Mind Games

The two-outer when you need it most
888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 2,500/5,000 (500 ante) - 9 players

UTG: 44,895 (9 bb)
UTG+1 (Hero): 30,502 (6 bb)
MP: 41,375 (8 bb)
MP+1: 138,390 (28 bb)
LP: 14,373 (3 bb)
CO: 54,415 (11 bb)
BU: 5,086 (1 bb)
SB: 35,012 (7 bb)
BB: 46,514 (9 bb)

Pre-Flop: (12,000) Hero is UTG+1 with 7♦:7♣:
1 fold, Hero raises to 30,002 (all-in), 5 players fold, SB 3-bets to 34,512 (all-in), 1 fold

Flop: (69,504) J♥:2♠:9♣: (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (69,504) 2♦: (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (69,504) 7♥: (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 69,504

Showdown:
SB shows K♣:K♠: (two pair, Kings and Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 80%, Flop: 90%, Turn: 95%, River: 0%)

UTG+1 (Hero) shows 7♦:7♣: (a full house, Sevens full of Twos)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 10%, Turn: 5%, River: 100%)

UTG+1 (Hero) wins 69,504

Desperation Equity

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Nice hand!

Can I hang on to the FT?
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First of 19 is rare in these 888 Freerolls

I finish in 7th, losing in just about exactly the same way as I won earlier
888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 60,000/120,000 (12,000 ante) - 7 players

UTG: 600,776 (5 bb)
MP: 607,916 (5 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): 488,951 (4 bb)
CO: 518,499 (4 bb)
BU: 347,882 (3 bb)
SB: 1,142,952 (10 bb)
BB: 719,524 (6 bb)

Pre-Flop: (264,000) Hero is MP+1 with Q♠:Q♥:
2 players fold, Hero raises to 476,951 (all-in), CO 3-bets to 506,499 (all-in), 3 players fold

Flop: (1,217,902) J♣:A♣:A♠: (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (1,217,902) 4♥: (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (1,217,902) 6♣: (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 1,217,902

Showdown:
CO shows 6♦:6♥: (a full house, Sixes full of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 20%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 5%, River: 100%)

MP+1 (Hero) shows Q♠:Q♥: (two pair, Aces and Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 80%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 95%, River: 0%)

CO wins 1,217,902

I was on a waiting list for a long time and didn't hear back, but today I checked in and there was no waiting needed.

So I signed up: ChatGPT
I then created this thread to discuss it: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3384135#post3384135

It would be cool to see what comes of it.

I'm not sure whether this works for the on-line converters yet, but ...[1]
I had to play 3 full cycles of FL $0.20/$0.40 cash to get one playable razz hand to test...

PokerStars, Razz Limit (8-Game) - $0.20/$0.40 ($0.04 ante) - 4 players

Seat 5: $7.30 (37 bb)
Seat 6: $7.92 (40 bb)
Seat 3 (Hero): $10.48 (52 bb)
Seat 4: $34.56 (173 bb)

Third Street: ($0.16) Hero is in Seat 3
Xx Xx Q♥: BI bring-in $0.08____BI folds
Xx Xx J♠: UTG folds
Xx Xx A♠: CO raises to $0.20
4♣:9♥:2♠: Hero calls $0.20

Fourth Street: ($0.64) (2 players)
4♣:9♥:2♠:3♥: Hero bets $0.20
Xx Xx A♠:8♠: CO calls $0.20

Fifth Street: ($1.04) (2 players)
4♣:9♥:2♠:3♥:T♦: Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠:8♠:8♥: CO calls $0.40

Sixth Street: ($1.84) (2 players)
4♣:9♥:2♠:3♥:T♦:5♥: Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠:8♠:8♥:T♥: CO calls $0.40

Seventh Street: ($2.64) (2 players)
4♣:9♥:2♠:3♥:T♦:5♥:J♣: Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠:8♠:8♥:T♥: Xx CO calls $0.40

Total pot: $3.44 (Rake: $0.15)

Showdown:
Seat 3 (Hero) shows 4♣:9♥:2♠:3♥:T♦:5♥:J♣: (Lo: 9,5,4,3,2)
Seat 6 mucks 5♣:3♣:A♠:8♠:8♥:T♥:9♦:
Seat 3 (Hero) wins $3.29

[1] Yes, the online converter now has suits displayed for razz
PokerStars, Razz Limit (8-Game) - $0.20/$0.40 ($0.04 ante) - 4 players
Hand delivered by Pokeit

Seat 5: $7.30 (37 bb)
Seat 6: $7.92 (40 bb)
Seat 3 (Hero): $10.48 (52 bb)
Seat 4: $34.56 (173 bb)

Third Street: ($0.16) Hero is in Seat 3
Xx Xx Q♥ BI bring-in $0.08____BI folds
Xx Xx J♠ UTG folds
Xx Xx A♠ CO raises to $0.20
4♣ 9♥ 2♠ Hero calls $0.20

Fourth Street: ($0.64) (2 players)
4♣ 9♥ 2♠ 3♥ Hero bets $0.20
Xx Xx A♠ 8♠ CO calls $0.20

Fifth Street: ($1.04) (2 players)
4♣ 9♥ 2♠ 3♥ T♦ Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠ 8♠ 8♥ CO calls $0.40

Sixth Street: ($1.84) (2 players)
4♣ 9♥ 2♠ 3♥ T♦ 5♥ Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠ 8♠ 8♥ T♥ CO calls $0.40

Seventh Street: ($2.64) (2 players)
4♣ 9♥ 2♠ 3♥ T♦ 5♥ J♣ Hero bets $0.40
Xx Xx A♠ 8♠ 8♥ T♥ Xx CO calls $0.40

Total pot: $3.44 (Rake: $0.15)

Showdown:
Seat 3 (Hero) shows 4♣ 9♥ 2♠ 3♥ T♦ 5♥ J♣ (Lo: 9,5,4,3,2)
Seat 6 mucks 5♣ 3♣ A♠ 8♠ 8♥ T♥ 9♦
Seat 3 (Hero) wins $3.29

There have been vast changes in NLHE strategy since last it was my main game
So much so, that it is necessary to re-think the game.

I'm playing NL 25. There is a saying "you must want to win, but not care if you lose". The problem with that is that if you care too little, you tend to just throw money away.

Today's hand...
Opponents: Only UTG and myself have decent stacks. UTG seems competent, has made a couple of post-flop folds, and is generally neutral aggression
Not too many hands though.
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG: $44.44 (178 bb)
MP: $17.21 (69 bb)
CO: $27.33 (109 bb)
BU (Hero): $37.71 (151 bb)
SB: $7.74 (31 bb)
BB: $26.83 (107 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with T♣:T♥:
UTG raises to $0.75, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.75, 2 players fold <<< heads up in position with a decent pocket pair I like this spot

Flop: ($1.85) 2♠:K♦:4♠: (2 players)
UTG bets $1.14, Hero calls $1.14 <<< in the olden days, I would just fold this, but I haz outs, and UTG could just be betting their range.

Turn: ($4.13) 8♣: (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks <<< I'm thinking here that the K is less likely. I'll take the free card even if it means giving a flush draw a free card.

River: ($4.13) 4♦: (2 players)
UTG bets $2.22, Hero calls $2.22 <<< another half-pot bet. If UTG holds a K, why not bet the turn? Pocket 4s would not play like this. So I "call for value" (bluff catch with confidence)

Total pot: $8.57 (Rake: $0.39)

Showdown:
UTG shows 9♥:A♥: (a pair of Fours) <<< OK, is A9o in anyone's UTG open-raising range? This is an example of what I meant by how different the game is now
BU (Hero) shows T♣:T♥: (two pair, Tens and Fours)
BU (Hero) wins $8.18

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Yes, the online converter now has suits displayed for razz

How did you do it?

The clubs suit still seems to have some issues, btw.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
UTG shows 9♥:A♥: (a pair of Fours) <<< OK, is A9o in anyone's UTG open-raising range? This is an example of what I meant by how different the game is now

Any suited A is in a lot of people opening range UTG/MP.

Originally posted by Harrier88

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Yes, the online converter now has suits displayed for razz

How did you do it?

The clubs suit still seems to have some issues, btw.

Hmm, I didn't notice that.
I'll pass that on.
I run a script on converted hands that changes

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