[dethgrind]

All of these are 20+2 at pokerroom. Is there a handconverter that works for pokerroom? I did a find/replace for all the names which was a bit tedious.

Hand 1: QQ

Seat 1: hero [ QS,QD ] ($1,595 in chips)
Seat 4: MP1 ($1,265 in chips)
Seat 5: MP2 ($4,545 in chips)
Seat 6: CO ($2,565 in chips)
Seat 7: Button ($930 in chips)
Seat 8: SB ($1,060 in chips)
Seat 9: BB ($2,145 in chips)
Seat 10: UTG ($895 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
SB posts blind ($25), BB posts blind ($50).

PRE-FLOP
UTG calls $50, hero bets $200, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB bets $1,035 and is all-in, BB folds, UTG folds, hero calls $860.

FLOP [board cards 5H,2D,5S ]

TURN [board cards 5H,2D,5S,8D ]

RIVER [board cards 5H,2D,5S,8D,3S ]

SHOWDOWN
SB shows [ AC,10C ]
hero shows [ QS,QD ]
hero wins $2,220.

A part of me says that this early in the tourney QQ isn’t so great a hand. But given the chances that I had him badly beat and the fact that I would still have a reasonable number of chips if I lost, I figured I had to call. Is this an obvious call? If so, what circumstances would turn it into a fold?



Hand 2: KJo

Seat 1: hero [ KD,JC ] ($2,980 in chips)
Seat 5: button ($5,885 in chips)
Seat 6: SB ($2,715 in chips)
Seat 7: BB ($880 in chips)
Seat 9: UTG ($1,895 in chips)
Seat 10: UTG+1 ($645 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
SB posts blind ($25), BB posts blind ($50).

PRE-FLOP
UTG calls $50, UTG+1 folds, hero calls $50, button folds, SB calls $25, BB checks.

FLOP [board cards 2D,KH,QH ] ($200)
SB checks, BB bets $50, UTG folds, hero bets $250, SB folds, BB calls $200.

TURN [board cards 2D,KH,QH,10D ] ($700)
BB checks, hero bets $580, BB folds.

SHOWDOWN
hero wins $1,280

On the flop I figured my hand was probably good since there was no raise pre-flop.


Hand 3: 88

Seat 1: Hero [ 8H,8C ] ($2,305 in chips)
Seat 5: button ($8,465 in chips)
Seat 6: SB ($2,740 in chips)
Seat 9: BB ($900 in chips)
Seat 10: UTG ($590 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
SB posts blind ($75), BB posts blind ($150).

PRE-FLOP
UTG folds, Hero bets $450, button folds, SB folds, BB calls $300.

FLOP [board cards 4S,AD,6D ] ($975)
BB bets $450 and is all-in, Hero calls $450.

TURN [board cards 4S,AD,6D,JC ]

RIVER [board cards 4S,AD,6D,JC,4C ]

SHOWDOWN
BB shows [ 5S,AS ]
Hero shows [ 8H,8C ]
BB wins $1,875.

The pot was laying me just over 3 to 1, though it was getting close to the money. Having called my raise, I realized it was highly likely that he had an ace. I really just wanted to believe there was a decent chance he was betting diamonds or a couple face cards. Even then I wasn’t much of a favorite. Is this an easy fold?