Doomswitched!

Down 6 buyins and counting since Friday night....but I refuse to whine about bad beats. Probably cos there aren't really any to tell - almost every time my money goes in all but dead. Set under set, straight under nut straight, turned top two under turned straight (that was a peach) etc etc.

One side benefit is the numbing effect of continuously getting stacked - usually I steam a little but for the last few I honestly felt nothing.


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FG

Escape from the cooler

Guy directly to my right (not in the pot) is the maniac all the sharks are fishing for. I love my seat and recently doubled through the maniac. Very next hand, this gem comes up.

Both opponents are decent regulars who are multi-tabling. After counting down the clock I say to myself - "This HAS to be a cooler. It's gotta be set vs nut flush. Nothing else makes sense. Right????"



Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players

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BB: $26.25

UTG: $38.80

UTG+1: $7.15

MP1: $16.40

MP2: $37.35

CO: $6.45

Hero (BTN): $52.15

SB: $9.75



Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with K 6

UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, BB checks



Flop: ($1.75) J 4 3 (7 players)

SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, MP2 bets $1.50, CO folds, Hero raises to $4.50, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $4.50, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to $7.50, Hero folds, UTG calls $3



Turn: ($21.25) A (2 players)

UTG checks, MP2 bets $3.75, UTG calls $3.75



River: ($28.75) 4 (2 players)

UTG bets $24, MP2 calls $24



Final Pot: $76.75

UTG shows J J (a full house, Jacks full of Fours)

MP2 mucks 2 Q

UTG wins $73.75

(Rake: $3.00)

Shake n' Bake!

In the freeroll at my local last night I finished 2nd and won a case of beer for my efforts. The $100 would have been nice but my luck ran out in the end. I shoved with A9 into A7 and she flopped trips. Good luck to her and she deserved the win having played really well. One thing to take out of the tournament is that I'm a very different tournament player to last year. This is primarily down to
- I play a much looser but more math oriented game and move alot of chips throughout the tournament. I built a monster stack and most likely was chip leader at different stages. This almost never occurred in the past as I played a very careful TAG game by the book in the past. I saw alot of show downs, I won some pots while behind and gave the impression I didn't care if I won or lost - which was true.
- I was very happy with my 'pace' in the tournament. I've always thought of tournaments as being similar to Nascar racing. You need to push your car pretty hard, on some corners your car will float and you'll need to back off. But the harder you push, the better your chances of winning.
- I really enjoy these brick and mortar freerolls now. When I first started some years back I was pretty nervous and clueless. Then I progressed to the angry Tagfish that was bitter and frustrated when I was almost always getting my $ in good and getting bad beats put on me. Now I realize it's all about the enjoyment. Of course I'm EXTREMELY competitive, but at the end of the day this is a hobby (with side benefits) and I have enough stress at work without creating more on my private time.

Dodging bullets like Neo

Fair to say I'm running good this past week. I've been getting the $ in while in front, but I've had to run extremely well and dodge alot of cards to win the big pots. The interesting thing was most of the opponent were decent players and not the usual lagtards that I usually try to play big pots with.




Hand #1:

(same hand as the last post but I wanted to see the math)

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 8 players - View hand 117039

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UTG: $24.10

Hero (UTG+1): $15.00

MP1: $9.55

MP2: $13.35

CO: $17.60

BTN: $8.95

SB: $10.00

BB: $5.00



Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG+1 with 7 K 9 J

UTG calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, MP1 calls $0.10, MP2 calls $0.10, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.10, 1 fold, BB checks



Flop: ($0.65) T A 8 (6 players)

BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, BTN calls $0.50, BB folds, UTG calls $0.50



Turn: ($2.65) 6 (4 players)

UTG checks, Hero bets $2.30, MP2 raises to $4.60, BTN folds, UTG calls $4.60, Hero raises to $14.40 all in, MP2 calls $8.15 all in, UTG calls $9.80



River: ($44.20) 2 (3 players - 2 are all in)



Final Pot: $44.20

UTG shows Q 6 J A (two pair, Aces and Sixes)

Hero shows 7 K 9 J (a flush, Ace high)

MP2 mucks 7 9 T 5

Hero wins $3.10

Hero wins $38.90

(Rake: $2.20)





Odds:

board: TdAd8s
Hand Pot equity
7sKd9hJd 53.98%
Qs6cJhAs 33.03%
7d9sTc5s 12.99%

board: TdAd8s6s
Hand Pot equity
7sKd9hJd 47.22%
Qs6cJhAs 36.11%
7d9sTc5s 16.67%




Hand #3

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 117535

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SB: $10.65

BB: $24.70

UTG: $14.60

UTG+1: $44.35

Hero (MP1): $24.75

MP2: $41.95

CO: $25.00

BTN: $35.15



Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is MP1 with 5 5

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.25, SB calls $0.15, BB checks



Flop: ($1.25) 5 Q A (5 players)

SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1, BTN raises to $2.50, SB folds, BB calls $2.50, UTG+1 calls $2.50, Hero raises to $10, BTN raises to $34.90 all in, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $32.40, Hero calls $14.50 all in



Turn: ($98.05) 8 (3 players - 2 are all in)



River: ($98.05) 6 (3 players - 2 are all in)



Final Pot: $98.05

UTG+1 shows Q K (a pair of Queens)

Hero shows 5 5 (three of a kind, Fives)

BTN shows A 5 (two pair, Aces and Fives)

BTN wins $20.80

Hero wins $74.25

(Rake: $3.00)





Odds:
board: 5sQdAs
Hand Pot equity
5h5d 57.81%
KsQs 33.00%
Ac5c 9.19%

Omaha insurance hand

Just about to run out to a freeroll at my local club. This was an interesting hand which I plan look into further and see how my hand stacked up against the others.

Both players were solid, the player to my right seemed very tight and knew the game.

I considered checking the turn and hope for a blank on the river, but with so many redraws I shoved and closed my eyes.




Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 8 players - View hand 117039

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UTG: $24.10

Hero (UTG+1): $15.00

MP1: $9.55

MP2: $13.35

CO: $17.60

BTN: $8.95

SB: $10.00

BB: $5.00



Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG+1 with 7 K 9 J

UTG calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, MP1 calls $0.10, MP2 calls $0.10, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.10, 1 fold, BB checks



Flop: ($0.65) T A 8 (6 players)

BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, BTN calls $0.50, BB folds, UTG calls $0.50



Turn: ($2.65) 6 (4 players)

UTG checks, Hero bets $2.30, MP2 raises to $4.60, BTN folds, UTG calls $4.60, Hero raises to $14.40 all in, MP2 calls $8.15 all in, UTG calls $9.80



River: ($44.20) 2 (3 players - 2 are all in)



Final Pot: $44.20

UTG shows Q 6 J A (two pair, Aces and Sixes)

Hero shows 7 K 9 J (a flush, Ace high)

MP2 mucks 7 9 T 5

Hero wins $3.10

Hero wins $38.90

(Rake: $2.20)