6-to-6 yesterday, here are the sets
1-2
1-2
3-0
1-2
First Set
Against opponents who don't balance their strategies, they miss a ton of value :
PokerStars Game #19678108333: Tournament #102621622, $22+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2008/08/17 - 03:15:21 (ET)
Table '102621622 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: cindito (1655 in chips)
Seat 2: babaorumi (1345 in chips)
cindito: posts small blind 25
babaorumi: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to babaorumi [7s Kh]
cindito: calls 25
babaorumi: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s Kc 8c]
babaorumi: checks
cindito: bets 50
babaorumi: raises 150 to 200
cindito: raises 300 to 500
babaorumi: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to cindito
cindito collected 500 from pot
cindito: shows [8s 5d] (two pair, Eights and Fives)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 500 | Rake 0
Board [5s Kc 8c]
Seat 1: cindito (button) (small blind) collected (500)
Seat 2: babaorumi (big blind) folded on the Flop
Notice another mistake from my opponent : he showed me his cards.
I already said you could bluff a calling station in some situations : where you play for all your chips then you can convince him to fold.
PokerStars Game #19678128342: Tournament #102621622, $22+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2008/08/17 - 03:17:19 (ET)
Table '102621622 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: cindito (2030 in chips)
Seat 2: babaorumi (970 in chips)
babaorumi: posts small blind 25
cindito: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to babaorumi [9c Qs]
babaorumi: raises 50 to 100
cindito: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [3s 6c 2d]
cindito: checks
babaorumi: bets 100
cindito: calls 100
*** TURN *** [3s 6c 2d] [7c]
cindito: checks
babaorumi: bets 770 and is all-in
cindito: folds
Uncalled bet (770) returned to babaorumi
babaorumi collected 400 from pot
babaorumi: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 400 | Rake 0
Board [3s 6c 2d 7c]
Seat 1: cindito (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: babaorumi (button) (small blind) collected (400)
Two things to keep in mind : 1) you play for all your chips and,
2) a flop with only small cards is perfect because when he calls overcards is a big part of his range, and if no one falls on the turn, you can push.
Second Set
PokerStars Game #19678884255: Tournament #102628835, $22+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/08/17 - 04:34:04 (ET)
Table '102628835 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: babaorumi (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: axlian (1500 in chips)
axlian: posts small blind 10
babaorumi: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to babaorumi [8h 7d]
axlian: raises 20 to 40
babaorumi: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [5c Js 2c]
babaorumi: checks
axlian: bets 40
babaorumi: raises 80 to 120
axlian: calls 80
*** TURN *** [5c Js 2c] [Kh]
babaorumi: bets 200
axlian: calls 200
*** RIVER *** [5c Js 2c Kh] [9s]
babaorumi: checks
axlian: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
babaorumi: shows [8h 7d] (high card King)
axlian: shows [Jd As] (a pair of Jacks)
axlian collected 720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 720 | Rake 0
Board [5c Js 2c Kh 9s]
Seat 1: babaorumi (big blind) showed [8h 7d] and lost with high card King
Seat 2: axlian (button) (small blind) showed [Jd As] and won (720) with a pair of Jacks
I totaly misplayed this hand because :
1) it was early in the game and I still don't know if villain puts in some cbets often enough to make the c/r profitable.
2)Once he calls the c/r and a King comes, a second barrel is terrible because I know he won't fold given the fact I know he's a losing player. So, if a second barrel, then a it's time to make the third, since he will fold fold most of the time, likely whether of his kicker with his Jack.
Last Set
I played this one tired although it was only 10pm. I thought I could play once more and I have been punished : I made a lot of bad plays. In the futur, I hope I'll remember this lines-that's whay I'm writting a blog, to remember what happened-and won't play under fatigue but rather studying hands if I still have time to spend for poker. However, It's very difficult to work on your game rather than playing. I think it is the most hard thing in succesful poker.
Finally, I wanna show a hand which make me in troubles.
PokerStars Game #19691408704: Tournament #102728986, $22+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2008/08/17 - 16:21:32 (ET)
Table '102728986 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: kgi1966 (1540 in chips)
Seat 2: babaorumi (1460 in chips)
kgi1966: posts small blind 10
babaorumi: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to babaorumi [9d 9h]
kgi1966: calls 10
babaorumi: raises 60 to 80
kgi1966: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [7d 4c 5h]
babaorumi: bets 120
kgi1966: calls 120
*** TURN *** [7d 4c 5h] [Ah]
babaorumi: checks
kgi1966: bets 100
babaorumi: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [7d 4c 5h Ah] [Qh]
babaorumi: checks
kgi1966: bets 200
babaorumi: calls 200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kgi1966: shows [4h Kh] (a flush, Ace high)
babaorumi: mucks hand
kgi1966 collected 1000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1000 | Rake 0
Board [7d 4c 5h Ah Qh]
Seat 1: kgi1966 (button) (small blind) showed [4h Kh] and won (1000) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: babaorumi (big blind) mucked [9d 9h]
The middle pps on low flops. They are powerful on the flop, but truly mediocre on the river, so if I bet them on the flop and be called, I will have to do tough decisions on the turn and river. Therefore I have sought some lines I was comfortable, but likely there are not that much.
1. you can push on the flop. Do this against weak opponents because they will call you with TP, sometimes (often ?) far less than that.
2. you can try to see a cheep show down check/calling, or check/folding, all the way. It seems like you won't avoid mistakes anyway, and furthemore, you miss some value against the low cards.
3. you bet the flop, c/c the turn and c/f the river. Normal line I would say.
4. you bet the flop, check the turn, and he villain bets, raise, representing the overcard which just falls. This line was proposed by a friend of mine. it is an interessant one but you turn your hand into a bluff and bluffs don't work well against weak players. So I'm gonna keep it for the $230s competition :).
All that beeing said, since I started this blog, I never knew a bad day in terms of HU% won, but the rake grind me down for two days. Hope sun will come soon.