No more Holdems

Well not really, but I've come to the conclusion that the NL25/NL50 games on Stars aren't anywhere near as profitable for me as Rush poker or PLO25.

Rush poker still seems to be a fish-fest although the games aren't quite as soft anymore. I do find I enjoy this format more than the regular long-format online game. I often hear people ask if its a fad or how long it will be around, but i think this might be the future of online poker.

An interesting thing I noted while multi-tabling both NLH and PLO recently, was how much more comfortably i can play maniacs in PLO. I was fortunate enough to be sitting snugly to the left of a maniac on a NLH table but still had an awful time finding a playable hand with just two cards. Yet with PLO, there are so many more preflop hand combinations that can profitably call a maniac then either hit the flop extremely hard or be an easy fold.



FG

A broadway wrap

I asked myself in this hand:

"Self, am i happy to jam preflop if someone re-pops me?"


On the flop, i then asked myself:

"Self, this is as good as it gets without flopping the nuts. What equity do i have against a variety of hand ranges?".


A little study of this hand is required...




Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 8 players

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UTG: $25.05

UTG+1: $24.55

MP1: $15.00

MP2: $5.35

Hero (CO): $25.00

BTN: $70.30

SB: $29.10

BB: $6.55



Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with K J Q T

1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.10, BTN calls $1.10, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.85



Flop: ($3.65) J 3 9 (3 players)

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $2.50, BTN folds, UTG+1 folds



Final Pot: $3.65

Hero mucks K J Q T

Hero wins $3.50

(Rake: $0.15)




Edit:

And the answer is.

Against aces preflop:

Hand
Kh Js Qd Tc 36.28%
Ah Ad 7s 7c 63.72%


Against top set on the flop:

board: Jc 3s 9d
Hand
Kh Js Qd Tc 43.29%
Jh Jd 5s 5c 56.71%


Against other straight draws:

board: Jc 3s 9d
Hand
Kh Js Qd Tc 71.71%
Td Qh 8s 7d 28.29%


This result surprised me:

board: Jc 3s 9d
Hand
Kh Js Qd Tc 64.88%
Td Qh As Ks 35.12%

A WTF hand

Villain is a tagfish - super tight preflop, super aggressive on the flop and rarely folds.

Full Tilt Poker $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

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MP2: $24.55

CO: $48.69

BTN: $30.31

Hero (SB): $24.00

BB: $30.55

UTG: $10.00

UTG+1: $25.72

UTG+2: $22.17

MP1: $20.49



Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A 7

4 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.15, BB checks



Flop: ($0.75) A 7 6 (3 players)

Hero bets $0.50, BB calls $0.50, MP2 raises to $1.75, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3.50, MP2 folds



Turn: ($10.50) T (2 players)

Hero checks, BB bets $8, Hero raises to $19.75 all in, BB calls $11.75



River: ($50.00) Q (2 players - 1 is all in)



Final Pot: $50.00

Hero shows A 7 (two pair, Aces and Sevens)

BB shows 8 5 (Ace Queen high)

Hero wins $47.50

(Rake: $2.50)

Rush Marathon

I played 400 hands straight of Rush poker tonight over maybe an hour or so. I actually didn't feel too bad despite a fairly frustrating session of break-even poker until hand 401 when i doubled up with a set.

In hindsight though, i think a hundred hands then a small break would be higher EV. Just wanted to test my limits.



FG

Where the fish are jumping...

After grinding 100 or so hands on Stars to eventually break even, I thought I'd take a quick dip in the Rush Poker pond. Around 150 hands and a short time later, I finish with a profit of 3 buyins at 25NL.

I guess I've found a new fishing spot for the time being.



FG

Pair and a draw in Rush

I need to run the odds for this hand. I'm curious my equity against his range.


Full Tilt Poker $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players

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Hero (CO): $13.52

BTN: $10.85

SB: $24.73

BB: $29.06

UTG: $4.43

UTG+1: $0.87

UTG+2: $7.75

MP1: $14.06

MP2: $10.60



Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with A K

5 folds, Hero raises to $0.30, 2 folds, BB calls $0.20



Flop: ($0.65) 9 3 A (2 players)

BB checks, Hero bets $0.50, BB raises to $1.60, Hero raises to $5, BB raises to $28.76 all in, Hero calls $8.22 all in



Turn: ($27.09) 5 (2 players - 2 are all in)



River: ($27.09) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)



Final Pot: $27.09

Hero shows A K (a flush, Ace high)

BB shows T Q (a flush, Ace high)

Hero wins $25.29

(Rake: $1.80)





Against a made flush:

board: 9s3sAs
Hand Pot equity
AcKs 31.72%
QsTs 68.28%


Against a set:

board: 9s3sAs
Hand Pot equity
AcKs 29.80%
9h9d 70.20%


Against two pair:

board: 9s3sAs
Hand Pot equity
AcKs 44.49%
Ah9d 55.51%

Maybe i shouldn't have been so happy to ship it in....



FG