Mind Games

works in PLO8 tournaments as well, it seems

I had to hope for a no-low flop. I didn't get it, but the runout was superb

PokerStars, $6.69 + $0.81 - Omaha H/L Pot Limit - 500/1,000 (125 ante) - 7 players

UTG: 14,633 (15 bb)
MP: 9,300 (9 bb)
MP+1: 115,740 (116 bb)
CO: 62,740 (63 bb)
BU (Hero): 7,705 (8 bb)
SB: 18,447 (18 bb)
BB: 8,435 (8 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,375) Hero is BTN with Q♠:9♠:T♣:J♦:
2 players fold, MP+1 raises to 3,000, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to 7,580 (all-in), 2 players fold, MP+1 calls 4,580

Flop: (17,535) 4♥:5♥:5♠: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (17,535) 5♣: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (17,535) 4♣: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 17,535

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows Q♠:9♠:T♣:J♦: (HI: three of a kind, Fives - higher kicker)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 37%, Turn: 64%, River: 100%)

MP+1 shows 9♣:8♣:2♣:3♥: (HI: three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 63%, Turn: 36%, River: 0%)

BU (Hero) wins 17,535

That set me up for a run to the money, and I ended up third for $64.13

Rather dangerous board, though

888Poker, Omaha H/L Pot Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 5 players

UTG (Hero): $5.07 (101 bb)
CO: $1.57 (31 bb)
BU: $23.30 (466 bb)
SB: $7.78 (156 bb)
BB: $4.95 (99 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with A♥:T♥:J♣:T♠:
Hero raises to $0.17, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.17, SB calls $0.15, BB calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.68) 6♦:T♣:9♥: (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.68, Hero raises to $2.72, 2 players fold, BB raises to $4.78 (all-in), Hero calls $2.06

Turn: ($10.24) 5♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($10.24) 3♦: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $10.24 (Rake: $0.60)

Showdown:
BB shows K♠:9♦:J♥:9♣: (HI: three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Flop: 19%, Turn: 10%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) shows A♥:T♥:J♣:T♠: (HI: three of a kind, Tens)
(Equity - Flop: 81%, Turn: 90%, River: 100%)

UTG (Hero) wins $9.64

Looks like you're mostly playing cash games now. How are things going overall so far?

Originally posted by Harrier88
Looks like you're mostly playing cash games now. How are things going overall so far?

I play tournaments when I think I'm going to have 4 or 5 hours to dedicate to poker.

Generally, 5-Card PLO8 has been doing well.
Stud Hi/Lo and Razz kinda break-even
5-Card Draw — ewww

Opponent in this hand has an extremely high aggression factor (6 or so — it was up to 12 or so)

I decided to get is all in pre since I had two suited aces, and a half-decent low potential

89% equity OTT is huge for Hi/Lo

PokerStars, 5 Card Omaha H/L Pot Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 4 players

UTG: $34.68 (139 bb)

BU: $20.55 (82 bb)

SB (Hero): $26.34 (105 bb)

BB: $86.02 (344 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A♠:7♣:A♥:5♥:4♠:

1 fold, BTN raises to $0.85, Hero 3-bets to $2.80, 1 fold, BTN 4-bets to $8.65, Hero 5-bets to $26.20, BTN calls $11.90 (all-in)

Flop: ($41.35) 6♦:9♥:4♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($41.35) 2♣: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($41.35) 6♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $41.35 (Rake: $1)

Showdown:

SB (Hero) shows A♠:7♣:A♥:5♥:4♠: (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 6-5-4-2-A)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 63%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 89%, River: 100%)

BU shows K♠:8♦:Q♠:A♦:A♣: (HI: two pair, Aces and Sixes; LO: 8-6-4-2-A)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 11%, River: 0%)

SB (Hero) wins $40.35

Normally, a six in a Hi/Lo hand isn't worth much because it cannot get you the nut low

Here, however we both have the nut low, and the six gives me a higher straight

PokerStars, 5 Card Omaha H/L Pot Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG: $59.10 (236 bb)
MP: $109.65 (439 bb)
CO: $17.68 (71 bb)
BU (Hero): $43.38 (174 bb)
SB: $86.83 (347 bb)
BB: $23.13 (93 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A♠:6♦:Q♠:4♥:2♣:
1 fold, MP calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, BB raises to $1.35, MP calls $1.10, CO calls $1.10, Hero calls $1.10

Flop: ($5.50) 3♦:4♦:5♠: (4 players)
BB bets $5.27, 2 players fold, Hero raises to $21.08, BB raises to $21.78 (all-in), Hero calls $0.70

Turn: ($49.06) 8♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($49.06) 2♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $49.06 (Rake: $2)

Showdown:
BB shows 4♣:Q♦:A♦:5♥:5♦: (HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5-4-3-2-A)
(Equity - Flop: 32%, Turn: 20%, River: 25%)

BU (Hero) shows A♠:6♦:Q♠:4♥:2♣: (HI: a straight, Two to Six; LO: 5-4-3-2-A)
(Equity - Flop: 68%, Turn: 80%, River: 75%)

BB wins $11.77
BU (Hero) wins $35.29

888 has a new $125 freeroll that runs every 3 hours. I've been doing quite well in them

We're well into the money here, and we just laddered, so I figured I might was 42/44 left. This win helped me gain a couple more rungs, finishing 23rd

888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 4,000/8,000 (800 ante) - 8 players

UTG: 6,186 (1 bb)

UTG+1: 64,876 (8 bb)

MP: 43,595 (5 bb)

MP+1: 61,873 (8 bb)

CO (Hero): 6,848 (1 bb)

BU: 19,886 (2 bb)

SB: 29,688 (4 bb)

BB: 21,374 (3 bb)

Pre-Flop: (18,400) Hero is CO with 4♦:A♣:

UTG calls 5,386 (all-in), 2 players fold, MP+1 raises to 32,000, Hero calls 6,048 (all-in), 2 players fold, BB calls 12,574 (all-in)

Flop: (62,982) 4♥:T♣:J♥: (4 players, 3 all-in)

Turn: (62,982) 4♠: (4 players, 3 all-in)

River: (62,982) A♥: (4 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: 62,982

Showdown:

MP+1 shows J♠:Q♦: (two pair, Jacks and Fours)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 27%, Flop: 51%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

BB shows K♥:T♦: (two pair, Tens and Fours)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 25%, Flop: 23%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

UTG shows 5♦:5♠: (two pair, Fives and Fours)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 25%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

CO (Hero) shows 4♦:A♣: (a full house, Fours full of Aces)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 24%, Flop: 18%, Turn: 85%, River: 100%)

MP+1 wins 29,052

CO (Hero) wins 33,930

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
888 has a new $125 freeroll that runs every 3 hours. I've been doing quite well in them

Real money, with no strings attached, or just tickets or some bonus thing?

Originally posted by Harrier88

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
888 has a new $125 freeroll that runs every 3 hours. I've been doing quite well in them

Real money, with no strings attached, or just tickets or some bonus thing?

No ticket required. It appears to be even open to non-depositors, but I can't verify that.
The daily $450 freeroll is for depositors only, and the daily ticket-required freeroll is also depositor-only.
Both of those are 1min blinds,
Another great thing is that the blind levels are 3 min long, so patience is greatly rewarded.

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
No ticket required. It appears to be even open to non-depositors, but I can't verify that.

I meant the prizes, are they paid out in real money that can be cashed out and used like any other funds, or are they added to some kind of bonus balance that either has a lower priority than actual funds or needs to be unlocked first? Or are the prizes possibly paid out in tickets or some other kinds of tokens to be used at the tables only?

Originally posted by Harrier88
I meant the prizes, are they paid out in real money that can be cashed out and used like any other funds, or are they added to some kind of bonus balance that either has a lower priority than actual funds or needs to be unlocked first? Or are the prizes possibly paid out in tickets or some other kinds of tokens to be used at the tables only?

Real money

Decent Equity pre-flop, so not a total suck-out this time...

Well, the turn-to river equity jump was nice...

888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 1,250/2,500 (250 ante) - 9 players

UTG: 3,342 (1 bb)

UTG+1: 2,359 (1 bb)

MP: 1,416 (1 bb)

MP+1 (Hero): 5,304 (2 bb)

LP: 1,491 (1 bb)

CO: 9,004 (4 bb)

BU: 1,602 (1 bb)

SB: 7,216 (3 bb)

BB: 7,063 (3 bb)

Pre-Flop: (6,000) Hero is MP+1 with A♣:J♠:

3 players fold, Hero raises to 5,054 (all-in), 3 players fold, SB calls 3,804, 1 fold

Flop: (14,858) 3♣:T♦:K♦: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (14,858) K♣: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (14,858) Q♠: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 14,858

Showdown:

MP+1 (Hero) shows A♣:J♠: (a straight, Ten to Ace)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 61%, Flop: 28%, Turn: 9%, River: 100%)

SB shows K♠:9♠: (three of a kind, Kings)

(Equity - Pre-Flop: 39%, Flop: 72%, Turn: 91%, River: 0%)

MP+1 (Hero) wins 14,858

Not for me, unfortunately

PokerStars, 5 Card Omaha H/L Pot Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG: $21.02 (84 bb)

MP: $25.84 (103 bb)

CO: $41.15 (165 bb)

BU (Hero): $25.00 (100 bb)

SB: $8.75 (35 bb)

BB: $12.55 (50 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 3♦:A♠:T♦:A♦:4♥:

UTG raises to $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero 3-bets to $2.85, 3 players fold, MP calls $2.35, CO calls $2.35

Flop: ($9.40) 9♣:A♥:K♥: (3 players)

MP bets $9, CO folds, Hero raises to $22.15 (all-in), MP calls $13.15

Turn: ($53.70) 9♥: (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($53.70) 9♠: (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $53.70 (Rake: $2)

Showdown:

BU (Hero) shows 3♦:A♠:T♦:A♦:4♥: (HI: a full house, Aces full of Nines)

(Equity - Flop: 93%, Turn: 95%, River: 0%)

MP shows K♦:9♦:K♣:3♠:J♥: (HI: four of a kind, Nines)

(Equity - Flop: 7%, Turn: 5%, River: 100%)

MP wins $51.70

On 888 at least...

Note that "Casino" includes winnings in Casino needed to get a ticket to the Casino players' freeroll, and also includes freeroll winnings.

    Category    Won  Count 
         F/R   9.95     29 
        Misc   0.25      1 
        PLO8  12.86      6 
         TRN   2.00      1 
      Casino  11.55      8 
 Grand Total  36.61     45 

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Note that "Casino" includes winnings in Casino needed to get a ticket to the Casino players' freeroll

Nice to hear that that one is still around.

Originally posted by Harrier88

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Note that "Casino" includes winnings in Casino needed to get a ticket to the Casino players' freeroll

Nice to hear that that one is still around.

It is one of the best for several reasons:
 You can win $ just getting the ticket. In my case, I keep playing (blackjack) until I'm in profit, or down $10 I only started playing this again in January, and so far, so good
 The players in the freeroll are gamblers, and patience pays
 The blind structure is 2 minutes — not as good as the 3-min ones, but better than the hyper dailies, So again, patience pays
 No late registration.
 Starts at 09:00 my time (17:00 GMT)

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
It is one of the best for several reasons:
 You can win $ just getting the ticket. In my case, I keep playing (blackjack) until I'm in profit, or down $10 I only started playing this again in January, and so far, so good
 The players in the freeroll are gamblers, and patience pays
 The blind structure is 2 minutes — not as good as the 3-min ones, but better than the hyper dailies, So again, patience pays
 No late registration.
 Starts at 09:00 my time (17:00 GMT)

That's why I liked it back in the day as well, when I was still a reg on 888, even though the starting time was usually a little awkward for me.

The way I handled it was to play a single hand of Blackjack during the qualifying period for the minimum bet of $1. In the long run, this amounts to a buy-in of a few cents for what I believe used to be a tournament with a $1K prize pool. Not sure if I remember that correctly, and if so, whether this is still the case, but it's sure to be a huge overlay, and also just a good tournament in general for the reasons you mentioned.

I'm almost tempted to give 888 a try again...

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

A Good Month

On 888 at least...

Note that "Casino" includes winnings in Casino needed to get a ticket to the Casino players' freeroll, and also includes freeroll winnings.

    Category    Won  Count 
         F/R   9.95     29 
        Misc   0.25      1 
        PLO8  12.86      6 
         TRN   2.00      1 
      Casino  11.55      8 
 Grand Total  36.61     45 

Good job!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Originally posted by Diplomatta

Good job!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Thanks!