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Bust hand - isolating the short stack

chris — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:32:54 +0000

NL 2 table turbo

i thought i was doing the right thing here by isolating…

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t75/t150
7 playersStack sizes:
UTG: t1720
UTG+1: t1725
MP1: t140
CO: t5410
Button: t1250
SB: t2595
Hero: t660

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is BB with 7h as
2 folds, MP1 calls all-in t140, CO folds, Button calls t150 (pot was t365), SB calls t75 (pot was t515), Hero raises all-in t660, Button calls t510 (pot was t1100).

Flop: qs 4c qc (t1610, 1 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t560, Sidepot 1: t1050)
Turn: js (t1610, 1 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t560, Sidepot 1: t1050)
River: 9d (t1610, 1 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t560, Sidepot 1: t1050)
Results:
Final pot: t1610
MP1 showed Kc 5d
Hero showed 7h As

6 way all in PF, rebuy tournament

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:00:33 +0000

Just a fun hand

33 rebuy, 43 enter, before break:

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: $25/$50
9 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $2838
UTG+1: $3120
MP1: $1680
MP2: $2950
MP3: $2740
Hero: $13060
Button: $2630
SB: $6710
BB: $1410

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is CO with jd ad
2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Hero calls, Button raises all-in $2630, SB folds, BB calls all-in $1360, MP1 calls all-in $1630, MP2 raises all-in $2950, Hero calls.

Flop: qc as qs ($3560, 1 player + 4 all-in - Main pot: $7075, Sidepot 2: $925)
Turn: qh ($3560, 1 player + 4 all-in - Main pot: $7075, Sidepot 2: $925)
River: 4h ($3560, 1 player + 4 all-in - Main pot: $7075, Sidepot 2: $925)
Results:
Final pot: $3560
MP2 showed 8d Td
Hero showed Jd Ad
Button showed 2s 2h
BB showed Ts 9s
MP1 showed 6h 7h

Kings in the SB, multi FT

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:59:36 +0000

33 R with 45 players, down to final table, top 5 pay

how should i play this preflop?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t400/t800
(Ante: t100)
9 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: t28408
UTG+1: t34395
MP1: t7590
MP2: t8065
MP3: t17826
CO: t17865
Button: t45992
Hero: t47151
BB: t32708

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with kd kc
UTG raises to t2308, UTG+1 calls t2308 (pot was t4408), 2 folds, MP3 calls t2308 (pot was t6716), 2 folds, Hero raises all-in t47051, 4 folds.
Uncalled bets: t44743 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: t10932

Calling preflop with AQ, final table play

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:57:08 +0000

UTG an active player, final table of a 45 man rebuy, top 5 pay. call preflop?

avg is 30k

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t500/t1000
(Ante: t125)
8 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: t16411
UTG+1: t27470
MP1: t57649
MP2: t9730
CO: t8115
Button: t18868
SB: t44332
Hero: t57425

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with qc as
UTG raises all-in t16286, 6 folds, Hero calls t15286 (pot was t18786).

Flop: jh 9s 7h (t34072, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t34072)
Turn: 6s (t34072, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t34072)
River: 8s (t34072, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t34072)
Results:
Final pot: t34072
Hero showed Qc As
UTG showed Ts Td

Playing a strong draw on the turn, MTT

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:54:45 +0000

final 3 ITM of a 33R tournament.

opp has been pretty quiet… what’s right play on turn?

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t1200/t2400
(Ante: t300)
3 players

Stack sizes:
Hero: t56902
SB: t131116
BB: t51982

Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is Button with ah 3h
Hero calls t2400 (pot was t4500), SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: qd th kc (t6900, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 2h (t6900, 2 players)
BB bets t4400, Hero calls t4400 (pot was t11300).

River: 8h (t15700, 2 players)
BB bets t12000, Hero raises all-in t49802, BB folds.
Uncalled bets: t37802 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: t39700

Proper betting strategy for the nut straight

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:53:10 +0000

33 R, small field

just after break, avg 7500

turn or river is interesting

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $50/$100
8 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $5960
UTG+1: $4520
MP1: $5050
MP2: $5100
CO: $10595
Hero: $4770
SB: $6440
BB: $5075

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is Button with tc 9h
2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO folds, Hero calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: 6h ks 7d ($500, 5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $300, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero calls, SB folds.

Turn: 8s ($1400, 3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $650, BB calls, MP1 calls.

River: 4s ($3350, 3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $900, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Results:
Final pot: $6050
Hero showed Tc 9h
BB mucks 4d Kh
MP1 mucks Kc Qd

Should I have just folded PF?

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:51:32 +0000

two table turbo, i had been very tight. wrong to push here? BB hadn’t seemed very loose, and I had just picked up my chips.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t600/t1200
(Ante: t75)
3 players

Stack sizes:
Button: t13630
Hero: t7208
BB: t6162

Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is SB with 9d ts
Button folds, Hero raises all-in t7133, BB calls all-in t4887.
Uncalled bets: t1046 returned to Hero.

Flop: 3s js as (t12399, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t12399)
Turn: kd (t12399, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t12399)
River: ac (t12399, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t12399)
Results:
Final pot: t12399
BB showed Jc Ks
Hero showed 9d Ts

Busted!

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:48:53 +0000

25 two table turbo, just got short…

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t400/t800
(Ante: t50)
4 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2415
Button: t6796
Hero: t1146
BB: t16643

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with 3s qs
UTG folds, Button calls t800 (pot was t1400), Hero calls t400 (pot was t2200), BB raises to t1600, Button calls t800 (pot was t3400), Hero calls all-in t296.

Flop: 3h 5h 6d (t4496, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3488, Sidepot 1: t1008)
BB checks, Button checks.

Turn: 2d (t4496, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3488, Sidepot 1: t1008)
BB checks, Button checks.

River: 4s (t4496, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: t3488, Sidepot 1: t1008)
BB bets t1600, Button calls t1600 (pot was t6096).

Results:
Final pot: t7696
BB showed Td 7h
Hero mucks 3s Qs

Pushing preflop with a9

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:46:52 +0000

2 table 25 NL turbo, 5 left. Top 4 pay. had just seen limper limp had before with 78s

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t200/t400
(Ante: t25)
5 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: t11025
CO: t2220
Hero: t1965
SB: t2155
BB: t9635

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with ad 9d
UTG calls t400 (pot was t725), CO folds, Hero raises all-in t1940, 2 folds, UTG calls t1540 (pot was t3065).

Flop: 7c 2c qc (t4605, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t4605)
Turn: 2h (t4605, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t4605)
River: ah (t4605, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t4605)
Results:
Final pot: t4605
UTG showed Qs Qh

Bad play and bustout!

chris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:45:55 +0000

When I make a play like this, it’s probably time to let it go for the day …

69 buyin before first break, about 270 remain

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament

Blinds: $40/$80
9 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $4346
UTG+1: $12032
MP1: $4913
MP2: $2445
MP3: $975
CO: $4975
Button: $12938
SB: $1730
Hero: $1465

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with 7d ad
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, 6 folds, 6 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ks 2d 7c ($200, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks.

Turn: 2s ($200, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $160, Hero calls.

River: kh ($520, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 is all-in $11792, Hero calls all-in $1225.
Uncalled bets: $10567 returned to UTG+1.

Results:
Final pot: $2970
UTG+1 showed Kd Qc
Hero mucks 7d Ad