I didn't listen to my own advice. Shame on me. Instead of moving down after tilting off those buyins, I took a break, and jumped right back into 25NL. Turned out in my favor, though, as I now sit at $475ish. I've had some sessions before, have been winning again, but I had an epic session today which really shows how much I've grown as a player. Here are some of the big hands:
I'm leaving the player names mostly because some of the hands involve the same villain, so there is some history/metagame going on in some hands. I know posting screen names is somewhat frowned upon, but oh well.
First big hand, villain is obviously just an idiot. Easy money (I'm using PokerTracker for hand conversions now):
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
GREKARUS (CO): $19.82
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $25.00
durrrr418 (SB): $25.80
AAtobill (BB): $25.35
wedo54 (UTG): $36.71
durrrr418 posts SB $0.10, AAtobill posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ah Ac
wedo54 calls $0.25, GREKARUS raises to $1.25, NimhOfJoy raises to $3.25, fold, fold, fold, GREKARUS calls $2.00
Flop: ($7.10, 2 players) 8s Jh 7h
GREKARUS bets $5.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $21.75 and is all-in, GREKARUS calls $11.57 and is all-in
Turn: ($40.24, 2 players) 3c
River: ($40.24, 2 players) As
GREKARUS shows 9h 9s (One Pair, Nines)
NimhOfJoy shows Ah Ac (Three of a Kind, Aces)
NimhOfJoy wins $38.25
Like, what is he doing? One of the other players commented he was a total fish, and easy to read, which is unfortunate that he quit the table right after this.
Next decent hand, got 3 streets of value out of KK (not posting it because it's totally standard).
Standard double barrel with a big draw:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
2v2v (CO): $34.96
Austin3484 (BTN): $42.86
poketterie (SB): $19.51
NimhOfJoy (BB): $39.34
mellado38 (UTG): $14.67
fallus88 (MP): $25.00
poketterie posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Kc 3c
fold, fold, fold, Austin3484 raises to $0.75, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Austin3484 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) 2c 5c 3s
NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, Austin3484 calls $3.00
Turn: ($11.10, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy bets $7.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $10.56
I point out this hand because I started to open up my 3-betting range a lot, and it really causes a lot of the future hands to play out the way they do. Manipulating my table image and what people think about me is a big part of why this session was so much fun and so successful.
Staying out of danger:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Ben221 (UTG): $27.46
goillini79 (MP): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (CO): $44.07
siatus (BTN): $28.61
AAtobill (SB): $30.63
edwolb (BB): $18.75
AAtobill posts SB $0.10, edwolb posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ts 9s
Ben221 raises to $1.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25, siatus raises to $4.25, fold, fold, Ben221 calls $3.00, NimhOfJoy calls $3.00
Flop: ($13.10, 3 players) 3h 4c Tc
Ben221 checks, NimhOfJoy checks, siatus bets $8.00, Ben221 raises to $23.21 and is all-in, fold, fold
Ben221 wins $27.68
I called the 3b here because T9s is a great implied odds hand I can semibluff if I hit a good flop, and it's an easy fold if I hit a one-pair type hand, like I did, as there is no way I'm ever good here. There would have to be some serious history I'm not aware of for that to be good, and I didn't have that read. I like Ben221's play here; his range is either a set (TT), a good overpair (JJ+, although I'd be surprised if he didn't 4b QQ/KK/AA pre, especially with a coldcaller - me - in between), or a big draw (AKs, AQs, AJs), and as a good portion of siatus's range is bluffs/junky squeezing hands, the shove here is good.
Float/bluff-raise:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Billy Jorge (BTN): $19.02
RRS Dolla (SB): $32.01
KuzRus (BB): $26.91
Love Panda (UTG): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (MP): $26.54
electro_mm (CO): $5.40
RRS Dolla posts SB $0.10, KuzRus posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Ah
Love Panda raises to $0.75, NimhOfJoy calls $0.75, fold, fold, fold, fold
Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) Ts Kc 7c
Love Panda bets $1.25, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25
Turn: ($4.35, 2 players) Tc
Love Panda bets $2.50, NimhOfJoy raises to $8.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $8.90
These are the types of plays I love making, and they never worked at 10NL, because no one folds a K here at that limit. I just have to remember to balance my range in these spots, and raise flushes/sets on this turn (although I would probably raise sets on the flop, as it's so wet, to charge draws, and actually check back this turn when I boat up; once I do, there are few hands/cards I'm afraid of, and my range is weighted to Ks checking back for pot control, and this allows the villain to bluff at me or call a river bet with a weaker hand). Those are the leaks I'm going to have to look at besides my tilt control as I start to move up in stakes.
Fold river?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Dogtoot2 (BTN): $4.93
goillini79 (SB): $31.25
NimhOfJoy (BB): $33.67
TheNoocH (UTG): $24.85
nhartle (MP): $28.67
mvp4kobe (CO): $23.65
goillini79 posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Ad
TheNoocH raises to $0.75, fold, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 9h Kh As
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $1.00, NimhOfJoy calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) 4c
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $2.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
River: ($7.60, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $6.00, NimhOfJoy calls $6.00
TheNoocH shows 7c 7h (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
NimhOfJoy mucks Qs Ad (One Pair, Aces)
TheNoocH wins $18.64
I just posted this one at 2+2:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/69/micro-stakes-pl-nl/25nl-tpgk-wet-board-facing-river-bet-836555/
I called the river here because I felt my hand was a) underrepped and b) looked a ton like a busted draw, and that villain could be betting a wide river range as bluffs, as well as overvaluing AJ/AT type hands. Upon evaluation, the bet seems much bigger on the river than the turn (and I took a note on his bet sizing), and I think I could have folded.
That followed up with this spew:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Dogtoot2 (UTG): $4.43
goillini79 (MP): $31.50
NimhOfJoy (CO): $25.00
TheNoocH (BTN): $34.18
nhartle (SB): $28.42
mvp4kobe (BB): $23.65
nhartle posts SB $0.10, mvp4kobe posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 9h 9s
fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, TheNoocH raises to $2.50, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.35, 2 players) Jd 7c Ks
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $3.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $7.50, TheNoocH calls $4.50
Turn: ($20.35, 2 players) As
NimhOfJoy bets $15.00 and is all-in, TheNoocH calls $15.00
River: ($50.35, 2 players) Tc
NimhOfJoy shows 9h 9s (One Pair, Nines)
TheNoocH shows Kh Kc (Three of a Kind, Kings)
TheNoocH wins $48.35
Yeah, terrible, I know. The thing about it, though, is that in the past, this hand would have ruined my session. I would have gone on monkey tilt, lost another 2-3 buyins, and went to bed very upset. Instead, I said in the chat, "nh, that was pretty terrible" and moved on. And managed to come back and have a winning session. It was really positive for me to be able to see a marked improvement in my self-control here.
Not too much to see here, relatively standard, but important for metagame:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (CO): $25.35
KuzRus (BTN): $26.24
Love Panda (SB): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (BB): $31.04
maori hard1 (UTG): $9.95
Love Panda posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jc Jh
fold, Jgold2790 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Jgold2790 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) Kh 5d 9h
NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, Jgold2790 calls $3.00
Turn: ($11.10, 2 players) Ts
NimhOfJoy bets $6.00, Jgold2790 raises to $19.85 and is all-in, fold
Jgold2790 wins $21.98
There are two or 3 other big hands against this villain. I end up totally soul-owning him later on :).
Mixing up my donking hands:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Austin3484 (CO): $39.95
goillini79 (BTN): $27.61
NimhOfJoy (SB): $25.87
TheNoocH (BB): $73.05
nhartle (UTG): $25.00
mvp4kobe (MP): $22.03
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, TheNoocH posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 4h 3h
fold, mvp4kobe raises to $0.85, Austin3484 calls $0.85, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.75, fold
Flop: ($2.80, 3 players) 6d Ts 5d
NimhOfJoy bets $2.00, fold, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $2.66
I planned on barrelling any 2, 7, diamond, A or (maybe) K. In situations where you're setting up a semi-bluff, you have to remember when you're trying to represent and have a plan for future streets. This is something that I'm much better at online than live, where the amount of times I have done things like call a turn c/r to fold to a blank river is pretty bad.
The value of 3betting relentlessly:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (UTG): $26.46
lammarn (MP): $27.62
KuzRus (CO): $25.45
Love Panda (BTN): $25.35
NimhOfJoy (SB): $25.00
maori hard1 (BB): $29.83
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, maori hard1 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Kd Ks
Jgold2790 raises to $1.00, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $3.25, fold, Jgold2790 raises to $7.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $25.00 and is all-in, Jgold2790 calls $18.00
Flop: ($50.25, 2 players) 2s Js 7s
Turn: ($50.25, 2 players) 4c
River: ($50.25, 2 players) Ad
NimhOfJoy shows Kd Ks (One Pair, Kings)
Jgold2790 shows Ac Kc (One Pair, Aces)
Jgold2790 wins $48.25
Yeah, I lost, but I got him to put his entire stack in way behind. No one believes you have anything, ever, and you get PAID on your big hands like crazy.
Picking off a bluff:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (SB): $48.36
lammarn (BB): $16.87
KuzRus (UTG): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (CO): $28.63
maori hard1 (BTN): $37.61
Jgold2790 posts SB $0.10, lammarn posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jd Qs
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, maori hard1 calls $0.75, Jgold2790 raises to $3.75, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $3.00, fold
Flop: ($8.50, 2 players) 8c 9d 5d
Jgold2790 bets $4.75, NimhOfJoy raises to $24.88 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $17.13
As you can see, we've been playing back at each other a bit, and I managed to get the upper hand in this one. Just felt like he was squeezing pre, and if he felt like hero calling Ahi/small pair I had some outs to back me up. It's pretty marginal, but I was pretty sure he had junk there.
Betting him off a chop:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Austin3484 (MP): $39.22
goillini79 (CO): $25.16
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $29.65
jonnnz (SB): $25.00
nhartle (BB): $37.74
Davis0987 (UTG): $25.35
jonnnz posts SB $0.10, nhartle posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Js 8s
fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 9s 8c Jd
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, nhartle calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) 7s
nhartle bets $2.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
River: ($7.60, 2 players) Ts
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $25.90 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $7.23
Sometimes your barrels don't work:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (UTG): $39.51
Jefftrez (CO): $25.85
jonnnz (BTN): $26.45
NimhOfJoy (SB): $37.93
maori hard1 (BB): $35.34
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, maori hard1 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ac 7h
fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, maori hard1 calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.50, 2 players) 9d 9s Js
NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, maori hard1 calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.50, 2 players) 8s
NimhOfJoy bets $2.25, maori hard1 calls $2.25
River: ($8.00, 2 players) Kd
NimhOfJoy bets $4.50, maori hard1 raises to $10.00, fold
maori hard1 wins $16.17
I just felt the board ran out pretty sick, and there were a lot of hands that would fold, but I was also playing really aggressive, and it's entirely possible he flopped or turned a boat here and was trapping me.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (CO): $26.10
qazikm2000 (BTN): $26.45
poketterie (SB): $40.12
NimhOfJoy (BB): $51.91
mellado38 (UTG): $12.13
fallus88 (MP): $42.38
poketterie posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Td Ts
fold, fallus88 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 4c 9d Qs
NimhOfJoy checks, fallus88 bets $1.00, NimhOfJoy calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) Ac
NimhOfJoy checks, fallus88 checks
River: ($3.60, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy bets $2.50, fallus88 calls $2.50
NimhOfJoy shows Td Ts (One Pair, Tens)
fallus88 shows Qd As (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
fallus88 wins $8.18
I got to give my villain a lot of a credit for checking back the turn here. It looks like a cbet and done type hand, an underpair, or a weak Q scared by the ace. Gave me the chance to bluff at it, and it worked. Kudos.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (CO): $37.61
inkm0n (BTN): $30.77
jonnnz (SB): $26.20
NimhOfJoy (BB): $39.77
woodyrulz (UTG): $25.00
jonnnz posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jh 5h
fold, Jgold2790 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Jgold2790 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) 6h 8h Tc
NimhOfJoy bets $3.25, Jgold2790 calls $3.25
Turn: ($11.60, 2 players) 5d
NimhOfJoy bets $8.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $11.04
Same villain. Remember the metagame: I got it in v him in a very similar spot holding KK. He's got to be nervous with even JJ/QQ, and I really felt like he was floating me here, as I had been 3betting/cbetting a lot. The turn improved my equity and gave me a lot of outs, and I bet big to look like a big pair trying to protect against a flush draw.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (BB): $29.86
ricooe1977 (UTG): $25.00
jonnnz (CO): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $52.51
woodyrulz (SB): $25.10
woodyrulz posts SB $0.10, Jgold2790 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ad As
fold, jonnnz raises to $0.75, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.25, fold, fold, jonnnz raises to $7.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $52.51 and is all-in, jonnnz calls $18.00 and is all-in
Flop: ($50.35, 2 players) 8h 9h 6h
Turn: ($50.35, 2 players) Ah
River: ($50.35, 2 players) Ac
jonnnz shows Qs Qd (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
NimhOfJoy shows Ad As (Four of a Kind, Aces)
NimhOfJoy wins $48.35
Pure metagame. Villain here is total nit. No way in heaven or hell is he 4betting QQ as a standard play. But against a button that's be aggro as shit like me, 4b/c here is perfectly reasonable. What he should know is that v him, because I know he's a nit, I'm not going to shove here with less that KK+/AK which I guess he has the equity to call off against, but he's always going to be in a tough spot OOP v me.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
electro_mm (UTG): $17.64
NimhOfJoy (CO): $43.28
jonnnz (BTN): $25.65
nhartle (SB): $25.00
Davis0987 (BB): $29.22
nhartle posts SB $0.10, Davis0987 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 7c 5c
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle raises to $2.00, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25
Flop: ($4.25, 2 players) 4c 2d Th
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy checks
Turn: ($4.25, 2 players) Ac
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, nhartle raises to $6.25, NimhOfJoy calls $3.25
River: ($16.75, 2 players) 6h
nhartle bets $8.50, fold
nhartle wins $15.93
This was definitely a mistake. Turn check/raise is almost a minraise. I had great equity with a FD + gutshot, and I don't believe the line represents anything, so he's folding a lot of times to a shove here. I knew it the moment I called and bricked the river, too :(.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (UTG): $28.48
qazikm2000 (BTN): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (SB): $53.79
ricooe1977 (BB): $25.14
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, ricooe1977 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jc Ac
fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, ricooe1977 raises to $2.25, NimhOfJoy calls $1.50
Flop: ($4.50, 2 players) Td 7c 6c
NimhOfJoy checks, ricooe1977 bets $3.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $8.00, ricooe1977 calls $5.00
Turn: ($20.50, 2 players) Qs
NimhOfJoy bets $15.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $19.50
Standard semi-bluffing a big draw. So many outs on the turn, and I really feel he had a weak pair here.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (SB): $51.01
qazikm2000 (BB): $25.70
goillini79 (UTG): $25.75
NimhOfJoy (MP): $60.72
joey93107 (CO): $34.49
ricooe1977 (BTN): $25.00
LiLZhiMiNG posts SB $0.10, qazikm2000 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 4s 6s
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, ricooe1977 calls $0.75, LiLZhiMiNG raises to $4.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $3.50, fold
Flop: ($9.50, 2 players) 4h Qd 8s
LiLZhiMiNG bets $6.25, NimhOfJoy calls $6.25
Turn: ($22.00, 2 players) 9h
LiLZhiMiNG checks, NimhOfJoy bets $13.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $20.93
I called pre a) because it looked like a squeeze and b) great implied odds hand against a villain I'm deep with. Flop is basically a float, because I expect him to have a ton of junk in his range, and I just take it away on the turn.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Il_Nistra (BB): $25.00
durrrr_cn (UTG): $25.92
NimhOfJoy (MP): $38.84
jonnnz (CO): $25.00
nhartle (BTN): $38.68
Davis0987 (SB): $25.00
Davis0987 posts SB $0.10, Il_Nistra posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Tc
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle calls $0.75, fold, fold
Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) Js 5d 9h
NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, nhartle raises to $3.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
Turn: ($7.85, 2 players) 5h
NimhOfJoy checks, nhartle bets $4.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $11.00, nhartle calls $7.00
River: ($29.85, 2 players) 4c
NimhOfJoy bets $24.09 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $28.38
I didn't feel he was raising the flop with a set. I felt he was raising my standard cbet with some top pair hands, maybe a straight draw, maybe some underpairs. I didn't feel the flop raise was strong, given my image and the table dynamic (kind of a gameflow thing), as I would expect a set to call the flop and let me keep barelling. I check/raised the turn because I felt I would get a lot of folds against what felt like a weak range. When he called, I felt he probably had a J, maybe TT, maybe a stubborn 9, and even if I brick the river, I'm just so committed to the pot, I didn't think I could give up now, and I didn't think he was that strong. The shove was almost potsized, and BIG, especially since we're both somewhat deep (which is part of the reason I check/raised the turn, as I felt those weaker one-pair hands are probably folding, expecting a pot-sized river shove).
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
qazikm2000 (BTN): $26.25
goillini79 (SB): $26.04
NimhOfJoy (BB): $70.35
joey93107 (UTG): $34.49
ricooe1977 (CO): $25.00
goillini79 posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 5c 5d
joey93107 raises to $0.75, fold, qazikm2000 raises to $2.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00, joey93107 calls $1.50
Flop: ($6.85, 3 players) 4s 3h 7c
NimhOfJoy checks, joey93107 checks, qazikm2000 checks
Turn: ($6.85, 3 players) Tc
NimhOfJoy bets $4.00, joey93107 calls $4.00, qazikm2000 calls $4.00
River: ($18.85, 3 players) 4h
NimhOfJoy checks, joey93107 bets $9.00, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $9.00
joey93107 shows Qc Ah (One Pair, Fours)
NimhOfJoy shows 5c 5d (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)
NimhOfJoy wins $35.06
Oh, this was such a sick call. Honestly, I called pre because I thought I'd get good odds if I took the flop 3 way. Turn is a stabby bet at a pot no one seems to care about, and when the villain bets the river here, I just feel like his line represents absolutely nothing. Any pair/hand that beats us, we would have a heard from on the turn, honestly, as the board gets a little wet. The only hand I feel he can represent is TT, and that is such a small part of his range, whereas the bulk of it was whiffed Ahi hands (I don't feel AT is a) calling a 3b OOP preflop or b) betting that river that big - what is he getting value from?). Sick call, imo.
Alright, time to go to bed. Also, I suck at tournaments; I really need to play less of them. They just drain my bankroll.
I'm leaving the player names mostly because some of the hands involve the same villain, so there is some history/metagame going on in some hands. I know posting screen names is somewhat frowned upon, but oh well.
First big hand, villain is obviously just an idiot. Easy money (I'm using PokerTracker for hand conversions now):
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
GREKARUS (CO): $19.82
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $25.00
durrrr418 (SB): $25.80
AAtobill (BB): $25.35
wedo54 (UTG): $36.71
durrrr418 posts SB $0.10, AAtobill posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ah Ac
wedo54 calls $0.25, GREKARUS raises to $1.25, NimhOfJoy raises to $3.25, fold, fold, fold, GREKARUS calls $2.00
Flop: ($7.10, 2 players) 8s Jh 7h
GREKARUS bets $5.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $21.75 and is all-in, GREKARUS calls $11.57 and is all-in
Turn: ($40.24, 2 players) 3c
River: ($40.24, 2 players) As
GREKARUS shows 9h 9s (One Pair, Nines)
NimhOfJoy shows Ah Ac (Three of a Kind, Aces)
NimhOfJoy wins $38.25
Like, what is he doing? One of the other players commented he was a total fish, and easy to read, which is unfortunate that he quit the table right after this.
Next decent hand, got 3 streets of value out of KK (not posting it because it's totally standard).
Standard double barrel with a big draw:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
2v2v (CO): $34.96
Austin3484 (BTN): $42.86
poketterie (SB): $19.51
NimhOfJoy (BB): $39.34
mellado38 (UTG): $14.67
fallus88 (MP): $25.00
poketterie posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Kc 3c
fold, fold, fold, Austin3484 raises to $0.75, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Austin3484 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) 2c 5c 3s
NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, Austin3484 calls $3.00
Turn: ($11.10, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy bets $7.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $10.56
I point out this hand because I started to open up my 3-betting range a lot, and it really causes a lot of the future hands to play out the way they do. Manipulating my table image and what people think about me is a big part of why this session was so much fun and so successful.
Staying out of danger:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Ben221 (UTG): $27.46
goillini79 (MP): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (CO): $44.07
siatus (BTN): $28.61
AAtobill (SB): $30.63
edwolb (BB): $18.75
AAtobill posts SB $0.10, edwolb posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ts 9s
Ben221 raises to $1.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25, siatus raises to $4.25, fold, fold, Ben221 calls $3.00, NimhOfJoy calls $3.00
Flop: ($13.10, 3 players) 3h 4c Tc
Ben221 checks, NimhOfJoy checks, siatus bets $8.00, Ben221 raises to $23.21 and is all-in, fold, fold
Ben221 wins $27.68
I called the 3b here because T9s is a great implied odds hand I can semibluff if I hit a good flop, and it's an easy fold if I hit a one-pair type hand, like I did, as there is no way I'm ever good here. There would have to be some serious history I'm not aware of for that to be good, and I didn't have that read. I like Ben221's play here; his range is either a set (TT), a good overpair (JJ+, although I'd be surprised if he didn't 4b QQ/KK/AA pre, especially with a coldcaller - me - in between), or a big draw (AKs, AQs, AJs), and as a good portion of siatus's range is bluffs/junky squeezing hands, the shove here is good.
Float/bluff-raise:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Billy Jorge (BTN): $19.02
RRS Dolla (SB): $32.01
KuzRus (BB): $26.91
Love Panda (UTG): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (MP): $26.54
electro_mm (CO): $5.40
RRS Dolla posts SB $0.10, KuzRus posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Ah
Love Panda raises to $0.75, NimhOfJoy calls $0.75, fold, fold, fold, fold
Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) Ts Kc 7c
Love Panda bets $1.25, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25
Turn: ($4.35, 2 players) Tc
Love Panda bets $2.50, NimhOfJoy raises to $8.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $8.90
These are the types of plays I love making, and they never worked at 10NL, because no one folds a K here at that limit. I just have to remember to balance my range in these spots, and raise flushes/sets on this turn (although I would probably raise sets on the flop, as it's so wet, to charge draws, and actually check back this turn when I boat up; once I do, there are few hands/cards I'm afraid of, and my range is weighted to Ks checking back for pot control, and this allows the villain to bluff at me or call a river bet with a weaker hand). Those are the leaks I'm going to have to look at besides my tilt control as I start to move up in stakes.
Fold river?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Dogtoot2 (BTN): $4.93
goillini79 (SB): $31.25
NimhOfJoy (BB): $33.67
TheNoocH (UTG): $24.85
nhartle (MP): $28.67
mvp4kobe (CO): $23.65
goillini79 posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Ad
TheNoocH raises to $0.75, fold, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 9h Kh As
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $1.00, NimhOfJoy calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) 4c
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $2.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
River: ($7.60, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $6.00, NimhOfJoy calls $6.00
TheNoocH shows 7c 7h (Three of a Kind, Sevens)
NimhOfJoy mucks Qs Ad (One Pair, Aces)
TheNoocH wins $18.64
I just posted this one at 2+2:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/69/micro-stakes-pl-nl/25nl-tpgk-wet-board-facing-river-bet-836555/
I called the river here because I felt my hand was a) underrepped and b) looked a ton like a busted draw, and that villain could be betting a wide river range as bluffs, as well as overvaluing AJ/AT type hands. Upon evaluation, the bet seems much bigger on the river than the turn (and I took a note on his bet sizing), and I think I could have folded.
That followed up with this spew:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Dogtoot2 (UTG): $4.43
goillini79 (MP): $31.50
NimhOfJoy (CO): $25.00
TheNoocH (BTN): $34.18
nhartle (SB): $28.42
mvp4kobe (BB): $23.65
nhartle posts SB $0.10, mvp4kobe posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 9h 9s
fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, TheNoocH raises to $2.50, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.35, 2 players) Jd 7c Ks
NimhOfJoy checks, TheNoocH bets $3.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $7.50, TheNoocH calls $4.50
Turn: ($20.35, 2 players) As
NimhOfJoy bets $15.00 and is all-in, TheNoocH calls $15.00
River: ($50.35, 2 players) Tc
NimhOfJoy shows 9h 9s (One Pair, Nines)
TheNoocH shows Kh Kc (Three of a Kind, Kings)
TheNoocH wins $48.35
Yeah, terrible, I know. The thing about it, though, is that in the past, this hand would have ruined my session. I would have gone on monkey tilt, lost another 2-3 buyins, and went to bed very upset. Instead, I said in the chat, "nh, that was pretty terrible" and moved on. And managed to come back and have a winning session. It was really positive for me to be able to see a marked improvement in my self-control here.
Not too much to see here, relatively standard, but important for metagame:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (CO): $25.35
KuzRus (BTN): $26.24
Love Panda (SB): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (BB): $31.04
maori hard1 (UTG): $9.95
Love Panda posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jc Jh
fold, Jgold2790 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Jgold2790 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) Kh 5d 9h
NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, Jgold2790 calls $3.00
Turn: ($11.10, 2 players) Ts
NimhOfJoy bets $6.00, Jgold2790 raises to $19.85 and is all-in, fold
Jgold2790 wins $21.98
There are two or 3 other big hands against this villain. I end up totally soul-owning him later on :).
Mixing up my donking hands:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Austin3484 (CO): $39.95
goillini79 (BTN): $27.61
NimhOfJoy (SB): $25.87
TheNoocH (BB): $73.05
nhartle (UTG): $25.00
mvp4kobe (MP): $22.03
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, TheNoocH posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 4h 3h
fold, mvp4kobe raises to $0.85, Austin3484 calls $0.85, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.75, fold
Flop: ($2.80, 3 players) 6d Ts 5d
NimhOfJoy bets $2.00, fold, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $2.66
I planned on barrelling any 2, 7, diamond, A or (maybe) K. In situations where you're setting up a semi-bluff, you have to remember when you're trying to represent and have a plan for future streets. This is something that I'm much better at online than live, where the amount of times I have done things like call a turn c/r to fold to a blank river is pretty bad.
The value of 3betting relentlessly:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (UTG): $26.46
lammarn (MP): $27.62
KuzRus (CO): $25.45
Love Panda (BTN): $25.35
NimhOfJoy (SB): $25.00
maori hard1 (BB): $29.83
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, maori hard1 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Kd Ks
Jgold2790 raises to $1.00, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $3.25, fold, Jgold2790 raises to $7.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $25.00 and is all-in, Jgold2790 calls $18.00
Flop: ($50.25, 2 players) 2s Js 7s
Turn: ($50.25, 2 players) 4c
River: ($50.25, 2 players) Ad
NimhOfJoy shows Kd Ks (One Pair, Kings)
Jgold2790 shows Ac Kc (One Pair, Aces)
Jgold2790 wins $48.25
Yeah, I lost, but I got him to put his entire stack in way behind. No one believes you have anything, ever, and you get PAID on your big hands like crazy.
Picking off a bluff:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (SB): $48.36
lammarn (BB): $16.87
KuzRus (UTG): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (CO): $28.63
maori hard1 (BTN): $37.61
Jgold2790 posts SB $0.10, lammarn posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jd Qs
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, maori hard1 calls $0.75, Jgold2790 raises to $3.75, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $3.00, fold
Flop: ($8.50, 2 players) 8c 9d 5d
Jgold2790 bets $4.75, NimhOfJoy raises to $24.88 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $17.13
As you can see, we've been playing back at each other a bit, and I managed to get the upper hand in this one. Just felt like he was squeezing pre, and if he felt like hero calling Ahi/small pair I had some outs to back me up. It's pretty marginal, but I was pretty sure he had junk there.
Betting him off a chop:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Austin3484 (MP): $39.22
goillini79 (CO): $25.16
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $29.65
jonnnz (SB): $25.00
nhartle (BB): $37.74
Davis0987 (UTG): $25.35
jonnnz posts SB $0.10, nhartle posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Js 8s
fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 9s 8c Jd
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, nhartle calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) 7s
nhartle bets $2.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
River: ($7.60, 2 players) Ts
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $25.90 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $7.23
Sometimes your barrels don't work:
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (UTG): $39.51
Jefftrez (CO): $25.85
jonnnz (BTN): $26.45
NimhOfJoy (SB): $37.93
maori hard1 (BB): $35.34
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, maori hard1 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ac 7h
fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, maori hard1 calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.50, 2 players) 9d 9s Js
NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, maori hard1 calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.50, 2 players) 8s
NimhOfJoy bets $2.25, maori hard1 calls $2.25
River: ($8.00, 2 players) Kd
NimhOfJoy bets $4.50, maori hard1 raises to $10.00, fold
maori hard1 wins $16.17
I just felt the board ran out pretty sick, and there were a lot of hands that would fold, but I was also playing really aggressive, and it's entirely possible he flopped or turned a boat here and was trapping me.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (CO): $26.10
qazikm2000 (BTN): $26.45
poketterie (SB): $40.12
NimhOfJoy (BB): $51.91
mellado38 (UTG): $12.13
fallus88 (MP): $42.38
poketterie posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Td Ts
fold, fallus88 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $0.50
Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 4c 9d Qs
NimhOfJoy checks, fallus88 bets $1.00, NimhOfJoy calls $1.00
Turn: ($3.60, 2 players) Ac
NimhOfJoy checks, fallus88 checks
River: ($3.60, 2 players) 7s
NimhOfJoy bets $2.50, fallus88 calls $2.50
NimhOfJoy shows Td Ts (One Pair, Tens)
fallus88 shows Qd As (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
fallus88 wins $8.18
I got to give my villain a lot of a credit for checking back the turn here. It looks like a cbet and done type hand, an underpair, or a weak Q scared by the ace. Gave me the chance to bluff at it, and it worked. Kudos.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (CO): $37.61
inkm0n (BTN): $30.77
jonnnz (SB): $26.20
NimhOfJoy (BB): $39.77
woodyrulz (UTG): $25.00
jonnnz posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jh 5h
fold, Jgold2790 raises to $0.75, fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.50, Jgold2790 calls $1.75
Flop: ($5.10, 2 players) 6h 8h Tc
NimhOfJoy bets $3.25, Jgold2790 calls $3.25
Turn: ($11.60, 2 players) 5d
NimhOfJoy bets $8.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $11.04
Same villain. Remember the metagame: I got it in v him in a very similar spot holding KK. He's got to be nervous with even JJ/QQ, and I really felt like he was floating me here, as I had been 3betting/cbetting a lot. The turn improved my equity and gave me a lot of outs, and I bet big to look like a big pair trying to protect against a flush draw.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Jgold2790 (BB): $29.86
ricooe1977 (UTG): $25.00
jonnnz (CO): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (BTN): $52.51
woodyrulz (SB): $25.10
woodyrulz posts SB $0.10, Jgold2790 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Ad As
fold, jonnnz raises to $0.75, NimhOfJoy raises to $2.25, fold, fold, jonnnz raises to $7.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $52.51 and is all-in, jonnnz calls $18.00 and is all-in
Flop: ($50.35, 2 players) 8h 9h 6h
Turn: ($50.35, 2 players) Ah
River: ($50.35, 2 players) Ac
jonnnz shows Qs Qd (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
NimhOfJoy shows Ad As (Four of a Kind, Aces)
NimhOfJoy wins $48.35
Pure metagame. Villain here is total nit. No way in heaven or hell is he 4betting QQ as a standard play. But against a button that's be aggro as shit like me, 4b/c here is perfectly reasonable. What he should know is that v him, because I know he's a nit, I'm not going to shove here with less that KK+/AK which I guess he has the equity to call off against, but he's always going to be in a tough spot OOP v me.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
electro_mm (UTG): $17.64
NimhOfJoy (CO): $43.28
jonnnz (BTN): $25.65
nhartle (SB): $25.00
Davis0987 (BB): $29.22
nhartle posts SB $0.10, Davis0987 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 7c 5c
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle raises to $2.00, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $1.25
Flop: ($4.25, 2 players) 4c 2d Th
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy checks
Turn: ($4.25, 2 players) Ac
nhartle checks, NimhOfJoy bets $3.00, nhartle raises to $6.25, NimhOfJoy calls $3.25
River: ($16.75, 2 players) 6h
nhartle bets $8.50, fold
nhartle wins $15.93
This was definitely a mistake. Turn check/raise is almost a minraise. I had great equity with a FD + gutshot, and I don't believe the line represents anything, so he's folding a lot of times to a shove here. I knew it the moment I called and bricked the river, too :(.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (UTG): $28.48
qazikm2000 (BTN): $25.00
NimhOfJoy (SB): $53.79
ricooe1977 (BB): $25.14
NimhOfJoy posts SB $0.10, ricooe1977 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Jc Ac
fold, fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, ricooe1977 raises to $2.25, NimhOfJoy calls $1.50
Flop: ($4.50, 2 players) Td 7c 6c
NimhOfJoy checks, ricooe1977 bets $3.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $8.00, ricooe1977 calls $5.00
Turn: ($20.50, 2 players) Qs
NimhOfJoy bets $15.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $19.50
Standard semi-bluffing a big draw. So many outs on the turn, and I really feel he had a weak pair here.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
LiLZhiMiNG (SB): $51.01
qazikm2000 (BB): $25.70
goillini79 (UTG): $25.75
NimhOfJoy (MP): $60.72
joey93107 (CO): $34.49
ricooe1977 (BTN): $25.00
LiLZhiMiNG posts SB $0.10, qazikm2000 posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 4s 6s
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, ricooe1977 calls $0.75, LiLZhiMiNG raises to $4.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $3.50, fold
Flop: ($9.50, 2 players) 4h Qd 8s
LiLZhiMiNG bets $6.25, NimhOfJoy calls $6.25
Turn: ($22.00, 2 players) 9h
LiLZhiMiNG checks, NimhOfJoy bets $13.00, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $20.93
I called pre a) because it looked like a squeeze and b) great implied odds hand against a villain I'm deep with. Flop is basically a float, because I expect him to have a ton of junk in his range, and I just take it away on the turn.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
Il_Nistra (BB): $25.00
durrrr_cn (UTG): $25.92
NimhOfJoy (MP): $38.84
jonnnz (CO): $25.00
nhartle (BTN): $38.68
Davis0987 (SB): $25.00
Davis0987 posts SB $0.10, Il_Nistra posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has Qs Tc
fold, NimhOfJoy raises to $0.75, fold, nhartle calls $0.75, fold, fold
Flop: ($1.85, 2 players) Js 5d 9h
NimhOfJoy bets $1.00, nhartle raises to $3.00, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00
Turn: ($7.85, 2 players) 5h
NimhOfJoy checks, nhartle bets $4.00, NimhOfJoy raises to $11.00, nhartle calls $7.00
River: ($29.85, 2 players) 4c
NimhOfJoy bets $24.09 and is all-in, fold
NimhOfJoy wins $28.38
I didn't feel he was raising the flop with a set. I felt he was raising my standard cbet with some top pair hands, maybe a straight draw, maybe some underpairs. I didn't feel the flop raise was strong, given my image and the table dynamic (kind of a gameflow thing), as I would expect a set to call the flop and let me keep barelling. I check/raised the turn because I felt I would get a lot of folds against what felt like a weak range. When he called, I felt he probably had a J, maybe TT, maybe a stubborn 9, and even if I brick the river, I'm just so committed to the pot, I didn't think I could give up now, and I didn't think he was that strong. The shove was almost potsized, and BIG, especially since we're both somewhat deep (which is part of the reason I check/raised the turn, as I felt those weaker one-pair hands are probably folding, expecting a pot-sized river shove).
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
qazikm2000 (BTN): $26.25
goillini79 (SB): $26.04
NimhOfJoy (BB): $70.35
joey93107 (UTG): $34.49
ricooe1977 (CO): $25.00
goillini79 posts SB $0.10, NimhOfJoy posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) NimhOfJoy has 5c 5d
joey93107 raises to $0.75, fold, qazikm2000 raises to $2.25, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $2.00, joey93107 calls $1.50
Flop: ($6.85, 3 players) 4s 3h 7c
NimhOfJoy checks, joey93107 checks, qazikm2000 checks
Turn: ($6.85, 3 players) Tc
NimhOfJoy bets $4.00, joey93107 calls $4.00, qazikm2000 calls $4.00
River: ($18.85, 3 players) 4h
NimhOfJoy checks, joey93107 bets $9.00, fold, NimhOfJoy calls $9.00
joey93107 shows Qc Ah (One Pair, Fours)
NimhOfJoy shows 5c 5d (Two Pair, Fives and Fours)
NimhOfJoy wins $35.06
Oh, this was such a sick call. Honestly, I called pre because I thought I'd get good odds if I took the flop 3 way. Turn is a stabby bet at a pot no one seems to care about, and when the villain bets the river here, I just feel like his line represents absolutely nothing. Any pair/hand that beats us, we would have a heard from on the turn, honestly, as the board gets a little wet. The only hand I feel he can represent is TT, and that is such a small part of his range, whereas the bulk of it was whiffed Ahi hands (I don't feel AT is a) calling a 3b OOP preflop or b) betting that river that big - what is he getting value from?). Sick call, imo.
Alright, time to go to bed. Also, I suck at tournaments; I really need to play less of them. They just drain my bankroll.
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