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  • MTT Hand 5- Critical Pot with 6-6
  • deepish K's hand
  • MTT Hand 4..Pocket Rockets
  • AK, an hour into $4.40, 180 person SnG
    I moved to the table about 20 minutes ago. My opponent here has been very quiet, has played few hands, and folds on the flop a lot to aggression. PokerStars Game #10645739755: Tournament #53931517, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/06/27 - 11:38:16 (ET) Table '53931517 2' 9-max...

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  • MTT hand 3
  • TheSalche returns ... with a limit hand?
    $1 - $3 spread limit Rockford charity games beginners table. Playing like a normal low limit game, middle pair winning most pots, etc. Most bets after the flop are the max ($3), preflop raise to $4 all day is very standard. UTG is a solid player, younger kind than me (18 or 19) wearing sunglasses,...
  • Assessing Mtt hand 1
    I am going to start putting tournament hands in this part of forum occasionally and see on ways I can improve my play throughout or other lines to take. This one is in a $150 F/o on Full Tilt. Blinds $40/$80 Hero BB with 10 :spade: 10 :diamond: Villain ep raises to 240, I am in bb with 5,100...
  • Mtt hand 2
  • Had to push?
    I'm sorry, I don't have and hand history of the hand, so I'm going to type it out. I'm playing in a $1.10 rebuy/addon tourny, around 300 people enter. Top 40 are paid. You can rebuy for an hour, and then addon 1k chips at the end of the hour for $1. I'm happy to say I didn't rebuy/addon the whole...
  • home game big stacks go at it
    I play in a smallish home game (6-9 players) with .10/.20 NL hold'em. Though the blinds are small, we get some good pots. :) Anyways, myself and villian are big stacks at the table, and we had a battle over this hand. hero has $80, is tight/agressive, and had won two big hands showing down top...
  • mid tournament king high flush draw
    Pokerstars 180-seat sng $10 Level 5 Condensed version: small blind 75 big blind 150 utg - villian raise 150 to 300 (2465 chips left) fold fold... playerx calls 115 all in hero (button) Kc 3c call 300 (3745 chips left) small and big fold flop Ts 8c Qc villian raise 1000 (pot=1035)...
  • nl20 6max
    any thoughts on this play ? VC Poker Asparagus 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker Button doucette ($13) SB GermaineZahal ($22.30) BB chairman121 ($31.71) UTG Poppu73 ($18.20) UTG+1 Cathy59 ($12.80) CO Shoaiba ($34.15) Preflop: GermaineZahal is in the SB with...
  • Well played or suckout?
    1. Game type - World Tavern Poker, live play 2. Levels & Payout - First level 3. Blinds and Antes - blinds at 100 and 200, no ante 4. Number of Players - 8 players, I'm in small blind. 5. Position of all other key players in the hand - Villian is in MP. 6. Your hand (duh) and your stack size...
  • Playing the big pocket pairs
    FullTiltPoker Game #2644048592: Table Osborn (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 0:32:15 ET - 2007/06/12 Seat 1: GeneralSal ($70.55) Seat 2: deb8000 ($20) Seat 3: BeachedBum44 ($43.45) Seat 4: stormpsych ($55.35) Seat 5: dirtypoobutt ($59.15) Seat 6: JV883 ($24.15) GeneralSal has 5 seconds...
  • Should I be a calling station Part Deux
    POKERSTARS GAME #10327965533: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($5/$10) - 2007/06/08 - 02:08:45 (ET) Table 'Siarnaq III' 10-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: C13NATION ($143 in chips) Seat 2: steph16mtl2 ($370 in chips) Seat 3: CoolHandDan8 ($270.50 in chips) Seat 4: Vicious Vee ($134 in chips) Seat 5: bucfan7...
  • Can I really call?
    POKERSTARS GAME #10296154562: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($5/$10) - 2007/06/06 - 02:46:10 (ET) Table 'Carina' 10-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 2: AHighRoller ($200 in chips) Seat 3: celesteclub ($146 in chips) Seat 4: theNorfman ($144 in chips) Seat 6: Hot Fudge ($84.50 in chips) Seat 10: Chipburnner...
  • folding over pair fearing a set?
    This came up recently, Do we fold an over pair when the only hands that can beat us (and make sense) is a set? Lets assume effective stacks 100XBB Lets say you have Q's on the btn. MP limp and you raise.MP call. Flop comes all under, rainbow and not really connected. So no obvious 2 pairs also. Pot...
  • hand I played at the casino...
    10 player 2 / 5 No Limit My stack - $450 Other stacks range from $300 - $3000 I'm one behind dealer and get dealt A5 hearts. 4 people call to me so I limp and the dealer calls, blinds also call / check. Flop comes 5c,5s,8h. Everyone checks, until 5th player raises $15, he's got about $2000...
  • Mtt blowup ?
    this hand came up yesterday and i have no idea on what to think, was it a bad spot ? table was playing bit on passive side lots of limping with medium hands. i had to call his push due to odds altho the guy probably knew i can't fold considering how he played so far, seeing his hand tho makes me...
  • Zero Folding Equity.
    Last night this hand came up - what do we do here? Hero has $120 before the hand starts. Villian 1 has $5.50 Villian 2 has $62 Hero has K:heart: Q:heart: on the button. Villian 1 is the SB Villian 2 is in middle position. Villian 2 raises to $2.50. Middle position player calls. Hero...
  • Playing AK in early/middle of a tournament.
    In the last couple night I've encountered two situations with AK and I've wondered how I should be playing it. Okay, so the first hand came up between get_that and annette_15. Both are successful tournament players. Annette raised UTG with AK, it got to get_that on the button who reraised with 99....
  • Full Tilt Deep Stack Tournaments
    I am going to be trying to disect my strategy for deep stack full tilt large field tournaments in an attempt to figure out if I am playing optimally. Early Stage (Start - 1st Break): The blinds are very small here so I like to play lots of flops in position. I usually limp with everything aside...
  • TT on a low flop
    Following Situation : Live game "Final Table", last 9 out of 18 players started with 3000 chips each, hero currently at 4500 villain with about 6000 Blinds 100/200 reads on hero : raised last round for 700,making it 500 to go for the blinds and stole them succesfully, played a lot...
  • KK facing turn shove
    PokerStars Game #9883541075: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/05/12 - 23:35:01 (ET) Table 'Hilaritas' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: vinny ferret ($27.75 in chips) Seat 2: Da BTrain33 ($23.25 in chips) Seat 3: zeglarz ($17.35 in chips) Seat 4: 13mclean ($63.15 in chips) Seat 5: soulj4...
  • Did I pick the wrong time to squeeze?
    This hand came up this weekend. At the time I was about 8k under the average chip stack, but hardly in a dire situation. I could easily have afforded to fold, but this seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up. After looking at the math involved it seems like I may have priced him in to call with...
  • Big Tournament Draw
    Live Tournament Hand, blinds are 50/100, 9-handed table. Hero has . Players at the table seem "bad," but no specific reads, as this is quite early. Hero: 4875 Villain: 3600 Folded to villain in 3rd position, who raises to 600. 4th position folds. Hero calls 600. All others fold. Pot:...
  • AA, monotone flop, call river bet?
    PokerStars Game #9866890539: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/05/11 - 23:49:03 (ET) Table 'Alya IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: andyn55 ($5.95 in chips) Seat 3: Systane ($37.15 in chips) Seat 4: 13mclean ($33.45 in chips) Seat 5: auntseascom ($61.60 in chips) Seat 6: FullCheck...
  • Reverse floating.
    I have started playing tournaments lately and I really have to say that if you are just a ring game player, there is a lot to be learned from playing tournaments too. One of the best plays I recently added to my poker arsenal I like to call the "reverse float" - but I'm sure it has a better...
  • Heads Up Hand History of $55k
    Hmmm On reflection there isnt any interesting hands here. Just thought I'd post the HH for hell of it. Meh... *********** # 558 ************** PokerStars Game #9773540239: Tournament #48888659, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXVIII (60000/120000) - 2007/05/06 - 05:47:13 (ET) Table '48888659...
  • Lag hand
    Decided to change gears today. I like the way the session went. I would like some input on this hand. Tilt Poker Game #2391075445: Table Wengert - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Holdem - 0:23:30 ET - 2007/05/10 Seat 1: doneright1 ($37.65) Seat 2: Liveline99 ($20.95) Seat 3: jason full tilt ($62.85) Seat...
  • yuck, very badly played mtt hand....
    Okay heres the situation. I am one of the shorter stacks with 14 left in a $100 F.o on pokerstars. I have around 36,000 in chips with BB of 3,000. MP raises to 9,000 , its on me, I have 33,000. I don't really want to be folding pocket 9s with my stack at this point in the tournament. Nonetheless...
  • Is there any chance we are good here
    Thoughts about the hand? Pretty new to table, so no real read. Full Tilt Poker Game #2363242745: Table Covelo (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:42:52 ET - 2007/05/06 Seat 1: dreidle ($28.75) Seat 2: hero ($25) Seat 3: JFC for life ($26) Seat 4: StReEt916 ($17.55) Seat 5: KickJoAss...
  • Fictional Hand for Thought
    Just something I was thinking about, and I'd like to hear what others would do with this. Small stakes FL game ($3/$6 to $6/$12), you have A:spade: K:diamond: on the button. 4 limpers to you, you raise, SB folds, BB and the limpers call. 6-handed flop is 4:spade: 5:spade: 6:spade:. A bet, raise...
  • Jacks vs average stack raise.
    Last night I was playing in a 10+2 tourney on FT and made it to the final three tables. I was in 7th place, with 98k in chips, when I picked up JJ in middle/late position. We were 7 handed. Blinds were 2500/5000 with a 250? ante. A relatively solid/tight player who was recently moved to my table, with...
  • More then likely behind, but overpair and a draw.....
    I really loved this flop with a pair of 9s but when that guy has checked, watched us two raise and re raise and still shove all in. Makes me cringe. I know I am beat but should I still call? Thoughts... PokerStars Game #9739540103: Tournament #48888346, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30)...
  • battle of the blinds
    Do you practice them? In 6max this happen often enough to be a big leak or missing value ... When I'm in the BB and it is folded to SB who just complete. I'll probably raise often if there is no bad history. (70% of the times) and c-bet the flop. how ever how do you fight them from the SB. I...
  • Through the Eyes of the GUMBIE
    Step by Step, day by day, a fresh start over a different hand to play... FullTiltPoker $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em 2007/04/28 Seat 1: UpNDownNUp ($22.20) Seat 2: melanie139 ($45.25) Seat 3: cptmorgan999 ($27.95) Seat 4: mbburch ($26.50) Seat 5: dannyy7 ($87.80) Seat 6: Ieatpupeees ($44.80) Seat...
  • 100XBB coin flip
    Hi all , Today had a good session where I folded AKo twice PF. I want your thoughts. Hand 1 : ($25NL) villain 1 UTG: big stack 600XBB villain 2 BTN: shortie 50XBB Hero SB: 120XBB Villain 1 raised a lot from UTG (though usually min raise) and always fold to a reraise. In fact I did...
  • The float!
    I picked the term from that other forum, so am not sure if it is a poker term or not The way I understand it, floating is calling the flop c-bet in position with intention of attempting to take the pot on later streets. I recently started to experiment with it and it can work great. You have...
  • Well played? Yes or no..
    Live casino 1/2 NL, $300 max buy-in Avg stack size, ~$150-$300 Hero- ~$400 (UTG) Villian (LAG)- ~$1,500 (UTG +1) Hero- 7 :club: 7 :diamond: PF- Hero raises, makes it $15 to go Villian calls, 1 other caller Flop- 5 :diamond: 5 :club: 6 :diamond: Hero bets $20 Villian raises to...
  • How to play Supa like players
    Hi , Today in a session I sat with a guy that was very aggressive when ever he was in a pot. Now, he wasn't a manaic. He didn't raise every pot or seen all of them. when ever he raised , he min raise. Then if you cal or raised he would PB every street. If you reraise he'd call and PB the next...
  • early tourney strategy -> cash games
    For a long time I've used a "lottery ticket" style strategy in the early stages of tournaments. Basicallly, I limp/call in every unraised or minraised pot with nearly any two cards in the last 4-5 positions and the blinds. The idea being that most inexperienced players will be willing to...
  • SNG hand, innocent board lots of action
    SNG Tournament with 5 players left. I'm in the SB with K :spade: 10 :spade: . EP and LP limp in as do I and BB checks. Flop: 10 :diamond: 4 :club: 2 :spade: Pot is 600, I lead out for 300. BB Raises all-in for 1,040 total. EP, who is very loose and hitting everything and has a stack of about...
  • Over pair in a reraised pot
    Full Tilt Poker Game #2262138687: Table Pomeroy (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:33:30 ET - 2007/04/22 Seat 1: GGforYOU ($37.20) Seat 2: MoneyMike029 ($31.60) Seat 3: DeMonstrative ($26.50) Seat 4: qbp305 ($24.65) Seat 5: hero ($24.95) Seat 6: notoriousrod ($11.70) hero posts the small...
  • Nut flush draw in a reraised pot
    This is the 2nd time I raised Villain A initial raise in one orbit. First time I had AQs and he folded. This time I got 4 callers. How is my play , what next? Full Tilt Poker Game #2258529573: Table Drexel (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:26:59 ET - 2007/04/21 Seat 1: chiefsfan828...
  • K2 off from BB - Floped Top pair + board pairs step by step
    What do you do here, check or bet? If bet, how much? Pot is 300. No reads on villian mainly because I haven't been paying close attention due to multi tabling. PokerStars Game #9409297057: Tournament #47776801, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2007/04/13 - 22:51:52 (ET) Table...
  • Cash Game Bluff
    Game #3367877323: Hold'em NL (£0.50/£1) - 2007/03/06 - 15:07:18 (UK) Table "Maniac" Seat 4 is the button. Seat 1: King_1987 (£185.87 in chips) Seat 2: Chopp11 (£146 in chips) Seat 3: _kerry_ (£40 in chips) Seat 4: Bebop251 (£76.50 in chips) Seat 5: DoktorTur (£106.84 in chips) Seat...
  • A's vs AI and a caller on a dry board
    Ok , some details on the hand. Haven't notice villain a at all. villain B is a real fish - call raises with K7o and will call to SD with 2PNK. Full Tilt Poker Game #2221639463: Table Denia (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:54:00 ET - 2007/04/16 Seat 1: MichaelBpzpz ($23.75) - villain...
  • Nut Flush draw + pair facing a c/r
    What do you do? Villain is a simple 1st level bluffer. Ie he will stab the pot on the turn if no one bet the flop and will fire a 2nd bullet on the river. But no complicated stuff. Full Tilt Poker Game #2205793046: Table Faiss (6 max) - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:26:39 ET - 2007/04/14 Seat...
  • Is it possible to be too good for low limits?
    I consider myself to be a fairly knowledgable player. I am a poor college student and my bankroll is limited, and I often have to cash out portions of my BR for certain reasons. I find it extremely difficult to get a read on players in low-limit cash games and SNGs because bad players do things...
  • Playing AK OOP against a reraise
    With no reads, how do you play AK against a reraise in small levels. Half players will only reraise with A's or K's while the other half will reraise with Axo and KQo - so what is the best move. Call and c/f UI? and what if you do hit. Is it ok to go broke with TPTK against A's or K's in low levels.
  • Reraising light PF
    Hi all , I started to spend some time on that other poker Forum (simply because I read through all the new stuff here pretty quick - I much prefer this site's format and posters) and found few new concepts I want to discus : Reraising PF. until now I only reraised with my monsters. I actually didn't...
  • Tournament Decision on River
    Okay, I played 2/3 mtts at same time when this hand occurs, so no particular notes on the opponent. Full Tilt Poker Game #2126083677: $40,000 Guarantee (15620755), Table 8 - 150/300 Ante 25 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:23:17 ET - 2007/04/02 Seat 1: P0KERPR0 (4,275) Seat 2: FISHFORLIFE (19,035) Seat...
  • Big draw... call half my stack?
    2900 in my stack, blinds 20/40. In the BB I raise to 130 with A :heart: K :heart: and get one mid position caller who had limped. Pot is 400. Flop: 4 :heart: 6 :heart: 9 :spade: I bet 275. MP moves all in for 1455. ?????
  • Am I terrible for drawing here? 2/4 FL
    PokerStars Game #9134193020: Hold'em Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/03/28 - 16:16:07 (ET) Table 'Itzigsohn' 10-max Seat #10 is the button Seat 1: Racer55 ($31 in chips) Seat 2: bigslush1 ($66.50 in chips) Seat 3: celesteclub ($74 in chips) Seat 4: beenjamn42 ($66 in chips) Seat 5: RIVERRITA ($168.50 in chips) Seat...
  • 2/4 Online FL Overpair hand
    I have KK in the CO. Folds to MP2 who raises, I 3-bet. No reads he just sat down. Heads up to the flop. 7 :spade: 9 :spade: T :spade: I don't have the K :spade: He bets I raise, he 3-bets, I cap. My line was to call down any further betting and bet when checked too. Turn: 8 :heart:...
  • Thoughts on my heads up hand last night
    Hi Guys, new poster, be gentle with me  Just wanted to explain a hand I lost last night, unfortunately it cost me all my chips in heads up. I analysed my play and I think I know where I went wrong, just wanted to see what you guys think and how you might have played it. Here’s a run through...
  • SNG Hand, Genius or Dumby....
    I loved the flop but turn when he throws out that raise it really bothered me, mainly the size of his riase. I narrowed his hands down to 6-6, Q-J but Jdxd is possible too. Think you lot gonna think I made a mistake here : PokerStars Game #9079927193: Tournament #46154124, $55+$5 Hold'em No Limit...
  • What's your move here?
    See situation below... Small tournament, 3 players including you (on the button) limp-in, blinds 50-100. You hold: J :club: 10 :heart: . Flop: Q :club: 8 :club: 9 :club: BB bets 175, next player folds, next player calls 175. Action to you, pot is 800. You have 2200 in your stack. Both other...
  • heads up sit-and-go hypotheticals (HU Match situations)
    Hiya. Everyone loves a good flipament so I figured we'd try and see how different stack sizes / risk / math affects you ppls. Excuse me if it's not that interesting ;) Either way. For any of these questions, assume we're somewhere in the 2nd or 3d blind level of a normal HU sng on stars or ft....
  • Pair + Flush Draw
    Step by Step... Seat 1: Buddy31358 ($30.15 in chips) Seat 2: Partorg ($144.65 in chips) Seat 3: LazyZorro ($75.45 in chips) Seat 4: fisherfolk ($59 in chips) Seat 5: hmloor ($180.10 in chips) Seat 6: Turn_Prophet ($103.25 in chips) Seat 7: 1p0kerboy ($109.40 in chips) Seat 8: Grim Reaver...
  • Poor decisions with J-10?
    Lost sleep over this one, I definitely take this game too seriously sometimes. Input greatly appreciated... There are 18 of 70 left in a live tournament, the top 8 cash. The blinds are 300/600 and they will be going up next hand to 400/800(part of why I played it this way). I have 9500 in chips....
  • nl tournament, did playing nl shortstack cash games me up
    ok i've i was good in tournaments, but have done terrible in last 2 and i'm not sure if its just been bad luck or if playing nl cash games short stacked screwed my game up ( i just started playing them lately) i ( Mahdrek) was 3rd 1 out :( Stage #684527325 Tourney ID 1406899 Holdem Multi Normal...
  • Needling, and other verbal skills
    Do you ever use them in your game? First one I started using was when I had a tough choice and couldn't get a read. I'd just ask the vilian something straight up like, "You got a King?" First time I tried it, the guy busted out laughing. He had it. Second time I tried it saved even...
  • Early MTT, 2nd pair/FD
    Will post later streets. What is my action on flop after PFR checks? PokerStars Game #8911218116: Tournament #45320212, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/03/15 - 08:15:20 (ET) Table '45320212 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: superseco (2103 in chips) Seat 2: 13mclean...
  • Patience and concentration
    Hi! I would like to know if you have any special ways or tricks to keep yourself concentrated and how you manage to keep your patience. I find myself often distracted from the action, but not from any disturbance or something from outside, but my thoughts keep flying from one end of the world to...
  • QsQd on Js7s3s board, villain shows As after pushing all-in
    I'll intersperse a couple of questions throughout. The game is a 6-player .5/.10 micro NLHE cash game at my apartment with regular players. Villain and I both have around $20. Villian has been playing tight in recent sessions, usually showing down only what he thinks would be the winning hand. He...
  • 50 6m hands
    Hand 1: villain is 25/24/14 over 90 hands (aggressive ...) Seat 1: TheSalche ($69.35) Seat 2: SoapyPapoose ($50.35) Seat 3: pedxing55 ($69.35) Seat 4: Kuthbert ($61.40) Seat 5: billydlyon ($52.65) Seat 6: olliepower21 ($65.55) SoapyPapoose posts the small blind of $0.25 pedxing55 posts the...
  • Difficult Tournament Situation
    PokerStars Game #8792189804: Tournament #44218556, $300+$20 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/03/07 - 22:16:34 (ET) Table '44218556 75' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: stpauli111 (2055 in chips) Seat 2: SNo0oWMAN (2165 in chips) Seat 3: RagingMensan (6230 in chips) Seat 4: VERY_HIGH...
  • Preflop with AQ from various positions
    Okay I'm thinking cash games here, I've been having trouble playing AQ and want some preflop advise. Assume: Full 9 person table, NL25/NL50, you have a 100BB stack, your AQ is offsuit. Although does SOOOOTEd change these answers? AQ UTG AQ 3rd position, first in the pot AQ 3rd position, 1 limper AQ...
  • AK AQ in a LOP Game
    I figured out that AK and AQ, suited and offsuit, cost me pretty much money. 8-10 Handed game, I usually play NL200 and a raise to 10 can be considered as limping, since you will have at least 3 but often up to 5 callers. Ok, so lets say I get AKs in middleposition 2 or 3 limpers before me and...
  • I'm a Queen
    How would you play this any differently? PokerStars Game #8769019861: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/03/06 - 14:40:00 (ET) Table 'Scheila' 9-max Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: qix1980 ($10.90 in chips) Seat 2: lidgatedave ($6.35 in chips) Seat 3: I_like_me22 ($27.40 in chips) Seat 4:...
  • Obvious push here correct?
    19 left in a 50 player live tourney, Blinds just went up to 400/800. I'm on the button and I pick up pocket 7s with about 4900. Everyone folds to cutoff who just calls. Cutoff is a solid, tight but not a rock type player...
  • We're going broke here every time right?
    Game #3346682883: Hold'em NL ($0.15/$0.25) - 2007/03/04 - 14:49:11 (DST) Table "Hobart" Seat 1 is the button. Seat 1: alik ($23.55 in chips) Seat 2: Nqon ($31.99 in chips) Seat 3: Catwom002 ($9.25 in chips) Seat 4: Iceyone ($26.60 in chips) Seat 5: Kev060818 ($15.77 in chips) Seat 6:...
  • Should I fold?
    Stage #586798717: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2007-02-26 00:13:45 (ET) Table: MOLINE (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer Seat 5 - CARIBSOUL ($130.85 in chips) Seat 6 - LEVIHENDRIX ($102.85 in chips) Seat 1 - ODLOZILIK ($73.63 in chips) Seat 2 - AROCKETT ($73.27 in chips) Seat 3 - DIRETHREAT ($114.17...
  • Another Royal Flush :yawn:
    I don't really need this analysed, I know I'm a big fat donk. I'm really just posting this to make Geno jealous cos I seem to recall he's never made a royal before :P http://www.pokerhand.org/?869089 In my defence, and I know it's not much of a defence... a: I was soooooted. b: I knew...
  • Confusion about how to play the pot odds
    Suppose you have two suited cards say A9 :spade: , and the flop comes up 5 :spade: 10 :spade: K :diamond:, so you have around 36% chance of hitting the flush over the next two cards, that i'm cool with. If the pot was already 1000 and there are two aggressive players in the hand to act before you....
  • Ciso Overcalling At Crucial Time?
    Hey , this is a hand from live play today. 3 people left Ciso - 115,000 Chip Leader - 475,000 (roughly) Villain- 160,000 (tight player) Blinds are 6,000/12,000 Chip leader limps in, sb calls I check with A :diamond: 5 :club: . I decided to check simply cos I felt the chip leader would...
  • Needling a bully
    Since my first try on the subject got way off topic I'll give this a second try with a more narrow topic. Does anyone else needle bullies to put them on tilt so they try and chase you down in hands?
  • What a fold!?
    Stage #583768023: Holdem No Limit $0.25 - 2007-02-23 02:20:39 (ET) Table: BERMEL PLACE (Real Money) Seat #5 is the dealer Seat 5 - MEILING ($25.93 in chips) Seat 6 - ODLOZILIK ($8.30 in chips) Seat 1 - MISEBA ($57.22 in chips) Seat 2 - MRFATPOCKET ($21.18 in chips) Seat 3 - SUBFORLIFE ($9.40...
  • Bad play?
    Stage #581871008: Holdem No Limit $1 - 2007-02-21 05:10:46 (ET) Table: ABERDEEN (Real Money) Seat #3 is the dealer Seat 3 - HITACHAI ($106.05 in chips) Seat 4 - XXBLOOMXX ($96.80 in chips) Seat 5 - UNVMYSKILLZ ($183.95 in chips) Seat 6 - ODLOZILIK ($38.80 in chips) Seat 1 - SHOGUNLODGE ($134.66...
  • Marginal schmarginal. Lo stakes live hand.
    In our weekly livegame, which is like a...er...20NL game or something, some good players though. We're playing NL cash for the first time, UTG in this hand is a FL convert who now plays quite abit of 6-max NL online, ok player. Not esp tight, raises speculative hands and the strong ones equally, huge...
  • Market Losers (long,dumb,boring)
    Over the past few months I've gotten into the game of Backgammon a little bit. I'm not all that good. However, I've noticed that a lot of Backgammon concepts (mostly centering on the doubling cube) have a lot of nearly direct parallels to poker. To the uninitiated: Backgammon is a 2 player game...
  • AJ, KJ, QJ offsuit early position
    What should you do with AJ, KJ, QJ offsuit in early position, (UTG, UTG +1) 9-handed No limit hold'em cash game I would probably call with AJ, KJ, and QJ suited. Even though there is only a 4% difference between offsuit and suited, AJ suited, KJ suited and QJ suited are much better hands to see a flop...
  • Heads up Hand....What they got?
    Okay, This was a home game sng we did earlier. Me and Guy (tutored student of mine) were heads up. Hero 1- $10k Hero 2- $6.5k Blinds $100/$200 Hero 2 limps from sb , Hero 1 checks. Flop K :club: 6 :heart: 6 :diamond: . Hero 1 checks , hero 2 bets $400 and Hero 1 calls. Turn 4 :spade:...
  • Hand vs. Snoog
    Snoog and I managed to play at the same 50NL table where I managed to double up, then lose a big pot to a rivered flush (allin on turn with trip aces w/ better kicker), then donked up and AJ hand against the same guy. Anywho then this hand came up, I'd say I've floating snoog a decent amount, and...
  • 5/10 NL Hand for thoughts
    OK, so I have been playing mostly 1/2 and 2/4 since my horrible January run and doing pretty well. But, I logged on last night and saw what appeared to be a very soft 5/10 $1000 max. game going, so I decided to take a shot. This hand comes up about 1 hour into the session. Villain had built a nice...
  • These damn donks confuse me ...
    Okay so for like the 1275036th time in the last few days this has happened to me. I raise preflop and donk limp/calls the bet. He bets like 3 or 4 BBs into the pot and I raise him ~3.5x his bet size. He calls and then leads the turn for anywhere from 4 to 10 BBs. Usually I didn't have anything and...
  • Stupid Early Crazy Moves with J-2
    PokerStars Game #8234642059: Tournament #40962371, $150+$12 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/02/01 - 21:07:07 (ET) Table '40962371 52' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: splaaat (1160 in chips) Seat 2: Razors01 (2750 in chips) Seat 3: Neab (1930 in chips) Seat 4: Sklansky13 (2200 in...
  • Can someone explain implied odds...
    I've read some on implied odds, and i've tried to use the concept. I recently posted a topic about a hand I played where I felt I made a correct decision to draw to an up and down straight draw based on implied odds (http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/t20927/interesting-drawing-hand-odds-questions)....
  • Turned set on broadway flop
    Unknowns, less than 10 hands into the table, what line should I take here and why? PokerStars Game #8266890573: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/02/03 - 20:14:13 (ET) Table 'Sulaphat IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: Sonny617 ($49.25 in chips) Seat 2: Deuceisloose ($22.45 in chips)...
  • Interesting Combo Draw hand
    Bit of history at the table, they think I'm aggressive and have been getting a bit shifty on me at times. Button here was 48/29/1.8 over 35 hands and CO was 19.1/5.3/3.33 over 94 hands. Preflop is up for grabs, I felt the call was good since of the stack sizes on my two opponents, and I was getting...
  • Trip 10s in the SB, river decision
    This hand happened in a live game, I really don't know how I should have played this hand better. Sadly it's not formatted great but I'll try to make it readable: Dealt to hero: Blinds are .50c/$1.00 MP1 ($35) calls CO ($45) calls Button (65$) calls HERO SB ($38) call BB checks. FLOP:...
  • 2 pair river decision
    STAGE #561439425: HOLDEM NO LIMIT $0.10 - 2007-01-31 16:55:08 (ET) Table: JOLIET (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer Seat 4 - FCDAN ($6.49 in chips) Seat 5 - NUTFLUSHIN ($33.53 in chips) Seat 1 - ASTRODG ($19.20 in chips) Seat 2 - WILWYNN ($20 in chips) Seat 3 - CHADMACK ($11.51 in chips) NUTFLUSHIN...
  • getting value of a set - 3 way pot
    Yeah, my first post in Advanced Theory, I'm getting up in the poker world :) Anyway , had a nice multi table session today where I raked 3Xbuyin in about an hour. The last hand of the day . Villain 1 was min raising more then half the times PF and always lead with at least min bet the flop....
  • Is this a situation to draw to a gutshot?
    Given the Situation: Very loose NL200 Game, almost every 3rd hand sees an all-in. People pushing all-in with TPTK, 2 Pairs etc. 3 limpers I have Ac 7c on the button i limp too SB folds, BB checks Flop comes Ts Qs Jc All check, MP bets 10, LP folds BB and EP are callingstations Me???
  • please critique this hand
    Bodog freeroll with unlimited $2 rebuys the first hour. This hand happened about 5 minutes before 1st break (the end of the rebuy period). $2 gets you an additional 1500 in chips, you must be under 1000 to rebuy. Villian was just moved to my table about 5 hands prior, haven't seen him play a single...
  • Two Misplayed Hands
    at least I think so ... regardless of the results, what'd I do wrong here, what should I have done? Hand 1: Villain (UTG) is pretty much a nit, I've got him at 14/9/1.1 over 90 hands, I think he plays 2 or three tables at once. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter...
  • PASSIVE PASSIVE PASSIVE
    This is gonna be a long one. http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/forum/t20087/a-theoretical-question-for-everyone Refer to that for the post that inspired this. Note I am not making this for argument's sake, but because it seems to illustrate a concept I feel like rambling about. Also, the post...
  • $100 Rebuy Late on
    PokerStars Game #8189883073: Tournament #41629372, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2007/01/29 - 23:06:12 (ET) Table '41629372 12' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: amichaiKK (36169 in chips) Seat 2: mattster24 (33120 in chips) Seat 4: Randers (46625 in chips) Seat 5: PlzBelieveMe...
  • Do you make this move?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1554467395: Table Ballinger - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 21:44:37 ET - 2007/01/07 Seat 1: nikemac ($21), is sitting out Seat 2: Penfold2301 ($22.90) Seat 3: dgl-44 ($22.75) Seat 4: Flightless ($21.05) Seat 5: DaZpinner ($24) Seat 6: 300bowler296 ($29) Seat 7: Padre07...
  • What hands can he have here?
    Ok, This happened 2nite, I am curious as to what hands you feel my opponent can have. Hero has - $12,000 ( Plays alot of pots, picks up on weakness, not a particularly tight image) Villain 1- $14,000 ( likes to see flops, agressive with good hands- aware im creative) Villian 2- $11,000 (...
  • I run bad at overpairs ... help me
    Lookin for anything to change in these hands here ... Hand 1: Seat 1: WickedYakker ($101.90 in chips) Seat 2: neurosis79 ($210.40 in chips) Seat 3: Tulkku ($124.60 in chips) Seat 4: MidnightTokr ($199.65 in chips) Seat 5: Jesthebest ($65.20 in chips) Seat 6: Sonny617 ($110.75 in chips)...
  • Turning point mtt hand
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?767606 Now this hand is the most important of the whole mtt for me, ive built up to 6k from playing fairly creatively raising and continuating in position and a few bluffs on the river... In this hand there is a few limpers preflop, i decide to lead out with my paired 3 and...
  • How did I play this live-hand?
    Hi! Played a hand yesterday and I would like to know, what you think about about it. NLHE Blinds 1/2€ I have a bit less than 200 € 2 limpers from early position (did not mean anything, since they didnt slowplay good hands) Middle position raises to 10... The raise does not mean much....
  • Interesting Drawing hand... odds questions
    I got reamed by other players at the table for drawing to this hand. I was wondering what anyone had to say about it. I'll explain my reasoning with it and need to know if I'm incorrect. $10+1 Online Sit N Go, Blinds at 5/10 I'm under the gun with Q :diamond: J :diamond: and I just call. 5...
  • Live 6/12 Hand street by street
    I have a real solid image, I've basically just been showing down winning hands for the last two hours and the other players know it (no that they care, this is live poker BTW). UTG: horrible player, plays 95% of his hands even the trashiest. Raises crappy hands preflop and calls with AA or KK....
  • Did i play this wrong? what would you do?
    I was playing mixed games, PL holdem and PL omaha. At this time there were only 3 people at the table...good raise after the flop? bad raise? Keep in mind the pre flop re-raise was the max I could do. Full Tilt Poker Game #1665072193: Table Siena (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em - 11:21:35...
  • Good or Bad Move?
    I had won the previous 2 sb vs bb post flop just by betting small post flop so I thought he'd know I was just stealing this pot and re raised. Also, I hadnt riased pre flop so he doesnt have to give me credit for Ace. PokerStars Game #8053378936: Tournament #40452762, $200+$15 Hold'em No Limit - Level...
  • SB play
    Here is a hand I played a good while ago. Maybe this should be in basic theory, but whatever, I post it here. Stakes are 50NL. Button is a horrible loose passive player, he plays maybe 80% of his hands preflop, he'll limp then call any raise. I've been sitting at maybe 150-200 hands with him. This...
  • $1000nl - 5/10 .. how would jooo play it?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1581180452: Table Centennial - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:41:26 ET - 2007/01/11 Seat 1: nm_21 ($1,258.25) Seat 2: bk shark ($586) Seat 3: pavelzzz ($1,042) Seat 4: Judicious ($490) Seat 5: P0KERPR0 ($968.50) Seat 6: CUONDARVR ($1,005.50) Seat 8: d_wrek ($569.50) Seat...
  • JJ & TT - 2 raises in front of you
    Let's say you're playing at a 9 handed no limit cash game with blinds at .50 - 1 or 1/2. Two people raise in front of you. Both of them are solid, not too loose and not too tight. You look down at pocket tens or pocket jacks- What do you do? Do you call, reraise, fold? I know with aces, kings,...
  • hands that drive others nuts
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1562199825: Table New Brunswick - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:44:28 ET - 2007/01/09 Seat 1: chauncy100 ($27.05) Seat 2: cameast ($28.35) Seat 3: Shane215 ($24.75) Seat 4: henchman2222 ($16.95) Seat 5: Advance_Luck ($25) Seat 6: Amarus ($46.35) Seat 7: Macky2 ($35.65) Seat...
  • Tell me what to do here
    I hate min raises pre flop! I cant tell if this guy had a monster or was just full of it...no read on him: Full Tilt Poker Game #1606415356: Table Padova (6 max) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:26:38 ET - 2007/01/15 Seat 1: tornado71 ($121.45) Seat 2: SlimLocc ($72.75) Seat 3: HeelsFanNo1 ($106.50) Seat...
  • Tournament Steal attempt
    This hand is potentially what caused me to get fucked into not top 5ing the tournament tonight. It wasn't even a huge hit, but it took away too much of my stack for me to be in control of the table anymore. PokerStars Game #7939737172: Tournament #40563710, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600)...
  • Tournament Hands
    Ok, happened few mins ago these hands, thoughts on both......I ll post results later. PokerStars Game #7894179288: Tournament #39824868, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/01/12 - 06:49:15 (ET) Table '39824868 17' 9-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: loxo (18090 in chips) Seat...
  • Standardish KK hand 50 NL
    Villain is new to the table, thoughts here? PokerStars Game #7889618843: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/01/11 - 22:47:18 (ET) Table 'Caupolican' 6-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: bluffagain30 ($36.90 in chips) Seat 2: Enforcer299 ($52.50 in chips) Seat 3: SmoothCoffee ($30.95 in chips)...
  • Lost with AK
    Three hands into a turbo SNG. Generally a lot of trickiness from EP players, a lot of limp-raising or limp-calling then getting weird on the flop with big bets. Was completely clueless as to what to do. PokerStars Game #7794058411: Tournament #39845319, $105+$9 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20)...
  • Interesting hand, comments appreciated
    Sorry for posting this twice but I think I posted this in the wrong forum hence the lack of responses... Hey everyone. I don't post much on here but I think I will be posting more in the future. I have been playing poker seriously for about a year. I went to Vegas for the first time in June, and didn't...
  • Destined to get stacked?
    PokerStars Game #7827379599: Hold'em Pot Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/01/08 - 04:25:47 (ET) Table 'Lynx III' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: playhere2win ($179.35 in chips) Seat 2: henrybulldog ($239.75 in chips) Seat 3: zvuabipz ($39.70 in chips) Seat 4: schickli ($196 in chips) Seat 5: Turn_Prophet...
  • Tournament Move Question
    I have a tight image on this table, my opponent raises in lateish position with a wide range of hands based on waht I have observed. I felt I also had enough chips and so did he to fold to a re raise, so I saw it as a 20-25% increase in my stack with not a huge amount of risk despite moving all in. Thoughts...
  • Paying to a set?
    I guess we all agree that one should almost never fold a set . What about always paying to a set? What I mean is, should we ever give someone credit for a set? Should we ever fold top 2 pair, Or a TPTK just because we think someone hit a set? What are your thoughts?
  • QQ, early in $5 MTT
    I've been getting some good cards on this table, so my image may be a little loose. I've been caught continuation betting twice in the first 40 minutes of play. My last big hand was an all-in pre-flop showdown of my KK vs. AK, which I won. PokerStars Game #7778434166: Tournament #39376515, $5.00+$0.50...
  • Priced in for disaster?
    Players on the table were a little loose and wild, and I felt like mixing it up a bit preflop. Partly because it was a long session and partly because I had been drinking gin and tonics, but ran out of the latter. PokerStars Game #7657408741: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/29 - 01:46:49...
  • Some set hands from today ...
    Hit a buncha sets today ... how'd I do? Game is 25NL 6-max at Stars Hand #1: Table 'Keid II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: buzzard1881 ($66.40 in chips) Seat 2: loungefly ($31.60 in chips) Seat 5: bootscut ($34.35 in chips) Seat 6: Sonny617 ($24.85 in chips) Sonny617: posts small...
  • SNG HAND
    8th hand of a $10 sng....I dont play these usually but I thought I'd do it since i wasn't tired and nothing else to do. To me it really felt like I had to be beat , but i need some other rational points of view. PokerStars Game #7622733436: Tournament #38997231, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I...
  • Failed stack-a-donk attempt
    PokerStars Game #7657182485: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/12/29 - 01:27:08 (ET) Table 'Boucolion' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 2: 13mclean ($61.45 in chips) Seat 3: Hello1234556 ($44.50 in chips) Seat 4: Smiley97 ($42.35 in chips) Seat 5: cudaman2 ($49.65 in chips) Seat 6: exladude...
  • Overpair hands 25NL
    Looking for ways to improve how I play overpairs. I don't really have enough data on each player to make an exact judgement on how they play ... if you're curious on what stats I had on anybody just ask. Hand 1: POKERSTARS GAME #7522672829: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/12/20 - 02:42:19...
  • Well played? I cant decide
    After his check on the turn it seemed like he was sitting on 2 high cards, agreed? What does everyone think about the $15 bet on the river? PokerStars Game #7631683751: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/12/27 - 15:34:05 (ET) Table 'Arkab V' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: cantpickname...
  • hit my draw now what?
    ** Game ID 1109658786 starting - 2006-12-27 21:18:53 ** $1,000 FREEROLL:Table 392 (150.00|300.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - th3alchemist sitting in seat 1 with $655.00 - tr3nyc3 sitting in seat 2 with $535.00 - no1master sitting in seat 3 with $8472.92 - Th0r999 sitting in seat 4 with $8847.13 -...
  • tourney hand
    I was called an idiot after this but I think he played as badly as he could. Thoughts? ** Game ID 1108086658 starting - 2006-12-27 02:25:02 ** $1,000 FREEROLL:Table 446 (500.00|1000.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - hotshotAhole sitting in seat 1 with $18761.47 - Talaza sitting in seat 2 with...
  • Call or raise the river?
    No reads, just sat down. PokerStars Game #7551835544: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/22 - 03:12:07 (ET) Table 'Ornamenta V' 9-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: bdubhc ($200 in chips) Seat 2: Turn_Prophet ($197 in chips) Seat 3: chelsea16 ($136 in chips) Seat 4: LoveSurgery ($105.35...
  • 1/2 NLHE Hand for comments
    Here is a hand from a buddy of mine (Hero below) where he would like feedback. Villian is a little aggressive, pretty tight pre-flop. Did I misplay the early streets? PokerStars Game #7318754172: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/12/05 - 22:33:40 (ET) Table 'Bruwer II' 9-max Seat #2 is the...
  • NL Hand for thoughts please
    Game is $10/$20, $2000 max. on BD. I have been at the table for three laps and villain has been very aggressive, playing and raising a lot of pots. I haven't seen him show down many hands except for 1 when he held AA against QQ. He has built a stack of $6500 and I have around $1900 as the hand begins. Villain...
  • $5 SNG NL, too aggressive with TPTK
    Hi Reasons I'm not sure about my play here, do I really need to be risking my stack so early on here ? am i missing out on chips by forcing out weaker hands that we want to call us down ? No reads, other than usual low stakes SNG and fish will overvalue AX etc PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind...
  • Your move?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1443848582: Table Summer Leaf - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:45:55 ET - 2006/12/20 Seat 1: antman7 ($25.70) Seat 2: Leo_37 ($63.85) Seat 4: NotHereToArgue ($22.40) Seat 5: fmo01 ($5.65) Seat 6: zelico ($34.90) Seat 7: iced35 ($19.35) Seat 8: AP0CALYP5E ($24.40) Seat...
  • This is why you always cbet
    Loosish call preflop, felt like I could stack him if I flopped a set on a low board ... anyway, after he checked behind the flop it told me he either had AA/JJ or KK/QQ ... so I stabbed at the pot and found out it was the latter. Note a $3 cbet gets him this pot instantly. PokerStars Game #7523542669:...
  • 25NL 6-max hands for criticism
    Hand 1: No reads on villain PokerStars Game #7487939101: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/12/17 - 18:43:21 (ET) Table 'Sigelinde' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: yak00za ($16.10 in chips) Seat 2: HotFooter ($31.15 in chips) Seat 3: pino1234 ($59.50 in chips) Seat 4: AsydRayne ($33.30...
  • Guess the ending. . .
    2/5 spread limit game in windover, nv I'm on the button and have A K offsuit two limper to me I raise to 7, both blinds and limpers call Flop is 10 A 9 rainbow checked to me, I bet five, only big blind calls turn is an A big blind checks, I bet five, Big blind calls river is...
  • Think I played this poorly
    Deepstack MTT, still very early no reads on villian. Call, reraise, can I even consider folding? PokerStars Game #7467561430: Tournament #37780129, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/16 - 12:17:17 (ET) Table '37780129 47' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: TomServo (5350 in...
  • flopped set part daux
    another hand from the same night as the set of 2's 3/6 FL loose passive game I'm in early position and look down to find Ad Ac I raise and get a table full of callers(IE family pot) Flop comes 3s As 10s I lead out 2 callers a raise then folds between me and the raise. I reraise. 2...
  • Easy fold?
    Hi Guys! I would like to know what you think of the following hand: 4 Players Blinds .25/.50 Utg (about 40)folds Hero (about 80) As9s raises to 4 SB folds (about 80,tilting and paying (almost) everything, reason for the big raise) BB calls (about 50) Flop 2,7,9 rainbow, no spade Big...
  • What would u do?
    Playing live at foxwoods. 1/2 Blinds, I am sitting with $330 in chips, and the avg. stack is about $225 or so. A little info about 3 hands I won in the last 5 minutes that will help players get a better read on me. 1. Trippled up with KK to about $125 with 3 people in the pot 2. Next hand won...
  • Any one not push here
    Please take note of blind amounts. ** Game ID 1089568588 starting - 2006-12-15 23:05:13 ** $1,000 FREEROLL:Table 307 (20000.00|40000.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - LuckyAces777 sitting in seat 1 with $339849.33 - SlowPlay58 sitting in seat 2 with $35118.74 - andri212 sitting in seat...
  • good squeeze?
    csupomona had been making frequent preflop raises, and CHRISTIE had been pushing all in preflop with anything he would call an all in with. PokerStars Game #7436691582: Tournament #38034854, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/12/14 - 05:44:04 (ET) Table '38034854 9' 9-max...
  • Speaking of Sets...
    Ok, funny enough that right after we have a discussion that gave us the conclusion of something like, "even if you never fold a set, you can probably still be a winning player, and you will avoid a lot of bad laydowns." I think I may have encountered a situation last night where folding a...
  • Top pair, what you do?
    Playing some NL50 today, this hand came up. Some pre-information. My opponent: VP$IP - 31.5, (fl-see)Fold - 33.3, (fl-see)Aggr - 5.5 GAME #461571766: Texas Hold'em NL $0.25/$0.50 2006-12-10 19:24:47 Table Roscoff (8 max) Seat 1: Vitek ($62.62 in chips) Seat 2: KKPT ($22.10 in chips) DEALER Seat...
  • Some tourney hands
    The wife took the new baby to some friends house to show off so I decided to play a freeroll. I was hoping some of you could take a look at a coupl of hands and let me know what you think. hand 1 ** Game ID 1080922411 starting - 2006-12-10 21:58:03 ** $1,000 FREEROLL:Table 326 (500.00|1000.00...
  • I just can't ever figure this situation out...
    Maybe this is better for pot odds, but any help would be appreciated. Villian 1 UTG 40.00 in chips Villian 2 middle 24.00 in chips I am on the button with 26.00 I call a 2.00 raise and go to the flop with these two players, I am holding 2 :club: 2 :spade: Flop comes down Q :diamond: 8 :diamond:...
  • Flopping Bottom Two from the SB
    Ok, I've run into this situation a few times recently, and I'm looking for opinions. Illustration: Hero is in the SB with 64. 4 people have limped in, giving us 11-to-1 on a call. Hero calls, BB checks. 6 BB's in the pot. Flop comes 10-6-4. Under what cirumstances do you check? Under which...
  • 6-max FL
    I have QJo in the BB, UTG+2 raises, folds to me I call. Flop: 8 9 3 I check he bets I call getting 5.5:1 I have 4 clean outs to the nuts and overcards, figured I could make up a bet or two on the turn when I improve. Turn: 7 I check he bets I raise. Comments?
  • SHAL
    So I'm midway through HOH Volume 2 and was introduced to the SHAL concept (Structured Hand Analysis). I've read through it a few times and even tried put it into action too. Just wondering what other HOH readers think of this and how often they use it to justify their moves in late MTT combat.
  • another theoretical question
    You're playing limit hold'em against a player who will never bluff on the river. That is, every time his bet is called he expects to win 50% of the time or more. You've played this opponent for a long time, you know his exact strategy and he knows yours. For simplicity assume: -the pot will...
  • flopped a Set
    Loose passive 3/6 Fixed limit Limped in with ducks and there where four other limpers Flop 6s 2d 7s I bet and all 4 call Turn is a 8c I check, next player bets, other 3 call. What's the right play?
  • Concepts at odds: Control pot size or aggro. to protect?
    Here is a hand that in retrospect I think I played quite poorly and it illustrates two concepts that are somewhat at odds with each other in NLHE: When playing a pot with a strong 1 pair hand, is it better to keep the pot small all the time or sometimes to move more aggressively at the pot early so that...
  • SNG hand
    First hand of a turbo sit n go. 1 limper, you raise to 3x bb, it comes down to heads up. Lets say the flop is KQJ unsuited and you hit the flop fairly decently. You bet the flop and the turn, your opponent flat calls both times. Both turn and river cards are insignificant, something like a 4 and a 6....
  • MTT Tourney - Deep and Late decision
    Lateish in a $150 tourney on stars. Thoughts on streets / action? http://www.pokerhand.org/?630548 Hero?
  • NL tourrney/cash games, controlling pot size
    Please discuss, suggested topics: 1) when to pot commit yourself or anyother 2) keeping drawing pots small or large depending on situation 3) heads up vs weaker players (avoiding lotto poker)
  • a theoretical question for everyone
    I was playing in a NL cash game with an effective stack of $200. I had AA on a board of T522r. On the turn I bet $40 into a $60 pot and my opponent raised to $80. The pot is now contains $180. I have $130 left. I know my opponent is bluffing exactly 40% of the time. If you neglect the chance that...
  • 1/2 NLHE Hand for comments
    Here is a hand played by a buddy of mine that he wants feedback on. Game is $1/$2 NLHE, $200 max. Hero has $370 at start of hand, villain has $262. Villain is described as a relatively tight player and solid, but we have no specific read on him. He has not shown down any strange bluffs or really...
  • $5 someone please help me out with how to play AK lol
    Fella's I can't play AK in SNG's NL, always seem to get it wrong. This play felt so wrong lol, but i got lucky, riverat :oops: No reads as early in the game, please can you advise how u play AK, when to c/bet and what to do against agression on the flop when u have position. PokerStars ...
  • Hand #1 from live NL
    Hand #1: Hero: $270 Villain: Covers 7-handed NL 3/5 blinds at Hollywood Park, $200 buyin. I’ve been playing for about 2 hours, have only showed down a few strong top-pair like hands, nothing special. Villain is a good player, knows the game, plays a lot of hands preflop. Villain opens in...
  • Hand #2 from NL live
    Hand 2: After Hand 1 from Hollywood Park. 3/5 NL, buyin $200. I have 5s6s in SB Hero: ~650 MP1: $400 Reads: not a strong player, thinks I’m a maniac MP2: Covers MP1 open-raises to $20, 3 callers, I call. Flop: 5 6 10, 2 clubs I check, MP1 bets $25, MP2 hems and haws, its clear he doesn’t...
  • $5 SNG AQ,
    Hi No real reads, figured this was push or fold and didn't fancy the push, this look ok ? PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com UTG (t3825) UTG+1 (t2050) CO (t1755) Hero (t2470) SB (t1735) BB (t1665) Preflop: Hero is in Button with A:club:...
  • Limit cash, 0.5/0.10
    Grinding low limit at party to clear bonus and get roll for SNG's. Anyone else check behind like me on this river ? or would u have bet it ? thanks $0.05/$0.10 Texas Hold'em -Seat 10 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: ladyreefer ( $2.50 ) Seat 2: Mikolaj82 ( $1.50 ) Seat...
  • NL25. Please comment on these bluffs
    In the following hands I am T8suited: 1. Villain is solid......perhaps too solid? I put him on a big overpair. PokerStars Game #7108936265: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/11/20 - 22:32:20 (ET) Table 'Cetus III' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: T8suited ($38.10 in chips) Seat 2: Johnthestraw...
  • $0.50/$1 NLHE Hand for comments
    This is a hand from a buddy of mine which I thought was interesting: $100 max. NLHE. Hero has around $110 and Villain has him covered ($170). Villain has been aggressive in the session and seems to know what he is doing. Hasn't tabled that many hands, but the one's he has have been relatively strong. Hero...
  • Questionable hands like AJ and KQ
    I play pretty tight, I don't liek playing A10 and below because I hate getting into pots with only one pair, weak kicker. I raise with AK, AQ, and most of the pairs. Hands like KJ and QJ I don't put a lot of value in to. My question to you is what to do with hands like AJ and KQ. Just limp in, and...
  • Playing Big pairs out of position
    I have been thinking this over since that 5/10 hand I posted and have come up with a strategy for digestion: The problem here (to me) seems to be threefold: (1) I am out of position for the remaineder of the hand; (2) my stack size is neither short nor really deep (where in both cases, play becomes...
  • 5/10 Hand for comments
    5/10 NLHE, $1000 max. It is my second lap at the table, so I am around even, down $40 or so ($960 stack). No real reads on anyone yet although there are a few players that I recognize from other sessions. Villain is someone I haven't seen and has a little more than me ($1002). I get AcAs in the...
  • $25 buy-in MTT, 2500 guranteed.... what to do here?
    the tourney started with 186 people. blind levels are 12 minutes. top 18 get paid. situation: 19 players left. blinds: 600-1200.. my stack is about 13000 two seats to my right is a player (stack: ~16000) who, for the last hour has folded pretty much EVERY hand.... he folded every BUTTON even...
  • Would you fold here?
    I think this is a typical overpair dilema. To lay it down or not? Stage #492783062: Holdem No Limit $0.25 - 2006-11-14 19:28:19 (ET) Table: DAYTONA AVE (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer Seat 1 - SMOOV_E ($15.55 in chips) Seat 2 - ODLOZILIK ($21.10 in chips) Seat 3 - MERAKECOW ($53.20 in chips) Seat...
  • SB Many limpers Step by Step
    Sort of an interesting hand, I think. Play along. Game is 50NL on absolute. Full table of 9. I am SB and have 5 limpers to me when I see K9s in my hand. I complete BB checks and the flop comes K68 rainbow. Pot is $4.00 and I am first to act.
  • most frustatring turn and river possible
    the beautiful thing was, this table thought i was on tilt as i just lost a big pot against a runner runner wheel, then top two vs a flush.. they even were chatting about me being tilt. then i flop this and capitalized on it by betting big, but then the worst two cards rolled off Table Name Hand...
  • No Escape?
    Hero is playing in a $2/$4 $200 max buy-in NL game. Hero is sitting on a stack of about $400. Hero is dealt K :spade: K :club: in seat 1 UTG. Hero raises to $16. UTG+1 in seat 2 is a loose, very bad player who has been giving away money. His stack is about $150. UTG+1 makes it $32 total. Folded...
  • Questionable all in?
    I know his call was bad but what of my move? ** Game ID 1028357569 starting - 2006-11-09 20:38:46 ** $1,000 FREEROLL:Table 164 (20.00|40.00 No Limit - MTT) Real Money - rubob sitting in seat 1 with $840.00 - ozzman93 sitting in seat 2 with $990.00 - Miami9142 sitting in seat 3 with $1590.00 -...
  • Nuts vs 2nd nuts
    I can't stop laughing at this hand...... PokerStars Game #6882753350: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/11/03 - 20:35:14 (ET) Table 'Genua V' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Zaphros ($17.20 in chips) Seat 2: G_M Bluth ($36.40 in chips) Seat 3: ndrules7 ($49 in chips) Seat 4: Phil...
  • Call or lay down?
    Very early on in low stakes S'n'G. No info on anyone yet. Iffy preflop call, but a couple of limpers so I figured I'd take a look at the flop. PokerStars Game #6927328909: Tournament #35344727, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/11/07 - 06:30:23 (ET) Table '35344727 1'...
  • Live Hand that is Bugging Me
    This hand was from a live 10 person SnG home game. My chipset is very large denoms, so don't be thrown by the betting amounts. I am just going to post the entire action, so let me know what you think. Early in the SnG, when blinds were 1000/2000, I pick up A :heart: Q :diamond: from MP. Villain...
  • Great hand, if I do say so myself.....street by street
    Right again, you ABSOLUTELY need to check raise here. If the TAG BB hasnt bet out or raised yet, he has nothing worth calling 2 bets cold with. If the button had an A or K, then he surely would have raised preflop. SO he is at best looking at a low PP or some icky draw/position play hoping to take...
  • Getting paid with your monsters
    One problem that most people have to deal with is to extract as much money as you can with your premium hands e.g. sets and some obscure 2-pairs. Recently I have tried this incredibly simple play a few times: a massive overbet all-in on flop, especially when you are against a preflop raiser and are...
  • 2/4 NL Hand; Comments Please
    Game is 2/4 $400 max online. I have just entered the game and posted behind the button. I recognize a few players at the table. Villain in this case I have played with a lot and I consider him a solid player who I believe generally wins. He has the capability of playing a lot of different hands in...
  • My Preflop Hand Selection - Comments
    Hi I'm new to these forums. I've been playing poker for about two years and play cash games only. I either play live with my friends or on the internet but I like live games a lot more. We usually play with blinds at either 25c-25c, or 25-50c. We play low stakes with about 5 people. I have an interest...
  • 5/10 NL hand; Comments Please
    Game is 5/10, $1000 max. online. Game is pretty good, but I have no specific reads on anyone. I get A7h in MP. Folded to me. I limp with a stack of $1040. Guy to my right raises to $40 to go, everyone else folds. I have begun to mix up my play with these types of hands in MP and LP, alternating...
  • Flopped Royal Flush
    It folds round to me in LP, I raise it up 4x bb with A :diamond: Q :diamond: the sb calls and the flop hits me as hard as it possibly could. He checks, I check. He checks turn and I decide if check again and he bets the river then I'm not going to get to much more anyway. I figure the best course...
  • what to do?
    Ok, tricky situation here early in a multi table S'n'G. I will post this section by section PokerStars Game #6681127896: Tournament #33974374, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/10/18 - 17:21:58 (ET) Table '33974374 13' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 2: hardcider5 (1725...
  • More bad play here....Right?
    10-10 SB, in a tournament , button raises , hes not too creative, doesnt get out line much but in position like this could have far weaker like small pp, Ax, K10 etc. I opt to call and hope I can get some value post flop. Flop comes 8 9 3 rainbow. I check, sadly he checks behind me. Turn 6, I lead...
  • How did i play?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1144005203: Table Sierra - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:58:16 ET - 2006/10/24 Seat 1: JHarr1219 ($109.75) Seat 2: Mike Serrano ($101.85) Seat 3: FoRSt4StGumP22 ($98.40) Seat 4: Joseph Weil ($147.90) Seat 5: greenbean13 ($38.15) Seat 6: MstAA mAArtini ($32.10) Seat 7:...
  • 10/20 NL Hand: Comments Please
    Game is 10/20 NLHE, $2000 max buyin. I have been at the table for 1 lap and am at $2037. Villain is a player who is solid but not spectacular. I respect his play as a strong player, but he is not a pro. I get QcQH in the SB. One limper to Villain who makes it $90 to go. He has roughly $1975 before...
  • Suckout or bad play?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #1147016865: Table Lake Mead - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:15:13 ET - 2006/10/25 Seat 1: Nqon ($200) Seat 2: new3ie12345 ($50) Seat 3: fjeldo ($79) Seat 4: R0b5ter ($200) Seat 5: Timmac31 ($0), is sitting out Seat 6: Sevenghst ($253.85) Seat 7: schnuke ($158) Seat 8: muttface...
  • A couple of rounds. Quick Earnings.
    I played 30 hands on this table. Check my hands and my winnings. First thing that happened is that i lost 80 bucks on a suckout, didnt include it :). But just check this out. AMAZING! Full Tilt Poker Game #1147039118: Table Lake Mead - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:25:52 ET - 2006/10/25 Seat 1: Nqon...
  • A situation that arises quite often on the bubble.
    Places paid: 6 Players left: 7 Average stack is around 10K. Small Blind: 250 Big Blind: 500 Chip count is approximately as follows: SB (6,000) BB (11,000) UTG (4,000) A (17,000) B (12,000) C (5,000) D (21,000) UTG finds AQ, having only 4,000 left, what to do?? Fold?? Limp??...
  • Why Play Poker?
    A surprising title considering I've been playing almost non-stop for about 2.5 - 3 years now. I think it's time I quit again ... I have several reasons though, that you may want to think about when you're playing poker. Why did I play poker in the first place? 1) Fun 2) Money 3) Challenge 4)...
  • Jack Ten Suited
    Two times ive seen a guy call a lot of money on j 10 suited and win a massive pot where he has had to call large amounts preflop. This was in a home game so i dont have perfect records of this in my head. Blinds at 25-50 and I think J 10 guy had last position. Just to give everone names.. 7-8...
  • top pair , marginal situation
    I played this conservatively, thoughts on call or pass please. A :heart: 10 :club: , I limp for £2 and am against just blinds. Flop comes 10 :diamond: 5 :diamond: 7 :diamond: . He checks, I bet a weak £2 into £5.He calls, turn 4 :club: . He checks, I check. River 5 :heart: . He bets pot sized...
  • A-2
    Okay, I am fairly late in a live mtt. I am in bb and lp limps as does sb. Flop comes 3 :heart: 4 :heart: 5 :heart: . I am sitting with around $60,000 chips I think and bb is maybe $2000. Anyway, sb bets out $5k, I have A :club: 2 :heart: . I opt to re raise to $15,000 and lp pushes allin for $19,500...
  • On tournaments and gambling
    I feel like sometime in the near-ish future, I'm going to finally be able to put into words some tournament concepts I've been thinking about for quite some time now... and I'll have time to fark around with numbers enough to illustrate them (and possibly prove/disprove some vague 'maybe' ideas I've...
  • call or fold?
    Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Contempt 10475059-80306 Holdem No Limit $0.25/$0.50 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : bmcnally has $18.09 : Seat 2 : kingetje has $65.86 : Seat 3 : happy campe has $131.51 : Seat 4 : hbrider has $0 : Seat 5 : -STOCKCITY- has $73.59 : Seat 6 : Fossen has $86.25...
  • Do you ever lay down the best hand?
    MJJ had a tourney a few weeks ago. I was the 1st out (again!) and nearly laid down the hand, even though I was 95% sure I had the best of it. I limped w/ 6 :club: 5 :club: and someone raised 3x the BB. The blinds folded, but I was getting 3:1 to call so I did (blinds were small, stacks were deep,...
  • Running into big hands
    I tend to run into bigger hands preflop -flop. I feel like i cant do much about it as i run into them so early, like these 4 occaisoins on monday.. After i was down to 4.50 with 25/50 blinds, i picked up QQ and moved all in. I then ran into AK suited and he hit the flush. Then, i raise to...
  • Destined to lose
    Another example of a hand your are destined to lose. PokerStars Game #6668984475: Holdem No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/10/17 - 17:03:06 (ET) Table Agapenor 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: westend94 ($28.80 in chips) Seat 2: Huey 4460 ($7.40 in chips) Seat 4: fjesir ($14.75 in chips) Seat...
  • Any part of this hand I played correct AT ALL?
    Okay, I post alot of bluffs that come off and advance plays. Now lets dissect a donk play by me. £10 rebuy few weeks back.( begginers night , live competition), I dont bluff these guys and am sitting a little short stacked with like $6,500 , bb is probably $800. Late position limped , I have Q-7 and...
  • Maybe I'm Crazy
    I really dont think hes trapping me , so I kept firing, although the river bet is a bit insane. PokerStars Game #6466114028: Tournament #32354070, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/09/29 - 20:01:29 (ET) Table '32354070 11' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: cruisifier (25140...
  • A Couple Of Hands That Broke Me Last Night
    Do you have any comments on these hands here, thanks. Hand 1 ===== Full Tilt Poker Game #1067553354: Table Tara - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:36:00 ET - 2006/10/04 Seat 1: DashingDrew ($2.15), is sitting out Seat 2: ed4funfun ($2.55) Seat 3: rodge79 ($10.10) Seat 4: CrustyFace ($8.35) Seat...
  • Suckouts or implied odds? (or both)
    Hand 1 Only 3rd hand at the table so no reads. PokerStars Game #6514605485: Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/10/04 - 05:11:38 (ET) Table 'Thusnelda IV' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: bigscotty ($21.35 in chips) Seat 2: MichaelMcL ($24.75 in chips) Seat 3: P Bozz ($8.10 in chips)...
  • Am I playing too weak?
    More often than not I find myself just calling and not raising with very good but not absolute nut hands. Here are some examples: www.pokerhand.org/?529915 Here I "mixed up my play" by raising 74s in early position. When I hit my flush on the turn BB played aggressively. Turns out...
  • How would you play it?
    comments, opinions? I put him on a flush draw on the flop so i went with my read. It was correct which allowed me to c-bet all the way through. Position is CO. http://www.pokerhand.org/?534554
  • Right move? (AK)
    PokerStars Game #6496925321: Tournament #32984533, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/10/02 - 07:36:27 (ET) Table '32984533 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 2: Chicks&bear (3415 in chips) Seat 3: el mañico (1060 in chips) Seat 4: Oasis88 (2410 in chips) Seat 5: pbjconstruct...
  • Call here or lay it down?
    Just to paint a picture for you guys, this guy (VDN) had went all in numerous times with hands like 105o with KQ5 on the board. Other guy had a K, he hit a 5 on the turn. Will not hesitate for 1 second to go all in with bottom pair. With that being said, top 150 get paid. I was slightly below...
  • Is this considered lucky?
    Me and my friend are debating about his play in a hand. He had Qs 4s Flop : As 7d 8s Player1: 2000 Him: 3000 Player2: 5000 Player one bets 500, he raises to 1000, player two calls. Turn : 2s He says it wasn't lucky, he said he knew player one didn't have anything which is completly...
  • What, do I fold here?
    PokerStars Game #6304007989: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/09/16 - 04:46:46 (ET) Table 'Ida III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: 1pup ($142.55 in chips) Seat 3: trizzie03 ($93 in chips) Seat 4: Turn_Prophet ($105.55 in chips) Seat 5: drewshark1 ($101.70 in chips) Seat 6: Oscar_03...
  • I need some thoughts on this
    Okay. This is a marginal situation for me on river, I will often pay people off cos the pot odds dictate I should do so, but factoring in evertyhing , do u call or fold here...Its during rebuy hour , I am against a guy who according to pokerdb plays low mtts and up till now which isnt long seems straight...
  • A "Supa" hand
    Heads-up play, been gaining some chips and momentum at this point. Opponent is a decent player, a little bit on the weak side and somewhat passive. Comments? Seat 1: Checkout (24370 in chips) Seat 7: TheSalche (7130 in chips) TheSalche: posts the ante 25 Checkout: posts the ante 25 TheSalche:...
  • Donk play by me?
    To preface this, I just saw the guy go all in UTG with A5o and beat 99 on the river. With this being said, was this a horrible play on my part? PokerStars Game #6439192094: Tournament #32684126, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/09/27 - 14:58:04 (ET) Table '32684126 1' 9-max...
  • Here's a step-by-step FL
    I have 3 :heart: 3 :club: in the SB. 6/12 live, 4 limpers, I call, BB checks. Flop: 2 :diamond: 3 :diamond: 4 :heart: I check, BB bets (he will bet a lot of hands here, pairs, overpairs, any draw pretty much), loosey-goosey calls, 2 folds, another caller, I call. Turn: A :heart: Whats...
  • Hand of the Day. :P
    Texas Hold'em $1-$2 NL (real money), hand #1,035,260,657 Table Augsburg, 22 Sep 2006 5:57 AM ET Seat 1: artsi88 ($26.05 in chips) Seat 2: Tixmaster1 ($102.00 in chips) Seat 3: AAAHHHBBB ($100.00 in chips) Seat 4: Miami 13 ($31.65 in chips) Seat 5: Waldon9 ($108.40 in chips) Seat 6: TheCrow...
  • OOP on flop with premium PP discussion
    Hi guys, I just have a question regarding play on and after the flop with high pocket pairs such as QQ when there has been a re-raise pre-flop. I’m sorry that I do not have a specific example; I hope the small scenario I’ve created will suffice. STT tournament. 3 or 4 rounds into play. Only 1 or...
  • did i play this ok?
    fixed limit .50/1 ring me (mahdrek) : mid position opponent (babyfires) : sb relatively new to table (55 hands) and not loose i had a tight rep at table i think lol p.s. how come the hand converter didnt work? - _mr_chips_ sitting in seat 1 with $93.33 - NiceRabbit sitting in seat...
  • 20NL 6-max two pair turn decision
    No real reads, maybe a little on the loose and aggro side. Prima Poker skin No Limit Holdem Ring game Blinds: $0.10/$0.20 6 players Converter Stack sizes: UTG: $8.75 UTG+1: $71.86 CO: $65.15 Button: $26.20 Hero: $19.50 BB: $21.45 Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with 9:club: T:heart:...
  • AK's Value in latter stages of MTT
    I'm not real fond of AK for my stack unless I can move in first and they may fold or against a loose or wild player. I don't enjoy getting my money in with A high if my stack can avoid it but latter in the MTT stages I'm faced with decisions I do not enjoy making with it. Near the bubble twice I held...
  • Future of non-HE games
    So I was just thinking about this on toilet at 3 am ... Since no-limit texas hold-em has become the complete standard of poker games, everybody is on the internet playing it all the time and people are getting very good at it. Within a year or two, winrates are going to start dropping due to the...
  • Who's bad play was it?
    I got dealt pocket queens with .25/50 blinds at a home game with about 7 other people. I raise it to 2 bucks and get one call. flop: 8 7 5 I bet 3 dollars which was at least 3/4 the pot. He (thinkin hes the best player in the world looks at me, and says goes all in pushing in 5 more dollars). I...
  • Something Smell Fishy to You?
    Poolshark is steaming over a few bad beats and is down 3 buy-ins. He has not ever check-raised the river before, nor has he ever bet a draw. Something does not seem right to me, but is there a decent enough chance we have the best hand here? Also, please forgive the kitten killing on 4th street....
  • Right play?
    Im CT2iowa PokerStars Game #6290511650: Hold'em Limit ($0.10/$0.20) - 2006/09/15 - 00:19:25 (ET) Table 'Algedi V' 10-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: seanyg1322 ($4.29 in chips) Seat 2: dirtybutler ($4.68 in chips) Seat 3: EVERMAX ($6.24 in chips) Seat 4: thyme_waster ($3.70 in chips) Seat...
  • Tips
    Full Tilt Poker Game #999559794: $10 + $1 Tournament (6585864), Table 10 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 6:01:00 ET - 2006/09/14 The button is in seat #9 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to Oasis123 dirtyd221 calls 30 Ladeder has 15 seconds left to act Ladeder folds Mr_white25 calls 30 larsrakn folds Oasis123...
  • Tough hand. Right fold?
    Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes $10 - NL - 9 Seat - Extended 11701605-11 Holdem No Limit 30/60 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : novice86 has $1,200 : Seat 2 : spatzer has $2,680 : Seat 3 : Joaquin89 has $1,420 : Seat 4 : klinu has $3,280 : Seat 5 : gagerage021 has $5,180 : Seat 6 : kingetje...
  • Aces Up 3-way
    jdawg is known to be a bad player. What do we think of my play here? PokerStars Game #6280342468: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/09/14 - 03:13:48 (ET) Table 'Cybele IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: LCMCVP ($41.95 in chips) Seat 2: Jay-Owen ($14.85 in chips) Seat 3: samx4321...
  • How Would You Have Played This?
    Encountered this today where felt i should fold for the reasons outlined after the hand... Full Tilt Poker Game #990451315: Table Gary - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:44:20 ET - 2006/09/11 Seat 1: loosecannon70 ($9.05) Seat 3: SammyG113 ($11.45) Seat 4: CrustyFace ($9.20) Seat 5: SysExRadio...
  • How do you play low and middle pairs?
    Low and middle pairs are tricky little cards. If im in early or middle position with any of these pairs i will call anyone limping, but no raise unless there are like 4 calls to the raise in front of me. The hope is to hit the set. I was talking to a certain Mr Andy Bloch, i asked him how he plays...
  • Tips on this one please.
    Full Tilt Poker Game #976602868: Table Apple - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:22:47 ET - 2006/09/07 Seat 1: spongejulie ($37.05) Seat 2: BA_CoolBreeze ($24.65) Seat 3: vermot ($26.50) Seat 4: BMXer ($21) Seat 5: Billiken49 ($13.90) Seat 6: Oasis123 ($24.15) Seat 7: IronVaks ($24.65) Seat...
  • any suggestions for how i played this?
    .50/100 limit at Tower poker winner was BB whom i had tagged as loose I (Mahdrek101) was in late position Hand 963352030, Started at 9/7/2006 12:46 AM Table 'Kankan': $0.50-$0.50 Fix Limit HE (Real) Seat 0: rockythunder ($5.05 in chips) Seat 1: 000019 ($26.55 in chips) Seat 2: Mahdrek101...
  • strangest hand ever
    freeroll (says it all) blinds 50/100 chip stack 2 callers from middle position each with about 6 thousand i have 27 of hearts and make it 500 and the original callers call the raise flop: 6-a-q rainbow first guy checks, bext guy bets out very small, I bet the pot and he moves all in(note...
  • did i play this right, relatively new player
    i was button and winner was bigblind i raised preflop with AK , hit high pair on flop with KK i raised, then called reraise, then called raise on turn and river anyways did i make any big mistakes, is this whats called a bad beat? just want to get some advice if i'm doing anything wrong as im...
  • Trapping dead money
    Is there anywhere to read about trapping dead money in a pot? Like this hand, I was almost 100% sure I was going to split, so I'm obviously making the majority of my money from worse hands trying to see a cheap showdown. After the 2nd player called, and the other guy reraised, would it have been better...
  • Classic 6-max FL scenario
    6-max FL, 1$/2$ Hero is UTG+1 w/ A :club: K :heart: Fold, Hero bets, folds, CO calls, folds, BB calls Flop: 2 :heart: 5 :diamond: 9 :diamond: BB checks, Hero...? Assume CO to be your classic losing 6-max lagtard who coldcalls too much w/any PP and any king/ace, goes too showdown too much...
  • About the AKs
    Ive been using pokerstove to analyse some hands, typically hands like AKs and others that are considered premium. Normally someone with AKs would raise big preflop to show strength and it'll pretty much come down to maybe 2-3 callers all with the premium hands. So i compared AKs versus the other...
  • Playing high cards against an utra aggressive player
    What would you do here against someone who is extremely aggressive/high. He just smoked a bowl and he came to play. I realize this hand doesnt put me in the best of light, but i just want to hear how others would play it. He went from like 60 bucks to about 20, to about 40 within about half an hour....
  • AK what would you do.
    This happened to me last night. I was playing a Pub poker Tournament live, after what seemed to be an eternity I was dealt big slick. The first hour was very slow for me, I had taken down one pot and showed QQ. I presumed the table would have seen me as a tight player a bit passive I suppose. I...
  • Making Bad Calls: Why?
    Not sure where to post this, but here is a problem I've run into. My natural style is TAG, though lately I've tried to be more aggressive early on in tournaments. Anyway, here is my problem. If I get into a flop for cheap or free in BB with weak cards, I have no problem reading the hand and knowing...
  • AQs, early in SnG
    PokerStars Game #6180439445: Tournament #31333439, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/09/05 - 14:55:11 (ET) Table '31333439 3' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: empl (3900 in chips) Seat 2: joeykukz (1470 in chips) is sitting out Seat 4: HerAce (3520 in chips) Seat 5: Squoidster...
  • How Would You Play this Set?
    Seat 1: bigpops3 ($67.60 in chips) Seat 2: jaytruly ($36.35 in chips) Seat 3: patoman ($39.45 in chips) Seat 4: hoosier317 ($17.85 in chips) Seat 5: Turn_Prophet ($99.30 in chips) Seat 6: JAMESIV ($19.70 in chips) Turn_Prophet: posts small blind $0.25 JAMESIV: posts big blind $0.50 ***...
  • Live home tourney hand.
    I don't post a lot of these, but I thought I made the right decision here. Blinds are 300/600 I have the button and villain is to my left in the SB. Me - ~15,000 Villain - ~ 7,000 BB ~ 6,000 I look down at Ks 7h on the button. Both of my opponents have tightened up a little, but are still...
  • Too risky?
    I am glad he passed after obviously, but do you think this move was too risky and I was lucky maybe that the sb didnt play. My thoughts were the initial raiser was the most active at the table and the sb caller was quite cautious. But he's starting to get short here and could possibly gamble. Thoughts? PokerStars...
  • help
    Full Tilt Poker Game #959799492: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (6474736), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:45:21 ET - 2006/09/02 Seat 1: shaz05 (1,500) Seat 2: foley10 (1,675) Seat 3: BigNJR (1,455) Seat 4: kinjun (1,455) Seat 5: Oasis123 (1,930) Seat 6: Beef_Jurka (1,295) Seat 7: heartflop (1,470) Seat...
  • Live shorthanded FL hand
    A hand from a weekly FL game, stakes about 0.5/1, but this game is definitively more about the glory of winning, its bloody serious! :D Button is raising almost anything when it folds to her. Very aggressive both preflop and after the flop, and def has a problem laying down 'big' starter hands. Does...
  • How GREAT did i play these hands?
    PokerStars Game #6111505362: Tournament #30628841, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/08/30 - 20:08:33 (ET) Table '30628841 148' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: E-money04 (21125 in chips) Seat 2: SuprJackMove (40105 in chips) Seat 3: CFed (19965 in chips) Seat 4: ea44...
  • All in with JJ, what do you think
    Playing in the later stages of a tourney and had just changed seats, on the second hand I was in the big blind. I had $4,000 worth of chips after posting the blind, the blinds were $500-$1000. I was dealt pocket J’s. The player under gun was the short stack and went all in $2500. Player 2 folded Player...
  • bad move?
    Ok its near the end of the 1st hour of an mtt, i have lost a few chips and im sitting with 1000 and the blinds are on 50 /100 I have AJ on the button and there is 2 limpers in MP, thy have been limping with all kinds of crap so im really not THAT worried about them. I decide to push all in, any raise...
  • I DID BAD THINGS
    Pub Poker (live) Final Table, $2000sb $4000bb 5 players left. I was in the big blind. Villain has a pile of chips $125,000 odd I have $31,000 in chips left after posting the blind. Dealt 4 :diamond: 5 :diamond: Villain from a middle position makes it $10,000 to go All fold, actions on me. I...
  • Two small stakes 6-max NL flop decisions
    Low stakes NL 6-max Hand 1: Hero is in the CO with 9 :heart: 7 :heart: UTG limps, UTG+1 limps, Hero bets 6xBB, Button folds, SB calls (!), BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls. Flop: (20BB pot) 9 :diamond: 9 :spade: 6 :club: Checks to hero. What betsize do you go for here and why? Hand 2: Hero...
  • HU - limp reraise?
    You know in HU when SB limp reraise you that usually he have a hugh hand. Now knowing that, with which hand do you call or raise? I had AJs last night , slightly more chips then Villain. I already decided I'm trying to go allin with this hand pre. He limps, I raise, he reraise and I push. he calls...
  • NL Hand for Comments
    Game is $5/$10, $1000 max. I have only been playing for about 1/2 hour. Villain is a player that I have seen before. Seems pretty solid, but can be somewhat aggressive too. He is a quick hitter though...likes to double or close to double and then leave the table. I have $920 in front and villain...
  • Was this misplayed?
    $5 SnG on Stars Alright, well after this hand I couldn't make anything happen. Just pushed with AK from button, called by A4s and of course he makes his flush and knocks me out in 5th. Sigh. PokerStars Game #6052321695: Tournament #30664052, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/08/25...
  • Your move (AJ)
    Full Tilt Poker Game #937464518: Table Tierra De Palmas - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:04:07 ET - 2006/08/26 Seat 1: TheAggresor ($10) Seat 2: Oasis123 ($22.10) Seat 3: tmwalden ($9.20) Seat 4: Pataxe ($4.95) Seat 5: Inferno75 ($19.20) Seat 6: Mr299 ($12.45) Seat 7: fatsally ($9.85) Seat...
  • Up Against a Stop-N-Go: What do to?
    To set this up, I had been catching some pretty decent cards when on the button or Small Blind, and have been raising what it seems like every time this Budda character is in a hand. I have only shown down pretty decent hands most of the SnG, so he probably has to put me on something, but could also...
  • Your move (AK)
    Full Tilt Poker Game #936408762: Table Tara - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 6:57:16 ET - 2006/08/26 Seat 1: BIG MOMMA SUE ($2.10) Seat 2: BlondieJay ($7.30) Seat 3: Oasis123 ($12.80) Seat 4: tribehuman ($11.75) Seat 5: Aruca23 ($16.05) Seat 6: luckeh ($6.25) Seat 7: DirtyDeano ($6.40) Seat...
  • Pocket J's step-by-step
    What do you think of my play up to this point and what do you call, raise or ?? next? PokerStars Game #6005785549: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/08/21 - 22:49:40 (ET) Table 'Silke' 6-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: tiltbad ($19.35 in chips) Seat 2: Efram ($27.75 in chips) Seat 3:...
  • Wrong play, right?
    I really thought he had this hand yet called just to see if i was right. Man, I gotta stop doing this.... Full Tilt Poker Game #923409970: Table Civic Center - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:22:47 ET - 2006/08/22 Seat 1: Cyn H ($4.40) Seat 2: chris38811 ($1.15) Seat 3: railwayman63 ($12.85) Seat...
  • must read books?
    Couple days ago i bought the hoh 1-3 set based on recommendations of people on this forum. Are there any other poker books that are a must read or highly recommended?
  • Pocket 8's step-by-step, how do you play
    PokerStars Game #5941128135: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/08/16 - 17:20:44 (ET) Table 'Fornax II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Bassin0204 ($3.90 in chips) Seat 2: Steve787 ($49.55 in chips) Seat 3: Efram ($28.10 in chips) Seat 4: Classy Girl ($3.95 in chips) Seat 5: Airbag999...
  • What to do here?
    Ok so this is a bad flop for me... What to do? Full Tilt Poker Game #923294817: Table Civic Center - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:40:23 ET - 2006/08/22 Seat 1: blonde823 ($11.40) Seat 2: MadMedic ($1.85) Seat 3: stox ($8.60) Seat 4: True Surf ($2.35) Seat 5: ges1952 ($3.90) Seat 6:...
  • The "Real" Key to Poker
    EDIT: Second only to not posting on message boards when you're that drunk, hand-reading is the most important skill you can have, and it isn't probably stressed enough.
  • Bad -EV?
    Okay, so over the last week or so I have discovered a bit of a problem with my game. I'm thinking that in certain situations I am not getting paid off enough as I should be. Maybe I get a little scared and would prefer to call rather then raise, check it down or whatever. I feel that my post flop game...
  • Is this even logical...
    ...for a loose aggressive player? Playing in a tournament last night, blinds are at 500/1000, I only have 10,000 left. I'm on the button and everybody folds to me, I have K :club: 6 :club: , I raise to 4,000. The player to my immediate left is very aggressive and calls. Flop comes 9 9 3, he checks,...
  • Flopped a set - step by step
    PokerStars Game #5984302839: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/08/20 - 05:42:20 (ET) Table 'Rupertwildt' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 2: bigshot241 ($63.10 in chips) Seat 3: Efram ($64.70 in chips) bigshot241: posts small blind $0.10 Efram: posts big blind $0.25 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt...
  • Outdrawn
    Ok so I really didn't put that guy on a flush draw. I thought he would of checked on the turn for a free card yet didn't so that was the reason I called his all on the river even though the spade fell. I'm thinking maybe a 2/3 pot sized bet on the turn to put him at a decision, but of course your...
  • Thoughts.
    FullTiltPoker Game #913605977: Table Grand Canyon - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:44:29 ET - 2006/08/19 Seat 1: Alex989 ($19.40) Seat 2: del3498 ($9.05) Seat 3: adioshoes ($41) Seat 4: Oasis123 ($34.70) Seat 5: u_got_MERKED ($26.65) Seat 6: mcrackhouse ($24.50) Seat 7: dcoles11 ($14.45) Seat...
  • 5 profitable hands
    Sit down on this first hand with $40. these were pretty much the only hands i really got involved in that werent a bit tiny.... end up with $90 after the 5th hand i was pretty psyched after those first 2 already, but it didnt cease. this was pretty good after a few days of crappiness anyone care...
  • Any getting away from this?
    First hand at this table so no reads. I can easily say in hindsight that I didn't like my call on the flop. I bet out to see where I stood and when re-reraised, (foolishly) called. When he re-raised I thought he had a pair with the board of some kind so was thinking of bluffing on a later street if an...
  • Give me your thoughts
    Analyze for this poor boy: This is a rebuy after the rebuy period has ended. Average stack is about 15000 PokerStars Game #5968004184: Tournament #29830482, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/08/18 - 22:04:24 (ET) Table '29830482 222' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1:...
  • NL hand
    Meh i called this hand preflop with intent to steal on the flop if all low cards came. I was putthing him on AK/AQ. When he led out with a big bet and i raised it he folded. Good play? Stage #428682085: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-18 22:34:37 (ET) Table: HELENA AVE (Real Money) Seat #4 is the...
  • 2 FL decisions
    Ok, not exactly advanced material this, but still. What's your move and plan afterwards in the following hands? 0.5/1 stakes, villains are fairly standard. If they've noticed how I play I've probably come off on the rocky side of things. Feel free to comment play on all streets. Hand 1: Hero is...
  • This decision is probably obvious...
    ...but I want opinions anyway. $10 freezout on AP. Blinds are 40/80. We're nowhere near the bubble. Stage #475453271 Tourney ID 1177120 Holdem Multi Normal Tournament No Limit $80 - 2006-08-18 01:10:33 (ET) Table: 5 (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer Seat 1 - ROBINGG ($1145 in chips) Seat 2...
  • Bleh?
    First hand and last hand of tonight... Suggestions? FullTiltPoker Game #906104981: Table Tierra De Palmas - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:23:23 ET - 2006/08/17 Seat 1: DRAGONIA ($2.80) Seat 2: Gagetown ($12.50) Seat 3: Debshe ($9.75), is sitting out Seat 4: SPTT0311 ($8.05) Seat 5: hyperionx...
  • Hows this for a bad beat?
    Literally amazing... truly http://www.pokerhand.org/?451606
  • 66
    How'd I play this hand? Was reraise on flop acceptable, to find out if he was just taking a shot at a low flop, then after a call & another raise, I know my hand's no good. Any tips? PokerStars Game #5941237031: Tournament #30087702, $3.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/08/16...
  • no hand/calling bets with intention to bluff/steal
    I'm wondering how many of you might do this, or what you think of it. There are times when I'm in a pot and I call raises purely on the chance I can steal on later streets on a bluff. For example, 3 limpers, I have position. Flops is JJ6, rainbow. EP bets 1/2 pot, 2nd position folds and I call...
  • How does...
    Someone not get stacked on this hand? He has a full house and only calls on the end! Stage #426382392: Holdem No Limit $0.10 - 2006-08-15 21:02:57 (ET) Table: COVINGTON ST. (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 2 - FARGOHOOTERS ($3.48 in chips) Seat 3 - CRAGGOO ($19.45 in chips) Seat 4 - MVNPICKNICE...
  • Input
    Little confused by this hand. Any help would be appreciated. Thought he might have had an overpair but cancelled that out due to no pre-flop raise. A10 possibly? I'm not sure. Full Tilt Poker Game #902542038: Table Lake Sahara - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 6:25:52 ET - 2006/08/16 Goblin King...
  • NL Hand for comments
    Game is 5/10 NL, $1000 max buy-in. I have been playing for 1/2 an hour and have yet to table a hand. I am down to $950 when this hand comes up. No specific reads on any given players, but the table seems generally pretty loose/passive. I get dealt AsAd on the button. UTG player min-raises...
  • LAGs: Opinions please.
    Here's a hand for the opinions of the LAGs that frequent the boards. Situation is a cheap SnG. Blinds are 25/50 at this level. The LAG player (you) are sitting in Seat 9, so you have position as long as you want it and you happen to have the chip lead by a goodly margin. Before the betting on this...
  • How would you play it?
    Im interested to know what most of you would do in this situation. Stage #470084510 Tourney ID 65177 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $20 - 2006-08-11 20:48:52 (ET) Table: 8578204 (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer Seat 1 - RAMEYER ($1500 in chips) Seat 2 - MEDIALIES ($1500 in chips) Seat 3 - K_A_D...
  • Made NUT flush out of position
    I just didnt think he had the full i mean how can i possibly put him on a full house here? maybe a big bluff doubtful or maybe a smaller flush like king high ...what do you guys think about the over the top raise? PokerStars Game #5797546401: Tournament #28910134, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level V...
  • Learning about Poker through Non-Poker games
    After beating Sean in a Heads-up FL SNG to make me like, 14 and 0 against him, I went to smoke a cigarette and started thinking about how interesting the game really is. And I thought about how much we can learn about poker by thinking about strategy for games that are nothing like the poker we actually...
  • Call Station?
    NL100 @ Party Hero $95 Villian covers Hero limps UTG w/ 33 Villian limps right behind 5 people see the flop (no raise) Pre-flop: $5 Flop: 357 rainbow Hero leads for $5, Villian calls, all fold. Turn: K Pot= $15 Hero bets $13, Villian calls River: T Pot =$41 Hero???
  • anything different?
    PokerStars Game #5874982143: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/08/11 - 03:35:53 (ET) Table 'Muschi' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: cubbieking ($14.15 in chips) Seat 2: turboveedub ($8.40 in chips) Seat 3: DHolley00 ($7.25 in chips) Seat 4: bigjeet ($18.95 in chips) Seat 5: Oasis88...
  • Opinions on this hand?
    Okay, this is like the WORST flop for KK. What I'm wondering is, did I play it correctly? It seems to me that unless someone is holding AA/AK they would bet incase someone else is holding A with a better kicker. I let the check come around and it seemed like everyone was weak and possibly on draws. On...
  • Mistake?
    Question for you guys. I'm in an EP w/ JJ, raise it up like 5-6xBB (early in tourney, need to raise higher than usual) and get 1 caller from the BB. Flop comes 68Q rainbow and he bets 150 into a pot of about 400-450. I raise him, raising to 400 and after a while he calls. Turn is an A and he checks...
  • what to do in these situations
    What could i have possibly done? PokerStars Game #5881729919: Tournament #29776580, $15+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (50/100) - 2006/08/11 - 19:54:22 (ET) Table '29776580 81' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: 1BigAceHole (2400 in chips) Seat 2: DjHenke_82 (1905 in chips) Seat 3: jollyjoker69...
  • practicing post flop
    Is there a good book or a website that has exercises to practice post flop play?
  • Wow, he played me like a fiddle
    Would a better way to play this have been bet the flop, then check/fold the turn (obviously the way it played out I should've got allin, but generally, when called on that flop, what do you do?). I wasn't even mad when he showed, I was just kinda like :shock: right on, nice play haha PokerStars...
  • This is why you don't slowplay AA
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?449703 I had no idea he had AA, but I wanted the river to look like an over-bet and he took the biat :) Gotta love it! Guess what I get next hand, AA! And below is how it paid me off - I actually figured him for the flush. http://www.pokerhand.org/?449707
  • Hand last night-no good
    First of all, thanks for hosting another game last night MJJ. $50 buy in, 16 guys or so, NL, well organized and well run. I am sorry I couldnt have hung out for longer. Anyway, I am a little more involved early than I would like to. I made one play and someone went all in, so I mucked. So 45...
  • Comments pls
    Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/08/05 - 01:05:00 (ET) Table '29372835 1' 10-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: Oasis88 (1305 in chips) Seat 2: GreaseFire (1070 in chips) Seat 4: old Hopsing (1260 in chips) Seat 5: Eddiebop (2440 in chips) Seat 6: Pepsi7560 (1020 in chips) Seat...
  • Anything different?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?445469 I see nothing wrong here but maybe someone else might. Any bad plays in here?
  • Hmm...bad call?
    Just lost with this hand, annoyed because I bubbled due to it. Til this point I'd played great, made no dumb calls, bluffed properly, got paid when I should've, etc. Here's the situation. My chips - Bout 5000 Villian chips - 14000 (CL by far) I'm BB, a few callers with Villian in EP, I check with...
  • Premium v Suited Connectors
    This is something I've been thinking about lately, I also have a question near the bottom about how to play a certain situation. First part is mainly a theory/question about general strategy. Say a player in EP raises, nothing huge but the standard 3-5xBB and I am fairly sure he is on AA, KK or AK....
  • Big draw, bluff on end
    Good right? Anything different anywhere? PokerStars Game #5838469478: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/08/08 - 00:26:45 (ET) Table 'Padua' 9-max Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: fuhsball ($5.46 in chips) Seat 2: franksteroo ($5 in chips) Seat 3: Cricket_Fire ($2.15 in chips) Seat 5: Baseking...
  • Good, bad or meh?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?445489 Figured I was ahead here but wasn't too sure. Didn't want to get a surprise.
  • Time before making your move?
    Friend of mine was saying when he plays online he forces himself to take at least 3 seconds on every single move he makes, even if it is an instant fold type move, etc. He says this keeps his moves deceptive as nothing will be given away based on the time he takes to make his move (ie. quick check often...
  • should i have bet on flop?
    PokerStars Game #5808673862: Tournament #28910213, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/08/05 - 16:54:44 (ET) Table '28910213 74' 9-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: 1/2persain (10945 in chips) Seat 2: NoLimitBaby7 (1350 in chips) Seat 3: camroguy19 (4450 in chips) Seat 4: BrunSnus...
  • QJs
    Just wanted to check... UTG, low blinds in first level of SnG, dealt QJs...call or throw away?
  • Ak hand
    How'd I play this? Do you call the turn? PokerStars Game #5807091829: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/08/05 - 14:18:55 (ET) Table 'Khryses II' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 2: Bluffin2Much ($1.04 in chips) Seat 3: nFin4 ($3.26 in chips) Seat 4: teew ($2.79 in chips) Seat 5: DresscodeX...
  • KK and AK
    So I got dealt these two hands and they pretty much made way for an early exit in an SnG. The first crippled me while the second tied the knot. Was this bad play, or something I could'nt have avoided? Pocket Kings. Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: CdnLynn (2390 in chips) Seat 2: Lawsie (2200...
  • Crazy Hand
    Sup, I was watching some pros and amateurs playing some poker on full tilt just then and this hand came up... Full Tilt Poker Game #860541553: Table Gardenia - $50/$100 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:47:46 ET - 2006/08/03 Seat 1: Budwig ($34,083.50) Seat 2: David Grey ($12,644) Seat 4: StillTippin ($16,788) Seat...
  • Bad Fold...?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?437739 The guy that re-raised the flop was a solid player from what I'd seen, I put him on having a piece of that straight if not already flopped it. With 3 people behind me to act I struggled with this for a while before laying it down. When the turn came I smiled, thinking...
  • Good lay down?
    Note on the villian: I got in a match with him once before. He limped in and flopped a set of Ks and kept checking to me. I finally made a pot-sized bet on the river when I paired my Q, and he just called. Now, about ten hands later... PokerStars Game #5775569769: Tournament #28909979, $5.00+$0.50...
  • Limit Hand #1: Extracting Value from a Set
    I'm taking a shot at limit poker, and so far its working out well for me. We'll see how long it can continue for. In this hand, I'm pretty sure that dajerome has an overpair, and I'm looking to extract here on the turn. Do I raise here to get more money in the pot and lose a player, or do I call...
  • Limit hand #3: Second pair to the board
    In this hand, the villain was an aggressive player with stats of 58/29 over 52 hands, and VERY aggressive post-flop. If I believe my 9s are good on the flop, how should I have played them? How does the turn card effect me? How do I play if I assume he still doesn't have a pair on the turn? http://www.pokerhand.org/?435428 This...
  • How was this bluff?
    Okay, tell me if you like my play here... A short-term goal is mine is to take advantage if I create a tight image, especially in tournaments. Below is a hand where I specifically decided to work this angle. http://www.pokerhand.org/?436094 I was in LP and had folded every hand until this one....
  • What table image do you prefer ?
    I usually prefer to have a Tight table image. I enjoy when I'm consider real TAG and people actually fold if I think about betting. When I got a LAG table image I do more poorly ... My continues bet get called and I get outdrawn more often. So which do you prefer and why?
  • Limit Hand #2: Rather basic AA question
    In this hand, I wasn't sure if this is a good spot to try to wait for a turn raise with AA. I'm obviously worried about the two spades on the flop, but when I raise the flop the pot gets bigger, and villain may correctly call to see 4th street and may even be correct to see the river by check/calling....
  • What do you do?
    Okay, dont have a hand example but here's what I'm wondering. What would you do if: Say you have 3000 chips, shortstack has 500. Shortstack goes all-in, all fold to guy in front of you with 1500 chips who calls, you're last to act. You're holding AA, do you re-raise to put the 2nd guy all-in, fold...
  • Multi-Level Thinking
    I've been doing alot of reading on poker over the past week, and one book I just finished was Theory of Poker. Near the end in the "Physchology of Poker" section, it briefly talks about multi-level thinking. How do you know on which level your opponent is thinking? I don't play with alot of...
  • Premiums in EP
    Just wondering if I'm doing things properly... Of the 'premium' hands that you'd throw in a large raise in LP, which of them would you only call with in EP (and which would you re-raise a raise with?) Thanks
  • Poorly played?
    ***** Hand History for Game 4841108851 ***** NL Texas Hold'em Trny:26711590 Level:5 Blinds(150/300) - Sunday, July 30, 17:47:19 ET 2006 Table Rebuy(780450) Table #26 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: wesmegal ( 4780 ) Seat 3: ShooterMcG ( 20198 ) Seat 4:...
  • SnG: Great, Yet Terrible flop.
    This is somewhat of a step-by-step hand. PokerStars Game #5683104769: Tournament #28755170, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/07/25 - 22:34:29 (ET) Table '28755170 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: e_bloc (2305 in chips) Seat 4: annpat44 (2980 in chips) Seat 6: FRY420...
  • Min-Raise Warranted?
    Tell me what you think of my play and my follow up on the turn. PokerStars Game #5672806966: Tournament #28702115, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/07/24 - 23:50:37 (ET) Table '28702115 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: CodyJackson (1855 in chips) Seat 4: nvrenuf (1950...
  • 25NL: Top two facing c/r on the flop
    Villain is 16/6 over 71 hands with an aggression factor of .53 (.5 preflop). I haven't been doing much at this table, raising with jack 10 off isn't one of my normal plays. I'm obviously worried about QK here and a set of 9s, but I'm beating every other likely holding villain has. Thoughts on...
  • how do you play a small flush
    You've got 6s7s , you call the 3XBB from LP. 3 players in. one after you. flop comes Js5s2s what now? Lets say the pot is 10XBB , first player bet half the pot. what do you do? Danny
  • Does being sneaky pay off?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?418495 Hero?
  • UBER DONK BET?
    Ok so I would like a little feedback for this hand if possible. TY :) Early position player raises up front to 3BB Hero dealt T:diamond: T:club: calls. Villian in BB calls. Flop comes 5:diamond: 5:spade: T:heart: Checked around. Turn 7:club: Both players check. I bet 1/2 the pot. The...
  • 6 FL preflop decisions
    All hands are FL, preflop decisions only. I'd like to know what you think is approriate. I've included my reads on the opponents where I have them. *edit* Stakes are low, 0.5$/1$ - 1$/2$. Hand 1: 3 handed. BB is TAG (as tag as it gets for 3 handed) but will defend but not with 'ugly' hands, hero...
  • $50 SNG hand, need advice please
    Blinds 50/100, A :spade: 8 :club: raise to 250 the big blind and button call. Flop K :diamond: Q :club: 5 :diamond: Checked around and the button bets 800 or pot. What is the correct play here? Oh-stacks everyone has about the same amount as the start and 8-9 remain.
  • talk about a good read :)
    PokerStars Game #5601052344: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/07/18 - 16:03:49 (ET) Table 'Cyrene IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 2: Andre_Bln ($5 in chips) Seat 3: TheDarkShark ($0.23 in chips) Seat 4: tsiguy96 ($3.21 in chips) Seat 5: loustellou ($2.29 in chips) tsiguy96: posts...
  • I'm pretty sure i played this right, please verify?
    PokerStars Game #5581175534: Hold'em Limit ($0.10/$0.20) - 2006/07/16 - 18:29:26 (ET) Table 'Lohja' 10-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 2: Smiley614 ($1.30 in chips) Seat 3: warbydo ($0.65 in chips) Seat 4: L.A. VIC ($5.95 in chips) Seat 5: ele_siete ($3 in chips) Seat 6: fourbettor ($8.50 in...
  • $2/4NL @ Party
    Hero: $388 Villian: $400 Pre-Flop: Hero is dealth A :spade: A :club: in EP. Villian limps from UTG, hero raises to $16. Folds around. Villian calls. Pot: $38~ Flop: 6 :heart: 6 :diamond: 4 :diamond: Villian leads out for $20. Hero raises to $50. Villian calls Pot: $138~ Turn:...
  • Who's the donkey here?
    25NL 6-max at party Villain1 has $20, villian2 has $15, hero covers Haven't been at the table long, already lost a buy-in when i check raised my top pair twice (4s 9s 10d when i had ace 10) and then lost to a turned/rivered two pair . Hero dealt 5s 8s in BB Villain 1 and Villain 2 call and...
  • how to play this KK from the button
    Hi, im fairly new, OK reallly new, and was doing ok until i blew it on this hand in a $1000 freeroll: hero: had only played two hands past the flop and i had won both with pocket pairs. villian: very loose/aggr to the point of almost stupid i am dealt KK sitting on the button with $1800,...
  • How would you play this hand?
    Friend of a friends home game, don't know anybody here, only have about 3 hours worth of reads. Villain 1 is extremely loose - borderline reckless, has been caught bluffing before and sucked out for a monstrous pot about 15 hands prior. Villain 2 is a solid player. 2/4 NL, I am on the button,...
  • $1/2 NL, Pkt Aces- step-by-step
    How do you play this hand out. Villian was semi LAG, showing strong hands, betting hard at times and also folding when he didn't have a hand and someone else showed aggression. PokerStars Game #5512196845: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2006/07/10 - 04:51:56 (ET) Table 'Antares' 6-max Seat #3 is the...
  • the mega draw
    ***** Hand History for Game 4635743102 ***** 0/0 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 25467644) - Sun Jul 02 00:08:58 EDT 2006 Table Table 95683 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: Mpapigeorgio (1600) Seat 2: karensm11 (2999) Seat 3: kingpin836...
  • is this a call, nl cash
    -----HAND 2------ Game #2333806734: Hold'em NL (£0.50/£1) - 2006/05/11 - 17:12:09 (GMT) Table "Muck" Seat 4 is the button. Seat 1: Narciso (£70 in chips) Seat 2: Thenewman (£87.50 in chips) Seat 3: Kul_M (£78.75 in chips) Seat 4: Basher161 (£45.10 in chips) Seat 5: Ie_cooer (£218.30...
  • Long Run Question
    This is from a final table of a 3$ MTT on stars. Busted 8th on this hand. I'm not questioning the play but I have a question about the odds in the long run. PokerStars Game #5074746235: Tournament #25061178, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXI (15000/30000) - 2006/05/28 - 00:43:56 (ET) Table...
  • bad situation #3
    you are on the bubble of a big tournament, with about a 1.5x average stack. you are at a very aggressive table, and are playing TAG. you get A4s in LP and limp in with 4 limpers before you. you flop the nut flush, 3710s. EP bets out 3/4 pot, 2 more callers, and you just call. turn brings another...
  • Top pair hand
    Some NL50 dabbling, 11th hand in, no reads. Hero as A :heart: Q :heart: on the button. UTG limps, UTG+1 limps, MP and LP limp, hero makes it 2.00 to go. BB calls, early limpers call, late limpers fold, which seems backwards but that's how it went. Pot ~10. Flop 5 :club: 9 :spade: Q :spade:...
  • TPTK and Flush Draw
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?400880 Ok I was talking with someone on IRC last night about this hand. I think I played it well but got a little worried at the end. Anyhow, I was told it is not a bad move to call a 5xBB bet with hands like 25s or others like this. Is this a bad call by a player to call...
  • Heads up FL is rad
    ***** Hand History for Game 4673547286 ***** $2/$4 Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 07, 03:39:05 ET 2006 Table Table 96614 (Real Money) Seat 6 is the button Total number of players : 5 Seat 5: tightmommy ( $60 ) Seat 3: celesteclub ( $191.50 ) Seat 4: meriom ( $162 ) Seat 6: alankrz ( $20.25 ) Seat...
  • AK, third hand in $4 180 person SnG
    PokerStars Game #5441512859: Tournament #27478126, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/07/03 - 13:52:48 (ET) Table '27478126 17' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: Rfrost69 (1500 in chips) Seat 2: hightrafic (1480 in chips) Seat 3: superdude99 (1470 in chips) Seat 4: Skant...
  • Straight Draw 2
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?395045 Still not sure what the hell the villian was thinking betting so much after the river. I could understand if they had a hand and wanted paid off really well for it but to me it looked like they really wanted me off this hand and no way did I put them on a flush with...
  • Straight Draw
    or Bigfan donk moves...you make the call. http://www.pokerhand.org/?395034 I knew I didn't have the best odds to be drawing here. I was getting 3:1 on my money with an inside straight draw and an open end straight draw. My only future problem I could see was if the other player was on a flush...
  • 1/2 NL LIVE
    Hero: A3o in the BB w/ about $600 in front Just got switched tables and had yet to play against any of the players. Couple limpers, MP makes it $7 to go, a very small pre-flop raise for this casino. Ends up with 6 of us seeing a flop. Flop: AK3 rainbow. I flop 2 pair with 4 people...
  • Two NL hands that bugged me
    Hand 1: 50 NL Pacific Hero has ~43 and Villain has ~48 Villain calls UTG, Hero raises to $2 with 55, folded to BB who calls along with Villain Flop comes: Ad Ac 5d checked to Hero, Hero bets $4, BB folds and Villain calls Turn: Qs Villain bets $1.5, Hero raises to $9, Villain folds Hand...
  • Putting someone on a hand
    "What did you put him on?" "I had him on a flush draw so I had to bet big enough to force him out." Everyone, stop doing this please. Even though your opponent will have exactly two specific cards that will not change it's not correct to "put them on" one specific...
  • Street by Street SnG hand
    Here we go ... I'm gonna copy suited and post an SnG hand ... you tell me what you think I should've done, and I'll let you know what line I took and why. Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: extract (825) Seat 2: ct22blue (555) Seat 3: Big_Evv (770) Seat 4: rz499 (815) Seat 5: rock110 (705) Seat...
  • bad situation #2
    you are 2nd chip leader early in payouts, in SB with 410s. 3 people limp, including 4th chip leader in the 7th seat. you complete, SB checks. flop comes 89J rainbow. you check, BB checks, 4th chip leader bets, MP folds, you call, BB folds. turn brings a Q. you check, he bets, you reraise, he...
  • Lay down?
    In both cases, 6 man SNG top 2 get paid down to 3 players: #1 Chip leader has 6k- Button I have 2550 - BB Small Stack has 450- SB Blinds are 50/100 Button limps, shorty folds, I have 99 in the BB, I raise to 500, Button moves in. Button had been playing very aggresive since he got the...
  • Good bluff or bad?
    Ok this is one of the rare times I bluffed. Tell me is it a good bluff or could I really have been ahead? Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Unknown Origin 8161419-66415 Holdem No Limit $0.10/$0.20 : Hand Start. : Seat 3 : hollington has $10 : Seat 4 : abigfan has...
  • Good Laydown?
    Hi Guys! I have played a hand today and i am still questioning myself, if I played it correctly or not. I am still very green, started like one month ago, so dont wonder about the potsize etc ;) I didnt find the hand, so I have to tell you out of my memory 6 people on the Table Blinds 0.05/0.10 I...
  • Good play or bad?
    I know my buyin is a serious issue. Buying in short does not help you to in the long wrong. But when I play like this I usually go for coinflips where I have the advange. Such as this.... Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Marnie 8161244-82529 Holdem No Limit $0.10/$0.20 :...
  • AA. Should this board scare me?
    No real read on villain. vp$ip ~20% over 70 hands. I apologize in advance if this is boring or standard or just not interesting enough. Should this board slow me down at all? I couldn't figure out why the 8 woke him up on the river. Especially with the preflop action. POKERSTARS GAME #5326469994:...
  • What would you put this guy on?
    PokerStars Game #5377353619: Tournament #26991536, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/06/26 - 22:41:33 (ET) Table '26991536 825' 9-max Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: webb10king1 (1890 in chips) Seat 2: hoosier x (13487 in chips) Seat 3: Zekelf (1440 in chips) is sitting out Seat...
  • quiz question...what would you do?
    you are in late stages of a tourney, very beginning of the payouts (pretty low). you get AKc on the button. blinds 100/200 you and most of the table have between 9-12,000 chips. someone in MP raises to 600, you reraise to 1500, him and 2 others call. flop comes KK9. everyone checks to you, you...
  • Feedback please...part 2
    Ok here is another instance with AKo. This one was played from EP. Again any feedback at all is accepted and appreciated. Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Cross Of Iron 8161583-88681 Holdem No Limit $0.05/$0.10 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : SophieTome has $4 : Seat 2 :...
  • how to avoid a bad beat....
    flop the nuts! PokerStars Game #5331338669: Tournament #26603835, $1.00+$0.10 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/06/22 - 15:03:48 (ET) Table '26603835 18' 9-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: maxtell (3910 in chips) Seat 2: Moe Reese (1495 in chips) Seat 3: ravinn (4280 in chips) Seat...
  • Basic NUT peddling lessons : Your move?!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hand #335784933 at table: Table TH 670 Started: Mon Jun 19 13:55:34 2006 MrPLOVDIV is at seat 1 with 400 .00 Diefast2b1 is at seat 2 with 408 .30 csodapok is at seat 3 with 419 .50 sybs23 is at seat 4 with 424...
  • Deciphering Opponents Cards
    I'm looking for a reference to how to go about deciphering the cards your opponents might be holding. I watched Howard Lederer talk through an example from a tournament where Daniel Negranau had called his opponent's cards dead bang on target. (This was on Learn from the Pros--a great show.) Howard's...
  • Overpair to Board
    Party Poker ($0.1 no limit). Hand converted by Check Raised hand converter: http://www.checkraised.com/site/apps/hh/index.php MP1 ($12.29) (MP1) CO ($1.87) (CO) BTN ($11.60) (BTN) SB ($5.35) (SB) UTG ($6.77) (UTG) UTG+1 ($0.52) (UTG+1) BB ($11.05) (BB) HERO ($11.20) (MP3) ($10.00) (MP2) Preflop...
  • 4 diamonds after the flop with top pair
    Tournament You hold: K,6 suited (diamonds) and were big blind no raises at preflop. In total 3 players involved (small blind folded). FLOP: K, 9 (Diamond), 3 (Diamond). Player 2 has 40'000 chips Player 3 has 18'000 chips I have 100'000 chips. I checked; Player 2 checked; Player 3...
  • Feedback please
    Ok looking for feedback here, good or bad about my play with AKo. Any and all takers. Good or bad. Slam me or tell me it was played well. Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Cross Of Iron 8161583-88657 Holdem No Limit $0.05/$0.10 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : iron ballz has $17.80...
  • Do you fire a second barrel?
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hand #332480988 at table: Table TH 236 Started: Fri Jun 16 11:05:05 2006 headstrong is at seat 1 with 178.00 Kopi44 is at seat 2 with 212.05 DA_Empire is at seat 3 with 150.00 james302 is at seat 4 with 138.69 giggi26...
  • Analyze one of my gf's hands ($25 NL)
    Haven't been at the table long. No reads on villain. Hero = Clarajane Villain = hatch_c130 #Game No : 4526952585 ***** Hand History for Game 4526952585 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, June 16, 00:49:01 ET 2006 Table Table 108115 (Real Money) Seat 6 is the button Total number of players...
  • Smaller Full House - Best Line?
    Villain was either tricky, or Tight/Passive to this point. He had AA and just called a raise preflop and called down to the river when he rivered broadway. Table '26313643 16' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: BeatUpCivic (3630 in chips) Seat 2: CubsFan0098 (4985 in chips) Seat 4: braxis6093...
  • Who plays bad here?
    .25/.50 NL Holdem at Pokerchamps (6 handed). I got K :heart: Q :club: and i raise to 1,75 dollars UTG. its folded to the blinds, who both calls. Flop comes Q :spade: J :diamond: 6 :spade: Pot is 5 bucks and i bet 4. SB folds and BB raise me all in! thats a huge overbet, because his stack...
  • Marginal Flush with Re-draw
    $1/$2 6-max NL game on Stars. I'm in the SB with about $240. I get dealt the 10 :diamond: 4 :diamond: . UTG folds, but the next 3 players call. I complete from the SB. BB min-raises. Everyone calls, and I make a crying call, almost sure it's a waste. Flop comes 10 :club: 3 :diamond: 2 :diamond:...
  • key sng hand
    Okay, im in a $30 9 man sng on stars. We are 5 way i beleive and i have around 4,000 in chips , blinds are 75/150. (sorry i dont have hand history). I am in small blind and find 3 :diamond: 5 :heart: . (my favorite hand , if its suited :) ). Anyway button min raises to 300, I decide to call....
  • Making the third raise with K preflop
    Ok, here is another KK question that I seem to struggle with. You are in EP with KK and make the standard 3x to 5x raise. The button re-raises you by 2x to 3x the current pot, representing a big hand. 1. Do you make the third raise preflop and hope to get all in? If so, what are the considerations?...
  • bad call?
    Thoughts on this hand please people, i had been raising alot in position prior to this so i thought id go easy on the blinds and limp on button with this,post flop is where the tough decision is. PokerStars Game #5198219849: Tournament #25837948, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (1500/3000) -...
  • playing low pair
    This hand came up last night when i was in really good shape in an MTT: i had just changed tables a few hands prior and had wan a nice pot by pushing villian off his hand when i had flopped a set of 7's (played pp of 7's) villian had the button and 16K in chips hero is BB and has 42K in chips blinds...
  • Finding out where you are
    Party Poker ($0.05 no limit). Hand converted by Check Raised hand converter: http://www.checkraised.com/site/apps/hh/index.php MP1 ($1.68) (MP1) MP2 ($5.38) (MP2) MP3 ($2.28) (MP3) CO ($4.39) (CO) SB ($5.45) (SB) BB ($2.09) (BB) UTG ($12.16) (UTG) UTG+1 ($0.77) (UTG+1) HERO ($7.08) (BTN) LP...
  • cash game hand
    #Game No : 4350194391 ***** Hand History for Game 4350194391 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, May 24, 14:27:20 ET 2006 Table Table 107422 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 2: jryanm7 ( $382.64 ) Seat 4: beardzman ( $280.65 ) Seat 5: k02z23 ( $324.92...
  • Two Pair vs Set
    Party Poker ($0.05 no limit). Hand converted by Check Raised hand converter: http://www.checkraised.com/site/apps/hh/index.php MP1 ($5.43) (MP1) CO ($10.79) (CO) HERO ($3.86) (MP3) LP ($5.48) (LP) MP2 ($3.96) (MP2) BTN ($3.07) (BTN) UTG+1 ($6.76) (UTG+1) BB ($2.64) (BB) SB ($6.58) (SB) UTG...
  • A request for non-result posting!
    I just want to add a request for people to post their hands upto the specific action where they have a question or wish to discuss possible plans for the hand at later streets. Please don't post results! In my opinion the hand analysis threads have been cluttered with results oriented advice and advice...
  • Right move ???
    Seat 1: carterdee ($14.20 in chips) Seat 2: Barstar68 ($41.50 in chips) Seat 3: sensfan19 ($10.60 in chips) Seat 4: JpForum ($54.00 in chips) Seat 6: jayspam ($15.80 in chips) Seat 8: lars_guitars ($17.50 in chips) ANTES/BLINDS lars_guitars posts blind ($0.20), carterdee posts...
  • this standard?
    Full Tilt Poker Game #684573190: Table Courage - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:02:18 ET - 2006/06/03 Seat 1: Clint Baird ($210) Seat 2: HokieDragon ($232.60) Seat 3: chenoaboy ($396) Seat 4: cooler32 ($494) Seat 5: ptsuei ($270) Seat 6: woolverine150 ($336.60) Seat 7: duker2501 ($321) Seat...
  • Did I do anything wrong?
    I was extremely bad beaten and I don't know what I did wrong... Blinds were (after currency change) about 10/20 dollars... my hand: 6 8 suited. I called preflop the 20 dollars. someone reraised it to 80 dollars ! I called because of if I get "the hand" I am lucky... I could afford...
  • Nasty Flop for High PP
    Party Poker ($0.05 no limit). Hand converted by Check Raised hand converter: http://www.checkraised.com/site/apps/hh/index.php SB ($5.22) (SB) BB ($5.40) (BB) UTG ($10.77) (UTG) MP1 ($4.90) (MP1) MP2 ($4.17) (MP2) HERO ($5.95) (CO) BTN ($6.74) (BTN) UTG+1 ($3.38) (UTG+1) ($4.96) (MP3) Preflop...
  • NL Hand for comments
    Game is $5/$10 $1000 max. buy-in I am dealt 7c7s in the SB. Three limpers to me and I complete. BB checks. This is relatively early in the session so I have no specific reads on anyone. I have around $1100 in front. 5-way pot, $48 size. Flop comes ThTs7h. I decide not to lead here because...
  • A flaw in my game?
    Hi. I played 2 MTTs simultaniously tonight..Were going well in both over a long time and at the space of 2 mins I busted out in both..Im thinking about the hands I busted out on and wonder if these are hands you are destined to go broke on, or if these reflect a leak in my game that I do need to plug.. Hand...
  • Bad Bluff?
    PokerStars Game #5125916588: Tournament #25455627, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (800/1600) - 2006/06/02 - 01:26:42 (ET) Table '25455627 149' 9-max Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: Harpua05 (40020 in chips) Seat 2: raiseu8888 (44561 in chips) Seat 3: Momi68 (33595 in chips) Seat 4: WARRDUCK...
  • fixed limit: playing tp no kicker out of the blind.
    k4 in the BB 5 limpers flop K83 bet the flop of course, but what action to take on the turn? Especially if you get multiple callers. At what point do you go into check-call mode - if ever?
  • tiltiing an opponent
    Not sure this is advanced, but it pissed this guy well of when i showed him after, i dont usually show my bluffs, not a cocky guy and dont feel it helps me as i dont hit nice that often to warrant showing. PokerStars Game #5106356779: Tournament #25455469, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200)...
  • Non-Result, as requested.
    Live Game NLHE Blinds/stack sizes simplified for analysis. Table Layout: D SB BB UTG UTG+1 1 2 3 4 5 0 9 8 7 6 CO CO-1 MP+2 MP+1 MP Hero is in position 6 with 6 :diamond: 5 :diamond: . 2 posts SB (1) 3 posts BB (2) 4 Folds 5 Folds 6 Limps...
  • Heads up
    Okay, I am playing with $80,000 chips to each to begin with, I have a slight lead and the blinds are $1k/$2k. I pick up 3 :club: 5 :club: , in sb, and opt to riase to $5,000. My opponent thinks for a while, and just calls. Flop falls Q :club: 10 :club: 4 :diamond: . He checks, I decide to bet...
  • SUPA ARTICLE: When to quit for the day and the "long te
    Again, this is just a copy and paste job from today's blog. http://www.xanga.com/supafrey for the rest. Enjoy... _________ PAVEL'S POKER TIPS. 1. It's not rigged. 2. You are stupid, stupid. 3. Who are you playing for? 4. The fundamental flaw of poker theory. 5. BANKROLLS AND WITHDRAWALS...
  • NL Cash Foray
    ***** Hand History for Game 4356159211 ***** $100 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, May 25, 03:53:47 ET 2006 Table Motivating (Real Money) Seat 4 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: SuperDonkAA ( $93.61 ) Seat 2: E_dollars ( $84.45 ) Seat 4: bigslim10 ( $74.91 ) Seat 5: ZENIT69 ( $91.25...
  • Marginal flop decision, FL
    The games is live fourhanded FL, low stakes. Assume the flow of the game is quite loose and aggressive and that all players know pretty well how to adjust starting hands to a shorthanded game. Villain is on the button. Villain is somewhat loose and stuck about 20-30BBs, minor tilt maybe. Hero is...
  • +/ -Ev?
    Okay, me and my friend have disagree on the following situation and thought it would be good to ask u lot, whether u think the move is +ev or -ev. Satelite, 88 runners left, you are in 83rd place with 1,100 chips, blinds ar 50/100 , top 11 people get through from this satelite. Big stack limped utg,...
  • SUPA ARTICLE: Bankrolls and psychology.
    This is a copy and paste from my blog. It's the fifth article in a long series I plan on writing. You can check the rest out at http://www.xanga.com/supafrey .... Either way, here goes: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAVEL'S POKER TIPS. 1....
  • Push on the turn?
    I called on the river out of frustration... ***** Hand History for Game 4335773310 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $11 Buy-in Trny:23924138 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Monday, May 22, 18:47:51 ET 2006 Table Angry Artichoke (Real Money) Seat 5 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: Splitting10s...
  • Flopped great hand, but someone else was all in pre
    How would you play this? I'm sure I looked like a retard betting 50 twice into the side pot, but I wanted atleast a little bit of value. Plus, I had no idea what to do here. Please help hahaha PokerStars Game #4975816137: Tournament #24963453, 2000+110 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/05/18...
  • Horrible Tournament Ending
    I can't believe how badly I played this hand. I just needed to get that out for starters. End of a 330 player MTT. There were about 20-25 players left and I was about 13th. The leader with $57,000 was at my table and I needed to make up some ground. But I wasn't as desperate as I acted in this hand. Game...
  • River Play?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/?335099 Call the river bet? Raise? Fold?
  • Good or Bad Fold?
    PokerStars Game #4957313289: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/05/16 - 19:41:45 (ET) Table 'Hilda III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Mindripper ($226.60 in chips) Seat 2: Neab ($115.20 in chips) Seat 3: Wake_skate38 ($98.50 in chips) Seat 4: Crazeology ($100 in chips) Seat 5: R23K...
  • Set vs. sorta scary flop with one to act behind you.... you?
    Your act http://www.pokerhand.org/?327725
  • Throw it away or call?
    I've really been working on my limit game, but I decided to play some $50 NL. This is one of those times where I'm not sure if I should continue or not. Opinions are welcome. Not a whole lot of time spent at table yet. Villain not getting too crazy. He is capable of showing aggresion when in...
  • How lucky am I? (straight flush)
    Don't know why I stayed in w/ this hand in the first place, but glad I did. How'd I play each street? I REALLY wanted to bet the turn, but figured atleast 1 of them was strong (considering the action on the other streets). PokerStars Game #4892121901: Tournament #24512621, 10000+325 Hold'em No Limit...
  • 'Common' 6-max problem
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  • New SNG strategy
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  • Help me with this Omaha hand
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  • What to do?
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  • FL 6-max AA
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  • 99, scary flop...comments?
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  • Does anyone get away from this?
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  • 5's, flopped set
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  • SnG Hand. Chase the nuts?
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  • Too passive?
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  • So I tried to help this guy...
    With an MTT of all things. I was just visiting and he had an MTT running and wanted my input on his hands. I think it was a 10$ MTT freezeout thingy. Hands are by memory but should be fairly accurate. All hands take place in the early levels of the game with the bubble far away and as we start...
  • What do you do, and what did he have (step-by-step)
    Interested in opinions. Thanks. 25NL and I just sat down so not a lot of reads. $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, April 30, 08:49:44 ET 2006 Table Table 98379 (Real Money) Seat 1 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: Setric ( $28.06 ) Seat 2: Boardriderz ( $23.10 ) Seat 4: fzilco...
  • Should I have "Overbet"?
    NL400 @ Party Hero: $350 Villian: $500+ Villian limps in MP, Hero on the button raises to $15 w/ AJo, blinds fold, villian calls. Pot: $35 Flop: 25T Villian checks, hero bets $25, Villian calls. Pot $85 Turn: Q Villian checks, hero checks. Pot $85 River: K Villian...
  • A $55 Step Tournament
    So, this is a hand in the second step of a step tournament. The table has been somewhat tight. And, from what I've seen, a few players have been taking advantage of tightness, making raises from middle position with crappy hands just to pick up a few blinds. Here's the hand. ***** Hand History...
  • How could I have played this (quad kings)
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  • Interesting NL hand
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  • Please analyze my play on this hand...
    Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes The Green Slime 8161551-24486 Holdem No Limit $1/$2 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Jewish Pete has $90.87 : Seat 2 : converseA.S has $515.58 : Seat 3 : ibx21 has $90.75 : Seat 5 : ZiM946 has $44.09 : Seat 6 : LadyMuck has $177.50 ...
  • Tough hand
    Live 50$ NL 7 players. Hero is playing a TAG game. CO is a tough TAG with a good understanding of the game. Hero is deep, CO has about 150 BBs. The flow of the game tells me that OPs will very rarely get folded. Hero is MP with QQ. Folds, Hero raises 4xBB, CO makes it 10 more, folds,...
  • I have an advanced theory - come critizise.
    This would only work online , but say your playing a really tough table - really tough players..... hit your 'sit out' button after every UTG hand , and turn it back on when your the button ? lol :lol: Have to pay a SB in the dark , but you'll always be in posistion , never out of it ( or rather...
  • Early Runnings, Do You Play This Faster?
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  • In the Face of a "Donkbet"
    $200 NL on Party, hero is on the button with about $290. Player in 2nd position raises to $6 (Villain)... he has about $180 total. Player in 5th position calls. I call with 9 :spade: 7 :spade: . Blinds both fold. Pot: $19 Flop comes 9 :heart: 5 :spade: 2 :diamond: . Villain bets $8. Player...
  • Folding a "Weak" Overpair
    Ok, this situation came up yesterday in a $20 tournament at Stars my roommate was playing. It was in the middle-late stage of the tourney, which had gone pretty quickly. The blinds were 200/400 with a 50 ante, making the preflop pot 1050. My roommate (Hero) is on the button with 22600 chips and...
  • 3$ mtt hand
    late into the mtt, no reads on opponent , what is your move PokerStars Game #4711049442: Tournament #23113817, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2006/04/22 - 19:58:06 (ET) Table '23113817 182' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: bbjx2003 (23910 in chips) Seat 2: EL FishkO (16835...
  • Does anyone like this move?
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  • Does this count as a bad beat?
    Grrrrrrrrr haha PokerStars Game #4696357666: Tournament #23458558, 310+20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/04/21 - 13:03:19 (ET) Table '23458558 1' 10-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: mryan5v (1480 in chips) Seat 2: Cricket_Fire (1490 in chips) Seat 3: Highflyer911 (1460 in chips)...
  • SNG rantings pt 1.
    “The fundamental difference between a cash game and an SNG is that you can rebuy in a cash game and cannot rebuy in an SNG.” “A player’s goal in an SNG should be to survive.” “A player’s goal in an SNG should be to optimize his chances at winning.” These are a few of the biggest SNG misconceptions...
  • $10 9 Seat SNG hand - call?
    $10 - NL - 9 Seats blinds: 50/100 Seat 3 : MartinKing has $7,610 - big blind Seat 4 : jonesyb has $2,690 Seat 5 : hazedsurfer has $2,450 Seat 6 : gazz9 has $3,990 - dealer Seat 8 : knacky has $1,260 - small blind jonesyb has 8h 8d raised 350 hazedsurfer folded gazz9 folded knacky...
  • sng hand - flopped flush
    this type of situation often confuses me. do i raise pot size just in case someone might be drawing to the nuts. or just bet a little less to try and get some callers? do i check and let someone else take the lead in betting. i mean the K is already out there so should i treat my hand like i am holding...
  • Hidden Hold'em Key #2: Texture
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  • how i could have palyed this better?
    *********** # 4 ************** PokerStars Game #4429426623: Tournament #22025762, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/03/27 - 04:29:56 (ET) Table '22025762 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: ant22 (1420 in chips) Seat 2: tsiguy96 (1580 in chips) tsiguy96: posts small blind...
  • MTT hand
    I had a big argument with someone with superior poker knowledge than I have, but I still think I am correct. The situation goes as follows: This is a 2$ MTT, my table is highly agressive and I only 'fear' one player at the table because I've played with him previously and seen him make some good...
  • Tourney Hand... What's Your Play Here?
    PokerStars Game #4522183868: Tournament #22518956, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/04/04 - 19:51:40 (ET) Table '22518956 1' 9-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: Tribster (345 in chips) Seat 2: TUIN (870 in chips) Seat 3: Turn_Prophet (1885 in chips) Seat 4: ByteSize (1480 in chips)...
  • does he realy have me beat?
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  • Hidden Hold'em Key #1: Donkbets
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  • AA with Flush Draw
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  • How do you play middle pairs?
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  • Who played worse and why?
    Deconstruct the play of PlayerA and PlayerC. Imagine playing the hand from PlayerA's perspective without knowing what PlayerC is holding and vice-versa. Who played their hand better and why? What could PlayerA have done to play his hand better? What could PlayerC have done to play his hand better?...
  • Couple hands from last night....
    Edited: Both are full ring (10) NL200 @ Party Hero: $328 Villian: $371 Hero is dealt KK in LP. 2 limpers, Hero raises to $8, BB (Villian) and both limpers call. Pot: $33 Flop: T :spade: 2 :heart: 5 :club: Limpers check, Hero bets $25, Villian raises to $50, limpers fold, Hero...
  • What does Villain Have?
    ***** Hand History for Game 1671692198 ***** $200 NL Hold'em (6 Max) - Sunday, March 19, 01:39:59 PST 2006 Table Table 36627 (Real Money) Seat 4 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: Hero ( $206.50 ) Seat 2: Player 2 ( $189.25 ) Seat 3: Player 3 ( $86.45 ) Seat 4: Villain ( $296.60...
  • Learning FL, but this is the right play, right?
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  • Titan NL hand
    I worked my $50 deposit for the tourney up to about $180 in a few sessions and SNGs. So I pull $100 out, and play 1/2NL 6 handed w/ the balance. I have my $80 up to $150 again and was about to quit. The plan was to pull another $100 out and play wild NL w/ the remaining $50. Before I could, this...
  • % of the time you won't flop a pair?
    I heard somewhere 2/3rds of the time , without a pocket pair , you won't flop a pair on the board. How relatively true is this ? The comment sparked my curiosity.
  • 5% rule for PPs
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  • Time to slow down?
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  • Good Push?
    Ok, this was on 100NL 6-max on Party (looking for hand history, will try to post it). I'm on the button with about $142 in my stack. Players 1-3 fold. I raise to $3.50 with J :diamond: 6 :diamond: (don't give me any grief about this please, as this is a short-handed table, and I'm on the button......
  • Pocket Qs, final table
    PokerStars Game #4335159032: Tournament #21556600, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/03/18 - 22:03:10 (ET) Table '21556600 2' Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: petreno (1290 in chips) Seat 2: fletcherking (8395 in chips) Seat 3: Bobb_Léponge (865 in chips) Seat 5: bling53 (6368 in chips)...
  • Your turn play?
    $3/$6 limit on AP. Neither villain has played many hands to this point. Stage #319182777: Holdem Normal $3/$6 - 2006-03-18 16:17:50 (ET) Table: PALMDALE (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer Seat 6 - FALCONETI ($210.70 in chips) Seat 7 - JIZZEL ($85.50 in chips) Seat 8 - RHCHI ($200 in chips) Seat...
  • Average table starting requirements for NL > $.50/$1
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  • Could anyone get away from this?
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  • AKs in early SnG
    PokerStars Game #4280287450: Tournament #21281605, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/03/13 - 22:19:11 (ET) Table '21281605 2' Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: mel341 (1420 in chips) Seat 2: cpk43 (2030 in chips) Seat 3: theflash152 (1280 in chips) Seat 4: mjbuster80 (1620 in chips) Seat...
  • Call all-in?
    PokerStars Game #4298595322: Tournament #21374132, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/03/15 - 17:02:50 (ET) Table '21374132 1' Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: blac wida' (1585 in chips) Seat 2: Kalbelgarion (2400 in chips) Seat 3: zebbud (2630 in chips) Seat 4: Hammer67 (1275 in chips)...
  • Heads Up Hand. Is Villain drawing?
    PokerStars Game #4264700411: Tournament #21201736, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/03/12 - 16:17:14 (ET) Table '21201736 1' Seat #4 is the button Seat 4: Diesel_IA (8405 in chips) Seat 6: feltqueen (5095 in chips) Diesel_IA: posts the ante 25 feltqueen: posts the ante 25 Diesel_IA:...
  • Some thoughts
    Talking about 10-handed Limit 1) What to do with AQ after a raise? I'm starting to fold this more and more. I typically find you are at best 50-50 and sometime dominated. Unless I know the player is the type that will raise with KQ or less, I like to fold in this situation. 2) QQ in the SB,...
  • A dilemma
    This hand is a tricky one for me, and I _think_ the answer is obvious but I'm not sure at all. We're playing live 4-handed poker, 50$ NL Hold'EM, so nothing major...3 of the 4 are online regulars and I would call them ok/good players. Hero's image is usually that of an aggressor, I pick up the...
  • Tournament Hand
    Ok , this hand is mtt hand against a tight guy. He rarely limps, and when he does hes likely to have KJ,KT,QJ,AT or smal pair im guessing. I laid JJ to him about 20 mins before this hand and he had AK, and won the hand all in preflop vs AQ. PokerStars Game #4045818888: Tournament #20002209, Hold'em...
  • "The Big Play"
    So I read an article by Negreanu that discussed a hand he played in a 10k tourney recently. He had 8:diamond: 7 :diamond: and raised 2.5x BB. Two players next to him and the BB called. Flop came 10 :heart: 9:diamond: 5 :diamond:. BB checks to him, he bets 1/2 the pot. Person to his left called. The...
  • Push?
    Old hand here, but the details should be pretty much correct. It is an interesting hand for me, because I rarely peg people on specific hands which I did in this one. 25NL 6-max..Can't remember stacks but I cover BB who has about 120BBs or so. BB is a typical low stakes weak/tight nut peddler who...
  • Good Lay Down?
    Could be called Level 3 in a Speed SnG. Original stacks were $800, still had around $700 myself. Game Started on Mon Mar 06, 2006 @ 15:25 $3+0.50 Speed Sit&Go 253 - Holdem - NL 0 - Real Money - Hand #78683459 **Hand #78683459 begins** Harry receives the dealer button Regrind posts small...
  • Shove here?
    I find myself butting heads again with a PS player called 'Devilstrix' who I had a funny game with not long ago (thread here) and I get this hand. I limp in with pocket 8s and flop my set on a board that is suited twice. I am on the button and UTG min bets the flop getting 2 callers. I raise it right...
  • My MTT hand
    3.30 MTT hand early middle stages... and a question...When you think you're in a coinflip should you always push hard in hopes of winning the pretty big pot in the middle already and if u get called u get called and still have a pretty good chance of winning? http://www.pokerhand.org/?262352 PokerStars...
  • On the bubble hand...
    Ok, hopefully I can remember the exact scenario... Near the bubble in a $3 mtt with about 1500 players. Blinds are 300/600 and I am in late position with 9000 chips. UTG has a big stack ~15000 UTG +1 is short stacked ~3000 Mid position has ~3000 button has ~15000 I am dealt Q Q. Button...
  • Hand One of SnG
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  • SnG Hand
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  • Preflop play from the blinds.
    I'm wondering if my play from the blinds is less than optimal. I used to raise alot more than I do now, now I only raise with AA, KK and QQ. The rest i limp/check for two reasons. 1. I hate playing hands that I'm unsure about out of position. If I have AK and I raise it up and then miss, it's...
  • Break it down...dummy boat
    ***** Hand History for Game 3664224573 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, March 04, 01:52:26 ET 2006 Table Baynton (Real Money) Seat 9 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 10: RJGuyot ( $25 ) Seat 6: ADK_Rick ( $28.45 ) Seat 2: ThomasNg22 ( $80.78 ) Seat 8: farrenbu ( $25.12 ) Seat...
  • When the board makes a full....DO THIS
    PokerStars Game #4052437864: Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2006/02/21 - 18:05:56 (ET) Table 'Luna III' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: Freakowski ($9.23 in chips) Seat 2: JAMESLE4 ($7.30 in chips) Seat 3: tallith ($10.06 in chips) Seat 4: Harrison57 ($9.95 in chips) Seat 5: BonafideAdam ($4.90...
  • Guess the hands
    A demonstration of $10NL raises. >bobbybellona posted small blind ($0.05) Mr_mini posted big blind >($0.10) Game # 704,774,279 starting. >Dealing Hole Cards >l3umboy raised for $0.50 >sergiopoker folded >FreeZey raised for $1.80 >maxence folded >Mysticmeg111 went...
  • Call or fold here with KK?
    I'm in a SnG, the player raising pre-flop is short and flat calls my re-raise (which was probably too small) with KK. Flop comes Ace high and he instantly shoves. I'm 90% sure he has an Ace here and played it badly pre-flop but I'm also very aware that it's a SnG and busting him is key. You can see...
  • quads kings and how they paid off
    $10 NL 6 handed > weurbag1 posted small blind ($0.05) > thepensioner posted big blind ($0.10) > Game # 698,756,430 starting. > Dealing Hole Cards>>kingetje: (K:diamond:K:spade:) > kingetje1 raised for $0.70 > zyco_ folded > MisterValo folded > weurbag1 folded >...
  • 8 High
    I just wrote this article on a hand I played, plz tell me what u think about the hand and the article. Thx 8 High Blinds: 10/20 Max Raise: 100 This game was four handed. Luke was first act and called the big blind. Oli then folded on the button, and I was on the button with ADJC. I decided...
  • TT - Break it down
    ***** Hand History for Game 3611561361 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, February 23, 23:19:45 ET 2006 Table Hektor (Real Money) Seat 2 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: costello691 ( $4.85 ) Seat 3: budyboy1 ( $30.17 ) Seat 5: Polar155 ( $24.50 ) Seat 6: Spike_Guy ( $18.65...
  • percentage of skill
    hello all, was wondering, i know that the game of texas is 80% luck and 5% skill whats the other 15% think my percentages are right???? can anyone shade some light on this for me.......
  • do u fold A4
    if their are 8 people at a table and the blind have gone up 3 rounds, and you get dealth A4 offsuit, this should always be flolded same as A2, A3, A5?? am i right, any advice with these cards
  • $250 Limit 6/12 pot, no showdown, what is your read?
    Aggressive table, average pot over $100 and raises preflop dont scare anyone. Me: mid position w/ red Aces, early raise, I 3 bet, someone 4 bets, I cap at 5-4 callers Flop A :club: 10 :spade: 9 :club: Checked to me, I bet, blind raises, I 3 bet, still 2 callers. Turn J :club: , I am...
  • How did i play this?
    I dont know.. i wasnt TOO proud of this play of mine i guess, even though it did pay me off nicely > hildem posted small blind ($0.05) > kingetje1 posted big blind ($0.10) > Game # 695,909,925 starting. > Dealing Hole Cards >> kingetje1: (5-5) > mhplayer called for $0.10 >...
  • FL Cardplayer Hand
    This is the hand of the day so if anybody saw just wait until some people chime in before you say what they had as the answer: Right from Cardplayer's Website: " A $40-$80 game. The under-the-gun player puts up a live straddle. You raise from early position with the A-A. A middle player, both...
  • Pocket Ks, first hand
    PokerStars Game #4046160350: Tournament #20108143, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2006/02/21 - 00:15:55 (ET) Table '20108143 2' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: buccaneers24 (1500 in chips) Seat 2: Cassius_Jack (1500 in chips) Seat 3: uttleyp (1500 in chips) Seat 4: Kalbelgarion (1500 in chips)...
  • Another break it down
    ***** Hand History for Game 3593798693 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, February 20, 22:22:32 ET 2006 Table Cello (No DP) (Real Money) Seat 8 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: BobBriody ( $13.11 ) Seat 2: Secret_Eye ( $26.90 ) Seat 3: BeyadJudgmnt ( $9.02 ) Seat 4: nidan2001...
  • Do you make the call?
    ***** Hand History for Game 3594106954 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, February 20, 23:03:31 ET 2006 Table Cello (No DP) (Real Money) Seat 8 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 10: DiamondDog37 ( $32.83 ) Seat 8: ADK_Rick ( $34.40 ) Seat 9: weazle333 ( $7.65 ) Seat 6: HOTTADDEY...
  • Cap the river?
    Preface: I'm now playing almost exclusively at Pacific Poker which has by far the worst looking and performing software, but the play there is significantly lower that the play at UB. 2/4 Limit Villain is a typical, backwards, mucho-donkish type player. Preflop, I'm in BB with 44. UTG+1 raises,...
  • hmmm...break it down
    50NL on stars. Villain is not too fancy, has shown down solid hands, as well as crazy bluffs. Just an overall good player. Honestly, the one person I did not want to get involved in a pot with, as well. PokerStars Game #3990617675: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/02/16 - 10:19:31 (ET) Table...
  • $10 9 Seat SNG hand
    Blinds 150/300 PorkyFenman $3,790 small blind jonesyb $4,240 big blind kalangis612 $2,680 fastmoor $1,180 TIGGER66 $6,110 button jonesyb has Jc 8s kalangis612 folded. fastmoor raise to 880 and is All-in TIGGER66 folded. PorkyFenman folded. pot 1630... 880 to call....
  • Donked this hand at $50NL...how should i of played it?
    and fold pre-flop is not an option.... Getting Hand History Information... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hand #11535189-14284 at Woodmere (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 15/Feb/06 19:36:04 Debo09 is at seat 0 with $69.05. ...
  • Feel Like Gambling?
    *********** # 98 ************** PokerStars Game #3973812032: Tournament #19744434, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2006/02/14 - 18:51:57 (ET) Table '19744434 1' Seat #9 is the button Seat 5: mp2409 (3800 in chips) Seat 9: Turn_Prophet (9700 in chips) Turn_Prophet: posts small blind 100 mp2409:...
  • Good Push or no
    $50NL ($.25/$.50) @ Party, I have $35-40 or so and havent played many hands. I limp w/ J :diamond: 10 :diamond: and call a raise to $2 with 4 others. Flop A :spade: 9 :diamond: 8 :diamond: so, I am on a open ended str8 flush draw. UTG comes out for $3, I smooth call, one more smooth calls, LP...
  • I thought this play was piss poor, but other defended it
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  • I try to get clever and get puzzled instead
    Fixed Limit hand. CO is Vpip 21/AF1.5/Preflop Raise: 8% iow. Fairly loose for this table, not too aggressive postflop. MP3 is Vpip 37/AF something low/Preflop raise 10% iow. Our current donator at the table. Hero probably has a rocky image, being abit cold-decked at the table for a while. Table...
  • It's a tough day to lag it up
    No hand history for this one guys. So you'll have to live with a manual version. :) Low stakes online 6-max Hero is on the button with A :spade: A :heart: (weeeh!) UTG is TAG and the one player on the table I respect. Hero is lagging it up, and is the topic off the day in the table chat. Hero...
  • Early Stages, Big Tourney
    What do you guys think? I hadn't gotten involved in many hands in this tourney yet, and this fellow hadn't done much, either. PokerStars Game #3957474429: Tournament #19613340, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/02/13 - 02:38:51 (ET) Table '19613340 28' Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: Nitrile...
  • Player A vs Player B
    Looking for thoughts on how this hand played out and what you would put the players on. Both players are rather tight but will mix it up. NL100 @ Party Player A = $125 Player B = $90 Player A raises to $5 from MP. Player B calls from the CO. Flop: A :diamond: Q :heart: 6 :club:...
  • Tough Decision
    Fairly late on in a $5 MTT. Whadda you do? Seat 1: fozzduff ($6,985 in chips) Seat 2: X-OR 02 ($2,130 in chips) Seat 3: The Beatts ($5,645 in chips) Seat 4: -XL- ($9,630 in chips) Seat 5: BigStan9 ($11,400 in chips) Seat 6: ellat1 ($13,270 in chips) Seat 7: n3vermind ($3,685 in chips) Seat...
  • EXtracting $$ on a set....
    Hi All, I had this hand come up on the weekend and didn't think I played it up to it's full potential. Maybe I gave out the wrong message?? Fairly new to the table so no real read. 25NL 0.10/0.25 (10 players)... Hero ($22) Villain ($55) UTG+1 Hero dealt Villain in CO UTG Folds, Hero Calls,...
  • Stars $50NL Street by Street
    I like these threads, and I have one that I'm interested in getting opinions. Table is loose, a little passive and, yes, that's our very own zinn0 in the 3 seat. So he's disqualified from commenting till the end. :) PokerStars Game #3954925860: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/02/12 - 22:21:18...
  • Bluffing
    Okay this happened earlier today in a live mtt i done at the casino. 5,000 Tc, and it in the 2nd level 100/200 blinds. I have around 5,800 and am in late, 2 people limp into me , I find 3 5os, but its a weak table and i played relatively tight so i pump it up. To 1100 to play, surprisingly both call. Flop...
  • Good lay down?
    During a tournament today I made a pretty big lay down because I thought I was beat because of such a dangerous board. I folded two pair which would have become a full house on the river :p And even the two pair would have won the pot. The blinds were 10/20 Player A bets 60 I had 10,9offsuit and...
  • The emotional rollercoaster hand
    This is funny, check the pre-flop action and then that ugly flop :) PokerStars Game #3946496623: Tournament #19609722, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/02/12 - 09:04:13 (ET) Table '19609722 1' Seat #7 is the button Seat 2: bobmarley17 (1360 in chips) Seat 3: PIKEGIRL (3270 in chips)...
  • The schmuck got lucky
    Four players left in a SnG, I pick up KK and make it 4xBB to go.......... PokerStars Game #3646046057: Tournament #18100781, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2006/01/15 - 14:47:06 (ET) Table '18100781 1' Seat #4 is the button Seat 1: SwampDonkey8 (4980 in chips) Seat 2: Kennydg (4745 in...
  • Was this really that bad of a call?
    This was my 8th hand at the table, so no set-in-stone reads. From what I saw, Villain was decently loose(5/8 hands played to flop) and passive. I don't think it was a bad call, but he/she went on to berate me for the remaining time at the table. Hand #11533591-21397 at Diamond Bar (No Limit Hold'em) Powered...
  • Two Pair, Scary Board, Dead Pot
    Don't have the hand history because, well, Poker Room is sweet like that (not). Villain (~11,000) -- UTG ME (~20,000) -- Button All-In Guy (~3,000) -- BB Blinds 400/800 Hero A :spade: J :spade: Villain Limps for 800 Hero RAISES to 3,000 All-In guy calls and is All in. Villain CALLS Flop: A...
  • A few hands from todays SNG
    Comments Please :D Looking for ways to improve. This was the 16th hand, first hand I really got involved in. Table is pretty loose so far, including villain. Table: 5744684 (Real Money) Seat #7 is the dealer Seat 1 - RICK HORN ($2305 in chips) Seat 2 - MIKEY9999 ($1435 in chips) Seat 3 -...
  • Shouldn't Have Checked it down, should I?
    PokerStars Game #3916645164: Tournament #19459391, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/02/09 - 18:19:44 (ET) Table '19459391 1' Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: Turn_Prophet (1775 in chips) Seat 3: r0cb0y (1475 in chips) Seat 4: Keeper0BC (2335 in chips) Seat 5: alli2132 (2150 in chips)...
  • interesting hand...
    50NL on stars...haven't got the hand history. Sorry. Villain is an ok player. Has shown down very good hands, but has also shown some well timed bluffs. Hero has been playing ABC poker. Hero in SB is dealt AKo. 3 limpers, including villain who is 2 seats in front of the button. Hero raises,...
  • Short-Handed Play (Long)
    Ok, this comes from a $5 SnG on Stars. These 40 hands shown demonstrate play from when it was 5-handed to the time I busted out in 3rd place. I apologize for the length of the post, but I was really trying a new strategy of just flat-out aggression. I would really love to discuss this with any SnG...
  • Too weak with KK?
    Villain is Vpip 11,aggression factor 1.5 over 300 hands. In plain words, he is as tight as they come and generally careful postflop. Prima Poker skin Limit Holdem Ring game Limit: $0.5/$1 9 players Converter Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG+1 with K:diamond: K:club: UTG raises, Hero...
  • Back at the timeless question...
    I'm still struggling with math in NL poker. In limit it seems like you have a lot more "correct" and incorrect" calls/folds. In NL I look at a nearly full pot bet and wonder if it actually is incorrect to call - and the crazy thing is I know the math... 1-2 NL table. So you limp...
  • Call or pass all in
    idealt K :heart: J :heart: , one of chip leaders in mtt, $33,000 with antes $100/$200. I raise in late to $600, bb calls. Flop K :club: Q :heart: 3 :club. He checks, I fire out bet of $500 into $1300. He smooth calls. Turn is 9 :heart: . He moves all in for $6500, I thought well its unlikely...
  • Step by Step
    Situation: NL100 @ PP Hero has $300~ 1 Player at the table covers, the rest are all around $100. Hero is dealt AQo in the BB. 5 limpers and SB completes. Heros option. Check and see the flop or raise? Why?
  • Tilted villain and a donky hero
    Low stakes online 6-max NL. Villain about 80~BB. Hero covers. Villain seems sensible enough, but I think I have tilted him in some hand, so he calls every raise I make when he has position. Bastard even cracked my aces pushing with a pair of ducks and 52o. Luckily he was shortstacked at that time. Hero...
  • Pocket pair analysis
    Since i've spent so much time playing NL tables i've designed my own little ways to imagine each pocket pair, and why, i just want to see what others feel -pocket 2s, limp, call no reraise because hitting a set of 2s doesnt give me all that much confidence anyways -pocket 3s, limp call no reraise,...
  • Hand converter
    Click for hand converter Just for fun I tried the hand converter of an abominable enemy poker forum, and it worked nicely. It works for partypoker, empire poker, paradise, absolute, pokerroom, pokerstars and ultimate bet. Using it is simply a matter of copying your hand history, pasting it into...
  • BB versus SB
    I play quite abit of shorthanded games, and this situation will often arise, it folds to sb who either completes or raises and action is now on me in the BB. It is one of my favorite situations to be in, HU and last to act in all rounds. What hands will you typically: A.) Raise with in this...
  • Combinatorics and You: Relativity in Hand Reading
    This post is spurred on by a post I made in General last night. I posed a question that I had seen on another forum/blog: Let's say UTG makes a moderately tight raise from {AA-99,AK,AQ,AJ,KQs}. On which of the following flops is he most likely to have top pair or better? On which is he least likely...
  • Tournament Hand Crucial Pot
    Here's the situation... $30 + $3 Deepstacks tournament on PS. PokerStars Game #3788284980: Tournament #18469960, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2006/01/28 - 20:51:59 (ET) Table '18469960 86' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: superking21 (14060 in chips) Seat 2: AtticusAA (17152 in chips) Seat...
  • Lag&Bottom set
    7-handed NL live. MP and hero both at around 120~BB BB is around 70~ MP is a high stakes NL regular, so he is slumming it up on our homegame. He is somewhat tricky, bit too aggressive and just loves to push people around. He plays position badly and bluffs too much. He does have a certain flair...
  • Should I have pushed?
    This was in a NL tournament, 10 men, reduced to 3. I had 2300 chips, he had 2100 chips. I had been reading this guy as a solid player who only plays solid hands, the hands he had shown down were always strong. Blinds at 75/150 I pick up AQ Unsuited, and raise to 700, he calls. Flop is...
  • 2 Pair in NL Hand
    Ok, playing $1/$2 NL live, and I have about $136 in my stack (not a great day so far). One limper to me in late-middle position, and I raise it up to $7 with J :club: 9 :club: . BB calls, and the limper calls. Pot is $20 after rake. Flop A :club: J :heart: 9 :diamond: BB bets out $12, limper...
  • SNG Hand-thoughts?
    Q :heart: 9 :heart: , villian has raised 2 of last 5 pots to 130, blinds 15/30. 1st hand he showed down QQ after checking the flop, turn and river w/ an Ace on the flop and 2 callers w/ smaller pocket pairs. The other he had AA and took out a player. So, he opens for 130 again UTG and the hero...
  • Am i definitely behind here?
    PokerStars Game #3753627670: Tournament #18469695, Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2006/01/25 - 17:20:04 (ET) Table '18469695 9' Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: steppp (20313 in chips) Seat 2: BigArmo (21667 in chips) Seat 3: Neab (29294 in chips) Seat 4: YOU PICK ONE (14567 in chips)...
  • What he got?And what do you do now?
    PokerStars Game #3745869119: Tournament #18469637, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/01/24 - 21:14:30 (ET) Table '18469637 166' Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: ex-poacher- (38168 in chips) Seat 2: loodog (17031 in chips) Seat 3: Da Whaler (9104 in chips) Seat 4: Neab (125439 in chips)...
  • SnG Hand for Discussion
    This generated some conversation on IRC. Thought it would be an interesting hand to bat around... PokerStars Game #3744285565: Tournament #18594498, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/01/24 - 18:58:42 (ET) Table '18594498 1' Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: jimwid (1530 in chips) Seat 3:...
  • AQo anyone?
    Live 6-man Rebuy Tourney. NL. Top two get paid. 4 left. Re-buy period is over. Starting chips 500. Blinds about 50/100. Hero has about 1500.SB. Station has about 3000.Button. LAG has about 1500. UTG Villain 3 has about 2000. BB. Station does not raise preflop never. He does know a good...
  • HU Semi Hand for Hand or Need Help with HU? (long)
    Recently, I had a problem closing the door in SnGs during the HU part of the STT. Sure, 2nd place is always good for the ROI, but everyone wants to win, and my HU was lacking recently. So, to brush up on the plays I make and the ways I approach hands, I played a single $5 HU match. I thought it was quite...
  • SnG decision
    Down to 4 people at a SnG, sitting on the button. Blinds are 100/200 and there is one shortstack with about 900 chips, sitting to my left. Hero has about 2900 chips and is third in chips (albeit barely). Picks up JJ and UTG (with a few more chips than the hero) pushes all-in ...
  • What to do?
    A A in late, $12,000 in chips blinds $300/$600 loose table. I riase to $2,000 after one limper. BB calls as does the limper. Both are fairly loose so could call down with a draw or mid pair. Flop falls , A :heart: 8 :heart: 5 :club: . They check to me....What do you do now? Pot is around $6500
  • SnG hand
    15+1 turbo on stars... PokerStars Game #3677447457: Tournament #18258794, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/01/18 - 14:24:15 (ET) Table '18258794 1' Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: 1 pek (1540 in chips) Seat 2: debbiwon (1490 in chips) Seat 3: ChesterKid (680 in chips) Seat 4:...
  • Live hand
    Live game $20 NL (home game) .25/.50 blinds Hero: ~$23 on the button Villain: Covers (probably around $50) on the big blind Villain has been playing LOTS of hands, calling lots of bets, very loose aggresive. Been sucking out on people all night long. I've been playing very tight and aggresive...
  • MTT play?
    Mid stages of a $3 rebuy. 500 players left, 2000+ started. Average stack 20000~ Blinds 600/1200 Hero has 12000 and is dealt 55 in LP. 2nd short stack at the table. 4 limpers + blinds = Almost 7000 pot with antes Hero pushes. Thoughts?
  • Question for you SnG statisticians
    What is a good ITM % do you think? Let's say the tables are 9 handed and the top 3 are paid. The games are not turbo crapfests. So far after 40 games (it's still a small sample but it's gonna grow :)) my ITM stat is 45%. Usually I don't care for stats but I'm interested to see whether I ought to...
  • The infamous Kanter move....
    Let's get this up front,I am not a Kanter fan or the poker "expert/professional" I wish I was. But I have some points to get out after rethinking the play Kanter put one Raymer at the WSOP ME. Of course calling a raise with two suited cards ,can't remember the exact the hand details, Q9s...
  • How to play poket 2s?
    Alot of my friends tell me that pocket 2s are just as good as AK. i dont get how come pocket duces are that good. i always fold them any call. how do u guys play ur pocket duces?
  • bluffing and stealing
    i steal a lot. . . hand 1 5/5NL me: 900 villain: 700 folded to me, i open to 35 w/KQo. loose button calls, straddle calls. flop: A :club: A :spade: 3 :club: straddle checks, i bet $40, button calls. turn: 3 :diamond: check, check. river: 7 :heart: i bet $125 w/ the...
  • Got my A$$ handed to me on this one!
    Guess this is why he is the pro, yikes! lol Full Tilt Poker Game #379880298: Table Larson (6 max) - $10/$20 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:25:49 ET - 2006/01/12 Seat 1: AAAAQ ($2,483) Seat 4: Steve Brecher ($2,125) Seat 5: Getthecheck ($4,086) Getthecheck posts the small blind of $10 AAAAQ posts the...
  • My Experiment (Long, lots of hands)
    Hey all, I sat down to play some leisurely $5/$10 tonight, and within like 20 minutes, I had gotten overwhelmed with AIM messages and decided to concentrate on the chats before they go to bed, and then I'll play some more poker. Then I had an idea: it’s nothing new, and it might not go well, but I’m...
  • A 15-outter Play
    I'm pretty sure I played this correctly, but I'd like to hear thoughts from other players. This is a live $4/$8 game. Player 1 posts the small blind ($2). Player 2 posts the big blind ($4). Player 3 calls ($4). Player 4 folds. Player 5 folds. Player 6 calls ($4) Player 7 calls ($4) Player...
  • MTT Hand
    EP: Covers all MP: 60,000 Hero in SB: 150,000 BB: 80,000 Hero is dealt 8 :heart: 7 :heart: Blinds: 2000/4000 EP min raises to 8,000 MP re-raises to 20,000 Hero Calls BB folds EP folds I called thinking the BB and EP were going to call. BB was very loose and EP had plenty of chips...
  • Some SnG hands ...
    Actually getting some replies on these hands would be great guys ... a lot of my recent posts have been going unreplied/one or two of them. Hand 1: Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com UTG (t845) UTG+1 (t800) MP1 (t1180) MP2 (t800) MP3 (t475) Hero (t800) CO (t775) Button...
  • Did I make the right plays?
    Two mid tournament exits. Should I have played them different? I dont have the log but I know what happened. 1) 5 People left first hand. I'm the bb with ~1500 chips. Blinds 80/160 Two callers, one being small blind. I check. Dealt 38o. 3 K 8 Person in front bets min 160 SB folds. I...
  • Guess the guy's hand:
    PokerStars Game #3561633662: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/01/07 - 14:36:09 (ET) Table 'Tisiphone IV' Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: ogtsupa ($21.80 in chips) Seat 2: GenoTHP ($26.10 in chips) Seat 3: hynes13 ($42.40 in chips) Seat 4: playtheboard ($9.95 in chips) Seat 5: mad cyril...
  • which style of poker do u play? why?
    conservative, aggressive, or super aggressive? i always try to go into a home game trying to be aggressive, but i always end up playing conservatively... how can i changes this?
  • Is this move +/- EV
    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) converter SB ($23.30) BB ($3.90) UTG ($10.35) Hero ($5.65) MP1 ($2.75) MP2 ($8.40) MP3 ($2.80) CO ($3.10) Button ($17.20) Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 9:spade:, 9:diamond:. UTG raises to $0.3, Hero calls $0.30, 4 folds, Button calls $0.30,...
  • Laying down AK preflop
    Time was when i would pretty much re-raise all in with AK if there was a raise before me, but lately i've actually managed to lay it down in a couple of situations! :shock: In this situation i had a minimum raise from Middle Position followed by an all in reraise, so i'm sitting there with AKoff...
  • Do the ends justify the means?
    I posted this under the online poker section by mistake. If reposting it here is in violation of the rules, I apologize: I'm Shadowbok $50 NL Texas Hold'em Table Table 80882 (6 max) (Real Money) Seat 6 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: digitalworm ( $58.50 ) Seat 2: DDUCATCS...
  • Which play do you prefer....why?
    Lets say you are in a SNG that pays top 3 with 4-6 remaining. You are a healthy midstack, but in 3rd or 4th place for chips count. 800 starting-8000 total chips in play. You have 1500 and blinds are 100/200. You are dealt AJ and are not in a blind. 1) do you move all in here, knowing that...
  • This is probably not the way to play it either.
    Hand history is abit murky, since it was live hand I played last month. I think everyone is pretty much at the 100BB mark. NL cashgame. UTG is a good player, solid and plays a tight game. Hero has played a very tight game. Hero is MP with AKo. UTG limps, Folds to hero, Hero raises 5x,folds...
  • Tried something different... Thoughts plz
    Background: We're about 15 or so hands into a $30 sng. The table seems fairly passive, with lots of pf limping and ive seen ace rag shown down three or four times already. I've had a couple of strong hands already (AK, TT) which i've played aggressivly and have picked up the pot with a flop bet...
  • Easy push?
    Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.10 BB (10 handed) converter UTG+2 ($9.20) MP1 ($17.75) MP2 ($32.15) MP3 ($9.80) CO ($11.85) Hero ($4.90) SB ($25.85) BB (Villain)/ ($7.11) UTG ($2.10) UTG+1 ($15.80) Preflop:/ Hero is Button with K, K. UTG calls $0.10, 4 folds//, MP3 calls $0.10, 1...
  • Comments?
    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (7 handed) converter Hero ($12.25) Button ($2.25) SB ($5.45) BB ($13.35) UTG ($2.75) MP1 ($7.10) MP2 ($8.50) Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Qc. UTG calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks. Flop: ($0.50)...
  • Fire again?
    Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.10 BB (8 handed) converter CO ($5) Button ($8.25) SB ($4.50) BB ($4.90) UTG ($3.53) Hero ($5.70) MP1 ($1.73) MP2 ($2.47) Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Kh, As. 1 fold, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.10, 2 folds, SB completes, BB checks. Flop:...
  • Gotta love these
    PokerStars Game #3498161823: Tournament #17357555, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2006/01/01 - 10:05:14 (ET) Table '17357555 1' Seat #7 is the button Seat 2: RandomTaskFu (3685 in chips) Seat 3: spud772 (1335 in chips) Seat 7: SantM (1910 in chips) Seat 8: TexasHarley (5005 in chips)...
  • 3$ Rebuy hand
    we were down to 700 left just shortly after the 2nd break when this hand comes up, i had pretty much crappy hands , and only stolfe few blinds, cince big stack was calling a lot and being in many pots what would u have done here? PokerStars Game #3516514729: Tournament #17356475, Hold'em No Limit...
  • my hand of the day
    Party 2/4, I have been a donator thus far. I'm in the BB with J9o. Donk limps from HJ, SB calls I check. The flop is A9xr (3sb). SB checks, I check, donk bets, SB folds, I call. The turn is a Q (2.4bb). I check, donk bets, I raise (intending to fold to a 3-bet), donk calls. The...
  • Semi-Fancy play pays off
    $11 PartyPoker SnG, 2nd round of blinds, villain's name hidden to protect him from embarassment Seat 7 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: ( $495 ) Seat 2: ( $760 ) Seat 5: ( $1710 ) Seat 6: ( $775 ) Seat 4: DONKEY ( $1115 ) Seat 9: TheSalche ( $770 ) Seat 10: ( $755 ) Seat...
  • Pushed to hard?
    NL200 @ Party Hero:$230 Villian: $250 A few limpers.... then Hero: AKo Hero in LP raises to $12, 2 limpers call Flop: A :diamond: A :heart: K :club: Pot: $40 Villian checks, MP checks, Hero checks Checked here because I'm holding the nuts and want to make sure they catch something. Turn...
  • Phil's Marginal Call of the Day
    Rip me apart. :oops: Getting Hand History Information... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hand #10101052-18364 at Yuba City (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 29/Dec/05 00:00:32 ToadPies is at seat 0 with $53.60. stellaaaa...
  • WTF Goes Thru Peoples Heads?
    Not really advanced theory in any way, but what the hell are some people thinking?? This is a $30 sng and we're down to 4 so next player out is the bubble boy. http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=198428 I figure i can pick up this blind no problem, he calls off all his chips with...
  • I got made fun of for this one
    I'm dealer in a home game thats down to 6 handed. I am about 3rd in chips and I have a maniac to my right and a bad player to my left. I am dealt 7 :spade: 5 :spade: and decide I like it. Maniac raises triple the big blind which is nothing much to my stack and I decide to call based on him definatly...
  • Your move?
    .05/.10 Hero - Button ~$6.25 Villain1 - MP2 ~$2.75 Villain2 - BB Covers 1 fold, 6 calls, I limp with 7 :diamond: T :diamond: Flop A :diamond: 6 :diamond: 4 :diamond: EP bets .20, MP2 All-In for $2.75 At this point I don't really think he has it. I haven't seen anything out...
  • Do you call this?
    SNG, 1500 chips, blinds 50/100, raise min preflop w/ A :heart: 10 :diamond: big blind smooth calls w/ 3500 in chips. 5 remain, one short, BB big stack, rest from 1000-1500. Flop A :club: 7 :club: 3 :club: 450 pot Big Blind checks, you bet 150 and big blind moves all in. Now what?
  • Looking for opinions
    So Im sitting in the new poker room in Imperial Palace in Biloxi, its Christmas night, took 2 hours of standing near a desk where you could barely hear the lady on her mic to get a seat at 1/2 NL So I sit, buy in and settle in to play. about three hours go by and Im up about 70 bucks. Standard raising...
  • Anyone fold here?
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  • Phil's hand of the day
    NL $100 .50/1 Me: about $155 Villain: $80 UTG I raise to $3 with QQ Villain in MP min-re-raises to $5. Eeek I hate that bet. I call out of position. Flop: 6 :diamond: J :diamond: 8 :club: I lead out for 7 bucks. Villain calls. Turn: 7 :spade: I lead out for 12 bucks...villain...
  • NL200 Flush draw
    NL200 @ Party Villian: Decent player. He has done anything to shock me. Only been at the table for about 30 minutes but I had only seen him play from the blinds, button and CO. Him raising from UTG+1 made me think high pair, AK or AQs. UTG+1: $220 (Villian) UTG+2: $350 SB: $175 BB: $150 (Hero) Villian...
  • SnG ITM/Bubble hands
    Here's some hands I wasn't 100% sure of my play on ... This first one I was being pretty aggro heads up Seat 7: TheSalche (4065) Seat 8: slopedaze (3935) slopedaze posts small blind (200) TheSalche posts big blind (400) ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to TheSalche slopedaze calls (200) TheSalche...
  • suicide?
    Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes MTT Table 4 6119443-128 Holdem No Limit 600/1,200 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Inglis has $24,913.34 : Seat 2 : ddd46 has $12,375 : Seat 3 : jonesyb has $10,500 : Seat 5 : moderngirl has $13,760 : Seat 6 : krigan has $15,687.50 : Seat 7 : JGUNNERH has $14,000 ...
  • C/R Semibluff
    $50 NL, .25/.50 Me: SB $55 Villain: BB has me covered All fold to button who limps. I complete with Q :diamond: J :diamond: . BB checks. Flop: 10 :club: K :club: 6 :diamond: I bet 1.25 into 1.50 pot, BB calls, button folds. Turn: 5 :diamond: I check. BB bets 4 dollars (about...
  • Let me know your thoughts please!
    I am open to opinions and suggestions guys but be gentle. It was a micro SNG. I am abigfan. This was a final hand of this micro-SNG. This hand just looked like poker suicide. My read on this player prior to this hand was much like myself, solid yet aggressive. Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes...
  • Interesting Article
    I found this interesting short article written by Jesus Ferguson. I know some of you might have seen it already but for those that haven't read it below. In Limit Hold 'em, it is not uncommon to see pots that are contested by four, five, or even six players. This happens with some frequency at lower...
  • Trouble hands from the blinds ...
    I've been playing a bit in NL cash games recently and I've been running into a problem with my strategy with trouble hands like QK, AQ, AJ, KJ, etc. from the big and small blind in an unraised pot. From my SnG days I know to check/call preflop with these hands, and then bet if you hit, fold to a...
  • Another Flush Draw (In Home tournament)
    In my weekly home game, I picked up a pretty tough one. Villain is EP with ~1900 Hero is Button with ~2300 Blinds 100/200 with 6 people left Villain - Limps Hero (A :diamond: Q :heart: ) - Raise to 600 Villain Calls (everyone else folds) Pot: 1500 FLOP: J :diamond: 7 :diamond: 3 :diamond:...
  • one of those 'what was my next move' type of threads....
    $5 - NL - 9 Seats 6100402-16 Holdem No Limit 30/60 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Vipek has $2,260 : Seat 2 : PokerJoe67 has $1,640 : Seat 3 : philly77 has $2,050 : Seat 4 : markus1169 has $1,760 : Seat 5 : pilmart has $1,700 : Seat 6 : magicmonkey has $5,280 : Seat 7 : udic777 has...
  • Street by street.
    Both l+l=3 and gustoman seem to know what they are doing. I've seen some sneaky moves from both of them, and they are overall pretty solid. PokerStars Game #3346400917: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/12/16 - 00:13:26 (ET) Table 'Titania V' Seat #8 is the button Seat 1: zinn0 ($30.15...
  • Legitimate raises from button
    okay, I am very curious as to peoples opinions on this issue. I am v agressive in mtts but not wreckless, i will raise my button 70% of the time probably if everyone has folded and blinds r high enough.My point is , players know im raising with very marginal and they will occasionally play back at an...
  • Peculiar observed hand
    Unfortunately I don't have the hand history for this hand, but this is the background: I was watching a 100$/200$ limit table play, and the play was mostly a single raise being called by the BB etc. when this hand suddenly popped up: EP raises MP calls CO calls Button calls BB calls In the...
  • What did I do wrong here?
    I'm pretty sure I played this hand miserably, anybody with suggestions I'd like to hear them. Thanks. Stage #266443263 Tourney ID 56805 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $30 - 2005-12-14 14:27:10 (ET) Table: 4671465 (Real Money) Seat #2 is the dealer Seat 1 - LAST UNICORN ($1505 in chips) Seat...
  • Hourly Rate
    I've been playing NL hold'em coming up to a year now. More recently I've been sitting in the cash game at my local casino. My question takes two parts: A: How many hours do I need to log at the game to get an hourly rate figure which is accurate? B: To what extent if any is this affected by:...
  • Interesting Live Hand
    This is somewhat early in a live 10-person tournament. Villain is a loose/aggressive player for the most part, but pretty solid. Starting stacks are $2500 Villain is button - covers Hero is SB (~1700) Blinds: 100/200 Hero: A :heart: J :heart: Pre-flop: MP calls, Villain Raises to 500....
  • Making the most out of Quads...twice
    Just a total look at this thread, although I did manage both times to get as much money as possible which for some dumb luck reason I seem to do most of the time when I get them. The first one was an easy call preflop with another caller and then I hit the flop hard, knowing that Ace is gonna get...
  • Help me tweak some numbers here
    I know I played this hand out pretty much the way I should have, but I'm trying to maximize value on hands like these. 100 NL on Pacific, not much of a read on villain, but we can assume he's a donk like most of the other Pacific Players. Hero is in BB with AK :diamond: MP calls, LP min-raises...
  • Kings between a rock and a maniac
    Low stakes online 6-max UTG has 150~BB MP has 50~ BB Hero is UTG+1 with K :heart: K :diamond:, covers UTG is a timebomb. Total maniac, raises 9/10 hands. Calls almost anything, as long as he gets a piece, but can fold preflop to heavy pressure. MP is the rock of rocks...this guy hasn't played...
  • SNG-how much would you call?
    Mid rounds 7-8 remain, I have 1500 and get AJ suited, in LP, blinds 25/50, I raise to 200 and get the button, 2 callers (2 limpers fold). Flop A :heart: 7 :heart: 6 :club: . I bet out pot or 700 (leaving me w/ 600) hoping to take down the pot right there. The small blind calls (leaving him 300)...
  • Value bet this or no?
    Pacific Poker 100 NL, full table No reads on villain. Hero is MP with Q :diamond: K :heart: and opens for 4xBB raise, folded to BB who min-raises, Hero calls Flop: J 9 Q all :heart: (Pot ~12) Villain leads for $5, Hero calls Turn: blank (Pot ~22) Villain checks, Hero bets $12, villain calls River:...
  • home game
    hey guys about once a week or once every two weeks, my friend puts on a home game that usually consists of 7-20 players. i have set a table image as a tight aggressive player, but i want to know what i can do to throw my game off for other players.. any suggestions?
  • SnG hand
    I can't dig up the hand history...sorry. This was from a Turbo SnG on Stars. Villain is of average playing ability. Nothing too fancy from him. Blinds at 50/100. Villain has roughly 2400 in BB. Hero covers. Dealt to Hero in MP...A :heart: A :spade: Folds to Hero who raises 3xBB. Folds...
  • When do you lay down 2-pair?
    Sorry I don't have the hand history, but it's really more of a general question. I was playing $25NL and the following situation arose: I was delt A,6 and call the blind. Flop comes down, rainbowed and no real straight draw to worry about; and I got my A and my 6 paired. I bet out $4, everyone...
  • ring game hand
    I try and stay away from ring games. Not really sure why, but I just feel more comfortable playing SnG's. Anyway, I've been messing around with them lately, trying to get a good feel for them. Nothing major, just .25/.50. Anyway, had this hand come up earlier tonight. I literally just sat down...
  • TPGK in harsh weather.
    Seems I'm spamming this forum these days, but these interesting hands just keep on flowing in. :) last two HU in a live single table 4 player tourney. Two players went out _fast_ and the stacks were much 'deeper' than usual for us at this point. *edit* stacks corrected: Hero is in the BB, has...
  • Pre-flop KK?
    I had a hand today that was utterly awful. I felt like I made the right play and just got unlucky, but was curious about what others would have done. This was on a 6 player, NL .25/.50 table online. I was first to act with K :spade: K :heart: , I raise 4x BB ($2). Guy to my left calls, everyone...
  • A senseless push?
    Low stakes 6-max NL Hero is in the BB w/ K :heart: K :diamond: , About 350~BB Villain is on the button, About 100~BB In the two hands prior to this one I had pushed the flop with air and the hand after I had pushed the flop with an 78s open-ended straight/flush draw, which I showed. I doubt most...
  • I'm confused
    Revised edition with correct cards and actions. :D Low stakes NL 6-max..I think maybe it was four-handed by now. Villain has seemed sensible enough so far. Both 100~BB Hero is in the BB with: 6 :diamond: 2 :club: Villain is in the SB. Folds to SB, SB completes, Hero checks Flop: 9...
  • My exact words: "I suppose I call with black AA here?&q
    Seat 10: TheSalche ($55 in chips) Crai14075: posts small blind $0.50 dealem: posts big blind $1 ----- HOLE CARDS ----- dealt to TheSalche term8tor1: raises to $4 sofaspud: folds cookie29: folds kaare25: calls $4 jw760: folds ofer459: calls $4 TheSalche: raises to $15 Biamor: folds Crai14075:...
  • AA = just a pair?
    I have lost a lot of money recently when holding AA, KK, or QQ. If you bet these hands preflop and the flop comes three rags such as: 2 :spade: 6 :heart: 9 :club: and your opponent raises here - what do you do? I have a real tough time calling in these situations. It seems that most players would...
  • Here's an interesting line with A3
    Even a rock like me can make a LAGgy play every now and then. Villain said he laid down AJ. If I'm not playing this hand like a maniac, should my line pretty much be check/fold or bet/fold? Hold'em NL ($0.50/$1) Table "Cannonade" Seat 1 is the button. Seat 1: splish17 ($80.15 in chips) Seat...
  • Quads
    Ok, its a 6 handed and im chip leader with about 6500 in chips and the closest being 4000 which is to my left. I am sb so 4000 is bb and 1st and 2 position are both new to our home games and new players to poker. I am dealt 8 10 and its called to me with only one person folding, leaving me wanting...
  • Why do I do these things?
    I figured I'd take this one step by step. Online 50$ NL 6-max Hero: About 70$ Villains: All around 50-80 Hero is UTG with: 6:spade: 5:spade: Hero raises 4xBB MP calls Button calls BB calls Flop: 4 :spade: 7 :spade: 9 :club: BB checks, Hero....?
  • How can I avoid this from happening?
    This was a low buy-in SNG, I do very well most of the time. However, these type of hands get me in a lot of trouble, as you can see. Please tell me what I did wrong here or how I can avoid this from happening. Thanks. Stage #258227087 Tourney ID 53581 Holdem Single Tournament No Limit $15 - 2005-12-05...
  • hi I am new to this forum.Did I play these hands correctly?
    these were 2 consecutive hands I played tonight in a cash game w/ 7 players blinds are at 10/20 cents(irrelavent in cash but just saying). 1st hand:I am in the SB and I have 2 limpers ahead of me including the button.I look down and see 2 queen.I raised it $1.50 to $1.70 and the guy behind me in BB...
  • On Bubble with Aces...what's the best course of action?
    Hi All! Long time lurker and I want thank everyone who consistently posts their ideas and strategy, it has helped me shaped my game into a small stakes winner!! This situation came up twice last night while I was playing NL $5 SNGs on Stars. On the bubble so 4 players left 3 get paid... Situation...
  • What's you're move here
    50NL on UB. No reads on either villain since I just sat down at the table (notice that this happens to me a lot). CO covers me, MP1 barely covers me. Hero is MP2 with red 99. MP1 limps, Hero raises to $2, CO calls, MP1 calls Flop: 6 :spade: 7 :diamond: 8 :diamond: (Pot: $6.75) MP1 checks,...
  • Going crazy at Pacific
    So I moved $250 from UB to Pacific today ... so far with some great results, here's the only interesting hand I had, thoughts on it? 100NL on Pacific Hero is UTG+1 with A :diamond: A :club: UTG limps, Hero makes it $5 all day, MP calls, folded to BB who makes it $11 to go, UTG folds. Hero...
  • Trips facing heat....
    Hello Fellahs!!! Last night I tried to take stab at 25NL for the first time and did well for a few hours, jumped to another table and run into a situation that I wasn't sure how to deal with. 6max 25NL Hero in BB $0.25 ~$10 (i know shouldn't have bought in short, but...) Villain UTG Hero...
  • Trap Setting
    I am posting a hand that I recently played in an SNG. Would you consider this a good bit of hand trapping? Single-Table Tournament $1 - NL - 9 Seats 5678884-3 Holdem No Limit 20/40 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : THANKYOUALL has $1,840 : Seat 2 : bba33 has $2,960 : Seat 3 : Rossalr has $2,000...
  • TPTK NL100
    Party NL100 Read: Villian is nothing but average. Fairly tight post flop. Hasn't shown down many hands and has slowly bleed down from $100 -> $60 Villian: $60 Hero: Covers ( up $125 at the table with what should be a damn good image) Villian opens for $5 UTG Dealt to hero AKh in MP...
  • A bad Push?
    I played this SNG last night and this was the final hand. I actually couldn't believe the guy pushed or attempted a push with these cards. I personally wouldn't have pushed here if I was in his shoes. The J :spade: 7 :diamond: to me was hardly a good hand to push with. He had enough chips to withstand...
  • Got creative and/or stupid with this one
    TheSalche: Qs 9s Pre-flop: jbpatrick folds. The Big Don folds. eddieraza folds. hayesez folds. groth911t folds. RIP10 calls. Dooskey calls. TheSalche calls. toyin2k checks. Flop (board: Js 4h 3s): TheSalche checks....
  • Low pocket pairs
    Wow...i have absolutely no clue how to play these! The only thing I can ever do is raise all-in and get in a coin-flip situation...any helpful hints?
  • Folded middle set? "idiot"
    I have read and re-read harrington on hold em vol I and II enough by now... fine books, both. But one thing sort of haunts me from his writings. I'll paraphrase here Whenever someone brags about how he came to the conclusion that he needed to fold his middle set, harrington quietly says to himself...
  • Post a 50NL hand? Don't mind if I do
    BEFORE YOU EVEN SAY IT ... yes the preflop call is weak. Given that I made a less than perfect preflop call, how do you think I played the hand out? (Villain and I had about equal stack sizes of $40) TheSalche: Qh Jd Pre-flop: Villain raises to $1. 1 fold . TheSalche calls. table folds Flop...
  • Top Two facing a huge bet
    .25/.50 $50 NL on UB. Hero: about $130 Villain: about $70 *Villain plays fast and is in a lot of pots but is playing well. He is also the one who claimed to be on the WPT. 5 limpers, I am in the BB with J4o and get a free play. Flop: J 4 2 rainbow I check, hoping to trap villain. ...
  • AQs on the button
    Both UTG and MP in this hand are _very_ tight players (VPIP around 15-16 over 300 hands at micro-limit stakes), also both are usually very passive preflop. FL. Hero is on the button with A:club:Q:club: UTG+1 Raises MP1 3-bets Folds to me. Hero....?
  • Sample Heads-Up Session (Long)
    Hey guys, I felt that I played this pretty well, one of my best heads-up sessions, but I'd like to know if there are any hands you might have played a little differently. I'd really appreciate any insights, as I still believe heads-up play is one of the weaker components of my game. ***********...
  • Little Green Book BOW Strategy
    In Phil Gordon's Little Green Book there is a strategy he terms Big Online Winner style for NL Hold'em. The strategy abuses all-in to guarantee wins in the long run. The basic strategy is: 1) See many flops cheaply 2) Massively overbet with some premium draws 3) Massively overbet with the nuts...
  • How was my play ( A Few Hand Histories)
    Please take a look at these various hand histories and give me your thoughts. Did I play them right? Should I have played them? 1) $5 - NL - 9 Seats 5557412-13 Holdem No Limit 30/60 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : walldo has $1,800 : Seat 3 : edabs58 has $4,270 : Seat 4 : fishermandon has...
  • Should I have bet this Turn?
    $5+$1 (real money), hand #1,475,052,751 Knox City Single Table Tournament, 14 Nov 2005 09:42 PM View Previous hand for this table. Seat 1: coachmofb ($1,440 in chips) Seat 2: boy golden ($985 in chips) Seat 3: wally051680 ($1,385 in chips) Seat 4: griboyedov ($1,500 in chips) Seat 5: iveysment0r...
  • stupid play getting rewarded?
    i dont like this hand one little bit... yeah i won.. but i think there is a load of errors. and that annoys me because i dont want to win pots by playing badly... i want to win pots playing good solid poker... :) :) Miss Congeniality 4914644-30489 Holdem No Limit $0.05/$0.10 : Hand Start....
  • JJ situation in an SNG
    Here's something I came across last night while playing an SnG ... I have JJ on the button, blinds are still low to stacks (20/40, with starting chip count of 1500), there were I believe 3 limpers ahead of me, then LP pops it up to 180, I min-raise to 300ish, table folds to LP, who reraises me and...
  • Did i play htis right???
    so i was playing in my first backroom (very exciting) it was 1/1 $30 min buy in so i pick up A 10off guy in front raises $7 i call and so does another guy flop comes 6h 10d 3h . small blind checks guy infont of me goes all in $15 i raise $35 more im all in. small blind calls a $50 raise to him with...
  • Was told that I was outplayed
    I don't have the hand history, but it's the first hand of lower buy-in SnG. I had 99 in EP, so I call, with about 4 to the flop. I'm waiting to hit trips or to see high cards and fold. Flop: 632r Now I am about 90% that I have the best hand. I'm last to act. Check, check, player to my...
  • Step by Step mmmkay?
    NL $100 Hero = $125 Villain = $105 Hero is dealt 7 :diamond: 6 :diamond: in MP UTG calls Hero calls SB calls BB (villain) checks Flop 9 :heart: T :spade: 8 :spade: SB checks Villain bets $5 UTG Folds Hero???? Flopped the ass end of a straight w/ a flush draw on the board....
  • JJ Hand
    Hero is UTG+2 with J:club:J:spade: UTG+2 and UTG+3 are loose passive/passive. , SB is unknown. UTG folds Hero Bets UTG+2 Calls UTG+3 Calls SB Calls Flop: K:diamond:, 9:club:, Q:spade: SB Bets, Hero Raises, UTG+2 Calls, UTG+3 Calls, SB Folds Turn: 2:spade: Hero bets, UTG+2 Calls, UTG+3...
  • Medium hands out of position FTW
    Low-mid stakes limit game online. 3-handed. Best way I can describe villain is "reasonable" Hero is dealt Kh8h Button folds, Hero raises, BB calls Flop: Ts Th 8c Hero bets, BB raises, Hero ______
  • Pushed to hard???
    NL $100 2nd hand at the table. All stacks between $100-$110 UTG raises to $4 MP calls Hero calls from MP2 w/ 5 :heart: 5 :diamond: BB calls Flop J :diamond: 6 :club: 5 :spade: BB checks UTG checks MP bets $15 Hero raises to $40 All fold. Bottom set on a very tame looking...
  • How badly did I play this one
    $100 NL on UB ... just sat down at table so not much of a read here ... criticize me on all streets TheSalche: Qh Js Pre-flop: pokertroop folds. ftross1 folds. Kolonel-Kurtz folds. capoben calls. TheSalche raises to $3.50. -Staley- folds. PastaTKE...
  • Flopping a monster draw
    .25/.50 NL max $50 buy-in at UB Hero: ~$50 Villain: ~$40 Hero has 10 :heart: 8 :heart: and open limps Villain in cutoff min-raises to $1 All fold and I call. Flop: A :diamond: 7 :heart: 9 :heart: How do you guys play this?
  • Do you make this call?
    NL $100 Villain $110 Hero $95 Hero dealt black Jacks in MP Hero raises to $3 SB calls Flop J :diamond: T :heart: 4 :heart: Villain checks Hero bets $5 Villain calls Turn 2 :heart: Villain checks Hero bets $20 Villain calls River 6 :spade: Villain pushes Edit:...
  • PLO $50
    Would you play this any differently? Skribbles Eh is at seat 1 with $68. cwazyonyx is at seat 2 with $14.90. rama2010 is at seat 3 with $44.40. becauseiken is at seat 7 with $23.50. jrod30 is at seat 8 with $10.45. jerkstyle is at seat 9 with $16.45. ...
  • One that has me thinking....
    Ok, it worked out bad, but I dont know if I would have changed anything, what are your thoughts? 8/16 live, lots of chips, aggressive table, total calling station who is down at least 1k on button, UTG raises to 16 and only has about $35 left. I 3 bet. Flop, all rags, blind bets, I smooth call...
  • Min bet into a raised pot
    What do you typically decide is the motive behind a very small, even min bet into a raised pot on the flop? Top pair, draw? Monster? Curious, I've seen my share of each lately, my read has been a little shaky the last week or so. Normally I decide it's a draw or if the flop brings paint it's a feeler...
  • Do you call this?
    NL Hold'em tournament style, down to heads up. I had about 34 in chips, opponent had 26. Blinds 2/4. Opponent is on the button and calls the big blind. I look at A6 in spades and make it 8 more. He re-raises all in. Its 10 more for me to call, so I'm getting about 4 to 1 on my money. He is generally...
  • Sexy 7 Card Stud hand
    I was quite proud of this one ... my math skills finally came into use ... 3rd street: jay2fst4u: -- -- 7h mshookisin: -- -- 7s PrimeTime1: -- -- Ks Robrabbit: -- -- 7d ppzep: -- -- 5d BlondBunny: -- -- 6h TheSalche: Kh Jh 3d alldachips: --...
  • Top Pair, Flush Draw hand...
    Playing on fulltilt, high stakes .10/.25. Hero-$25 Villian-$17 Hero gets dealt K7 :heart: in the SB. One limper, so I complete my blind, and the BB checks. Flop: 2 :heart: K :club: 9 :heart: I lead out with a pot size bet (0.75). Villian raises to 2.00. I figure him for a king,...
  • Preflop bet with QQ.
    Today I played a hand that I was a bit annoyed by. Basically, I was first to act with QQ, with 5 people at a 6 person table .10/.20 NL table online. I bet $1. Guy next to me raises to $2, everyone folds to the BB who calls. I reraise to $4, both players call. Flop comes 2h 5s 9s. BB checks. I bet $3,...
  • Critique My Final Table Play
    Critique my play. Im going nuts here.. im pretty sure i made the wrong play now that i think about it, but oh well its poker, Let me set this up Final Table at a WPT satellite tourney. 9 Players Remaining Everyone playing more tight/aggressive than loose/aggressive. No one getting too out of...
  • QQ hand, with 3 hearts flopped
    Read: Villain seems to be ok. A little weak, except when he raises preflop. Whenever he raises preflop, he usually follows up with a flop bet, regardless of whether he has it or not. He's picked up a bunch pots on the flop like that, when ppl fold. At this point, my image is a little bit agressive....
  • A strong draw versus two aggressors
    Live 3-handed NL play. SNG style. I'm on the button. 4 players initially, 400 chips starting stack, starting blinds 2/4. Current Blinds 10/20. Winner take 3/4. Villain1: Generally a passive player, but has a flair for knowing when he is ahead and can have spontaneous outbursts of pushing in his stack...
  • NL tourney hand
    Playing in a NL tournament, the following hand came up. 6 players reamaing i am 4th in chips@ 1695. Chip leader is at about 4500. The blinds are at 30-60. UTG i get pocket 9's. I raise to 195. The chip leader calls as does the Big Blind. Flop comes 6,7,8 rainbow. BB checks and i bet 700 into...
  • Villain gave me grief over this hand...
    $20 buy in tournament on Poker Room. Blinds were only at 15/30 and I was down to $500 chips (some guy chased a flush with 2 4 :spade: after I hit 3 of a kind on 4th st :shock: ). I didn't get the hand history, so this is as accurate as I can get. Hero (MP): 9 :diamond: 9 :heart: ($500...
  • Limit Hand to talk about
    Canterbury $4/$8 game. Game is typical, few gamboolers, few solid players. Fairly early in my session. Folds to me two off the button, I look down at 5h6h and raise because I'm awesome. SB makes it 3-bets. SB is a solid player, a hair on the tight side, but I'll eat my shorts if he's not a winner...
  • Tourney Situation...What do you do?
    Hand #9252963-53 at Thu1amA-004 (No Limit tournament Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 27/Oct/05 01:42:15 mami 45 is at seat 0 with 1615. bnortz is at seat 1 with 4730. mindfreak48 is at seat 2 with 1280. putridvomit is at seat 4 with 4450. celesteclub is at...
  • $109s: Turn bet - for max value...
    $109 buy-in. Crypto-site. BB=30. 10-handed. Hero =1100 chips; Villian = 850 chips. Read = Loose pre-flop saw more than his fair share. Hero holds 2 :heart: 3 :heart: in the BB. Villian limps UTG. 8 folds. Hero raises 90. Villian calls. Flop: Q :heart: 5 :heart: 4 :heart: Hero...
  • no 5-5 games so. . ..
    my 5-5 games are gone, so that means playing against 1/2 players. Here goes. I call straddle near the disk w/5d 2d and bb raps. family pot, i think. . . Flop: ($28 ) 8 :diamond: 6 :diamond: 4 :heart: tight player from EP/MP leads for $20. . . .I've gone to heaven. I have table covered and...
  • NL Hand
    .5/1 NL... Very first hand after I sit down, I get AQ :diamond: , folded to me, I make it $4 to go. Folded around to guy 1 off the button, and he gives me the dreaded min-raise. I call and we see the flop. Flop 6 :spade: 2 :spade: 2 :club: not good for me I'm thinking. I check, villian...
  • KT suited w/ flush and straight draws...
    I was playing .5-.10 NL on Noble Poker this morning and ran into a rough loss. I was hoping I could post this in the idea that someone might offer a bit of advice. So here is the hand... 5 players - I am the second person to act - one over from the player next to the buttons. Dealt Kh Th First...
  • Game set up
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  • Need your opinions.
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  • Do I need to make this call?
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  • I miss these ...
    5-5 NL Me: Covers table by $1,000,000 Villain1: $700 Villain2: $400 DumbassDonkeyFish: $50 I'm in the big blind with 23o, Villain1 raises to $20, Villain2: reraises to $100, Donkey pushes in his chips, I call the raise as does Villain1. Flop A :spade: K :heart: K :diamond: I clip my...
  • beating AA?
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  • Play it from here
    ***** Hand History for Game 2912777348 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:16777640 Level:2 Blinds(15/30) - Saturday, October 22, 01:40:13 EDT 2005 Table Table 66987 (Real Money) Seat 5 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 6: Jauron ( $770 ) Seat 10: tinner72 ( $1495...
  • Tournament, Jacks in the small blind
    For whatever reason I waited about two weeks to post this hand, and I can't find the hand history, so I'll go from memory. 11 dollar rebuy/addon on Stars, about 20 minutes after the addon period is over, so play has settled a bit. In spite of having about 10000 in chips with the blinds I believe...
  • for Adam.....
    QQ in the small blind.... What would you have done?
  • interesting limit hand
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  • Theory Calculations
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  • Another PLO hand--take a look
    I played this hand a few minutes ago. One guy was uber-pissed, and the other guy was on my side, (I think)...anyway, I flopped the nut straight draw, and nut flush draw, then on 4th I picked up yet another flush draw, even though it was only 9 high...I had lots of outs... PokerStars Game #2787587071:...
  • Anyone call with QQ?
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  • for those who like min-raising
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  • A8 against random hand heads up
    Say you have A 8 :diamond: heads up whats its stats against a random hand? I was jus curious.
  • PLO hand--critique please?
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  • Tournament Hand
    Ok, it's a live tournament... blinds are currently 40/80 at a 7-handed table (3 tables playing). I have ~2500 in my stack. Primary villain has ~1900 in his stack. I'm in the big blind with J :club: 2 :club: . 3 people call me, including small blind. Total pot: 320 Flop K :club: Q :club: J...
  • middle pair
    What do you think of this play? I have K 10 Clubs, small raise pre flop on button. Flop comes QTx with 2 clubs. I go all in and am called. Other player shows AQ and I make my flush caught some crap for my play and wanted your opinions.
  • PLOing my way into the money ...
    ,What do ya think of these few hands ... ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to TheSalche 4 limpers to see flop (im in BB) ** Dealing Flop ** : EP bets (0.95) TheSalche calls (0.95) MP calls (0.95) LP calls (0.95) ** Dealing Turn ** : EP bets (3) TheSalche raises (6) to 6 2 folds EP...
  • why do I do this to myself...
    The only reason I called the pre-flop raise was in the hope I might catch some spades. Unluckily for me, and Ace flopped, and as hard as I tried to convince myself I was way behind, I showed it down anyway. Am I the only person on here who will not listen to the little voice in their head that...
  • A professional would have bet me on the river!!!
    $100NL, I'm $110ish scumbag has $100. I've got A :spade: 7 :spade: on the button. Preflop: two limpers, scumbag limps from the CO, I call, SB folds, BB checks. Flop ($5) Q :spade: 4 :spade: T :club: . Check, bets $4, scumbag calls, I make it $10, blinds, EP and bettor fold scumbag calls....
  • Limit hand
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  • I caught a bunch of grief for the river call.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hand #8515984-7334 at Encino (No Limit Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 29/Sep/05 01:44:33 hoffmandano is at seat 0 with $7.10. robdagr8 is at seat 1 with $4.85. Tazman56 is at seat 2 with $11.05. ...
  • loose agressive tables ... never to bluff +EV??
    I play at a very loose place, and somewhat aggressive. I play different from a friend of mine but I can not seem to make $ at this site I am always even (and i have been playing here for 7 months) but other sites i play at i make $ continuously but I know that this site is itself a better place to play...
  • "Pot Control" in NL cash games
    As I've said here before, NL cash games are probably my weakest game. I am looking to improve them. One aspect I've heard mentioned from Howzit (I think) is pot control. Can all the experienced NL cash game players explain this concept, maybe give some example hands. I understand that it probably...
  • Some Omaha Hands for your viewing pleasure
    25 PL-Omaha ... blinds at .10/.25 Hand 1 Hero has about $20, villain same ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to TheSalche 7 players to see un-raised flop ** Dealing Flop ** : Checks around ** Dealing Turn ** : Villain bets (1.80) TheSalche calls (1.80) table folds around ** Dealing...
  • river bet: how much?
    5-5NL villain(SB): $1000 villain2(UTG+1): ~$800 Me: button, i cover. limped pot, 5 to the flop. I limp w/ red 44, sometimes i'll raise here but this table was generally calling down a lot of preflop raises. SB thinks I'm a maniac and villain2 thinks i'm loose because i called his all-in earlier...
  • What price to stop this happening?
    OK, this keeps happening to me. Question is how do I stop it? Here's the latest example....$25 NL cash game. A :heart: K :spade: Few limpers, I raised pre flop to $1.50, 1 player called, pot = $3.50. Flop: 8 :diamond: 7 :club: K :heart: Now I don't mess around here. I bet the pot...$3.50....
  • bluff amount
    5-5NL Me: covers table. LAG: $900 very bad player: $1600 i open to $30 w/trash UTG, LAG calls, then VBP makes it $100 on top. I call, LAG calls. I have a TAG image. Flop: ($400) Q :diamond:- 9 :diamond:- x. VBP amazingly checks, i bet $250, LAG quickly folds and then VBP takes his time,...
  • NL tourney hand
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  • Was this a good play
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  • I played this right, right?
    PokerStars Game #2639335747: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2005/09/22 - 23:53:21 (ET) Table 'Galene IV' Seat #2 is the button Seat 1: zinn0 ($2.85 in chips) Seat 2: linguisa88 ($8.50 in chips) Seat 3: via22 ($3.80 in chips) Seat 5: duckman24 ($6.55 in chips) Seat 6: benjisdaddy ($13 in...
  • KK NL hand
    $50 NL I open raise to $2 in middle position. Only the button calls. Flop: 5 6 8 rainbow. I bet 3 into pot of about 5. Button raises to 8. I re-raise to 20. He calls. Turn 4 I lead out for 4 bucks. He doubles it. I fold. What does everyone else do here?
  • $25NL
    Dabbling back into some no limit cash games. Feedback appreciated. Me:$28 Villian: $46 Dealt to Dave_Babych8 hoobymcboob folds. sputnik2000 folds. Dave_Babych8 calls (0.25) The__Skull calls (0.25) gobydave folds. pockett8 folds. xxJTOxx calls (0.25) SodaFlush calls (0.15) GoldenCady...
  • Floping the wheel in a limped pot
    Leaving the stakes out of this as I think it may take away from the question, but it was NL Live game online full 10 person table. Table overall loved to limp, and then loved to call raises if they limped (at least a few did) I find myself in the BB with A4os EP limps, as does cutoff, SB follows...
  • Non-trivial decision made worse by added money
    Here's the hand. 9 player 6$ sng at *******. BB = 100. 6 players remain. UTG - 1000 UTG+1 - 1200 CO (Villian) - 8500 BUT - 2000 SB - 800 BB (Hero) - 4500 w/ TT 2 folds, Villian Raises 400, 2 folds, Hero ? Reads: Villian's been a little loose pre-flop limping a bit too much, but his...
  • QQ in tournament,call or pass to all in.
    okay, this happened last night in a live tournament. Blinds are 250/500 my stack is around 9,700. Its 3hrs45 in, and average stack is around 6,000. 4th position limps, one of the button raises to 1500 and im in the SB with Q Q. I am out of position post flop, and opt to re riase, I re raise 3,000...
  • river play?
    1-2NL online limped around, i rap in the BB w/10 :spade: 7 :spade: 5 to the flop. Flop($10): K - 5- 6, two spades. checked around. turn: 10 :diamond: , checked to button, he bets $7 i call. all fold. river($22). 7 :club: check or bet? sorry if this isn't a big decision type...
  • QQ played too weak ?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=110012
  • Tough AJ OOP
    1/2 NL, effective stacks 100BB. I have A :diamond: J :club: in MP3. CO is a little loose preflop, pretty tight passive post, although he does tend to fish for draws without odds. I raise to 10$ into 1 limper, CO calls, button calls, limper calls. pot 41$/ Flop A :spade: 6 :heart: 7 :club:...
  • What can you do here?
    PokerStars Game #2607670303: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/09/18 - 19:37:23 (ET) Table 'Ricouxa' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: RiverDreams1 ($31.75 in chips) Seat 2: seemebet ($84.40 in chips) Seat 3: ohmyohmy77 ($28.80 in chips) Seat 4: IofDBholder ($24.35 in chips) Seat 6: GrendelZ...
  • Now this hand just made my day.....
    Well, I try to stick with the programme, but sometimes the LAG just gets too me, and I do something weird. I'm on the button with 6:spade:5 :spade: and since it is 2 limpers to me on the button, I for some reason decide to raise it 6xBB. Unfortunately, the BB reraises the min, the 2 limpers call however...
  • analyze this
    How would you guys have played this hand differently? Looking back now, I think I might have raised the flop instead of the turn, but what do I know? PokerStars Game #2606988670: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/09/18 - 18:06:56 (ET) Table 'Esperanto' Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: Eldrik...
  • turn play then a thin river bet.
    1-2NL live Me: $360 Villain 1 (CO): $85 Villain 2 (UTGish): covers limped to me in SB, i complete w/J4 :spade: 6-7 players, not sure. Flop: ($15) A :spade: J :club: 8 :spade: checked to weak-tight villain 1 who bets $15. This usually means ace, i look at her stack and check-raise her all-in...
  • Tourney play - could use some feedback
    I play almost exclusively in home games, usually tourney style. My roommie and I are avid poker players, and we were hosting an 8 person game with a $20 buyin. Two people were knocked out, the chip leader (my roommate) is to my right, I'm close behind, with the 3rd place person to the right of the...
  • Check-raising the weak side of a paired flop.
    Me: 2900 Villian: 5000 Anon: 7100 Blinds 25 and 50 Dealt to me: 44 PF: Me (button): Raise 100 to 150 Anon (SB): Fold Villian (BB): Calls Flop: 77K Villian: Check Me: Bet 200 Villian: Raise 400 to 600 Me: All-in Villian: Call He shows KJ and a 4 doesn't come. I admit this isn't...
  • AA Turn Dilemna
    Man this sucked...I tried to slowplay AA on the flop. What do you do?? Seat 1: pryor15 ($45.60 in chips) Seat 2: system2112 ($58.10 in chips) Seat 3: celesteclub ($212 in chips) Seat 4: tc0690 ($159 in chips) Seat 5: Big Wad ($58.20 in chips) Seat 6: Psych7 ($196 in chips) Seat 7: B8ender11...
  • Quick question, probably in wrong section...if am..sorry
    Playing 6 handed, what are the odds that one player would catch 4 of a kind on the turn, then 2 hands later flop the 4 of a kind? just wondering, cuz it happened last night and we were curious. first one he had JJ flop, then caught a J on turn, other hand 777 flopped, he had the 7 in his hand.
  • AJos,call or pass?
    okay, big live tourney. You have AJos on button , blinds $300/$600..... everyone folds to right of you , he raises to $2,000 ....( he riases in late alot with weak holdings eg- suited connectors ) you opt to raise to $8,000 which you think would force him out, when he comes over top all in for $9,000...
  • Online Tourney Hand step by step
    This is a MTT with about 100 players or so. FullTiltPoker Game #212078969: $20 + $2 Tournament (1291023), Table 3 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:45:20 ET - 2005/09/09 Seat 1: DeathDataEntry (8,894) Seat 3: JFreeman1 (3,145) Seat 4: pats-soxs-fan (3,405) Seat 5: crowburger (2,430), is sitting out Seat...
  • Calling Range from the SB
    Say you're in the SB during a tournament or a cash game (i.e. your stack is large compared to the blinds), and theres one caller of the BB somewhere ahead of you, folded to you, you're getting 5 to 1 to complete the BB. Assuming the BB WON'T raise 90% of the time, what is your calling range here? What...
  • The last call
    A hand I played last night at Poker Room. Got A :spade: Qd :diamond: in mid position and desided to limp and see what the flop brings. I have pretty good reads on most people at the table and the play is, to say the least, very loose. A key player in this pot is Beatingu99 who is eaven more loose...
  • Playing Xxs
    I wanted to get some opinions here to find out if I am doing something wrong or not here. If you are delt a high card/ low card suited combo how do you play it? I ran into this several times this weekend. I played 7 SNG tournaments this weekend. All in the $1-$2 range. Anyhow I ran into this situation...
  • Push/Fold
    Playing in a 32 man tourney at a frat house earlier this week, go college! Top 4 get paid. Down to the final 7, the blinds are at 200/400, and I've got about 3K behind me. Six of the seven players (including myself) have about the same amount of chips varying from 2K - 4K ish. Nobody is so short...
  • 2-4NL
    i am on super monkey tilt by this point and everybody knows it. Me: $380 Villain: covers this is 2-4 six max. dealt AJ :club: , make it $20. i get 4 callers. Flop: K62, one club ($80) blind leads for $50, fold, i min-raise, fold, call. Turn: Q :club: ($280) check, i push. . . i...
  • I was called a fish
    2/4 limit I have 5 :spade: 7 :spade: in the BB. EP raiser, 1 MP caller and folds to me. I call. Pot: 3.5 BB Flop: 10 :club: 3 :club: 6 :spade: I check. Original raiser bets, 2 folds and I call. Its a little loose but I'm getting 9-1 on a gutshot, plus I can make up at least one bet...
  • Heads-up $100
    Typical heads-up player, nothing overly exciting, not too aggressive, not too passive...about 34 hands in, I'm leading 1640 to 1360, the following happens: FullTiltPoker Game #212137010: $100 + $5 Heads Up Sit & Go (1344915), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:39:28 ET - 2005/09/09 Seat 1:...
  • Hand analysis
    Ignore the fact that I'm playing T3s here. I was in the small blind, had a large stack and was running hot. I really could only see the Villain move in with a set, or possibly 9T. Would you have folded? What do you think he had? I'll post the outcome after a couple of replies. PokerStars...
  • $75 multi-table tourney final table... 2 hands...
    Just looking for ideas on whether there was really any other way to play these two hands that took me from top 3 with 9 players remaining (payout was for top 9) to finishing 6th place. (I won $400, but really felt I had played well enough for top 3. I say top 3 because it is almost a crap shoot at...
  • Correct Play?
    ok.. small buy in MTT Pocket 7's on the button ... 2 limpers so I just call to see if I can match my set for cheap blinds call and check. I hit my set... and take it from there.... I want to know if my raise was appropriate and what I can do differently next time. Raise preflop with 77 from the...
  • Should I have folded the 2nd flush?
    SnG. 8 Player remain Blinds 25-50 I must admit I was chatting to my gf and not paying much attention but I still think this was played okay. 3 limpers SB Call BB Check (Everyone’s stack is between 850 and 1200) Pot 250 Flop SB leads off with a check. Gets to CO who bets 50. Button...
  • How much would you have bet on the turn?
    Preflop reraise a bit aggressive, but you tell me ... PokerStars Game #2507353090: Tournament #12088584, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/09/05 - 20:15:35 (ET) Table '12088584 243' Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: skipper164 (2755 in chips) Seat 2: fattestgoat (2300 in chips) Seat...
  • bad play?
    probably... will let you guys have a look. Real Money Ring Game Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes Alien Prey 4052568-31606 Holdem No Limit $0.02/$0.04 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Shok has $3.84 : Seat 2 : rich1619 has $1.45 : Seat 3 : fritzcat has $0.94 : Seat 4 : howard321 has $6.68...
  • Call this hand pre-flop.
    I just want to see if you think what I think the caller has is what he has. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Sorry if that sounded a bit confusing. FullTiltPoker Game #205303384: Table Covington Cross - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:04:27 ET - 2005/09/02 Seat 1: DrHouse ($101.25) Seat 2: flounderxl...
  • SnG Chip Leader w/ pp6, would you call??
    Hi guys and gals, Long time lurker. I was playing an SnG last night and made to the last 3. I was winning all the all-in's but I was always ahead going in. This hand really was the turning point of the game. Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/08/29 - 23:56:33 (ET) Table '11915247 2'...
  • A stupid Play
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  • PL omaha8 hand
    http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=117590 i feel like i played this hand terribly. I had the nut low and Nut flush draw and somehow managed to lose 3$. after post hand discussion with craig, we decided i made a few mistakes. but both of us admitably are no authority on PLOmaha8,...
  • 2/4 hand, street by street.
    Preflop: I'm in the SB with A:heart: Q:spade:. 2 folds, 1 call, Villian calls, 1 fold, 1 call, 1 fold, I raise, call, LIMP RAISE!, call, I cap, everyone calls. Flop is 3 :club: 2 :heart: 2: :spade:. I check, 2 checks, villian bets, 1 call, I raise, 2 folds, villian 3-bets, 1 fold, I call. Comments...
  • 1-2NL (online)
    Trying to teach my roommate how to play more aggressively so here's one i told him to do (with his money) 1-2NL party (6 max) Him (CO):$370 2 :spade: 4 :spade: villain (UTG+1): $250 i think. family pot. Flop: ($12) Qs 8h 3s villain bets $7, hero makes it $21. Villain takes...
  • Couple more FL hands
    Again, these are hands that I am very confident that I'm going to win the pot with and I want to make sure I get my maximum profit from them. Hand 1) Seems simple enough to play. Got bullets and hit a set. I wasn't really worried about the flush or straight draw. My raise on the turn scared of 2 players...
  • Im in day 2 of the WPT in LA, ...Help
    Hi everyone, Here is my situation. I am Jenny's husband. I am playing in the 5k WPT Legends of Pokere tourney in LA. I made it through the first day, had Phil Ivey to my left in the seat next to me for 5 hours. He is out and I am still in. :lol: Here is where I need some advice. I am...
  • Another SnG hand ...
    How do we feel about this push on the flop here? Safer time to make a move or do you like this? Table Table 39799 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 2: KF4IOZ (1880) Seat 3: Cosmo56 (2337) Seat 4: FourQueens81 (760) Seat 5: Cyclone94 (1230) Seat 8: blazinscott...
  • Odd SnG hand
    To be honest ... I don't know how well or how poorly I played this hand. I will say I was ready to call a river push, but it would've been a crying call. To preface this, I have a fairly bad table image at this point ... the players think I'm an idiot luckbox (and I really was after some of the things...
  • Anything I could have done?
    Playing a SnG 1st level with 10/20 blinds. UTG doubles the BB and makes it 40 to go. My initial read was a medium PP in the 7-9 range. I have QJ :club: and smooth call. Folds to the blinds and both of them call as well. Flop is Q 3 J rainbow. The blinds check to the original raiser and he bets...
  • Can anyone figure this out?
    ***** Hand History for Game 2625220591 ***** $25 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, August 30, 19:11:54 EDT 2005 Table Table 37446 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 8: NoLimitSowja ( $0 ) Seat 4: GenoTHP ( $18.30 ) Seat 6: AvesUIUC ( $42.45 ) Seat 10: AlienationSE...
  • A Few SnG hands ...
    First hand is more of a question than the second one. Villain in the first one is a pretty solid player, I wouldn't put it past him to call with A10 and up if I pushed here. Second hand wondering what you think of my slowplay, where should I have raised/bet more if at all. Total number of players...
  • Bubblish hand ... push/fold
    Table Table 11231 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button Total number of players : 5 Seat 3: TheSalche (1325) Seat 4: flyinB1 (3210) Seat 5: sersei (1230) Seat 6: allways2nd (1430) Seat 7: williscw (805) TheSalche posts small blind (25) flyinB1 posts big blind (50) ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt...
  • Interesting SNG hand 2
    Quite the opposite of my last SNG hand post. Just call me ScanX on this one. Question: Who here takes a flop, and why? #Game No : 2623411153 ***** Hand History for Game (?) ***** NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15295867 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Tuesday, August 30, 11:46:30 EDT...
  • WPT hand that is driving me crazy
    I am playing in the WPT even in LA and am taking a break till 4 this afternoon. Anyway, the rounds were 90 minutes and we all got 10k in chips, buy in is 5k. Who's on my left and is the big blind when I am the small blind? Phil Ivey. Television cameras are focused on out table, photagraphers...
  • What's the play?
    FullTiltPoker Game #196682302: Table Polaris (6 max) - $5/$10 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:02:53 ET - 2005/08/25 Seat 1: 1988 TR ($1,116) Seat 2: tjb007 ($940) Seat 3: Krazie79 ($812.15) Seat 4: dvelevis ($701) Seat 5: flip123077 ($1,074.50) Seat 6: POKER D-N-A ($764.25) Krazie79 posts the small blind...
  • This is why I love Multi-table tourney's
    Although I lost this hand, I have to love that players will play this badly. FullTiltPoker Game #192332207: 500 Point Freeroll (1162281), Table 27 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:14:04 ET - 2005/08/21 Seat 1: RiverMan1969 (3,620) Seat 2: kumara (1,766) Seat 3: Bigfishie (2,646) Seat 4: mick113...
  • A couple FL hands
    I won all on these hands but that isn't the point. Did I play these the best possible way in order to maximize my profit? Could I have got anymore bets? 5/10 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Sun Aug 28 05:37:49 EDT 2005 Table Table 34594 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button Total number...
  • What happens when I FINALLY trust myself?
    I think the best players are the ones who figure out when their opponent ISN'T BUYING THEIR SHIT TALK but will fold to their aggro raise. I mean, if you're losing in the hand, but know a big bet will make them fold, the proper play is to do it everytime. But what happens when the newbie finally has...
  • Payday!
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  • a scary river
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  • Bubble Time
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  • can't think of any interesting hands.
    5-5NL: horrible player has bought in now for his third $500 stack and has somehow run it down to $225 in 5 minutes. He's in teh cutoff. me: cover him by a mile. BB: terribly tight asian guy, probably around 25-28. Anyway, he wouldn't put money in a pot w/out a hand. horrible open limps in...
  • Post your favourite recent hand
    Hey Instead of posting a hand to be critiqued, post a recent hand you've really enjoyed playing. One that gave you a buzz and you felt you couldn't have played better. Cheers.
  • Interesting tourney hand
    This to me is interesting because of the villains bad call (IMO) after the flop and even when he hits something on the turn, the best he could milk out of me is 140 chips! Why make a call with 1/4th of your chips on a gutshot with one overcard when the opponent (me) has made a strong pre-flop raise...
  • There oughta be a law...
    Ok, I'm in a satellite tourney that cost $26 to play and there were about 35 players. The top 3 get a $200 buy-in and 4th place gets $94. I've played it pretty well to get to the top 6. I suffer a minor setback when I have 5500 chips and end up heads-up pre-flop against the guy with 2nd smallest...
  • You ever kick yourself for not slowing down?
    http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=110231 If only I had slowed down. I saw top pair with an Ace kicker and the rest was all a blur. I missed all the tell tale signs. Grrrrrrrr. AhKd MP with only one caller so far. Blinds at 15/30 I raise to 100. I get three callers after me....
  • Too agressive ?
    Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/08/21 - 13:56:53 (ET) Table 'Chort II' Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: Chipdaddddy ($28.95 in chips) Seat 2: zadman4 ($7.90 in chips) Seat 3: XXX ($23.55 in chips) Seat 4: 9|$JeFF$|9 ($2.75 in chips) Seat 5: Doug12 ($8.50 in chips) Seat 6: RabbitHand ($25.40...
  • Gone in 60 seconds, well that’s what it felt like.
    I’m FreeZey. These two hands took me out. I was wondering what you thought. I’m not too bothered about the first one, but the second one is grating on my nerves a bit. ------HAND 4------ Game #900906663: Texas Hold'em No Limit (7/15) - 2005/08/21 - 19:34:26 (UK) Table "STT1 970504 - 1" Seat 3...
  • Would you have called?
    A couple weeks ago I was playing in a WPT qualifier at Foxwoods, $60 buy in, 10 plyaers and you need to finish top 2 to get to the $220 buy in. Blinds are $25/$50 still early, everybody folds preflop, I'm the SB, I call with a 6 3 off suit. BB checks, flop comes 9 6 3, don't remember the suits, but...
  • Was there a better line to take?
    My analysis to follow... FullTiltPoker Game #190782606: Table Far Hills - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:57:48 ET - 2005/08/20 Seat 1: 200 Motels ($61.40) Seat 2: The Oosche ($41.80) Seat 3: highstack 101 ($0), is sitting out Seat 4: pudusplat ($27.75) Seat 5: STINKBUG ($18.75) Seat 6:...
  • A couple Limit questions
    I prefer to play $2/4 but if the bankroll is low I go to $1/2 1) Do you cap pre-flop with AA? Situation: You raise in early position, a player in late position 3-bets. Blinds fold and you are heads up with him. Do you cap or just call for a little deception? 2) You're in SB with AQo. There are...
  • Observing a game
    Was watching some 5/10 $1k NL before I went to work today. Players were playing pretty loose and agressive, so it was kind of interesting to watch. UTG bets 35, next to act rasies to 200 (800 stack), Next guys calls (Interesting.... A 200 bet usually would be put all in or folded around), UTG folds. Flop...
  • 5$ SNG on stars hand
    any comments on this hand PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) converter Jernej (t1810) BB (t4680) UTG (t1880) MP (t3295) CO (t315) Button (t1520) Preflop: Jernej is SB with Kc, Ts. UTG calls t30, 3 folds, Jernej raises to t90, 1 fold, UTG raises to t270,...
  • 1-2NL live: made hand w/a redraw against tilty bluffer
    1-2NL live Me: $1200 Tilty: $200ish ok, i hit a double gutter on a river about an hour ago against this guy and he is on monkey tilt. He's on his fourth buy-in and he also is very bad and bluffs too much. maybe one limper and folded to him on button, he makes it $20. I call in the blinds...
  • Is this a no-brainer?
    It's the $1/$2 NL live game, and I'm in middle position with QQ. UTG raises to $7. EP calls $7. Folded to me, I raise to $20. Button calls $20. Blinds fold. At this point, the pot is $57. UTG re-raises $47 more to $67 total. EP folds. Pot is now $124, offering me 124-to-47 (about 2.64-to-1)...
  • I figured out why I play JX suited!!!
    It's because of all the people that like to slow play Aces!!! :lol: I don't know about you guys, but I am VERY careful with aces. I know it's a hand I will have an extremely hard time getting away from.... I make sure I get my money in fast. Just had this hand where I limped in on the SB with...
  • You guys might HATE my play - won a MONSTER pot
    6 handed NL - .50/1 ($100 buy in) I have a stack of $130 or so. The big stack at my table has over $300. I find 4 :club: 5 :club: two away from the button. By accident (I'm multi-tabling), I click on the raise button so I end up raising to $2. The big stack in the cutoff raises to $5. Everyone...
  • Perhaps not the best hand I've ever played...
    ALL comments are welcome... Just a note... I very rarely raise with something like 6,9 suited. This was the only play I had made like that at this table...don't know what prompted it, but just decided to mix it up. FullTiltPoker Game #183789634: Table Lamont (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em...
  • Some SnG hands for thought ...
    Two hands for thought ... wondering what sort of moves you guys make here. The 2nd one is a topic thats been discussed before I believe (how to build a pot with a solid, unseen hand). Both of these are from a PP $22 SnG. EDIT: added 3rd hand similar to #2, that was at a $11 table though 1 Seat...
  • Ok... me and my poker buddies
    have faught and faught about this, over and over again... Ok, say that there is a full house in the community, who wins? The cards are 2 6's and 3 10's... would everyone in the hand win with that full house, since it was in the community, or if someone had a higher pocket pair, could they use that in...
  • Absolutely the worst hand of poker I've ever played...
    Just to show that I can acknowledge when I'm a dope... I only had a few minutes left of playing time on Saturday, so I did a very bad thing. I jumped to the 5/10 N/L table ($1000 max buy-in) with about $400 thinking that I'd just sit for one round and see if I can get a good hand and make a few bucks....
  • Rebuy Hand.... Would Love Opinions
    Ok, this is a rebuy hand about 10 mins from end of rebuy period. I would love to hear both criticisms and praise? If you like i can post my thoughts while i played the hand, but i'd rather hear opinions first if poss. :) http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=105154
  • 1988TR
    This guy may come off as a dick to some of you, i personally don't think he is. But he has a lot to say about NL and I can come away w/something i may hav missed in a hand. He's pretty sharp about this shit and there's some good thought processes there. For u guys willing to put up your hands...
  • Live Tourney hand: WWUD?
    Here's the setting. Rockford Charitable Games ... so this game is for charity, rather relaxed setting ... alcohol being served. $40 SnG tournament ... start with 1K chips, blinds at 50/100 and go up every 10 minutes so there isn't much time to make a move. Previously during the tournament,...
  • Interesting hand. I think I played it okay but...
    FullTiltPoker Game #180945771: Table Lamb (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:10:24 ET - 2005/08/10 Seat 2: Acoustic ($63.80) Seat 3: upaymybills ($195) Seat 4: raytheon ($263.50) Seat 5: xxxrobberyxxx ($330.25) Seat 6: Loudude ($83.20) raytheon posts the small blind of $1 xxxrobberyxxx posts...
  • Would you have called this reraise ??
    Wondering if you would have called this reraise, or played this any differently. Turned out good this time, but wondering for future reference. Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: xxx ($16.45 in chips) Seat 3: Traveller03 ($14 in chips) Seat 4: GardnerFTW ($30.70 in chips) Seat 5: MARLEY9673 ($9...
  • big bluff off of a read
    2/5NL @ the borg. Hero: $1.8k and have an semi-aggressive image and they know i can show up a weird hands but I do get alot of respect from the table as a whole. Villain($750): a dealer from Baltimore who is trying to play good poker. I've seen him make big moves w/nothing and is stealing some...
  • Two drawing hands, what do you think?
    My usual PP $10 SnG ... a note on both, don't question preflop calls. I know they were subpar, but I was ready to throw the first one away to a raise, and the 2nd one I would've tossed to a bigger raise. Hero is UTG with 8 :diamond: 9 :diamond: and calls the BB, one limper, SB completes and BB checks Flop:...
  • Tourny Hand
    Very early in tourny, no read, all players within 100-200 chips of the starting stack of 2500, Pokerstars $500,000. Blinds 15/30 I'm SB with 4 :heart: 4 :diamond: . 2 limpers, I complete, BB checks. Flop: 4 :club: 8 :club: T :diamond: I check, BB min bets, CO calls, Button raises to...
  • Hand vs Full Tilt Pro
    Not sure it was the best call I have ever seen by him.... I put him on an overpair - Maybe my all in bet confused him? Full Tilt almost wanted to runner, runner him... That would have been dirty. Had a hand 20 minutes earlier all in vs a short stack. My QQ vs AK. Flop came Q 6 3 then 10 J........
  • This one was interesting. Thoughts/advice?
    Playing $1/2 NL. I was UTG and had K :spade: Q :spade:. I make it $5 to go and it folds to the blinds, who both call. The flop was J :heart: 10 :spade: 9 :diamond: , a very nice flop for me. The SB bets $10. BB raises to $30. (are you serious?) I go into the tank and try and decide the best...
  • Played this hand like a true n00b :)
    Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: GardnerFTW ($32.45 in chips) Seat 3: icer654 ($25.90 in chips) Seat 4: itsdanwall ($42.50 in chips) Seat 5: Redhippo ($17.80 in chips) Seat 6: EZENUF ($10 in chips) Seat 7: BedfordBill ($8.25 in chips) Seat 8: XXX($9.25 in chips)...
  • micro stud fun
    after making a nice profit in 5 hands as i woke up , here is a gem 7 Card Stud High ($0.04/$0.08), Ante $0.01, Bring-In $0.02 3rd Street - (1.50 SB) Seat 1: xx xx 5d___raises Seat 2: xx xx 5c___brings-in___folds Seat 4: xx xx 7c___folds Seat 5: xx xx Qc___calls___calls Seat 7: xx xx...
  • LAGging it up at the Tropicana
    My regular Saturday trip turned into a bit of an ego contest around 2am with 5 or 6 regulars, a couple of other solid players with the occasional donator filling the last two or three seats. 3-betting with 23o and 68s preflop and then showing it down wasn't uncommon. After 5+ hours, I got up with exactly...
  • The right play?
    $1/$2 NL Hold'em Table. I am in the big blind with 10 :diamond: 9 :diamond: . Pre-flop P1 calls, P2 raises to $7, P5 calls, P6 calls, P9 (SB) calls. I am now getting 6-to-1 on my bet. More than enough to calls with T9s. P1 calls the raise. Total pot now: $42, $38 after the rake Flop...
  • 1-2NL: nothing major
    I just thought I'd put this one up after screwing it up. Hero: $500 Villain: $600 (bad calling station) I open to $15 w/4 :club: 6 :club: , villain calls on the button. blinds fold. Flop: 10 :diamond: 4 :heart: 3 :diamond: ($30) I bet $20, he calls. Turn: 9 :club: check, check. River:A...
  • Did i play this wrong?
    1-2 NL live me: ~100 bucks player A ~200 bucks sb ~ 100 bucks 4 limpers around to me I limp in with 10-J spades player A raises to 5 fold around to SB who makes it 12 to go. UTG, me and player A call. FLOP: K- 10 - J (two diamonds) SB checks to me, I push all in to presumably...
  • Did i play this right?
    So im at a 14 person tournament, 1000 starting chips, two tables of 7, top 4 from each table advance to an 8 person final table. My table is down to 5, im sitting with about 2000 chips in probably about 3rd chip position. There are two others at the table with under 1k chips. I'm dealt K :heart: 10...
  • My Tightest Fold Ever
    People agree with this laydown, yes? PokerStars Game #2266738479: Tournament #10686026, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2005/08/05 - 02:53:19 (ET) Table '10686026 38' Seat #5 is the button Seat 1: Kirkman42 (15458 in chips) Seat 2: mavrick2424 (17422 in chips) Seat 3: ncassie28 (29303...
  • what would you have done?
    I am play in a casino $1/$2 NL ($300 max buy in) and Villian1 (V1) sat down 1 hand ago with $300. Villian2 (V2) and I have been there for about 30-60 minutes. I notice V2 bets/raises into his draw - I don't remember his chip count, but it wasn't impressive. I am sitting on the button about even with...
  • Pot Limit Hold'em
    I've been dabbling in some Pot Limit MTTs and SnGs lately and have come across a situation that I'm not sure how to handle. When you are dealt a big hand UTG(+1) how do you play it? I'm talking about hands like AA/KK/QQ where you want to narrow down the competition and get lots of chips in pre-flop....
  • Pot Limit Omaha Hand
    Nearly busted out of a tournament today with this hand. I got all the money in with the nuts, so did I make any mistakes? PokerStars Game #2226048927: Tournament #10400795, Omaha Pot Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/07/30 - 21:46:42 (ET) Table '10400795 7' Seat #6 is the button Seat 1: littlefoot66...
  • Do you push hard on a board hand?
    Situation: NL home game tourney style is at heads up. Blinds at 10/20. Stacks: Hero has ~500 chips and Villain has ~250. I was playing very aggressively and put my opponent on major tilt a few hands earlier when I doubled up with a turned set of Js. Unfortunately for him he check/called pocket...
  • howzit's 24 hour Borgata binge
    Me and my degenerate friends will be taking the bus in Saturday morning and be dropping off our paychecks in craps / BJ / 3 card poker / roulette / horses and mid-limit poker for 24 hours. Come say hi. Sean, want to meet up this time or anybody else? first round on me. . .
  • A good bluff?
    I consider this to be one of my best reads and bluffs ever, but it might also have been a horrible play. Anyone agree with my reasoning below? PokerStars Game #2249136329: Tournament #10686373, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/08/02 - 21:28:51 (ET) Table '10686373 40' Seat #4 is the button Seat...
  • Strange hand... N/L 2-4 $400 max buy-in (FTP) 6-handed
    Not sure if I can believe that all were holding the hands they claim, but I suppose it's possible, just trying to figure out the logic. I'm on the button and get dealt A :heart: 4 :heart: Big blind gets raised to 18 by UTG...2 more callers, so I call too. Pot is now $78 including the blinds (who...
  • Tournament Hand Critique
    Have a look at this hand, guys. PokerStars Game #2220058227: Tournament #10400178, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2005/07/30 - 01:12:20 (ET) Table '10400178 10' Seat #9 is the button Seat 1: milliek (4538 in chips) Seat 2: *Pattie66* (17072 in chips) Seat 3: Turn_Prophet (6355 in chips)...
  • Feedback on a hand, please
    Note: This was a suckout hand I shouldn't have won. Let me set this scenario up ... my table image is solid - they've seen me only flip over monster hands (As, Qs, etc). I've seen about 20% of the flops, and if I've played a hand to the river, I've won. So, looking for options here, and these...
  • How do we feel about this one?
    I've been experimenting a little bit with some aggressive bluff style tactics in SnGs ... my theory is that the only time to make some profit off of these is early on the tourney since later you're likely to be called with a mediocre hand just because the blinds are too big. How do you feel about...
  • Tournament Heads Up hand.
    Ok, so you're in a tournament and made it to heads up. Blinds are 150/300 with a $50 ante. You have about 19000 chips and villian has about 37000 chips. You get A :diamond: 3 :club: on the button. You raise to 700 and he calls. Flop comes 6 :heart: 5 :diamond: 4 :diamond: He checks, you...
  • Thoughts on a hand
    .25/.50 NL Hero: $50 Villain: $60 Hero: 10 :diamond: 10 :club: Hero UTG limps. Villain raises to $2. Hero calls. Flop: 10 :spade: 8 :club: 5 :heart: Hero checks. Villain bets $2. Hero calls. Turn: 6 :heart: Hero checks. Villain bets $8. Hero calls. River 7 :diamond: Hero...
  • to NL players
    1-2NL live. Villain i played w/earlier and is weak. However, he is willing to overplay some marginal hands because he thinks they are good. Just bad. He just sat down in this game after waiting for a few minutes in hte lounge so I feel like he's looking to gambooool just a little, but nothing to...
  • Terrbile beats or bad moves?
    Its been one of those days, down over $1000 (more than half of my earnings on the week). Ok heres the first hand. ***** Hand History for Game 2416250077 ***** $400 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, July 09, 21:41:08 EDT 2005 Table Table 48776 (6 max) (Real Money) Seat 1 is the button Total number...
  • Did i play this badly?
    Hello all. This is my first post =) I'd not been playing at this table long but villain seems to have played alot of pots in the 20 or so hands i've seen, had not shown a hand though. #Game No : 2410110200 ***** Hand History for Game 2410110200 ***** $200 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 08,...
  • Analyze SnG bust.
    NL SnG. 5 players left, top 3 get paid, you're SB with 1900 in chips and had just doubled up with the help of the main villian a couple hands ago. Button (main villian) 1950 chips, BB has 2200 chips, Limper1 has 3400, Limper2 has 5550. Blinds are 25/50 and betting has been slow (lots of limping). Pre-flop: You're...
  • Flop a Straight or Flop a Flush
    I saw this one on the WPT event Caribbean Season 2 ... Gus Hansen beat out Hoyt Corkins... wow! Either way... I'm confused as to why the 5 :heart: 6 :heart: would be more likely to flop the straight as opposed to the flush. Why is this?
  • Hand Analysis - 2/4 NL $400 max buy-in 6-handed table
    Player A gets dealt JJ utg and raises to 14. Everyone folds except the Player B who is on the button. He just calls. Pot is $34 flop comes Qd, 9d, 6h. Player A bets pot $34. Player B raises to $64 Player A calls. Pot is now $162 Turn comes 3h...(Qd, 9d, 6h, 3h) Player A checks. Player...
  • Playing top pair from BB.
    Ok, here's a situation that happens much more frequently than the previously discussed one. You're in BB and you're allowed to limp in with 94o 4 people including SB see a flop of: 9 :heart: 3 :heart: 2 :spade: How do you play this? What if the turn comes: K :diamond: ? Then say...
  • 1-2NL live
    usual game. Villain is a bad calling station that I've seen make terrible overcalls in the past but when he's facing a big decision, he's usually loose-passive and little on the weak side. hand 1: He's probably sitting on $440. I have about $800. Terrible player opens MP to $12, 2 caller,...
  • Playing with murky draws.
    Ok here's a gray area in my game and I'm not sure what to do about it. Help and analysis would be appreciated. Game #686435194: Texas Hold'em Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/07/19 - 16:25:14 (ET) Table "Ana" Seat 1 is the button. Seat 1: chetwyn ($6.84 in chips) Seat 2: A.o.S. ($49 in chips) Seat 3: Ystad...
  • Set VS Straight VS.... err..over-Set?
    Allright. It's been a while since I've seen any "serious" poker questions on here, so I figured I'd post one and see what happens. Shocking - I know! Here's a situation that seems to come up alot in the levels I play at (100nl), and I've seen it many times at higher stakes. Keep in mind this is for...
  • AA heads up. Play em fast or slow?
    $200 NL. Started off 10 handed, but a few players have busted out and now we're down to 7. It was really aggressive when the table was full, but it has slowed down abit. My table image is very tight. I have been at the table for about 160 hands, and have seen maybe ten flops (combination of bad cards,...
  • Playing against Pot Odds
    An example of a tough situation I've found myself in several times the last few days, in HE and 7cs. NL/PL, 8-10 handed. This has happened to me twice in cash games and once in a tourney. Here's an example from a middle stage of an SnG I was in earlier. I get 10 :diamond: J :diamond: in LP...
  • Bad beat posts...
    I've been looking down the line of threads in this forum today, and every single one of these threads has turned into a bad beat post. Many threads have been very constructive, and we have had some good comments on them. But if you get a bad beat layed upon you-- you didn't necessarily play...
  • Back to back...
    What can you do! PokerStars Game #2140930820: Tournament #10259577, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/07/19 - 19:13:16 (ET) Table '10259577 1' Seat #6 is the button Seat 2: MattD45 (1558 in chips) Seat 6: ErinJeff (3470 in chips) Seat 7: ocalagal42 (8472 in chips) MattD45: posts...
  • Check or Bet?
    Ok, the situation: $2/4 limit game. 4 people see the flop and you're allowed to limp in bb with 86o Flop: 9 :heart: 7 :club: 5 :heart: Now, let's say you KNOW someone has a flush draw, someone has bottom pair with an over card and someone has 2 big overcards. Do you check this flop?...
  • How much do you raise here/or call?
    Hero is in the BB with JJ 1 limper UTG + 1, MP+2 raises to 7xBB, Hero ??? Here's my question here ... do I flat call hoping to hit a set since I'm likely against something like AK, AQ, KK, QQ, AA, or do I pay a bit to reraise and gain more information (i.e. If he re-raises my re-raise, I'm 100%...
  • Two live hands - playing with mediocre cards
    These two hands came in quick succession last night at the local casino $40 rebuy tourney. Both were after the freezeout when the 5 table tourney was down to 2 tables. Blinds 300/600. Hand 1 Button with QJs. All fold round to the cut-off who is a reasonably solid player. He calls. I call. No raise...
  • The $1400 bluff in a NL live game
    Just an interesting play I saw last week, at a no limit game I was in at the Palms. The blinds are $2/$5, with relatively strong players at the table. A few players in the hand. The flop comes, 3 diamonds are out on the board. Big Blind bets a moderately sized bet, about $50. 3 Callers. Turn comes,...
  • The guy who went all-in on me BITCHED about this hand...
    Just curious, how would YOU have played this? (Freeroll) br_ace_ian is at seat 0 with 8200. blabla_skid is at seat 1 with 55300. Gitmo594 is at seat 2 with 42000. urkidin is at seat 3 with 11400. Def18436572 is at seat 4 with 8200. JAY hook is at seat 5 with 14400. ...
  • TPTK, facing turn-checkraise
    1-2NL Hero: $400ish Villain: $1200, probably one of the players who I would even consider better than me. Loves to bet draws and is generally an action-type player. He also loves suited connectors. Folded to me on button, I make it $15 w/AQo Villain calls, callin station BB calls. Nothing...
  • Is there a thing as too agressive.
    I have noticed that I am not seeing many showdowns. I am either out before the river or I take the hand before we show cards. I am wondering if I am losing money because I am not getting bets after the river or am I winning some hands that I should not get by betting so aggressive. What is a good...
  • How much do I have to bet?
    MTT Tournament, blinds at 200/400. I get AA in late position. 3 limpers. I raise to 1200. 3 callers. Flop A 2 5 with 2 spades. It's bet 400 to me. I raise to 2000. 2 callers. Turn Blank. Checked to me, I bet 5000. 1 caller. River Final spade. Joker bets 200 into me. I flat...
  • Could I have played this hand better?
    Thoughts on this hand? Do you think I could have got more money for it? dawnkiller is at seat 0 with 65995. Grimlock is at seat 1 with 31100. panbagnat is at seat 2 with 24700. bigmike0377 is at seat 3 with 42200. OLIVER007 is at seat 4 with 24800. psyonix is at...
  • Noob thoughts about small suited connecters.
    Maybe this has been covered and is common knowledge, or maybe I am just wrong, but hey I am new and going through the exercise was good for me anyway. I was playing mostly no limit SnG’s for awhile, and I almost always played my small suited connecters (SSC’s hereafter). For the past month I have...
  • Fold or Raise?
    This discussion came up in another thread, and there's been a difference of opinion on what to do with it. Not a lot of information to go on other than it's the first blind level in an MTT, hero is UTG+2 and UTG+1 has doubled the blind. ***** Hand History for Game 2343485572 ***** NL Hold'em Trny:13826307...
  • Too aggressive?
    I don't have the hand history for this hand, I shoulda thought to grab it before I left the table. Anyhow, it's a 3 table $10 SnG on stars. We're down to about 17 left and I've been getting NO cards and am now the shortstack at my table with just less than the starting chip amount. Blinds are 50/100...
  • Situations in 6 handed FL games.
    I originally posted this in the shorthanded games section where it belongs, but it's getting zero action there, so I'll post it here in hopes I might get some discussion going on this. I never really see anyone talking about the 6 handed games so i thought I'd put a couple questions out there to get...
  • Rivered, but played well....?
    New here. pretty sure i played this right. any comments? Seat 9 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 2: cardozam ( $4884 ) Seat 3: dnvergrl ( $8085 ) Seat 4: beeleevit1 ( $10235 ) Seat 5: jokersnineth ( $317 ) Seat 6: snarl73 ( $7184 ) Seat 7: perplexxy ( $11134 ) Seat 8: mike12345113...
  • Hand analysis needed
    Specifically, I'd like to know what you think about the flop raise and the fold on the river. On the flop I was trying to represent the made flush. Was my bet too weak? PokerStars Game #2066265651: Tournament #9866112, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2005/07/09 - 15:22:37 (ET) Table '9866112...
  • I really need to jam the pot on the flop dont I
    2/4 at FullTilt, pretty ABC players with a few quasi fish that enjoy giving away money, especially with pocket pairs. Decided not to reraise pre-flop because there's still half the table to act behind me, and I don't want to scare people off in case I flop my draw. Guy reraise anyways, and we've...
  • bluffing: follow through on the turn?
    one of my biggest problem areas is playing the turn heads up. here are two examples. both are SB vs. BB hands. I am BB, and SB has completed. Hand #1, blinds 100/200. I have Q7o. Flop: A,6,3 (don't remember suits). Oppoment checks, I bet the pot, opponent calls. Turn: don't remember. We both...
  • Slow-play backfire
    How would you have handled this hand? Seat 0: bakekang ($18,328 in chips) (on the button) Seat 1: TheBrain007 ($17,231 in chips) Seat 2: hmoob_honey ($10,691 in chips) Seat 3: Leonrcpd ($6,262 in chips) Seat 5: B.B. Good ($9,300 in chips) Seat 6: someguysr05 ($9,482 in chips) Seat 7:...
  • Does anyone raise this flop?
    **** Hand History for Game 2331428204 ***** $2/$4 Hold'em - Thursday, July 07, 18:34:56 EDT 2005 Table Table 31958 (Real Money) Seat 7 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: stinyb ( $136 ) Seat 3: rramgo ( $72.92 ) Seat 5: wschmidley ( $142 ) Seat 6: Lonnew ( $136 ) Seat 7:...
  • 1-2NL live - AK in the SB
    1-2NL live. Me: $~700ish Villain: covers me. Uncreative villain opens for $12 in MP/LP. Terrible button calls. I call w/AK in the SB. Villain rarely opens a pot but this bet looks on the weakish side. Flop: ($38 ) A :diamond: 6 :club: 3 :diamond: I check, villain bets $25 assertively,...
  • Was I in the right?
    $5 SnG 3-table on PokerStars. Very early in the game, I am dealt QQ. Guys raises the BB of 20 to 40. I raise to 80. It proceeds to heads-up. Flop 3 4 5 with 2 hearts... probably didn't hit a guy who raised and then called a re-raise. He checks. I bet 100. He re-raises to 400. Here is...
  • 1-2 NL Live... what went wrong?
    1-2 NL Live game.... i've been agonizing over this hand since it happened and i will be for sometime to come...but i gotta know..what went wrong? Did i play this wrong? Did he play it wrong? Was it just dumb luck? Help me out so i can avoid this next time.. if its avoidable. 1-2 NL Cards are folded...
  • 1-2NL live - AA preflop
    Since i rarely put up hands, here's a boring one. Me: $900 Villain: $600 Villain2: $225 folded to me on the button. i open $15 w/AA (I open raise a lot) Villain in SB calls, short stack makes it $75. Action? reads: Villain2 is steaming. Generally LAGGY preflop but straight-forward...
  • last table at the tourney, 9 people left...what did wrong?
    NL Hold'em Trny:13554977 Level:22 Blinds (15000/30000) - Friday, July 01, 08:02:10 EDT 2005 Table $5,000 Freeroll(380310) Table #1 (Real Money) Seat 7 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: vietowen ( $174992 ) Seat 2: DueceDelight ( $256672 ) Seat 4: LFtoLV ( $233360 ) Seat 5: ezcomeezgo52...
  • Was the right call made by me?
    #Game No : 2291466317 ***** Hand History for Game 2291466317 ***** NL Hold'em Trny:13554977 Level:8 Blinds (150/300) - Friday, July 01, 04:06:53 EDT 2005 Table $5,000 Freeroll(380310) Table #8 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: jackthetoad ( $3280 ) Seat 2:...
  • Raising as a proportion of stacks rather than BB
    Convention says that raises should be proportional to the BB. However when you are playing in the early stages of a single table tourney (online or live) the BB often constitutes less than 5% of anyone's chips. To get value from the rare big pairs early on - surely it is better to raise more proportional...
  • Interesting Hand
    $10/$20 2k no limit table. I'm down about $2k on the night - Should have quit playing hours ago when I was up.... I just got to the table from the $5/10 $1k tables. I have around $2,000 and the other two players have around $5,000. I get A9 :heart: with 3 people playing. I raise the standard...
  • Should/could I let this go? Hand analysis.
    PokerStars Game #1991917390: Tournament #9470281, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2005/06/28 - 17:22:43 (ET) Table '9470281 1' Seat #4 is the button Seat 2: turtle0761 (1130 in chips) Seat 4: ErinJeff (2115 in chips) Seat 5: squidxxx (890 in chips) Seat 6: ctrus (2155 in chips) Seat...
  • What separates "them" from "us"?
    I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. What is it that really separates the pro's ("them) from the amateur ("us"), but winning players? Since I try to equate everything to golf, I consider myself to be about an 6 handicap poker player. I'm a pretty decent player, with most of the...
  • Why I love poker
    Playing at 5/10 NL 1k buy in, 6 handed on Full Tilt My stack is $2k, but I am even. I get K :diamond: K :spade: and raise to $35. BB calls. Flop comes K :club: 9 :club: 5 :heart: Here's the part I love.... The pot is $75. BB checks and I bet $25. For some reason, when you bet...
  • What did I do wrong?
    ***** Hand History for Game 2290927630 ***** NL Hold'em Trny:13550890 Level:8 Blinds (150/300) - Friday, July 01, 01:38:45 EDT 2005 Table Multi-Table(376417) Table #23 (Real Money) Seat 10 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 1: DueceDelight ( $1491 ) Seat 2: crazy_jules ( $14680 ) Seat...
  • did I play this right
    ***** Hand History for Game 2290909703 ***** NL Hold'em Trny:13550890 Level:8 Blinds (150/300) - Friday, July 01, 01:34:56 EDT 2005 Table Multi-Table(376417) Table #23 (Real Money) Seat 8 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 1: DueceDelight ( $4201 ) Seat 2: crazy_jules ( $14680 ) Seat...
  • Bad Move?
    Hi, I just got back from a 9 man tourny at a friends house. After a few hours, it was just left to Me, Eric, and Jay. Now, after a few go arounds, Eric is the chip leader, followed by me, and then Jay. I would like to know if I played this right. With the blinds 3,000/1,500 I was delt K 7(maybe?...
  • Opinions - too aggressive in general? (1/2 limit game)
    I don't have a hand history but will reconstruct based on a semi-credible memory. Sitting in LP, no raise preflop, with 87s. The flop comes AK8 rainbow and the 4 callers in front of me check. I bet. (The rest of the hand is unimportant, although I did end up with 8s full of 7s) My general...
  • bad beat but i think i played it right
    I play in a weekly game with newbs I repeat newbs who seem to catch every card that they need. But I'm not complaining about that. It's about 30 minutes into the game and I get QQ, suits don't matter here. I'm in middle position with 4 limpers behind me(again newbs) so I raise about 7xBB. Of course...
  • Laggy Larry
    Laggy Larry says that if you're playing heads up limit hold'em and your opponent does not defend/3bet his BB frequently enough, and assuming he will not alter his strategy, you should raise from the SB 100% of the time. Is Larry's statement true, or false, and why?
  • Did I play this right?
    Hi all, I've been lurking for a while, these forums have been a great help. here;s my question and what went down: Dealt to DueceDelight BloodyPirate folds. RIDEA400XR folds. bfeab calls . BigDad456 folds. DueceDelight raises . Mekddsos08 folds. tuff_2_read folds. Ginger322 folds. malachi26...
  • Was my betting to weak?
    I just got back from a home game. Regular crowd. I have about 13 bucks in chips, other guy about 25. Villan is loose/aggresive. from what ive seen the past 4 games, he bluffs mostly on the turn. Get dealt Q :spade: Q :club: , 2 away from the button. All fold to me, and I raise 1 dollar(blinds were...
  • 1-3NL live - bitch straight
    1-3NL live ($400 capped buy-in) Me: $350ish - BB Villain: $400ish - LP (villain is off-duty dealer and ABC imo) limped 4-5 handed and I check 8 :heart: 7 :heart: Flop: ($15) J :club: 10 :club: 9 :heart: SB leads $20, I make it $60, and LP min-raises to $100. SB folds. I want...
  • Passive play can work too?
    I was at the casino the other day when the biggest pot of my life came up. We were playing 2/5 NL at the casino. EP is very good and is only playing at these stakes cause the higher ones weren't open; she has about $1000. MP is weak and loose; I'm in LP; and button is a very new player who doesn't...
  • QQ vs one overcard...
    Limit holdem ring game: I am sitting in the BB with QQ. 3 call to me. I raise. 2 call (SB folded). Flop comes K 4 7 rainbow I bet he calls Turn 10 I bet he raises I should... Sorry if this is a simple one, just wondering what the "right" move is.
  • my very first...
    ... hand analysis post... :lol: ok then, i have never posted a hand before. and apologies for the length of it.. i just cut and pasted it from vcpoker. i saw some kind of hand history convertor gadget thingy on another forum but it didnt quite work with vcpoker. if anyone can help me here that would...
  • Does anyone dislike the way I played this?
    Well, do ya? $0.5/$1 Blinds No Limit Hold'em Seat 1 is the button Total number of players : 9 Seat 10: maver999 ( $79.3 ) Seat 1: haggers ( $41.15 ) Seat 2: Lommelun ( $86.15 ) Seat 3: txbuba ( $104.2 ) Seat 4: Arry007 ( $105.56 ) Seat 5: wiggie77 ( $94.5 ) Seat 6: MonTyNY ( $197.2 ) Seat...
  • short stack, late in tourney
    My biggest problem area is playing a short stack late in a tourney. It seems like everytime I try to make a move I get called, and bust out. I wonder whether i'd be better off shutting down and hoping to cost into the money. Here's an example: Pokerroom $5 MTT. 53 left, top 40 pays. The payout...
  • Did I play this pair and flush draw hand too aggressively?
    I've just sat down about half hour ago in the 2/5 NL game and from what I can tell, villian is a bit loose and a bit passive. Even in a heads up pot, most of the time he'll check all the way, or if he bluffs, its usually 1 stab and check/fold if called. I have $260 in front and villian has about $500....
  • Lost $$ on A/K!
    Tell me if I played this right...please! I'm still reeling! It was 1/2 no limit holdem at Wynn Hotel. I had been sitting down at the table for about 2hrs holding my own. I was up, I was down, but basically even after a $200 buy-in. I get A/K off suit in the hole, and think, yeah! I raise...
  • What to do what to do.....
    http://www.pokerhand.org/index.php?page=view&hand=77538 I just dont see what hands a typical player does this with, And up until this point through 50 hands or so, he was very much the typical player. i think at least this is a 50/50 situation. a friend whos advice is always good says i could...
  • Did I get full value here?
    2/4 FL at a small casino. Max buyin is $200 and I sat down with $100 (all I was willing to lose). I'm almost exclusively a NL player so limit is tougher for me. I had a decent read on the table from watching for an hour for a seat to open up. There were only 2 tables in the place. I've been sitting...
  • ok, how do u play with cold cards?
    i was playing in a tourney, 10$ buy in, and i mustve gotten 15 solid hands all game. however, after terrible flops, i ended up only winning half of those hands. how do u play like this? also, if u are playing my style of play, which is tight aggressive, what hands should u play? should u fold hands like...
  • Could i have done anything else?
    MTT Table 1 3615645-29 Holdem No Limit 50/100 : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : sereeeena has $2,800 : Seat 4 : LyleLangley has $1,260 : Seat 5 : thetrain has $3,380 : Seat 7 : phil nguyen has $1,730 : Seat 8 : SporadicDaz has $4,880 : Seat 9 : jimmy2309 has $3,950 : phil nguyen is the...
  • Q: How do you NOT go bust here?
    A: You don't go bust here by, not raising preflop with A9os :cry: but hey ho, that's the kinda thing i do, i'm a moron :lol: nah, seriously, usually i could make a go of this hand with this board, or i get the hell out of the pot. i think this is just one of those things. but i wanna lay it...
  • Push more on the flop?
    Decided to do partake in the madness that is the 5 dollar NL tournament on Party this morning, been at the same table the whole time, so I've got a pretty good read on most of the players. This guy loved betting out into pre-flop raisers with anything, just to see if they would play back or fold. Loved...
  • how do i be more aggressive?
    in every tournament i play in, i always find myself very conservative. even when i tell myself to try to bluff, i don't. what hands should i bluff on? how do i be more aggresive with worse hands?
  • Doctors... doctors ... help me, my patient is sick...
    Prognosis: Patient number 2519 described the following to me. I think he's got an obvious case of accute FOTS (Fear Of The Set). A second opinion may prove helpful in prescribing a course of effective treatment. Representation : the conditions lately manifested during the early-middle stage of an...
  • Should I have bet the river?
    This guy had me stumped. He tried limping in and just flat called all my raises. Do you bet the river here or check it down? What would you put him on? *No read on the guy. First orbit at the table. PokerStars Game #1913238401: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/06/16 - 19:49:30 (ET) Table...
  • flush v full house.
    Have to admit to losing a lot, several times, when I've had the nut flush on a paired board only to walk in to a full house. :shock: Is there any way to stop this from happening? Obviously I am aware of the f/h possibility when theres a pair on the board, but I normally just don't believe the other...
  • Missed flops - Keep firing?
    A situation I run into fairly often that I'm still unsure of, is when you miss a flop, how far do you go with it? Example: KQs on the button. Raise (Limit) and get just 1 caller. Flop: J74 Rainbow - Villain checks, Hero bets, villain calls. Do you fire out again? Turn: 2 - Villain checks,...
  • How To play more TIGHT-AGGRESSIVE
    In trying to adjust my game, im striving to be more tight aggressive....instead of tight passive.. or loose-aggressive. Anyone have advice on how to be/play more tight aggressive?
  • Too tight with Big Slick? (part 1)
    6 Max NL cash game at Poker Stars. .05/.10 blinds, max buyin $10. Hero (~$17) is dealt AKs in the small blind. Been playing aggressive before the flop, not particularly tight or loose by 6 max standards. UTG (~$10) calls. He just sat down a few hands ago, don't have any read. Folds around...
  • Betting on Weak Boards
    $3/$6 Hold'em. Middle Position I'm dealt AK, and I raise, hoping to knock out a good portion of the field. To my shock, I get 8 callers! Flop comes down: 9 :club: 5 :heart: 2 :spade: Nothing. Zip. Nada. Someone obviously must have hit at least a pair with this board, but I still have a...
  • Tourament hand vs forum member
    Villian is a frequent poster on this forum. He plays primarily limit is on the LAGy side of things. He has a nack for getting knocked out of forum freerolls early. He's been bullying the table since he doubled up on the first hand. And he's been caught with his pants down a few times. We'll call...
  • Too tight with Big Slick? (part 2)
    $11 NL SnG at Stars (single table). 5 players left, blinds 150/300. Hero is on the button with $5000. Villian is in the small blind with $3500. Villian is an extreme TAG. Hero dealt AKo. Folds around to hero, who raises to $900. Villian re-raises all-in. BB folds. Pot is $4700, it's $2600...
  • Crazy idea
    I was talking with my brother on the phone today... and he had a crazy idea. We're pretty similar skill levels, although we have similar but different playing styles. I try to finesse my opponents more, and dance around them to make them commit an extra dime. He likes to ram and jam pots...
  • Flopped straight with suited board...
    My decision wasn't stupid, but did I have other options?? Big blind with 6-4 spades, I check. For callers/limpers altogether. Flop is 5-3-2 all hearts. I'm first to act. I had average stack (maybe just a few chips under), I go all-in. I get one caller, he flips 2 hearts. I'm drawing dead. We...
  • Flopping Trips...
    Obviously when you have a pocket pair you are hoping to flop trips, but then what.... This hand just happened... : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : Kerrymantoo has $57.96 : Seat 2 : DekMechanic has $14.76 : Seat 3 : yem420sky has $32.19 : Seat 4 : adam1973 has $43.50 : Seat 5 : SporadicDaz has...
  • Another guess what he had game....
    Texas HE NL blinds .25/.5 .......... : Hand Start. : Seat 1 : campfreddie has $8.50 : Seat 2 : Pedroski has $128.02 : Seat 3 : SporadicDaz has $24.06 : Seat 4 : bigwok has $10.25 : Seat 5 : renardarg has $24.50 : Seat 6 : lucky-num-9 has $53.75 : SporadicDaz is the dealer. ...
  • A better way to play this good draw?
    I was at the casino the other day playing at the $200 max NL tables ($2/5 blinds) when the following came up. An older man who I've played with before and was pretty tight and straightforward called from early position. I called in middle position with Ac6c. The button and the big blind called as...
  • Great Read or Stupid Call?
    .25/.50 NL I have around $45. I was in the Cut Off seat with KK (suits don't matter in this one) One limper in front of me. I make it $3.00 to go. Only the early position limper calls. I haven't been at the table for very long but he seems way too loose and a bit of a maniac to me. Flop...
  • Rate my play.
    Texas Hold'em $0.25-$0.50 (real money), hand #974,183,005 Table Nouadhibou, 9 Jun 2005 01:08 PM Seat 1: drstu ($4.95 in chips) Seat 2: Murkula ($5.35 in chips) Seat 3: Moonchild74 ($35.60 in chips) Seat 4: Riemless ($13.75 in chips) Seat 5: arras3 ($7.85 in chips) Seat 6: Soldier09...
  • Limping with Middle PP's in Loose Games
    Playing in a loose $3/$6 live game. I'm two off the button and get dealt Pocket 10's. There are 4 limpers before me, and in this game, once people are in a pot, they do NOT fold for one more bet. So I end up just limping in as well (just to try something different, as I often raise with Pocket 10's,...
  • I played this wrong i know...
    Texas NL cash game .5/1 Dealing Hole Cards > SporadicDaz (Q :heart: Q :club: ) > ethor folded > jimmy_dif folded > mic83 folded > RoccoS raised for $5 > gribbo folded > cody_H folded > SporadicDaz called for $5 > H_Camara folded > aiiit folded > sarrameda...
  • Time to reraise, wasn't it?
    $3/$6 Hold'em, I'm in early-middle position and get the Q :spade: Q :heart: , and I get three callers on my raise, including the big blind. Flop comes J :heart: J :diamond: 10 :club: BB checks, guy on my right checks, I bet out, and late position raises. BB calls, early position folds,...
  • Information and Draws
    Ok, I'm curious what you guys think about this hand. The setting is a $3/$6 FL game at a casino. I've been playing pretty tight, but there is a fairly loose-aggressive guy in the hand with me. I am dealt the J :club: 9 :club: on the button. The pot has about 4 limpers, so I call, wanting to see...
  • Would you have called?
    This kills me. It's the first frikin hand in a $5 SNG and this guy goes all in after the flop, after I make a sizeable bet. Well I guess I got my information... Either he's a maniac or I'm busted. Later observations led me to bleive that his play was leaning towards a tight aggresive player. But...
  • Stats, do they mean anything?
    I am still learning, but I found this on AP today. Can you tell me if these look "right"? Or are they meaningless? I play only at NL SnG's if that means anything. Session Games: 3032 Games won: 25% Showdowns won: 47% Flops Seen: 19% Win % if flops seen: 63% Your Actions: Fold 35.48% Check...
  • Another fun, what do you think they had?
    I'll try to set this up as best i can. Blinds are at $25-$50, early on in a 3 table live tournament/home game, 9 people are at this table. Each player starts with 5k in chips. Pre-Flop: UTG through middle position fold, middle+1 limps in for $50, folds all the way to Dealer who raises to $150,...
  • What can you do?
    We all benefit from luck from time to time, but damn... In both cases I get my chips in with a sizable lead and get drawn out on. PokerStars Game #1772569833: Tournament #8321009, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/05/26 - 18:02:36 (ET) Table '8321009 1' Seat #7 is the button Seat...
  • 72o not the worst hand in poker?
    It seems that almost everyone agrees that 7-2 off-suit is the worst hand in Texas Hold'em, but I'm having trouble understanding why. I've been using Poker Stove (www.pokerstove.com) to run some odds calculations and the expected win of a pot with 7-2 off-suit against one other unknown hand is 34.6%....
  • How do you play this?
    I moved up to 3/6 for a change. I'm in the BB with K :spade: Q :spade: MP1 raises and folds around to me I call. Flop comes A :diamond: K :heart: Q :club: I check, MP1 bets, I raise, MP1 3-bets, I call. Turn brings the 10 :diamond: . I check, he bets, I fold. Does anyone see calling...
  • Was I bluffed here in live $200 NL game
    I was at a casino today and had about $150 in a $200 max buy in NL game(blinds $2/$5) when this hand came up. I hadn't seen a playable hand in about an hour and was dealt KdJd in middle position. It folded to me, and i raised it to $20. A guy 2 seats after me reraised it to a total of $50. The button...
  • kings full of aces beaten
    I was playing in a 6max SnG last night. Down to the final four. I'm in second with about 1900 and chip leader has 2600. I'm in BB, chip leader calls BB and everyone else folds so I check with K2os. Flop comes AAJ. We both check. Turn comes K. I bet min, He calls. River comes another K. I've got Ks full...
  • 3 pacific NL 100 hands
    I play shortstacked (40$) in these games so I don't have to make hard decisions. Pretty much every decision I make is either all in or fold. I don't like making expensive decisions against idiotic deep stacks. blinds are .5/1 Hand 1-- Hero is BB with T :club: T :spade: -- Preflop, 3 folds, MP1calls,...
  • quick question
    1-3NL live. Stack: $200 Villain: $300 You open in MP to $26 w/99. Villain in BB moves in. . . call or fold. Also, villain is aggressive.
  • Suited Connectors vs. Suited ALMOST connectors
    OK, the game is NL Holdem. (hehe) In this case, it doesn't matter whether we are talking ring sng or mtt. My question is: Could an argument be made that 79s is a better hand to limp in with than 78s? Before you answer, here is where I am coming from when I do a comparison/contrast of the two hands. 1....
  • KK UTG
    Hello, This was a first for me, scenario wise. I was getting short stacked in a tournament, but not terribly so, I still had about 10BB. I was dealt KK and first to act...table of 8. I didnt want a weak ace in that could hit, but I wanted a couple callers to maximize the pot....so I bet out...
  • I made this guy SOOOO mad... justified play?
    ***** Hand History for Game 2095006900 ***** $2/$4 Hold'em - Monday, May 23, 20:25:25 EDT 2005 Table Bad Beat Jackpot #1026767 (Real Money) Seat 3 is the button Total number of players : 10 Seat 3: bigjojo123 ( $41.5 ) Seat 10: euroboy1 ( $108.38 ) Seat 7: WellSaid ( $62.3 ) Seat 2: VMPoker05...
  • Defense agains sandbagging
    How do you know that someone's going to slowplay? Or it is impossible to notice it? As for me - it's a good strategy for nut hands whey it is you who hold them. But what if your opponent is slowplaying?
  • Utility function in tournaments
    In finance one often talk about a persons utility function or utility curve, but what about poker tournaments? Of course it's hard to generalize, and it has to do with payout structure, blind size, aggressivness of the play, etc. But let's for arguments sake say you double up early. Would you say...
  • Played Wrong
    I won the hand, but even so was I wrong to chase this down? PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (9 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is Button with :ah, :qs. 2 folds, MP1 calls, 1 fold, MP3 calls, CO raises, Hero calls, 1 fold, BB calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls. Should I have 3 bet preflop? Flop:...
  • Which book to buy
    Which book do you think is better for strategy? Brunsons Super System or Brunsons Super System II ??? thanks for your help!
  • limit-raising from the button
    I just read an article that said it is often a mistake to make a pre-flop raise from the button, even if you think you have the best hand, because this will make your hand harder to defend. The example the author gave was AJo. Suppose there are 4 limpers, you raise, and the flop comes J,9,3. If you...
  • You are one awat from the money. You get rag cards.
    Here is the situation. $50 SnG. Four people left. Payouts to the top three. You and the other low guy only have enough to cover one more orbit. The 1st and 2nd place chip leaders fold. You get to act before the other short stack who is BB and has only 150 more than you. Enough for one SB and a slight...
  • Hmmm
    ------HAND 1------ Game #697230863: Texas Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1) - 2005/05/28 - 22:38:33 (ET) Table "Cerulean" Seat 5 is the button. Seat 2: whynotwan sits out Seat 3: kuroshiro ($19.30 in chips) Seat 4: _alex_ ($49.55 in chips) Seat 5: JPNet ($35.75 in chips) Seat 6: cleveland ($19.80 in chips) Seat...
  • Fast and furious
    1-2NL: Hero: $~700 Villain: $1200 Villain: raises to $17 Hero calls in the CO w/22 1 other callers: Pot: $50 Flop: K :diamond: Q :club: 2 :club: Villain leads for $35, i raise to $100.
  • wow
    So I'm playing in one of the Bodog guaranteed WSOP seat tournies (12.5k). 450 people registered and im at final table. Im kinda edgey due to this and I become short stacked. Big blinds are at 12k and i have 24 im SB, noone calls BB so I go all in with Q 10o. BB Calls after a while of thinking with...
  • Good bluff or Bad Penguin?
    OK, I didn't think to save the hand so I will do my best to recreate it as accurately as I can: SNG And due to some luck I am sitting on a HUGE stack. I have around $6500 chips. Remaining players have $2400, $1800, $1400 and $1000. These numbers are all aproximate but the point is I was winning big...
  • I got chewed out for this one.
    I was playing the $100 NL tables at PP and was steaming. I had won 7 of the last 10 hands and was up to $170 (an unbelievable string of hands) when this hand came up. I was dealt QJ of :heart: on the button and raised it to $3 and got two callers after 4 had originally limped. The flop came...
  • Limp vs All-in
    This happened last night and got me thinking about draw hands and how I play them before the flop. I.e. Limp in and hope for the hit then bet or Move All-in and hope to take the blinds or hold up against one caller. £7K prize fund 8500 Chips 40th of 700. 80 Players remaining. Average...
  • Turn play. . .
    1-2NL live at NYC Villain is a good friend of mine, pretty much ABC w/some moves: ~$600 Me: bluffs a lot and aggressive w/position. $~600 Me: J-10 in the BB. 3-4 limp in and I check. Flop: ($~10) 10-10-4 two spades Hero leads for $15, Villain calls, button minraises, I call, villian raises...
  • Help on all-in
    The game was a NL home tourny 7 handed somewhat aggressive. I had pocket 4s suit doesn't really matter but I think it was 4h 4d. I was BB and decided to raise 4 times the BB since no once raised before me. I think 2 people called my raise. Flop came 4c jd 7c I was worried about the flush draw...
  • is this a call or a fold?
    you hold 78s in late position, someone raises 4.5x BB and gets 4 callers, do you call in this position? i do everytime, 4 callers must mean alot fo them have face cards atleast, leaving the deck wide open to make a hand to bust them, and leaves many draws as well. besides 4 callers gives the implied...
  • Wrong Move
    First time Post Help me did i make the right decision. 13 people left in tournament at my local casino (42 runners) My table is 7 handed Blinds are 600/1200 i have 11000 I am dealt A :heart: K :diamond: in Middle Position 1 UTG-Folds I raise 3000 MP2 goes all-in with 13000 Everyone...
  • Three Way Play, what's the move?
    OK, so it's a 3 table tournament with 32 or so people. It's down to 26 people left and blinds are at $100-$200 and starting chips are $5000. The three players involved are... Seat 2 - $650 (Plays solid hands, but can't fold with them) Seat 3 - $1300 (Tight moderate player) Seat 4 - $8000 (Loose...
  • who made mistakes on this hand?
    Don't have hand history, but here it is: 0.5/0.10$ NL Hold'em I'm dealt AA and raise .60, 3 callers. Flop comes Jd 3d Ah, guy to the right of me (first to act) bets 0.50, i raise 2.50, a very big stacked guy calls, the original better calls. Turn comes Ks or Kc, no matter anyway, i was fearing...
  • Was this wreckless?
    If there are 3 to a flush on the board and you know that one person has made it, are you wary of anyone else making it? ***** Hand History for Game 2045010869 ***** $25 NL Hold'em - Friday, May 13, 21:54:12 EDT 2005 Table Table 37114 (Real Money) Seat 2 is the button Total number of players...
  • Does anyone lay this down?
    I have 22 in the small blind and limp with 2 others. Flop comes 2 6 K. I check, BB checks, button bets the pot ($6). I raise to $12, BB folds, button calls. Turn is another K. I check, button bets $10, I raise to $20, he calls. I'm thinking he has three kings, and I've made my sneaky boat. River...
  • THE HAND OF SATAN!
    Yes, once again I am on about the most demonic hand in texas hold em poker....J J!!!! After suffering yet another horrendous loss while attempting to win with the "Devils hand", I have decided to put up this poll. Do u believe JJ is truley the 4th or 5th best hand in the game? Do u hate this hand?...
  • Unlucky miracle rivers
    I have been getting killed the last month by people getting these miracle rivers and runner runners. Not to mention they have been crazy to call my bets in the first place given the pot odds, their hands, and chip counts. This of course has been due a lot to myself grabbing a signicant amount of their...
  • Am I a maniac?
    2/4 at UB. Its a pretty tight/aggressive game, only 2, 3, 4 players to a flop not a whole lot of crappy hands being played. I am BB with 8c 6s Folds to button who calls, sb calls i check. Flop: Ad 5s 7h SB checks, I check, button bets. Somehow I don't believe him, this is the type...
  • Bad call?
    I was in a tourney. Was in 3rd place with about $1500 in chips. Involved in a pot with one other guy, he was 2nd with $2000. He was in BB and i was on the button, i called and he checked before flop. I had 10,9. Flop comes Q,J,2. We both check. 8 comes on the turn to give me my straight. He checks,...
  • Bold or Stupid?
    OK, this is from memory so the details might not be exact but here goes: (and forgive the formatting, I am a noob) SNG tournament, 7 of 9 players left. Blinds are 15/25. I have a middle stack of 1800 chips. I get 5h 5d everyone calls to me, I call and both blinds call/check. Flop comes: 4h...
  • Crazy Or Brilliant, It Worked
    PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converter Preflop: Hero is MP3 with :2d, :2h. 3 folds, MP1 raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, MP1 caps, Hero calls. I three bet here because I wanted this to be between me and the initial raisor. I instantly put him on AQ or AK. If he has a high...
  • Triple Big Slick
    How could I have played these three straight big slicks better? #Game No : 2051175514 ***** Hand History for Game 2051175514 ***** NL Hold'em $5 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:12219969 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Sunday, May 15, 01:13:51 EDT 2005 Table Table 14246 (Real Money) Seat 5 is the button Total...
  • Cap the Turn?
    I am dealt KK UTG at an online 2/4 table. Players A and B are the worst at the table being supreme calling stations. I raise. Player A cold-calls from MP and Player B calls from BB. Flop is 3 handed (3.5 BB) 9 :heart: 6 :heart: 4 :club: Player B bets. He wouldn't bet here w/ just a draw...
  • jacks preflop
    I'm a somewhat inexperienced player so I always question my position on certain hands. Anyways, I was playing a house game with some friends and got pocket jacks first hand of the game. Checked around to me I raise, 2 callers. Flop doesnt help me but also doesnt give any overcards. Same with the...
  • Bad play? or bad luck?
    We were down to about 400 people and play was tightening up, I figured I had to make a move since I was getting down to just over 10x bb. It looked like a good steal opportunity to me. I'm just wondering if anyone else makes this play? or should I have just limped? Big stack was fairly new to the...
  • Should I Have Called To See The Flop
    I thought maybe the button was doing a positional raise so I have 2 questions here. 1. If there were no raise by the button should I have called this hand in the SB considering there were only a few in this pot? I was planning on calling before the raise. 2. Since I suspected this was nothing...
  • Did I wimp out?
    Playing in a home game, 9 people, $10,000 in chips to start. Seven players left blinds are at 300/600 (and going up on the next hand) I get pocket queens, I raise to $1,800. Two people call me. Flop comes 10 7 2 rainbow. The first player to act goes all in for $7,100. I only have about $10,000....
  • entincing a bluff
    1-2NL must-move. Young player opens for $17 UTG. ($280ish) Persian w/$500 behind calls. I make it $60 on the button w/KK. (~$350) Normally I bet less trying to play a lot of hands postflop but i felt like UTG might think i'm not as strong as I really am. Anyway, he looked like the type that...
  • Laying it down
    It's a no-limit tournament. I'm on the big blind for 100 holding k2os. The small blind and one other person calls, I check. The flop comes k k 9 (rainbow) - - small blind checks - I bet 100 - raised to 200 - small blind folds I have just over 300 left. At first I put him on 3 of a kind with...
  • Howzit runs good
    1-2NL main game Hero: $~950 CO: covered by a mile, thinking player but doesn't get out of line. BB: $500, calls way too much behind and out of position. Hero: opens UTG to $12 w/ 5 :diamond: 7 :club: take it four to the flop. Flop ($50): K :spade: 5 :spade: 5 :club: BB checks, Hero...
  • Over valued trips???
    Did I over value my trips here? I was staying in to spike a set on the flop and I got it! I just called the first bet to slow play my trips. But then the dude rerases over the top all in. I am not sure I did the right thing by calling here. I am only going to show the play to the decision point....
  • Would you call?
    I have A:spade: 3:heart: . Blinds are 1000/2000 and I'm short-stacked at 6500, first to act. I raise the BB 1500 and have 2 callers including the BB. Flop is all spades. BB immediately goes all-in with a decent stack (maybe 12,000) so I figure she's made the flush. I have 3000 left and nut flush...
  • 1-2 NL live
    This hand is from a 1-2 NL live game that plays deep. Standard PF raise is 12-15 Hero: $950 7 :spade: 6 :spade: Villain: ~$400 Villain raises EP to $15, me and 3 others take a flop. Flop (~$75) : 9 :diamond: 5 :spade: 2 :spade: Villain bets $45 I call. Turn($165): Q :heart:...
  • Pocket As in multiway pot w/ scary flop
    Hey, this is my first post here, and was wonderin if you guys have some advice on how I played this hand. I have just sat down at the $25 max buy in NL table on partypoker so I don't really know anything about the players, and the following hand comes up ***** Hand History for Game 2019070949 ***** $25...
  • your opinion on this hand
    Hi. I have been reading these forums for awhile but this is my first post. I just played a hand and I was hoping you could give me your opinion on how I played it.... maybe help me with the logic of my decisions. Here's the hand: $5 NL holdem tournament @ UB Blinds: 50-100 I have around 3500. Dude...
  • Bad play by me or bad play by him, advice please?
    When i had this happen to me i was livid. Now i know the pot was mine and he, in my eyes at least, shouldn't of even seen the flop with the shit he held. But this happens, and we have to play against it everyday. I just want some advice on whether i played this hand badly, or whether he played badly....
  • Quads - Paid in Full
    Every other time I've hit quads, I've barely got paid off for them. This guy however... was a moron. PokerStars Game #1632301244: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/05/03 - 19:44:59 (ET) Table 'Bistro' Seat #7 is the button Seat 1: Love2HatePS ($39.60 in chips) Seat 2: vpraze ($37.95...
  • AK, KQJ board, reraised all-in
    MTT, blinds 15/30. I have about 1,400 chips. I'm in EP with AKo. I raise to 120, and get 2 callers in late position. The flop is KQJ. I bet the pot, one player calles, the other pushes. 1) how have I played the hand so far? 2) what do I do now?
  • Do you call?
    Early in 1000FPP satelite to WSOP on Pokerstars Level 3 25/50 UTG raises 200 UTG1 Calls I'm MP with 10 :diamond: 10 :heart: and call. BB calls Flop: A :diamond: 8 :diamond: 6 :diamond: BB goes all-in for 544 Fold Fold And then it comes to me. I have about 1400 in chips after the flop. Do...
  • 1-2 NL live (hand 3)
    1-2NL live (plays deep) Hero: $~650 Villain: asian gambloor who calls a lot, doesn't really bet unless he's got something. ~$1500 Preflop: terrible player makes it $15 and villain calls. Hero raises to $50 in the SB w/A :spade: A :diamond: Terrible player folds and villain calls. Flop($115):...
  • 1-2 NL live (hand 2)
    1-2 NL live. Donkey: ~$380 Button: ~$1200+ Hero (BB): ~$600 Donkey limps in CO, so does button. I raise in the BB to $20 w/A :diamond: K :spade: Donkey calls, button folds. Flop: ($40) K :heart: 9 :club: 7 :club: Hero bets $40 Villain min raises to $80 Hero moves in.
  • good grief - i am rubbish...
    There's a big soccer match in England 2 nite, and i'm a little nervous having some financial and emotional investment in the result of the game. So I need to take my mind off it and my thoughts have turned to poker, and a hand I played last night during which I thought I was stupid, weak and pathetic. 10$...
  • New Blood's Story
    i recently purchased World Championship Poker for Xbox Live. I've been playing it for about 2 days, and I ran into a toughie... Heres what happened... i had - A :heart: T :heart: (good so far right...) i didnt know what he had at the time... so i raised 2400 and he called... FLOP: A :diamond:...
  • What to do here SNG
    10+1 sng, was 3 tableing at the time, and got TT, TT, and AA all at once on three different tables. This is one of the TT hands, and was an interesting situation: Blinds(15/30) ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to WellSaid >You have options at Table 12988 Table!. kpike folds. geneticsteve folds. WellSaid...
  • BWHAA!?!?
    Little confused by this guy's play on this hand. .25 .50 6 max NL game at Royal Vegas, table has been nice and soft all night, and I've ground my way up about 30 bucks from my initial buyin and feeling pretty good. I'm MaxPowerSC, on the button here, holding J10o. Yes, I raised, but let's get past...
  • KJs allin?
    Im shortstacked and haven't seen much of anything all night. I Get KJ :spade: and I decide I'm going to go all in. 1st after bb calls BB, and then another shortstacker goes all in, a couple fold, and another calls. I'm in last position so I'm starting to think I should just fold if two are already...
  • a poorly played hand
    Here's a hand I don't like how I played, but I'm not exactly sure what I should have done differently. Hands like this wouldn't be a problem if they only happened every once in a while, but lately it seems like every time I get a little bit ahead, a hand like this comes along and takes it all back. It...
  • Bad play or Bad luck?
    Alright here goes... I've got pocket 10's in the BB and make it 2 bets to go. I have one caller, button raises, I call, next guy folds. Flop comes, Q 10 2 rainbow. We have a decent pot here... I go all in. I don't think this guy has pocket Q's, and I'm willing to take my chances. Besides,...
  • URGENT HELP...Who wins?
    Senario: Player 1 Has 6, 10 Player 2 Has 6, 9 Community cards are 6, 8, 8, 2 & K Split Pot? OR Winner is player 1? BOTH PLAYERS ARE MAKING THE BEST HAND WHICH WOULD BE 2 PAIR WITH THE KING AS THEIR FIFTH (and 'HIGHEST') CARD. When you use one hole card...
  • A bluff... but a tough decision on it
    Hero is dealt T :diamond: T :heart: on the button. Preflop: -- 3 folds, MP (loose) calls, folded to CO, CO raises 4xBB to $2 (I imagine he has 88-AA, AJ-AK at this point, maybe KQ), Hero calls, blinds fold, MP calls Flop: A :club: 6 :diamond: 2 :spade: -- No set, oh well. Probably dump it...
  • Does he call my bluff?
    Didn't have much of a read on the guy since I was playing 3 tables at once. I had pretty much decided that I as going to win this pot, or go broke trying. I do that every once in a while.... sometimes it works... sometimes it hurts.... Without knowing if he calls me on the river or not, is this a...
  • Should I Loosen Up?
    In $.02/$.04 and $.05/$.10 in Paradise, I found I was a big favorite, neting between 10BB and 20BB/Hr. Encouraged, last night I jumped to $.25/$.50 for 75 games. There I lost 20BB, saw my flop drop to 18% (down from 28% in the lower limit games) and my win rate drop to 2% (down from 7% in the lower limit...
  • Biggest $2/4 Pot EVER!
    I stumbled upon the loosest $2/4 FL table ever on Pokerstars. I was up $240 in a matter of 45 minutes (left the table up $210). This pot had a big part in it. Please take a guess at what the other guys had... Is there any way I could have got more bets out of this or was it played the best possible?...
  • AQ in NL
    $100 NL. I get AQ in MP, and raise $3.50. Button calls. Flop is A, J, rag. I bet $10 into the $8.50 pot. Button calls. Turn is a ten. I...
  • Would you have done this.
    I got an email yesterday telling me that party poker had put $15 into my account. How nice! I log on and see that I have 40 dollars to play with. :shock: :shock: Where the heck did that come from??? Anyway, I buy into a small ring game with $10. (I know, I know, I would love to buy in with...
  • 3rd hand in a tourney
    blinds start at 25/50, starting stacks at 1500. third hand, Im BB +2 dealt KK. One caller, I limp. player on my left raises one bet to 100, there are 4 callers when it gets around to me. I reraise to 500. the original raiser pushes........ What do i do??
  • Head 2 Head
    Alright, I want some honest feedback on this move I made head to head in a live tourny. My opponent had me covered about 2.5-3x over. He was fairly cautious, and protected his hands when he hit one. He got his big stack by taking down a lot of little pots when he hit top pair, and by getting idiot...
  • Straight & flush draw vs. top set
    I don't have the hand history for this, but heres how it went down ... Middle position, 1 limper, I have QQ and raise to 5x BB, SB calls and limper calls Flop comes 89Q, two diamonds. They check to me, and I bet 6x BB and both call. Turn comes another diamond (three maybe?), they check to me...
  • Lowest full house... with deep stack
    I thought this was a very interesting hand. Anyone push in here? I think my raise to $30 was about right-- maybe 35 or 40 would have been better, but I don't think I could have folded to an all in. Normally I don't raise 22 from early, but I knew if I hit a set, I'd be golden. All of the other...
  • A hand
    Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 (real money), hand #838,508,509 Table Dana Point, 21 Apr 2005 01:25 PM View Previous | Next hand for this table. Seat 1: TornaSF ($24.75 in chips) Seat 2: Sweet_Sarah ($12.40 in chips) Seat 3: arras3 ($31.85 in chips) Seat 4: ramlosa1 ($114.50...
  • calling down with 2nd best pair
    Lately it seems that every time I get a little bit ahead, I find myself blowing it all calling down with a hand I know to be second best. usually I justify it by telling myself (1) I have outs, or (2) I might still be ahead. The problem is, I don't know if these justifications are justifyable or hogwash....
  • How wrong was this?
    Busted out of a tourney on this hand. I had A :club: 5 :heart: There were no raises pre flop, I called and 5 of us saw the flop. Flop was J :club: 10 :club: J :heart: Everyone checked, so did I. Turn 7 :club: Everyone checked again. River 3 :club: I had the nut...
  • Question
    Just want to see if my thinking is right. Prolly looks like a stupid question, but I think there would be an arguement for QQ over the other 2.
  • Aces on the flop?
    Ok I have a good read on the two players, i can tell they will normally raise with an ace and other strong hands . What should you be doing on the flop when an ace comes up. I've limped in late position only two other players (the blinds) with 9o10o or any other very poor late position cards. flop...
  • Dump this on flop?
    Well you'd think 15xBB would be enough to get it heads up. Very, very interesting hand. Short stack goes all in immediately in the BB. If I raise, I'm committing 1/2 my stack. I'm really not worried about the straight (although I guess I should have been), but I'm more worried about the flush...
  • The final hand.
    Playing a home NL hold'em tourney over the weekend. $30 buy in, 24 people playing. Started with 100 chips, was down to 2 at one point (A really bad move by my brother not putting me all in and leaving me with 2 chips). Built it back up to about 90 when I was the big blind and got J7o. Normally...
  • stupid fold?
    straight 2 nofoldem where most stay to the river.. i have pocket 10's preflop 8 players go to $6 flop comes 9 :spade: , 10 :spade: , 8 :spade: , i raised, was reraised TWICE, bet ended up at $6 for everyone to go to the next round... turn is 7 :club: i bet, was reraised TWICE AGAIN, and.. FOLDED,...
  • Not my typical 7 4 offsuit.
    1-2NL live. I just played a big hand earlier where I raised $100 w/JJs to isolate somebody and got called by 3 players. Villlain was the one of the guys who cold called my $100 PF raise. I have around $800, villian has roughly $300. Me button: 7 :diamond: 4 :club: 3 callers before me so...
  • 10 hour session.. ...
    Pretty good night last night playing 1-2NL. Bunch of donkeys w/some nit rock limping in the button w/queens...that kind of night. Played from 8 to 6 and picked out two hands that I butchered. Hand 1: (we're 5-handed) J :club: 10 :spade: (~$600) I open for $17 get called by super nit...
  • Your Flop Move
    MTT on the bubble your stack 10K, avg about 7K Blinds are 300/600 75 ante your in the BB w/ 6 :club: 5 :club: MP (5K in chips) raise to 1200 Button Calls (15k in chips) You call Flop 5 :diamond: 7 :club: 8 :club: What is your move? The pot is 4575.
  • suckered, i think
    This happened last night on Party Poker. After being really pissed and thinking lucky SOB, reevaluated the hand and decided that this player made a very good foray that worked out for him. $25 pot limit table with 9 players. I'm under the gun with JJ. Raise 3 times BB. player 7 calls, so does...
  • A common situation - How would you play it?
    I find myself in this situation a lot, and I'm not sure what the best way to play this on the turn is. This applies to many drawing hands, but for simplicity's sake, let's assume the following: Tight aggressive table, good players, NL tournament ($5000 in chips) 1st round. Blinds, $25 and $50. I'm...
  • Low Limt - small pairs before the flop
    I've been trying to break out of my "all SnG all the time" mode and so I've been playing .25/.50 ring games at Stars for the last week or so. Anywho, I'm kind of hung up on playing low pairs in late position with a raise and several callers in front of me. In no-limit, I probably make the call with...
  • I like folding AA
    No specific reads: assume sane, but not necessarily good. 5/10 Hold'em (5 handed) Preflop: Hero is Button with Ah, Ad. 1 fold, MP raises, Hero 3-bets, SB caps, 1 fold, MP calls, Hero calls. Flop: (13 SB) 6d, Jh, 6s (3 players) SB bets, MP calls, Hero calls. Turn: (8 BB) Kc (3 players) SB...
  • How would you play it?
    $20,000.00 1st prize tourney. Day one, Round 4 I have $6600.00 in chips, which isn't great, but I'm not short stack. Blinds are $300-$600, and I'm in the SB. This is a tight aggressive table, good players, not a lot of checking and calling. 5 players limp in in front of me, all late position. I...
  • My Story
    Yo, i'm Lee and im a new blood to these forums, all hail :lol: j/k.I recently purchased World Championship Poker for Xbox Live. I've been playing it for about 2 days, and I ran into a toughie... Heres what happened... i had - A :heart: T :heart: (good so far right...) i didnt know what he had...
  • New Blood's Story
    i recently purchased World Championship Poker for Xbox Live. I've been playing it for about 2 days, and I ran into a toughie... Heres what happened... i had - A :heart: T :heart: (good so far right...) i didnt know what he had at the time... so i raised 2400 and he called... FLOP: A :diamond:...
  • Fire on the river or not
    MTT on stars third hand of the tourney 10/20 blinds (ME) UTG+2 w/ Q :heart: Q :spade: raise to 80 button calls FLop 4 :club: 8 :heart: 9 :diamond: I lead out with 200 Button Calls Turn A :club: I lead out with 200 Button Calls River is a blank How would you guys proceed?
  • What would you do?
    Yes I know it's really low limit, but I thought this was an interesting hand, does anyone else make the fold here? Hand #4939205-6557 at Alpine ($.25/$.50 Hold'em) Powered by UltimateBet Started at 29/Mar/05 03:41:05 MrTubb is at seat 0 with $25. Capone15 is at seat 1 with $36.65. bigstakbill...
  • What Was That Site With That Profit Graph . . .
    Hey, I remember a site a while back that had a graph of your own poker games. You would type in your info and it would come up with your overall profit and other things. You guys might not know what I am talking about but if anyone does, please post the link to the site. Thanks. Read / Reply -TNT...
  • Do you Call here ?
    low limit NL SnG Mid way thru blinds 75/150 your 1st in w/ ATo for 500 all folds to BB who is tight aggressive & pushes in for 2,100 you have 3,500 after your 500 bet . .. Do you call this ?
  • Alright.... tear me apart
    I get dealt A :heart: A :diamond: in MP. 2 People limp in a fairly loose 1/2 NL game. I have 120$ in my stack. I raise 6xBB, Button and EP call. Flop is 4 :spade: 5 :spade: 10 :spade: -- With red Aces, I'm not a real big fan of this flop. I consider just check/calling the idiots until the...
  • Console me please
    Game #769158873 - (blinds $0.10/$0.25) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/03/28-20:56:53.7 (CST) Table "Tahaa" (real money) -- Seat 7 is the button Seat 2: Joules ($29.80 in chips) Seat 3: jayzee ($9.95 in chips) Seat 4: mthompsonjr ($28.90 in chips) Seat 5: jgard ($10.00 in chips) Seat 6:...
  • Top two pair - all in help
    Hi there, first time poster long time lurker. I was playing in a home game this past Sunday and was playing fairly well all night. I wanted to see what others thought of the play that sent me home in 3rd place. I'm holding K 10 Blinds are 400/800 I'm BB and the SB raises 800. I call. Flop...
  • Did I play this wrong? Scare Turn
    Hey guys, I keep replaying this hand in my head. Here's the scenario. Ice cold cards, 5k starting chips in a 28 man game, 25 people left, down to about 3200 from a few missed hands (AK missed, blinds, few missed 33's) after about 2 hours or so. I pick up pocket 6's on the button. Blinds are at...
  • weak tptk, raised pot
    $1/$2 limit. I limp in late with A8s. The flop is 8,7,3. It's 2 bets by the time it gets to me. I know nothing about my opponents. How do I play it?
  • A Great Bluff
    This was 2nd or 3rd hand in a $10+$1 tounry on Pokerstars. I had decided before the tourny started that I was going to play alot of hands and be very aggresive, not caring if I busted out early (the reason why I was raising with K7c). I had absolutely no read on the guy but I smelled weakness all over...
  • TPTK against 2 others
    Here is a hand that's killing me. I can predict what you might say, but I wanted to see if you had any constructive ideas anyway. Online cash game: Me dealt AJs in the BB two MPs limp, button limps. I raise 5x the BB. Bad player/short stack calls, button (good player/big stack) reraises same amount. I...
  • No Limit All in Preflop Question
    I was watching the WPT episode Poker by the Book and I was wondering about some of the Phil Hellmuth plays. Specifically, let's say you're the bigger stack in a tournament, someone is all in. You have A5 and your opponent has a baby pair. I don't know what Phil was thinking when he played the hand,...
  • The ole "double check the hole cards" trick
    So I started using an interesting trick to maximize profit when playing Ax suited and I hit my flush on the flop. Typically this is hard to do since you know, even if someone else has the king high flush, he/she will be wary of the ace, so here's a way to reassure them that you DONT have it. In NL...
  • Fold or Reraise
    MTT blinds are 25/50 I am UTG with k :club: Q :spade: and limp in MP raise to 150 Button cold calls I call FLop Q :heart: 3 :diamond: 9 :club: I lead out with 1/2 pot about 300 MP raises to 600 Button cold calls Now, I'm kinda stuck either I re-raise or fold. I'm think MP...
  • Weak and passive wins the race
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  • re-raised with a short stack
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  • Another "Where did I mess up" post
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  • getting raised with bottom 2 pair
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  • This was bad...
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  • Pocket Jacks suck
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  • A Hand I Protest is Not a Bad Beat
    Was having a discussion with a friend of mine the other day on a hand he believed was a "bad beat" at our local cardroom on the $4/$8 limit table. he is dealt 77, he calls 1 raise pre-flop. Total of four players. Flop: 7 :diamond: 9 :diamond: 10 :diamond: First player comes out betting,...
  • I think i should of folded.
    Playing live game tournament 10 people. We start with 300 in chips. Blinds at this point were 3-6. UTG raises to 25, I reraise to 75, everyone folds and he calls. I have KK at this point. Flop JQ7 Rainbow. He checks, I bet $150. He calls. Turn rag. He puts me all in, which was about 100 in chips. I...
  • Bad AK fold?
    Bad fold? His play really confused me. On the flop he was representing set. A min reraise to a bet on the flop is not something you see often with a flush draw. I didn't have him noted so I couldn't formulate much of a read. So I call, planning to check/call the turn. All the sudden he bets...
  • Another interesting hand, would you have layed this down?
    Another hand from Foxwoods this weekend: I have A :spade: J :diamond: from the BB Player 1 raises to $40 Player 2 calls I call Flop comes J :heart: 6 :spade: 4 :spade: I bet out $100 Player 1 folds Player 2 Calls Turn is 3 :spade: I bet out $200 Player 2 calls...
  • Bad playing or screwed by a fish?
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  • How to avoid getting crushed by set
    I definitely need help here. Say you hold the top pair on the flop, you normally bet the size of the pot. Someone calls, then on turn you bet more,now the same person will raise you holding a set. You call and he goes all-in on river, you end up losing your whole stack. How do you avoid this situation.javascript:emoticon(':cry:')
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  • Automatic fold right? Or am I just too tight?
    Another hand to consider, this one was pretty easy for me, but maybe I'm just too soft?? I got a couple of strange looks from the table. I just took down a decent size pot, playing NL cash game, $100 buy in. I have about $195. I look down at AK (not suited) and I'm first to act, I raise to 15 next...
  • "Lucky or Good, You Decide."
    I know I'm gonna catch shit for this, but I think this was a near genius hand I played this weekend at Foxwoods. Obviously the result was predicated on the river, but it was the play I was proud of. Here it is: 5-5 NL Player to my left has been making raises with A10, KQ or AJ. He also will reraise...
  • 88 in Big blind, 4 limpers
    PL SNG, blinds 10/20, I get 88 in BB w/ 4 limpers. Should I play them aggressively, or check and hope to hit a set? I decide to play them aggressively, and raise the pot. Everyone but the button folds. The flop is J,7,7. I figure he probably missed the flop, so I need to bet big enough to push him out...
  • Was I wrong to keep calling?
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