HU play (long)

[rybones]

so, I have been finishing regularly itm, but usually 2nd or, more often, 3rd. Tonight, I feel I played some of my best heads up ever. I finished 2nd (in my first sng) but still feel I made the right choices. I finished 1st in my other sng and again feel I made good choices. However, this is just my feeling and what do I know. Thus, I am looking for feedback from any and all who care to look at these two HU hand histories.

Both games are Party Poker 10+1 sng played earlier this evening.

Game 1 rybones takes 2nd place:
***** Hand History for Game 903934659 *****
dolbyville finished in third place and won $20.
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:35:07 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3400)
Seat 10: rybones94 (4600)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Ad, Js ]
rybones94 raises (600) to 800
flysink calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qc, 9s, Td ]
flysink checks.
rybones94 bets (1000)
flysink raises (2600) to 2600
flysink is all-In.
rybones94 calls (1600)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $6800 with flysink
** Summary **
Main Pot: 6800 |
Board: [ Qc 9s Td 8d Th ]
flysink balance 3400, bet 3400, collected 3400, net +0 [ Jh 8s ] [ a straight, eight to queen -- Qc,Jh,Td,9s,8s ]
rybones94 balance 4600, bet 3400, collected 3400, net +0 [ Ad Js ] [ a straight, eight to queen -- Qc,Js,Td,9s,8d ]

***** Hand History for Game 903938166 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:01 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3400)
Seat 10: rybones94 (4600)
flysink posts small blind (200)
rybones94 posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 2h, Jh ]
flysink calls (200)
rybones94 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4d, 8d, Js ]
rybones94 bets (900)
flysink folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1700
Board: [ 4d 8d Js ]
flysink balance 3000, lost 400 (folded)
rybones94 balance 5000, bet 1300, collected 1700, net +400

***** Hand History for Game 903939475 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:22 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3000)
Seat 10: rybones94 (5000)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 6s, 5c ]
rybones94 calls (200)
flysink checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8h, Th, Ah ]
flysink checks.
rybones94 bets (800)
flysink folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1600
Board: [ 8h Th Ah ]
flysink balance 2600, lost 400 (folded)
rybones94 balance 5400, bet 1200, collected 1600, net +400

***** Hand History for Game 903941007 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:44 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (2600)
Seat 10: rybones94 (5400)
flysink posts small blind (200)
rybones94 posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 7h, Jc ]
flysink raises (600) to 800
rybones94 calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, 9h, Qd ]
rybones94 bets (1600)
flysink raises (1800) to 1800
flysink is all-In.
rybones94 calls (200)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ks ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Kd ]
Creating Main Pot with $5200 with flysink
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5200 |
Board: [ Js 9h Qd Ks Kd ]
flysink balance 5200, bet 2600, collected 5200, net +2600 [ Th 9d ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Ks,Qd,Js,Th,9d ]
rybones94 balance 2800, lost 2600 [ 7h Jc ] [ two pairs, kings and jacks -- Ks,Kd,Qd,Jc,Js ]

***** Hand History for Game 903942835 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:37:13 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (5200)
Seat 10: rybones94 (2800)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 9c, As ]
rybones94: nh
rybones94 raises (1200) to 1400
flysink raises (2000) to 2400
rybones94 raises (1400) to 2800
rybones94 is all-In.
flysink calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ks, 7h, 9s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Tc ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 4d ]
Creating Main Pot with $5600 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5600 |
Board: [ Ks 7h 9s Tc 4d ]
flysink balance 8000, bet 2800, collected 5600, net +2800 [ Jh 8h ] [ a straight, seven to jack -- Jh,Tc,9s,8h,7h ]
rybones94 balance 0, lost 2800 [ 9c As ] [ a pair of nines -- As,Ks,Tc,9c,9s ]

<font color="red"> </font> game 2, rybones wins!!!! note: there are also some hands from when there were still three left.

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***** Hand History for Game 904262596 *****
slider12 finished in fourth place.
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:22 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1446)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1270)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5284)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (100)
adawg5 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Qs, 4c ]
rybones94 folds.
cashcowmoo raises (300) to 400
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 600
adawg5 balance 1246, lost 200 (folded)
rybones94 balance 1270, didn't bet (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 5484, bet 400, collected 600, net +200

***** Hand History for Game 904263560 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:36 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1246)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1270)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5484)
adawg5 posts small blind (100)
rybones94 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 4d, 8c ]
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
adawg5 balance 1146, lost 100 (folded)
rybones94 balance 1370, bet 200, collected 300, net +100
cashcowmoo balance 5484, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904264244 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:47 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1146)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1370)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5484)
rybones94 posts small blind (100)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ As, 2d ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 raises (400) to 500
cashcowmoo calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, 3s, Ah ]
rybones94 bets (870)
rybones94 is all-In.
cashcowmoo folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1870 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1870
Board: [ Js 3s Ah ]
adawg5 balance 1146, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 1870, bet 1370, collected 1870, net +500
cashcowmoo balance 4984, lost 500 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904266054 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:13 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1146)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1870)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4984)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (100)
adawg5 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Kc, 7s ]
rybones94 folds.
cashcowmoo folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
adawg5 balance 1246, bet 200, collected 300, net +100
rybones94 balance 1870, didn't bet (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 4884, lost 100 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904267225 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:29 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1246)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1870)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4884)
adawg5 posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 5h, 5c ]
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
adawg5 balance 1096, lost 150 (folded)
rybones94 balance 2020, bet 300, collected 450, net +150
cashcowmoo balance 4884, didn't bet (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904268242 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:44 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1096)
Seat 4: rybones94 (2020)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4884)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Qd, 9h ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 calls (150)
cashcowmoo raises (300) to 600
rybones94 calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Td, Kd, Js ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qs ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo bets (1600)
rybones94 calls (1420)
rybones94 is all-In.
** Dealing River ** : [ 7h ]
Creating Main Pot with $4040 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 4040 | Side Pot 1: 180
Board: [ Td Kd Js Qs 7h ]
adawg5 balance 1096, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 4040, bet 2020, collected 4040, net +2020 [ Qd 9h ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Kd,Qd,Js,Td,9h ]
cashcowmoo balance 2864, bet 2200, collected 180, lost -2020 [ Th 5c ] [ a pair of tens -- Kd,Qs,Js,Th,Td ]

***** Hand History for Game 904272050 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:58:39 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1096)
Seat 4: rybones94 (4040)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (2864)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
adawg5 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Ac, 5s ]
rybones94 raises (900) to 900
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1350
adawg5 balance 796, lost 300 (folded)
rybones94 balance 4490, bet 900, collected 1350, net +450
cashcowmoo balance 2714, lost 150 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904273531 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:58:59 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (796)
Seat 4: rybones94 (4490)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (2714)
adawg5 posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 4s, 3c ]
cashcowmoo raises (600) to 600
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9s, Qh, 9c ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo bets (700)
rybones94 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 2050
Board: [ 9s Qh 9c 8d ]
adawg5 balance 646, lost 150 (folded)
rybones94 balance 3890, lost 600 (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 3464, bet 1300, collected 2050, net +750

***** Hand History for Game 904276898 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:59:47 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (646)
Seat 4: rybones94 (3890)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3464)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 5h, 6s ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
adawg5 balance 646, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 3740, lost 150 (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 3614, bet 300, collected 450, net +150

***** Hand History for Game 904277682 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:59:59 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (646)
Seat 4: rybones94 (3740)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3614)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
adawg5 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Jc, Ah ]
rybones94 raises (900) to 900
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 calls (346)
adawg5 is all-In.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ac, 8s, Qc ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Tc ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 3s ]
Creating Main Pot with $1442 with adawg5
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1442 | Side Pot 1: 254
Board: [ Ac 8s Qc Tc 3s ]
adawg5 balance 0, lost 646 [ 7h Kh ] [ high card ace -- Ac,Kh,Qc,Tc,8s ]
rybones94 balance 4536, bet 900, collected 1696, net +796 [ Jc Ah ] [ a pair of aces -- Ah,Ac,Qc,Jc,Tc ]
cashcowmoo balance 3464, lost 150 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904279733 *****
adawg5 finished in third place and won $20.
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 23:00:27 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 4: rybones94 (4536)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3464)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Kc, Qh ]
cashcowmoo folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
rybones94 balance 4686, bet 300, collected 450, net +150
cashcowmoo balance 3314, lost 150 (folded)

***** Hand History for Game 904280457 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 23:00:37 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 4: rybones94 (4686)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3314)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 8c, 2h ]
rybones94 raises (450) to 600
cashcowmoo calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6d, Qs, 4c ]
cashcowmoo checks.
rybones94 bets (1000)
cashcowmoo calls (1000)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8h ]
cashcowmoo bets (1714)
cashcowmoo is all-In.
rybones94 calls (1714)
** Dealing River ** : [ Ts ]
Creating Main Pot with $6628 with cashcowmoo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 6628 |
Board: [ 6d Qs 4c 8h Ts ]
rybones94 balance 8000, bet 3314, collected 6628, net +3314 [ 8c 2h ] [ a pair of eights -- Qs,Ts,8c,8h,6d ]
cashcowmoo balance 0, lost 3314 [ As 5d ] [ high card ace -- As,Qs,Ts,8h,6d

[rybones]

if I hadn't put "long" in the original title, would someone have read this? There are so many good posters and thinkers here, I would really love some feedback from anyone? alas, I guess it's no biggie.

[parappa]

I'll give you some feedback on some:

obDisclaimer--I'm a 10+1 player weaker at headsup but have gotten stronger etc.

903939475--I'd probably fold here, though the call is not horrible
904264244-I'd push all-in.
904268242-I probably just fold here. No reason to do battle with the big stack. I definitely fold to the raise.
904173531-I don't defend my blind here, but I'm not real strong on my opinion.
904280457--Perhaps you had a read on your opponent. Otherwise, it just looks like bleeding chips. I'd fold preflop.

[Lori]

A quick scan through.

The problem with looking through HU play is that as long as you are generally aggressive, each individual hand can be played a number of ways, but anyway, I digress.

AJ seems fine, pot is big enough to merit trying for your outs.

J2 seems fine, I might check-raise it.

56o, I don't like just calling, but if the opponent is passive it's fine.

J7 is a check-call for me.
He's the preflop raiser, so if you check to him he's probably going to bet anyway. On the occasions when he's bluffing you'll catch him for his stack.
By betting here, you're only going to get him to put his stack in if he wants to.

A9 seems fine.

Game 1 seemed aggressive enough to me, I didn't look at any results for any hands, which is a flaw in the analysis, as what has happened on previous hands makes a difference.

Q9.
I'm not keen on following through calling this once the nightmare Queen falls.
I'm aware that cashcowmoo has been playing attacking poker, but feel that even a nutter has the Ace quite often.

The A5 hand is one where I might be tempted to mini-raise.
The guy on the BB is pretty much unlikely to call even 300 here unless he's going to play and you avoid having to take on cashcowmoo if he wants to stick the lot in.
It's only a quick scan, and your play seems fine, but it might be worth understanding the concept in case it comes up in a slightly more useful scenario (SB bigger stack, BB smaller stack)

34.
If you called with this hand to mainly slow down your opponent, then this is fine.
If you called with it because you felt you were getting appropriate odds to play the hand, then it's not fine.

I like the final hand, he's already bluffed once with garbage, so I think you were right to call.

Lori

[rybones]

as usual, you comments are really helpful. I keep searching for you at Party and Stars so I can get in a game with you but you never seem to be at either while I am there. I hope I run into you soon!!!

Again, thanks!!!!

[ilya]

Well, here's my take on these. If I have enough money to buy some dinner, I might have enough energy to look at the postflop play too.

Game 1 rybones takes 2nd place:
***** Hand History for Game 903934659 *****
dolbyville finished in third place and won $20.
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:35:07 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3400)
Seat 10: rybones94 (4600)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Ad, Js ]
rybones94 raises (600) to 800
flysink calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Qc, 9s, Td ]
flysink checks.
rybones94 bets (1000)
flysink raises (2600) to 2600
flysink is all-In.
rybones94 calls (1600)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Th ]
Creating Main Pot with $6800 with flysink
** Summary **
Main Pot: 6800 |
Board: [ Qc 9s Td 8d Th ]
flysink balance 3400, bet 3400, collected 3400, net +0 [ Jh 8s ] [ a straight, eight to queen -- Qc,Jh,Td,9s,8s ]
rybones94 balance 4600, bet 3400, collected 3400, net +0 [ Ad Js ] [ a straight, eight to queen -- Qc,Js,Td,9s,8d ]

MAKE A BIGGER PREFLOP RAISE – 1200 OR EVEN ALL-IN SINCE OPP. IS UNDER 10XBB


***** Hand History for Game 903938166 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:01 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3400)
Seat 10: rybones94 (4600)
flysink posts small blind (200)
rybones94 posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 2h, Jh ]
flysink calls (200)
rybones94 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4d, 8d, Js ]
rybones94 bets (900)
flysink folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1700
Board: [ 4d 8d Js ]
flysink balance 3000, lost 400 (folded)
rybones94 balance 5000, bet 1300, collected 1700, net +400

GO FOR A CHECK RAISE

***** Hand History for Game 903939475 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:22 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (3000)
Seat 10: rybones94 (5000)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 6s, 5c ]
rybones94 calls (200)
flysink checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8h, Th, Ah ]
flysink checks.
rybones94 bets (800)
flysink folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1600
Board: [ 8h Th Ah ]
flysink balance 2600, lost 400 (folded)
rybones94 balance 5400, bet 1200, collected 1600, net +400

I THINK COMPLETING IS FINE, I WOULD ALSO CONSIDER PUSHING


***** Hand History for Game 903941007 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:36:44 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (2600)
Seat 10: rybones94 (5400)
flysink posts small blind (200)
rybones94 posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 7h, Jc ]
flysink raises (600) to 800
rybones94 calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, 9h, Qd ]
rybones94 bets (1600)
flysink raises (1800) to 1800
flysink is all-In.
rybones94 calls (200)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ks ]
** Dealing River ** : [ Kd ]
Creating Main Pot with $5200 with flysink
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5200 |
Board: [ Js 9h Qd Ks Kd ]
flysink balance 5200, bet 2600, collected 5200, net +2600 [ Th 9d ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Ks,Qd,Js,Th,9d ]
rybones94 balance 2800, lost 2600 [ 7h Jc ] [ two pairs, kings and jacks -- Ks,Kd,Qd,Jc,Js ]

FOLD

***** Hand History for Game 903942835 *****
400/800 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5590866) - Wed Sep 01 21:37:13 EDT 2004
Table Table 12111 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 6: flysink (5200)
Seat 10: rybones94 (2800)
rybones94 posts small blind (200)
flysink posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 9c, As ]
rybones94: nh
rybones94 raises (1200) to 1400
flysink raises (2000) to 2400
rybones94 raises (1400) to 2800
rybones94 is all-In.
flysink calls (400)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ks, 7h, 9s ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Tc ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 4d ]
Creating Main Pot with $5600 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 5600 |
Board: [ Ks 7h 9s Tc 4d ]
flysink balance 8000, bet 2800, collected 5600, net +2800 [ Jh 8h ] [ a straight, seven to jack -- Jh,Tc,9s,8h,7h ]
rybones94 balance 0, lost 2800 [ 9c As ] [ a pair of nines -- As,Ks,Tc,9c,9s ]

PUSH

game 2, rybones wins!!!! note: there are also some hands from when there were still three left.


***** Hand History for Game 904262596 *****
slider12 finished in fourth place.
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:22 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1446)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1270)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5284)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (100)
adawg5 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Qs, 4c ]
rybones94 folds.
cashcowmoo raises (300) to 400
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 600
adawg5 balance 1246, lost 200 (folded)
rybones94 balance 1270, didn't bet (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 5484, bet 400, collected 600, net +200

YUP, FOLD THIS TRASH

***** Hand History for Game 904263560 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:36 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1246)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1270)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5484)
adawg5 posts small blind (100)
rybones94 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 4d, 8c ]
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
adawg5 balance 1146, lost 100 (folded)
rybones94 balance 1370, bet 200, collected 300, net +100
cashcowmoo balance 5484, didn't bet (folded)

NICE PLAY

***** Hand History for Game 904264244 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:56:47 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1146)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1370)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (5484)
rybones94 posts small blind (100)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ As, 2d ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 raises (400) to 500
cashcowmoo calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Js, 3s, Ah ]
rybones94 bets (870)
rybones94 is all-In.
cashcowmoo folds.
Creating Main Pot with $1870 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1870
Board: [ Js 3s Ah ]
adawg5 balance 1146, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 1870, bet 1370, collected 1870, net +500
cashcowmoo balance 4984, lost 500 (folded)

PUSH PREFLOP

***** Hand History for Game 904266054 *****
200/400 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:13 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1146)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1870)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4984)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (100)
adawg5 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Kc, 7s ]
rybones94 folds.
cashcowmoo folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 300
adawg5 balance 1246, bet 200, collected 300, net +100
rybones94 balance 1870, didn't bet (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 4884, lost 100 (folded)

YUP, YOU’RE NOT THAT DESPERATE

***** Hand History for Game 904267225 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:29 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1246)
Seat 4: rybones94 (1870)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4884)
adawg5 posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 5h, 5c ]
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
adawg5 balance 1096, lost 150 (folded)
rybones94 balance 2020, bet 300, collected 450, net +150
cashcowmoo balance 4884, didn't bet (folded)

I WOULD PUT IN A RAISE

***** Hand History for Game 904268242 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:57:44 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1096)
Seat 4: rybones94 (2020)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (4884)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Qd, 9h ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 calls (150)
cashcowmoo raises (300) to 600
rybones94 calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Td, Kd, Js ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qs ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo bets (1600)
rybones94 calls (1420)
rybones94 is all-In.
** Dealing River ** : [ 7h ]
Creating Main Pot with $4040 with rybones94
** Summary **
Main Pot: 4040 | Side Pot 1: 180
Board: [ Td Kd Js Qs 7h ]
adawg5 balance 1096, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 4040, bet 2020, collected 4040, net +2020 [ Qd 9h ] [ a straight, nine to king -- Kd,Qd,Js,Td,9h ]
cashcowmoo balance 2864, bet 2200, collected 180, lost -2020 [ Th 5c ] [ a pair of tens -- Kd,Qs,Js,Th,Td ]

I THINK CALLING IS THE WORST OF YOUR THREE OPTIONS HERE. I WOULD LEAN TOWARDS FOLDING BUT I THINK PUSHING IS ALSO OK

***** Hand History for Game 904272050 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:58:39 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (1096)
Seat 4: rybones94 (4040)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (2864)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
adawg5 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Ac, 5s ]
rybones94 raises (900) to 900
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1350
adawg5 balance 796, lost 300 (folded)
rybones94 balance 4490, bet 900, collected 1350, net +450
cashcowmoo balance 2714, lost 150 (folded)

LOOKS FINE; I THINK I SLIGHTLY PREFER PUSHING, ESP. IF SB IS CAPABLE OF RESTEALING


EDIT. Lori argues that a minraise is preferable, but I disagree. If the BB decides to push, you're committed even with a minraise. However, a 3xbb raise might keep the SB from calling with a hand like A8. Another problem is that if the SB calls with something like that A8, the BB now has great odds, and you could easily find yourself playing a 3-way pot with A5o.
Also, a minraise gives the SB implied odds to call you with a small pair hoping to spike a set. Not something you want since you're behind a small pair to begin with.


***** Hand History for Game 904273531 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:58:59 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (796)
Seat 4: rybones94 (4490)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (2714)
adawg5 posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 4s, 3c ]
cashcowmoo raises (600) to 600
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9s, Qh, 9c ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8d ]
rybones94 checks.
cashcowmoo bets (700)
rybones94 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 2050
Board: [ 9s Qh 9c 8d ]
adawg5 balance 646, lost 150 (folded)
rybones94 balance 3890, lost 600 (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 3464, bet 1300, collected 2050, net +750

YOU PROBABLY NEED TO HIT 2-PAIR OR BETTER TO END UP WITH THE BEST HAND, AND YOU’RE OUT OF POSITION. I DON’T THINK YOU HAVE THE IMPLIED ODDS TO MAKE THIS CALL, AND EVEN IF YOU DO, I THINK I STILL PREFER FOLDING.

***** Hand History for Game 904276898 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:59:47 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (646)
Seat 4: rybones94 (3890)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3464)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 5h, 6s ]
adawg5 folds.
rybones94 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
adawg5 balance 646, didn't bet (folded)
rybones94 balance 3740, lost 150 (folded)
cashcowmoo balance 3614, bet 300, collected 450, net +150

RAISE TO 900 WITH ANY 2, UNLESS BB IS AN AGGRESSIVE RESTEALER, IN WHICH CASE FOLDING IS FINE

***** Hand History for Game 904277682 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 22:59:59 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 3: adawg5 (646)
Seat 4: rybones94 (3740)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3614)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
adawg5 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Jc, Ah ]
rybones94 raises (900) to 900
cashcowmoo folds.
adawg5 calls (346)
adawg5 is all-In.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ac, 8s, Qc ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Tc ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 3s ]
Creating Main Pot with $1442 with adawg5
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1442 | Side Pot 1: 254
Board: [ Ac 8s Qc Tc 3s ]
adawg5 balance 0, lost 646 [ 7h Kh ] [ high card ace -- Ac,Kh,Qc,Tc,8s ]
rybones94 balance 4536, bet 900, collected 1696, net +796 [ Jc Ah ] [ a pair of aces -- Ah,Ac,Qc,Jc,Tc ]
cashcowmoo balance 3464, lost 150 (folded)

LOOKS GOOD

***** Hand History for Game 904279733 *****
adawg5 finished in third place and won $20.
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 23:00:27 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 4: rybones94 (4536)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3464)
cashcowmoo posts small blind (150)
rybones94 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ Kc, Qh ]
cashcowmoo folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: 450
rybones94 balance 4686, bet 300, collected 450, net +150
cashcowmoo balance 3314, lost 150 (folded)

NO RAISE?! WEAK…

***** Hand History for Game 904280457 *****
300/600 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 5592879) - Wed Sep 01 23:00:37 EDT 2004
Table Table 12922 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 4: rybones94 (4686)
Seat 5: cashcowmoo (3314)
rybones94 posts small blind (150)
cashcowmoo posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rybones94 [ 8c, 2h ]
rybones94 raises (450) to 600
cashcowmoo calls (300)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 6d, Qs, 4c ]
cashcowmoo checks.
rybones94 bets (1000)
cashcowmoo calls (1000)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8h ]
cashcowmoo bets (1714)
cashcowmoo is all-In.
rybones94 calls (1714)
** Dealing River ** : [ Ts ]
Creating Main Pot with $6628 with cashcowmoo
** Summary **
Main Pot: 6628 |
Board: [ 6d Qs 4c 8h Ts ]
rybones94 balance 8000, bet 3314, collected 6628, net +3314 [ 8c 2h ] [ a pair of eights -- Qs,Ts,8c,8h,6d ]
cashcowmoo balance 0, lost 3314 [ As 5d ] [ high card ace -- As,Qs,Ts,8h,6d

IF YOU’RE GONNA RAISE, RAISE TO 800-900. I FOLD THIS, THOUGH.

[stupidsucker]

My HU game could use some work as well I think, but Ill give it a shot.

AJo I probably push with this preflop, but normaly the blinds are higher when I make HU. I think a little more then a min raise would be better though

65o
I dont normaly like to complete here. Its a weak hand HU. Betting that flush board is dangerous, because you have absolutly nothing. A dangerous oponent might checkraise you all in here. I could be wrong.

J7o
I like the calling of the min raise, but I dont like this flop. I wouldnt bet here. You actualy had the best hand, but I wouldnt count on this every time. Again I could be wrong.

A9o I push here no question. The blinds are high enough, and he might not have played his crap that beat you.


Next game

A2o
I hate the min raise here. A2o is not a very strong hand, but its strong enough to steal with your stack size. By min raising you only ask to get beat.

Q9o
This one is a toughy. With the other guy getting short stacked I am not sure how I play Q9o here. the complete is good I think, and calling the min raise is fine too. The flop is awesome. It looks like you are going for a checkraise, I would do the same. The turn is terrible terrible. Could he have the ace? His min raise preflop says yes, but his check in position on the flop says no. Calling this down is still dangerous. I would prefer bet the turn then call it.

A5o
I like the preflop raise. Basically enough to commit BB but not enough to get you in trouble if SB wants to play.

43o
I dont call this min raise. You may have the odds in a way, but you need to hit awful big on the flop to play this hand If you hit big then chances are he whiffs big, so you hardly gain anything.


AJo
Once again I like your preflop raise.

82o
This hand has me worried. I dont like the min raise, but it does set you up to take the pot down on the flop when he checks.... but he called. then he bets on the turn when you pick up the 8. I would have probably layed this down on the turn.

Hope my advice wasnt terrible. I honestly need to refine my own HU play. I win more 1sts then 2nds but I am chip leader going into HU more often then not.

[Jason Strasser]

Ok, I keep it simple HU.

BB is 400, 8k in play, thats push fold for me.

AJo push
J2o good
65 fold preflop
J7 fold preflop, possibly push
A9o push

game2
A2 hand push preflop, u have less than 10xBB
K7s, fold is OK, I think pushing is OK too, KTs I push for sure.
Q9 fold preflop. Maybe raise, calling is the worst.
A5 all in PF, your opponents all have less than 10xbb
43 fold preflop, its also not a bad spot for a push, especially if he does this crap (min raising) a lot.

Ok... Basically you violate the 10xBB rule. I'd try to call and limp a lot less, and raise more chips when you decide to raise. Your hand selection seems pretty good. Just dont be afraid to push your stack around.

-jason

[rybones]

your comments are really great! some of the hands I played esp the 4,3o do look week in the calling, but I guess I just felt I could outplay after the flop.

Anyway, I loved reading all your comments. thanks a ton!!!