6-30-2013
30-60 Stud Hi Cash Gaming at Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Choices were 1-2 NLHE or 30-60 Stud Hi.
The table was 6 handed. Apparently, the game had run for 2.5 days straight and one person (seat 6) had been there since the start. He was dozing off periodically.
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1 guy had open limped (2 from BI)
Dead Cards: No dead diamonds
(6 players)
3rd:
(folds to hero)
Hero: (7d 8d) Td__Hero completes
Vil5: (Xx Xx) 4h__Vil5 brings in__Vil5 folds
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 8h__Vil8 calls
(2 players)
4th:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 8h 8s__Vil8 double bets
Hero: (7d 8d) Td Kh__Hero tanks/folds
villain bets double
hero folds
Analysis:
4th: This is a call/fold spot when villain bets double. Since hero bricked flush draw, this is an easy fold.
If hero didn't brick flush draw, it's closer to a call due to implied odds of hitting flush. Villain is also less likely to have a set since hero also holds an 8.
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Reads:
Seat 6: 1 villain seemed to completely play face up (said he was super tired) - kept betting repeatedly and/or check/calling and folding 7th if bricked draw
A somewhat dead flush. And maybe broadway gutter.
Dead Cards: (3 clubs dead, at most 1 door card is dead)
3rd:
Vil2: (Xx Xx) Xx__Vil2 calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Jc__Vil3 calls
Hero: (8x 8x) 3x__Hero brings in___Hero calls
Vil5: (Xx Xx) Xx__Vil5 limps_______Vil5 calls
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Xx__Vil6 completes
(5 players)
4th:
Vil 6 completed 3rd
Vil2: (Xx Xx) Kx Jx__Vil2 checks__vil2 calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Jc 7h__Vil3 checks__vil3 calls
Hero: (8x 8x) 3x 8x__hero checks__hero calls
Vil5: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx__Vil5 checks__vil5 calls
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Tx 6x__Vil6 bets
4th: Vil 6 bet
5th: Vil 6 bet
(5 players)
5th:
Vil2: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx__Vil2 checks__vil2 calls___vil2 folds
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Jc 7h Ac__Vil3 checks__vil3 calls___vil3 calls
Hero: (8x 8x) 3x 8x Tx__hero checks__hero raises
Vil5: (Xx Xx) Qx 9x Js__Vil5 checks__vil5 folds
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Xx XX Xx__Vil6 bets____vil6 calls
Vil 6 called raise
(3 players)
6th:
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Jc 7h Ac Ts__vil3 checks__vil3 calls
Hero: (8x 8x) 3x 8x Tx Js__hero bets
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx__vil6 folds
(2 players)
7th:
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Jc 7h Ac Ts (Xx)__vil3 checks__vil3 calls
Hero: (8x 8x) 3d 8h Tx Js (Ks)__hero bets
Analysis:
4th: Normally, it's best to get in as many bets as possible, even on smaller bet streets. But, since Seat 6 was so predictable, hero decides to slow play and grab bets later since the table wasn't jamming every pot.
5th: Hero decides to check/raise now. There's probably some merit for waiting for 6th street, but hero decides to go after bets now. Additionally, Seat 3's board is becoming a little more dangerous.
6th/7th: At ths point, villain's board is not scary enough to not bet when checked to.
Twitter: Binked set of 8 w 38t rainbow on 4th in 5 way pot. Check raised 5th aggressive straight forward player and kept 1 guy to end drawing to
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Hero books first ever live winning stud hi session (+5 big bets at 30/60)!
Player field seemed fairly straightforward.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
WSOP 1500 Stud8 MTT Day 2
4500 starting stack with 75 button (no ante), 50 completion, and 50/100 limits
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Day 2 Table Draws:
Brandon Shack-Harris CHICAGO, IL, US 16,000 Amazon / 413 / 1
"Hero" "Hero's City, State, US" 9,800 Amazon / 413 / 2
Harry Thomas Fort Lauderdale, FL, US 21,000 Amazon / 413 / 3
Lee Grove SUPERIOR, NE, US 12,900 Amazon / 413 / 4
Jeet Shetty PELHAM, NY, US 12,700 Amazon / 413 / 6
Matt Vengrin HENDERSON, NV, US 31,600 Amazon / 413 / 7
Scott Clements Mount Vernon, WA, US 9,000 Amazon / 413 / 8
Day 2 Table Reads:
[copy from handwritten sheets]
1 $1500 Stud/8 WSOP FT, met earlier in social game night
2 [empty to start]
3 (had Cincinnati Reds cap)
old guy, stud hi player
may overvalue high only hands
talked about music related things
4 no stud background
5
6 1 NLHE ME cash
About 8 hands in, realized he shows aggression/overplays any A door
aggro fish - contains with OESD
7 PLO8 background/mixed 8 game cash
8 PLO background (live)
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Hero's stack upon restart at level 9:
9800 @ 100/200/600/1200. (100 ante, 200 completion, 600/1200 limits).
Day 2 table draws were posted by the time hero woke up. Hero researched all the players at the table.
Research Algorithm:
1. Hero looked at each player's Hendon Mob (and other live MTT database records) to assess their previous cashes.
A. Do they have any stud/8 cashes?
B. Do they have any mixed game cashes?
C. Do they have any WSOP cashes?
D. How much MTT winnings do they have?
[If they have no mixed game cashes, they could be overly aggressive. If they have no WSOP cashes, they might be trying to squeak into the money and be nitty at the bubble.]
2. Do they have a twitter account?
3. Do they have any online screennames to gather info about their style of play or online MTT/cash game records?
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Tweets:
222p Restart. Same three of a kind door in first 8 hands and hero had 3 bring in already :(
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Dead Cards: Don't remember (likely neutral - 2 high and 2 low)
Hero completed with 6
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 3c __BI
[3 players fold]
Hero: (Xx Xx) 6x __Completes
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Kh __Vil3 Folds
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Jc __Vil4 Folds
Vil5: (Xx Xx) Qd __Vil5 Folds
Analysis:
3rd: With 3 high cards between hero and bring in, this is a mandatory steal with anything resembling a hand (even possibly 2 bricks in the hole). If there was a lowish card between hero and bring in and it becomes more marginal.
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Hero and Scott Clements were heads up in a pot (hero was not bring in, but in late position and seat 8 was likely on a steal with a high door card (which is most likely a split pair).
Villain was first to act with high cards and bet 4th/5th.
Hero called 4th, then raised 5th since board was somewhat connected and flushing.
Scott Clements bet into hero's 3 low board (hero had some chance of scooping as board was connected), hero raised and started betting when checked to.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Vil8: [high hand]
Hero: [low hand freeroll on 5th]
Analysis:
4th: Hero has a chance to scoop and should continue to call.
5th: stud/8 101: Seat 8 was betting his high hand and hoping hero paired. While an aggressive strategy, villain could be wasting a bet depending on other player's board (up cards).
If board has little chance of scoop, then it's ok. But if board is connected somewhat (like 4c 6h 7s), then it's actually a really bad spot to be betting.
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Dead Cards: 665
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 4x __Vil7 brings in
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Jd
Hero: (Kx 8x) Kx
Vil3: (Xx Xx) 6x
Vil4: (Xx Xx) 6x
(no seat 5)
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Ax
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5h
Analysis:
3rd: Hero made correct fold with an ace door behind with split kings. It could also be a limp/fold to reraise.
If there was no Ace behind, hero should consider limping/calling 3rd street if not in steal position (hand is face up and hero is in EP and OOP the rest of the hand).
Hero should donk bet when villains brick (high cards or sometimes offsuit unconnected low 4th street cards).
It was likely leak with best hand and may have gotten extra chips for hero.
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Hero's stack at level 10:
4700 @ 200/200/800/1600 (200 ante, 200 completion, 800/1600 limits).
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Tweet:
307p Sigh. Buddy to right was rolled up 999 then had to play huge pot. 4700 200 800 1600
This referred to seat 1
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Shortly after start of new level.
Note: Hero doesn't remember all up cards
7 handed
3rd street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx _______________Vil1 Reraises AI (1.75 bets)
Hero: (Ac 7c) 5d __Brings In____Hero calls_______Hero calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Xx __Vil3 Raises__Vil3 reraises
(2 folds)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) Xx __Vil6 Calls___Vil6 calls 2 bets
4th street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 7h 4d _____All In____
Hero: (Ac 7c) 5d Ts __Hero check___Hero folds
Vil3: (Xx Xx) 4h 6h __Vil3 bets
(2 folds)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx __Vil6 calls
Vil1 chops to stay in MTT while Vil3 wins a big pot with Vil6 staying in through 6th street before folding.
(Ac 7c) 5d Ts - hero folds
hero gets high offsuit brick on 4th and is forced to fold
Analysis:
3rd: Ugh, not a great spot with a hand that could be way behind. Immediate odds to call, but definitely unhappy about it.
4th: Even though there's a huge pot on 4th, hero has very few chips left (2-3 big bets) and can't just waste more chips to try to catch running cards in a multiway pot. If it was HU, it could be a different story.
Hero's stack: about 3300
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(320p, but tweet was delayed):
Hero has 3000 chips at 800/1600 limits (level 10).
Action:
Vil1: (5d 8x) 7d Jd Qh Kh 6d
Hero: (Ac 6c) 6h Qs Ad 5h 7s
Dealer actually forgot to burn a card before dealing 5th street, so I was supposed to have a Q (and seat 1 had a high brick). The floor had to be called over (b/c hero was already all in), and they said redeal the card.
Seat 1 said hero should get Qs anyway, but hero noted it actually helped hero's hand.
At least hero was redrawing live on 7th street.
Vil1: (5d 8x) 7d Jd Qh Kh 6d
Hero: (Ac 6c) 6h Qs Ad 5h 7s
Tweets:
354p (delayed) Bust around 120 56 pay 3000 800 1600. Friend in 1 had 587 two flush in diamonds. Jd Qh 7d Kh 6d.
356p I had Ac 6c 6h no dead clubs. Qs Ad 5h 7s.
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Busto around 120 (56 pay)
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Summary:
1. Hero's first time bagging chips and getting to day 2! Sure, it would have been nice to cash, but at least that hurdle's been passed.
2. Three people with identical door cards happened way too often. Not like 1x or 2x, but double digit times over 10 levels! (9-12 times on day 1, 3 times on day 2.)
3. Hero ran very well through most of the MTT. There were some mistakes towards the end of day 1, but hero's play was actually really good throughout the tournament.
4. The table draws were tough. My redraw table at end of day 1 had all strong players (sans 1 player who tilted, but seemed competent up until that point). People were raising with middle low cards (4-6) on steals and pots were contested mainly by middle low cards. There weren't any whales by any stretch, but there were definitely a couple players who didn't really understand stud8 and were playing it like stud hi (overplaying hi hands).
5. Hero also needs to think about ranges a little more in stud8. Hero may have been getting a little bit anxious and not always thinking about ranges on later hands towards the end of day 1. It also may have been a lack of mental endurance.
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Day 2 Table Draws:
Brandon Shack-Harris CHICAGO, IL, US 16,000 Amazon / 413 / 1
"Hero" "Hero's City, State, US" 9,800 Amazon / 413 / 2
Harry Thomas Fort Lauderdale, FL, US 21,000 Amazon / 413 / 3
Lee Grove SUPERIOR, NE, US 12,900 Amazon / 413 / 4
Jeet Shetty PELHAM, NY, US 12,700 Amazon / 413 / 6
Matt Vengrin HENDERSON, NV, US 31,600 Amazon / 413 / 7
Scott Clements Mount Vernon, WA, US 9,000 Amazon / 413 / 8
Day 2 Table Reads:
[copy from handwritten sheets]
1 $1500 Stud/8 WSOP FT, met earlier in social game night
2 [empty to start]
3 (had Cincinnati Reds cap)
old guy, stud hi player
may overvalue high only hands
talked about music related things
4 no stud background
5
6 1 NLHE ME cash
About 8 hands in, realized he shows aggression/overplays any A door
aggro fish - contains with OESD
7 PLO8 background/mixed 8 game cash
8 PLO background (live)
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Hero's stack upon restart at level 9:
9800 @ 100/200/600/1200. (100 ante, 200 completion, 600/1200 limits).
Day 2 table draws were posted by the time hero woke up. Hero researched all the players at the table.
Research Algorithm:
1. Hero looked at each player's Hendon Mob (and other live MTT database records) to assess their previous cashes.
A. Do they have any stud/8 cashes?
B. Do they have any mixed game cashes?
C. Do they have any WSOP cashes?
D. How much MTT winnings do they have?
[If they have no mixed game cashes, they could be overly aggressive. If they have no WSOP cashes, they might be trying to squeak into the money and be nitty at the bubble.]
2. Do they have a twitter account?
3. Do they have any online screennames to gather info about their style of play or online MTT/cash game records?
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Tweets:
222p Restart. Same three of a kind door in first 8 hands and hero had 3 bring in already :(
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Dead Cards: Don't remember (likely neutral - 2 high and 2 low)
Hero completed with 6
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 3c __BI
[3 players fold]
Hero: (Xx Xx) 6x __Completes
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Kh __Vil3 Folds
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Jc __Vil4 Folds
Vil5: (Xx Xx) Qd __Vil5 Folds
Analysis:
3rd: With 3 high cards between hero and bring in, this is a mandatory steal with anything resembling a hand (even possibly 2 bricks in the hole). If there was a lowish card between hero and bring in and it becomes more marginal.
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Hero and Scott Clements were heads up in a pot (hero was not bring in, but in late position and seat 8 was likely on a steal with a high door card (which is most likely a split pair).
Villain was first to act with high cards and bet 4th/5th.
Hero called 4th, then raised 5th since board was somewhat connected and flushing.
Scott Clements bet into hero's 3 low board (hero had some chance of scooping as board was connected), hero raised and started betting when checked to.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Vil8: [high hand]
Hero: [low hand freeroll on 5th]
Analysis:
4th: Hero has a chance to scoop and should continue to call.
5th: stud/8 101: Seat 8 was betting his high hand and hoping hero paired. While an aggressive strategy, villain could be wasting a bet depending on other player's board (up cards).
If board has little chance of scoop, then it's ok. But if board is connected somewhat (like 4c 6h 7s), then it's actually a really bad spot to be betting.
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Dead Cards: 665
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 4x __Vil7 brings in
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Jd
Hero: (Kx 8x) Kx
Vil3: (Xx Xx) 6x
Vil4: (Xx Xx) 6x
(no seat 5)
Vil6: (Xx Xx) Ax
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5h
Analysis:
3rd: Hero made correct fold with an ace door behind with split kings. It could also be a limp/fold to reraise.
If there was no Ace behind, hero should consider limping/calling 3rd street if not in steal position (hand is face up and hero is in EP and OOP the rest of the hand).
Hero should donk bet when villains brick (high cards or sometimes offsuit unconnected low 4th street cards).
It was likely leak with best hand and may have gotten extra chips for hero.
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Hero's stack at level 10:
4700 @ 200/200/800/1600 (200 ante, 200 completion, 800/1600 limits).
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Tweet:
307p Sigh. Buddy to right was rolled up 999 then had to play huge pot. 4700 200 800 1600
This referred to seat 1
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Shortly after start of new level.
Note: Hero doesn't remember all up cards
7 handed
3rd street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx _______________Vil1 Reraises AI (1.75 bets)
Hero: (Ac 7c) 5d __Brings In____Hero calls_______Hero calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Xx __Vil3 Raises__Vil3 reraises
(2 folds)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) Xx __Vil6 Calls___Vil6 calls 2 bets
4th street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 7h 4d _____All In____
Hero: (Ac 7c) 5d Ts __Hero check___Hero folds
Vil3: (Xx Xx) 4h 6h __Vil3 bets
(2 folds)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx __Vil6 calls
Vil1 chops to stay in MTT while Vil3 wins a big pot with Vil6 staying in through 6th street before folding.
(Ac 7c) 5d Ts - hero folds
hero gets high offsuit brick on 4th and is forced to fold
Analysis:
3rd: Ugh, not a great spot with a hand that could be way behind. Immediate odds to call, but definitely unhappy about it.
4th: Even though there's a huge pot on 4th, hero has very few chips left (2-3 big bets) and can't just waste more chips to try to catch running cards in a multiway pot. If it was HU, it could be a different story.
Hero's stack: about 3300
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(320p, but tweet was delayed):
Hero has 3000 chips at 800/1600 limits (level 10).
Action:
Vil1: (5d 8x) 7d Jd Qh Kh 6d
Hero: (Ac 6c) 6h Qs Ad 5h 7s
Dealer actually forgot to burn a card before dealing 5th street, so I was supposed to have a Q (and seat 1 had a high brick). The floor had to be called over (b/c hero was already all in), and they said redeal the card.
Seat 1 said hero should get Qs anyway, but hero noted it actually helped hero's hand.
At least hero was redrawing live on 7th street.
Vil1: (5d 8x) 7d Jd Qh Kh 6d
Hero: (Ac 6c) 6h Qs Ad 5h 7s
Tweets:
354p (delayed) Bust around 120 56 pay 3000 800 1600. Friend in 1 had 587 two flush in diamonds. Jd Qh 7d Kh 6d.
356p I had Ac 6c 6h no dead clubs. Qs Ad 5h 7s.
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Busto around 120 (56 pay)
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Summary:
1. Hero's first time bagging chips and getting to day 2! Sure, it would have been nice to cash, but at least that hurdle's been passed.
2. Three people with identical door cards happened way too often. Not like 1x or 2x, but double digit times over 10 levels! (9-12 times on day 1, 3 times on day 2.)
3. Hero ran very well through most of the MTT. There were some mistakes towards the end of day 1, but hero's play was actually really good throughout the tournament.
4. The table draws were tough. My redraw table at end of day 1 had all strong players (sans 1 player who tilted, but seemed competent up until that point). People were raising with middle low cards (4-6) on steals and pots were contested mainly by middle low cards. There weren't any whales by any stretch, but there were definitely a couple players who didn't really understand stud8 and were playing it like stud hi (overplaying hi hands).
5. Hero also needs to think about ranges a little more in stud8. Hero may have been getting a little bit anxious and not always thinking about ranges on later hands towards the end of day 1. It also may have been a lack of mental endurance.
Friday, June 21, 2013
WSOP 1500 Stud8 MTT
4500 starting stack with 75 button (no ante), 50 completion, and 50/100 limits
*Analysis - HHs were best recollection, but may be improved.
Table Reads:
1 Juan Carlos Mortensen
2 Hero
3 older guy w/ many card player/poker tatoos
reminded hero of "they don't know what you have" after seeing me check 5th/7th with 4 to royal flush
4 middle aged, friendly person, mistakened me for someone who was in the WSOP $1500 LO8 event/final table
5 older person, but Asian?
6 Tim Burt, a player who hero first met in NOLA in 2010. Mixed game player.
7 older player? larger? seemed tight?
8 person with LAPC XX (20th anniversary)
Roland Israelashvili per http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=3453
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Hero mistimed the commute to the Rio. Hero also didn't realize that pre-purchased seat would be put in play immediately.
Thus, hero only had 4250 instead of 4500 because of misplanning :(
536p - About halfway through the level (~2 rotations), hero had played 1-2 hands and won a small pot.
(1 spade dead)
Hero dealt: (Ts 7s) 5s
Hero eventually got flush on 6th street and scooped pot.
Hero's stack: 4600
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548p
Hero lost a couple bets as there was some aggression by vil6 (Tim) on 5th/6th street.
Hero: (Ax Ax) Qx Td 8x 9d
vil3: (Xx Xx) 5x 8x 9d 4d
vil6: (2c 3d) 3h Jc 3d 7s
vil6 showed trip 3s
vil3 eventually showed low
Hero's stack: 3825
Hero won another small pot before end of the level.
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Hero's stack at start of level 2: 3950 - 25 ante, 25 complete, 75/150 limits
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Twitter (623p):
Ugh surrounded by 2 maniacs. Almost got trapped for 5 bets on third :(
In this example, Hero called 1 bet, but folded to reraise (seat 3) and 3b (seat 1) to have to face 2 bets cold
In this particular spot, villain likely had (QQ)Q (rolled up queens).
Unfortunately, this happened about 2-3 more times in this level!
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Hero's chip count at first break (going into level 3):
3250 @ 25/25/100/200 (25 ante, 25 completion, 100/200 limits)
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Twitter (724p): Scooped three way pot on accidental reraise with ace door. 4800
Hero doesn't remember third villain in hand, but likely seats 4 or 5.
Dead cards: 8TJ
(Some other player is BI).
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx (Xx)
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax (3d)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x (Xx)
(other players?)
3rd:
BrIn: (Xx Xx) Xx __Bring In__folds
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac __Vil1 completes___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax __Hero *_reraises _Hero calls
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx __Vil4 reraises
* Dialogue:
First ace completes in front
Hero threw in too many chips (150 because previous limits were 75/150, not limits of 100/200) and was going to announce nothing, but it was misdone.
Floor was going to be called, but hero just said make it a reraise.
Hero throws 150 - announcing re-raise
K reraises to 300
Vil1: calls
Hero: calls
(Hero is fairly sure only 3 people were in pot, but not 100% sure.)
4th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x ____Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x __Vil4 calls
5th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c ___Vil1 checks
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x __Hero checks
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x __Vil4 checks
6th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx ___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x __Vil4 calls
7th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx (Xx) ___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax (3d) __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x (Xx) __Vil4 calls
Hero shows pair of aces + 6 low
Both villains muck.
Analysis:
3rd: The live misclick on 3rd works out! Normally, it's much better to call behind, but hero would find out pretty quickly if A had split aces by a 3rd street reraise.
4th: Hero's hand + board is actually decently connected. Seat 1 didn't bet offsuit 4, so hero decided to build the pot.
5th: Vil 1's board looks strong with 3 low cards. Hero bricked 5th and it checks through.
6th: Hero has a decently strong high board and could back into low/scooping scenario. Thus, hero decides to lead.
7th: Hero is very likely best in low direction with 6 low, and may be able to scoop.
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Twitter (743p): Mis played atqj all diamonds and probably lost at least bet on 6 or 7 when villain checks.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Bring In: Unknown
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c __Vil8 limps_____Vil8 calls
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx __Vil1 limps_____Vil1 calls
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad __Hero completes
(3 players in pot, hero doesn't remember seat 1's hand, but guesses 2 wheel/low cards on 3rd/4th)
4th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js ___Vil8 checks
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx ___Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd __Hero checks
Hero: checks
Vil1: checks
Vil8: checks
5th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d __Vil8 checks
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx Bx __Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd __Hero checks
Vil8: checks
Vil1: checks
Hero: checks
6th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d 5s __Vil8 checks__Vil8 calls
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx Bx Bx __Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd Td __Hero tosses bet
7th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d 5s (Xx) __Vil8 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd Td (Ah) __Hero checks
Seat 8 shows pair of 3s and hero wins pot.
Starting on 6th street, seat 8 had confused look on face for most of the hand.
Analysis:
Hero's board isn't really that strong on 5th. Seat 1 may have had 2 low cards on 4th, but bricked 5th/6th.
Hero could represent a 4 flush/3 low on 5th by betting....
6th: Hero is now trying to rep 4 flush on 6th. Seat 8 probably has pair of 3s + low draw.
7th: Hero could bet for thin value, but will villain call with any worse hands? Lows would call or possibly raise and hero would be possibly forced to fold the best hand.
Post-Mortem:
After the hand, seat 3 reminded me that people can only see your board, they can't see your hole cards.
This was very true. However, because this is stud hi/low, how really true is this? The board is definitely super strong in stud hi, but is it really as strong in stud/8?
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(read on villain)
Twitter (754p): One villain who likely raises high only hands had a65k two clubs on fifth with not lot of clubs dead and limped in early position.
(Xx Xx) Ac 6x 5c Kx
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Twitter (821p): AA Q A66 7 binked chop of huge pot had dead q jj and capping large number of streets. 8000 100 200
Dead Cards: QJJ
Hero doesn't remember exact boards.
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx <--- 6th="" br="" folded="" street="">Hero: (Ax Ax) Qy Ax 6x 6x (7x)
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Kx Xx Xx Xx (Xx)? [maybe kings up?]
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Wx Wx Wx Wx (Xx)
Betting History:
Capped betting b/w Vil1 and Vil3 on 3rd/4th.
Hero was betting and jamming pot on 5th/6th street.
*Analysis:
Hero wishes he had a better memory of everyone's boards as this was a very clean concept of jamming pot when at least 1 player has locked up high and low.
In such a big pot, Seat 1 eventually folds after hero shows aggression on 6th street.
was hero "trapped" between seats 1 & 3, then started showing aggression on 6th?
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Twitter (825p) - Prior had 32 7 suited. Backed into low on 6 and binked 7 to scoop small pot.
Hero's likely board: (3s 2s) 7s Wx Bs Wx (Bs)
Hero doesn't remember villain's board.
Betting action:
Hero showed aggression on multiple streets, even with brick on 5th since there's huge chance to scoop.
Hero completed low on 6th street (freerolling).
Hero gets flush on 7th to scoop.
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Player in seat 3 quietly mentioned to me after 4 or 5 caps on 3rd (or later streets) that he was trying to bust by end of level 4.
He got all in a couple times even though he started fairly deep, but he actually met his goal and busted just before level 4. He seemed like a tough player, but one that was impatient and just wanted to build a stack or go home.
Hero also saw some of the "mainstream" poker personalities playing the game they like, stud/8.
Matt Savage
Norman Chad
Midway through level 4, hero figured out it was Juan Carlos Mortensen in seat 1.
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Hero's stack at 2nd break (going into level 5):
8250 @ 50/50/200/400. (50 ante, 50 completion, 200/400 limits).
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Twitter (1002p): Kudos to Tim. Low straight flush 7 high against aces full.
Player in seat 6 scooped a really huge pot against seat 7 with low straight flush (76543) versus boat of aces full!
There was capped betting action on possibly 5th and definitely on 6th (and maybe 7th. Hero doesn't quite remember if straight flush potential was already on board on 6th.
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Twitter (1039p): 7000 new table. Three identical doors has happened at least 7 times and first hand at new table.
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Table 2 Reads:
1 Tom Koral - he was playing Chinese Poker on his iPad all throughout the MTT.
2 hero
3 Filipino person
4 youngish guy from Venetian 600 PLO8
5 balding older man who seemed to think a bit between actions
6 Ali Eslami - http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=25316
7 older, smart thinking s/8 reg
8 middle aged African American who eventually got "tilted" and went along for ride
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Twitter (1105p): Almost made huge mistake. Bet two streets against possible freeroll with aces up. Then some ante stealing.
After just moving to this table a couple hands earlier, hero got involved in pot.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Bring In: Unknown
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 5d?
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc (5d)
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s (3h?)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) 7h?
4th Street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 5d Js? _____Vil1 folds
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx ____Vil3 calls
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) 7h Th? ___Vil6 folds
5th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s __Vil3 calls
6th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s __Vil3 calls
7th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc (5d) __Hero checks___Hero calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s (3h?) __Vil3 bets
Analysis:
3rd/4th: Betting for value.
5th: It seems better to lead out and price out low draw then try to go for check raise. Villain had bricked on 4th.
6th: Hero should have slowed down and not bet 6th? Villain had 3 flush + 3 low on board, even though villain likely didn't have aces up. Hero could be getting freerolled easily unless there's small chance villain paired up.
Villain was glad hero kept betting in this spot. Looking back both then and now, villain is exactly right and hero was spewing on 6th.
7th: Hero check/called as villain has 3 low on board and may have a chance at scooping.
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Dead cards: Hero thinks it was 3 high cards, 1 low card
(folds to seat 7)
(many folds)
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c ____Vil7 completed
Vil8: folded (high brick)
Vil1: folded (high brick)
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h __Hero brings in___Hero called
4th Street:
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c 7h 3s __Vil7 checks___Vil7 calls
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h 6h 2h __Hero bet
5th Street:
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c 7h 3s __Vil7 checks___Vil7 folds
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h 6h 2h __Hero bet
Villain says "your board looks really scary" and folds.
Analysis:
3rd: Hero is calling late position possible steal with 3 low cards and possibly some scoop potential.
4th: Hero starts betting board strength.
5th: Same as 4th.
Villain is a smart villain by realizing RIO are huge (3-flush on board for high, probably better low draw).
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Hero's stack at break (going into level 7):
6900 at 100/100/400/800
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Twitter (1224a): Two bring in specials. Queens up on 5 and 7. 8100
Dead Cards: No dead diamonds, few low cards (based on hero's recollection)
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d __Hero brings in__Hero calls
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx
(1 player completed and 4-5 way to 4th street; hand history assumes 5 players)
4th
Vil1: (Xx Xx)
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d Qx
Vil?: (Xx Xx)
Vil?: (Xx Xx)
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
5th
Vil1: (Xx 5?) Xx Xx Xx ____Vil1 folds
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d Qx 5x __Hero bets
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
hero acts first and bets
other players fold
seat 1 thinks for a while, then folds. Seat 1 (Tom) said "you've been patient and i'll let you have this one" and folds.
After the hand, he said he had a 5 in his hand which made it more suspicious.
Analysis:
4th street: Hero doesn't really know what to do
5th street: It's a small pot and hero has 2 pair (very disguised). Since hero's table image was pretty tight, it led to a lot of folds.
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Twitter (1236a): Chopping pots doesn't have to occur between a high and low hand in stud/8.
Two players had 88ak9 for a chop. Hero doesn't remember board run outs but it was a small pot. lol
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Twitter (100a): With low behind raised qq3 binked suited queen and you check raise on 4 and 3 streets of value.
Note: Hero doesn't remember exact villain board
villain had low door on 3rd/4th (not connected board)
3rd:
Hero: (Qc Qs) 3s__Hero brings in__Hero calls
folds to Vil5 with 3 left to act
Vil5: (Xx Xx) 5c__Vil5 completes
4th
Hero: (Qc Qs) 3s Qh __Hero checks___Hero raises
Vil5: (Xx Xx) 5c Th __Vil5 bets_____Vil5 calls
Analysis:
4th: Hero's board bricked on 4th. Even though villain got a somewhat connected low card, it's not really that connected and there's little chance of scooping.
Since hero flat calls turns hand face up, hero decides to get check raise in now.
Unfortunately, hero doesn't remember board run out, but hero scoops pot. Villain may have been chasing low or thought hero was just betting best high hand.
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Hero regrets not being able to remember action as this hand was 1-2 hands after the previous hand.
Twitter (101a): Made open ace trips and binked boat on river. Got check raise against trip queens.
Hero doesn't remember board run out, but got river check raise against villain.
Likely boards:
Hero: (Ax Xx) Ax Xx Ax Xx (7x)
Vil5: (Xx Qx) Qx Xx Qx Xx (Xx)
*Analysis: Hero wishes he remembered this HH (and betting action) too for analysis :(
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Hero's stack at end of level 7:
15200 @ 100/200/500/1000 (100 ante, 200 complete, 500/1000 limits)
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HH question/theory: Even though hero had (7c 5c) 3c, 3 dead flush cards might make it a fold.
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Twitter (122a): Sigh tt2 bring in with many low dead 6 completes. Hero folds to offsuit 65.
Dead: Many low cards
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 6x ____Vil6 completes
Hero: (Tx Tx) 2c __Hero brings in__Hero calls
4th Street:
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 6x 5x (not suited)
Hero: (Tx Tx) 2c Jd
Analysis:
3rd: This is an OK bring in defense as hero has some deception with buried overpair. If hero had a slightly higher door card (or sometimes in general), hero could reraise the completion.
4th: Hero would have continued on a non-brick (high card). Villain also got a strong card, although the villain had been very aggressive in past. A tighter villain with at 65o board is more dangerous b/c a 4 straight is more likely.
Unfortunately, hero has great reverse implied odds.
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Twitter (122a): Brick 23 6 7 three clubs on 4 multi.
Hero doesn't remember if got aggressive on 4th w/ just 3 flush & not really connected low cards, or was just check/call line until river on fold b/c other players are in pot.
Twitter (140a): Maybe bad fold multiway with short stack all in. K door 59 and hero had three flush 5j 3 and offsuit j.
Dead cards: none of note
Villain 7 is newer player as older, tighter stud8 player had busted.
Vil7: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 9x
Vil?: (Xx Xx) 7d Lh?XX?
Hero: (5c Jc) 3c Jd
Hero called on 3rd, but Hero folded on 4th.
Analysis:
MW situation. Villain was short stacked, so is villain's range super wide here and just "playing K door" like stud hi, even though equity isn't great?
Hero had no read on villain per se.
3rd villain backed into low and chopped with king high.
If hero was HU:
Stud Hi/Lo Simulation ?
600,000 trials (Randomized) Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
3c jc 5c jd 40.11% 215,061 225,740 5 54,251 17
K $B Kh 5s 59.89% 333,772 374,255 5 17,752 17
Stud Hi/Lo Simulation ?
600,000 trials (Randomized) Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
3c jc 5c jd 52.20% 287,087 307,508 50 52,242 33
$B $B Kh 5s 47.80% 260,660 292,442 50 26,054 33
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A big multiway hand occurred towards the end of level 10.
MW situation
Note: Players 1 & 6 are likely very tough, aggressive limit players based on how they have played numerous pots.
Hero is fairly confident there were at least 4 people in the pot. There may have been 5 players (both 4 and 5 were in). Thus, Villain 4 or 5 may be interchanged as hero doesn't quite remember.
3rd:
Dead Cards: Unknown
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// lots of bets, but not sure of bet sequence of if capped betting
4th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// lots of bets, but not sure of bet sequence of if capped betting
5th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// not sure if betting was capped on this street, but very likely
6th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x 3x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh Xx // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// betting was capped by seats 1 + 6
7th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx Wx (Bx)___________Vil1 calls____________Vil1 4-bets_____Vil1 calls // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx (Xx)___________Vil4 raises___________Vil4 folds // likely had better than 5s up (more likely - flush?)
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x 3x (Xx)__Vil6 bets___________Vil6 3-bets___________Vil6 caps // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh Xx (Xx)__Vil8 calls__________Vil8 calls____________Vil8 calls // 3-flush, not lots of lows
Vil1 (Tom) Tom said he only had a pair of Aces, but still has decent stack.
Vil6 scoops a huge pot
Vil8 is almost out of tournament.
Tom was saying that seat 8 was likely tilted and the objective was to invoke gaspipe between him and seat 6 to get as many bets in the pot as possible. He suspects that seat 8 was chasing flush draw.
*Analysis: Hero was guaranteed outleveled by Seat 1's play on 7th. Hero wishes he remembered all the betting action exactly as it would have been great analysis :(
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Hero's stack at end of day 1:
9800 @ 100/200/600/1200 (100 ante, 200 completion, 600/1200 limits).
*Analysis - HHs were best recollection, but may be improved.
Table Reads:
1 Juan Carlos Mortensen
2 Hero
3 older guy w/ many card player/poker tatoos
reminded hero of "they don't know what you have" after seeing me check 5th/7th with 4 to royal flush
4 middle aged, friendly person, mistakened me for someone who was in the WSOP $1500 LO8 event/final table
5 older person, but Asian?
6 Tim Burt, a player who hero first met in NOLA in 2010. Mixed game player.
7 older player? larger? seemed tight?
8 person with LAPC XX (20th anniversary)
Roland Israelashvili per http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=3453
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Hero mistimed the commute to the Rio. Hero also didn't realize that pre-purchased seat would be put in play immediately.
Thus, hero only had 4250 instead of 4500 because of misplanning :(
536p - About halfway through the level (~2 rotations), hero had played 1-2 hands and won a small pot.
(1 spade dead)
Hero dealt: (Ts 7s) 5s
Hero eventually got flush on 6th street and scooped pot.
Hero's stack: 4600
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548p
Hero lost a couple bets as there was some aggression by vil6 (Tim) on 5th/6th street.
Hero: (Ax Ax) Qx Td 8x 9d
vil3: (Xx Xx) 5x 8x 9d 4d
vil6: (2c 3d) 3h Jc 3d 7s
vil6 showed trip 3s
vil3 eventually showed low
Hero's stack: 3825
Hero won another small pot before end of the level.
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Hero's stack at start of level 2: 3950 - 25 ante, 25 complete, 75/150 limits
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Twitter (623p):
Ugh surrounded by 2 maniacs. Almost got trapped for 5 bets on third :(
In this example, Hero called 1 bet, but folded to reraise (seat 3) and 3b (seat 1) to have to face 2 bets cold
In this particular spot, villain likely had (QQ)Q (rolled up queens).
Unfortunately, this happened about 2-3 more times in this level!
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Hero's chip count at first break (going into level 3):
3250 @ 25/25/100/200 (25 ante, 25 completion, 100/200 limits)
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Twitter (724p): Scooped three way pot on accidental reraise with ace door. 4800
Hero doesn't remember third villain in hand, but likely seats 4 or 5.
Dead cards: 8TJ
(Some other player is BI).
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx (Xx)
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax (3d)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x (Xx)
(other players?)
3rd:
BrIn: (Xx Xx) Xx __Bring In__folds
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac __Vil1 completes___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax __Hero *_reraises _Hero calls
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx __Vil4 reraises
* Dialogue:
First ace completes in front
Hero threw in too many chips (150 because previous limits were 75/150, not limits of 100/200) and was going to announce nothing, but it was misdone.
Floor was going to be called, but hero just said make it a reraise.
Hero throws 150 - announcing re-raise
K reraises to 300
Vil1: calls
Hero: calls
(Hero is fairly sure only 3 people were in pot, but not 100% sure.)
4th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x ____Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x __Vil4 calls
5th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c ___Vil1 checks
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x __Hero checks
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x __Vil4 checks
6th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx ___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x __Vil4 calls
7th Street:
Vill: (Xx Xx) Ac 4x 7c Jx (Xx) ___Vil1 calls
Hero: (5x 4x) Ax 6x 9x Ax (3d) __Hero bets
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 4x 8x (Xx) __Vil4 calls
Hero shows pair of aces + 6 low
Both villains muck.
Analysis:
3rd: The live misclick on 3rd works out! Normally, it's much better to call behind, but hero would find out pretty quickly if A had split aces by a 3rd street reraise.
4th: Hero's hand + board is actually decently connected. Seat 1 didn't bet offsuit 4, so hero decided to build the pot.
5th: Vil 1's board looks strong with 3 low cards. Hero bricked 5th and it checks through.
6th: Hero has a decently strong high board and could back into low/scooping scenario. Thus, hero decides to lead.
7th: Hero is very likely best in low direction with 6 low, and may be able to scoop.
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Twitter (743p): Mis played atqj all diamonds and probably lost at least bet on 6 or 7 when villain checks.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Bring In: Unknown
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c __Vil8 limps_____Vil8 calls
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx __Vil1 limps_____Vil1 calls
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad __Hero completes
(3 players in pot, hero doesn't remember seat 1's hand, but guesses 2 wheel/low cards on 3rd/4th)
4th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js ___Vil8 checks
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx ___Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd __Hero checks
Hero: checks
Vil1: checks
Vil8: checks
5th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d __Vil8 checks
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx Bx __Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd __Hero checks
Vil8: checks
Vil1: checks
Hero: checks
6th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d 5s __Vil8 checks__Vil8 calls
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Lx Lx Bx Bx __Vil1 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd Td __Hero tosses bet
7th Street:
Vil8: (Xx Xx) 3c Js 3d 5s (Xx) __Vil8 checks
Hero: (Xx Xx) Ad Qd Jd Td (Ah) __Hero checks
Seat 8 shows pair of 3s and hero wins pot.
Starting on 6th street, seat 8 had confused look on face for most of the hand.
Analysis:
Hero's board isn't really that strong on 5th. Seat 1 may have had 2 low cards on 4th, but bricked 5th/6th.
Hero could represent a 4 flush/3 low on 5th by betting....
6th: Hero is now trying to rep 4 flush on 6th. Seat 8 probably has pair of 3s + low draw.
7th: Hero could bet for thin value, but will villain call with any worse hands? Lows would call or possibly raise and hero would be possibly forced to fold the best hand.
Post-Mortem:
After the hand, seat 3 reminded me that people can only see your board, they can't see your hole cards.
This was very true. However, because this is stud hi/low, how really true is this? The board is definitely super strong in stud hi, but is it really as strong in stud/8?
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(read on villain)
Twitter (754p): One villain who likely raises high only hands had a65k two clubs on fifth with not lot of clubs dead and limped in early position.
(Xx Xx) Ac 6x 5c Kx
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Twitter (821p): AA Q A66 7 binked chop of huge pot had dead q jj and capping large number of streets. 8000 100 200
Dead Cards: QJJ
Hero doesn't remember exact boards.
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx <--- 6th="" br="" folded="" street="">Hero: (Ax Ax) Qy Ax 6x 6x (7x)
Vil3: (Xx Xx) Kx Xx Xx Xx (Xx)? [maybe kings up?]
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Wx Wx Wx Wx (Xx)
Betting History:
Capped betting b/w Vil1 and Vil3 on 3rd/4th.
Hero was betting and jamming pot on 5th/6th street.
*Analysis:
Hero wishes he had a better memory of everyone's boards as this was a very clean concept of jamming pot when at least 1 player has locked up high and low.
In such a big pot, Seat 1 eventually folds after hero shows aggression on 6th street.
was hero "trapped" between seats 1 & 3, then started showing aggression on 6th?
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Twitter (825p) - Prior had 32 7 suited. Backed into low on 6 and binked 7 to scoop small pot.
Hero's likely board: (3s 2s) 7s Wx Bs Wx (Bs)
Hero doesn't remember villain's board.
Betting action:
Hero showed aggression on multiple streets, even with brick on 5th since there's huge chance to scoop.
Hero completed low on 6th street (freerolling).
Hero gets flush on 7th to scoop.
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Player in seat 3 quietly mentioned to me after 4 or 5 caps on 3rd (or later streets) that he was trying to bust by end of level 4.
He got all in a couple times even though he started fairly deep, but he actually met his goal and busted just before level 4. He seemed like a tough player, but one that was impatient and just wanted to build a stack or go home.
Hero also saw some of the "mainstream" poker personalities playing the game they like, stud/8.
Matt Savage
Norman Chad
Midway through level 4, hero figured out it was Juan Carlos Mortensen in seat 1.
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Hero's stack at 2nd break (going into level 5):
8250 @ 50/50/200/400. (50 ante, 50 completion, 200/400 limits).
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Twitter (1002p): Kudos to Tim. Low straight flush 7 high against aces full.
Player in seat 6 scooped a really huge pot against seat 7 with low straight flush (76543) versus boat of aces full!
There was capped betting action on possibly 5th and definitely on 6th (and maybe 7th. Hero doesn't quite remember if straight flush potential was already on board on 6th.
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Twitter (1039p): 7000 new table. Three identical doors has happened at least 7 times and first hand at new table.
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Table 2 Reads:
1 Tom Koral - he was playing Chinese Poker on his iPad all throughout the MTT.
2 hero
3 Filipino person
4 youngish guy from Venetian 600 PLO8
5 balding older man who seemed to think a bit between actions
6 Ali Eslami - http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=25316
7 older, smart thinking s/8 reg
8 middle aged African American who eventually got "tilted" and went along for ride
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Twitter (1105p): Almost made huge mistake. Bet two streets against possible freeroll with aces up. Then some ante stealing.
After just moving to this table a couple hands earlier, hero got involved in pot.
Dead Cards: Unknown
Bring In: Unknown
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 5d?
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc (5d)
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s (3h?)
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) 7h?
4th Street:
Vil1: (Xx Xx) 5d Js? _____Vil1 folds
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx ____Vil3 calls
?Vi6: (Xx Xx) 7h Th? ___Vil6 folds
5th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s __Vil3 calls
6th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc __Hero bets
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s __Vil3 calls
7th Street:
Hero: (Ax Ah) 8h 8c 9d Tc (5d) __Hero checks___Hero calls
Vil3: (Xx Xx) As Qx 4s 7s (3h?) __Vil3 bets
Analysis:
3rd/4th: Betting for value.
5th: It seems better to lead out and price out low draw then try to go for check raise. Villain had bricked on 4th.
6th: Hero should have slowed down and not bet 6th? Villain had 3 flush + 3 low on board, even though villain likely didn't have aces up. Hero could be getting freerolled easily unless there's small chance villain paired up.
Villain was glad hero kept betting in this spot. Looking back both then and now, villain is exactly right and hero was spewing on 6th.
7th: Hero check/called as villain has 3 low on board and may have a chance at scooping.
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Dead cards: Hero thinks it was 3 high cards, 1 low card
(folds to seat 7)
(many folds)
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c ____Vil7 completed
Vil8: folded (high brick)
Vil1: folded (high brick)
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h __Hero brings in___Hero called
4th Street:
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c 7h 3s __Vil7 checks___Vil7 calls
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h 6h 2h __Hero bet
5th Street:
Vil7: (Xx Xx) 5c 7h 3s __Vil7 checks___Vil7 folds
Hero: (7c 4s) 3h 6h 2h __Hero bet
Villain says "your board looks really scary" and folds.
Analysis:
3rd: Hero is calling late position possible steal with 3 low cards and possibly some scoop potential.
4th: Hero starts betting board strength.
5th: Same as 4th.
Villain is a smart villain by realizing RIO are huge (3-flush on board for high, probably better low draw).
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Hero's stack at break (going into level 7):
6900 at 100/100/400/800
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Twitter (1224a): Two bring in specials. Queens up on 5 and 7. 8100
Dead Cards: No dead diamonds, few low cards (based on hero's recollection)
Vil1: (Xx Xx) Xx
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d __Hero brings in__Hero calls
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx
(1 player completed and 4-5 way to 4th street; hand history assumes 5 players)
4th
Vil1: (Xx Xx)
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d Qx
Vil?: (Xx Xx)
Vil?: (Xx Xx)
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
5th
Vil1: (Xx 5?) Xx Xx Xx ____Vil1 folds
Hero: (Qd 5d) 4d Qx 5x __Hero bets
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
Vil?: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx __Vil? folds
hero acts first and bets
other players fold
seat 1 thinks for a while, then folds. Seat 1 (Tom) said "you've been patient and i'll let you have this one" and folds.
After the hand, he said he had a 5 in his hand which made it more suspicious.
Analysis:
4th street: Hero doesn't really know what to do
5th street: It's a small pot and hero has 2 pair (very disguised). Since hero's table image was pretty tight, it led to a lot of folds.
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Twitter (1236a): Chopping pots doesn't have to occur between a high and low hand in stud/8.
Two players had 88ak9 for a chop. Hero doesn't remember board run outs but it was a small pot. lol
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Twitter (100a): With low behind raised qq3 binked suited queen and you check raise on 4 and 3 streets of value.
Note: Hero doesn't remember exact villain board
villain had low door on 3rd/4th (not connected board)
3rd:
Hero: (Qc Qs) 3s__Hero brings in__Hero calls
folds to Vil5 with 3 left to act
Vil5: (Xx Xx) 5c__Vil5 completes
4th
Hero: (Qc Qs) 3s Qh __Hero checks___Hero raises
Vil5: (Xx Xx) 5c Th __Vil5 bets_____Vil5 calls
Analysis:
4th: Hero's board bricked on 4th. Even though villain got a somewhat connected low card, it's not really that connected and there's little chance of scooping.
Since hero flat calls turns hand face up, hero decides to get check raise in now.
Unfortunately, hero doesn't remember board run out, but hero scoops pot. Villain may have been chasing low or thought hero was just betting best high hand.
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Hero regrets not being able to remember action as this hand was 1-2 hands after the previous hand.
Twitter (101a): Made open ace trips and binked boat on river. Got check raise against trip queens.
Hero doesn't remember board run out, but got river check raise against villain.
Likely boards:
Hero: (Ax Xx) Ax Xx Ax Xx (7x)
Vil5: (Xx Qx) Qx Xx Qx Xx (Xx)
*Analysis: Hero wishes he remembered this HH (and betting action) too for analysis :(
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Hero's stack at end of level 7:
15200 @ 100/200/500/1000 (100 ante, 200 complete, 500/1000 limits)
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HH question/theory: Even though hero had (7c 5c) 3c, 3 dead flush cards might make it a fold.
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Twitter (122a): Sigh tt2 bring in with many low dead 6 completes. Hero folds to offsuit 65.
Dead: Many low cards
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 6x ____Vil6 completes
Hero: (Tx Tx) 2c __Hero brings in__Hero calls
4th Street:
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 6x 5x (not suited)
Hero: (Tx Tx) 2c Jd
Analysis:
3rd: This is an OK bring in defense as hero has some deception with buried overpair. If hero had a slightly higher door card (or sometimes in general), hero could reraise the completion.
4th: Hero would have continued on a non-brick (high card). Villain also got a strong card, although the villain had been very aggressive in past. A tighter villain with at 65o board is more dangerous b/c a 4 straight is more likely.
Unfortunately, hero has great reverse implied odds.
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Twitter (122a): Brick 23 6 7 three clubs on 4 multi.
Hero doesn't remember if got aggressive on 4th w/ just 3 flush & not really connected low cards, or was just check/call line until river on fold b/c other players are in pot.
Twitter (140a): Maybe bad fold multiway with short stack all in. K door 59 and hero had three flush 5j 3 and offsuit j.
Dead cards: none of note
Villain 7 is newer player as older, tighter stud8 player had busted.
Vil7: (Xx Xx) Kx 5x 9x
Vil?: (Xx Xx) 7d Lh?XX?
Hero: (5c Jc) 3c Jd
Hero called on 3rd, but Hero folded on 4th.
Analysis:
MW situation. Villain was short stacked, so is villain's range super wide here and just "playing K door" like stud hi, even though equity isn't great?
Hero had no read on villain per se.
3rd villain backed into low and chopped with king high.
If hero was HU:
Stud Hi/Lo Simulation ?
600,000 trials (Randomized) Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
3c jc 5c jd 40.11% 215,061 225,740 5 54,251 17
K $B Kh 5s 59.89% 333,772 374,255 5 17,752 17
Stud Hi/Lo Simulation ?
600,000 trials (Randomized) Hand Equity Scoops Wins Hi Ties Hi Wins Lo Ties Lo
3c jc 5c jd 52.20% 287,087 307,508 50 52,242 33
$B $B Kh 5s 47.80% 260,660 292,442 50 26,054 33
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A big multiway hand occurred towards the end of level 10.
MW situation
Note: Players 1 & 6 are likely very tough, aggressive limit players based on how they have played numerous pots.
Hero is fairly confident there were at least 4 people in the pot. There may have been 5 players (both 4 and 5 were in). Thus, Villain 4 or 5 may be interchanged as hero doesn't quite remember.
3rd:
Dead Cards: Unknown
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// lots of bets, but not sure of bet sequence of if capped betting
4th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// lots of bets, but not sure of bet sequence of if capped betting
5th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// not sure if betting was capped on this street, but very likely
6th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx Wx // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx // ?
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x 3x // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh Xx // 3-flush, not lots of lows
// betting was capped by seats 1 + 6
7th:
Vil1: (Wx Ax) Wx Ax Wx Wx (Bx)___________Vil1 calls____________Vil1 4-bets_____Vil1 calls // just pair of aces, likely low board (aces + 4 low)
Vil4: (Xx Xx) Xx Xx Xx Xx (Xx)___________Vil4 raises___________Vil4 folds // likely had better than 5s up (more likely - flush?)
Vil6: (Xx Xx) 5x 3x 5x 3x (Xx)__Vil6 bets___________Vil6 3-bets___________Vil6 caps // had betting lead on 5th-7th
Vil8: (Xx Xx) Bh Wh Bh Xx (Xx)__Vil8 calls__________Vil8 calls____________Vil8 calls // 3-flush, not lots of lows
Vil1 (Tom) Tom said he only had a pair of Aces, but still has decent stack.
Vil6 scoops a huge pot
Vil8 is almost out of tournament.
Tom was saying that seat 8 was likely tilted and the objective was to invoke gaspipe between him and seat 6 to get as many bets in the pot as possible. He suspects that seat 8 was chasing flush draw.
*Analysis: Hero was guaranteed outleveled by Seat 1's play on 7th. Hero wishes he remembered all the betting action exactly as it would have been great analysis :(
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Hero's stack at end of day 1:
9800 @ 100/200/600/1200 (100 ante, 200 completion, 600/1200 limits).
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Rio Stud8 Cash Gaming
stud/8
Hero suggested that limits go from 20/40 -> 25/50 to stop people from having to get $4 antes + 4-8 red chips for their bets.
A bunch of people thought it was a great idea and we changed it to higher limit with fewer chips...
Outside of 1 blind steal (which hero won), hero only played 1 other hand in 1 hour of time.
Hero doesn't remember exact up cards, but is trying to give context.
Hero was bring in w/ 4 door card.
1 raise in middle position (Xx Xx) 6x.
1 called complete (Xx Xx) 7x.
Hero called completion.
Vill1: (Xx Xx) 6x Qs
Vill2: (Xx Xx) 7x Td
Hero: (2x 4c) 4h 4d
Hero donks
Vill1 & Vill 2 fold
Analysis:
3rd: This may be somewhat questionable b/c hero's up card and kicker aren't bigger than either door cards (small pair/small kickers can be troublesome hands), but hero can call with discounted price in bring.
4th: Easy bet for value against Hero binked trips in MW pot (24)44, but other 2 villains in hand bricked their 4th street boards
Hero suggested that limits go from 20/40 -> 25/50 to stop people from having to get $4 antes + 4-8 red chips for their bets.
A bunch of people thought it was a great idea and we changed it to higher limit with fewer chips...
Outside of 1 blind steal (which hero won), hero only played 1 other hand in 1 hour of time.
Hero doesn't remember exact up cards, but is trying to give context.
Hero was bring in w/ 4 door card.
1 raise in middle position (Xx Xx) 6x.
1 called complete (Xx Xx) 7x.
Hero called completion.
Vill1: (Xx Xx) 6x Qs
Vill2: (Xx Xx) 7x Td
Hero: (2x 4c) 4h 4d
Hero donks
Vill1 & Vill 2 fold
Analysis:
3rd: This may be somewhat questionable b/c hero's up card and kicker aren't bigger than either door cards (small pair/small kickers can be troublesome hands), but hero can call with discounted price in bring.
4th: Easy bet for value against Hero binked trips in MW pot (24)44, but other 2 villains in hand bricked their 4th street boards
Binions 300 PLO 6-max MTT
20000 chips with 25/50 blinds and 40 min. levels
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Initial Table Draw:
4 hero
6 player with WSOP-C ring (from Golden Nugget MTT)
Overall, hero had been showing some aggression and making bluffs w/o showdown.
Hero's stack was down to 16100
Blinds: 150/300
Hero dealt: T865 (T6 suited)
HJ (vil1): raises to 900
but (vil2): calls 900
SB (hero): calls in SB
BB: folds
(3 players - 3000 in pot)
Flop: 962 two flush (hero has T high flush draw)
Hero: checks
vil1: bets 2500
Hero: raises to 10000
vil1: calls
(2 players - 23000 in pot)
Turn: 962 6 two flush
Hero: bets 5000 (AI)
Villain: calls
Villain: shows 9876
River: 96269
Hero busts and reenters for first time in live career.
Analysis:
Preflop: This is a standard flat call, although hero could have been nitty and folded due to top/middle gaps in rundown.
Flop: The check/raise three handed may have been somewhat loose. Although PFR could be cbetting often and wide, hero may also be crushed by chunks of villain's range (NFD+overpair/pair for example).
Turn: The rest of the stack goes in on a great turn card except for small part of villain's range (which villain had).
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After reentry, hero was placed at "new late registration table". Hero also got a second receipt and second food comp!
Table 2 (Re-entry table)
Started 4 handed
2 Ryan (Binion's floor) to start
4 older Canadian person
5 hero
6 quickly moved to balance tables - Canadian in electric motor scooter
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Blinds: 150/300
Reads: seat 4 seemed to limp/fold often when hero had raised (this happened 3 times)
Hero dealt: AAK4 (A4 suited)
(2 folds)
4: limps
CO (hero): raises to 900
But/SB/BB: fold
4: calls
(2 players - 2250 in pot)
Flop: AKJ two tone (hero does not have flush draw)
4: checks
Hero: bets 1800
4: calls
(2 players - 5850 in pot)
Turn: AKJ8
4: checks
Hero: bets 4000
4: calls
(2 players - 13850 in pot)
River: AKJ82 flush draw misses
4: checks
Hero: bets 7500
4: calls
Hero shows AAK4
Villain had jjxx
Analysis:
Preflop: Isolating limper seems like best play.
Flop/Turn/River: Hero bets for max value and maybe should have bet more than 4000 on turn...
Most live villains would have thought about raising with the nuts. Since villain never raised and hero had no reason to believe seat 4 was a strong player taking a pot control line with the nuts, hero can value bet relentlessly. Hero is check calling any raises and folds to any aggression on flushing cards.
Hero's stack: 37k
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Twitter (520p): Sigh no action on kj4 two tone with hero aq t6 ds.
Hero got into a MW pot, but no one called flop bet.
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Twitter (553p)
blinds: 400/800
No reads on either villain.
Hero is shortest stack at 30k
v1: ~40k?
v2: ~40-45k
Hero dealt: KK85 rainbow
v1 (UTG+1): raises to 2800
v2 (CO): calls
hero (SB): calls
(3 players - 9200 in pot)
Flop: A63 rainbow
hero: checks
v1: checks
v2: checks
(3 players - 9200 in pot)
Turn: A63K backdoor flush draw
hero: bets 6000
v1: flats
v2: raises to 21000
hero: reraises all in
v1: folds
v2: calls
v2 shows QJT4 no flush draw
River: A63K6
Hero doubles up to 62400.
Analysis:
Preflop: Flop: Standard check with underpair/no redraw.
Turn: It seems very unlikely that villain is slowplaying top set, but it's definitely possible on such a dry board (few wraps except for wheel wraps). Villain jamming with wrap with only 1 card to comes is pretty bad.
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Hero eventually gets moved to another table.
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3rd Table Reads (stayed until 2 tables remaining)
1 young (20-30ish) male, seemed competent type person, no reads
2 unknown older player to start, eventually Ryan (Binion's floor)
3 older, very loose player
4 hero? (maybe in seat 4 instead?)
5 bryce
6 older guy with glasses; likely canadian and "knew about Xuan Liu" possibly
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Hero's stack: 37400 @ 500/1000
Hero seemed to be showing a lot of aggression, but picking bad spots to bluff.
There were many hands against a maniac "live" PLO player (seat 4) as hero had position against this player. Villain had shown some bluffs in spots, but seemed to show down value hands in spots as well.
one spot, hero called when
Note: Hero's rememberance of this hand is vague.
blinds: 300/600
Hero dealt: AJ74 (A4 suited)
(folds to sb, seat 3).
sb: limped
hero: raised to 1800
sb: calls
(2 players - 3600 in pot)
Flop: QJ4 rainbow (hero has no flush draw)
vil4: checks
hero: bets 2100
vil4: calls
(2 players - 7800 in pot)
Turn: QJ48 (two tone)
vil4: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 7800 in pot)
River: QJ486 (flush draw misses)
vil4: bets 4200
hero tanks and calls
vil4: shows Q66x with flush draw
hero: mucks
Analysis:
Preflop: This is ok hand to open
Flop: This cbet was ok given bottom 2 pair. Hero doesn't really want a call though.
Turn: Hero has some merit to betting the turn to charge draws and get some thin value against a wide villain flop calling range. But, there's a problem if the pot gets so large and hero is forced to call a big river bet for ~40% of stack for a huge portion of hero's stack.
River: There's definitely merit to calling villain's donk bet given flush draws missed and hero has a bluff catcher. Villain had top of range though...
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Additional read:
Seat 3 showed down quads 2x with 33xx.
II. blinds 500/1000 (15 players left)
Note: Hero doesn't remember exact hand, but remembers it did not connect with board.
Hero dealt: T985 (T8 suited in hearts)
hero raises to 2500
BB (3): calls
(2 players - 5500 in pot)
Flop: 3c 6d Js (hero does not have BDFD)
vil3: checks
hero: bets 3500
vil3: calls
(2 players - 12500 in pot)
Turn: 3c 6d Js Ad
vil3: checks
hero: bets 8500
vil3: calls
(2 players - 29500 in pot)
River: 3c 6d Js Ad Qc
villain: checks quickly
hero: checks
villain called with A9xx (no redraws) (Hero doesn't know villain's other side cards)
hero: mucks
Analysis:
Preflop: A reasonably connected hand and ok to open UTG.
Flop: There's some merit to actually checking this flop back against a looser player who probably isn't folding to a lot of flop bets. Hero decided to barrel given a possibly bad assumption that villain realizes it was an early position raise.
Turn: This seems like a good bet to represent top 2+ (or top/3rd pair) that's continuing aggression. It is a dry board though and villain doesn't seem to be type that slowplays per se.
River: Hero believes villain's range is strong here and does not fire third shell.
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III. blinds: 600/1200
(not sure of blind amount (maybe twitter/HH), but )
hero 20k behind
At this juncture, hero has tightish image as only played ~10-12 hands a huge number of hands in 5-6 rotations.
Hero dealt: Q553 rainbow
SB (3): calls
BB (Hero): checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
Flop: Qd Kh Jd
SB: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
Turn: Qd Kh Jd 8c
SB: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
River: Qd Kh Jd 8c 3s
SB: bets 2400
hero: calls
Villain say she has air
Hero shows set of 3s and wins the pot.
Analysis:
Preflop/Flop/Turn: Normal given hero's horrible hand + lack of raise = not really hitting strong broadway board texture.
River: Villain and hero had some history to make the river call worthwhile. Even if hero did not hit set of 3s on river, this could actually be a call as villain seemed to be aggro, not a passive player who might slowplay hands.
Additionally, a raise by hero would probably not be called by any worse hands.
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Twitter (616p)
Note: Another hand against a different player. Apologies to skipping around time wise, but it seemed best to keep the hand histories against the same villain consecutive.
Tweet:
Hero was pfr and cbet. Raised on flop. Check check turn. Check villain bets 10000
I think it was good to call in small blind big blind battle. But got top of range against villain oop. Kq q9 ss. Q9379 rainbow
blinds: 400/800
hero's stack: ~60k
villain's stack: 35k
No reads on villain (BB).
Hero dealt: AA95 (A5 suited)
(folds to hero)
SB (hero): raises to 2000
BB: calls
(2 players - 4000 in pot)
Flop: Q93 rainbow
hero: bets 2500
vill: raises 8000
hero: calls
(2 players - 20000 in pot)
Turn: Q937 rainbow
hero: checks
vill: checks
(2 players - 20000 in pot)
River: Q9379 rainbow
hero: checks
vill: bets 10000
hero: calls
villain shows; KQQ9 (KQ suited)
hero: mucks
Hero's stack: around 37k
Analysis:
Preflop: Normal.
Flop: TBH, looking back at the analysis, this is most likely a bet/fold on the flop. Villain could be raising some wraps, but in any event, hero's usually crushed by villain's range.
Turn: Hero is hoping to get to showdown cheaply.
River: As played, this could be a check/fold. Villain showed aggression on flop and could be trying to bluff the river with missed wrap that villain decided to check on turn to try to catch. But, it seems more like a nutted hand when board pairs on the river...
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Twitter (802p)
blinds: 500/1000
Hero: dealt Ah Kh Ts 2d
2 (Ryan): limped
CO (hero): raised to 4500
Button: folds
SB: folds
BB: folds
2: (Ryan) calls
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c
vil2: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c 6d
vil2: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c 6d As
vil2: bets 3000
hero: thinks for a long time and calls.
villain shows AJ6x (A6 suited) for boat.
Hero mucks.
Analysis:
Preflop: This is ok.
Flop/Turn: Hero decided to give up on the pot...
River: Hero spewed and this should be super easy fold.
Villain talked a lot and seemed at least somewhat above "level 0 thinker", so the small bet smells super strong (likely nut boat).
What hands can villain bet that hero would call? Actually, nothing. Could villain have turned a hand into bluff? Possibly, but it seemed unlikely given the really small bet size.
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Hero's stack: ~12000
blinds: 800/1600
Hero had been tight for 2-3 rotations and had to fold to 3b.
Hero dealt: Kd Jd 8c 3s
(folds to hero on button)
Button (Hero): raised to 4000
2: raises to 15000
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: In honesty, was hero's image so tight that hero could steal here? It seems doubtful. It's a top 75% hand!
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Blinds: 800/1600
Bet called at 54 double suited on j87. Could not run out q988.
Hero dealt: AT54 (AT) (54) double suited
folds to hero in CO
(Hero): raised to 4000
Button: folds
SB: folds
BB: calls
(2 players - 8800 in pot)
Flop: J87 two tone (hero has nut flush draw)
vill: checks
Hero: bets 5500
vill: raises AI (~20k)
Hero: calls
Villain: shows Q988 (no suit)
Hero bricks (doesn't remember board run out).
Analysis:
Preflop: Suited Ace seems like OK open, although hot/cold equity is not great (ATxx).
Flop: Hero's best option is to bet/call as hero has nut flush equity.
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Hero out: 10/28 (5 pay)
The field seemed a bit looser and more aggressive than a full ring MTT, which is normal, but some players may have over-compensated.
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Initial Table Draw:
4 hero
6 player with WSOP-C ring (from Golden Nugget MTT)
Overall, hero had been showing some aggression and making bluffs w/o showdown.
Hero's stack was down to 16100
Blinds: 150/300
Hero dealt: T865 (T6 suited)
HJ (vil1): raises to 900
but (vil2): calls 900
SB (hero): calls in SB
BB: folds
(3 players - 3000 in pot)
Flop: 962 two flush (hero has T high flush draw)
Hero: checks
vil1: bets 2500
Hero: raises to 10000
vil1: calls
(2 players - 23000 in pot)
Turn: 962 6 two flush
Hero: bets 5000 (AI)
Villain: calls
Villain: shows 9876
River: 96269
Hero busts and reenters for first time in live career.
Analysis:
Preflop: This is a standard flat call, although hero could have been nitty and folded due to top/middle gaps in rundown.
Flop: The check/raise three handed may have been somewhat loose. Although PFR could be cbetting often and wide, hero may also be crushed by chunks of villain's range (NFD+overpair/pair for example).
Turn: The rest of the stack goes in on a great turn card except for small part of villain's range (which villain had).
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After reentry, hero was placed at "new late registration table". Hero also got a second receipt and second food comp!
Table 2 (Re-entry table)
Started 4 handed
2 Ryan (Binion's floor) to start
4 older Canadian person
5 hero
6 quickly moved to balance tables - Canadian in electric motor scooter
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Blinds: 150/300
Reads: seat 4 seemed to limp/fold often when hero had raised (this happened 3 times)
Hero dealt: AAK4 (A4 suited)
(2 folds)
4: limps
CO (hero): raises to 900
But/SB/BB: fold
4: calls
(2 players - 2250 in pot)
Flop: AKJ two tone (hero does not have flush draw)
4: checks
Hero: bets 1800
4: calls
(2 players - 5850 in pot)
Turn: AKJ8
4: checks
Hero: bets 4000
4: calls
(2 players - 13850 in pot)
River: AKJ82 flush draw misses
4: checks
Hero: bets 7500
4: calls
Hero shows AAK4
Villain had jjxx
Analysis:
Preflop: Isolating limper seems like best play.
Flop/Turn/River: Hero bets for max value and maybe should have bet more than 4000 on turn...
Most live villains would have thought about raising with the nuts. Since villain never raised and hero had no reason to believe seat 4 was a strong player taking a pot control line with the nuts, hero can value bet relentlessly. Hero is check calling any raises and folds to any aggression on flushing cards.
Hero's stack: 37k
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Twitter (520p): Sigh no action on kj4 two tone with hero aq t6 ds.
Hero got into a MW pot, but no one called flop bet.
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Twitter (553p)
blinds: 400/800
No reads on either villain.
Hero is shortest stack at 30k
v1: ~40k?
v2: ~40-45k
Hero dealt: KK85 rainbow
v1 (UTG+1): raises to 2800
v2 (CO): calls
hero (SB): calls
(3 players - 9200 in pot)
Flop: A63 rainbow
hero: checks
v1: checks
v2: checks
(3 players - 9200 in pot)
Turn: A63K backdoor flush draw
hero: bets 6000
v1: flats
v2: raises to 21000
hero: reraises all in
v1: folds
v2: calls
v2 shows QJT4 no flush draw
River: A63K6
Hero doubles up to 62400.
Analysis:
Preflop: Flop: Standard check with underpair/no redraw.
Turn: It seems very unlikely that villain is slowplaying top set, but it's definitely possible on such a dry board (few wraps except for wheel wraps). Villain jamming with wrap with only 1 card to comes is pretty bad.
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Hero eventually gets moved to another table.
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3rd Table Reads (stayed until 2 tables remaining)
1 young (20-30ish) male, seemed competent type person, no reads
2 unknown older player to start, eventually Ryan (Binion's floor)
3 older, very loose player
4 hero? (maybe in seat 4 instead?)
5 bryce
6 older guy with glasses; likely canadian and "knew about Xuan Liu" possibly
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Hero's stack: 37400 @ 500/1000
Hero seemed to be showing a lot of aggression, but picking bad spots to bluff.
There were many hands against a maniac "live" PLO player (seat 4) as hero had position against this player. Villain had shown some bluffs in spots, but seemed to show down value hands in spots as well.
one spot, hero called when
Note: Hero's rememberance of this hand is vague.
blinds: 300/600
Hero dealt: AJ74 (A4 suited)
(folds to sb, seat 3).
sb: limped
hero: raised to 1800
sb: calls
(2 players - 3600 in pot)
Flop: QJ4 rainbow (hero has no flush draw)
vil4: checks
hero: bets 2100
vil4: calls
(2 players - 7800 in pot)
Turn: QJ48 (two tone)
vil4: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 7800 in pot)
River: QJ486 (flush draw misses)
vil4: bets 4200
hero tanks and calls
vil4: shows Q66x with flush draw
hero: mucks
Analysis:
Preflop: This is ok hand to open
Flop: This cbet was ok given bottom 2 pair. Hero doesn't really want a call though.
Turn: Hero has some merit to betting the turn to charge draws and get some thin value against a wide villain flop calling range. But, there's a problem if the pot gets so large and hero is forced to call a big river bet for ~40% of stack for a huge portion of hero's stack.
River: There's definitely merit to calling villain's donk bet given flush draws missed and hero has a bluff catcher. Villain had top of range though...
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Additional read:
Seat 3 showed down quads 2x with 33xx.
II. blinds 500/1000 (15 players left)
Note: Hero doesn't remember exact hand, but remembers it did not connect with board.
Hero dealt: T985 (T8 suited in hearts)
hero raises to 2500
BB (3): calls
(2 players - 5500 in pot)
Flop: 3c 6d Js (hero does not have BDFD)
vil3: checks
hero: bets 3500
vil3: calls
(2 players - 12500 in pot)
Turn: 3c 6d Js Ad
vil3: checks
hero: bets 8500
vil3: calls
(2 players - 29500 in pot)
River: 3c 6d Js Ad Qc
villain: checks quickly
hero: checks
villain called with A9xx (no redraws) (Hero doesn't know villain's other side cards)
hero: mucks
Analysis:
Preflop: A reasonably connected hand and ok to open UTG.
Flop: There's some merit to actually checking this flop back against a looser player who probably isn't folding to a lot of flop bets. Hero decided to barrel given a possibly bad assumption that villain realizes it was an early position raise.
Turn: This seems like a good bet to represent top 2+ (or top/3rd pair) that's continuing aggression. It is a dry board though and villain doesn't seem to be type that slowplays per se.
River: Hero believes villain's range is strong here and does not fire third shell.
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III. blinds: 600/1200
(not sure of blind amount (maybe twitter/HH), but )
hero 20k behind
At this juncture, hero has tightish image as only played ~10-12 hands a huge number of hands in 5-6 rotations.
Hero dealt: Q553 rainbow
SB (3): calls
BB (Hero): checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
Flop: Qd Kh Jd
SB: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
Turn: Qd Kh Jd 8c
SB: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 2400 in pot)
River: Qd Kh Jd 8c 3s
SB: bets 2400
hero: calls
Villain say she has air
Hero shows set of 3s and wins the pot.
Analysis:
Preflop/Flop/Turn: Normal given hero's horrible hand + lack of raise = not really hitting strong broadway board texture.
River: Villain and hero had some history to make the river call worthwhile. Even if hero did not hit set of 3s on river, this could actually be a call as villain seemed to be aggro, not a passive player who might slowplay hands.
Additionally, a raise by hero would probably not be called by any worse hands.
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Twitter (616p)
Note: Another hand against a different player. Apologies to skipping around time wise, but it seemed best to keep the hand histories against the same villain consecutive.
Tweet:
Hero was pfr and cbet. Raised on flop. Check check turn. Check villain bets 10000
I think it was good to call in small blind big blind battle. But got top of range against villain oop. Kq q9 ss. Q9379 rainbow
blinds: 400/800
hero's stack: ~60k
villain's stack: 35k
No reads on villain (BB).
Hero dealt: AA95 (A5 suited)
(folds to hero)
SB (hero): raises to 2000
BB: calls
(2 players - 4000 in pot)
Flop: Q93 rainbow
hero: bets 2500
vill: raises 8000
hero: calls
(2 players - 20000 in pot)
Turn: Q937 rainbow
hero: checks
vill: checks
(2 players - 20000 in pot)
River: Q9379 rainbow
hero: checks
vill: bets 10000
hero: calls
villain shows; KQQ9 (KQ suited)
hero: mucks
Hero's stack: around 37k
Analysis:
Preflop: Normal.
Flop: TBH, looking back at the analysis, this is most likely a bet/fold on the flop. Villain could be raising some wraps, but in any event, hero's usually crushed by villain's range.
Turn: Hero is hoping to get to showdown cheaply.
River: As played, this could be a check/fold. Villain showed aggression on flop and could be trying to bluff the river with missed wrap that villain decided to check on turn to try to catch. But, it seems more like a nutted hand when board pairs on the river...
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Twitter (802p)
blinds: 500/1000
Hero: dealt Ah Kh Ts 2d
2 (Ryan): limped
CO (hero): raised to 4500
Button: folds
SB: folds
BB: folds
2: (Ryan) calls
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c
vil2: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c 6d
vil2: checks
hero: checks
(2 players - 9500 in pot)
Jh 6h 4c 6d As
vil2: bets 3000
hero: thinks for a long time and calls.
villain shows AJ6x (A6 suited) for boat.
Hero mucks.
Analysis:
Preflop: This is ok.
Flop/Turn: Hero decided to give up on the pot...
River: Hero spewed and this should be super easy fold.
Villain talked a lot and seemed at least somewhat above "level 0 thinker", so the small bet smells super strong (likely nut boat).
What hands can villain bet that hero would call? Actually, nothing. Could villain have turned a hand into bluff? Possibly, but it seemed unlikely given the really small bet size.
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Hero's stack: ~12000
blinds: 800/1600
Hero had been tight for 2-3 rotations and had to fold to 3b.
Hero dealt: Kd Jd 8c 3s
(folds to hero on button)
Button (Hero): raised to 4000
2: raises to 15000
Hero: folds
Analysis:
Preflop: In honesty, was hero's image so tight that hero could steal here? It seems doubtful. It's a top 75% hand!
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Blinds: 800/1600
Bet called at 54 double suited on j87. Could not run out q988.
Hero dealt: AT54 (AT) (54) double suited
folds to hero in CO
(Hero): raised to 4000
Button: folds
SB: folds
BB: calls
(2 players - 8800 in pot)
Flop: J87 two tone (hero has nut flush draw)
vill: checks
Hero: bets 5500
vill: raises AI (~20k)
Hero: calls
Villain: shows Q988 (no suit)
Hero bricks (doesn't remember board run out).
Analysis:
Preflop: Suited Ace seems like OK open, although hot/cold equity is not great (ATxx).
Flop: Hero's best option is to bet/call as hero has nut flush equity.
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Hero out: 10/28 (5 pay)
The field seemed a bit looser and more aggressive than a full ring MTT, which is normal, but some players may have over-compensated.
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