Hand of the day

Yeah, it's a Straight Flush gutshot, but any diamond or any 5 gives me a hand that beats 99.5% of hands

The 5♦: means I beat all but 24 possible hands — or 99.9989% of all hands.

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG (Hero): $17.00 (68 bb)
MP: $38.53 (154 bb)
CO: $10.79 (43 bb)
BU: $6.62 (26 bb)
SB: $23.06 (92 bb)
BB: $45.25 (181 bb)

Deal: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with 8♦:3♠:6♦:7♦:4♦:
Hero raises to $0.85, MP calls $0.85, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.85, 2 players fold

Draw One: ($2.90) 8♦:6♦:7♦:4♦:5♦: (3 players)
UTG (Hero) draws 3♠:, MP draws 2, BU draws 3
Hero bets $0.97, MP raises to $1.94, BTN calls $1.94, Hero raises to $10.79, MP calls $8.85, BTN calls $3.83 (all-in)

Total pot: $30.25 (Rake: $1.36)

Showdown:
UTG (Hero) shows 8♦:6♦:7♦:4♦:5♦: (a straight flush, Eight high)
MP mucks T♥:T♣:T♠:Q♦:9♥: (three of a kind, Tens)
BU mucks K♠:K♣:7♣:A♥:K♦: (three of a kind, Kings)
UTG (Hero) wins $28.89

Lmao @ that over-call with AJ on that flop. Why are ae cashing out though? Is that ever more +EV?

Guess who always have the 2nd nuts!!!!
PokerStars - €0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 102.4 BB
SB: 162.6 BB
BB: 132.2 BB
UTG: 142.2 BB
MP: 162.6 BB
CO: 264.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♦ J♦

fold, MP raises to 2.8 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.8 BB, fold, BB calls 1.8 BB

Flop: (8.8 BB, 3 players) 8♥ 6♦ 3♦
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 2.8 BB, BB calls 2.8 BB, MP calls 2.8 BB

Turn: (17.2 BB, 3 players) 7♦
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets 12.6 BB, BB raises to 25.2 BB, fold, Hero raises to 96.8 BB and is all-in, BB calls 71.6 BB

River: (210.8 BB, 2 players) J♠

Originally posted by yangmartins
Guess who always have the 2nd nuts!!!!

Oh man I hate those!

They're much more fun when it goes the other way!

If I bet no-one would ever call, I was just *so* hoping someone would bluff on the board with the made flush
PokerStars, 6+ Hold'em No Limit - Button Blind $0.05 ($0.05 ante) - 6 players

UTG: $7.54 (151 bb)
UTG+1 (Hero): $8.60 (172 bb)
MP: $11.25 (225 bb)
MP+1: $6.19 (124 bb)
CO: $20.26 (405 bb)
BU: $29.82 (596 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG+1 with Q♠:T♠:
1 fold, Hero calls $0.05, 2 players fold, CO calls $0.05, BTN checks

Flop: ($0.45) K♠:9♠:7♠: (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($0.45) A♠: (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

River: ($0.45) J♠: (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Total pot: $0.45 (Rake: $0.02)

Showdown:
UTG+1 (Hero) shows Q♠:T♠: (a Royal Flush)
CO mucks 8♣:A♥:
BU mucks
UTG+1 (Hero) wins $0.43

Bounty Builder and finally win something with kings

PokerStars, $0.49 + $0.06 - Hold'em No Limit - 70/140 (21 ante) - 8 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit - https://pokeit.co/public/425aKMgxd/r

UTG: 6,347 (45 bb)
UTG+1: 8,338 (60 bb)
MP: 1,362 (10 bb)
MP+1 (Hero): 9,918 (71 bb)
CO: 17,675 (126 bb)
BU: 4,673 (33 bb)
SB: 4,134 (30 bb)
BB: 10,560 (75 bb)

Pre-Flop: (378) Hero is MP+1 with K♦ K♠
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to 300, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to 1,120, CO calls 1,120, BTN 4-bets to 4,652 (all-in), 2 players fold, UTG+1 5-bets to 8,317 (all-in), Hero 6-bets to 9,897 (all-in), CO calls 8,777

Flop: (33,141) 3♦ J♥ 6♠ (4 players, 3 all-in)

Turn: (33,141) 3♥ (4 players, 3 all-in)

River: (33,141) 6♦ (4 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: 33,141

Showdown:
MP+1 (Hero) shows K♦ K♠ (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 46%, Flop: 66%, Turn: 83%, River: 100%)

UTG+1 shows 7♦ 7♠ (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 15%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

BU shows 9♥ 9♦ (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

CO shows A♠ 5♦ (two pair, Sixes and Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 22%, Flop: 15%, Turn: 8%, River: 0%)

MP+1 (Hero) wins 33,141

Just about the perfect hand for this game. Sadly, at this point I was down to my last 40 chips

What's worse is that the PokeIT hand converter failed to convert this hand, so I had to go back to feral cow. See today's blog entry for details.

Feral Cow Poker Hand Converter
PokerStars Limit Stud Hi/Lo ($0.98+$0.12) t200/t400 ante t40 - 8 players

Seat 1: t8,835 [3♦: ] [8♣: ] 6♣:7♥:A♠:8♦: [T♣: ]
Seat 2: t1,485 [J♦: ] [7♣: ] 5♣:Q♣:4♠:6♠: [7♠: ]
Seat 3: t1,285 [X] [X] J♠:
Seat 4: t3,265 [Q♠: ] [K♠: ] Q♦:9♣:J♥:5♦: [5♠: ]
Seat 5: t3,939 [X] [X] T♥:
Seat 6: t40 3♥:A♥:2♠:4♦:7♦:5♥:6♦: (Hero)
Seat 7: t4,490 [K♣: ] [A♦: ] 9♦:4♥:8♠:A♣: [J♣: ]
Seat 8: t3,798 [9♥: ] [2♥: ] 3♣:T♦:2♣:8♥: [K♥: ]

3rd Street: (t320) (8 players)
Seat 7 brings, Seat 8 calls t60, Seat 1 calls t60, Seat 2 calls t60, Seat 3 folds, Seat 4 calls t60, Seat 5 folds

4th Street: (t560) (6 players)
Seat 4 checks, Seat 7 checks, Seat 8 checks, Seat 1 checks, Seat 2 checks

5th Street: (t560) (6 players)
Seat 1 checks, Seat 2 checks, Seat 4 checks, Seat 7 checks, Seat 8 checks

6th Street: (t560) (6 players)
Seat 7 checks, Seat 8 checks, Seat 1 checks, Seat 2 checks, Seat 4 checks

River: (t560) (6 players)
Seat 7 checks, Seat 8 checks, Seat 1 checks, Seat 2 checks, Seat 4 checks

Seat 1 showed, HI: a pair of Eights; LO: 8,7,6,3,A
Seat 2 mucked
Seat 4 showed, HI: two pair, Queens and Fives
Hero showed, HI: a straight, Three to Seven; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 7 mucked
Seat 8 mucked
Seat 1 won t150
Seat 4 won t150
Hero won t320

I saw the Kings and thought, wtf, not now on the bubble...then I saw that I was in the money and shoved happily...

Nicer when it goes your way

Originally posted by wickus
Nicer when it goes your way

Nothing could be funner than to win with runner-runner

GG Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): 101.5 BB
UTG: 76.3 BB
MP: 178.5 BB
CO: 88.8 BB
BTN: 123 BB
SB: 102.7 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5♥ A♥

fold, MP raises to 2.5 BB, CO calls 2.5 BB, BTN raises to 7 BB, fold, Hero raises to 22 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 15 BB

Flop: (49.5 BB, 2 players) 7♦ 2♥ T♠
Hero bets 14 BB, BTN calls 14 BB

Turn: (77.5 BB, 2 players) 3♦
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (77.5 BB, 2 players) 4♣
Hero bets 65.5 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 65.5 BB

Hero shows 5♥ A♥ (Straight, Five High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 18%, Turn 16%)
BTN shows Q♠ Q♥ (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 67%, Flop 82%, Turn 84%)
Hero wins 197.5 BB

And it works out just fine
(first orbit at this table)

PartyGaming - $0.10 PL Hi/Lo (6 max) - Omaha Hi/Lo - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $11.24
BB: $16.65
UTG: $3.89
Hero (MP): $9.96
CO: $10.82
BTN: $14.28

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has A♣:5♣:A♠:9♠: <<< Not the very best PLO8 starting hand, but double-suited aces with two wheel cards will be just fine.

UTG raises to $0.35, Hero calls $0.35, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.25 <<< Let's see a flop. Don't want to overplay this, because there is a vast array of flops that just won't work

Flop: ($1.10, 3 players) 6♦:2♣:4♣:
BB checks, UTG bets $1.05, Hero raises to $4.20, BB raises to $14.70, UTG calls $2.49, Hero calls $5.41 <<< However nut flush draw, with double gutshot, overpair and second nut low is good for a raise/call

Turn: ($23.86, 3 players) J♦:

River: ($23.86, 3 players) 6♣: <<< BB liked this card — it gave him the magic six straight and a very good low hand. I did not like it, since pairing the board is horrid when you hold a flush. I'm glad we ere already all all-in

BB shows Q♠:3♠:T♣:5♥: (High: Straight, Six High, Low: 65432)

Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 19%, Flop 23%, Turn 24%)
Side Pot#1 [$12.14]: (Pre 31%, Flop 36%, Turn 43%)

UTG shows 2♦:9♥:4♦:3♣: (Two Pair, Sixes and Fours)

Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 36%, Flop 15%, Turn 19%)

Hero shows A♣:5♣:A♠:9♠: (High: Flush, Ace High, Low: 6542A) <<< SCOOP!

Main Pot [$11.72]: (Pre 44%, Flop 62%, Turn 57%)
Side Pot#1 [$12.14]: (Pre 69%, Flop 64%, Turn 57%)

BB wins $0.00
Rake paid $1.00
Hero wins $22.86

Short deck getting it in 3way with 40% equity is huge. Here it's 90

PokerStars, 6+ Hold'em No Limit - Button Blind $0.10 ($0.10 ante) - 6 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit

UTG: $10.66 (107 bb)
MP: $6.41 (64 bb)
MP+1: $8.99 (90 bb)
CO: $17.73 (177 bb)
BU (Hero): $10.83 (108 bb)
BB: $21.88 (219 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.80) Hero is BTN with 9♣ 8♣
UTG raises to $0.70, 1 fold, MP+1 calls $0.70, BB calls $0.60, CO calls $0.70, Hero calls $0.60

Flop: ($4.10) T♣ 7♥ 6♣ (5 players)
UTG checks, MP+1 bets $8.19 (all-in), BB calls $8.19, CO folds, Hero raises to $10.03 (all-in), UTG folds, BB calls $1.84

Turn: ($32.35) 7♦ (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($32.35) Q♠ (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $32.35 (Rake: $0.02)

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows 9♣ 8♣
MP+1 shows J♣ J♦ (two pair, Jacks and Sevens (cashed out).)
BB shows T♥ J♠ (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
BU (Hero) wins $30.89
MP+1 wins $1.44

Originally posted by Fredjen
Short deck getting it in 3way with 40% equity is huge. Here it's 90
These are the hands of dreams...

GG Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 110.9 BB
Hero (BTN): 142 BB
SB: 140.3 BB
BB: 120.9 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8♣ 8♠

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

Flop: (8.5 BB, 3 players) 2♣ 9♥ 8♥
SB bets 8.5 BB, CO raises to 22 BB, Hero calls 22 BB, SB raises to 137.8 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 115.8 BB

Turn: (306.1 BB, 2 players) A♠

River: (306.1 BB, 2 players) 5♥

Players agreed to run it twice.

Turn #2: (306.1 BB, 2 players) Q♥

River #2: (306.1 BB, 2 players) T♦

SB shows J♥ K♥ (Flush, King High)
Board #1 (Pre 49%, Flop 26%, Turn 16%)
(Flush, King High)
Board #2 (Pre 49%, Flop 25%, Turn 76%)

Hero shows 8♣ 8♠ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
Board #1 (Pre 51%, Flop 74%, Turn 84%)
(Three of a Kind, Eights)
Board #2 (Pre 51%, Flop 75%, Turn 24%)

SB wins 147.6 BB
SB wins 147.5 BB

How to not play dry bottom set in 4way limped pot:

Game #1833982118: Table €25 PL - 0.10/0.25 - Pot Limit Omaha - 19:23:17 2023/02/26
Seated players
Seat 1: Ceza042 (€10.52)
Seat 2: FransDeens (€79.67)
Seat 3: stranna (€45.72)
Seat 4: RazbitoSarce (€25) (sitting out)
Seat 5: James923 (€24.86)
Seat 6: Ratelo (€24.35)
Blinds and button
James923 has the button
Ratelo posts small blind €0.10
Ceza042 posts big blind €0.25
Hole cards
Dealt to Ratelo 8♥:9♠:6♥:8♦:
Preflop
FransDeens calls €0.25
stranna folds
James923 calls €0.25
Ratelo calls €0.15
Ceza042 checks
Flop 3♥:8♣:2♥:
Ratelo bets €0.75
Ceza042 folds
FransDeens calls €0.75
James923 raises €4 to €4
Ratelo raises €13 to €13.75
FransDeens folds
James923 raises €20.61 to €24.61, and is all-in
Ratelo calls €10.35, and is all-in
Uncalled bet returned to James923: €0.51
Showdown
Turn 3♠:
River 2♣:
James923 shows 2♦:J♠:K♦:2♠:, Four of a kind, Deuces
Ratelo shows 8♥:9♠:6♥:8♦:, Full House
James923 wins €48.45
Summary
Total pot €49.95 Rake €1.50

Irony was when turn came 3 I was thinking: "Well luckily he didnt have 33..."

that pick up some help from the deuces
PokerStars, 7 Stud H/L Limit - $3/$6 ($0.45 ante) - 8 players

Seat 8 (Hero): $213.21 (71 bb)
Seat 1: $52.85 (18 bb)
Seat 2: $277.66 (93 bb)
Seat 3: $68.39 (23 bb)
Seat 4: $112.84 (38 bb)
Seat 5: $181.76 (61 bb)
Seat 6: $152.05 (51 bb)
Seat 7: $16.47 (5 bb)

Third Street: ($3.60) Hero is in Seat 8
Xx Xx 2♦: BI bring-in $1____BI folds
Q♠:Q♦:Q♥: Hero raises to $3
Xx Xx A♦: UTG+1 calls $3
Xx Xx A♣: MP folds
Xx Xx 3♦: MP+1 folds
Xx Xx 4♦: LP folds
Xx Xx 6♣: CO folds
Xx Xx 9♦: BTN folds

Fourth Street: ($10.60) (2 players)
Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:A♠: Hero bets $3
Xx Xx A♦:4♣: UTG+1 calls $3

Fifth Street: ($16.60) (2 players)
Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:A♠:2♣: Hero bets $6
Xx Xx A♦:4♣:3♣: UTG+1 calls $6

Sixth Street: ($28.60) (2 players)
Xx Xx A♦:4♣:3♣:4♠: UTG+1 checks____UTG+1 calls $6
Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:A♠:2♣:2♠: Hero bets $6

Seventh Street: ($40.60) (2 players)
Xx Xx A♦:4♣:3♣:4♠: Xx UTG+1 checks____UTG+1 calls $6
Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:A♠:2♣:2♠:T♦: Hero bets $6

Total pot: $52.60 (Rake: $1.58)

Showdown:
Seat 8 (Hero) shows Q♠:Q♦:Q♥:A♠:2♣:2♠:T♦: (HI: a full house, Queens full of Twos)
Seat 1 mucks 3♥:8♠:A♦:4♣:3♣:4♠:8♦: (HI: two pair, Eights and Fours)
Seat 8 (Hero) wins $51.02

Opponent called a shove drawing two — and beat a 9-low
There is actually a 34% chance of doing that.
PokerStars, $2.94 + $0.36 - 2-7 Single Draw No Limit - 200/400 (100 ante) - 7 players

UTG: 23,293 (58 bb)
MP: 7,965 (20 bb)
MP+1: 5,625 (14 bb)
CO: 16,785 (42 bb)
BU: 5,150 (13 bb)
SB (Hero): 10,186 (25 bb)
BB: 3,468 (9 bb)

Deal: (1,300) Hero is SB with 6♠:8♦:7♣:4♣:9♥:
2 players fold, MP+1 raises to 1,200, CO calls 1,200, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to 10,086 (all-in), 1 fold, MP+1 calls 4,325 (all-in), 1 fold

Draw One: (17,911) 6♠:8♦:7♣:4♣:9♥: (2 players, 2 all-in)
SB (Hero) stands pat, MP+1 draws 2

Total pot: 13,350

Showdown:
SB (Hero) shows 6♠:8♦:7♣:4♣:9♥: (9-8-7-6-4)
MP+1 shows 2♥:7♦:6♣:8♣:5♠: (8-7-6-5-2)
MP+1 wins 13,350

Opponents can often 3Bet with worse two pair, and usually will fold low trips
Not this time...
Opponent had me beat, and to draw to the FH for me is 11:1 against.
I actually felt sorry for opponent who must have felt quite satisfied with his kings full (15:1 against)

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw No Limit - $0.10/$0.25 - 6 players

UTG: $17.68 (71 bb)
MP (Hero): $23.31 (93 bb)
CO: $14.28 (57 bb)
BU: $20.76 (83 bb)
SB: $7.82 (31 bb)
BB: $9.01 (36 bb)

Deal: ($0.35) Hero is MP with 6♦:9♣:A♥:A♣:6♥:
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.85, 2 players fold, SB calls $0.75, BB 3-bets to $4, Hero 4-bets to $23.31 (all-in), 1 fold, BB calls $5.01 (all-in)

Draw One: ($33.17) 6♦:A♥:A♣:6♥:A♦: (2 players, 2 all-in)
BB draws 2, MP (Hero) draws 9♣:

Total pot: $18.87 (Rake: $0.85)

Showdown:
MP (Hero) shows 6♦:A♥:A♣:6♥:A♦: (a full house, Aces full of Sixes)
BB shows K♥:K♠:K♦:J♠:J♥: (a full house, Kings full of Jacks)
MP (Hero) wins $18.02

I feel so uncomfortable playing this game vs a maniac. This guy is playing 97/91 over 33 hands. That river call made me sweat.

GG Poker - $0.10 Ante $0.05 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 1035.2 BB
SB: 1247.3 BB
Hero (BB): 1132.3 BB
UTG: 1081.6 BB
UTG+1: 866.6 BB
MP: 1063.3 BB
MP+1: 237.9 BB
CO: 735.2 BB

8 players post ante of 0.5 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB, UTG straddles 2 BB, MP straddles 4 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 11.5 BB) Hero has A♠ T♣

fold, fold, fold, SB calls 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, fold, fold, MP raises to 30 BB, fold, Hero calls 26 BB

Flop: (70 BB, 2 players) 4♦ A♦ J♠
Hero checks, MP bets 46.5 BB, Hero calls 46.5 BB

Turn: (163 BB, 2 players) J♥
Hero checks, MP bets 36.5 BB, Hero calls 36.5 BB

River: (236 BB, 2 players) 5♣
Hero checks, MP bets 314 BB, Hero calls 314 BB

MP shows Q♠ 9♥ (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 37%, Flop 4%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A♠ T♣ (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 63%, Flop 96%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 853.6 BB