So after 3 days of running bad HU, I was able to slow down and watch some verner videos and really start to think more about the games I was playing. I couldn’t sleep so I decided to hop on UB and see what I could do..I hoped on two tables and instantly fell behind big, i was down over a buy in on both tables..but i felt both players i was playing were not strong and rather fishy actually. Anyway this first hand is pretty standard I think…Just to note I had been waiting for this hand for about 25 mintues(me and this guy played a marathon hu)…He had been letting me run him over PF the entire match, unfortunately every big hand we got in I was up aganist it or toke some wicked beats. About mid way during the match thou he finally started to play back..3 betting my button raises…At first I let this go but after a while i noticed he had done this about 8 of the last 12ish times i’d raise the button..I tightened up a bit then and hoped to wait for a big hand hoping he’d do the same…
Hand #58505928-12263 at Dakar (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:44:10
paranoiabrad is at seat 0 with $121.50.
RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $55.45.
The button is at seat 1.
RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
paranoiabrad posts the big blind of $.50.
paranoiabrad: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Th Ts
Pre-flop:
RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50. paranoiabrad re-raises
to $4.50. RugbyRiverRat re-raises to $11.
paranoiabrad calls.
Flop (board: 3d 2c 3h):
paranoiabrad checks. RugbyRiverRat bets $17.
paranoiabrad raises to $34. RugbyRiverRat goes all-in
for $44.45. paranoiabrad calls.
Turn (board: 3d 2c 3h 6d):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 3d 2c 3h 6d 2d):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
RugbyRiverRat shows Th Ts.
RugbyRiverRat has Th Ts 3d 3h 6d: two pair, tens and threes.
paranoiabrad mucks cards.
(paranoiabrad has Kh 9d.)
Hand #58505928-12263 Summary:
$.50 is raked from a pot of $110.90.
RugbyRiverRat wins $110.40 with two pair, tens and threes.
Althought not an overly impressive hand, it was more of a victory for me of just keeping my head and not spewing off chips by trying to 4 bet him back with a lesser hand…
The other table I was aganist a much different player..a complete calling station, after running into some big hands early aganist him that allowed him to take about a buy in off of me i stuck with it and starting chipping him down…Question on this hand-Do you think my check on the flop is bad and should i have raised the turn?
Hand #58504998-12764 at Attleboro (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:12:14
joes2828 is at seat 0 with $105.25.
RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $54.05.
The button is at seat 1.
RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
joes2828 posts the big blind of $.50.
joes2828: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Jc Ts
Pre-flop:
RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50. joes2828 re-raises to
$4.50. RugbyRiverRat calls.
Flop (board: Jh Js Qs):
joes2828 checks. RugbyRiverRat checks.
Turn (board: Jh Js Qs 2c):
joes2828 bets $6.50. RugbyRiverRat raises to $13.
joes2828 calls.
River (board: Jh Js Qs 2c Kc):
joes2828 checks. RugbyRiverRat bets $18. joes2828
folds. RugbyRiverRat is returned $18 (uncalled).
Hand #58504998-12764 Summary:
$.50 is raked from a pot of $35.
RugbyRiverRat wins $34.50.
After inflicting one more hand on him to almost even our stacks(when he played 9’s passively and terrible) the big hand of the match came up…like I said I really felt like he was a complete calling station and the kind of player that if i could just flop something when he flopped something mediocre i could win a big big pot, which this hand fully represents.. I felt like my shove was alright here, althought I could have easily been behind I felt there was a strong chance i was ahead plus I had a wicked draw..
Hand #58504998-12790 at Attleboro (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 04:17:41
joes2828 is at seat 0 with $81.35.
RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $76.20.
The button is at seat 1.
RugbyRiverRat posts the small blind of $.25.
joes2828 posts the big blind of $.50.
joes2828: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Qd Jd
Pre-flop:
RugbyRiverRat raises to $1.50. joes2828 re-raises to
$4.50. RugbyRiverRat calls.
Flop (board: 8d Qh 9d):
joes2828 bets $6. RugbyRiverRat raises to $17.
joes2828 re-raises to $60. RugbyRiverRat goes all-in
for $71.70. joes2828 calls.
Turn (board: 8d Qh 9d 6s):
(no action in this round)
River (board: 8d Qh 9d 6s Ac):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
RugbyRiverRat shows Qd Jd.
RugbyRiverRat has Qd Jd Qh 9d Ac: a pair of queens.
joes2828 mucks cards.
(joes2828 has Qs 7c.)
Hand #58504998-12790 Summary:
$.50 is raked from a pot of $152.40.
RugbyRiverRat wins $151.90 with a pair of queens.
TpTk only a really scarey board aganist around 65ish bbs, still standard?
Hand #58505015-9287 at New Lenox (No Limit Hold’em)
Started at 14/Nov/08 01:47:33
BRodgers1976 is at seat 0 with $29.20.
RugbyRiverRat is at seat 1 with $82.95.
The button is at seat 0.
BRodgers1976 posts the small blind of $.25.
RugbyRiverRat posts the big blind of $.50.
BRodgers1976: — –
RugbyRiverRat: Ac Jd
Pre-flop:
BRodgers1976 calls. RugbyRiverRat raises to $2.
BRodgers1976 calls.
Flop (board: Jc 8s 9c):
RugbyRiverRat bets $3.75. BRodgers1976 raises to
$15.25. RugbyRiverRat re-raises to $49.75.
BRodgers1976 goes all-in for $27.20. RugbyRiverRat is
returned $22.55 (uncalled).
Turn (board: Jc 8s 9c Ts):
(no action in this round)
River (board: Jc 8s 9c Ts Kh):
(no action in this round)
Showdown:
RugbyRiverRat shows Ac Jd.
RugbyRiverRat has Ac Jd Jc Ts Kh: a pair of jacks.
BRodgers1976 shows 9s 4s.
BRodgers1976 has 9s Jc 9c Ts Kh: a pair of nines.
Hand #58505015-9287 Summary:
$.50 is raked from a pot of $58.40.
RugbyRiverRat wins $57.90 with a pair of jacks.
I can’t seem to find one main hand I wanted to discuss…I had what I felt was a really big calling station(the kind of guy who can’t fold a big hand ever) he was at about 80 bbs i believe…He limped I checked with J7o…Clearly dream flop J77(two clubs)..He checked I checked(so pot still only a dollar)..turn was the 8 of clubs certainly a good card for me to possibly have him completing a draw He bet a dollar and I opted to just call rather than possibly chase him out…river was 9 of spades and he instantly bet 3 into a 4 dollar pot ..now at this point a 10 would have made him a straight, he also could have a flush or even the other 7…I really felt he did infact have a 10 and there was no way he was folding it so i just shoved over 100bbs into a 7 dollar pot, sure enough he tanked it for about 10 seconds and called with 65 for a sucker straight…Just wondering how often this kind of shove works in a spot like that and would a more apprioate value bet be better a majority of the time?
-RC
