gergery
06-03-2004, 06:12 PM
The key question: what should I bet preflop?
***** Hand History for Game 646772068 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 4009508) - Thu Jun 03 10:08:21 EDT 2004
Table Table 13833 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: SB (2805)
Seat 5: BadGuy (2310)
Seat 6: UTG (665)
Seat 7: UTG+1 (810)
Seat 8: CO (480)
Seat 9: Hero (930)
SB posts small blind (50)
BadGuy posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 9s, 9c ]
UTG folds.
UTG+1 folds.
CO folds.
Hero on button raises (350) to 350
BOTH BLINDS WERE BIG STACKS AND KINDA LOOSE SO I WAS HOPING TO PICK UP BLINDS, WHICH IS WHY I BET ALITTLE HIGHER THAN I USUALLY DO (250 USUALLY WORKS FINE TO MAKE MOST GO AWAY IN PP TOURNEYS AT THIS LEVEL). BUT DOES THIS LOOK EVEN MORE LIKE A STEAL SINCE I’M ON THE BUTTON? I DON’T THINK LIMPING CAN BE RIGHT, BUT I THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE CALLED FOLDING POCKET 99s 6-HANDED IN UNRAISED POT ON BUTTON CAN’T BE RIGHT. SHOULD I HAVE GONE ALL IN AND HOPED TO DOUBLE UP IF HE CALLS? OR BET SMALLER SO I CAN GET AWAY IF A BAD BOARD HITS (BUT THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE OVERCARDS AND HE COULD EASILY BLUFF AT ME)
SB folds
BadGuy in BB calls (250)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ks, 8c, Ts ]
BadGuy checks.
Hero bets (580)
THIS WAS CLEARLY A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. BLUFFING AT A BIG STACK INTO A BOARD WITH 1) HIGH CARDS, 2) STRAIGHT POSSIBILITES, AND FLUSH POTENTIAL WAS NOT ONE OF MY SMARTER MOVES. BUT I WAS GOING TO BE LEFT WITH JUST 580 AT THAT POINT. THIS WAS THE FIRST HAND AT THIS LEVEL, THO.
Hero is all-In. [ Tc Qd ] 2ND PR
BadGuy calls (580)
THIS WAS ALSO A BIT OF A LOOSE CALL IMHO (BUT OBVIOUSLY CORRECT) HE MUST HAVE PUT ME ON A TOTAL STEAL FROM THE BEGINNING. HE WAS ONLY RIGHT AFTER THE THE FLOP.
I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED HE CALLED ME WITH THAT HAND, AS IT’S A BAD LOOSE CALL PREFLOP IMHO
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Jd ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $1910 with Hero
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1910 |
Board: [ Ks 8c Ts Jd Th ]
BadGuy balance 3290, bet 930, collected 1910, net +980 [ Tc Qd ] [ three of a kind, tens -- Ks,Qd,Tc,Ts,Th ]
Hero balance 0, lost 930 [ 9s 9c ] [ two pairs, tens and nines -- Ks,Ts,Th,9s,9c ]
***** Hand History for Game 646772068 *****
100/200 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 4009508) - Thu Jun 03 10:08:21 EDT 2004
Table Table 13833 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: SB (2805)
Seat 5: BadGuy (2310)
Seat 6: UTG (665)
Seat 7: UTG+1 (810)
Seat 8: CO (480)
Seat 9: Hero (930)
SB posts small blind (50)
BadGuy posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 9s, 9c ]
UTG folds.
UTG+1 folds.
CO folds.
Hero on button raises (350) to 350
BOTH BLINDS WERE BIG STACKS AND KINDA LOOSE SO I WAS HOPING TO PICK UP BLINDS, WHICH IS WHY I BET ALITTLE HIGHER THAN I USUALLY DO (250 USUALLY WORKS FINE TO MAKE MOST GO AWAY IN PP TOURNEYS AT THIS LEVEL). BUT DOES THIS LOOK EVEN MORE LIKE A STEAL SINCE I’M ON THE BUTTON? I DON’T THINK LIMPING CAN BE RIGHT, BUT I THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE CALLED FOLDING POCKET 99s 6-HANDED IN UNRAISED POT ON BUTTON CAN’T BE RIGHT. SHOULD I HAVE GONE ALL IN AND HOPED TO DOUBLE UP IF HE CALLS? OR BET SMALLER SO I CAN GET AWAY IF A BAD BOARD HITS (BUT THERE ARE LIKELY TO BE OVERCARDS AND HE COULD EASILY BLUFF AT ME)
SB folds
BadGuy in BB calls (250)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ks, 8c, Ts ]
BadGuy checks.
Hero bets (580)
THIS WAS CLEARLY A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. BLUFFING AT A BIG STACK INTO A BOARD WITH 1) HIGH CARDS, 2) STRAIGHT POSSIBILITES, AND FLUSH POTENTIAL WAS NOT ONE OF MY SMARTER MOVES. BUT I WAS GOING TO BE LEFT WITH JUST 580 AT THAT POINT. THIS WAS THE FIRST HAND AT THIS LEVEL, THO.
Hero is all-In. [ Tc Qd ] 2ND PR
BadGuy calls (580)
THIS WAS ALSO A BIT OF A LOOSE CALL IMHO (BUT OBVIOUSLY CORRECT) HE MUST HAVE PUT ME ON A TOTAL STEAL FROM THE BEGINNING. HE WAS ONLY RIGHT AFTER THE THE FLOP.
I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED HE CALLED ME WITH THAT HAND, AS IT’S A BAD LOOSE CALL PREFLOP IMHO
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Jd ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $1910 with Hero
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1910 |
Board: [ Ks 8c Ts Jd Th ]
BadGuy balance 3290, bet 930, collected 1910, net +980 [ Tc Qd ] [ three of a kind, tens -- Ks,Qd,Tc,Ts,Th ]
Hero balance 0, lost 930 [ 9s 9c ] [ two pairs, tens and nines -- Ks,Ts,Th,9s,9c ]