Level: +$111.25 in 66.54 table hours (+56 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$383.90 in 205.50 table hours
It has been a while, but I found some time and energy to play some poker and things went well. Once again, I have visions of moving up to $2/4 after these last 3 or 4 months at $1/2 simply because I've been running bad.
Hand 1: It's too bad I paired my ace. I would much rather have seen a Q-high board. Oh well.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 5 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, Ac
UTG folds, Hero raises, Button folds, SB calls, BB 3-bets, Hero cappies, SB folds, BB calls.
Flop: (10.00 SB) Ad, Jh, 5d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (6.00 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (8.00 BB) 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Final Pot: 10.00 BB
Results:
BB shows Kh, Kd (a pair of Kings).
Hero shows Ah, Ac (three of a kind, Aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 2: This guy was going nuts 3-handed. I guess he didn't notice that I folded the last 8 or 9 hands, because he should have realized that he needed to slow down when I came back at him. I was sort of ready to just call down A-high UI, but I paired up and ruined that plan.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qh, Ac
Button folds, SB raises, Hero calls.
Flop: (4.00 SB) 7c, Qd, 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.00 BB) 6c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
River: (7.00 BB) 6d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.
Final Pot: 9.00 BB
Results:
SB mucks 7s, 4h.
Hero shows Qh, Ac (two pair, Queens and Sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 3: Here's a different LAG player that gave me lots of money tonight.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
CO posts a blind of $1
Preflop: Hero is BB with As, Js
CO checks, Button calls, SB folds, Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) Jd, 4c, Qh (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) 6c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds, Button calls.
River: (6.75 BB) 8s (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 10.75 BB
Results:
Button shows 7h, 4h (a pair of Fours).
Hero shows As, Js (a pair of Jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins 10.25 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 4: I thought about giving more action here, but when someone leads into you after you cap the turn, you've got to think carefully if you really want to keep betting. Too bad I didn't have a better read on him at the time.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is MP with 8h, Ac
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button folds, SB 3-bets, BB folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (7.00 SB) Kh, 8s, 5h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero cappies, SB calls.
River: (12.50 BB) Js (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 14.50 BB
Results:
SB shows Kc, 4c (two pair, Kings and Eights).
Hero shows 8h, Ac (three of a kind, Eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.00 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 5: Poor guy... he hit his gutshot.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 5 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is BB with Js, Ks
UTG folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, Hero raises, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) Td, Ts, Qs (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) 9d (3 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Button folds, Hero 3-bets, CO calls.
River: (10.75 BB) Ad (2 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
Results:
CO mucks Jh, 8h.
Hero shows Js, Ks (a straight, Ten to Ace).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.25 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 6: Raise flop? I was hoping he'd bet the turn, but I think the flush card froze him up. But then on the river he check-raised. So I don't know what was going through his mind. Maybe it was nothing.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is CO with Kd, Jc
Hero raises, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Ks, 6h, 9h (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) Jh (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (5.25 BB) Qd (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.25 BB
Results:
BB shows Qs, 6d (two pair, Queens and Sixes).
Hero shows Kd, Jc (two pair, Kings and Jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.87 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 7: He slowplayed his set and let me draw out cheaply.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8s, Td
Hero raises, SB 3-bets, BB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (9.00 SB) 9d, Jc, 5d (3 players)
SB bets, BB calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (6.00 BB) Qh (3 players)
SB bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB folds, BB calls.
River: (13.00 BB) 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Final Pot: 15.00 BB
Results:
BB mucks 5s, 5h.
Hero shows 8s, Td (a straight, Eight to Queen).
Outcome: Hero wins 14.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 8: I didn't have much of a read on the guy at the time, but the pot size was right for a calldown in a generally aggressive game.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is Button with 9s, 8d
UTG calls, MP folds, CO calls, Hero calls, SB folds, BB raises, UTG calls, CO calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (8.50 SB) 9h, Kd, 2c (4 players)
BB bets, UTG folds, CO calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) 3s (3 players)
BB bets, CO folds, Hero calls.
River: (7.75 BB) Tc (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.75 BB
Results:
Hero shows 9s, 8d (a pair of Nines).
BB shows 4s, 4c (a pair of Fours).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.37 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 9: Set over set... but this time I'm on the happy side of it.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is MP with 8c, 8h
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 4c, Ts, 8s (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) 5d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls.
River: (10.25 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Final Pot: 12.25 BB
Results:
BB mucks 4s, 4h.
Hero shows 8c, 8h (three of a kind, Eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 11.75 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Day 91-25: -$36.50 (-18 BB at $1/2)
Level: +$8.00 in 64.47 table hours (-4 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$264.65 in 203.43 table hours
Back to down even. But I played somewhat poorly at times out of frustration, which is something I need to deal better with when playing online, especially against aggressive players. I think I might actually play better with distractions because it would mean I spend less time trying to outplay players is dumb way, and just beat them playing straight-forward solid poker.
Here are a few hands:
Hand 1: A set of aces cracked, but I lost very little.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
CO posts a blind of $1
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, As
CO checks, Hero raises, SB calls, BB folds, CO calls.
Flop: (7.00 SB) 5h, Th, Ah (3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, Hero bets, SB calls, CO folds.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 3h (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: (4.50 BB) Jd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 6.50 BB
Results:
SB shows 9h, Kh (a flush, Ace high).
Hero mucks Ac, As.
Outcome: SB wins 6.25 BB.
($0.50 Rake)
Hand 2: Trying to pick off a bluffer and failing.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, Kh
UTG folds, MP raises, CO folds, Hero 3-bets, SB calls, BB folds, MP calls.
Flop: (10.00 SB) 9h, 5s, 5h (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, MP folds.
Turn: (6.00 BB) Th (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: (6.00 BB) 7c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 8.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks Ac, Kh.
SB shows Tc, Kd (two pair, Tens and Fives).
Outcome: SB wins 7.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 3: Tough beat here...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with As, 8d
Button folds, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.00 SB) 7h, 9d, Td (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.00 BB) Js (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero cappies, BB calls.
River: (12.00 BB) 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 14.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks As, 8d.
BB shows Qh, 8h (a straight, Eight to Queen).
Outcome: BB wins 13.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 4: Bleeding the bluffer...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is MP with Ah, 5h
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) 6h, Ac, Qh (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) Qd (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
River: (6.75 BB) 9s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 8.75 BB
Results:
Hero shows Ah, 5h (two pair, Aces and Queens).
Button shows Ts, 8s (a pair of Queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.37 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 5: Runner-runner flushed.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, 2d
UTG folds, MP raises, CO calls, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
Flop: (7.00 SB) Ac, Td, 4s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.00 BB) 2s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero raises, MP calls, CO calls.
River: (11.00 BB) 8s (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 17.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks Ad, 2d.
MP shows Js, Ts (a flush, Jack high).
CO mucks Ah, 6h.
Outcome: MP wins 16.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 7: Too bad he decided to slowplay the flop. This guy might even be 2+2...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is BB with Js, Jc
Button folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.
Flop: (6.00 SB) Jh, Ts, Tc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.
Turn: (4.00 BB) Ad (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB cappies, Hero calls.
River: (12.00 BB) 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
Final Pot: 16.00 BB
Results:
Hero shows Js, Jc (a full house, Jacks full of Tens).
SB mucks Th, Qd.
Outcome: Hero wins 15.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 7: I didn't remember this hand... Q-high is no good here.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8h, 9h
CO folds, Button folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4.00 SB) 6h, 5c, 5s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3.00 BB) 9c (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (5.00 BB) 3s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Final Pot: 7.00 BB
Results:
Hero shows 8h, 9h (two pair, Nines and Fives).
BB mucks Qh, 8c.
Outcome: Hero wins 6.75 BB.
($0.50 Rake)
Overall: +$264.65 in 203.43 table hours
Back to down even. But I played somewhat poorly at times out of frustration, which is something I need to deal better with when playing online, especially against aggressive players. I think I might actually play better with distractions because it would mean I spend less time trying to outplay players is dumb way, and just beat them playing straight-forward solid poker.
Here are a few hands:
Hand 1: A set of aces cracked, but I lost very little.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
CO posts a blind of $1
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, As
CO checks, Hero raises, SB calls, BB folds, CO calls.
Flop: (7.00 SB) 5h, Th, Ah (3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, Hero bets, SB calls, CO folds.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 3h (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: (4.50 BB) Jd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 6.50 BB
Results:
SB shows 9h, Kh (a flush, Ace high).
Hero mucks Ac, As.
Outcome: SB wins 6.25 BB.
($0.50 Rake)
Hand 2: Trying to pick off a bluffer and failing.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, Kh
UTG folds, MP raises, CO folds, Hero 3-bets, SB calls, BB folds, MP calls.
Flop: (10.00 SB) 9h, 5s, 5h (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, SB calls, MP folds.
Turn: (6.00 BB) Th (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: (6.00 BB) 7c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 8.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks Ac, Kh.
SB shows Tc, Kd (two pair, Tens and Fives).
Outcome: SB wins 7.62 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 3: Tough beat here...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with As, 8d
Button folds, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.00 SB) 7h, 9d, Td (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.00 BB) Js (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero cappies, BB calls.
River: (12.00 BB) 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 14.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks As, 8d.
BB shows Qh, 8h (a straight, Eight to Queen).
Outcome: BB wins 13.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 4: Bleeding the bluffer...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is MP with Ah, 5h
UTG folds, Hero raises, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) 6h, Ac, Qh (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) Qd (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
River: (6.75 BB) 9s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 8.75 BB
Results:
Hero shows Ah, 5h (two pair, Aces and Queens).
Button shows Ts, 8s (a pair of Queens).
Outcome: Hero wins 8.37 BB.
($0.75 Rake)
Hand 5: Runner-runner flushed.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, 2d
UTG folds, MP raises, CO calls, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
Flop: (7.00 SB) Ac, Td, 4s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.00 BB) 2s (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero raises, MP calls, CO calls.
River: (11.00 BB) 8s (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 17.00 BB
Results:
Hero mucks Ad, 2d.
MP shows Js, Ts (a flush, Jack high).
CO mucks Ah, 6h.
Outcome: MP wins 16.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 7: Too bad he decided to slowplay the flop. This guy might even be 2+2...
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 3 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is BB with Js, Jc
Button folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.
Flop: (6.00 SB) Jh, Ts, Tc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.
Turn: (4.00 BB) Ad (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB cappies, Hero calls.
River: (12.00 BB) 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
Final Pot: 16.00 BB
Results:
Hero shows Js, Jc (a full house, Jacks full of Tens).
SB mucks Th, Qd.
Outcome: Hero wins 15.50 BB.
($1.00 Rake)
Hand 7: I didn't remember this hand... Q-high is no good here.
PokerStars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from www.DeucesCracked.com
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8h, 9h
CO folds, Button folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4.00 SB) 6h, 5c, 5s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3.00 BB) 9c (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (5.00 BB) 3s (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Final Pot: 7.00 BB
Results:
Hero shows 8h, 9h (two pair, Nines and Fives).
BB mucks Qh, 8c.
Outcome: Hero wins 6.75 BB.
($0.50 Rake)
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Day 90-24: -$24.50 (-12 BB at $1/2)
Level: +$28.50 in 61.04 table hours (+14 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$301.15 in 200 table hours
Even though I've been roughly break-even for the last 24 sessiosn (which amounts to about 3 months), I'm quite surprised to see that my BB/100 is 2.29 at this level if I include all my other visits here. That means that I'm just regressing to the mean. I would guess that I'm probably a 2-3 BB/100 player at this level. The game is a lot tougher than it used to be, so I suspect that 3 BB/100 players are incredibly rare now.
I'm not going to post any hands. I just spent the last 4.5 hours playing in a 50 FPP tournament. I went out in 10th out of 729 players, so I feel pretty good and pretty lucky to have gone that deep.
Overall: +$301.15 in 200 table hours
Even though I've been roughly break-even for the last 24 sessiosn (which amounts to about 3 months), I'm quite surprised to see that my BB/100 is 2.29 at this level if I include all my other visits here. That means that I'm just regressing to the mean. I would guess that I'm probably a 2-3 BB/100 player at this level. The game is a lot tougher than it used to be, so I suspect that 3 BB/100 players are incredibly rare now.
I'm not going to post any hands. I just spent the last 4.5 hours playing in a 50 FPP tournament. I went out in 10th out of 729 players, so I feel pretty good and pretty lucky to have gone that deep.
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