Wednesday, September 26, 2007

1/2 limit hands

Here are some examples of the play at the 1/2 cash tables. I know "tight is right", but if you mix it up once in a while you can really cash in.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3672745858: Table Wildcat (speed) - $1/$2 - Limit Hold'em - 22:24:37 ET - 2007/09/25
Seat 1: jamyhawk ($52.50)
Seat 2: new2dis ($28.50)
Seat 3: Kambler44 ($20)
Seat 5: mbf0700 ($34.75)
Seat 6: thmn_kron ($30), is sitting out
Seat 7: TheRealPicard ($5)
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia ($94.25)
mbf0700 posts the small blind of $0.50
TheRealPicard posts the big blind of $1
Kambler44 posts $1
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Tc 8c]<--Soooooted 1 gapper.
DonCantabrigia has 8 seconds left to act
DonCantabrigia is sitting out
DonCantabrigia has timed out
DonCantabrigia folds
jamyhawk raises to $2<--If I'm playing, I'm raising.
new2dis folds
Kambler44 calls $1
DonCantabrigia has returned
mbf0700 calls $1.50
TheRealPicard calls $1
*** FLOP *** [7c 8d 8h]<--BINGO!
dpy150 sits down
mbf0700 has 8 seconds left to act
mbf0700 bets $1<--good.
TheRealPicard raises to $2<--even better.
dpy150 adds $16
jamyhawk has 8 seconds left to act
jamyhawk calls $2<--maybe I should have raised, but I want to try to keep as many players in for the turn as possible.
Kambler44 has 8 seconds left to act
Kambler44 folds
mbf0700 calls $1
*** TURN *** [7c 8d 8h] [Qh]
mbf0700 checks
TheRealPicard bets $1, and is all in
jamyhawk raises to $3<--Now I can start raising it up.
thmn_kron has returned
mbf0700 has 8 seconds left to act
mbf0700 calls $3
*** RIVER *** [7c 8d 8h Qh] [7h]<--woo hoo. I hope he hit his flush.
mbf0700 checks
jamyhawk bets $2
mbf0700 calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jamyhawk shows [Tc 8c] a full house, Eights full of Sevens
mbf0700 mucks
jamyhawk wins the side pot ($7.75) with a full house, Eights full of Sevens
TheRealPicard mucks
jamyhawk wins the main pot ($16.25) with a full house, Eights full of Sevens
TheRealPicard is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $25 Main pot $17. Side pot $8. Rake $1
Board: [7c 8d 8h Qh 7h]
Seat 1: jamyhawk showed [Tc 8c] and won ($24) with a full house, Eights full of Sevens<--Obviously, I won this hand. Not a surprise. But look at what my opponents have.
Seat 2: new2dis didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Kambler44 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: mbf0700 (small blind) mucked [9d Ad] - two pair, Eights and Sevens<--called all the way to the river and my river bet with A high. WTF? Please sit at my table more often.
Seat 6: thmn_kron is sitting out
Seat 7: TheRealPicard (big blind) mucked [6d 5s] - two pair, Eights and Sevens<--of course the short stack goes all in on a draw.
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia didn't bet (folded)


Full Tilt Poker Game #3672756719: Table Wildcat (speed) - $1/$2 - Limit Hold'em - 22:25:38 ET - 2007/09/25
Seat 1: jamyhawk ($67.50)
Seat 2: new2dis ($28.50)
Seat 3: Kambler44 ($18)
Seat 4: dpy150 ($16)
Seat 5: mbf0700 ($25.75)
Seat 6: thmn_kron ($30)
Seat 7: TheRealPicard ($0), is sitting out
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia ($94.25)
DonCantabrigia posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Qs Kh]
TheRealPicard stands up
jamyhawk raises to $2<--If I'm playing, I'm raising.
new2dis folds
dbtom sits down
Kambler44 has 8 seconds left to act
dbtom adds $20
Kambler44 calls $2
mbf0700 folds
DonCantabrigia calls $1
*** FLOP *** [9c 2s 2c]<--total miss.
DonCantabrigia has 8 seconds left to act
DonCantabrigia checks
jamyhawk checks
Kambler44 bets $1
dbtom adds $20
DonCantabrigia has 8 seconds left to act
suzyqmb sits down
DonCantabrigia folds
jamyhawk calls $1<--the beauty of limit poker. I know we are heads up, so the most I'm losing here is $5. He could be on any draw or even Ace high. I can rule out AA, KK, AK, QQ because of no re-raise pre-flop. I imagine any K or Q will be good to take the pot.
*** TURN *** [9c 2s 2c] [Jd]
jamyhawk checks
suzyqmb adds $32.75
Kambler44 bets $2
jamyhawk has 8 seconds left to act
jamyhawk calls $2<--I hope he doesn't have JJ, but I have 4 more outs with the 10's. I can fold to a river bet and have only spent $3 to get there. And again, I am not going to play KQo/s very often, especially after missing the flop. I would be out of this hand already if there were 1)2 opponents instead of 1 2)no draw after the turn or 3)if a 9 or 2 hit the turn.
*** RIVER *** [9c 2s 2c Jd] [Ts]<--runner runner to payday.
jamyhawk bets $2
Kambler44 calls $2
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jamyhawk shows [Qs Kh] a straight, King high<--so I luckbox into a straight. That's going to happen once in a while. But look at the mucked cards below.
Kambler44 mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot ($15.25) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16 Rake $0.75
Board: [9c 2s 2c Jd Ts]
Seat 1: jamyhawk showed [Qs Kh] and won ($15.25) with a straight, King high
Seat 2: new2dis didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: Kambler44 mucked [Ad 9s] - two pair, Nines and Twos<--what is it about A9? I hate playing Arag, but I guess somewhere, it is a great hand to have???? So I luckbox into a straight but this guy should have folded pre-flop.
Seat 4: dpy150 is sitting out
Seat 5: mbf0700 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: thmn_kron is sitting out
Seat 7: TheRealPicard (small blind) is sitting out
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia (big blind) folded on the Flop


Full Tilt Poker Game #3672798356: Table Wildcat (speed) - $1/$2 - Limit Hold'em - 22:29:32 ET - 2007/09/25
Seat 1: jamyhawk ($73.25)
Seat 2: new2dis ($26)
Seat 3: AZ and WI Kid ($20)
Seat 4: dpy150 ($10)
Seat 5: mbf0700 ($22.50)
Seat 6: thmn_kron ($62.25)
Seat 7: suzyqmb ($29.75)
Seat 8: dbtom ($39)
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia ($87.25)
dpy150 posts the small blind of $0.50
mbf0700 posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [5h 5c]<--Presto is gold, so says Fuel55 (he actually hit 55 three hands in a row. Click on his name to see the results)
thmn_kron has 8 seconds left to act
thmn_kron folds
suzyqmb folds
dbtom folds
DonCantabrigia raises to $2
jamyhawk calls $2<--3 behind me to act, so I am calling.
new2dis folds
dpy150 calls $1.50
mbf0700 has 8 seconds left to act
mbf0700 calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Kd 4s Qc]
dpy150 checks
mbf0700 checks
DonCantabrigia checks
jamyhawk bets $1<--let's see if we can steal the pot.
dpy150 folds
mbf0700 calls $1
DonCantabrigia calls $1
*** TURN *** [Kd 4s Qc] [5d]<--whoa! Presto is Gold!
mbf0700 checks
DonCantabrigia checks
jamyhawk bets $2<--obvious
mbf0700 calls $2<--on a draw.
DonCantabrigia raises to $4<--wait a minute. That 5 couldn't have helped him. He was slow playing. AA? Surely not KK or QQ? A set would have re-raised me after the flop. Even AA should have. Maybe K5 soooooted?
jamyhawk raises to $6<--let's build the pot.
mbf0700 has 8 seconds left to act
mbf0700 calls $4
DonCantabrigia raises to $8
jamyhawk calls $2
mbf0700 calls $2
*** RIVER *** [Kd 4s Qc 5d] [2h]
mbf0700 checks
DonCantabrigia bets $2<--as expected.
jamyhawk raises to $4
mbf0700 has 8 seconds left to act
mbf0700 folds
DonCantabrigia calls $2<--no re-raise? must not be the set of K's or Q's.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jamyhawk shows [5h 5c] three of a kind, Fives
DonCantabrigia mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot ($42) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43 Rake $1
Board: [Kd 4s Qc 5d 2h]
Seat 1: jamyhawk showed [5h 5c] and won ($42) with three of a kind, Fives<--winner! Presto is gold.
Seat 2: new2dis (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: AZ and WI Kid is sitting out
Seat 4: dpy150 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: mbf0700 (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: thmn_kron didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: suzyqmb didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: dbtom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: DonCantabrigia mucked [Ac As] - a pair of Aces<--poorly played AA.

Then I switch tables. I'm working on some other stuff, so I play at a lower limit table and not a speed table, so I can bounce back and forth easily between programs. At the .50/1 tables, I always sit down with $25.

I show this hand to illustrate how many people will chase draws.

Full Tilt Poker Game #3674652884: Table Desert Inn - $0.50/$1 - Limit Hold'em - 1:49:29 ET - 2007/09/26
Seat 1: BT101 ($41.10)
Seat 2: Mangomango ($26.40)
Seat 3: sapphiretonic ($28.90)
Seat 4: jtmurph ($21.25)
Seat 5: guyt8019 ($18.60)
Seat 6: guybrush_th ($22.35)
Seat 7: megabyter ($22.65)
Seat 8: jamyhawk ($25.55)
Seat 9: dchowder ($87.70)
Mangomango posts the small blind of $0.25
sapphiretonic posts the big blind of $0.50
5 seconds left to act
dchowder posts a dead small blind of $0.25
dchowder posts $0.50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jamyhawk [Ad Ah]
jtmurph folds
guyt8019 folds
guybrush_th folds
megabyter calls $0.50
jamyhawk raises to $1<--bet your strong hands!
dchowder has 15 seconds left to act
dchowder calls $0.50
BT101 folds
Mangomango folds
sapphiretonic folds
megabyter calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Kc 3c 9s]
megabyter checks
jamyhawk bets $0.50<--bet your strong hands! No slow playin' here.
dchowder folds
megabyter calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [Kc 3c 9s] [5s]
megabyter checks
jamyhawk bets $1<--bet your strong hands!
megabyter calls $1
*** RIVER *** [Kc 3c 9s 5s] [Js]
megabyter checks
jamyhawk bets $1<--he was on a club draw, surely.
megabyter folds<--folds with 6:1 on his money for a call. So you know he was chasing a draw. Maybe even Ace high.
Uncalled bet of $1 returned to jamyhawk
jamyhawk mucks
jamyhawk wins the pot ($6.65) <-- That's a winner!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7 Rake $0.35
Board: [Kc 3c 9s 5s Js]
Seat 1: BT101 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Mangomango (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: sapphiretonic (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: jtmurph didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: guyt8019 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: guybrush_th didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: megabyter folded on the River
Seat 8: jamyhawk collected ($6.65), mucked
Seat 9: dchowder folded on the Flop

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