Hand of the day

A lot of players limp pretty much everything. We see vpip/pfr stats of like 30/3
It is easy to play against these guys -- raise or fold.

I'm pretty much the kind of player that never limps

However, there is one spot where a limped hand is very well disguised...

once a cow has a taste for violence, it reverts. it becomes feral.
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

BB: $8.40
UTG: $0.74
UTG+1: $11.47 (Hero)
CO: $3.58
Button: $5.86
SB: $1.85

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) A♣:7♥:A♥:A♠:A♦: (6 players)
UTG folds, Hero calls $0.10, 2 folds, SB calls $0.05, BB checks

First Draw: ($0.30) (3 players)
SB discards 2, BB discards 3, Hero discards 1,
A♣:A♥:A♠:A♦: || 3♦:
SB bets $0.20, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.40, SB calls $0.20

Hero showed A♣:3♦:A♥:A♠:A♦:, four of a kind, Aces
SB mucked 6♠:6♦:K♣:K♥:4♥:
Hero won $1.05
(Rake: $0.05)

Cheers,
VS

Very nice!

Booo at the final table

partypoker - 10000/20000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 37.48 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 8)
BTN: 11.6 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 10.53, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
Hero (SB): 18.06 BB
BB: 1.91 BB (VPIP: 7.53, PFR: 1.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 94)
UTG: 50.11 BB (VPIP: 28.13, PFR: 21.49, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 132)

5 players post ante of 0.1 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has 2♦ 2♠
UTG raises to 2 BB, CO calls 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB, BB calls 0.81 BB and is all-in

Flop : (10.31 BB, 5 players) T♥ 2♥ J♣
Hero bets 5.15 BB, UTG raises to 10.31 BB, CO calls 10.31 BB, BTN calls 9.5 BB and is all-in, Hero raises to 15.96 BB and is all-in, UTG raises to 36.11 BB, CO calls 25.07 BB and is all-in

Turn : (106.52 BB, 5 players) 6♠

River : (106.52 BB, 5 players) A♣

UTG shows A♥ A♠ (Three of a Kind, Aces)

CO shows K♠ J♦ (One Pair, Jacks)

BTN shows A♦ J♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)

Hero shows 2♦ 2♠ (Three of a Kind, Twos)

BB shows 5♣ 9♦ (High Card, Ace)

UTG wins 0.73 BB
UTG wins 38.84 BB
UTG wins 19.37 BB
UTG wins 38.79 BB
UTG wins 9.53 BB

OK, this is just stupid...
(as in it is a clear fold pre-draw)

A pack of feral cows chewed their cuds for .0043 seconds to convert this hand
PokerStars No Limit Single Draw ($2.50+$2.50) t15/t30 ante t8 - 6 players

BB: t3,311
UTG: t3,910
UTG+1: t2,678
CO: t2,907 (Hero)
Button: t2,640
SB: t2,938

Dealing Hands: (t93) 3♣ 6♣ 8♣ J♣ 2♣ (6 players)
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t30, Button folds, SB calls t15, BB checks
I have so many outs to a smooth 86 that this is worth joining in. (or not :f_biggrin:)

First Draw: (t168) (4 players)
SB discards 2, BB discards 2, UTG discards 2, Hero discards 1,
3♣ 6♣ 8♣ 2♣ || 5♣
Just about the worst card -- certainly the worst 5 but (and that's a large but) but I have so many low blockers, and I drew 1 in a multi-way pot.

There is also the principle that you bet "your best and your worst" -- and this qualifies as worst
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets t112, 3 folds woot!

Hero collected t168

Cheers,
VS

C$0.10 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: C13.39 (29.96/1.18/1.10/2,380 (V/P/3/H)
UTG: C10.35 (33.83/3.42/1.95/3,162 (V/P/3/H)
Hero (UTG+1): C28.85
MP: C1.31 (58.07/2.82/1.88/923 (V/P/3/H)
MP+1: C5.43 (96.83/89.68/64.00/126 (V/P/3/H)
CO: C14.83 (35.87/2.95/1.25/237 (V/P/3/H)
BTN: C4.82 (75.41/22.95/0.00/61 (V/P/3/H)
SB: C9.90 (23.27/4.91/1.36/550 (V/P/3/H)

SB posts SB C0.05, BB posts BB C0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: C0.15) Hero has 7♣:2♦:4♦:7♠:

fold, Hero calls C0.10, MP calls C0.10, MP+1 raises to C0.50, fold, BTN calls C0.50, fold, fold, Hero calls C0.40, MP calls C0.40

Flop: (C2.15, 4 players) A♦:5♦:3♦:
Hero checks, MP bets C0.81 and is all-in, MP+1 calls C0.81, BTN calls C0.81, Hero calls C0.81

Turn: (C5.39, 4 players) 6♠:
Hero checks, MP+1 bets C1.10, BTN calls C1.10, Hero calls C1.10

River: (C8.69, 4 players) Q♥:
Hero bets C3.03, MP+1 calls C3.02 and is all-in, BTN calls C2.41 and is all-in

Hero shows 7♣:2♦:4♦:7♠: (High: Straight Flush, Five High, Low: 5432A)

MP shows K♦:A♠:T♠:5♠: (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)

MP+1 shows 6♣:2♥:9♠:A♥: (High: Two Pair, Aces and Sixes, Low: 6532A)

BTN shows 3♠:2♣:A♣:J♠: (High: Two Pair, Aces and Threes, Low: 6532A)

Hero wins C16.29
Rake paid C0.85

Since BB only called, I'm guessing he had 9s up.

It sucks to be him...
Milked from the teat of a feral cow
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 5 players

BB: $3.55
UTG: $4.56
CO: $2.00
Button: $7.22 (Hero)
SB: $2.70

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) Q♠:7♣:7♥:6♣:7♦: (5 players)
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.20, SB folds, BB calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.45) (2 players)
BB discards 1, Hero discards 1,
7♣:7♥:6♣:7♦: || 7♠:
BB bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.40, BB raises to $0.60, Hero raises to $0.80, BB calls $0.20

BB showed 9♦:9♠:9♣:5♦:5♥:, a full house, Nines full of Fives
Hero showed 7♠:7♣:7♥:6♣:7♦:, four of a kind, Sevens
Hero won $1.96
(Rake: $0.09)

GTECH G2 (Boss) - C$75/C$150 PL Hi/Lo - Omaha Hi/Lo - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 6,535
UTG: 3,776 (VPIP: 54.17, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 72)
MP: 975 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
CO: 975 (VPIP: 9.62, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 53)
BTN: 2,104 (VPIP: 67.44, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 43)
SB: 6,290 (VPIP: 55.81, PFR: 9.76, 3Bet Preflop: 22.22, Hands: 43)

SB posts SB 75, Hero posts BB 150

Pre Flop: (pot: 225) Hero has A♥:2♦:4♣:3♠:

UTG calls 150, MP calls 150, fold, BTN calls 150, SB calls 75, Hero checks

Flop: (750, 5 players) 6♠:3♥:J♠:
SB bets 562, Hero calls 562, UTG raises to 2,998, MP calls 825 and is all-in, BTN calls 1,954 and is all-in, SB raises to 5,434, Hero raises to 6,385 and is all-in, UTG calls 628 and is all-in, SB calls 706 and is all-in

Turn: (19,435, 5 players) T♦:

River: (19,435, 5 players) 5♦:

Hero shows A♥:2♦:4♣:3♠: (High: Straight, Six High, Low: 6532A)

Main Pot [4,875]: (Pre 19%, Flop 39%, Turn 29%)
Side Pot#1 [4,516]: (Pre 20%, Flop 39%, Turn 29%)
Side Pot#2 [5,016]: (Pre 32%, Flop 39%, Turn 29%)
Side Pot#3 [5,028]: (Pre 41%, Flop 48%, Turn 34%)

UTG shows 4♠:5♠:2♥:3♣: (High: Straight, Six High, Low: 65432)

Main Pot [4,875]: (Pre 11%, Flop 15%, Turn 15%)
Side Pot#1 [4,516]: (Pre 17%, Flop 32%, Turn 29%)
Side Pot#2 [5,016]: (Pre 18%, Flop 32%, Turn 29%)

MP shows T♣:T♠:Q♦:K♠: (Three of a Kind, Tens)

Main Pot [4,875]: (Pre 37%, Flop 25%, Turn 55%)

BTN shows 6♦:A♣:3♦:8♦: (High: Two Pair, Sixes and Threes, Low: 8653A)

Main Pot [4,875]: (Pre 12%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [4,516]: (Pre 18%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)

SB shows 9♦:6♣:6♥:9♥: (Three of a Kind, Sixes)

Main Pot [4,875]: (Pre 21%, Flop 20%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [4,516]: (Pre 45%, Flop 28%, Turn 41%)
Side Pot#2 [5,016]: (Pre 51%, Flop 28%, Turn 41%)
Side Pot#3 [5,028]: (Pre 60%, Flop 52%, Turn 66%)

Hero wins 15,833
UTG wins 3,602

Coffee party of the queens

partypoker - 10/20 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (MP): 75 BB
CO: 75 BB (VPIP: 31.26, PFR: 28.68, 3Bet Preflop: 4.27, Hands: 1,011)
BTN: 75 BB
SB: 75 BB
BB: 75 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
UTG: 75 BB (VPIP: 37.99, PFR: 9.04, 3Bet Preflop: 6.12, Hands: 187)

6 players post ante of 0.15 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has Q♣ Q♥
UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 4.5 BB, CO raises to 17 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 74.85 BB and is all-in, CO calls 57.85 BB and is all-in

Flop : (153.1 BB, 2 players) 5♠ 3♣ T♠

Turn : (153.1 BB, 2 players) T♥

River : (153.1 BB, 2 players) 8♣

CO shows Q♦ Q♠ (Two Pair, Queens and Tens)

Hero shows Q♣ Q♥ (Two Pair, Queens and Tens)

Hero wins 76.55 BB
CO wins 76.55 BB

I debated trying for the check/raise here, but since UTG just called my 3-Bet, I concluded that he had a draw -- or weak 2-pair and would not bet out unless he hit -- but he could call with a lot of those hands.

once a cow has a taste for violence, it reverts. it becomes feral.
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.25/$0.50 - 6 players

SB: $95.09
BB: $22.26 (Hero)
UTG: $6.83
UTG+1: $9.25
CO: $8.80
Button: $7.74

Dealing Hands: ($0.35) T♣:4♣:T♦:T♥:6♥: (6 players)
UTG raises to $0.50, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, UTG calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25

First Draw: ($2.35) (3 players)
Hero discards 1, UTG discards 2, CO discards 1,
T♣:4♣:T♦:T♥: || T♠:
Hero bets $0.50, UTG calls $0.50, CO folds

Hero showed T♣:4♣:T♦:T♥:T♠:, four of a kind, Tens
UTG mucked 4♥:K♣:K♥:A♦:K♠: , three of a kind, Kings
Hero won $3.20
(Rake: $0.15)

PokerStars - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $16.14
BTN: $16.97 (18.00/4.00/0.00/52 (V/P/3/H)
SB: $10.32 (13.33/13.33/12.50/15 (V/P/3/H)
BB: $9.88 (6.25/4.17/0.00/49 (V/P/3/H)
UTG: $10.15 (43.75/37.50/25.00/17 (V/P/3/H)
MP: $13.58 (15.53/8.74/0.00/108 (V/P/3/H)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 3♠:3♦:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.30, BTN calls $0.30, fold, fold

Flop: ($0.75, 2 players) 5♠:2♦:J♦:
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.37, Hero calls $0.37
Error #1: No reason not to CBet this flop

Turn: ($1.49, 2 players) T♦:
Hero bets $0.74, BTN calls $0.74
Error #2: With the flush now possible, this is now a bluff -- Hero's bet should be bigger

River: ($2.97, 2 players) A♦:
Hero checks, BTN checks
Error #3: Perfect bluff spot -- nobody bluffed

Hero shows 3♠:3♦: (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 19%, Flop 16%, Turn 18%)
BTN mucks T♠:T♣: (Three of a Kind, Tens)
(Pre 81%, Flop 84%, Turn 82%)
Hero wins $2.84
Rake paid $0.13

When ICM cracks aces ......

partypoker - 150/300 NL - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 5.59 BB (VPIP: 18.33, PFR: 8.62, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 63)
Hero (SB): 29.08 BB
BB: 10.33 BB (VPIP: 30.71, PFR: 9.68, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 129)

3 players post ante of 0.08 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.75 BB) Hero has 9♣ Q♦
fold, Hero raises to 29 BB and is all-in, BB calls 9.25 BB and is all-in

Flop : (20.74 BB, 2 players) 9♥ 9♦ 2♠

Turn : (20.74 BB, 2 players) K♠

River : (20.74 BB, 2 players) 5♦

Hero shows 9♣ Q♦ (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 15%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)

BB shows A♠ A♣ (Two Pair, Aces and Nines)
(Pre 85%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 18.75 BB
Hero wins 20.74 BB

Oh, man that is *so* much fun.
The other way, not so much!

nice hand...
VS

Runner-runner-riverstar of the day

partypoker - 80/160 NL - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 34.86 BB (VPIP: 37.43, PFR: 25.42, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 187)
Hero (SB): 10.93 BB
BB: 17.58 BB (VPIP: 25.42, PFR: 20.35, 3Bet Preflop: 6.06, Hands: 120)
CO: 21.01 BB (VPIP: 19.04, PFR: 15.40, 3Bet Preflop: 8.55, Hands: 460)

4 players post ante of 0.13 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has 7♣ 7♠
fold, BTN raises to 2.31 BB, Hero raises to 10.81 BB and is all-in, fold, BTN calls 8.5 BB

Flop : (23.11 BB, 2 players) 5♣ A♠ 3♠

Turn : (23.11 BB, 2 players) 5♦

River : (23.11 BB, 2 players) 7♦

BTN shows A♦ 4♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 34%, Flop 87%, Turn 95%)

Hero shows 7♣ 7♠ (Full House, Sevens full of Fives)
(Pre 66%, Flop 13%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 23.11 BB

TAKE THAT .....for your bad call!!!

partypoker - 60/120 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

MP: 11.43 BB (VPIP: 13.70, PFR: 6.94, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 151)
CO: 9.87 BB (VPIP: 41.21, PFR: 15.64, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 185)
BTN: 18.12 BB (VPIP: 18.70, PFR: 15.12, 3Bet Preflop: 7.57, Hands: 543)
SB: 23.38 BB (VPIP: 26.92, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (BB): 19.87 BB
UTG: 29.84 BB (VPIP: 42.31, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)

6 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.25 BB) Hero has 8♣ T♦
fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 19.74 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 15.99 BB and is all-in

Flop : (37.23 BB, 2 players) K♠ 6♦ 3♣

Turn : (37.23 BB, 2 players) 7♦

River : (37.23 BB, 2 players) 9♠

BTN shows A♥ 9♣ (One Pair, Nines)
(Pre 61%, Flop 76%, Turn 80%)

Hero shows 8♣ T♦ (Straight, Ten High)
(Pre 39%, Flop 24%, Turn 20%)

Hero wins 1.75 BB
Hero wins 37.23 BB

Guess this Villain is not going to touch my blind ever again ... :mdr::mdr:

Capped pre- and post-draw.

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

SB: $3.38
BB: $1.45
UTG: $9.53 (Hero)
UTG+1: $0.92
CO: $1.72
Button: $7.33

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) A♥:T♥:J♥:A♦:A♣: (6 players)
Hero raises to $0.20, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $0.20, Button calls $0.20, SB raises to $0.30, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.40, CO calls $0.20, Button calls $0.20, SB calls $0.10

First Draw: ($1.70) (4 players)
SB stands, Hero discards 2, Since SB pats, I discard two to maximize my chances of hitting quads
CO discards 1, Button discards 1,
A♥:A♦:A♣: || A♠:5♥:
SB bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.40, CO folds, Button raises to $0.60, SB calls $0.40, Hero raises to $0.80, Button calls $0.20, SB calls $0.20

SB mucked 8♥:5♠:8♠:8♦:5♦: eights full of fives
Hero showed A♥:A♠:5♥:A♦:A♣:, four of a kind, Aces
Button mucked K♦:K♣:K♥:J♣:J♠:, kings full of jacks

Hero won $4
(Rake: $0.10)

*The odds of hitting quads when drawing two to trips is 22.5 : 1
*I also have a 15:1 shot at a full house -- which also would have won.

How much you play in month?

- Juha

The flush is flushed down the drain

partypoker - 400/800 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 114.55 BB
BTN: 144.03 BB (VPIP: 25.23, PFR: 18.69, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 108)
SB: 61.16 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 21.15, 3Bet Preflop: 8.57, Hands: 108)
Hero (BB): 40.58 BB
UTG: 40.72 BB (VPIP: 20.20, PFR: 12.12, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 100)

5 players post ante of 0.09 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.97 BB) Hero has Q♠ T♠
fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 2.5 BB, Hero calls 1.5 BB

Flop : (5.47 BB, 2 players) 7♠ 5♠ 8♠
SB bets 2.5 BB, Hero calls 2.5 BB

Turn : (10.47 BB, 2 players) 8♦
SB bets 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB

River : (24.47 BB, 2 players) 9♥
SB bets 30 BB, Hero calls 28.49 BB and is all-in

SB shows 4♠ 6♠ (Straight Flush, Eight High)
(Pre 34%, Flop 99.9%, Turn 100%)

Hero shows Q♠ T♠ (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 66%, Flop 0.1%, Turn 0%)

SB wins 1.52 BB
SB wins 81.44 BB

Originally posted by pahismail
How much you play in month?

- Juha

I play about 3 or 4 hundred hands a day, most days.
Some days there is nobody playing.

All the best,
VS

PokerStars - 15/30 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 1,120
BB: 380 (77.78/62.50/33.33/10 (V/P/3/H)

Hero posts SB 15, BB posts BB 30

Pre Flop: (pot: 45) Hero has 5♦:5♠:

Hero raises to 1,120 and is all-in, BB calls 350 and is all-in

Flop: (760, 2 players) T♥:Q♣:K♣:

Turn: (760, 2 players) 5♣:

River: (760, 2 players) 5♥:

BB shows J♣:9♥: (Straight, King High)
(Pre 48%, Flop 96%, Turn 77%)
Hero shows 5♦:5♠: (Four of a Kind, Fives)
(Pre 52%, Flop 4%, Turn 23%)
Hero wins 760

I want some feedback on a hand I played in a live game yesterday.

Tournament. $1500 main 500GTD. we are down to 25 and have just drawn for new tables. On my right is a fairly tight bad reg. 55 yr old ish. He has just been on a heater and knocked two people out in consecutive hands. One hand he ended up 5 betting all in IP with nut flush draw on a paired flop. so you get the gist....

Hand. Ah,Ac MP. 720,000 chips. blinds 5000,10,000, 1000

He opens from EP 27,000 and I 3B with aces 72,000. Folds to him he thinks for a wile and calls.
Flop, Js,As,6s. checks, I CB 95,000 he raises to 260,000 I shove for 660,000 he calls....

my question is. In this spot so deep in a tournament VS a player who I know is likely to play a FD so aggressively. is it good to check back the flop and see what the turn brings to lower variance? or is it alway right to get the money in when Im nearly always crushing him?

As it went he had Ks,Jd. Turn 10s river X. I busted..