Some Hands

Mr Consistency motors on, 17 consecutive sessions and $9.5k since the whiny blog post.

Thought I'd post some hands, as my last struggles were really helped by reading my old winning blog posts and at some point in the future I'm going to appreciate coming back to read this:

$1/$2 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players • AbsolutePoker

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UTG	CHEEZNUTT	$201
CO	DOYLEBRINSON	$283.58
BTN	RRWARR	$202.75
SB	PEEDY69	$201
BB	Hero	$213.91

• Pre-Flop ($3, 5 players)Hero is BB
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1 fold, DOYLEBRINSON raises to $6, 2 folds, Hero raises to $20, DOYLEBRINSON calls $14

• Flop ($41, 2 players)
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Hero bets $2, DOYLEBRINSON calls $2

• Turn ($45, 2 players)
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Hero bets $30, DOYLEBRINSON calls $30

• River ($105, 2 players)
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Hero checks, DOYLEBRINSON bets $56, Hero goes all-in $161.91, DOYLEBRINSON calls $105.91

• Final Pot: $428.82

• Hero shows
• 

• DOYLEBRINSON shows
• 

• Hero wins $425.32 (net +$211.41)
• DOYLEBRINSON lost $213.91

The above hand is a little interesting because of my river plans. The flop is obviously a misclick (I type in chat meant 22 as I put him on the basic level of thinking this looks weak). Turn is standard, and then on the river I have options. Bet is the most obvious, but the more I thought about the more I thought that it's not the most optimal VS almost any hand except 77, 99, TT which may not call anyway.

So once I check, I'm actually planning to do one of 3 things depending entirely on his betsize; CRAI, CC, even CF. I prolly can't re-iterate enough how important looking at betsizing is in order to soulread hands (and thus obviously most are completely unbalanced in their betsizing). Something like $76 would be a CC, as it can include all of nuts/ air/ worse hands betting for value. Something closer to pot, then I'd have a hard time putting him on thinish Jx value, and hard time seeing many bluffs in there at that price when my likely hand is total air or Ace hi at this point, so I'd consider folding.

$56 though is perfect for CRAI, it's smack in the middle 'vbetting a J' territory, and it's also probably designed to incude a bluff shove.......

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players • AbsolutePoker

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UTG	VAKA_3	$550
CO	MONTEIROZOR	$919.90
BTN	Hero	$855
SB	LEGENDEN	$547.80
BB	LRDOFDARKNESS	$400

• Pre-Flop ($6, 5 players)Hero is BTN
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1 fold, MONTEIROZOR raises to $12, Hero raises to $40, 2 folds, MONTEIROZOR raises to $108, Hero calls $68

• Flop ($222, 2 players)
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MONTEIROZOR bets $115, Hero calls $115

• Turn ($452, 2 players)
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MONTEIROZOR bets $696.90, Hero calls $632

• River ($1,780.90, 2 players)
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• Final Pot: $1,780.90

• Hero shows
• 

• MONTEIROZOR shows
• 

• Hero wins $1,713 (net +$858)
• MONTEIROZOR collects $64.90 (net -$855)

I give no respect to deep 4bets whatsoever (for obvious standard weak regs = very polarised reasons), and especially on a 72 table I think a plan to 3bet/ call AK ip deep is by far the best option (over, for example, flatting it as most do when they don't want to get it in). Usually when I flat AK, I'm floating most flops as well.....

I guess the turn call is a little bit obviously 72/ standard, but prolly most important is considering the level of the player. GuiGui for example, I just know he's trying to make he think he has 72 and therefore has AA. This guy though, Mr Standard-Bad reg IMO is just putting his hand face up, especially this deep when that particular turn card smacks all my GS/ 2 pair range and the weak tight tendencies prevelant in this type of player would mean he really slows down on this particular card with AA.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem • 5 Players • AbsolutePoker

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UTG	LOSTNTHESAUS	$406
CO	Hero	$800
BTN	KRIKET28	$502.50
SB	DRAGON18S	$219.90
BB	MEGABET	$778

• Pre-Flop ($6, 5 players)Hero is CO
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1 fold, Hero raises to $14, KRIKET28 raises to $44, 2 folds, Hero calls $30

• Flop ($94, 2 players)
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Hero checks, KRIKET28 bets $51, Hero calls $51

• Turn ($196, 2 players)
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Hero checks, KRIKET28 bets $119, Hero goes all-in $705, KRIKET28 calls $288.50

• River ($1,308.50, 2 players, 1 all-in)
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• Final Pot: $1,308.50

• KRIKET28 shows
• 

• Hero shows
• 

• KRIKET28 wins $1,007.50 (net +$505)
• Hero collects $297.50 (net -$502.50)

I guess this isn't terrible, but I think with my image it is in a vacuum. I'm quite happy though that I managed to throw this in on a table full of regs and still have a winning session, as the idea that I'm still capable of this sort of shit is central to my current more solid style. I guess going against the grain is the key, when I first started winning a lot Jan 2009, I turned from weak tight fish reg into spaz monkey overnight, and the adjustments were slow in coming. Right now, the above hand is just not in my profitable repotoire, and that's fine.

dan