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Marcin Doliwa

05-19-2004, 11:01 PM

Hand no 1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (9 handed)

Button (t30875)
SB (t9192)
BB (t9729)
UTG (t17095)
UTG+1 (t33306)
MP1 (t29764)
Doli (t12875)
MP3 (t15470)
CO (t29394)

Preflop: Doli is MP2 with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG raises to t2400, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Doli calls t2400, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t2400, SB folds, BB calls t1800.

Flop: (t9400) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (4 players) 
BB checks, UTG checks, Doli checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t9400) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (4 players) 
BB checks, UTG checks, Doli checks, Button checks.

River: (t9400) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (4 players) 
BB checks, UTG checks, Doli bets t2400, Button calls t2400, BB folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t14200
Main Pot: t14200 (t14200), between Button and Doli. > Pot won by Button (t14200).

Results in white below: 
Doli shows Ad Ks (one pair, nines).
Button shows 8s 8d (two pair, nines and eights).
Outcome: Button wins t14200. 

Hrobably i should be more agressive on turn, when UTG checks again, or just check the river.

Hand no 2

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (9 handed)

MP2 (t41075)
MP3 (t10167)
CO (t9204)
Button (t13645)
SB (t35106)
BB (t29014)
Doli (t7925)
UTG+1 (t12920)
MP1 (t28644)

Preflop: Doli is UTG with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Doli raises to t1800, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t1800, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t1200.

Flop: (t5200) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players) 
BB checks, Doli checks, MP3 bets t1200, BB folds, Doli calls t1200.

Turn: (t7600) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players) 
Doli checks, MP3 bets t2400, Doli calls t2400.

River: (t12400) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players) 
Doli checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: t12400
Main Pot: t12400 (t12400), between MP3 and Doli. > Pot won by Doli (t12400).

Results in white below: 
Doli shows Jh Jc (two pair, jacks and tens).
MP3 shows Jd 9s (one pair, tens).
Outcome: Doli wins t12400. 

That was really hard hand to play for me. Preflop allin or a bit higher rise, turn: fold or allin?

Hand no 3: My last hand
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed)

UTG (t43775)
UTG+1 (t28306)
MP1 (t78227)
MP2 (t40028)
MP3 (t37891)
CO (t33677)
Doli (t9225)
SB (t16902)
BB (t19744)

Preflop: Doli is Button with T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t1200, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls t1200, Doli calls t1200, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t6000) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif (5 players) 
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, CO bets t2400, Doli raises to t7950, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 calls t7950, CO raises to t32402, MP1 calls t24452.

Turn: (t78754) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players) 

River: (t78754) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players) 

Final Pot: t78754
Main Pot: t78754 (t78754), between MP1, CO and Doli. > Pot won by CO (t78754).

Results in white below: 
MP1 shows 7s Ah (one pair, aces).
CO shows Ad Kc (two pair, aces and kings).
Doli shows Ts As (one pair, aces).
Outcome: CO wins t78754. 

Here i was thinking about moving preflop, cause i was shortstacked and it seems to be very good situation to move in. After flop, i was sure that i beat MP1, but wasnt sure about CO. I think i had to move allin.

Poker Jon

05-20-2004, 08:24 AM

Doli,

I think you played all 3 hands very weakly. The one thing that I have learnt from this forum is that controlled aggression will win you more pots than you lose. Weak play will continually lose you pots.

Hand 1

I dont mind the call pre-flop, but I think you missed the boat to take the hand down with a T3000 (or thereabouts) bet on the turn. If you get reraised by UTG then you can lay it down and still have some chips to play with. The river bet was a crying bet and UTG was right to call. If you are going to bet the river, make it a much bigger bet - even an all-in.

Hand 2

This is even weaker. JJ isn't the strongest hand in the world from UTG, but I don't mind your raise - you could also consider limping. Then you check the flop which I don't understand UNLESS you are going to check-raise all in here. You cant flat call the bet for 1/5 of your stack (with almost 1/2 your stack in the pot now). You have to check raise all in, or not check it round and go all in yourself.

Hand 3

With the blinds eating up 1/6 of your stack and 1 limper already, I would be going all in or folding this hand. I know in this situation you would have lost anyway (to AK), but MP1 has such a big stack, he could be holding any two cards for T1200. A call here is a terrible play. Personally for me I would have folded the hand.

You need to look at your position and other players chip stacks to determine how aggressive to be.

Remember though this is only IMHO!

Cheers,

Jon

Stoneii

05-20-2004, 08:56 AM

Hi Doli

Just my tuppence worth but I'm very much a learner so buyer beware /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Hand 1:
I might just call here preflop too but a reraise will usually shake out all other players leaving you and original raiser. When flop is checked to me, I have to find out where my hand stands so would raise (otherwise you can't know where you are). If original raiser has AQ, well then you'll likely be reraised and can get away, if not, they'll probably put you on it and release their hands.

Hand2:

JJ UTG at a full table is a limp at best for me as it's so often a losing hand (unless short stacked and going all-in). Not quite sure where MP3 thought J9o was a call from a short stacked UTG raise but that's by the by. I agree with Jon, with a good portion of your stack involved, you have to drive out weaker hands or fold, depending on your read, but not call giving odds to draws.

Hand3
Agreed, it's a fold or all-in for me - don't believe Jon either when he says he'd fold this, he'd be all-in end of story /images/graemlins/grin.gif.

G'Luck

stoneii