Tuesday, 22 May 2007

Spilt Milk

Not crying over it but thought it would be healthy to review my 3 biggest hands.

Started off at first table where I played one hand. Raised, was called. I missed c-bet and was raised and folded. The table breaks up and I leave $3 down.

Start up two tables. First table I initially drop $9 but carry on and eventually finish $18 up. Allw ell on good.

On the second table I notice a familiar name to my right as deadlydp joins the action. I end up $17 down on this table when I finish up. Three biggest losers below.
Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) -'Gilgamesh' 6-max
Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: BLADE__H ($29.40 in chips)
Seat 2: coolshuffle ($20 in chips)
Seat 3: Phillberto01 ($27.05 in chips)
Seat 4: shantanut ($23.95 in chips)
Seat 5: x putter ($11.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Dj3f ($40.90 in chips)
BLADE__H: posts small blind $0.10
coolshuffle: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Phillberto01 [Kd Ac]
Phillberto01: raises $0.75 to $1
shantanut: folds
x putter: calls $1
Dj3f: folds
BLADE__H: folds
coolshuffle: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah 3d 5s]
Phillberto01: bets $1.50
x putter: calls $1.50
Ok standard bet and standard c-bet so far. He calls it so I think he has the following. Ax (x=K,Q,J,) trips, pair (66-10 or maybe 22 or 44)
*** TURN *** [Ah 3d 5s] [2h]
He has a stack size left of US$9 and pot size of $5.35. Tricky. I can check and control the pot size or I can bet strongly and try and get him all in by the river. Third option is a bet that Ax hands will call. I want to fold out the middle pairs and get a call from as many Ax hands as possible so I bet half pot.
Phillberto01: bets $2.50
x putter: calls $2.50
Mmm. I'd usually put his Ax range at AK or AQ now. Other option is trips. Against a decent player I would think I am behind now over half the time - as this guy is a short stack I don't give him that credit. He could be hanging around with a weaker Ace or even refusing to give up on a decent high pair.
River comes.
*** RIVER *** [Ah 3d 5s 2h] [6h]
Flush hits but I can't see any way he has got this far with two hearts. It may encourage him to run a bluff though.
Phillberto01: checks
x putter: bets $3.75
He bets half his remaining stack. I reckon I'm behind over half the time here but not often enough to fold.
Phillberto01: calls $3.75
*** SHOW DOWN ***
x putter: shows [6d 6c] (three of a kind, Sixes)
Phillberto01: mucks hand
x putter collected $17 from pot
He made a very loose call on the turn. He had 6 outs. 8-1 to hit. If he is going for implied odds he needs to make $17.50 to justify the call. Not far off actually. Slightly -EV play from him and he gets lucky.
Any other ways to play it?

Next hand. Same table.

Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) -Table 'Gilgamesh' 6-max
Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ZEWAINE ($29.75 in chips)
Seat 2: forgetaboute ($8.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Phillberto01 ($27.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Thijs1 ($41.15 in chips)
Seat 5: vico the cat ($41.15 in chips)
Seat 6: Dj3f ($10.65 in chips)
ZEWAINE: posts small blind $0.10
forgetaboute: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to Phillberto01 [Ah Qs]
Under the gun but decent cards so I raise.
Phillberto01: raises $0.75 to $1
Thijs1: folds vico the cat: calls $1
Dj3f: folds ZEWAINE: calls $0.90
forgetaboute: calls $0.75
*** FLOP *** [7h Qc 8h]
3 callers and a very drawy board.
ZEWAINE: bets $1.25
forgetaboute: folds
Ok I want to find out if I'm good here and chase out any draws.
Phillberto01: raises $2.25 to $3.50
vico the cat: folds
ZEWAINE: calls $2.25
He sticks around. Mmmm. Still a pretty wide range I could be up against.
*** TURN *** [7h Qc 8h] [9c]
ZEWAINE: checks
Maybe I should have bet again to take it away here. I opt for pot control and check.
Phillberto01: checks
*** RIVER *** [7h Qc 8h 9c] [Kh]
A scare card indeed. Flush gets there.
ZEWAINE: bets $9
Almost pot sized bet. Mmm he doesn't seem scared of the flush. 10 J got there on the turn KQ now beats me. Did he call with Ah10h maybe. or 10hJh or 9h10h. If it is a bluff it is a good one. I have to put give him credit for a hand here.
Phillberto01: folds
ZEWAINE collected $10.50 from pot

Ok last hand.
Table 'Gilgamesh' 6-max
Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: BLADE__H ($32.25 in chips)
Seat 2: deadlydp ($22.50 in chips)
Seat 3: Phillberto01 ($29.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Thijs1 ($38.60 in chips)
Seat 5: Jeffray73 ($21.35 in chips)
Seat 6: Dj3f ($14.95 in chips)
Jeffray73: posts small blind $0.10
Dj3f: posts big blind $0.25
BLADE__H: posts small blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Phillberto01 [6h 6c]
BLADE__H: folds
deadlydp: folds Phillberto01: raises $0.75 to $1
Thijs1: raises $2.50 to $3.50
Jeffray73: folds
Dj3f: folds
Phillberto01: calls $2.50
*** FLOP *** [3h 2d Ks]
Phillberto01: checks
Thijs1: bets $5
Phillberto01: folds
Thijs1 collected $7.10

Pretty straight forward I think. His reraise is likely to be a big pocket pair or AK. I call with an 8-1 chance to hit trips. Need to take a $20 pot down if I hit. Think that is likely enough so call. Miss and fold. Standard?

Deadly recovers his initial winnings and logs out a solid winner. Not my night however. Ah well at least I made inroads on my first deposit bonus. One decent session away from US$50 bonus. Some consolation. And internettexasholdem emailed me to say my books are on the way and gave me the registration code for Poker Ace HUD this morning.

9 comments:

deadlydp said...

The guy (x putter) on the first hand needs a slap! I noticed that having Thijs raising UTG a lot and my limping out of position cost me $10 fast when I sat down. I changed tack and got much more aggressive to get my money back and apparently my post flop aggro factor was very high! Logged out (bed time) $3 up. Congrats on the bonus and look forward to reading the books later :-) Also I have a new game for the PSP, do you want to borrow WPT?

deadlydp said...

I found this hand from a while ago....reason I gave up HU on FT as this is the lowest limit they offer!

Full Tilt Poker Game #2094190704: Table Pear (heads up) - $0.50/$1 - No Limit Hold'em - 9:58:49 ET - 2007/03/29
realphenom : hi
realphenom posts the small blind of $0.50
Deadlydp posts the big blind of $1
The button is in seat #1

Holecards:
Dealt to realphenom [5h6s]
realphenom calls $0.50
Deadlydp checks

Flop:
[2d4h9s]
Deadlydp checks
realphenom checks

Turn:
[2d4h9s] [3h]
Deadlydp bets $2
realphenom raises to $7
Deadlydp calls $5

River:
[2d4h9s3h] [js]
Deadlydp checks
realphenom bets $10
Deadlydp raises to $35
realphenom raises to $92, and is all in
Deadlydp calls $57

Showdown:
realphenom shows [5h6s] (a straight Six high)
Deadlydp mucks
realphenom wins the pot ($199 .50) with a straight Six high
Deadlydp is sitting out

SUMMARY:
Total pot $200 | Rake $0 .50
Board:
[2d4h9s3hjs]
Seat 1: realphenom (small blind) showed [5h6s] and won ($199.50) with a straight Six high
Seat 2: Deadlydp (big blind) mucked [4d9c] - two pair Nines and Fours

Madness to slow play after the flop and even duller to call the all-in. It's possible I may have a drink......

Phillberto said...

Can't really comment on HU hands at those stakes with any first hand knowledge. I guess you have to be willing to get it all in with a draw sometimes but even so. I think the two hearts on the board give him a good reason to play it fast. I'd say your check raise actually over-represents your hand. When he puts it you all in after that I'd say you were beat.

deadlydp said...

I agree....i think watching too much High stakes HU on FTP had steered me in a bad direction. Actually play a lot more passive post flop now in HU, especially OOP.

Phillberto said...

You might appreciate this post I read yesterday they were talking about the concept of making sure you get your money in with a good hand..
and somebody posted this list>
What you need to get it all in.
Micro-stakes - Trips or better.
Low stakes - Two pair or better.
Mid stakes - Top pair - second kicker
High Stakes - K high.

Interesting concept which rings true.

PSP- WPT game sounds good - fancy a go of Tiger Woods?
I'm due you some money for password use. Do you want HK$ or neteller $?

deadlydp said...

HK$ would be nice..unless you want to transfer me some $ on Stars?

I've got Tiger Woods already - I'm playing WSOP TOC on the PSP, which I have to say is better than the WPT one...which I will lend you!

Phillberto said...

HK$ is fine so my bankroll remains intact. How long are you planning to continue with it? Your stats last night were I think around 22/12. I was playing around 17/17 on that table and usually about 20/17. The best SH plan is to never 'open' limp. You sometimes get odds to call behind which causes a little difference in the VP$IP and PFR (usually in the blinds) otherwise you aim for the same VP$IP and PFR figure. If I remember correctly you got raised a lot when you limped and you called and then folded to c-bet. 22/12 are decent full ring stats.

deadlydp said...

Err....
Thats 22% Voluntarily putting $ in pot and 12% Pre flop raising I can decipher. Target of same $ seems logical. I don't use any tracking at the mo, so can't follow that closely. It's not all stats though - you have to use the force too Luke......

Phillberto said...

Correct. Did you close your eyes and use the force to work that one out. I actually just play my cards and the table but it is a good general guideline, Yoda.
Actually they can be a good randomiser. If I havn't played many hands and I'm looking supertight I may throw a raise with 108o in position or 45s or whatever. Don't think its necessary at 25NL against 98% of players but no harm in getting into the habit now. Makes my range a bit less predictable.