40 Games in (about) 50 Hours

LinusKS · #1 10-08-2004, 08:36 PM

I'm going to post the results from my weekend.

My goal is 40 games before midnight Sunday. I'll post as much as I can, and try to keep a running tally of ITM and ROI.

LinusKS · #2 10-08-2004, 09:02 PM

Oops. That should have gone out about an hour ago.

Anyway, I've got two games so far, for a 2nd and an OTM.

50% ITM
25% ROI
$6.75/game
$13.50 profit

Here are the final hands from each game.

PokerStars Game #754447055: Tournament #2951639, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2004/10/08 - 20:15:57 (ET)
Table '2951639 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 8: Kelocity (10776 in chips)
Seat 9: LinusK (2724 in chips)
Kelocity: posts the ante 50
LinusK: posts the ante 50
LinusK: posts small blind 300
Kelocity: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LinusK [Kc 4d]
LinusK: raises 2074 to 2674 and is all-in
Kelocity: calls 2074
*** FLOP *** [8c 6s 3s]
*** TURN *** [8c 6s 3s] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [8c 6s 3s Qd] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Kelocity: shows [2h 2s] (a pair of Deuces)
LinusK: shows [Kc 4d] (high card King)
Kelocity collected 5448 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5448 | Rake 0
Board [8c 6s 3s Qd Jc]
Seat 8: Kelocity (big blind) showed [2h 2s] and won (5448) with a pair of Deuces
Seat 9: LinusK (button) (small blind) showed [Kc 4d] and lost with high card King.

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PokerStars Game #754358046: Tournament #2951428, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2004/10/08 - 19:39:49 (ET)
Table '2951428 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: sharks1 (3200 in chips)
Seat 3: Willis T (1785 in chips)
Seat 5: Tmy_Maddox (3250 in chips)
Seat 6: LinusK (1670 in chips)
Seat 7: Regality (970 in chips)
Seat 8: DTR2 (2625 in chips)
sharks1: posts small blind 100
Willis T: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to LinusK [Ac Jh]
Tmy_Maddox: folds
LinusK: raises 400 to 600
Regality: folds
DTR2: raises 2025 to 2625 and is all-in
sharks1: folds
Willis T: folds
LinusK: calls 1070 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2c 2h 5c]
*** TURN *** [2c 2h 5c] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [2c 2h 5c 2s] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LinusK: shows [Ac Jh] (three of a kind, Deuces)
DTR2: shows [Th Td] (a full house, Deuces full of Tens)
DTR2 collected 3640 from pot
sharks1 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3640 | Rake 0
Board [2c 2h 5c 2s 7s]
Seat 2: sharks1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Willis T (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Tmy_Maddox folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: LinusK showed [Ac Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 7: Regality folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: DTR2 (button) showed [Th Td] and won (3640) with a full house, Deuces full of Tens

LinusKS · #3 10-08-2004, 10:27 PM

I picked up a 1st. I can't lie to you - I got lucky.

I'm taking a break now while I watch the debate (Go Kerry!).

67% ITM
122% ROI
$33/game
$99 profit

LinusKS · #4 10-08-2004, 11:39 PM

2nd. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Should have got first, but my cards went to crap on me.

The blinds were at 300/600, plus 50, and I'd been forced to fold several times in a row because of crap cards. Then I tried a bluff, got raised all-in, and had to fold again, which pretty much evened us up.

Then I picked up 33. I felt like I needed to make a stand with it - crappy hand that it is.

Now here's my question.

I could have gone all-in with it.

Instead, I made a substantial raise - about half my chips - and planned to put the rest in on the flop regardless.

He called, called again, and turned over J9, for second pair.

Is there a good argument for going all-in, vs betting half and half in this situation?

TheDrone · #5 10-09-2004, 01:56 AM

I'd rather just push with 33 to get maximum folding equity. But if you are not going to push preflop, betting 1/3 of your stack seems better because it leaves you a pot-sized flop bet. I suppose if you read the villain as looser preflop and tighter post flop, then option 2 looks better.

rjb03 · #6 10-09-2004, 07:15 AM

You playing the Stars $25+$2 turbos?

LinusKS · #7 10-09-2004, 09:22 AM

Yes. I've been moving up slowly, from the Party 10's and 20's, to the PS Turbos 15's, and now 25's.

LinusKS · #8 10-09-2004, 09:28 AM

Yes, I've gone back and forth on it.

Do you think a less than all-in bet preflop looks less like a bluff?

LinusKS · #9 10-09-2004, 09:38 AM

Just picked up a 9th on my first game for the morning.

I don't get many ninths, so here it is (yes yes, I know it's a bad beat story):

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

MP2 (t1460)
Hero (t1490)
CO (t1440)
Button (t1450)
SB (t1380)
BB (t1730)
UTG (t1440)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1610)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t20, Hero raises to t60, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t40, MP2 calls t40.

Flop: (t190) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 bets t100, Hero raises to t300, BB calls t300, MP2 calls t200.

Turn: (t1090) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets t1130 (All-In), BB calls t1130, MP2 folds.

River: (t3350) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3350

(I have to confess, these kinds of hands still make scream like a little girl.)

He had 67, for the rivered four-outer.

LinusKS · #10 10-09-2004, 10:28 AM

Well, I hate risk making this look like a bad beat thread, but these kinds of things frustrate me.

I promise I'll stop after this.

In this first one, I already had a read on the villian. He'd called a raise on the first hand with 72o. I didn't respect his raise, and wanted to isolate him from the bb.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (7 handed)

CO (t175)
Button (t625)
Hero (t1825)
BB (t3450)
UTG (t3975)
MP1 (t1045)
MP2 (t2405)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button raises to t625, Hero raises to t1825, BB folds.

Flop: (t2600) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t2600) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t2600) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2600

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah Ts (high card, ace).
Button has 4s 5d (straight, six high).
Outcome: Button wins t2600. 

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed)

MP (t2975)
Hero (t1250)
Button (t2925)
SB (t895)
BB (t495)
UTG (t4960)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP folds, Hero raises to t1250, Button folds, SB calls t795 (All-In), BB folds.

Flop: (t2345) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2345) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2345) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2345

Results in white below: 
Hero has Js Ah (one pair, aces).
SB has Ad 9s (two pair, aces and nines).
Outcome: SB wins t1990. Hero wins t355. 

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed)

UTG (t2975)
Hero (t355)
CO (t2925)
Button (t1990)
SB (t295)
BB (t4960)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero raises to t355, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t155.

Flop: (t810) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t810) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t810) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t810

Results in white below: 
BB has 3d Kd (one pair, threes).
Hero has Kc Js (high card, ace).
Outcome: BB wins t810. 

*****

I know this stuff just happens, but it's frustrating.

I can understand why people get superstitious, and become conspiracy theorists.

That makes 4 wins from last night, and one loss, and 2 losses this morning.