero: raises to 300
sb: folds
Analysis: Keeping pressure on with a good chunk of hero's ranges preflop is smart especially in position. It can help for metagame by getting some folds later on and/or provide avenues for more pressure in the future.
Hero dealt: AJ32 (AJ suited)
(3 players - 1100 in pot)
Flop: T88 rainbow
hero: checks
6 (PFR): checks
8: checks
(3 players - 1100 in pot)
Turn: T885 rainbow (hero has no flush draw)
hero: bets 625
6 (PFR): calls
8: folds
(2 players - 2350 in pot)
River: T8857 rainbow
6 (PFR): bets 725
hero: calls
villain shows AJx2 and hero and villain chop
Analysis:
Turn: Hero betting here to try to pick up an orphan pot seems ok. Maybe hero can bet larger (~750), but villains aren't likely paying attention to pot size...)
River: Although hero has Ace high, the only draw that gets there is 96 (straight) or villain being too late and betting rivered boat. Most villains would bet or c/r the turn. Hero is fortunate to share same high and low to chop.
Hero's stack: 3925
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(352p) - level 4 w/ blinds at 100/200
Villain read:
5: seemed competent but possibly trappy and was table chip leader; seemed on tighter side, but not a nit.
Hero dealt: AKJ2 (AJ suited)
(2 players in pot - 600 in pot)
Flop: J75 rainbow
5: checks
Hero: bets 475
5: calls
(2 players in pot - 1550 in pot)
Turn: J752 two tone (hero does not have flush draw)
5: bets 1000
Hero: tanks for a minute, then calls
(2 players in pot - 3550 in pot)
River: J7527 (flush draw misses)
5: bets 1000
Hero: tanks for a minute, then calls
villain bets the pot
hero tanks for a couple minutes, but eventually folds.
After the hand, villain says he had A743, but never showed.
Analysis:
Preflop: Standard preflop raise
Flop: Standard cbet
Turn:
A. Villain donking (not a PSB) a counterfeit low for a non-pot sized amount seemed weird.
B. The smallish bet size confused hero.
C. Hero felt villain was competent, but was hero sophisticated enough to donk bluff a counterfeit card? Or is villain just betting for value/freeroll with nut low (A3xx)?
D. Turn call or fold can be ok. But a turn call could put hero in bad RIO (reverse implied odds) spot.
River:
A. Hero tanks and folds correctly. This probably wasn't too hard of a decision, but at least hero thought about it a while.
B. AAxx, KKxx, QQxx have spiked better 2 pair and are better than hero's hand. Other hands that were already ahead (7xxx) are still ahead. Hero could chop AJxx, but a lot of them probably have a low.
C. Hero's EV is not really high with river call.
Hero's stack: 1825 with 1 bullet
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A couple hands later (about 15 min. later):
Reads on players in this hand:
1: ~1300 and just moved to the table (new player)
2 (hero): 1675
5: ~6000 with read that villain was likely competent
8: ~9000 with read that villain was huge whale and said comments like "I'll probably suck out on people today".
Hero dealt: AJ42 (A4 suited)
Hero in BB
5: limps
8: raises to ~400
10: calls
1 (SB): calls
2 (hero/BB): calls
5: calls
(5 players - 2000 in pot)
Flop: AT8 rainbow (hero has BDFD)
1: donks for 600
2: hero raises all in
5: calls
8: raises pot (although there's controversy for if he said pot or raised all in)
1: calls
5: thinks for a bit, then calls
1: shows 42xx
2: has top 2 + 2nd nut low draw)
5: has nut low draw
8: has AAxx (top set)
(4 players - 3 all in - pot = ~5.2k in main, 1.2k in first side pot, 9k in second side pot = ~16k)
Turn: AT8Q flush draw, but not hero's flush draw)
River: AT8QT
Analysis:
Preflop: Normal call of preflop raise
Flop: Hero's high strength is pretty weak MW. It might actually be closer to a fold. This is a tough spot. Different moves are possible (although some/all decisions seem close).
Negative: Hero does not have NLD. Because it's multiway (although hero has a blocker to nut low), the NLD is still more likely to exist.
A better high hand will likely exist. Given the action, hero might get a worser hand like A8xx (w/o redraws) to fold.
Positive: Hero's intent is to try to overrepresent high hand, but have low draw as backup. But, it may not really work in this case.
Hypothetical: If hero had top 2, it's a cooler. although considering there were 4 people in the pot, it's not surprising to see someone with a set. Nut low draws are definitely in the mix too (and one person had one)
Overall, this was probably a mistake to get all chips in. More often than not, hero is in a bad spot and hoping to push out other people may have been too optimistic...
There is some merit with the play though, but maybe not given the fact that hero's OOP and can find a better spot given likely edge against the table.
***note: hero's twitter account likely had a typo and listed AT42. AJ42 seems more right and makes sense given the layout of keys on the phone (5 = JKL & 8 = TUV). Hero was really mad about hand after fact b/c it was likely a mistake, rather than a "cooler" situation.
Hero uses last bullet: 1500 in chips.
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Hero dealt: K532 (53 suited)
hero limped behind a couple looser players.
A villain behind raised.
Hero called
In multiway (likely 4 handed) pot, hero folded on the flop (board was like Q65)
Hero's stack: 1125 @ 100/200 blinds
Analysis: There seemed like less Aces in players' hands given the players who were in the pot...Thus, the reason to call with a 3 wheel card hand (which is weak). There's also merit in folding preflop.
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Hero dealt: AQ63 (A3) suited
Hero (UTG): raises to 525
8: calls
(1 fold)
10 (SB): calls
1 (BB): folds
(3 players - 1775 in pot)
Flop: K87 two tone (hero does not have flush draw)
hero: bets 600 (all in)
9: calls
10: calls
Turn: K87J two tone
9: checks
10: checks
River: K87J9 (flush draw misses)
9: checks
10: checks
seat 10 shows rivered straight
Hero is out in level 4.
Analysis:
Preflop: Neither villain in hand seemed super aggressive.
Flop: Is there merit for betting and hoping to get other villains to fold? It's debatable.
Villains seemed passive and kind of calling station like, so in actuality, maybe there's some merit in taking passive line? Possibly, I'm being results oriented...
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Overall Analysis:
This was a good table draw. There were some unfortunate coolers (especially in MW situation), but it was +EV to enter the MTT.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Rio PLO Cash Gaming
5/5 PLO cash
PLO cash game
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After busting out of the WSOP PLO8 MTT, Hero decided to try to pass some time by playing some PLO cash (while waiting for Big O seat).
Hero's mindset wasn't all that great though.
(not sure if I was mentally completely there
Hero dealt: Ak86 (A6 suited)
1 player raises to 50
1 player calls
Hero called 50
2 other players reraise and get all in
Hero is 2nd last to act with 450 behind.
Hero thinks for a while, then calls.
- called 4th of 5 after calling initial raise to 50 being AI for 500
hero flipped 5 way with AK86 (A6 suited)
Hero bricks flip.
Analysis:
After talking with a friend, this was likely a spew since Aces are probably blocked.
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Hero also made a passive play out of position and let an aggressive short stack (relatively speaking, 60 BBs deep, but had been bluffing often in short time at table) bluff 2x while hero had a nut flush on turn/river..
No other interesting hands to note in the hour of play.
PLO cash game
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After busting out of the WSOP PLO8 MTT, Hero decided to try to pass some time by playing some PLO cash (while waiting for Big O seat).
Hero's mindset wasn't all that great though.
(not sure if I was mentally completely there
Hero dealt: Ak86 (A6 suited)
1 player raises to 50
1 player calls
Hero called 50
2 other players reraise and get all in
Hero is 2nd last to act with 450 behind.
Hero thinks for a while, then calls.
- called 4th of 5 after calling initial raise to 50 being AI for 500
hero flipped 5 way with AK86 (A6 suited)
Hero bricks flip.
Analysis:
After talking with a friend, this was likely a spew since Aces are probably blocked.
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Hero also made a passive play out of position and let an aggressive short stack (relatively speaking, 60 BBs deep, but had been bluffing often in short time at table) bluff 2x while hero had a nut flush on turn/river..
No other interesting hands to note in the hour of play.
Wynn 550 PLO8 MTT
3*4k bullets at 50/100 blinds and 40 min. levels with reentry
Hero late registered around 2:45PM after debating whether the tournament would finish today. With ~50 runners at the time of my registration, it made sense.
Initial table: felt very fishy based on hands that were seen at showdown.
1 old person
2 hero
3 youngish male (30s); likely internet player with weird bet sizes
8 lady who seemed kind of bad
Played 0 hands over 2 rotations
blinds: 150/300
Hero had 3300
Hero dealt: AKT2 (AK suited)
Hero pfr UTG+2
2 players call behind (approximately 3500+ in chips)
(3150 in pot - 3 players)
Hero jams Q83 hero FD
villain 1: shows Aj63 (63 suited in clubs) (bad flush draw)
villain 2: JT98 two tone (no flush draw)
Offsuit 2
Offsuit 7
hero loses stack
Analysis:
Preflop: There's some argument for limping at a really loose table and taking a flop...but not a lot, IMO.
Flop: Hero usually has enough equity to call with NFD + NLD, even w/o a pair.
Hero loses 1 bullet and uses 1 of 2 remaining bullets.
Hero's stack: 4000
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blinds: 200/400
Read: Seat 3: Micro MTT player who bets way exploitably on 888 board...
2 limps in front
Hero limped on button with aj62 (62)
SB: checked
3 (BB): checked
flop: 888 rainbow
3: donk bet ~400.
everyone folds.
Hero could try to float multiple streets...but maybe not.
Analysis:
On these types of boards, hero did not know how often villain 3 barrels when donking small on this type of board. With such few hero chips, it may not necessarily be right to float and try to take it away on turn/river.
Also, this was the second "bingo" (3 of a kind) flop at this MTT.
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Hero dealt: AK62 (K2 suited)
New seat 3: open raises UTG (had ~2500 in chips) to 1400
hero flat calls in BB (~4000 in chips)
(2 players - 3000 in pot)
Flop: 643 (2 tone)
hero bets near pot (all in)
3: calls and shows A6xx with NFD
brick/brick and players chop pot.
Analysis:
Hero's hand is kind of not strong, but villain may not bet a counterfeited A3xx unless there's other high equity (flush draw, straight, etc...).
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blinds: 200/400
Hero dealt: A832 (A32 suited)
9: seemed to limp very often in a lot of pots (like 40/8)
seat 9: raised to 1200
hero (CO): calls
BB: calls
(3 players - 3000 in pot)
Q74 rainbow (hero has no FD)
villain: bets pot
hero: folds
BB: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Hero's not a huge fan of 3-betting here with such a bad high equity hand. This hand encourages multiway action.
Flop: Drawing to half the pot for stack is not advisable.
hero's stack: 4900
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Hero dealt: AKT3 (AT suited)
(folds to MP player)
7: raises to 1200
9: flat calls
hero (sb): calls
bb: calls
(4 players - ~2900 in pot)
Flop: 973
Hero c/f to bet from PFR. No showdown.
Analysis:
Hero could have squeezed preflop with a decently strong hand and "gambled" w/ high equity...but, against the villains who were still in the hand, there was not much fold equity.
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Eventually, late registration ends and all barrels are taken. Hero takes all barrels and has 6300 @ 200/400.
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One of the players who busted is replaced by a shorter stack.
The replacement player was a "fun Cuban" (Miguel) who i had played a WSOP PLO8 SNG satellite in 2010.
Sadly, he eventually busts after break in level 6...
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A882 (A8 82 double suited)
folded to hero in CO
Hero raises 2.5x
blinds fold
4700 @ 200/400 blinds
First blind steal of the MTT at level 5 = good starting table with lots of loose play.
Hero: Dealt AQ83 rainbow
(folds to hero in SB)
hero raises to 1200
villain: calls
Flop: 852 rainbow
Hero bets
villain: calls
Villain had 7653 r.
Turn/River: 852 3 7 rainbow
Hero doubles to 7200 @ 250/500.
Analysis:
Preflop: AQW is a good hand in blind vs. blind battle.
Flop: With such short stacks and TPTK + nut low, not much to talk about.
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Hero dealt: 5432 (53 suited)
folds to hero in HJ
Hero (HJ): raises to 1250
folds to BB
BB: calls
(2 players: 2750 in pot)
Flop: AQ2 rainbow
BB: checks
hero: bets 1900
villain: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Good hand to open raise and have position on the field.
Flop: Betting flop with gutshot wheel wrap + good chance at villains folding hands like naked top pair = good semi-bluff opportunity.
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Table breaks: hero's stack = 6000 @ 250/500
Shortly after table breaks, MTT goes on break.
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1 older guy
2 middle aged lady
3 hero
older guy in seat 1
new table with lady on my right)
guy in seat 5 3b jams
Hero dealt: AKQ3 rainbow
9: limps
(2 folds)
3 (hero): raises to ~1700
5: calls
sb: folds
bb: calls
(4 players - ~5250 in pot)
Flop: 884 two tone
BB: donks ~4000
3 players - fold
Analysis:
Preflop: Isolation raise fails.
Flop: Fold is standard as villain donking in MW pot = trips (8xxx) or better
Hero's stack: 6400 300 600
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Tweet:
Wow. Q64 monotone and facing PSB from straightforward villain. Another guy said he folded a266 in position with 3 spr remaining. Wow.
Analysis:
Seriously? Live players - lol.
Given that effective stacks were 3PSB, should a player ever fold with 2nd set + NLD on monotone board? Seems crazy without a sick read (villain who folded probably does not have a sick read.)
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Effective stacks (hero is shorter stack): 6000
blinds = 300/600
J532 (32 suited)
7 (BB): reraises to ~3000
hero: calls
(2 players - ~6500 in pot)
flop: 329 two tone
villain leads pot (putting hero all in)
hero calls AI
villain: shows AAA8 (A8 suited)
329J5 (no flush draw completes)
Analysis:
Preflop: Some argument could be made for folding, but chances of getting eliminated with 3 low cards is not super high to counterfeit protection. Also, Hero is getting immediate price to call preflop 3-bet.
Flop: Flopping 2 pair/no low draw = outflopping aces and hero should call.
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~5:20PM
blinds = 300/600
hero's stack: 3300
hero dealt: AT62 in UTG+2 (no suit)
Hero raises to 1500
player in seat 6 (seemed tight/competent?) reraises
Hero: calls
Flop/Turn/River
3s 2s 4s 8h Jd
Hero: busts
Analysis:
Hero can never relaly fold here getting such good price to call. Equity against AA$w is ~38% and pot odds are ~25%.
Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
at62 38.35% 124,677 173,708 4,246 175,848 56,138
aa$w 61.65% 257,240 422,046 4,246 74,431 56,138
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Hero - out 29/53, paying 7 places
Overall, the field was very soft with few ok players. Many good players were likely scared off because it was scheduled to run 2 days.
Hero late registered around 2:45PM after debating whether the tournament would finish today. With ~50 runners at the time of my registration, it made sense.
Initial table: felt very fishy based on hands that were seen at showdown.
1 old person
2 hero
3 youngish male (30s); likely internet player with weird bet sizes
8 lady who seemed kind of bad
Played 0 hands over 2 rotations
blinds: 150/300
Hero had 3300
Hero dealt: AKT2 (AK suited)
Hero pfr UTG+2
2 players call behind (approximately 3500+ in chips)
(3150 in pot - 3 players)
Hero jams Q83 hero FD
villain 1: shows Aj63 (63 suited in clubs) (bad flush draw)
villain 2: JT98 two tone (no flush draw)
Offsuit 2
Offsuit 7
hero loses stack
Analysis:
Preflop: There's some argument for limping at a really loose table and taking a flop...but not a lot, IMO.
Flop: Hero usually has enough equity to call with NFD + NLD, even w/o a pair.
Hero loses 1 bullet and uses 1 of 2 remaining bullets.
Hero's stack: 4000
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blinds: 200/400
Read: Seat 3: Micro MTT player who bets way exploitably on 888 board...
2 limps in front
Hero limped on button with aj62 (62)
SB: checked
3 (BB): checked
flop: 888 rainbow
3: donk bet ~400.
everyone folds.
Hero could try to float multiple streets...but maybe not.
Analysis:
On these types of boards, hero did not know how often villain 3 barrels when donking small on this type of board. With such few hero chips, it may not necessarily be right to float and try to take it away on turn/river.
Also, this was the second "bingo" (3 of a kind) flop at this MTT.
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Hero dealt: AK62 (K2 suited)
New seat 3: open raises UTG (had ~2500 in chips) to 1400
hero flat calls in BB (~4000 in chips)
(2 players - 3000 in pot)
Flop: 643 (2 tone)
hero bets near pot (all in)
3: calls and shows A6xx with NFD
brick/brick and players chop pot.
Analysis:
Hero's hand is kind of not strong, but villain may not bet a counterfeited A3xx unless there's other high equity (flush draw, straight, etc...).
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blinds: 200/400
Hero dealt: A832 (A32 suited)
9: seemed to limp very often in a lot of pots (like 40/8)
seat 9: raised to 1200
hero (CO): calls
BB: calls
(3 players - 3000 in pot)
Q74 rainbow (hero has no FD)
villain: bets pot
hero: folds
BB: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Hero's not a huge fan of 3-betting here with such a bad high equity hand. This hand encourages multiway action.
Flop: Drawing to half the pot for stack is not advisable.
hero's stack: 4900
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Hero dealt: AKT3 (AT suited)
(folds to MP player)
7: raises to 1200
9: flat calls
hero (sb): calls
bb: calls
(4 players - ~2900 in pot)
Flop: 973
Hero c/f to bet from PFR. No showdown.
Analysis:
Hero could have squeezed preflop with a decently strong hand and "gambled" w/ high equity...but, against the villains who were still in the hand, there was not much fold equity.
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Eventually, late registration ends and all barrels are taken. Hero takes all barrels and has 6300 @ 200/400.
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One of the players who busted is replaced by a shorter stack.
The replacement player was a "fun Cuban" (Miguel) who i had played a WSOP PLO8 SNG satellite in 2010.
Sadly, he eventually busts after break in level 6...
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A882 (A8 82 double suited)
folded to hero in CO
Hero raises 2.5x
blinds fold
4700 @ 200/400 blinds
First blind steal of the MTT at level 5 = good starting table with lots of loose play.
Hero: Dealt AQ83 rainbow
(folds to hero in SB)
hero raises to 1200
villain: calls
Flop: 852 rainbow
Hero bets
villain: calls
Villain had 7653 r.
Turn/River: 852 3 7 rainbow
Hero doubles to 7200 @ 250/500.
Analysis:
Preflop: AQW is a good hand in blind vs. blind battle.
Flop: With such short stacks and TPTK + nut low, not much to talk about.
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Hero dealt: 5432 (53 suited)
folds to hero in HJ
Hero (HJ): raises to 1250
folds to BB
BB: calls
(2 players: 2750 in pot)
Flop: AQ2 rainbow
BB: checks
hero: bets 1900
villain: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: Good hand to open raise and have position on the field.
Flop: Betting flop with gutshot wheel wrap + good chance at villains folding hands like naked top pair = good semi-bluff opportunity.
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Table breaks: hero's stack = 6000 @ 250/500
Shortly after table breaks, MTT goes on break.
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1 older guy
2 middle aged lady
3 hero
older guy in seat 1
new table with lady on my right)
guy in seat 5 3b jams
Hero dealt: AKQ3 rainbow
9: limps
(2 folds)
3 (hero): raises to ~1700
5: calls
sb: folds
bb: calls
(4 players - ~5250 in pot)
Flop: 884 two tone
BB: donks ~4000
3 players - fold
Analysis:
Preflop: Isolation raise fails.
Flop: Fold is standard as villain donking in MW pot = trips (8xxx) or better
Hero's stack: 6400 300 600
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Tweet:
Wow. Q64 monotone and facing PSB from straightforward villain. Another guy said he folded a266 in position with 3 spr remaining. Wow.
Analysis:
Seriously? Live players - lol.
Given that effective stacks were 3PSB, should a player ever fold with 2nd set + NLD on monotone board? Seems crazy without a sick read (villain who folded probably does not have a sick read.)
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Effective stacks (hero is shorter stack): 6000
blinds = 300/600
J532 (32 suited)
7 (BB): reraises to ~3000
hero: calls
(2 players - ~6500 in pot)
flop: 329 two tone
villain leads pot (putting hero all in)
hero calls AI
villain: shows AAA8 (A8 suited)
329J5 (no flush draw completes)
Analysis:
Preflop: Some argument could be made for folding, but chances of getting eliminated with 3 low cards is not super high to counterfeit protection. Also, Hero is getting immediate price to call preflop 3-bet.
Flop: Flopping 2 pair/no low draw = outflopping aces and hero should call.
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~5:20PM
blinds = 300/600
hero's stack: 3300
hero dealt: AT62 in UTG+2 (no suit)
Hero raises to 1500
player in seat 6 (seemed tight/competent?) reraises
Hero: calls
Flop/Turn/River
3s 2s 4s 8h Jd
Hero: busts
Analysis:
Hero can never relaly fold here getting such good price to call. Equity against AA$w is ~38% and pot odds are ~25%.
Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
at62 38.35% 124,677 173,708 4,246 175,848 56,138
aa$w 61.65% 257,240 422,046 4,246 74,431 56,138
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Hero - out 29/53, paying 7 places
Overall, the field was very soft with few ok players. Many good players were likely scared off because it was scheduled to run 2 days.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Binions 200 PLO8 MTT
20000 chips with 50/100 blinds and 40 min. levels
Hero entered at end of late registration, so blinds are 200/400.
Hero showed up right at the end of late registration. It is a reentry MTT, but they give people the option of "surrendering" their stack at the end of the reentry period and gaining a new stack. This seems like a great move by Binion's tournament director to keep "integrity of game (ie: no chip dumping)" if people are trying to get a new entry with full stack.
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Player reads:
4: "likely opposite player"
Bets a ton of pots...but then played nfd/nld super passively
Although, could be "live player" who only bets made hands or bluffs.
8: 20-30ish Asian guy
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Blinds: 200/400
No reads on villain
Hero dealt in BB: AQT7 (AT suited)
4-5 folds
older person min-raised to 800
Hero calls in BB
(1800 in pot - 2 players)
Flop: A98 Hero nfd
Hero checks
v: bets 1800 (PSB)
hero: calls
(5400 in pot - 2 players)
Turn 8
Hero checks
v: bets 5400 (PSB)
hero: folds
Villain shows 99xx
Analysis:
Preflop: This seems ok with suited A OOP to min-raise.
Flop: This seems fine to call the flop bet. There's a little merit to c/r, but few hands seem to fold.
Turn: Board pair = likely villain is value betting boat+ and hero folds.
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I need to watch pfr iso size
Hero: Dealt AQ T5 DS
(blinds: 200/400)
1 limp
folds to hero in MP
hero: raises to 1400
BB: calls
EP: calls
(~4600 - 3 players)
Flop: K83 (rainbow, both hero bdfd)
3 players check
(~4600 - 3 players)
Turn: K834 (hero has nfd)
2 checks
hero: bets ~3000
villains: fold
Analysis: It seems debatable to bet turn w/o reads. This is a thin semibluff, but 2p and/or nlds continue to call.
A couple hands later...
Hero: Dealt: A963 (A3 suited)
folds to hero
hero: raises to 1400
sb (seat 4): calls
(3200 in pot - 2players
J95r
4: checks
hero: bets 1600
4: folds
Analysis:
Flop: Bet/fold seems ok here w/o reads. It's a high only board w/ low only possible via backdoor.
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Hero: Dealt kqj9 kj suited in BB
[300/600]
(2 folds)
2: older person raises to 2100
folds to hero
sb: folds
hero: calls
(4500 in pot - 2 players)
Flop: A93 rainbow
hero: checks
2: bets 2000
hero: folds
---------------
blinds: 300/600
All stacks around ~20000
hero: dealt A443 (A3 suited)
4 players (seat 9 behind)+ bb
Hero (UTG+1) - raises to 1500
MP: calls
sb: calls
bb: calls
(6000 in pot - 4 players)
Check k75 rainbow (hero has BD NFD)
4 players check
(6000 in pot - 4 players)
Turn: K753 (hero has NFD)
2 players check
Bets 4100 when checked to
players fold
Analysis:
Preflop: Fairly loose open UTG+1. It ma
Flop: Hero doesn't have a lot of equity and checks.
Turn: Hero's bluffing as a semi-bluff.
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Table had been playing tight as a couple hands were folded to the BB.
Thus, hero tried to steal on button with junky hand. Hero tried to limp on button and hope to steal pot if players were uninterested
hero: dealt AQ95 (A5 suited) on button
2 limps
button (hero): limps
sb: folds
bb: checks
(3000 in pot - 4 players)
Flop: K53 rainbow (hero has no FD)
4 checks
(3000 in pot - 4 players)
Turn: K53T (no fd on turn)
2 checks
hero: bets 1400
got slightly minraised to 3000 in LP
2 folds
hero: folds
---------------
Hero: dealt ATT5 (AT suited to diamonds)
UTG+1: limps
UTG+2 (Hero): limps behind
MP: raises
but: 3 bets
everyone folds
MP: calls
Flop: 664 two diamonds
MP: checks
but: bets
MP: folds
Analysis: Calling with ATxx against likely AAW is really bad.
---------------
Player reads/notes:
Some updated villain reads:reads
3: 3-bet w/ AAT5 no suits
4: was raising/getting all in preflop with QJT8 QTss
7: bets non-nut wrap, bad fd on 84q68 board
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Hero had not played any hands for 2 rounds
Villains in SB/BB were really tight.
Hero: dealt in CO: AQ94 r
(1800 at 400 800)
(5400 - 3 players)
Flop: Q93 rainbow
sb: checks
bb: checks
Hero bets 2700
sb: folds
bb: folds
---------------
break:
Hero's stack: 22600 @ 500/1000 blinds
---------------
blinds: 500/1000
3rd hand after break:
Hero: dealt AK KQ DS in BB
UTG+2: limps
MP: raises to 2500
2 calls
hero: calls in BB
(10000 in pot, 4 players)
Flop: KJ5 (two tone, hero has no FD)
Busted around 80. 500 1000 blinds hero 22600 3rd hand. Limp and small 2500 raise. 3 calls and hero calls with akkq ak kq ds. KJ5 two ton ...
Flop: KJ5 two tone
BB: checks
UTG+2: checks
MP: bets 7000
but: folds
hero: raises pot (all in - 22.6k)
MP: Shows A952 with NFD.
Board: KJ537 (7 completes villain flush)
Hero: out
Analysis:
Preflop: OK to call with nut suit in bloated pot.
Flop: This seems like ok play, but some merit to donk betting/calling given stack size and drawy nature of board multiway.
Hero didn't really have read if villain would bet flop with 4 players, so a bet/call may have been better.
---------------
Hero: out ~90/140
Additional note: Thought about late registering for the badugi/badacey/baduci MTT ($125) at Golden Nugget, but decided against it.
Hero entered at end of late registration, so blinds are 200/400.
Hero showed up right at the end of late registration. It is a reentry MTT, but they give people the option of "surrendering" their stack at the end of the reentry period and gaining a new stack. This seems like a great move by Binion's tournament director to keep "integrity of game (ie: no chip dumping)" if people are trying to get a new entry with full stack.
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Player reads:
4: "likely opposite player"
Bets a ton of pots...but then played nfd/nld super passively
Although, could be "live player" who only bets made hands or bluffs.
8: 20-30ish Asian guy
---------------
Blinds: 200/400
No reads on villain
Hero dealt in BB: AQT7 (AT suited)
4-5 folds
older person min-raised to 800
Hero calls in BB
(1800 in pot - 2 players)
Flop: A98 Hero nfd
Hero checks
v: bets 1800 (PSB)
hero: calls
(5400 in pot - 2 players)
Turn 8
Hero checks
v: bets 5400 (PSB)
hero: folds
Villain shows 99xx
Analysis:
Preflop: This seems ok with suited A OOP to min-raise.
Flop: This seems fine to call the flop bet. There's a little merit to c/r, but few hands seem to fold.
Turn: Board pair = likely villain is value betting boat+ and hero folds.
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I need to watch pfr iso size
Hero: Dealt AQ T5 DS
(blinds: 200/400)
1 limp
folds to hero in MP
hero: raises to 1400
BB: calls
EP: calls
(~4600 - 3 players)
Flop: K83 (rainbow, both hero bdfd)
3 players check
(~4600 - 3 players)
Turn: K834 (hero has nfd)
2 checks
hero: bets ~3000
villains: fold
Analysis: It seems debatable to bet turn w/o reads. This is a thin semibluff, but 2p and/or nlds continue to call.
A couple hands later...
Hero: Dealt: A963 (A3 suited)
folds to hero
hero: raises to 1400
sb (seat 4): calls
(3200 in pot - 2players
J95r
4: checks
hero: bets 1600
4: folds
Analysis:
Flop: Bet/fold seems ok here w/o reads. It's a high only board w/ low only possible via backdoor.
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Hero: Dealt kqj9 kj suited in BB
[300/600]
(2 folds)
2: older person raises to 2100
folds to hero
sb: folds
hero: calls
(4500 in pot - 2 players)
Flop: A93 rainbow
hero: checks
2: bets 2000
hero: folds
---------------
blinds: 300/600
All stacks around ~20000
hero: dealt A443 (A3 suited)
4 players (seat 9 behind)+ bb
Hero (UTG+1) - raises to 1500
MP: calls
sb: calls
bb: calls
(6000 in pot - 4 players)
Check k75 rainbow (hero has BD NFD)
4 players check
(6000 in pot - 4 players)
Turn: K753 (hero has NFD)
2 players check
Bets 4100 when checked to
players fold
Analysis:
Preflop: Fairly loose open UTG+1. It ma
Flop: Hero doesn't have a lot of equity and checks.
Turn: Hero's bluffing as a semi-bluff.
---------------
Table had been playing tight as a couple hands were folded to the BB.
Thus, hero tried to steal on button with junky hand. Hero tried to limp on button and hope to steal pot if players were uninterested
hero: dealt AQ95 (A5 suited) on button
2 limps
button (hero): limps
sb: folds
bb: checks
(3000 in pot - 4 players)
Flop: K53 rainbow (hero has no FD)
4 checks
(3000 in pot - 4 players)
Turn: K53T (no fd on turn)
2 checks
hero: bets 1400
got slightly minraised to 3000 in LP
2 folds
hero: folds
---------------
Hero: dealt ATT5 (AT suited to diamonds)
UTG+1: limps
UTG+2 (Hero): limps behind
MP: raises
but: 3 bets
everyone folds
MP: calls
Flop: 664 two diamonds
MP: checks
but: bets
MP: folds
Analysis: Calling with ATxx against likely AAW is really bad.
---------------
Player reads/notes:
Some updated villain reads:reads
3: 3-bet w/ AAT5 no suits
4: was raising/getting all in preflop with QJT8 QTss
7: bets non-nut wrap, bad fd on 84q68 board
---------------
Hero had not played any hands for 2 rounds
Villains in SB/BB were really tight.
Hero: dealt in CO: AQ94 r
(1800 at 400 800)
(5400 - 3 players)
Flop: Q93 rainbow
sb: checks
bb: checks
Hero bets 2700
sb: folds
bb: folds
---------------
break:
Hero's stack: 22600 @ 500/1000 blinds
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blinds: 500/1000
3rd hand after break:
Hero: dealt AK KQ DS in BB
UTG+2: limps
MP: raises to 2500
2 calls
hero: calls in BB
(10000 in pot, 4 players)
Flop: KJ5 (two tone, hero has no FD)
Busted around 80. 500 1000 blinds hero 22600 3rd hand. Limp and small 2500 raise. 3 calls and hero calls with akkq ak kq ds. KJ5 two ton ...
Flop: KJ5 two tone
BB: checks
UTG+2: checks
MP: bets 7000
but: folds
hero: raises pot (all in - 22.6k)
MP: Shows A952 with NFD.
Board: KJ537 (7 completes villain flush)
Hero: out
Analysis:
Preflop: OK to call with nut suit in bloated pot.
Flop: This seems like ok play, but some merit to donk betting/calling given stack size and drawy nature of board multiway.
Hero didn't really have read if villain would bet flop with 4 players, so a bet/call may have been better.
---------------
Hero: out ~90/140
Additional note: Thought about late registering for the badugi/badacey/baduci MTT ($125) at Golden Nugget, but decided against it.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Venetian 600 PLO8 MTT
15000 starting chips at 50/100 blinds with 40 min. levels and reentry
to do:
1. delete 5798 hand?
2. AA52 hand - what is 8 (steve's) hand?
8: shows a AQxx (no low) and scoops
3. 35672 board
what's hero's hand?
4. reformat other hands? (and also # of ----)
1371256844956
(840p)
players
1: old nit
2: younger player who I eventually resaw at the WSOP stud/8 event
3: nit?
4: younger player, friends with seat 2
5: "FL" older person who was friends with loud guy I had played 8 game with
6: Jason
7: Bryce
8: Steve
9: hero
---------------
board:
5798
Hero had qt98
was hero in MP?
was it MW? (limped pot)
who was villain? (seat 2?)
do i even include this?
likely checked around flop
hero probably c/f turn
unlikely action: i suspect hero bet flop/gave up on turn/river
---------------
In first rotation around table:
barrelled ak82 r button open
1 (SB): folds
2 (BB): folds
---------------
(villain - Bryce in seat 7 (hero in seat 9))
Isoed KQJ9 (KJ)
Bet 775 two tone
Ace offsuit turn
Isoed for 1750 player behind
3 players to flop
Hero bet 625
EP called bet
Barrelled 1325
On river
Villain leads super small (1k)
hero folds
---------------
12550 from 15k
522 twitter note
100 200 12025
Smart Aggro player IP was pfr (likely seat 5) - raised
2 other players behind (CO/BUT)
Bet 773 (flop?)
Hero oop with a932r (likely sb)
BB limped
hero checks
BB checks
5: bets
2 players fold
hero folds
Analysis:
Hero instead c/f - little chance to scoop
Should hero have c/r flop instead?
---------------
rare preflop sighting
friend in seat 8 repotted preflop OOP then bet HLL board (like J64 two tone). After taking down the pot, he then shows down AA23 double suited (had no flush draw, but had enough equity to call a reraise all in for his stack)
---------------
blinds: 100/200
button: seat 1
Hero been nitty
Hero: dealt AA52 (A5 suited)
(seat 8) had limped
hero raised to 500
1: calls
8: calls
Flop: 963 two tone (hero has no FD)
8: checks
hero bet 1125
1: calls
Turn: 963Q (completes flush)
Check
check
River: 963QQ (completes flush)
Check
Check
8: shows a AQxx (no low) and scoops
hero shows AAxx
Hero's stack: down to 9900
Analysis:
I think this is completely normal to cbet this flop with overpair+nld w/ counterfeit protection. However, it may be a fold if villain was nitty puts money on turn/river (this villain was a bit looser/non-nut peddling though).
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Hero dealt: 9632 963s
folds to hero
hero raises in MP
button calls
5 (SB): calls
(3 players to flop)
Cc
Kq7 two tone (hero has no FD)
Hero bet 1k
CR to 3 fold
Analysis:
Player 5 seemed like a tough/tricky villain. Since 2 high flops are less likely to hit a "tight range" (which was most players' perception of hero), this is a good spot to bluff check raise or semi-bluff check raise with 2p+, maybe wrap+flush draw, nfd, nfd+pair, etc...
In retrospect, it may not have great to cbet this flop....
---------------
hero's stack at 1st break: 7800
---------------
Hero reminder: Note the blind increases!
blinds: 150/300
Hero: dealt A765 (A5 suited)
Hero raised to 500, but was forced to make it 600.
4 way pot
8: pots the high only flop
hero: folds
---------------
blinds: 150/300
Hero: dealt AA66 (A6 suited)
(folds to seat 6)
6: limps
8: hero raises to 1000
everyone else folds
6: calls
(pot: 2450, 2 players)
Qkk8Ar
6: checks
hero checks
6: checks
hero checks
6: bets 750
Hero raises to 3250
6: folds
Analysis:
This seems fine overall.
Flop: A bet will not get called by worse.
Turn: Same (no low is possible)
River: I think bet sizing is ok to try to get value from someone slowplaying Qxxx or a non-nut boat.
---------------
Updated Player Read:
8: eventually busts and replaced by African American (middle aged guy). At this point, people were saying he's fairly aggressive and had shown aggression in some pots.
---------------
703p - blinds: 150/300
Hero dealt in BB: AT63 (A3 suited)
(folds to seat 5)
5: calls
7: calls
sb: calls
hero: checks
(4 players)
flop: T72 two tone on flop (I don't remember exact flop)
Checks around
SB: checks
hero (BB): checks
5: checks behind
turn: T72Q (completes hero nut flush draw)
hero leads 850
everyone folds
Analysis:
Flop: Hero was trying to go for check/raise, but failed. I might have been too hopeful of it in a 4 way pot (especially in a limped pot).
Turn: It's time to try to get value, but there's no value to be found.
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740p: blinds: 200/400
Hero dealt: A982 (A2 suited)
Suited to a2
Hero raised utg
5: Button smart/aggro player bet called
Bryce inbb calls
Check j54r
Hero turns nut flush draw
J543 (hero has NFD)
Checks to button
5: Villain bets
Hero c/r all in
AKT2 r
Hero loses freeroll
7150 at 200 400
Analysis:
Flop: Hero doesn't want to get blown off NLD + non-nut gutshot + BDFD
Turn: Going for a check/raise here seemed right. While an A or 2 isn't the greatest of cards, going for a c/r all in seems best to try to freeroll someone with naked A2.
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834p: blinds: 250/500
Hero's stack: approximately ~6500
KJ44 K4 ss option in bb
3 players
(1500 in pot)
594 two tone
8: checks
hero: checks
5: bets (1000?)
8: calls
hero: calls
(3 players - approx. 4500 in pot)
turn: 5945 two tone
8: checks
Hero: bets 3500?
5: folds
8: calls
(2 players - approx. 11000 in pot)
2000 left
Offsuit k
8: checks river
Hero: bets all in (about 2000)
8: villain folds
Analysis:
Flop: Check/calling flop is standard since board is very draw heavy and no guarantee hero can get others to fold equity.
Turn: It's a cooler to see higher boats here, but hero needs to get value and price out low draws (among other things). Bet sizing might have been better?
River: Standard play to get value from bluff catchers (such as trip 5s) which may check/call.
---------------
moments later:
twitter - 840p
? what did hero even have?
Missed good spot to two barrel on turn river on 35672. I am a fish and should have bet in position. 12600 on 300 600 dinner.
Seat 5's new read: When this hand occurred, I could tell villain was tough player. He said he was playing a ton of 75/150 LO8 and we had played some HORSE in West Palm Beach.
hero dealt: AQJ9 (A9 suited)
(hero did not have low wheel cards, so maybe 4 high suited cards?)
(was there flush draw on board? - probably not)
5: raised in EP
hero: calls in CO
(2 players)
35672 (two tone on turn, hero has no flush draw)
flop:
5: checks?
hero: checks?
turn:
5: checks
hero bet turn (how much) (1700?)
turn:
river:
5: checks
hero tanked and didn't bet the river
villain shows: 2 low pair/bad low draw and scoops
Analysis:
Flop:
Turn: This is a pure bluff with hero's hand and villain had not shown a lot of aggression
River: When villain only calls turn and perfect bluff river card (for counterfeit low) appears, this seems like an easy bet as a bluff.
Villain's hand strength is capped and is actually not very strong because most would have led turn+river with good straights. The board is fairly polarized, especially on the river, to straights and air.
With turn and river bet, hero is repping a straight (likely nut straight). Turn bet/river check indicates non-nut straight w/ counterfeited low.
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(Seat 8, hero in seat 9)
Tweet: Lol literally stole blinds by grabbing small blind chips in blind battle. Oops.
Blinds: 300/600
SB: limps
Hero: announces raise to 2000
Hero was trying to make change to raise to 2000, but just put in 2 * 1000 chips and took all the blinds.
SB eventually folds.
Hero eventually realized this and joked with the table about "literally stealing blinds".
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944p - hero's stack: 12000 at 300/600
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hero: dealt AKQ4 (A4)(KQ) double suited
folds to seat 8
8: limps
9: hero raises to 2000
(other players fold)
8: calls
(2 players - 4900)
flop: T86 (two tone, hero has nut flush draw)
8: checks
9: checks
turn: T86Q (two tone, hero has nut flush draw)
8: bets 4000
hero: raises all in
8: calls
villain: shows AT32
river: T86Q2
Hero: Out
Analysis:
Flop: Checking back seems ok as hero doesn't have a huge amount of equity with naked flush draw/bad low draw.
Turn: Jamming here is pretty standard. It's a cooler to see villain's hand.
---------------
Hero: out (approximately 145/214)
Overall: There were definitely some spots with hero missteps that lost for value.
to do:
1. delete 5798 hand?
2. AA52 hand - what is 8 (steve's) hand?
8: shows a AQxx (no low) and scoops
3. 35672 board
what's hero's hand?
4. reformat other hands? (and also # of ----)
1371256844956
(840p)
players
1: old nit
2: younger player who I eventually resaw at the WSOP stud/8 event
3: nit?
4: younger player, friends with seat 2
5: "FL" older person who was friends with loud guy I had played 8 game with
6: Jason
7: Bryce
8: Steve
9: hero
---------------
board:
5798
Hero had qt98
was hero in MP?
was it MW? (limped pot)
who was villain? (seat 2?)
do i even include this?
likely checked around flop
hero probably c/f turn
unlikely action: i suspect hero bet flop/gave up on turn/river
---------------
In first rotation around table:
barrelled ak82 r button open
1 (SB): folds
2 (BB): folds
---------------
(villain - Bryce in seat 7 (hero in seat 9))
Isoed KQJ9 (KJ)
Bet 775 two tone
Ace offsuit turn
Isoed for 1750 player behind
3 players to flop
Hero bet 625
EP called bet
Barrelled 1325
On river
Villain leads super small (1k)
hero folds
---------------
12550 from 15k
522 twitter note
100 200 12025
Smart Aggro player IP was pfr (likely seat 5) - raised
2 other players behind (CO/BUT)
Bet 773 (flop?)
Hero oop with a932r (likely sb)
BB limped
hero checks
BB checks
5: bets
2 players fold
hero folds
Analysis:
Hero instead c/f - little chance to scoop
Should hero have c/r flop instead?
---------------
rare preflop sighting
friend in seat 8 repotted preflop OOP then bet HLL board (like J64 two tone). After taking down the pot, he then shows down AA23 double suited (had no flush draw, but had enough equity to call a reraise all in for his stack)
---------------
blinds: 100/200
button: seat 1
Hero been nitty
Hero: dealt AA52 (A5 suited)
(seat 8) had limped
hero raised to 500
1: calls
8: calls
Flop: 963 two tone (hero has no FD)
8: checks
hero bet 1125
1: calls
Turn: 963Q (completes flush)
Check
check
River: 963QQ (completes flush)
Check
Check
8: shows a AQxx (no low) and scoops
hero shows AAxx
Hero's stack: down to 9900
Analysis:
I think this is completely normal to cbet this flop with overpair+nld w/ counterfeit protection. However, it may be a fold if villain was nitty puts money on turn/river (this villain was a bit looser/non-nut peddling though).
---------------
Hero dealt: 9632 963s
folds to hero
hero raises in MP
button calls
5 (SB): calls
(3 players to flop)
Cc
Kq7 two tone (hero has no FD)
Hero bet 1k
CR to 3 fold
Analysis:
Player 5 seemed like a tough/tricky villain. Since 2 high flops are less likely to hit a "tight range" (which was most players' perception of hero), this is a good spot to bluff check raise or semi-bluff check raise with 2p+, maybe wrap+flush draw, nfd, nfd+pair, etc...
In retrospect, it may not have great to cbet this flop....
---------------
hero's stack at 1st break: 7800
---------------
Hero reminder: Note the blind increases!
blinds: 150/300
Hero: dealt A765 (A5 suited)
Hero raised to 500, but was forced to make it 600.
4 way pot
8: pots the high only flop
hero: folds
---------------
blinds: 150/300
Hero: dealt AA66 (A6 suited)
(folds to seat 6)
6: limps
8: hero raises to 1000
everyone else folds
6: calls
(pot: 2450, 2 players)
Qkk8Ar
6: checks
hero checks
6: checks
hero checks
6: bets 750
Hero raises to 3250
6: folds
Analysis:
This seems fine overall.
Flop: A bet will not get called by worse.
Turn: Same (no low is possible)
River: I think bet sizing is ok to try to get value from someone slowplaying Qxxx or a non-nut boat.
---------------
Updated Player Read:
8: eventually busts and replaced by African American (middle aged guy). At this point, people were saying he's fairly aggressive and had shown aggression in some pots.
---------------
703p - blinds: 150/300
Hero dealt in BB: AT63 (A3 suited)
(folds to seat 5)
5: calls
7: calls
sb: calls
hero: checks
(4 players)
flop: T72 two tone on flop (I don't remember exact flop)
Checks around
SB: checks
hero (BB): checks
5: checks behind
turn: T72Q (completes hero nut flush draw)
hero leads 850
everyone folds
Analysis:
Flop: Hero was trying to go for check/raise, but failed. I might have been too hopeful of it in a 4 way pot (especially in a limped pot).
Turn: It's time to try to get value, but there's no value to be found.
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740p: blinds: 200/400
Hero dealt: A982 (A2 suited)
Suited to a2
Hero raised utg
5: Button smart/aggro player bet called
Bryce inbb calls
Check j54r
Hero turns nut flush draw
J543 (hero has NFD)
Checks to button
5: Villain bets
Hero c/r all in
AKT2 r
Hero loses freeroll
7150 at 200 400
Analysis:
Flop: Hero doesn't want to get blown off NLD + non-nut gutshot + BDFD
Turn: Going for a check/raise here seemed right. While an A or 2 isn't the greatest of cards, going for a c/r all in seems best to try to freeroll someone with naked A2.
---------------
834p: blinds: 250/500
Hero's stack: approximately ~6500
KJ44 K4 ss option in bb
3 players
(1500 in pot)
594 two tone
8: checks
hero: checks
5: bets (1000?)
8: calls
hero: calls
(3 players - approx. 4500 in pot)
turn: 5945 two tone
8: checks
Hero: bets 3500?
5: folds
8: calls
(2 players - approx. 11000 in pot)
2000 left
Offsuit k
8: checks river
Hero: bets all in (about 2000)
8: villain folds
Analysis:
Flop: Check/calling flop is standard since board is very draw heavy and no guarantee hero can get others to fold equity.
Turn: It's a cooler to see higher boats here, but hero needs to get value and price out low draws (among other things). Bet sizing might have been better?
River: Standard play to get value from bluff catchers (such as trip 5s) which may check/call.
---------------
moments later:
twitter - 840p
? what did hero even have?
Missed good spot to two barrel on turn river on 35672. I am a fish and should have bet in position. 12600 on 300 600 dinner.
Seat 5's new read: When this hand occurred, I could tell villain was tough player. He said he was playing a ton of 75/150 LO8 and we had played some HORSE in West Palm Beach.
hero dealt: AQJ9 (A9 suited)
(hero did not have low wheel cards, so maybe 4 high suited cards?)
(was there flush draw on board? - probably not)
5: raised in EP
hero: calls in CO
(2 players)
35672 (two tone on turn, hero has no flush draw)
flop:
5: checks?
hero: checks?
turn:
5: checks
hero bet turn (how much) (1700?)
turn:
river:
5: checks
hero tanked and didn't bet the river
villain shows: 2 low pair/bad low draw and scoops
Analysis:
Flop:
Turn: This is a pure bluff with hero's hand and villain had not shown a lot of aggression
River: When villain only calls turn and perfect bluff river card (for counterfeit low) appears, this seems like an easy bet as a bluff.
Villain's hand strength is capped and is actually not very strong because most would have led turn+river with good straights. The board is fairly polarized, especially on the river, to straights and air.
With turn and river bet, hero is repping a straight (likely nut straight). Turn bet/river check indicates non-nut straight w/ counterfeited low.
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(Seat 8, hero in seat 9)
Tweet: Lol literally stole blinds by grabbing small blind chips in blind battle. Oops.
Blinds: 300/600
SB: limps
Hero: announces raise to 2000
Hero was trying to make change to raise to 2000, but just put in 2 * 1000 chips and took all the blinds.
SB eventually folds.
Hero eventually realized this and joked with the table about "literally stealing blinds".
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944p - hero's stack: 12000 at 300/600
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hero: dealt AKQ4 (A4)(KQ) double suited
folds to seat 8
8: limps
9: hero raises to 2000
(other players fold)
8: calls
(2 players - 4900)
flop: T86 (two tone, hero has nut flush draw)
8: checks
9: checks
turn: T86Q (two tone, hero has nut flush draw)
8: bets 4000
hero: raises all in
8: calls
villain: shows AT32
river: T86Q2
Hero: Out
Analysis:
Flop: Checking back seems ok as hero doesn't have a huge amount of equity with naked flush draw/bad low draw.
Turn: Jamming here is pretty standard. It's a cooler to see villain's hand.
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Hero: out (approximately 145/214)
Overall: There were definitely some spots with hero missteps that lost for value.
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