Tuesday 30 March 2010

Poker's not easy when.......

You're constantly trying to re-evaluate your game, make small adjustments, make large adjustments, attempt different styles and strategies; and yet not have an instant 100k hand sample with which to see the fruits of your work.

If it works straight away (translated, run good for 300 hands) then I'm all enamoured with it. If not, I ditch it. I just have to keep ploughing on, making adjustments until I can feel the corner's been turned.

Until then:

$2/$4 Ante $1 No Limit Holdem • 6 Players

Generated by weaktight.com.

UTGJDAN$187.11
UTG+1AJFENIX$819
COSCOMBRIDAE$481.50
BTNCATWOTISADOG$823.20
SBBOSKO1111$1,100.20
BBSTAINLESS9$890.50
  • Pre-Flop ($12, 6 players)Hero is BTN
  • cA sK
3 folds, CATWOTISADOG raises to $12, 1 fold, STAINLESS9 raises to $48, CATWOTISADOG raises to $144, STAINLESS9 calls $96
  • Flop ($296, 2 players)
  • c5 cQ s8
STAINLESS9 checks, CATWOTISADOG checks
  • Turn ($296, 2 players)
  • sA
STAINLESS9 checks, CATWOTISADOG checks
  • River ($296, 2 players)
  • s9
STAINLESS9 bets $165, CATWOTISADOG calls $165
  • Final Pot: $626


Bet the turn? I feel my hand is a little face up if we do, and this way I lose less VS AQ. I'm pretty sure QQ gets it in PF OOP. Call the river, or maybe shove? If he checks, do we like an overship?

$2/$4 Ante $1 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players

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UTGSTEEL61$691
COCATWOTISADOG$456
BTNWHATGREATIS$401
SBDETROITDAN44$129.50
BBCREEPAH$762.90
  • Pre-Flop ($11, 5 players)Hero is CO
  • dA dQ
STEEL61 raises to $16, CATWOTISADOG calls $16, 3 folds
  • Flop ($43, 2 players)
  • d6 dT hQ
STEEL61 bets $28, CATWOTISADOG calls $28
  • Turn ($99, 2 players)
  • h8
STEEL61 checks, CATWOTISADOG bets $57, STEEL61 raises to $162, CATWOTISADOG goes all-in $411, STEEL61 calls $249
  • River ($921, 2 players, 1 all-in)
  • d2
  • Final Pot: $921
  • STEEL61 shows
  • sTcT
  • CATWOTISADOG shows
  • dAdQ
  • CATWOTISADOG wins $918 (net +$462)
  • STEEL61 lost $456


Am I supposed to check the turn or something here? Who the fuck even knows any more.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 6 Players

Generated by weaktight.com.

UTGDR__LECTER$417.10
UTG+1JACKFLY1$800
COCATWOTISADOG$800
BTNWAHOOZLE$635
SBSSANGYONG$535.20
BBSTEEL61$612.50
  • Pre-Flop ($6, 6 players)Hero is CO
  • s2 d2
2 folds, CATWOTISADOG raises to $14, 2 folds, STEEL61 calls $10
  • Flop ($30, 2 players)
  • d7 c8 d4
STEEL61 checks, CATWOTISADOG checks
  • Turn ($30, 2 players)
  • h2
STEEL61 bets $16
  • Final Pot: $46


Is this a call, given that if I raise and he, say, 3bet to $186 and shoves the river I'm suddenly pretty fuckin afraid of 13 nutted combos that beat me?

Thanks, dan

1 comment:

Chris said...

Hand 1 I think the check is fine. Keeps the pot controlled and can induce bluffs. i also assume if you had air you would bet the flop and thus don't have to balance your turn bluffs on the A with value hands, wheras now you can have JJ or something.

Hand 2: Definitely bet the turn. I hate people who check raise that turn. I hate turn check raises in general, but in here most of the time you have a hand that checks back with a pair + gutty.

Hand 3: You have the nuts and must not think of anything else. Start fist pumping.