Hand of the day

Thieves go to ICM-jail!

This is the bubble of a DON

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

SB: 27.37 BB (VPIP: 11.32, PFR: 11.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)
Hero (BB): 24.16 BB
CO: 6.55 BB (VPIP: 29.09, PFR: 1.92, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 57)
BTN: 16.92 BB (VPIP: 21.57, PFR: 2.04, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 54)

4 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has T♥ K♦
fold, fold, SB raises to 2 BB, Hero raises to 24.03 BB and is all-in, SB calls 22.03 BB

Flop : (48.57 BB, 2 players) 8♦ J♠ 4♥

Turn : (48.57 BB, 2 players) A♦

River : (48.57 BB, 2 players) Q♦

SB shows Q♠ Q♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 72%, Flop 84%, Turn 89%)

Hero shows T♥ K♦ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 28%, Flop 16%, Turn 11%)

Hero wins 48.57 BB

nice:f_cool:

At the point that you throw 3 cards, you have seen 5 cards, so there are 47 unknown cards left
There are 16,215 ways to draw 3 from a pool of 47
Only two of the 47 are Kings, so only 45 combos of the 16,215 will give quads.

So this is a 359:1 draw -- which means it hits 0.03% of the time.
I might consider check/raising this, but villain was a calling station, and didn't normally bet out post draw. All I expected was one big bet...

Your converted hand, now with more cowbell.
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

Button: $18.23
SB: $9.90 (Hero)
BB: $2.11
UTG: $2.92
UTG+1: $4.63
CO: $7.23

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) T♣:K♠:2♦:7♣:K♦: (6 players)
UTG calls $0.10, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.05, BB checks

First Draw: ($0.30) (3 players)
Hero discards 3, BB discards 3, UTG discards 1,
K♠:K♦: || 3♦:K♣:K♥:
Hero bets $0.20, BB calls $0.20, UTG raises to $0.40, Hero raises to $0.60, BB folds, UTG raises to $0.80, Hero calls $0.20

Hero showed 3♦:K♠:K♣:K♥:K♦:, four of a kind, Kings
UTG showed T♠:J♠:J♥:T♥:T♦:, a full house, Tens full of Jacks
Hero won $2.01
(Rake: $0.09)

Wow, even more quads. Running bad at the moment but will return soon with some magic hands too.

Chick Magnet

While digging through my files, I found this old Badugi hand from a final table in 2016. I thought I'd share it with you guys, since y'all like quads so much.

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Pot Limit Badugi ($1.00+$1.00) t700/t1400 - 5 players

CO: t23,200
Button: t69,141 (Hero)
SB: t42,680
BB: t99,904
UTG: t83,075

Dealing Hands: (t2,100) J♠:2♥:2♦:5♣: (5 players)
UTG raises to t4900, CO folds, Hero folds, 2 folds

UTG collected t3500, UTG shows Q♣:Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:

Coolest blind steal ever?

Villain is a total bluffer, and hyper active with bets and raises pre-draw with marginal hands.
My intent was to get him to fold. Ooops.

Converted by the cows of Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG: $18.81
UTG+1: $5.98
CO: $13.91
Button: $8.15
SB: $15.10
BB: $25.00 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: ($0.35) J♠:A♥:A♠:3♥:9♥: (6 players)
3 folds, Button raises to $0.75, SB folds, Hero raises to $2.25, Button raises to $6.50, Hero calls $4.25 <== I honestly believed he was bluffing here -- he's been caught at it before

First Draw: ($13.10) (2 players)
Hero discards 3, Button stands,
A♥:A♠: || 7♣:A♦:7♦:
Hero bets $1.66, Button calls $1.65 and is all-in

Button showed T♠:6♦:T♦:6♥:6♣:, a full house, Sixes full of Tens
Hero showed 7♣:A♥:A♠:A♦:7♦:, a full house, Aces full of Sevens
Hero won $15.66
(Rake: $0.74)

and double oops.
He left the table immediately afterwards.

poor Villain!

Clash of the blinds for ............... nothing

partypoker - 20/40 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (SB): 45.27 BB
BB: 36.25 BB (VPIP: 15.23, PFR: 11.89, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 203)
UTG: 38.67 BB (VPIP: 18.31, PFR: 11.27, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 73)
MP: 29.42 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
CO: 40.87 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 13)
BTN: 34.5 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ A♦
fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, BB raises to 36.25 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 27.25 BB

Flop : (72.5 BB, 2 players) 4♥ Q♣ Q♥

Turn : (72.5 BB, 2 players) 9♦

River : (72.5 BB, 2 players) K♥

Hero shows K♣ A♦ (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)

BB shows A♥ K♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)

BB wins 36.25 BB
Hero wins 36.25 BB

This is quite rare
It is rare enough to hit a full house drawing 3 cards (97:1 against) and it is 11:1 against hitting a full house when you hold two pair.
But to have two people hit a full house drawing 3 at the same time I hit a better one is quite remarkably rare.

Just guessing, but it is roughly 100,000 : 1

Converted by the cows of Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 5 players

Button: $9.83 (Hero)
SB: $4.94
BB: $3.20
UTG: $6.23
CO: $3.17

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) 5♥:5♣:J♣:J♦:9♥: (5 players)
UTG calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.20, SB folds, BB calls $0.10, UTG calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.85) (4 players)
BB discards 3, UTG discards 3, CO discards 3, Hero discards 1,
5♥:5♣:J♣:J♦: || J♥:
BB checks, UTG checks, CO bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.40, BB raises to $0.60, UTG folds, CO calls $0.40, Hero calls $0.20

Hero showed 5♥:5♣:J♣:J♦:J♥:, a full house, Jacks full of Fives
BB showed 6♥:Q♠:6♣:Q♦:6♦:, a full house, Sixes full of Queens
CO showed T♥:7♦:7♠:T♣:T♦:, a full house, Tens full of Sevens
Hero won $2.55
(Rake: $0.10)

Pity this wasn't No Limit...

What would a recreational player say? "Pokerstaaaaaars is riggeeeeeeeed"

Final table of a 180man

PokerStars - 600/1200 Ante 125 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

MP: 40.35 BB (VPIP: 22.89, PFR: 18.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 168)
MP+1: 27.3 BB (VPIP: 24.75, PFR: 21.21, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 102)
CO: 19.67 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 12.96, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 56)
BTN: 26.69 BB (VPIP: 8.82, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 34)
SB: 11.86 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 40)
Hero (BB): 12.04 BB
UTG: 20.49 BB (VPIP: 12.18, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 198)
UTG+1: 66.59 BB (VPIP: 30.86, PFR: 20.78, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 83)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.33 BB) Hero has K♦ J♠
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 11.93 BB and is all-in, SB calls 8.76 BB and is all-in

Flop : (24.35 BB, 2 players) Q♣ T♣ 9♣

Turn : (24.35 BB, 2 players) A♠

River : (24.35 BB, 2 players) K♣

SB shows K♥ J♣ (Straight Flush, King High)
(Pre 50%, Flop 68%, Turn 60%)

Hero shows K♦ J♠ (Straight, Ace High)
(Pre 50%, Flop 32%, Turn 40%)

SB wins 24.35 BB

Urm....yeah, placed 8th

Moooooooooooraaawwwr.
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

UTG+1: $1.35
CO: $4.45
Button: $1.03
SB: $9.51 (Hero)
BB: $5.98
UTG: $4.43

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) 4♥:A♥:3♥:2♠:2♥: (6 players)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.10, CO folds, Button calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.05, BB checks

First Draw: ($0.40) (4 players)
Hero discards 1, BB discards 2, UTG+1 discards 1, Button discards 3,
4♥:A♥:3♥:2♥: || 5♥:
Hero bets $0.20, BB calls $0.20, 2 folds

Hero showed 4♥:A♥:3♥:5♥:2♥:, a straight flush, Ace to Five
BB mucked
Hero won $0.76
(Rake: $0.04)

IPoker, (350/700 blinds, 100 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: 12,850 (18.4 bb)
Hero (BB): 20,299 (29 bb)
UTG+1: 4,769 (6.8 bb)
UTG+2: 35,745 (51.1 bb)
MP1: 21,850 (31.2 bb)
MP2: 14,115 (20.2 bb)
MP3: 4,500 (6.4 bb)
CO: 4,775 (6.8 bb)
BTN: 7,756 (11.1 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K♥: Q♥:
UTG+1 calls 700, 6 folds, SB raises to 3,700, Hero calls 3,000, UTG+1 raises to 4,669 and is all-in, SB calls 969, Hero calls 969

Flop: (14,907) 8♦: Q♣: K♦: (3 players, 1 is all-in)
SB bets 8,081 and is all-in, Hero calls 8,081

Turn: (31,069) 2♦: (3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: (31,069) 8♠: (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: 31,069 pot
Final Board: 8♦: Q♣: K♦: 2♦: 8♠:
SB showed 8♣: 8♥: and won 31,069 (18,219 net)
Hero mucked K♥: Q♥: and lost (-12,850 net)
UTG+1 showed A♦: 6♦: and lost (-4,769 net)

We Three Kings just got company

It's rare enough to hit a one-outer with only one draw, let alone in a perfect set-up like this (villain mucked AAA66).

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

UTG: $1.25
CO: $5.13 (Hero)
Button: $3.85
SB: $3.75
BB: $2.93

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) (5 players)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.20, Button folds, SB raises to $0.30, BB calls $0.20, Hero calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.90) (3 players)
SB discards 1, BB discards 1, Hero discards 1,
||
SB bets $0.20, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.40, SB raises to $0.60, Hero raises to $0.80, SB calls $0.20

Hero showed , four of a kind, Kings
SB mucked
Hero won $2.40
(Rake: $0.10)

These are the hands we dream about! Well Done!

Bad play (me) gets rewarded (funny)

Oooops, I slipped out with the mouse :f_ugly::f_ugly: :sifflote::sifflote: but:

PokerStars - 3200/6400 Ante 800 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (BB): 11.1 BB
UTG: 28.68 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
CO: 45.49 BB (VPIP: 41.67, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
BTN: 63.55 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 17.35 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)

5 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.12 BB) Hero has A♦ 3♣
fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop : (6.62 BB, 3 players) 4♣ A♣ 5♣
SB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets 3.31 BB, SB calls 3.31 BB, Hero raises to 8.98 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 5.67 BB, SB raises to 14.65 BB, BTN calls 5.67 BB

Turn : (44.9 BB, 3 players) 2♣
SB bets 0.58 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 0.58 BB

River : (46.05 BB, 3 players) 3♠

SB shows 9♣ K♣ (Flush, Ace High)

Main Pot [33.56 BB]: (Pre 40%, Flop 93%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot [12.49 BB]: (Pre 43%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)

BTN shows J♣ A♥ (Flush, Ace High)

Main Pot [33.56 BB]: (Pre 42%, Flop 1%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot [12.49 BB]: (Pre 57%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows A♦ 3♣ (Straight Flush, Five High)

Main Pot [33.56 BB]: (Pre 19%, Flop 6%, Turn 100%)

Hero wins 33.56 BB
SB wins 12.49 BB

:f_ugly::f_ugly::f_ugly:

A steel wheel -- nifty!
And a gutshot too, for even more nift...

Cows play poker with cow chips
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

UTG: $15.51
UTG+1: $2.00
CO: $0.11
Button: $9.92 (Hero)
SB: $19.82
BB: $1.55

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) 4♠:2♠:3♣:K♣:5♥: (6 players)
UTG folds, UTG+1 checks, CO folds, Hero raises to $0.20, SB folds, BB calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.55) (3 players)
BB discards 2, UTG+1 discards 2, Hero discards 1,
4♠:2♠:3♣:5♥: || 4♣:
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.10, Hero raises to $0.20, BB calls $0.20, UTG+1 raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.10, BB calls $0.10

Second Draw: ($1.45) (3 players)
BB discards 2, UTG+1 stands, Hero discards 1,
4♠:2♠:3♣:5♥: || 5♦:
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, BB folds

Third Draw: ($1.85) (2 players)
UTG+1 stands, Hero discards 1,
4♠:2♠:3♣:5♥: || 7♣:
UTG+1 bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.40, UTG+1 raises to $0.60, Hero raises to $0.80, UTG+1 calls $0.20

UTG+1 mucked 5♠:6♥:7♦:3♦:2♥: Lo: 7,6,5,3,2
Hero showed 4♠:2♠:3♣:7♣:5♥:, Lo: 7,5,4,3,2 The best possible lowball hand
Hero won $3.45
(Rake: $0.10)

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $49.88 (VPIP: 21.43, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 59)
SB: $49.06 (VPIP: 12.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.16, Hands: 104)
BB: $33.39 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
Hero (UTG): $25.00
MP: $15.42 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
CO: $60.73 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has Q♠ Q♥

Hero raises to $0.75, fold, CO calls $0.75, fold, fold, fold

Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) 2♦ 2♥ 2♣
Hero bets $1.00, CO calls $1.00

Turn: ($3.85, 2 players) T♠
Hero bets $2.45, CO raises to $7.50, Hero raises to $23.25 and is all-in, CO calls $15.75

River: ($50.35, 2 players) Q♣

:f_biggrin::f_rolleyes:

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars No Limit Single Draw ($1.50+$1.50) t25/t50 ante t12 - 7 players

HJ: t3,358
CO: t4,910
Button: t1,281
SB: t3,051
BB: t2,554 (Hero)
UTG: t3,148
UTG+1: t2,895

Dealing Hands: (t159) 9♠:7♦:A♥:T♠:J♠: (7 players)
3 folds, CO calls t50, Button folds, SB calls t25, Hero checks

First Draw: (t234) (3 players)
SB discards 2, Hero discards 4, CO discards 3,
7♦: || 3♠:5♣:4♣:2♣:
SB bets t234, Hero raises to t700, CO folds, SB raises to t2334, Hero raises to t2492 and is all-in, SB calls t158

SB showed 3♦:4♠:6♣:7♣:8♦:, Lo: 8,7,6,4,3
Hero showed 3♠:7♦:5♣:4♣:2♣:, Lo: 7,5,4,3,2 <== a "Wheel" -- the best possible lowball hand
Hero won t5218