My best hand ever played

[AceHiStation]

Watching the cheesy but kinda interesting WSOP "best hand I ever played" got me thinking. I thought Lederer's slowplayed 33 into Chan was a pretty cool one. Anyways, I've decided to post a hand I thought was one of my best, simply because my read was spot-on basically down to the exact cards. I thought it'd be kind of cool to see what kind of hands people would post, so let it begin...



Villain in this hand was very aggressive postflop, and I had seen him reraising his draws pretty big in the past. I put villain on the nut draw but was obviously unsure of his kicker. The way he continued betting, I felt I would get all my money in on any non-A and non-spade but I didn't want to go all-in and force him to fold the worst hand. Enjoy...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

Button ($2998)
SB ($1655)
BB ($1870)
Hero ($5473.84)
UTG+1 ($2882)
MP1 ($2291.50)
MP2 ($2256)
CO ($2302)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $10.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $80</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Button calls $80, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($190) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $150</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $500</font>, Hero calls $350.

Turn: ($1190) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $1000</font>, Hero calls $1000.

River: ($3190) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button calls $1418 (All-In), Hero calls $1418.

Final Pot: $6026

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Th Tc (one pair, tens).
Button has 9s As (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins $6026. </font>

hehe sweet.

[AZK]

I'll say it before anyone else does: check raise turn. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[durrrr]

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I'll say it before anyone else does: check raise turn. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[AceHiStation]

I knew someone would say checkraise turn... but I didn't want to scare off a total bluff. And noone else cares to post their best hand?

[punter11235]

Ive never played a hand which I am proud of /images/graemlins/frown.gif
Maybe time to stop multitabling.

[sapster]

Mine is from 10/20nl this weekend. 4 handed I raised button with ato bb reraises me, good player has been pushing me around as I haven't had much in terms of cards. K72 rainbow flop. He bets 2/3 I call. Turn is blank check check. River he bets 900 leaving himself 700, I shove Ace high he folds.

[Mens Rea]

OK - I'll give it a shot. This is from memory. The best hand I ever played...

In his first hand of the night, I bluffed villain out of a huge pot with A-9, after he had raised preflop. He proceeded to berate me for the next two hours. Every hand I played. I was loving it. He was creating action for me, and I was sitting nice and patient for a chance to set him up.

The game is 5-10. Effective stacks are 3.5k. Villain is MP, Hero is the Button.

Villain open raises for $40 (Standard). Two people call. I call on the button with 5-7o.

Flop is Kd Qd 6s. - Checks around.

Turn is 8c - Villan bets $150. All fold. Hero calls.

River is 4s. Hero has the nuts. Villan bets $300 and has about $3000 behind. I'm thinking to myself, how can I get the most from him here. If he has KK, then I'll get it anywayThen I realize, he hates me - I can stack him here. I look him in the face and laugh, and shove for $3k. He insta-calls and shows AK.

I say, "Nice call."

[scdavis0]

Why did you say nice call?

[JaBlue]

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Why did you say nice call?

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seriously. ugh

[Mens Rea]

I say "nice call" because I'm an [censored] and I was sick of him table captaining away the fish.

[krammatrix]

2-5 nl home game. Villain has 2.5k, hero covers. I've played a lot of pots with villain, and he's getting fed up with me bluffing him. It folds around to the sb (1st time in 5 hours), i limp 88, he makes it 25, i make it 100, he calls. Flop: AA8, i push allin, he calls with 87o

[citanul]

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I say "nice call" because I'm an [censored] and I was sick of him table captaining away the fish.

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you said that he was creating lots of action for you. that's the opposite of table captaining away the fish.

[ahnuld]

Pretty pleased with this one yesterday. Playing 400nl heads up. I have A9 offsuit. I call villans raise, he had positiom and had been raising 80% of hands in position.

Flop comes A35. I lead 3/4 pot, he calls. Turn is a 4. I check, he bets 65 into 45 pot. I call. River was 6. He bets 150 into 170. I call, he shows QT offsuit. I type pwned and he tilts off his stack.

[crosse91]

that's horrible.

[edge]

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Why did you say nice call?

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Yeah, because seriously, everyone on this board is a robot with no emotions that always plays perfectly. If someone insults me for two hours, I don't even care!

DON'T TAP THE GLASS DAWG

[Rotterdaum]

observed at 10/20 PS game today
I'm not in it but it's a damn great hand. Maybe best hand HE's ever played /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Button had an Ace high flush - AcKc or AcQc


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20 BB (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

Converter Screw up ($3118.40)
UTG+1 ($2134)
MP1 ($2914)
MP2 ($3453.15)
CO ($2778)
Button ($7124)
SB ($8530)
BB ($2000)

Preflop:

Flop: ($30) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $120</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $340</font>, BB folds, Button calls $220.

Turn: ($710) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $640</font>, Button calls $640.

River: ($1990) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $3000</font>, Button calls $3000.

Final Pot: $7990

Results:
Button doesn't show.
SB has Tc 8c (straight flush, jack high).
Outcome: SB wins $7990.

[kagame]

why is the sb check raising with the 2nd nuts + oesfd

what a badass cold call, too bad it didnt happen

[flawless_victory]

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why is the sb check raising with the 2nd nuts + oesfd

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kidding?

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too bad it didnt happen

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bet it did.

[kagame]

the button limped with AKc/AQc??? why do you see this as likely?

also, check raising with this big of a hand isnt a good play, lead three bet or stop and go if raised, this is a hand to play a big pot not snap off a small bluff, wow i cant believe someone advocates check raising here

[flawless_victory]

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the button limped with AKc/AQc??? why do you see this as likely?

also, check raising with this big of a hand isnt a good play, lead three bet or stop and go if raised, this is a hand to play a big pot not snap off a small bluff, wow i cant believe someone advocates check raising here

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the convertor is effed on this hand, the button most likely raised pre.

they are 7k deep and checkraising this flop is fine, dont be silly. just cause u lead doesnt mean you are getting raised.

[octop]

2/4 nl on bodog
I raise ak utg to 25 and get 2 callers
flop is 2 9 10
I bet 50 get one caller
Now this guy I had played with for several hours and he loved his draws and was stuck about 6 buyins
The turn is a 4 and I check
He moves all in for 250
I think for a while and type "i may look like an [censored] but I think you have jack queen" and I call
I was right and the river is a lovely duece

[kagame]

you can tell theres no preflop raise by the flop pot size betting and the number of people to see the flop

yeah check raising is "fine", so is anything but check folding, but leading out is optimal

them being deep makes this even more true, your hand is disgused and you have a much better chance of winning a really big pot

do you see why?

[Yeti]

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also, check raising with this big of a hand isnt a good play, lead three bet or stop and go if raised, this is a hand to play a big pot not snap off a small bluff, wow i cant believe someone advocates check raising here

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I agree completely. flawless, no need to mix up your play. Just do the same thing every time.

[Rotterdaum]

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why is the sb check raising with the 2nd nuts + oesfd

what a badass cold call, too bad it didnt happen

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PokerStars Game #3143234812
go ahead check for yourself

and I assure you the other guy had A high flush by the huge reaction of the other players at the table (9 player table)

[Rotterdaum]

Converter didn't digest this hand well. Final pot was 8137, not 7990,

Preflop action was

Everyone folds to Button, who raises $40 to $60. SB calls. BB calls.

[Yeti]

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you can tell theres no preflop raise by the flop pot size betting and the number of people to see the flop

......(more condescension here)......

do you see why?

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Preflop action was Everyone folds to Button, who raises $40 to $60. SB calls. BB calls.

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Oh, snap!

[w_alloy]

Mine was probably the 500th hand I ever played of NL. I was playing only 1 table of 2/4 on party, I was inexperienced but the game was super good.

to make a short story shorter, I ended up overcalling all in preflop with AA, 4 others in, 2 KK, 1 AQs, and one JJ. The aces held up. There was some extra money on the table and I covered so the pot was around 800bbs including my money.

I'll take that over expert play anyday.

[flawless_victory]

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you can tell theres no preflop raise by the flop pot size betting and the number of people to see the flop

......(more condescension here)......

do you see why?

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Preflop action was Everyone folds to Button, who raises $40 to $60. SB calls. BB calls.

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Oh, snap!

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PWNED.

I have J /images/graemlins/club.gif7 /images/graemlins/club.gif. My opponent has been playing only premium hands (QQ-AA, AK, AQ), raising to 10x BB and then pushing 200xBB no matter what.

Opponent opens for $20, I call.

Flop J74, open pushes $400, I call.

Opponent shows QQ. River bricks twice. I win.

[jrforman]

This is the first ever hand I played post flop at a live casino playing NL holdem. Game is a 2/5 uncapped game and I bought in for $500. A bunch of limpers and I limp with 22 on button. Flop comes 7 3 2 and we get it all-in three way on the flop and I am up against a set of 7s and a set of 3s. Suffice it to say I river quads and scoop a $1500+ pot. Welcome to NL holdem baby...

[FoxwoodsFiend]

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2-5 nl home game. Villain has 2.5k, hero covers. I've played a lot of pots with villain, and he's getting fed up with me bluffing him. It folds around to the sb (1st time in 5 hours), i limp 88, he makes it 25, i make it 100, he calls. Flop: AA8, i push allin, he calls with 87o

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You do realize you played this hand terribly right?

[kagame]

ok when you change the pot size YES theres room for a preflop raise

btw my condenscension was about the inferior line taken, not the seeming lack of a pf raise which plus the bizarre nature of the play with the possible 2nd nuts would help contribute to making a strong case for him not having AKc/AQc

the line i advocate is still the best, and was the main point of my posts, which youd like to forget but cant because you realize you are really not improving your game by wasting time on these forums where you dont listen to players who are much better than yourself

[krammatrix]

can you elaborate on why i played the hand so bad?

[flawless_victory]

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can you elaborate on why i played the hand so bad?

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fairly certain he cant.

[flawless_victory]

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because you realize you are really not improving your game by wasting time on these forums where you dont listen to players who are much better than yourself

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prove it.
HU as high as u can handle.

[AEKDBet]

because you realize you are really not improving your game by wasting time on these forums where you dont listen to players who are much better than yourself prove it.HU as high as u can handle. (http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/flingthrowdo.html)

[AEKDBet]

Why is leading better than checkraising, granted you do not know opponents' cards?

[crosse91]

his call sucked not yours.

[kagame]

you got a full tilt account? again, this is furthering my point, you havent addressed your initial argument about the check raising line, which would seem to indicate you concede, you are having alot of fun sidestepping the issue

leading at pots vs check raising, isnt this advanced NL 101?

i might as well just refer you to the ciaffone NL and PL text, but ill say a little something i suppose

in my own personal experience, it is much easier to win a huge pot by leading instead of check raising because people are much less likely to put you on a monster, as you could have many different hands to lead, also this allows you to increase the pot by creating a more likely situation for a three bet when you are raised, check raising is probably the most overused play in NL

to be honest i really only like check raising with draws to pick off aggressive players, or when i wont like about 70% of turns and want to end the hand immediately

[flawless_victory]

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you got a full tilt account?

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sure. PM me if u dont like money.

[edge]

Hey! I want to see this cockfight! Let me know when you guys play. I love internet drama.

[amoeba]

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to be honest i really only like check raising with draws to pick off aggressive players, or when i wont like about 70% of turns and want to end the hand immediately

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maybe this is why checkraising with a monster is good sometimes.

seriously, leading with a monster is fine. checkraising with a monster is fine. its not as if leading with a monster is anything new and revolutionary. it all depends on how you've been playing your other hands the last few cycles.

if you've been picking off continuation with checkraises then checkraising with monster is fine as there is chance of 3 bet from villain.

I don't see how we can just blatantly state that lead is better than checkraise.

as with everything, it depends.

[kagame]

no need for a pm

im often on there waiting at a table by myself for a HU contest at 5/10 or 3/6

same sn as here