A couple of interesting hands

[PokrLikeItsProse]

From heads up no limit play:

Dealer: Hero posts the small blind of $25
Dealer: Villain posts the big blind of $50
Dealer: Hero raises to $150
Dealer: Villain folds
Dealer: Uncalled bet of $100 returned to Hero
Dealer: Hero mucks
Dealer: Hero wins the pot ($100)
Dealer: Hero adds $1,200.50
Dealer: Hand #58583611
Dealer: Villain posts the small blind of $25
Dealer: Hero posts the big blind of $50
Dealer: florida starz sits down
Dealer: Villain calls $25
Dealer: Hero raises to $150
Dealer: florida starz stands up
Dealer: Villain calls $100
Dealer: The flop is [8s 2d Js]
Dealer: Hero bets $300
Dealer: Villain calls $300
Dealer: The turn is [7s]
Dealer: Hero checks
Dealer: Villain bets $900
Dealer: Hero has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Hero raises to $3,600
Dealer: Villain raises to $6,394.75, and is all in
Dealer: Hero calls $950, and is all in
Dealer: Villain shows [8c 7h]
Dealer: Hero shows [8h Jd]
Dealer: Uncalled bet of $1,844.75 returned to Spirit
Rock
Dealer: The river is [7d]
Dealer: Villain shows a full house, Sevens full of
Eights
Dealer: Hero shows two pair, Jacks and Eights
Dealer: Villain wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a full
house, Sevens full of Eights

Dealer: Villain posts the small blind of $25
Dealer: Hero posts the big blind of $50
Dealer: Villain raises to $150
Dealer: Hero calls $100
Dealer: The flop is [Js 8s 4s]
Dealer: Hero bets $300
Dealer: Villain raises to $1,200
Dealer: Hero raises to $2,800
Dealer: Villain has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Villain raises to $8,700
Dealer: Hero calls $2,050, and is all in
Dealer: Villain shows [Jc Ks]
Dealer: Hero shows [9s Ts]
Dealer: Uncalled bet of $3,850 returned to Villain
Dealer: The turn is [6s]
Dealer: The river is [Jh]
Dealer: Villain shows a flush, King high
Dealer: Hero shows a flush, Jack high
Dealer: Villain wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a
flush, King high

[fsuplayer]

those are way too hard to read. try reposting the hands with this. (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

[KidPokerX]

ahhh ... hand convert that crap!

[PokrLikeItsProse]

Hmmm, it doesn't convert hands for this site so...is this readable?

25/50 NL heads up

Hand #1
Pre-flop:
Villain (SB) calls, Hero raises to 150, Villain calls.

Flop is: 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif
BB bets 300, SB calls.

Turn is 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif
Villain bets 900, Hero raises to 3600, Villain raises all in to 6394.75, Hero calls 950 all in
Villain shows 8/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif
Hero shows 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif

River is 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
Villain shows a full house, Sevens full of Eights
Hero shows two pair, Jacks and Eights
Villain wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a full house, Sevens full of Eights

Hand #2

Preflop:
Villain (SB) raises to 150, Hero calls.

The flop is J/images/graemlins/spade.gif 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero bets 300, Villain raises to 1200, Hero raises to 2800, Villain raises to 8700, Hero calls 2050 and is all in
Villain shows J/images/graemlins/club.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero shows 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/spade.gif
The turn is 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif
The river is J/images/graemlins/heart.gif
Villain shows a flush, King high
Hero shows a flush, Jack high
Villain wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a
flush, King high

[willie]

those stakes are gigantic...

i could never handle anything like that

ps, those beats suck. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[PokrLikeItsProse]

Ah, well, I just wanted to see what people would say about Phil Ivey and Spirit Rock playing on Full Tilt. No biters.

[PoBoy321]

Of course I don't play anywhere near these levels, but I do just have one question about hand number 1. Why do you raise the turn? Every draw got there. Was this more of a semi-bluff to push villain off a better hand, or were you positive that you were ahead?

[legend42]

[ QUOTE ]
Of course I don't play anywhere near these levels, but I do just have one question about hand number 1. Why do you raise the turn?

[/ QUOTE ]

Headsup? Why wouldn't you raise the turn? You have top 2! I know the draws just got there, but the idea of putting someone on exactly T9 or even a spade draw is ridiculous. Get the chips in there! The guy hit a 2-outer on him.

[PoBoy321]

Then let me ask another question. If you raise when the worst possible card in the deck hits, why not raise the flop and charge a possible draw? I'm not saying that this was necessarily the wrong play, I'm just curious what the reasoning was for it.

[TheWorstPlayer]

He bet 300 on the flop, man. I think you are having a hard time reading these hands properly because they are from an observer's perspective occasionally (since they were observed hands.)

[PoBoy321]

Oh, good call. I didn't realize that this was an observed hand. I thought the OPer was the SB. Nevermind. Still, I'm not sure why check/raising that turn is the right move, but that's probably why I'm playing the .50/1s.

[imperious]

Which one is which, I didn't see you mention it?

If I had to guess I'd say SR is the villain /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[PokrLikeItsProse]

[ QUOTE ]
Which one is which, I didn't see you mention it?

If I had to guess I'd say SR is the villain /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, Spirit Rock was the villain. These hands happened within five minutes of each other.