Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer...WTF???
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Here's an interesting hand from a private tournament
Interesting hand from Tuesday night's private tournament over at http://nikspokerpalace.blogspot.com/ This hand was one I kind of beat myself up afterwards about, because I'm not quite sure if it was played badly, even for a "small-ball" type player as myself. That being said, I know that there were a couple of different ways I could have played it.
Set it up, down to 7, pay 3 - first time playing in this league, but the "Villain" (since my opponent always has to be the evil one, right?) in this hand has been playing pretty aggressively.
PokerStars Game #52816861797: Tournament #330835685, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/11/16 21:18:53 ET
Table '330835685 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Eyekall (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: meatsword (7485 in chips)
Seat 4: BKrywko1 (5260 in chips)
Seat 6: Derf-63 (7095 in chips)
Seat 7: theedouble*d (365 in chips)
Seat 8: The Punk75 (3175 in chips)
Seat 9: absea98 (2120 in chips)
Eyekall: posts small blind 75
meatsword: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BKrywko1 [Jh Jd]
BKrywko1: raises 300 to 450 - pretty standard raise.
Derf-63: folds
theedouble*d: folds
The Punk75: folds
absea98: folds
Eyekall: folds
meatsword: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [4h 8s Qc]
theedouble*d said, "the sharks are circling"
meatsword: bets 600 -
BKrywko1: calls 600 - I took quite a bit time, almost to the point of using the time bank, on this one. I just didn't believe meat had a queen here, and I'm certain my jacks are good. A raise here might have been the better play - but having JJ requires playing with a bit of caution
*** TURN *** [4h 8s Qc] [8d]
meatsword: checks Took a while before he made this check, which gave me a line that he thought he was beat. I put him on a big ace, maybe even Ace-King. I ruled 8s out here pretty quickly, fwiw
BKrywko1: bets 1200 So because of that read, I bet it out about 2/3 the pot to see where I stand. Again, meat took a while to call - not sure if I just jammed here if he calls or not, but it would be interesting to see what he would say about it, if he remembers the hand
meatsword: calls 1200
*** RIVER *** [4h 8s Qc 8d] [Kd] - FUKK!!!! Didn't want to see an ace or a king
meatsword: checks
BKrywko1: checks - Do I jam it on the river, or trust my read and go with the "least worst move" here? I opted to check and save myself in case my read is right
*** SHOW DOWN ***
meatsword: shows [Kh As] (two pair, Kings and Eights) - BAM, just as expected - big pot to lose, but I'm still alive in the tourney, so I guess there's a small silver lining there
BKrywko1: mucks hand
Eyekall is disconnected
meatsword collected 4575 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4575 | Rake 0
Board [4h 8s Qc 8d Kd]
Seat 1: Eyekall (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: meatsword (big blind) showed [Kh As] and won (4575) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 4: BKrywko1 mucked [Jh Jd]
Seat 6: Derf-63 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: theedouble*d folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: The Punk75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: absea98 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Sometimes losing less chips feels like a win...or makes you feel like a puss-suit wearing Nancy (PSWN). Either one probably works here.
Thoughts?
Set it up, down to 7, pay 3 - first time playing in this league, but the "Villain" (since my opponent always has to be the evil one, right?) in this hand has been playing pretty aggressively.
PokerStars Game #52816861797: Tournament #330835685, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2010/11/16 21:18:53 ET
Table '330835685 2' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Eyekall (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: meatsword (7485 in chips)
Seat 4: BKrywko1 (5260 in chips)
Seat 6: Derf-63 (7095 in chips)
Seat 7: theedouble*d (365 in chips)
Seat 8: The Punk75 (3175 in chips)
Seat 9: absea98 (2120 in chips)
Eyekall: posts small blind 75
meatsword: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BKrywko1 [Jh Jd]
BKrywko1: raises 300 to 450 - pretty standard raise.
Derf-63: folds
theedouble*d: folds
The Punk75: folds
absea98: folds
Eyekall: folds
meatsword: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [4h 8s Qc]
theedouble*d said, "the sharks are circling"
meatsword: bets 600 -
BKrywko1: calls 600 - I took quite a bit time, almost to the point of using the time bank, on this one. I just didn't believe meat had a queen here, and I'm certain my jacks are good. A raise here might have been the better play - but having JJ requires playing with a bit of caution
*** TURN *** [4h 8s Qc] [8d]
meatsword: checks Took a while before he made this check, which gave me a line that he thought he was beat. I put him on a big ace, maybe even Ace-King. I ruled 8s out here pretty quickly, fwiw
BKrywko1: bets 1200 So because of that read, I bet it out about 2/3 the pot to see where I stand. Again, meat took a while to call - not sure if I just jammed here if he calls or not, but it would be interesting to see what he would say about it, if he remembers the hand
meatsword: calls 1200
*** RIVER *** [4h 8s Qc 8d] [Kd] - FUKK!!!! Didn't want to see an ace or a king
meatsword: checks
BKrywko1: checks - Do I jam it on the river, or trust my read and go with the "least worst move" here? I opted to check and save myself in case my read is right
*** SHOW DOWN ***
meatsword: shows [Kh As] (two pair, Kings and Eights) - BAM, just as expected - big pot to lose, but I'm still alive in the tourney, so I guess there's a small silver lining there
BKrywko1: mucks hand
Eyekall is disconnected
meatsword collected 4575 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4575 | Rake 0
Board [4h 8s Qc 8d Kd]
Seat 1: Eyekall (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: meatsword (big blind) showed [Kh As] and won (4575) with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 4: BKrywko1 mucked [Jh Jd]
Seat 6: Derf-63 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: theedouble*d folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: The Punk75 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: absea98 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Sometimes losing less chips feels like a win...or makes you feel like a puss-suit wearing Nancy (PSWN). Either one probably works here.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
11/15/10 Dino's Tourney - A Little Bit of Deja Vu
Last night was a night where it didn’t matter how I finished in the Dino’s tourney, since it already was a great day. Kelley started her new job that evening (working 8pm to 4:30am will be an adjustment for both of us), and before that I was the true gentleman by taking her out to dinner at Dino’s and letting her use up some of my gift certificate from the week before. I won’t be seeing her much with her new job, but it beats her not working. The last couple of years have been rough for her, but things are looking up for her (on many levels)…just hoping it stays that way.
Start out with 23 players last night, and my table (from my left) is Cheryl (host), Donald, Jay, and Heather. I am thinking that I should be able to accumulate chips here, while keeping an eye on Jay…that dude seems to have my number a lot, for some reason that neither of us can explain.
Even with last week’s win, I told myself that I was going to be more aggressive early on, and bluff a lot more than I may normally do. By the time we got to the end of the 100/200 level and our table break, I was up to 5,300 chips (including a knockout of Cheryl) while rarely having to show down, so I guess my plan was working.
Moved over with Donald to a table with Kid Dave, Pat, Bernie, and Trish – I like Trish on my right, since she will almost never raise me. I took the first 4 hands either pre- or post-flop, and then we were broken down into 2 tables. At this point, I had about 7,600 chips.
Continued to accumulate chips, then I’d start leaking them via doubling up other players. First, gave Ron 2,000 chips (300/600 blinds) when his A-J spiked a Jack on the flop to beat my A-K. After stealing the blinds 2 hands in a row, I doubled Donald up when his 9-9 outgunned my 7-7, and I was down to 4,600 or so chips, and in the big blind (400/800) next hand.
That hand, which was the last hand before we merged to final table of 10, was a turning point for me. 10-6 BB special occurred when I hit my ten on flop, and got called down all the way by Wendy-Donk before rivering trips – the 3,000 chips I got made my stack look good at the merge.
Didn’t get involved much, until I decided to double-up super-shortie Donald with 4-4 against his K-K – down to 5,500 chips when my 4s don’t catch up. I jam a couple of hands later with 10-10 to steal the blinds, and then 2 hands later the hand that set up the rest of the night took place.
Dan (now called “Mr. Vegas” based on his World Tavern Tournament win the week before) open raises all-in for his last 6,100, followed by an insta-shove by me upon waking up and finding K-K. Dan says, “Wow, nice hand”, and shows K-Q. I flop a set, and the hand is over. After the tournament Dan and I talk about his hand, and the various options he had – basically, if you don’t shove there, you make a small raise and get out when I 3-bet you. Then again, Dan was in the blinds the next hand, so the shove option (other than a limp-in call) was about the only option available to him if you’re playing that hand.
Right after this, I go on a mini-heater – stealing the blinds the next 2 hands, then eliminating Mike M when my 5-6 hits bottom part of a full house on a 8-8-5-Q-5 board, and then taking the blinds down 2 more hands in a row after that. At 500/1000 blinds, big time chips to be accumulating.
After Trish is gone in 5th, blinds are raised to 1000/2000 (final blind raise of the day), Donald puts last 1,900 in against my 2K BB, and shows K-K to my J-9. J-10-J flop is great for me (duh!), and my trips hold up to knock Donald out in 4th. The next hand, I knock out Jay when my Q-Q holds up against multiple draws held by his A-10, and it’s Bernie and I are now heads-up, which does not make Bernie happy.
Bernie takes the first 3 hands HU, then raises to 5K. I look at A-Q, and re-pop it to 15K – basically pot-committing both of us should Bernie call or raise. After electing to call and see a flop (leaving us less than 10K each in our stack, a Q-5-7 flop hits. Bernie insta-jams (even though I was first to act), so I insta-call with my pair, and no runner-runner or King is forthcoming…so it’s back-to-back wins in the Dino’s game, #15 for those counting at home!
Self-assessment: Hey, you can’t win a tournament without getting paid off on big hands, and those kings and queens didn’t hurt. But, never got below starting stack, made the right decisions when I had to…and felt in control of my game the entire night. Good stuff!
Start out with 23 players last night, and my table (from my left) is Cheryl (host), Donald, Jay, and Heather. I am thinking that I should be able to accumulate chips here, while keeping an eye on Jay…that dude seems to have my number a lot, for some reason that neither of us can explain.
Even with last week’s win, I told myself that I was going to be more aggressive early on, and bluff a lot more than I may normally do. By the time we got to the end of the 100/200 level and our table break, I was up to 5,300 chips (including a knockout of Cheryl) while rarely having to show down, so I guess my plan was working.
Moved over with Donald to a table with Kid Dave, Pat, Bernie, and Trish – I like Trish on my right, since she will almost never raise me. I took the first 4 hands either pre- or post-flop, and then we were broken down into 2 tables. At this point, I had about 7,600 chips.
Continued to accumulate chips, then I’d start leaking them via doubling up other players. First, gave Ron 2,000 chips (300/600 blinds) when his A-J spiked a Jack on the flop to beat my A-K. After stealing the blinds 2 hands in a row, I doubled Donald up when his 9-9 outgunned my 7-7, and I was down to 4,600 or so chips, and in the big blind (400/800) next hand.
That hand, which was the last hand before we merged to final table of 10, was a turning point for me. 10-6 BB special occurred when I hit my ten on flop, and got called down all the way by Wendy-Donk before rivering trips – the 3,000 chips I got made my stack look good at the merge.
Didn’t get involved much, until I decided to double-up super-shortie Donald with 4-4 against his K-K – down to 5,500 chips when my 4s don’t catch up. I jam a couple of hands later with 10-10 to steal the blinds, and then 2 hands later the hand that set up the rest of the night took place.
Dan (now called “Mr. Vegas” based on his World Tavern Tournament win the week before) open raises all-in for his last 6,100, followed by an insta-shove by me upon waking up and finding K-K. Dan says, “Wow, nice hand”, and shows K-Q. I flop a set, and the hand is over. After the tournament Dan and I talk about his hand, and the various options he had – basically, if you don’t shove there, you make a small raise and get out when I 3-bet you. Then again, Dan was in the blinds the next hand, so the shove option (other than a limp-in call) was about the only option available to him if you’re playing that hand.
Right after this, I go on a mini-heater – stealing the blinds the next 2 hands, then eliminating Mike M when my 5-6 hits bottom part of a full house on a 8-8-5-Q-5 board, and then taking the blinds down 2 more hands in a row after that. At 500/1000 blinds, big time chips to be accumulating.
After Trish is gone in 5th, blinds are raised to 1000/2000 (final blind raise of the day), Donald puts last 1,900 in against my 2K BB, and shows K-K to my J-9. J-10-J flop is great for me (duh!), and my trips hold up to knock Donald out in 4th. The next hand, I knock out Jay when my Q-Q holds up against multiple draws held by his A-10, and it’s Bernie and I are now heads-up, which does not make Bernie happy.
Bernie takes the first 3 hands HU, then raises to 5K. I look at A-Q, and re-pop it to 15K – basically pot-committing both of us should Bernie call or raise. After electing to call and see a flop (leaving us less than 10K each in our stack, a Q-5-7 flop hits. Bernie insta-jams (even though I was first to act), so I insta-call with my pair, and no runner-runner or King is forthcoming…so it’s back-to-back wins in the Dino’s game, #15 for those counting at home!
Self-assessment: Hey, you can’t win a tournament without getting paid off on big hands, and those kings and queens didn’t hurt. But, never got below starting stack, made the right decisions when I had to…and felt in control of my game the entire night. Good stuff!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
11/8/10 Dino's Toruney Results
Catching up with 3 weeks here, since I've been a bit lax on the blogging front.
Last week in October saw our final tourney for the season, and despite a strong start to the tournament, found myself on the bad end of all 4 races that I would eventually get involved in, and go on to finish 4th. May have been the most complete night of poker I had all season, but just got unlucky (you need a little luck to win a tournament, I always say)...that's poker.
November 1 - nothing of note, unless you consider busting out within 30 minutes to be noteworthy. Q-Q ran into A-Q, ace spiked on turn by Jovan-Donk, but at least I got an early night. Pat and Donald were 1-2 to start the new season.
November 8 - Much better result this week. Started off with 17 runners - won my first 3 hands I got involved in during level 1 to get to 50% over starting stack, all without a showdown. When down to 14 players, consolidated to 2 tables...I was holding over 4K in chips at this point.
Big hand of 100/200 level turned out to be the second hand in a row that I won, and this would get us to our final table of 10. First hand that I won was with K-Q of clubs after semi-bluffing the turn - got Bernie to fold pair of 3's. The next hand, 4 limpers into my big blind, where I raise to 800 with K-K....Bernie decided to tag along for the ride.
Flop of 3-3-9 hit, and Bernie bet 600...would be considered a donk bet if most players make it, but Bernie knows my style, and was just seeing where he stood. After calling the 600, another 9 hit the turn. Check by Bernie followed by my all-in for his last 2000 made him pause, and ultimately make the call with 4-4...and not surprised that his A-K read on me was wrong. Dodge his 4, and down to 10 we go, and I have over 10K in chips.
Stay pretty steady at the 10-11K mark until we get to 5-handed, where I decide to double Cheryl and Donald up, and 300-600 and less than 10BBs to go, forced to go into push or fold mold. Luckily for me, Slow Joe is on my immediate right, and almost never raises pre-flop, and will give lots of walks...which ultimately helps me stay in for a while here. Giving me more chances to pick my spots while not making me pay for it is bad strategy, tighties!
I get away from a 7-5-2 flop (2 clubs) with A-7 after Slow Joe does his "2x the pot" bet on me - after taking a couple of minutes and thinking it over, I tell Joe that his set is good. Dumb fukker flips over his 2-2 and says, "Trips, baby!" :-?
Down to 3 after Joe and Cheryl bust out to Pat at this point, and blinds just up to 500/1000. I double up through Donald after making a tough call with middle pair post-flop...and survive his A-Q when the board runs low. Donald gets knocked out by me on the next hand, when he shoves with a pair of jacks...too bad my Q-J was good for top two pair, and Pat and I move to heads up.
Pat goes card dead for most of HU...and gets a bit unlucky when his trapping with Q-Q to a board of unders gets sniffed out by me with top pair/shitty kicker. When the tourney was done, a bit of discussion about how I could fold my hand there ensued...couldn't explain exactly WHY I did it, but just had a feeling both after the flop and after the turn that something was up. Trust those guts once in a while.
Biggest hand of heads up involved my K-2 flopping trips on a 2-2-9 board, then turning quads...having Pat bet into me, and somehow buying my words as being gospel or something. Got paid off on the river when my 80%-pot bet was looked at as a bluff to his A-high. After this hand Pat was down to 3BBs
After surviving one all-in, Pat's run came to an end when 6-2 can't catch up to K-9...and win #14 is mine! Free eats for a month, gotta love it!
Last week in October saw our final tourney for the season, and despite a strong start to the tournament, found myself on the bad end of all 4 races that I would eventually get involved in, and go on to finish 4th. May have been the most complete night of poker I had all season, but just got unlucky (you need a little luck to win a tournament, I always say)...that's poker.
November 1 - nothing of note, unless you consider busting out within 30 minutes to be noteworthy. Q-Q ran into A-Q, ace spiked on turn by Jovan-Donk, but at least I got an early night. Pat and Donald were 1-2 to start the new season.
November 8 - Much better result this week. Started off with 17 runners - won my first 3 hands I got involved in during level 1 to get to 50% over starting stack, all without a showdown. When down to 14 players, consolidated to 2 tables...I was holding over 4K in chips at this point.
Big hand of 100/200 level turned out to be the second hand in a row that I won, and this would get us to our final table of 10. First hand that I won was with K-Q of clubs after semi-bluffing the turn - got Bernie to fold pair of 3's. The next hand, 4 limpers into my big blind, where I raise to 800 with K-K....Bernie decided to tag along for the ride.
Flop of 3-3-9 hit, and Bernie bet 600...would be considered a donk bet if most players make it, but Bernie knows my style, and was just seeing where he stood. After calling the 600, another 9 hit the turn. Check by Bernie followed by my all-in for his last 2000 made him pause, and ultimately make the call with 4-4...and not surprised that his A-K read on me was wrong. Dodge his 4, and down to 10 we go, and I have over 10K in chips.
Stay pretty steady at the 10-11K mark until we get to 5-handed, where I decide to double Cheryl and Donald up, and 300-600 and less than 10BBs to go, forced to go into push or fold mold. Luckily for me, Slow Joe is on my immediate right, and almost never raises pre-flop, and will give lots of walks...which ultimately helps me stay in for a while here. Giving me more chances to pick my spots while not making me pay for it is bad strategy, tighties!
I get away from a 7-5-2 flop (2 clubs) with A-7 after Slow Joe does his "2x the pot" bet on me - after taking a couple of minutes and thinking it over, I tell Joe that his set is good. Dumb fukker flips over his 2-2 and says, "Trips, baby!" :-?
Down to 3 after Joe and Cheryl bust out to Pat at this point, and blinds just up to 500/1000. I double up through Donald after making a tough call with middle pair post-flop...and survive his A-Q when the board runs low. Donald gets knocked out by me on the next hand, when he shoves with a pair of jacks...too bad my Q-J was good for top two pair, and Pat and I move to heads up.
Pat goes card dead for most of HU...and gets a bit unlucky when his trapping with Q-Q to a board of unders gets sniffed out by me with top pair/shitty kicker. When the tourney was done, a bit of discussion about how I could fold my hand there ensued...couldn't explain exactly WHY I did it, but just had a feeling both after the flop and after the turn that something was up. Trust those guts once in a while.
Biggest hand of heads up involved my K-2 flopping trips on a 2-2-9 board, then turning quads...having Pat bet into me, and somehow buying my words as being gospel or something. Got paid off on the river when my 80%-pot bet was looked at as a bluff to his A-high. After this hand Pat was down to 3BBs
After surviving one all-in, Pat's run came to an end when 6-2 can't catch up to K-9...and win #14 is mine! Free eats for a month, gotta love it!
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