Poker

[open365]

Originally Posted by simmy

Ya you seem to have a good grasp of the lower limits tbh.

I am away for a week and will type more when i get back...

For now though, playing 40% of hands in a shorthanded is a little too much to be honest.

Do you have PokerTracker? If not then get it.... when you get it let me know what ur VPIP% (voluntary money put into the pot) and your Preflop raise%.

Good luck at the tables. Also join Cardrunners... couldnt recommend it more.

Originally Posted by simmy

You realise that he had K5 right?

It says at the bottom of the hand history. This guy has donated me so much in the past too. LOL.

Yeh i realised that in the last two days, the first 3 sessions i had on a short-handed table I seemed to be on a massive card rush (and ended up quite a bit) but the last 4 times i've played i've hard average cards and played a lot less.

I can't get poker tracker unfortunately, it costs money and i don't have an online bank account, i tried a pirate copy of torrentspy but it was a failure.

For the same reason i can't join card runners, but i am a member of railbirds.com and pokerjunkie.

He had K5?! Jesus, even the 10-25c players play better than that, that's hideous.

[silentstriker]

Oh, and playing your normal stratgey in a heads up game is completely futile. Don't do it.

If by shorthanded you mean about six players, than 40% is a bit much. If you mean like three players, than 40% is more than reasonable.

[cover drive man]

Won a game against my two brothers and my Dad a minute ago. I took mark first then dad and then I manipulated my older bro and won.

[andmark]

It was a good game John.

[cover drive man]

Originally Posted by andmark

It was a good game John.

yep. Remember though though with two pair on the board and two people going all in don't rely on a straight o.k

[Jamee999]

The beauty of heads-up.

PokerStars Game #11519478423: Tournament #57992483, 1000+50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/08/16 - 13:56:00 (ET)
Table '57992483 190' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Jamee999 (3100 in chips)
Seat 2: bubaldinho (2900 in chips)
bubaldinho: posts small blind 20
Jamee999: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Jamee999 [Ah Qc]
bubaldinho: calls 20
Jamee999: checks
*** FLOP *** [7c Qd Qs]
Jamee999: checks
bubaldinho: bets 120
Jamee999: calls 120
*** TURN *** [7c Qd Qs] [3d]
Jamee999: checks
bubaldinho: bets 120
Jamee999: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [7c Qd Qs 3d] [Qh]
Jamee999: checks
bubaldinho: bets 600
Jamee999: raises 1200 to 1800
bubaldinho: raises 820 to 2620 and is all-in
Jamee999: calls 820
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bubaldinho: shows [7d Jh] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
Jamee999: shows [Ah Qc] (four of a kind, Queens)
Jamee999 collected 5800 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5800 | Rake 0
Board [7c Qd Qs 3d Qh]
Seat 1: Jamee999 (big blind) showed [Ah Qc] and won (5800) with four of a kind, Queens
Seat 2: bubaldinho (button) (small blind) showed [7d Jh] and lost with a full house, Queens full of Sevens

[open365]

The beauty of playing for fake money don't ya mean...

[Bobisback]

Was just in one of those Aussie freerolls to go to round 2, top 50 make it. This is what happened.

PokerStars Game #11533523978: Tournament #56892194, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1500/3000) - 2007/08/17 - 07:58:35 (ET)
Table '56892194 70' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: australian88 (64051 in chips)
Seat 2: BruceNewb (56073 in chips)
Seat 3: jimmy4567 (20125 in chips)
Seat 4: Cher' Bay (7027 in chips)
Seat 5: Marlin 1962 (72784 in chips)
Seat 6: damojozic (30805 in chips)
Seat 7: Ngoose (70973 in chips)
Seat 8: BMUplayer (48339 in chips)
Seat 9: Hair_Dwyer (63574 in chips)
australian88: posts the ante 150
BruceNewb: posts the ante 150
jimmy4567: posts the ante 150
Cher' Bay: posts the ante 150
Marlin 1962: posts the ante 150
damojozic: posts the ante 150
Ngoose: posts the ante 150
BMUplayer: posts the ante 150
Hair_Dwyer: posts the ante 150
Ngoose: posts small blind 1500
BMUplayer: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hair_Dwyer [Qs As]
Hair_Dwyer: raises 9000 to 12000
australian88: folds
BruceNewb: folds
jimmy4567: folds
Cher' Bay: folds
Marlin 1962: folds
damojozic: folds
Ngoose: folds
BMUplayer: raises 36189 to 48189 and is all-in
Hair_Dwyer: calls 36189
*** FLOP *** [2s 4h 8s]
*** TURN *** [2s 4h 8s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 4h 8s 2d] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BMUplayer: shows [9s 9c] (a full house, Deuces full of Nines)
Hair_Dwyer: shows [Qs As] (three of a kind, Deuces)
Hair_Dwyer said, "nice hand"
BMUplayer collected 99228 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 99228 | Rake 0
Board [2s 4h 8s 2d 2h]
Seat 1: australian88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BruceNewb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jimmy4567 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Cher' Bay folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Marlin 1962 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: damojozic (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Ngoose (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: BMUplayer (big blind) showed [9s 9c] and won (99228) with a full house, Deuces full of Nines
Seat 9: Hair_Dwyer showed [Qs As] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces

PokerStars Game #11533530424: Tournament #56892194, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1500/3000) - 2007/08/17 - 07:59:26 (ET)
Table '56892194 70' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: australian88 (63901 in chips)
Seat 2: BruceNewb (55923 in chips)
Seat 3: jimmy4567 (19975 in chips)
Seat 4: Cher' Bay (6877 in chips)
Seat 5: Marlin 1962 (72634 in chips)
Seat 6: damojozic (30655 in chips)
Seat 7: Ngoose (69323 in chips)
Seat 8: BMUplayer (99228 in chips)
Seat 9: Hair_Dwyer (15235 in chips)
australian88: posts the ante 150
BruceNewb: posts the ante 150
jimmy4567: posts the ante 150
Cher' Bay: posts the ante 150
Marlin 1962: posts the ante 150
damojozic: posts the ante 150
Ngoose: posts the ante 150
BMUplayer: posts the ante 150
Hair_Dwyer: posts the ante 150
BMUplayer: posts small blind 1500
Hair_Dwyer: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hair_Dwyer [Js Kc]
BMUplayer said, "ty"
australian88: folds
BruceNewb: folds
jimmy4567: folds
Cher' Bay: folds
Marlin 1962: folds
damojozic: folds
Ngoose: raises 9000 to 12000
BMUplayer: folds
Hair_Dwyer: calls 9000
*** FLOP *** [Qs 7s 6s]
Hair_Dwyer: bets 3085 and is all-in
Ngoose: calls 3085
*** TURN *** [Qs 7s 6s] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [Qs 7s 6s Ad] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hair_Dwyer: shows [Js Kc] (a pair of Queens)
Ngoose: shows [8d Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Ngoose collected 33020 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 33020 | Rake 0
Board [Qs 7s 6s Ad Qd]
Seat 1: australian88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: BruceNewb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jimmy4567 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Cher' Bay folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Marlin 1962 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: damojozic folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Ngoose (button) showed [8d Ah] and won (33020) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 8: BMUplayer (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Hair_Dwyer (big blind) showed [Js Kc] and lost with a pair of Queens

To finish 53rd.

So upset right now.

[Jamee999]

Don't understand the playing of the second hand - when you're approaching the bubble you want to tighten up.

[Bobisback]

Originally Posted by Jamee999

Don't understand the playing of the second hand - when you're approaching the bubble you want to tighten up.

I accidently pressed call, was pissed off about the first. Then the flop came 3 spades, i had the Jack, so i was well pot commited

[open365]

Not paticulary, you had 3000 left which would have been enough to cover the small blind and the antes for the next rotation and wait for people to be knocked out.

And why did you call someones all in with AQ? You were close to the bubble there aswell with a lot of chips left, not much point in calling someones all in for a big proportion of your chips with a marginal hand when you've got enough to make the top 50 anyway.

[Bobisback]

Originally Posted by open365

Not paticulary, you had 3000 left which would have been enough to cover the small blind and the antes for the next rotation and wait for people to be knocked out.

And why did you call someones all in with AQ? You were close to the bubble there aswell with a lot of chips left, not much point in calling someones all in for a big proportion of your chips with a marginal hand when you've got enough to make the top 50 anyway.

Wasnt playing for the top 50, could have sat out if i wanted to do that, the guy was pushing on ace rag all night, so it was an easy call. I wasnt playing for the top 50, was playing for the win. If i had have folded and someone else called and i would have won, i would have been just as angry with myself.

And by the way, AQ isnt a marginal hand. If you would fold AQ against an all in bet, i would love to play you for money. On the flop i was favourite to win the hand. 52.32% of the time i would have won. Just got unlucky

[open365]

Originally Posted by Bobisback

Wasnt playing for the top 50, could have sat out if i wanted to do that, the guy was pushing on ace rag all night, so it was an easy call. I wasnt playing for the top 50, was playing for the win. If i had have folded and someone else called and i would have won, i would have been just as angry with myself.

And by the way, AQ isnt a marginal hand. If you would fold AQ against an all in bet, i would love to play you for money. On the flop i was favourite to win the hand. 52.32% of the time i would have won. Just got unlucky

Well correct me if i'm wrong but you don't get any money for finishing first in a freeroll sattelite?

And yes, i would fold AQ pre-flop to a reasonable all in bet playing in a ring game and in the later stages of a sattelite tournament when i've got 22 times the BB, pretty much every time. Against an under pair you're 47% to win, against QQ KK AA AK you're in terrible shape, even if he's a maniac i wouldn't put most of my chips in calling with AQ, and being angry with yourself when you folded a hand you would have won is a really bad idea, i play J7o once in a lightyear, if i folded it 10 times in a row and every time the flop came 89T i'd still fold it the next time.

[silentstriker]

Just did a marathon Limit sit'n'go's in AC. It was fantastic, came back $5400 richer ($5000 after subtracting costs). I got lucky with one sit n' go when I kept on hitting my outs, but other than that, I don't think I've played any better in maybe 7-8 months.

Heads up, I totally destroyed my opponents. It felt good. Playing NL for so long, I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy playing Limit poker. So many more morons playing Limit it seems, and I think I have more natural instincts when playing Limit (except when playing against Chan, that guy is Satan).

[open365]

I'm impressed with that profit, i had you pegged down as a bit of a dire tournament player

See any big names down there?