Hand of the day

The bubble has just burst, and I have <2 BB -- easy call
Pacific Poker - 1500/3000 Ante 600 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 7,695
UTG: 23,857
UTG+1: 7,515
MP: 10,180
MP+1: 9,300
Hero (CO): 5,709
BTN: 19,290
SB: 12,954

8 players post ante of 600, SB posts SB 1,500, BB posts BB 3,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 9,300) Hero has A♠:2♠:

UTG raises to 23,257 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 5,109 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (19,518, 2 players) 2♦:3♦:9♠:

Turn: (19,518, 2 players) 2♣:

River: (19,518, 2 players) 2♥:

UTG shows J♥:A♥: (Three of a Kind, Twos)
(Pre 70%, Flop 14%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A♠:2♠: (Four of a Kind, Twos)
(Pre 30%, Flop 86%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 19,518

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 100 BB
BB: 190.5 BB
UTG: 51.44 BB
Hero (CO): 102.31 BB
BTN: 161 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♦ K♠

UTG calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to 5 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (11.5 BB, 2 players) Q♥ 4♣ Q♠
UTG checks, Hero bets 2 BB, UTG raises to 4 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, UTG calls 3.5 BB

Turn: (26.5 BB, 2 players) 3♥
UTG checks, Hero bets 11.38 BB, UTG calls 11.38 BB

River: (49.25 BB, 2 players) K♣
UTG bets 23.56 BB, Hero raises to 47.13 BB, fold

Hero wins 92.06 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 227.88 BB
SB: 100 BB
Hero (BB): 113.31 BB
UTG: 210 BB
MP: 372.06 BB
CO: 108.44 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ???

UTG calls 1 BB, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero checks

Flop: (3.5 BB, 3 players) J♥ 3♥ 3♠
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks

Turn: (3.5 BB, 3 players) T♥
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks

River: (3.5 BB, 3 players) 2♣
Hero checks, UTG bets 2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 112.31 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 110.31 BB

PokerStars - $0.16 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 56.88 BB
UTG: 125 BB
Hero (CO): 117.63 BB
BTN: 104.5 BB
SB: 202.06 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ???

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, SB calls 2.5 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) 6♥ J♠ 8♣
SB bets 1 BB, BB calls 1 BB, Hero raises to 7.5 BB, SB calls 6.5 BB, fold

Turn: (25 BB, 2 players) J♥
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 9.56 BB, SB calls 8.56 BB

River: (44.13 BB, 2 players) Q♣
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 20.88 BB, SB calls 19.88 BB

suddenly erupts
Converted by a herd of feral cows
PokerStars Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($20+$2) $1500/$3000 - 8 players

BB: $36,750.00
UTG: $24,675.00 (Hero)
UTG+1: $38,495.00
MP: $63,815.00
HJ: $7,625.00
CO: $42,650.00
Button: $27,035.00
SB: $8,335.00

Preflop: (1.50 SB) Hero is UTG with 6♠:5♦:A♣:Q♣: (8 players)
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, 3 folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB checks

Flop: (4.50 SB) 7♣:8♥:4♣: (4 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 3-bets, Button 4-bets, BB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls

Turn: (10.25 BB) T♥: (4 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls, Button 3-bets, BB calls, Hero 4-bets, UTG+1 calls, Button calls, BB calls

River: (26.25 BB) 9♠: (4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, Button bets, BB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls

BB showed 6♦:K♣:2♥:5♥:, and won (22688) with HI: a straight, Five to Nine; LO: 8,7,5,4,2
Hero showed 6♠:5♦:A♣:Q♣:, and won (22687) with HI: a straight, Five to Nine; LO: 8,7,5,4,A
UTG+1 showed 4♦:4♠:2♣:A♦:, and won (22688) with HI: three of a kind, Fours; LO: 8,7,4,2,A
Button showed T♣:K♦:2♠:A♥:, and won (22687) with HI: a pair of Tens; LO: 8,7,4,2,A
BB won $22688
Hero won $22687
UTG+1 won $22688
Button won $22687
(Rake: $0)

Trollball Poker

We all know that flushes and straights count against you in 2-7 Triple Draw, so it often makes sense to avoid open-ended straight draws, and even gutshots can pose a risk.

But with two cards to a flush, it should hardly matter, right? What are the chances, especially with all three draws remaining?

Might as well ignore it completely...

Moooooooooooraaawwwr.
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw ($9.80+$1.20) t50/t100 - 4 players

BB: t3,000 (Hero)
UTG: t3,350
Button: t2,625
SB: t3,025

Dealing Hands: (t75) (4 players)
UTG folds, Button raises to t100, SB folds, Hero calls t50

First Draw: (t225) (2 players)
Hero discards 2, Button discards 2,
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Hero checks, Button bets t50, Hero calls t50

Second Draw: (t325) (2 players)
Hero discards 1, Button discards 1,
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Hero checks, Button bets t100, Hero calls t100

Third Draw: (t525) (2 players)
Hero discards 1, Button stands,
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Hero checks, Button bets t100, Hero folds

Button collected t525

Originally posted by Harrier88
We all know that flushes and straights count against you in 2-7 Triple Draw, so it often makes sense to avoid open-ended straight draws, and even gutshots can pose a risk.

I hit gutshots with remarkable freqency, as you have seen (except in 5-Card draw of course)
After seeing this, I'll never complain again about hitting a gutshot [1]

[1] I will, of course

Just your daily (not really) reminder that A5432 is NOT a straight in 2-7 Triple Draw.

An Ace is always high in this game.

This means that AKQJT makes a straight.
A5432 doesn't, it's just Ace-low (which is still a pretty bad hand).

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars Limit Triple Draw ($9.80+$1.20) t1000/t2000 - 5 players

BB: t25,730
UTG: t25,125
CO: t58,655
Button: t20,745 (Hero)
SB: t4,745

Dealing Hands: (t1,500) (5 players)
UTG raises to t2000, CO calls t2000, Hero folds, SB folds, BB calls t1000

First Draw: (t6,500) (3 players)
BB discards 3, UTG discards 2, CO discards 2, BB checks, UTG bets t1000, CO calls t1000, BB calls t1000

Second Draw: (t9,500) (3 players)
BB discards 2, UTG discards 1, CO discards 1, BB checks, UTG checks, CO checks

Third Draw: (t9,500) (3 players)
BB discards 1, UTG discards 1, CO discards 1, BB checks, UTG checks, CO checks

BB showed , Lo: a pair of Threes
UTG mucked
CO showed , Lo: A,5,4,3,2
CO won t9500

ooooh those pesky pairs.
CO is lucky here that no-one bet after 3rd draw, since he rarely could call.

Who just happened to be me this time

Only reason I shoved the turn is that so often they have two overcards here, and I was kinda sorta hoping for a fold
(yeah right)

Pacific Poker - 100/200 Ante 40 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 2,385
SB: 18,835
BB: 2,685
UTG: 2,660
UTG+1: 1,260
Hero (MP): 11,995
MP+1: 2,610
MP+2: 7,650
CO: 2,435

9 players post ante of 40, SB posts SB 100, BB posts BB 200

Pre Flop: (pot: 660) Hero has K♣:9♦:

fold, fold, Hero raises to 400, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 300, fold

Flop: (1,360, 2 players) 7♥:7♦:8♣:
SB bets 680, Hero calls 680

Turn: (2,720, 2 players) 9♥:
SB bets 1,360, Hero raises to 10,875 and is all-in, SB calls 9,515

River: (24,470, 2 players) 9♣:

SB shows 6♠:5♣: (Straight, Nine High)
(Pre 37%, Flop 44%, Turn 91%)
Hero shows K♣:9♦: (Full House, Nines full of Sevens)
(Pre 63%, Flop 56%, Turn 9%)
Hero wins 24,470

For me this was the hand of the day, if not the hand of the month:

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

UTG: $7.03 (141 bb)
MP (Hero): $9.08 (182 bb)
CO: $7.79 (156 bb)
BU: $5.61 (112 bb)
SB: $5.00 (100 bb)
BB: $1.95 (39 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with T♥ T♣
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.15, CO calls $0.15, BTN calls $0.15, SB calls $0.13, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.75) T♦ 6♥ 4♥ (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.67, CO folds, BTN raises to $1.65, SB raises to $4.85 (all-in), BB folds, Hero raises to $8.93 (all-in), BTN calls $3.81 (all-in)

Turn: ($16.52) A♣ (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($16.52) 8♣ (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $16.52 (Rake: $0.69)

Showdown:
MP (Hero) shows T♥ T♣ (three of a kind, Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 68%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB shows 4♣ 4♠ (three of a kind, Fours)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

BU shows 6♠ 6♣ (three of a kind, Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 5%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

MP (Hero) wins $15.83

Wow!
Nice one!

Nice to get 'em when you need 'em
once a cow has a taste for violence, it reverts. it becomes feral.
PokerStars Pot Limit 5 Card Draw ($0.98+$0.12) t300/t600 - 6 players

Button: t12,900
SB: t6,380
BB: t18,154
UTG: t1,780
UTG+1: t4,504
CO: t16,900 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: (t900) 3♦:3♠:8♣:3♣:K♣: (6 players)
UTG raises to t1780 and is all-in, UTG+1 raises to t4504 and is all-in, Hero raises to t16192, 3 folds

First Draw: (t11,688) (3 players)
UTG discards 3, UTG+1 discards 1, Hero discards 2

UTG showed A♥:A♣:9♣:T♦:T♣:, two pair, Aces and Tens
UTG+1 showed 4♥:4♠:J♣:J♠:8♦:, two pair, Jacks and Fours
Hero showed 3♦:3♠:3♣:9♠:K♠:, three of a kind, Threes
Hero won t11688

2 days ago I decided to turn on the 'Run it twice' funcion and this was the firt time it saved my a$$

A loose call pre, but villain literally 3bet every hand, I decided to sit out next bif blind and look for an other table. On flop I thought I finally got him.

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

Skif.ivan (UTG): $6.37 (127 bb)
LahtiPelican (MP): $5.00 (100 bb)
Besnia1304 (CO): $8.28 (166 bb)
96021014 (BU): $3.82 (76 bb)
rnaulaerts (SB): $11.34 (227 bb)
PlayerZs (BB): $5.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero (LahtiPelican) is MP with 7♦ A♦
1 fold, LahtiPelican (MP) raises to $0.15, Besnia1304 (CO) 3-bets to $0.50, 1 fold, rnaulaerts (SB) calls $0.48, 1 fold, LahtiPelican (MP) calls $0.35

Flop: ($1.55) 7♣ A♣ 2♥ (3 players)
rnaulaerts (SB) checks, LahtiPelican (MP) checks, Besnia1304 (CO) bets $0.75, rnaulaerts (SB) folds, LahtiPelican (MP) raises to $4.50 (all-in), Besnia1304 (CO) calls $3.75

First Turn: ($10.55) T♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

First River: ($10.55) 8♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Second Turn: ($10.55) 3♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Second River: ($10.55) 8♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $10.55 (Rake: $0.44)

First Showdown: Board: 7♣ A♣ 2♥ T♣ 8♣

LahtiPelican (MP) shows 7♦ A♦ (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 66%, River: 0%)

Besnia1304 (CO) shows A♠ J♣ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 34%, River: 100%)

Besnia1304 (CO) wins $5.06

Second Showdown: Board: 7♣ A♣ 2♥ 3♣ 8♥

LahtiPelican (MP) shows 7♦ A♦ (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 33%, Flop: 80%, Turn: 73%, River: 100%)

Besnia1304 (CO) shows A♠ J♣ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 67%, Flop: 20%, Turn: 27%, River: 0%)

LahtiPelican (MP) wins $5.05

You got to know when to fold 'em
First hand of a SCOOP second-chance

Your converted hand, now with more cowbell.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em t25/t50 ante t6 - 9 players

Button: t2,000
SB: t2,000
BB: t2,000
UTG: t2,000 (Hero)
UTG+1: t2,000
MP: t2,000
MP2: t2,000
HJ: t2,000
CO: t2,000

Preflop: (t129) Hero is UTG with Q♣:J♥: (9 players)
Hero raises to t110, 3 folds, HJ raises to t1994 and is all-in, 2 folds, SB calls t1969 and is all-in, BB folds, Hero folds

Flop: (t4,202) 6♣:2♦:3♣: (2 players)

Turn: (t4,202) 2♠: (2 players)

River: (t4,202) 7♦: (2 players)

SB showed A♣:T♦:, and lost with a pair of Deuces
HJ showed 7♥:2♥:, and won (4202) with a full house, Deuces full of Sevens
HJ won t4202

Nice Hand...

...but only one J♠: away from a massive cooler.

Milked from the teat of a feral cow
PokerStars Pot Limit 5 Card Draw ($6.69+$0.81) t25/t50 ante t12 - 6 players

Button: t4,927
SB: t2,926 (Hero)
BB: t2,085
UTG: t2,045
UTG+1: t2,340
CO: t3,158

Dealing Hands: (t147) (6 players)
UTG raises to t100, UTG+1 calls t100, CO folds, Button calls t100, Hero raises to t350, BB calls t300, UTG calls t250, UTG+1 folds, Button calls t250

First Draw: (t1,572) (4 players)
Hero discards 1, BB discards 1, UTG discards 1, Button discards 1,
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Hero bets t800, 2 folds, Button raises to t3972, Hero calls t1764 and is all-in

Button showed , a flush, Ace high
Hero showed , four of a kind, Fives
Hero won t6700

It finally worked guys.

PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 65.24 BB
Hero (SB): 362.66 BB
BB: 440.04 BB
UTG: 343.2 BB
MP: 256.48 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ??

fold, MP raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) J♥ 4♥ Q♦
Hero checks, MP checks

Turn: (6 BB, 2 players) 4♣
Hero checks, MP checks

River: (6 BB, 2 players) 6♥
Hero checks, MP bets 7.36 BB, Hero raises to 360.16 BB and is all-in, MP calls 246.62 BB and is all-in

On one hand, I hate river kills like this. On the other hand, it feels nice to hit a one outer somtimes

888Poker, $0.08 + $0.02 - Hold'em No Limit - 75/150 (15 ante) - 7 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

Romashka1 (UTG): 2,795 (19 bb)
Alex27051983 (MP): 1,835 (12 bb)
AleksSkobcov (MP+1): 1,056 (7 bb)
Endref (CO): 4,669 (31 bb)
BARROWHILL19 (BU): 2,235 (15 bb)
LIMAN50 (SB): 1,135 (8 bb)
LahtiPelican (BB): 1,275 (9 bb)

Pre-Flop: (330) Hero (LahtiPelican) is BB with 9♣ 9♥
4 players fold, BARROWHILL19 (BU) raises to 2,220 (all-in), 1 fold, LahtiPelican (BB) calls 1,110 (all-in)

Flop: (2,700) 3♠ T♠ 6♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (2,700) 6♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (2,700) 9♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 2,700

Showdown:
BARROWHILL19 (BU) shows Q♠ T♦ (a flush, Queen high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 45%, Flop: 95%, Turn: 95%, River: 0%)

LahtiPelican (BB) shows 9♣ 9♥ (a full house, Nines full of Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 55%, Flop: 5%, Turn: 5%, River: 100%)

LahtiPelican (BB) wins 2,700

Don't be a fish like me and play while sleepy. I had to look and look at this hand over and over to understand why I lost. I couldn't figure it out for a couple of minutes. Once I saw it I quit the session. I think my brain when sleepy is just dumb as hell haha.

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em $0.05/$0.1 - 5 players

BB: $10.47
UTG: $11.73
CO: $16.23
Button: $25.57
SB: $10.50 (Hero)

Preflop: ($0.15) Hero is SB with (5 players)
2 folds, Button raises to $0.25, Hero raises to $1, BB raises to $2.2, Button folds, Hero calls $1.2

Flop: ($4.65) (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: ($4.65) (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $1.57, Hero calls $1.57

River: ($7.79) (2 players)
Hero bets $6.73 and is all-in, BB calls $6.7 and is all-in, Hero shows, BB shows

BB showed , and won ($21.19) with Queens Full over Fours
Hero showed , and lost with Jacks Full over Queens
BB won $21.19

A♣: J♠: always expect the unexpected

didn't put him AA

I put him in KJ or QJ flush draw.

Finally, variance on my side

888Poker Snap, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

beaggro (UTG): $10.50 (105 bb)
P3t3rP3n (MP): $10.11 (101 bb)
ruikkup (CO): $21.24 (212 bb)
Dolph_killer (BU): $1.72 (17 bb)
Adlpoker (SB): $14.32 (143 bb)
BobRayt (BB): $10.15 (102 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero (beaggro) is UTG with J♠ A♣
beaggro (UTG) raises to $0.30, 1 fold, ruikkup (CO) calls $0.30, 3 players fold

Flop: ($0.75) 8♣ J♥ 4♣ (2 players)
beaggro (UTG) checks, ruikkup (CO) bets $0.49, beaggro (UTG) raises to $1.47, ruikkup (CO) raises to $4.41, beaggro (UTG) raises to $10.20 (all-in), ruikkup (CO) calls $5.79

Turn: ($21.15) J♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($21.15) 3♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $21.15 (Rake: $1.05)

Showdown:
beaggro (UTG) shows J♠ A♣ (three of a kind, Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 8%, Flop: 12%, Turn: 98%, River: 100%)

ruikkup (CO) shows A♠ A♦ (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 92%, Flop: 88%, Turn: 2%, River: 0%)

beaggro (UTG) wins $20.10