partygirluk
12-04-2004, 01:03 PM
Hi all,
I have been running very good in the $6.5 Turbos, and decided to give the $16 a shot. I wouldn't really feel comfortable about dropping 6 buy ins in a row, so I will be sticking to the $6.5s, but I thought I could gain a lot from playing at the higher stakes. Overall, the game looked very very beatable. Loose passive, though a better standard than the $6.5s. Hopefully I will make the permanent move within a month. Here are some hands I would appreciate your comments on.
1.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
MP1 (t1380)
MP2 (t1640)
MP3 (t1400)
CO (t1240)
Button (t1760)
<font color="C00000">SB (t1600)</font>
<font color="C00000">Hero (t1480)</font>
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls t20, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t120) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t20</font>, Hero calls t20, UTG folds, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20.
Turn: (t220) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t60</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, SB calls t140.
River: (t620) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: t620
<font color="green">Main Pot: t620 (t620), between SB and Hero.</font>
On the flop I decided to call the weak bet. However, there was a 2 flush on the board and 4 players still to act, so do you think it would have been more wise to fold. I hit my str8 on the turn but the flush came too. It seemed too weak to fold, and I did not want to call as
i) I don't want singleton hearts to stay around
ii) Calling might invite the lone Ace of trump to bluff me out of the pot
iii) If I get reraised now I think I can safely fold.
I am not sure if my raise amount was OK or not. On the river I decided not to bet as I could not see many worse hands calling. I thought it was possible he had a low flush. I didn't fancy getting C/Red either.
2.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
UTG (t1340)
UTG+1 (t1600)
MP1 (t1360)
MP2 (t1240)
MP3 (t1760)
CO (t1360)
Hero (t1850)
SB (t1460)
BB (t1530)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t30, CO calls t30, Hero calls t30, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.
Flop: (t225) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets t60</font>, CO calls t60, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t240[/color.....]
MP3 had already shown a habit of betting out 2*BB on the flop. He would then bet out 2*BB on the turn and river too. The one time he showed down he had TPBK. I was worried about QJ and wanted them all to fold. The board was draw heavy and I wanted to charge the draws, so I raised. Am not sure about this one. Thoughts?
3.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
Button (t860)
SB (t1000)
BB (t2005)
UTG (t1240)
UTG+1 (t1580)
MP1 (t2110)
Hero (t2165)
MP3 (t1385)
CO (t1155)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises to t60</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t60, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t60, SB calls t45, BB calls t30.
Flop: (t300) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t210</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t900</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t690.
Turn: (t2100) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.
River: (t2100) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t279{color]
Figured I could put in 3 percent of my chips preflop with a niceish hand and position. Could not hope for much better flops so put in a big raise. I take the free card on the turn as I cant see him folding, then bet on the end when I hit. Standard?
I have been running very good in the $6.5 Turbos, and decided to give the $16 a shot. I wouldn't really feel comfortable about dropping 6 buy ins in a row, so I will be sticking to the $6.5s, but I thought I could gain a lot from playing at the higher stakes. Overall, the game looked very very beatable. Loose passive, though a better standard than the $6.5s. Hopefully I will make the permanent move within a month. Here are some hands I would appreciate your comments on.
1.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
MP1 (t1380)
MP2 (t1640)
MP3 (t1400)
CO (t1240)
Button (t1760)
<font color="C00000">SB (t1600)</font>
<font color="C00000">Hero (t1480)</font>
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls t20, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t120) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t20</font>, Hero calls t20, UTG folds, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20.
Turn: (t220) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t60</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, SB calls t140.
River: (t620) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: t620
<font color="green">Main Pot: t620 (t620), between SB and Hero.</font>
On the flop I decided to call the weak bet. However, there was a 2 flush on the board and 4 players still to act, so do you think it would have been more wise to fold. I hit my str8 on the turn but the flush came too. It seemed too weak to fold, and I did not want to call as
i) I don't want singleton hearts to stay around
ii) Calling might invite the lone Ace of trump to bluff me out of the pot
iii) If I get reraised now I think I can safely fold.
I am not sure if my raise amount was OK or not. On the river I decided not to bet as I could not see many worse hands calling. I thought it was possible he had a low flush. I didn't fancy getting C/Red either.
2.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
UTG (t1340)
UTG+1 (t1600)
MP1 (t1360)
MP2 (t1240)
MP3 (t1760)
CO (t1360)
Hero (t1850)
SB (t1460)
BB (t1530)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t30, CO calls t30, Hero calls t30, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.
Flop: (t225) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets t60</font>, CO calls t60, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t240[/color.....]
MP3 had already shown a habit of betting out 2*BB on the flop. He would then bet out 2*BB on the turn and river too. The one time he showed down he had TPBK. I was worried about QJ and wanted them all to fold. The board was draw heavy and I wanted to charge the draws, so I raised. Am not sure about this one. Thoughts?
3.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>
Button (t860)
SB (t1000)
BB (t2005)
UTG (t1240)
UTG+1 (t1580)
MP1 (t2110)
Hero (t2165)
MP3 (t1385)
CO (t1155)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises to t60</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t60, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t60, SB calls t45, BB calls t30.
Flop: (t300) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets t210</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t900</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t690.
Turn: (t2100) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.
River: (t2100) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t279{color]
Figured I could put in 3 percent of my chips preflop with a niceish hand and position. Could not hope for much better flops so put in a big raise. I take the free card on the turn as I cant see him folding, then bet on the end when I hit. Standard?