Hand of the day

Daily Quads...

Yeah...

PokerStars, $3.19 + $0.31 - 5 Card Draw Pot Limit - 25/50 (5 ante) - 6 players
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UTG: 578 (12 bb)
MP (Hero): 2,275 (46 bb)
CO: 1,420 (28 bb)
BU: 1,362 (27 bb)
SB: 2,160 (43 bb)
BB: 1,205 (24 bb)

Deal: (105) Hero is MP with 4♠ 4♣ 7♠ 9♣ 4♥
UTG calls 50, Hero raises to 125, 1 fold, BTN calls 125, SB calls 100, 1 fold, UTG calls 75

Draw One: (580) 4♠ 4♣ 7♠ 4♥ 4♦ (4 players)
SB draws 3, UTG draws 3, MP (Hero) draws 9c, BU draws 3
SB checks, UTG bets 448 (all-in), Hero raises to 1,000, BTN raises to 1,232 (all-in), SB folds, Hero calls 232

Total pot: 3,492

Showdown:
BU shows A♦ A♠ T♥ A♥ A♣ (four of a kind, Aces)
MP (Hero) shows 4♠ 4♣ 7♠ 4♥ 4♦ (four of a kind, Fours)
UTG shows T♣ T♦ 8♠ T♠ 6♣ (three of a kind, Tens)
BU wins 3,492

Clean

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG (Hero): $5.00 (100 bb)
MP: $5.83 (117 bb)
CO: $5.37 (107 bb)
BU: $5.00 (100 bb)
SB: $6.44 (129 bb)
BB: $9.65 (193 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with 2♦ A♦
Hero raises to $0.15, 1 fold, CO calls $0.15, 1 fold, SB calls $0.13, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.60) 7♦ J♦ 4♦ (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.50, CO calls $0.50, SB folds, BB raises to $1.37, Hero raises to $4.85 (all-in), CO calls $4.35, BB calls $3.48

Turn: ($15.15) 9♠ (3 players, 1 all-in)
BB bets $4.65 (all-in), CO calls $0.37 (all-in)

River: ($15.89) 2♣ (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $15.89 (Rake: $0.66)

Showdown:
BB shows Q♦ 9♦ (a flush, Queen high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 22%, Flop: <1%, Turn: <1%, River: 0%)

UTG (Hero) shows 2♦ A♦ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 29%, Flop: 64%, Turn: 79%, River: 100%)

CO shows J♣ J♥ (three of a kind, Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 49%, Flop: 36%, Turn: 21%, River: 0%)

BB wins $0.71
UTG (Hero) wins $14.52

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by mjez1

That hurt twice

SB wins $0.59

Why did SB win only 59 cents ?

Hmm, that is not correct, weird. It's some mistake. I copied the hand again and there are still 59 cents.

Doyle Brunson uses this term to describe a min-bet hoping opponents will fold

Here opponent tries in OTF, and slightly bigger OTT — because now he has a pair
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): $3.67
SB: $2.00
BB: $1.85
UTG: $2.97
MP: $3.67
CO: $1.06

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has A♣:T♣:

fold, fold, CO raises to $0.04, Hero calls $0.04, fold, BB calls $0.02

Flop: ($0.13, 3 players) 9♦:7♣:Q♣:
BB checks, CO bets $0.02, Hero calls $0.02, BB calls $0.02

Turn: ($0.19, 3 players) J♣:
BB checks, CO bets $0.04, Hero calls $0.04, BB calls $0.04

River: ($0.31, 3 players) 4♥:
BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets $0.16, BB calls $0.16, CO calls $0.16

Hero shows A♣:T♣: (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 24%, Flop 40%, Turn 100%)
BB mucks A♠:Q♦: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 41%, Flop 45%, Turn 0%)
CO mucks K♦:J♠: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 35%, Flop 16%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins $0.76
Rake paid $0.03

Two for the price of one today:

First, we get a hand from the "just plain cool" category:

PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - 7 Card Stud Limit (H.O.R.S.E.) - 75/150 (30 ante) - 7 players
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Seat 2: 2,970 (20 bb)
Seat 3: 4,045 (27 bb)
Seat 4: 2,225 (15 bb)
Seat 5: 3,160 (21 bb)
Seat 6 (Hero): 2,120 (14 bb)
Seat 8: 3,710 (25 bb)
Seat 1: 2,370 (16 bb)

Third Street: (210) Hero is in Seat 6
Xx Xx 3♥ BI bring-in 75
Xx Xx J♦ UTG folds
Xx Xx 8♦ UTG+1 folds
Xx Xx Q♦ MP folds
Xx Xx T♥ MP+1 calls 75
7♠ 6♠ 5♠ Hero calls 75
Xx Xx A♠ BTN calls 75

Fourth Street: (510) (4 players)
Xx Xx A♠ K♣ BTN checks____BTN calls 150
Xx Xx 3♥ A♦ BI checks____BI calls 150
Xx Xx T♥ 6♥ MP+1 checks____MP+1 calls 150
7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♦ Hero bets 150

Fifth Street: (1,110) (4 players)
Xx Xx A♠ K♣ 2♥ BTN checks
Xx Xx 3♥ A♦ 7♣ BI checks
Xx Xx T♥ 6♥ 4♣ MP+1 checks
7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♦ 9♥ Hero checks

Sixth Street: (1,110) (4 players)
Xx Xx A♠ K♣ 2♥ K♠ BTN bets 300
Xx Xx 3♥ A♦ 7♣ 8♥ BI folds
Xx Xx T♥ 6♥ 4♣ 4♥ MP+1 calls 300
7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♦ 9♥ 4♠ Hero calls 300

Seventh Street: (2,010) (3 players)
Xx Xx A♠ K♣ 2♥ K♠ Xx BTN checks____BTN folds
Xx Xx T♥ 6♥ 4♣ 4♥ Xx MP+1 checks____MP+1 calls 300
7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♦ 9♥ 4♠ 8♠ Hero bets 300

Total pot: 2,610

Showdown:
Seat 6 (Hero) shows 7♠ 6♠ 5♠ 4♦ 9♥ 4♠ 8♠ (a straight flush, Eight high)
Seat 5 mucks 9♦ A♥ T♥ 6♥ 4♣ 4♥ 6♦ (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
Seat 6 (Hero) wins 2,610

Next, we get a hand I wasn't involved in yet (I was just about to join the table), in which one cent was just way too much to justify a call:

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw Limit - $0.10/$0.20 - 4 players
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UTG: $0.31 (3 bb)
BU: $4.10 (41 bb)
SB: $1.10 (11 bb)
BB: $1.89 (19 bb)

Deal: ($0.15)
UTG raises to $0.20, 1 fold, SB 3-bets to $0.30, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.10

Draw One: ($0.70) (2 players)
SB draws 3, UTG draws 2
SB checks, UTG bets $0.01 (all-in), SB folds

Total pot: $0.70 (Rake: $0.03)
UTG wins $0.67

(and profit)
Opponent was playing 66.7/29.2/25 V/P/3 over a mere 25 hands.
Furthermore, he was leading post-draw 52% of the time.
When he 3Bets yet again from the SB vs a BU raise, then draws 3, I know I'm ahead most of the time.
If not, I can live with it.

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players
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UTG: $10.03 (40 bb)
MP: $45.78 (183 bb)
CO: $8.51 (34 bb)
BU (Hero): $28.35 (113 bb)
SB: $7.41 (30 bb)
BB: $17.21 (69 bb)

Deal: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with A♣:2♥:5♠:9♦:A♥:
3 players fold, Hero raises to $0.72, SB 3-bets to $2.41, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.69

Draw One: ($5.07) A♣:A♥:2♠:T♠:9♥: (2 players)
SB draws 3, BU (Hero) draws 2♥:5♠:9♦:
SB bets $2.42, Hero raises to $12.39, SB calls $2.58 (all-in)

Total pot: $15.07 (Rake: $0.68)

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows A♣:A♥:2♠:T♠:9♥: (a pair of Aces)
SB shows J♠:J♥:7♠:8♠:4♦: (a pair of Jacks)
BU (Hero) wins $14.39

the beauty of Limit games is that you can almost always get called by worse, and if you lose, it is never by much
PokerStars - $1/$2 Hi/Lo (6 max) - Omaha Hi/Lo - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: $48.88
BTN: $14.51
SB: $21.84
BB: $43.63
UTG: $45.20
Hero (MP): $30.00

SB posts SB $0.50, BB posts BB $1.00

Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has 5♠:A♣:J♠:K♣:

fold, Hero raises to $2.00, CO calls $2.00, fold, SB calls $1.50, BB calls $1.00

Flop: ($8.00, 4 players) J♥:3♦:K♠:
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.00, CO calls $1.00, SB calls $1.00, BB calls $1.00

Turn: ($12.00, 4 players) 6♦:
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $2.00, CO calls $2.00, SB calls $2.00, BB raises to $4.00, Hero calls $2.00, CO calls $2.00, SB calls $2.00

River: ($28.00, 4 players) J♦:
SB checks, BB bets $2.00, Hero raises to $4.00, fold, fold, BB calls $2.00

Hero shows 5♠:A♣:J♠:K♣: (Full House, Jacks full of Kings)
(Pre 60%, Flop 87%, Turn 83%)
BB mucks K♦:7♣:9♦:A♦: (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 13%, Turn 18%)
Hero wins $35.20
Rake paid $0.80

BTN: 101.2 BB
Hero (SB): 106 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 137 BB
CO: 40 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has ? ?

UTG raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, UTG calls 7 BB

Flop: (19 BB, 2 players) A♠ 5♦ 7♠
Hero bets 11.2 BB, UTG calls 11.2 BB

Turn: (41.4 BB, 2 players) 5♠
Hero checks, UTG bets 15.8 BB, Hero calls 15.8 BB

River: (73 BB, 2 players) J♠
Hero checks, UTG bets 64 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 64 BB

He had more guts than a slaughterhouse, and rather less brains

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

UTG: $5.07 (101 bb)
MP: $5.00 (100 bb)
CO: $5.81 (116 bb)
BU (Hero): $6.49 (130 bb)
SB: $6.09 (122 bb)
BB: $0.85 (17 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with J♥ J♦
UTG raises to $0.15, 1 fold, CO calls $0.15, Hero calls $0.15, 1 fold, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.62) 4♦ 6♥ 7♠ (4 players)
BB bets $0.70 (all-in), UTG folds, CO calls $0.70, BU (Hero) folds

Turn: ($2.02) 8♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($2.02) K♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $2.02 (Rake: $0.08)

Showdown:
BB shows 2♠ 5♠ (a straight, Four to Eight)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 28%, Flop: 28%, Turn: 40%, River: 0%)

CO shows A♥ 5♥ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 72%, Flop: 72%, Turn: 60%, River: 100%)

CO wins $1.94

Deep in the 888PokerTV Freeroll (71/106)
Pacific Poker - 2500/5000 Ante 500 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 39,440
MP+1: 43,426
MP+2: 84,878
CO: 3,158
BTN: 30,940
Hero (SB): 27,082
BB: 51,451
UTG: 36,986
UTG+1: 30,287

9 players post ante of 500, Hero posts SB 2,500, BB posts BB 5,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 12,000) Hero has Q♦:Q♣:

fold, UTG+1 raises to 15,000, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 26,582 and is all-in, fold, UTG+1 calls 11,582

Flop: (62,664, 2 players) 8♥:T♦:Q♠:

Turn: (62,664, 2 players) 5♥:

River: (62,664, 2 players) 3♦:

Hero shows Q♦:Q♣: (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 18%, Flop 88%, Turn 95%)
UTG+1 shows K♣:K♠: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 82%, Flop 12%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 62,664

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
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UTG: $4.72 (94 bb)
MP: $3.70 (74 bb)
CO: $5.05 (101 bb)
BU: $2.48 (50 bb)
SB (Hero): $5.83 (117 bb)
BB: $5.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with K♣ A♦
2 players fold, CO raises to $0.15, BTN 3-bets to $0.45, Hero 4-bets to $1.35, 1 fold, CO 5-bets to $5.05 (all-in), BTN calls $2.03 (all-in), SB (Hero) folds

Flop: ($6.36) K♥ 4♥ 9♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($6.36) 8♦ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($6.36) J♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $6.36 (Rake: $0.26)

Showdown:
CO shows K♠ A♥ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

BU shows 8♥ 8♠ (three of a kind, Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 54%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

BU wins $6.10

no HH,but it was a 3bet pot:

BTN: 100.4 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 56 BB
UTG: 160.8 BB
MP: 105.4 BB
CO: 82.4 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has ? ?

UTG raises to 2.2 BB, fold, CO calls 2.2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 12.8 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 10.6 BB

Flop: (28.8 BB, 2 players) 9♠ 3♦ 2♣
Hero bets 16.4 BB, CO calls 16.4 BB

Turn: (61.6 BB, 2 players) 3♣
Hero bets 14.4 BB, CO raises to 28.8 BB, Hero raises to 70.8 BB and is all-in, CO calls 24.4 BB and is all-in

River: (168 BB, 2 players) Q♥

In all the time I've been playing this game, I don't think I ever saw a player draw 3 to a straight before
Not only that — but they hit it as well

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 5 players

UTG (Hero): $26.96 (108 bb)
CO: $12.03 (48 bb)
BU: $35.93 (144 bb)
SB: $22.83 (91 bb)
BB: $18.84 (75 bb)

Deal: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with A♦:3♥:2♠:A♣:A♠:
Hero raises to $0.60, CO calls $0.60, 1 fold, SB calls $0.50, BB calls $0.35

Draw One: ($2.40) A♦:3♥:A♣:A♠:7♦: (4 players)
SB draws 3, BB draws 3, UTG (Hero) draws 2♠:, CO draws 3
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.19, 2 players fold, BB raises to $6.50, Hero calls $5.31

Total pot: $15.40 (Rake: $0.69)

Showdown:
BB shows 5♥:7♥:6♠:4♦:8♦: (a straight, Four to Eight)
UTG (Hero) mucks A♦:3♥:A♣:A♠:7♦: (three of a kind, Aces)
BB wins $14.71

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
In all the time I've been playing this game, I don't think I ever saw a player draw 3 to a straight before

Wow, such a troll...

Making a call like this with 7♥:5♥: or 8♦:4♦: or possibly 8♦:7♥: or something, out of position in a 4-way pot...

And I probably would have lost more on it, because trips would seem like a logical hand in such a situation, which are all dominated by your hand.

Originally posted by Harrier88
Wow, such a troll...

Making a call like this with 7♥:5♥: or 8♦:4♦: or possibly 8♦:7♥: or something, out of position in a 4-way pot...

As it turns out, since the onset of Aurora Graphics engine the hand as displayed shows the retained cards first.
So in this case,

BB shows [ 5♥:7♥: ]6♠:4♦:8♦: (a straight, Four to Eight)

so 5♥:7♥: were the cards retained.
Although I may be giving BB more credit than they deserve, only two BB are required to join the pot, and in NL there are implied odds.
I do this myself, but usually drawing to a flush,[1] and usually only drawing 2

All-in-all it was quite the eye-opener

[1] I just realized that BB was drawing to a flush

This time in NL 2-7 Single Draw...
In which Hero gets to punish limpers...

PokerStars, $2.94 + $0.36 - 2-7 Single Draw No Limit - 50/100 (25 ante) - 7 players
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UTG: 3,300 (33 bb)
MP: 3,426 (34 bb)
MP+1: 13,496 (135 bb)
CO: 6,565 (66 bb)
BU: 2,261 (23 bb)
SB: 4,616 (46 bb)
BB (Hero): 2,998 (30 bb)

Deal: (325) Hero is BB with 7♣:5♥:A♣:J♣:K♣:
3 players fold, CO calls 100, 2 players fold, Hero checks

Draw One: (425) 7♣:5♥:2♠:8♣:4♥: (2 players)
BB (Hero) draws A♣:J♣:K♣:, CO draws 1
Hero bets 2,873 (all-in), CO calls 2,873

Total pot: 6,171

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows 7♣:5♥:2♠:8♣:4♥: (8-7-5-4-2)
CO shows 8♠:5♣:4♦:9♥:3♥: (9-8-5-4-3)
BB (Hero) wins 6,171

and get paid off
PokerStars, 5 Card Draw Limit - $0.10/$0.20 - 6 players

UTG: $3.87 (39 bb)
MP: $0.80 (8 bb)
CO: $1.86 (19 bb)
BU: $0.69 (7 bb)
SB (Hero): $1.66 (17 bb)
BB: $0.30 (3 bb)

Deal: ($0.15) Hero is SB with A♦:8♣:A♥:2♥:T♠:
1 fold, MP raises to $0.20, CO calls $0.20, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.15, BB calls $0.10

Draw One: ($0.80) A♦:A♥:A♠:9♦:A♣: (4 players)
SB (Hero) draws 8♣:2♥:T♠:, BB draws 3, MP draws 1, CO draws 3
Hero bets $0.20, BB calls $0.10 (all-in), MP calls $0.20, CO folds

Total pot: $1.30 (Rake: $0.06)

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows A♦:A♥:A♠:9♦:A♣: (four of a kind, Aces)
BB mucks 7♥:4♥:K♠:2♠:4♠: (a pair of Fours)
MP mucks K♣:3♠:K♦:3♥:8♦: (two pair, Kings and Threes)
SB (Hero) wins $1.24