Hand of the day

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In any case, I came very close to folding this, but I think my equity here is high enough to gamble ...

They that "Nothing could be funner than to win with runner runner", but flopping quads and having villain jam ahead of you is way up there on the fun list...

And the benefits? How about an extra 7 bucks for the big hand jackpot...

Cheers,
VS

would been a tough fold

888 Poker - 300/600 Ante 60 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 1,011
BB: 7,546
UTG: 3,588
UTG+1: 1,622
MP: 8,027
MP+1: 31,262
MP+2: 9,178
Hero (CO): 4,927
BTN: 1,201

9 players post ante of 60, SB posts SB 300, BB posts BB 600

Pre Flop: (pot: 1,440) Hero has K♠:K♣:

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 1,200, fold, Hero raises to 4,867 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 3,667

Flop: (11,174, 2 players) 9♦:9♥:8♥:

Turn: (11,174, 2 players) 4♠:

River: (11,174, 2 players) 5♥:

MP+1 shows T♥:9♠: (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 17%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows K♠:K♣: (Two Pair, Kings and Nines)
(Pre 83%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
MP+1 wins 11,174

I can suck out too!!!

partypoker - 60/120 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 31.1 BB (VPIP: 32.26, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 62)
BTN: 15.71 BB (VPIP: 23.60, PFR: 16.28, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 90)
SB: 20.34 BB (VPIP: 11.76, PFR: 7.84, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 51)
Hero (BB): 14.92 BB
UTG: 16.96 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 26.92, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 26)
MP: 13.47 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 9.52, Hands: 51)

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.25 BB) Hero has Q♠ T♦

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1 BB

Flop: (5.25 BB, 2 players) J♥ Q♥ T♣
Hero checks, UTG bets 14.83 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 12.8 BB and is all-in

Turn: (30.85 BB, 2 players) Q♣

River: (30.85 BB, 2 players) J♠

Hero shows Q♠ T♦ (Full House, Queens full of Jacks)
(Pre 16%, Flop 58%, Turn 95%)
UTG shows A♥ A♠ (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
(Pre 85%, Flop 42%, Turn 5%)
UTG wins 2.03 BB
Hero wins 30.85 BB

Runner runner.....

partypoker - 100/200 NL - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 25.87 BB (VPIP: 23.72, PFR: 17.33, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 161)
BTN: 18.08 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 14.58, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 100)
Hero (SB): 23.54 BB

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

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.87 BB) Hero has 9♣ 8♠

fold, Hero raises to 23.41 BB and is all-in, BB calls 22.41 BB

Flop: (47.2 BB, 2 players) Q♦ 6♠ 7♠

Turn: (47.2 BB, 2 players) 9♠

River: (47.2 BB, 2 players) 5♠

Hero shows 9♣ 8♠ (Straight Flush, Nine High)
(Pre 37%, Flop 37%, Turn 45%)
BB shows Q♥ A♣ (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 63%, Flop 63%, Turn 55%)
Hero wins 47.2 BB

At one point in this tournament I was down to less than a big bet, but several hands later I was not only in it, I was quite in it.
I hit the nuts on the 2nd draw, but just flat-called to try to keep the Button in the hand. When he threw in his last chips I figured we would split the pot but...

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw ($6.69+$0.81) t200/t400 - 4 players

UTG: t2,560 (Hero)
Button: t2,470
SB: t3,210
BB: t4,375

Dealing Hands: (t300) 9♥:2♠:3♠:7♥:A♣: (4 players)
Hero calls t200, Button raises to t400, SB folds, BB calls t200, Hero calls t200

First Draw: (t1,300) (3 players)
BB discards 1, Hero discards 2, Button discards 2,
2♠:3♠:7♥: || 4♥:4♣:
BB bets t200, Hero calls t200, Button raises to t400, BB raises to t600, Hero calls t400, Button calls t200

Second Draw: (t3,100) (3 players)
BB stands, Hero discards 1, Button discards 1,
2♠:3♠:7♥:4♥: || 5♣:
BB bets t400, Hero calls t400, Button raises to t800, BB calls t400, Hero raises to t1200, Button raises to t1470 and is all-in, BB folds, Hero calls t270

Third Draw: (t6,840) (2 players)
Hero stands, Button stands

Hero showed 4♥:2♠:3♠:7♥:5♣:, Lo: 7,5,4,3,2
Button showed 2♦:7♠:3♦:4♦:6♦:, Lo: 7,6,4,3,2
Hero won t6840

In 10 min:coolface:

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $10.17 (101.7 bb)
BB: $12.35 (123.5 bb)
UTG: $21.11 (211.1 bb)
MP: $6.89 (68.9 bb)
CO: $24.37 (243.7 bb)
BTN: $12.95 (129.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T♦: T♥:
UTG raises to $0.20, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.15, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.60) T♠: 6♠: 5♥: (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.85, BB folds, UTG calls $0.65

Turn: ($2.30) T♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $1.12, UTG calls $1.12

River: ($4.54) 7♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $2.21, UTG raises to $18.94, Hero calls $5.79 and is all-in

Results:

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (SB): $23.15 (231.5 bb)
BB: $4.85 (48.5 bb)
UTG: $27.31 (273.1 bb)
MP: $10.28 (102.8 bb)
CO: $12.47 (124.7 bb)
BTN: $20.74 (207.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q♣: Q♠:
UTG calls $0.10, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.50, BB folds, UTG raises to $1.60, Hero calls $1.10

Flop: ($3.30) 5♣: 9♦: Q♥: (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3.10, Hero raises to $7.87, UTG raises to $25.71 and is all-in, Hero calls $13.68 and is all-in

Turn: ($46.40) Q♦: (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($46.40) 9♣: (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results:

bet on river ...funny. bt good i think

Nochmals

The Coolest of Coolers

Not sure how many of you have seen the new Badugi Math thread, but this draw was about as sick as it gets on a Badugi table, not to mention a final table.

Fortunately, I was on the right side of it this time.

Cows play poker with cow chips
PokerStars Pot Limit Badugi ($1.92+$2.00) t1200/t2400 - 5 players

CO: t95,460 (Hero)
Button: t90,600
SB: t66,267
BB: t67,421
UTG: t46,252

Dealing Hands: (t3,600) 8♣:3♥:2♠:Q♦: (5 players)
UTG folds, Hero raises to t4800, Button calls t4800, 2 folds

First Draw: (t13,200) (2 players)
Hero discards 1, Button discards 1,
8♣:3♥:2♠: || 4♣:
Hero checks, Button bets t3960, Hero calls t3960

Second Draw: (t21,120) (2 players)
Hero discards 1, Button stands,
3♥:2♠:4♣: || A♦:
Hero checks, Button bets t9600, Hero raises to t19200, Button calls t9600

Third Draw: (t59,520) (2 players)
Hero stands, Button stands,
3♥:2♠:4♣:A♦:
Hero bets t29760, Button raises to t62640 and is all-in, Hero calls t32880

Hero showed A♦:3♥:2♠:4♣:, a Badugi: 4,3,2,A
Button showed 2♦:A♣:4♥:5♠:, a Badugi: 5,4,2,A
Hero won t184800

Did I ship it afterwards? Well, sorry to say, but 2nd place had to do this time.

In all the excitement, I can no longer remember what on earth possessed me to enter this hand, but hey, I'll take the chips!

This converter is going to be a cash cow...
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em t10/t20 - 9 players

MP: t760
MP2: t2,460 (Hero)
HJ: t1,470
CO: t1,470
Button: t1,470
SB: t1,240
BB: t3,250
UTG: t1,380
UTG+1: t1,500

Preflop: (t30) Hero is MP2 with 2♣:7♣: (9 players)
2 folds, MP raises to t60, Hero calls t60, 4 folds, BB calls t40

Flop: (t190) 5♥:8♣:6♣: (3 players)
BB checks, MP bets t20, Hero calls t20, BB calls t20

Turn: (t250) 9♣: (3 players)
BB checks, MP bets t120, Hero raises to t2380 and is all-in, BB folds, MP calls t560 and is all-in

River: (t1,610) T♣: (2 players)

MP showed 9♥:T♥:, and lost with two pair, Tens and Nines
Hero showed 2♣:7♣:, and won (1610) with a straight flush, Six to Ten
Hero won t1610

Sucks to be him...
VS

I played some Stud8 (Stud Hi/Lo split) cash on stream today, just for variety
The death mentioned in the title was not mine.

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Limit Stud Hi/Lo $0.10/$0.20 ante $0.02 - 7 players

Seat 1: $6.34 [X] [X] 4♥:
Seat 2: $0.42 [8♠: ] [9♠: ] T♠:5♦:3♣:6♠: [7♥: ]
Seat 3: $2.31 [X] [X] T♥:
Seat 4: $3.03 [X] [X] 5♣:
Seat 5: $14.30 [X] [X] 4♦:
Seat 6: $9.47 5♠:2♥:7♣:4♠:A♠:T♣:3♥: (Hero)
Seat 8: $11.93 [6♣: ] [K♣: ] K♦:T♦:3♠:K♠: [7♦: ]

3rd Street: ($0.14) (7 players)
Seat 5 brings, Hero raises to $0.10, Seat 8 raises to $0.20, Seat 1 folds, Seat 2 raises to $0.30, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.20, Seat 8 raises to $0.40, Seat 2 calls $0.10 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.10

4th Street: ($1.34) (3 players)
Seat 8 bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

5th Street: ($1.54) (3 players)
Hero bets $0.20, Seat 8 calls $0.20

6th Street: ($1.94) (3 players)
Seat 8 bets $0.20, Hero raises to $0.40, Seat 8 raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.20

River: ($3.14) (3 players)
Seat 8 checks, Hero bets $0.20, Seat 8 calls $0.20

Seat 2 showed, HI: a straight, Six to Ten; LO: 8,7,6,5,3
Hero showed, HI: a straight, Ace to Five; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 8 mucked, 6♣:K♣:K♦:T♦:3♠:K♠:7♦:
Seat 2 won $0.66
Hero won $2.82
(Rake: $0.10)

This hand is a good example of why you need a full stack even at limit tables.
Seat 2 would have had half this pot, and I would only have had the low pot if his stack could handle at least 2 bets on each street -- there are 2 streets at the small bet ($0.10) and 3 at the big bet ($0.20) -- not to mention the $0.02 ante.

Therefore the absolute minimum to have at the table would be $1.02 -- and really you should be able to cap each street so $3.22 total including the ante.

All the best,
VS

Oh Why did I ever consider folding!

That's actually one of the things I prefer about draw games compared to Hold'em style games with community cards. They don't have those annoying "this would have been your hand" situations.

This is also why I avoid rabbit hunting on networks that allow it. You have nothing to gain at this point, so why risk the tilt?

Villain in this hand like to 3-Bet, and in NL 5-Card Draw this often means trips, but he has 3-Bet flush draws before, and many of my notes on him end with "A/ B U" for "post-draw, bets unimproved"

So ...
Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw $0.25/$0.50 - 5 players

SB: $67.58
BB: $27.72
UTG: $9.73
CO: $58.15
Button: $53.66 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: ($0.75) 3♣:3♠:4♦:3♥:9♣: (5 players)
UTG folds, CO raises to $1.25, Hero calls $1.25, SB folds, BB raises to $6.50, CO folds, Hero calls $5.25

First Draw: ($14.50) (2 players)
BB discards 1, Hero discards 1,
3♣:3♠:4♦:3♥: || T♦:
BB bets $13.78, Hero calls $13.78

BB showed 4♥:A♥:9♥:5♣:Q♥:, high card Ace
Hero showed 3♣:3♠:4♦:3♥:T♦:, three of a kind, Threes
Hero won $40.06
(Rake: $2)

JJ story time (the eff stack being 3-4 times the avg, shortly after the bubble burst).

PokerStars - 1600/3200 Ante 800 NL (4 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 129,938
BTN: 20,929
Hero (SB): 84,833
BB: 84,157

4 players post ante of 800, Hero posts SB 1,600, BB posts BB 3,200

Pre Flop: (pot: 8,000) Hero has J♠ J♦

fold, fold, Hero raises to 8,000, BB raises to 83,357 and is all-in, Hero calls 75,357

no, not the Spanish Inquisition...

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw $0.25/$0.50 - 6 players

CO: $66.70
Button: $50.00 (Hero)
SB: $11.75
BB: $32.73
UTG: $24.69
UTG+1: $22.50

Dealing Hands: ($0.75) 3♦:J♠:3♣:K♣:3♥: (6 players)
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $1.50, CO calls $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, SB calls $1.25, BB calls $1

First Draw: ($7.50) (5 players)
SB discards 1, BB discards 3, UTG+1 discards 1, CO discards 3, Hero discards 2,
3♦:3♣:3♥: || 3♠:T♣:
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, CO checks, Hero bets $2.85, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $2.85, CO folds

Hero showed 3♦:3♠:3♣:T♣:3♥:, four of a kind, Threes
UTG+1 mucked 6♦:6♥:9♠:2♦:2♥:, two pair, Sixes and Deuces
Hero won $12.54
(Rake: $0.66)

This absolute gem of a villain openjams 75bbs with blockers , gets called and still manages to pat trips with no more betting left postdraw :f_ugly::f_thumbsup::f_drink::f_biggrin::f_cool:

PokerStars, $2.94 + $0.36 - Single Draw 2-7 No Limit - 20/40 (10 ante) - 6 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit

UTG: 3,127 (78 bb)
MP: 3,026 (76 bb)
CO: 5,906 (148 bb)
BU (Hero): 2,994 (75 bb)
SB: 3,259 (81 bb)
BB: 2,688 (67 bb)

Deal: (120) Hero is BTN with T♣ 3♠ 7♠ 2♥ 5♣
2 players fold, CO raises to 5,896 (all-in), Hero calls 2,984 (all-in), 2 players fold

Draw One: (9,000) T♣ 3♠ 7♠ 2♥ 5♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)
CO stands pat, BU (Hero) stands pat

Total pot: 6,088

Showdown:
CO shows T♦ 8♦ 8♥ 8♣ 2♠ (three of a kind, Eights)
BU (Hero) shows T♣ 3♠ 7♠ 2♥ 5♣ (T-7-5-3-2)
BU (Hero) wins 6,088

There are 5 players all-in before the first draw

Converted by the cows of Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Pot Limit Badugi ($1.92+$2.00) t20/t40 - 8 players

Button: t2,250
SB: t7,035
BB: t3,930
UTG: t2,745 (Hero)
UTG+1: t3,225
MP: t1,800
HJ: t2,820
CO: t3,000

Dealing Hands: (t60) 8♣:2♦:T♥:6♠: (8 players)
Hero raises to t116, UTG+1 raises to t400, MP raises to t1376, HJ folds, CO raises to t3000 and is all-in, Button folds, SB raises to t7035 and is all-in, BB folds, Hero calls t2629 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls t2825 and is all-in, MP calls t424 and is all-in

First Draw: (t14,035) (5 players)
SB discards 1, Hero stands, UTG+1 discards 1, MP discards 1, CO stands
CO says: "well that escalated quickly"

Second Draw: (t14,035) (5 players)
SB discards 1, Hero discards 1, UTG+1 discards 1, MP discards 1, CO stands
Since the CO went all-in *after* a raise and a re-raise, I guessed my T-Badugi was no good, so I broke it, discarded the T♥: and drew 3♥:
UTG+1 says: "ill break my ****ty jackfor a giggle"

Third Draw: (t14,035) (5 players)
SB discards 1, Hero stands, UTG+1 discards 1, MP stands, CO stands

SB showed 2♥:4♣:5♦:K♠:, a Badugi: K,5,4,2
Hero showed 8♣:2♦:3♥:6♠:, a Badugi: 8,6,3,2
UTG+1 showed 3♦:6♥:A♥:7♠:, a 3-card: 7,3,A
MP showed T♣:2♠:5♥:6♦:, a Badugi: T,6,5,2
CO showed 4♠:9♥:A♦:3♣:, a Badugi: 9,4,3,A
SB won t450
Hero won t12820
CO won t765

Since this is a bounty tournament, I also picked up the bounties for UTG+1 and MP

Villain in this hand like to 3-Bet, and in NL 5-Card Draw this often means trips, Bizarre hand? no, every day.

nice hand man good luck to all