Hand of the day

Yet again, random number generator produces two running cards for another destruction of dominating hand. Por que Poker stars, por que?

Poker Stars, $15 Buy-in (125/250 blinds, 30 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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Hero (SB): 2,745 (11 bb)
BB: 5,424 (21.7 bb)
UTG+1: 3,000 (12 bb)
UTG+2: 11,012 (44 bb)
MP1: 2,939 (11.8 bb)
MP2: 4,080 (16.3 bb)
MP3: 5,581 (22.3 bb)
CO: 13,740 (55 bb)
BTN: 4,350 (17.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q A
UTG+1 calls 250, 4 folds, CO raises to 750, BTN folds, Hero raises to 2,715 and is all-in, BB folds, UTG+1 calls 2,465, CO calls 1,965

Flop: (8,665) A K K (3 players, 1 is all-in)
UTG+1 checks, CO bets 500, UTG+1 folds

Turn: (8,665) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (8,665) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 8,665 pot
Final Board: A K K 7 5
Hero showed Q A and lost (-2,745 net)
UTG+1 mucked and lost (-2,745 net)
CO showed A 9 and won 8,665 (5,920 net)

Wuuhuuuuu i got him.... wait.. wait... is it possible that on turn it will come a club.. hm... oh yes there it is, oh no stars no....yes...yes.... bam river club... Another dominating hand bites the dust.. Its funny how RNG "always" gives that right card on turn to give the opponent new set of outs - well it must induce action right?

Poker Stars, $5 Buy-in (125/250 blinds, 30 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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Hero (SB): 5,990 (24 bb)
BB: 6,590 (26.4 bb)
UTG+1: 7,335 (29.3 bb)
UTG+2: 5,450 (21.8 bb)
MP1: 10,430 (41.7 bb)
MP2: 13,066 (52.3 bb)
MP3: 3,000 (12 bb)
CO: 3,000 (12 bb)
BTN: 10,440 (41.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K K
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 raises to 500, MP1 folds, MP2 calls 500, MP3 folds, CO calls 500, BTN folds, Hero raises to 5,960 and is all-in, BB folds, UTG+2 calls 4,920 and is all-in, MP2 folds, CO calls 2,470 and is all-in

Flop: (14,830) 8 A 7 (3 players, 3 are all-in)
Turn: (14,830) 5 (3 players, 3 are all-in)
River: (14,830) 3 (3 players, 3 are all-in)

Results: 14,830 pot
Final Board: 8 A 7 5 3
Hero showed K K and lost (-5,450 net)
UTG+2 showed Q A and won 14,830 (9,380 net)
CO showed 6 7 and lost (-3,000 net)

Twilight zone.

Poker Stars, $10 Buy-in (250/500 blinds, 60 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 8 Players
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SB: 10,027 (20.1 bb)
BB: 3,295 (6.6 bb)
Hero (UTG+2): 16,224 (32.4 bb)
MP1: 11,009 (22 bb)
MP2: 6,000 (12 bb)
MP3: 19,652 (39.3 bb)
CO: 3,798 (7.6 bb)
BTN: 24,037 (48.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with J J
Hero raises to 1,000, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to 5,940 and is all-in, 5 folds, Hero calls 4,940

Flop: (13,110) 4 2 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (13,110) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (13,110) J (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 13,110 pot
Final Board: 4 2 5 3 J
Hero showed J J and lost (-6,000 net)
MP2 showed 9 A and won 13,110 (7,110 net)

So the same tourney as yesterday, but the same shit as always. And that "little" voice in my hand is screaming do not call do not call... but i am ahead 100%....do not call...

Should have listened. Classic tale in which low stack pushes all in with weak ace and RNG produces that standard magic flop which gives him that extra outs and off course he hits that shitty 3 on turn. But hey, just in case... there is a J on river...

GTFO stars.

p.s: another JJ vs J10, rivers a straight .... i am done with this site.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Nice Try!
Villain's river bluff nearly worked.
A9 - Aj or even KQ all fit his hand.
But I had to call.
If he *really* had a boat, he would bet somewhat less I figured.

Full Tilt - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $6.07
BTN: $4.44 (30.00/30.00/0.00/20 (V/P/3/H)
SB: $2.01 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BB: $0.91 (22.39/1.49/4.00/69 (V/P/3/H)
UTG: $1.01 (8.60/5.38/2.94/98 (V/P/3/H)
MP: $1.93 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has A♣:Q♥:

fold, MP calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.08, fold, fold, fold, MP calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.19, 2 players) 9♣:A♥:J♦:
MP bets $0.02, Hero calls $0.02

Turn: ($0.23, 2 players) A♠:
MP bets $1.83 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.83

River: ($3.89, 2 players) T♣:

MP shows Q♠:4♠: (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 28%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A♣:Q♥: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 72%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins $3.65
Rake paid $0.24

oh sick, how you did not raise the flop ?:)

I can't remember, but probably just trying to look weak.

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♠:A♥:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.06, fold, SB calls $0.05, fold

Flop: ($0.14, 2 players) 6♣:6♠:6♦:
SB bets $2.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.98 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.10, 2 players) J♠:

River: ($4.10, 2 players) 6♥:

SB shows 7♥:7♠: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 71%, Turn 81%)
Hero shows K♠:A♥: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 29%, Turn 19%)
Hero wins $3.85
Rake paid $0.25

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♠:A♥:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.06, fold, SB calls $0.05, fold

Flop: ($0.14, 2 players) 6♣:6♠:6♦:
SB bets $2.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.98 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.10, 2 players) J♠:

River: ($4.10, 2 players) 6♥:

SB shows 7♥:7♠: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 71%, Turn 81%)
Hero shows K♠:A♥: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 29%, Turn 19%)
Hero wins $3.85
Rake paid $0.25

without reads I think its a fold on flop

Originally posted by SPeedFANat1c

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♠:A♥:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.06, fold, SB calls $0.05, fold

Flop: ($0.14, 2 players) 6♣:6♠:6♦:
SB bets $2.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.98 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.10, 2 players) J♠:

River: ($4.10, 2 players) 6♥:

SB shows 7♥:7♠: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 71%, Turn 81%)
Hero shows K♠:A♥: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 29%, Turn 19%)
Hero wins $3.85
Rake paid $0.25

without reads I think its a fold on flop
rly? I snap call there. WP I say. he doesnt rep anything we are either ahead or still have 6 open outs (in this case 7).

Originally posted by thazar

Originally posted by SPeedFANat1c

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K♠:A♥:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.06, fold, SB calls $0.05, fold

Flop: ($0.14, 2 players) 6♣:6♠:6♦:
SB bets $2.40 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.98 and is all-in

Turn: ($4.10, 2 players) J♠:

River: ($4.10, 2 players) 6♥:

SB shows 7♥:7♠: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 55%, Flop 71%, Turn 81%)
Hero shows K♠:A♥: (Four of a Kind, Sixes)
(Pre 45%, Flop 29%, Turn 19%)
Hero wins $3.85
Rake paid $0.25

without reads I think its a fold on flop
rly? I snap call there. WP I say. he doesnt rep anything we are either ahead or still have 6 open outs (in this case 7).

Checked what minimum range he has to shove:

MP2 49.19% 41.15% 8.04% AhKs
MP3 50.81% 42.77% 8.04% 22+, A9s+, A9o+

we need 48% equity for breakeven call. So at least this range on average they have to go.
Often they might go with PPs. So that means we lose to those, and so others have to go much wider to compensate. I am not sure if they do very wide that often.

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
SB: 87.4 BB
BB: 103 BB
UTG: 177.8 BB
Hero (MP): 140.2 BB
CO: 167 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♥ K♠

UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4 BB, fold, fold, SB raises to 14 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 30.4 BB, SB raises to 87.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 57 BB

Flop: (176.8 BB, 2 players) 5♣ J♣ 5♠

Turn: (176.8 BB, 2 players) T♦

River: (176.8 BB, 2 players) 2♠

SB shows 9♣ 8♦ (One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 36%, Flop 29%, Turn 23%)
Hero shows A♥ K♠ (One Pair, Fives)
(Pre 64%, Flop 71%, Turn 77%)
Hero wins 169.4 BB

he had even lot of equity preflop

Originally posted by SPeedFANat1c
we need 48% equity for breakeven call. So at least this range on average they have to go.
Often they might go with PPs. So that means we lose to those, and so others have to go much wider to compensate. I am not sure if they do very wide that often.

Quite true, mathematically, however, people think that three-of-a-kind is a perfect spot to bluff, and his play looked like pocket pair (just flat pre hoping to set mine) semi-bluffing. Since this is NL2 though, he could have a whole bunch of air in his range, and I beat all of that cold.

Got rekt...

Originally posted by Avskum

Got rekt...

Had this happen in the monthly staff freeroll.

PokerStars - $0+$0|75/150 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 27.51 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 57)
BB: 32.16 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
UTG: 17.43 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG+1: 21.17 BB (VPIP: 21.18, PFR: 16.87, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 85)
MP: 41.95 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 17.65, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 17)
MP+1: 17.63 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 57)
MP+2: 12.66 BB (VPIP: 20.22, PFR: 15.73, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 92)
CO: 60.08 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 13.33, Hands: 38)
Hero (BTN): 41.35 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♠ A♠

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 raises to 12.66 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero raises to 22.82 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (29.32 BB, 2 players) J♥ Q♠ J♠

Turn: (29.32 BB, 2 players) 9♦

River: (29.32 BB, 2 players) T♠

MP+2 shows K♥ A♣ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 48%, Flop 32%, Turn 40%)
Hero shows K♠ A♠ (Royal Flush)
(Pre 52%, Flop 68%, Turn 60%)
Hero wins 29.32 BB

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Poker Stars, $4 Buy-in (50/100 blinds, 10 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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SB: 3,630 (36.3 bb)
BB: 3,895 (39 bb)
UTG+1: 2,943 (29.4 bb)
UTG+2: 5,010 (50.1 bb)
MP1: 3,000 (30 bb)
MP2: 4,451 (44.5 bb)
MP3: 5,035 (50.4 bb)
Hero (CO): 2,675 (26.8 bb)
BTN: 3,286 (32.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A J
5 folds, Hero raises to 200, BTN folds, SB calls 150, BB calls 100

Flop: (690) 9 A T (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 345, SB raises to 1,035, BB folds, Hero raises to 2,465 and is all-in, SB calls 1,430

Turn: (5,620) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (5,620) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 5,620 pot
Final Board: 9 A T 3 7
SB showed 7 A and won 5,620 (2,945 net)
BB mucked and lost (-210 net)
Hero showed A J and lost (-2,675 net)

The hot 4.4$? Well not so much. But then...

Poker Stars, $1.35 Buy-in (60/120 blinds, 15 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): 2,865 (23.9 bb)
SB: 10,635 (88.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5 5
SB raises to 390, Hero raises to 2,850 and is all-in, SB calls 2,460

Flop: (5,730) 5 K 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (5,730) 6
(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (5,730) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 5,730 pot
Final Board: 5 K 9 6 8
Hero showed 5 5 and lost (-2,865 net)
SB showed 7 A and won 5,730 (2,865 net)

Originally posted by JediMasterC
Poker Stars, $4 Buy-in (50/100 blinds, 10 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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SB: 3,630 (36.3 bb)
BB: 3,895 (39 bb)
UTG+1: 2,943 (29.4 bb)
UTG+2: 5,010 (50.1 bb)
MP1: 3,000 (30 bb)
MP2: 4,451 (44.5 bb)
MP3: 5,035 (50.4 bb)
Hero (CO): 2,675 (26.8 bb)
BTN: 3,286 (32.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A J
5 folds, Hero raises to 200, BTN folds, SB calls 150, BB calls 100

Flop: (690) 9 A T (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets 345, SB raises to 1,035, BB folds, Hero raises to 2,465 and is all-in, SB calls 1,430

Turn: (5,620) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (5,620) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 5,620 pot
Final Board: 9 A T 3 7
SB showed 7 A and won 5,620 (2,945 net)
BB mucked and lost (-210 net)
Hero showed A J and lost (-2,675 net)

The hot 4.4$? Well not so much. But then...

Poker Stars, $1.35 Buy-in (60/120 blinds, 15 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): 2,865 (23.9 bb)
SB: 10,635 (88.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5 5
SB raises to 390, Hero raises to 2,850 and is all-in, SB calls 2,460

Flop: (5,730) 5 K 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: (5,730) 6
(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (5,730) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: 5,730 pot
Final Board: 5 K 9 6 8
Hero showed 5 5 and lost (-2,865 net)
SB showed 7 A and won 5,730 (2,865 net)

unless you have some serious reads, I think you played both hands quite bad!

In first hand i put him on Ax, i was "certain" i was ahead - especially when he re-popped my bet. So according to you, what was bad about this play?

In second hand i was playing against aggressive player with big stack, who loves to play any kind of Ax and make a c-bets on flop. Sure i could flat call and it would be a correct choice if i knew that i would hit that 5 on flop, but how many times that happens? Re-popping all in with 55 which plays badly after flop, while being low stack and against aggressive opponent who likes to c-bet, it feels like a good choice. What do you suggest?

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 100 BB
SB: 248 BB
BB: 170.4 BB
UTG: 109 BB
MP: 113.4 BB
Hero (CO): 151.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has T♦ 8♦

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, SB raises to 6 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB

Flop: (13 BB, 2 players) 2♦ 9♥ J♦
SB bets 10 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

Turn: (33 BB, 2 players) Q♣
SB bets 18 BB, Hero raises to 68.6 BB, SB raises to 232 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 66.8 BB and is all-in

River: (303.8 BB, 2 players) 7♣

SB shows 5♠ 9♠ (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 37%, Flop 37%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows T♦ 8♦ (Straight, Queen High)
(Pre 63%, Flop 63%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 291.2 BB

MIN3BET SOMEtimes can be weak

Have you ever played nuts like this on hu? I wasn't before this.. Obviously wanted to minimize the rake.

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 2 players
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Hero (BB): $20.06
BTN/SB: $9.65

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with 9♥ K♦ Q♥ 5♣
BTN/SB calls $0.05, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.20) 3♥ T♦ 9♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Turn: ($0.20) 7♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

River: ($0.20) J♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB checks

Final Pot: $0.20
Hero shows 9♥ K♦ Q♥ 5♣ (HI: a straight, Nine to King)
BTN/SB shows 4♥ K♠ 3♣ Q♠ (HI: a straight, Nine to King)
Hero wins $0.10
BTN/SB wins $0.09
(Rake: $0.01)