Tangling with the maniac

A little bit of run good for a change. After a brutal week where I ran boats into royal flushes and had KK cracked by KK, this weekend was a nice boost to the bankroll.

Hand #1

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - View hand 269598




MP: $50.75

CO: $51.75

BTN: $50.00

SB: $110.40

BB: $56.50

Hero (UTG): $49.75

UTG+1: $53.65



Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with A K

Hero raises to $1.50, 4 folds, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold



Flop: ($3.50) T 9 A (2 players)

SB checks, Hero bets $1.50, SB raises to $3, Hero calls $1.50



Turn: ($9.50) A (2 players)

SB checks, Hero bets $4, SB raises to $9, Hero calls $5



River: ($27.50) J (2 players)

SB bets $18, Hero folds



Final Pot: $27.50

SB wins $26.15

(Rake: $1.35)



A horrible river card, its still early in the fight and the math tells me to call against the villains range but my spider senses tell me I'm beat on the river. Still trying to get a read if he a good LAG or if he doesn't know where the fold button is.


Hand #2

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - View hand 269599




BTN: $50.00

SB: $50.25

BB: $58.25

UTG: $227.05

UTG+1: $50.00

Hero (MP): $49.25

CO: $52.15



Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with J 4

UTG calls $0.50, 4 folds, SB raises to $3, 1 fold, UTG calls $2.50



Flop: ($6.50) Q 7 9 (2 players)

SB bets $4.50, UTG raises to $11.50, SB raises to $47.25 all in, UTG calls $35.75



Turn: ($101.00) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)



River: ($101.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)



Final Pot: $101.00

SB shows K A (high card Ace)

UTG shows 5 5 (a pair of Fives)

UTG wins $98.00

(Rake: $3.00)



Villain 3-bet then called an allin with an under-pair to the board, my initial read on the first hand was wrong. This hand gives me a better line on his play.

Hand #3

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 269600




UTG+2: $52.05

MP1: $54.55

MP2: $57.50

CO: $269.05

BTN: $50.00

SB: $50.00

BB: $50.00

Hero (UTG): $49.25

UTG+1: $52.15



Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with J 7

5 folds, CO raises to $1.50, 2 folds, BB calls $1



Flop: ($3.25) Q K 8 (2 players)

BB checks, CO bets $2, BB raises to $6.50, CO raises to $11, BB calls $4.50



Turn: ($25.25) Q (2 players)

BB checks, CO bets $10, BB calls $10



River: ($45.25) A (2 players)

BB checks, CO bets $27, BB calls $27



Final Pot: $99.25

CO shows 9 T (a pair of Queens)

BB shows K 8 (two pair, Kings and Queens)

BB wins $96.25

(Rake: $3.00)



Villain fired 3 barrels with a gutshot then bluffed the river. Okay, I think I know his game.


Hand #4

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 269601




BB: $51.50

UTG: $49.25

UTG+1: $56.75

UTG+2: $268.95

MP1: $55.00

MP2: $50.00

CO: $95.25

Hero (BTN): $50.85

SB: $50.90



Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with 7 Q

2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, SB calls $0.25, BB checks



Flop: ($2.00) Q 7 7 (4 players)

SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 bets $1.50, Hero raises to $3, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 raises to $5, Hero calls $2



Turn: ($12.00) 8 (2 players)

UTG+2 bets $4.50, Hero raises to $15, UTG+2 raises to $25.50, Hero raises to $45.35 all in, UTG+2 calls $19.85



River: ($102.70) J (2 players - 1 is all in)



Final Pot: $102.70

UTG+2 shows J 8 (two pair, Jacks and Eights)

Hero shows 7 Q (a full house, Sevens full of Queens)

Hero wins $99.70

(Rake: $3.00)



My first double up and more proof this guy is way too aggressive. I flopped the world and I can only figure he thought he could push me off a pair.


Hand #5

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 269602




CO: $50.75

BTN: $55.00

SB: $55.10

BB: $217.80

UTG: $50.00

UTG+1: $50.00

UTG+2: $105.15

Hero (MP1): $99.10

MP2: $50.80



Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP1 with A A

3 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO raises to $3, 2 folds, BB calls $2.50, Hero raises to $99.10 all in, 1 fold, BB calls $96.10



Flop: ($201.45) 8 2 Q (2 players - 1 is all in)



Turn: ($201.45) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)



River: ($201.45) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)



Final Pot: $201.45

BB shows 6 6 (two pair, Queens and Sixes)

Hero shows A A (two pair, Aces and Queens)

Hero wins $198.45

(Rake: $3.00)



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I'd love to say I had no doubt the villain would call the huge preflop overbet, but the reality was I was playing deep and didn't want to to get in an ugly post flop situation when he could have any two. One of the biggest pots I've won on PS.