When you hit the straight flush and some donkey check raises you. This is how you go from stuck to ahead in one hand.
PokerStars Game #28766968968: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2009/05/29 18:41:56 ET
Table 'Urania IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: icelonewolf ($12 in chips)
Seat 2: -WinsLucky- ($10 in chips)
Seat 3: bouf1000 ($6.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Ihavedeuces2 ($9.25 in chips)
Seat 5: batmanrobin7 ($3.25 in chips)
Seat 6: drewstapes ($6.10 in chips)
Ihavedeuces2: posts small blind $0.05
batmanrobin7: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to drewstapes [8c 9c]
drewstapes: calls $0.10
icelonewolf: folds
-WinsLucky-: folds
bouf1000: folds
Ihavedeuces2: folds
batmanrobin7: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h Tc Jh]
batmanrobin7: checks
drewstapes: bets $0.15
batmanrobin7: calls $0.15
*** TURN *** [9h Tc Jh] [7c]
batmanrobin7: checks
drewstapes: bets $0.30
batmanrobin7: calls $0.30
*** RIVER *** [9h Tc Jh 7c] [6c]
batmanrobin7: checks
drewstapes: bets $0.60
batmanrobin7: raises $2.10 to $2.70 and is all-in
drewstapes: calls $2.10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
batmanrobin7: shows [2c Kc] (a flush, King high)
drewstapes: shows [8c 9c] (a straight flush, Six to Ten)
drewstapes collected $6.25 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.55 Rake $0.30
Board [9h Tc Jh 7c 6c]
Seat 1: icelonewolf folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: -WinsLucky- folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: bouf1000 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ihavedeuces2 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: batmanrobin7 (big blind) showed [2c Kc] and lost with a flush, King high
Seat 6: drewstapes showed [8c 9c] and won ($6.25) with a straight flush, Six to Ten
This is an example of how soft these games are. By the way, I'm still expermenting with poker hand converters.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Cash Games
Even though I've had some recent success, I've come to the realization that it's very difficult to stay profitable playing only tournaments. The fields are just to big and NL hold 'em is to volatile. So, I'm trying to make an effort to play more cash games. Never one to risk too much, I've been cutting my teeth at the 5/10 cent NL tables on Pokerstars. The games are pretty soft at that level and I've won four of my first five sessions. The only problem is that I buy in for $8 and it takes a long time to grind out even a $3-4 profit.
The obvious answer is to move up in stakes to the whopping 10/25 cent game. I think I'm close to doing that. I'd buy in there for $25. I think a good goal for me is to get comfortable play $1/2 where I can win $100 or in a session.
The obvious answer is to move up in stakes to the whopping 10/25 cent game. I think I'm close to doing that. I'd buy in there for $25. I think a good goal for me is to get comfortable play $1/2 where I can win $100 or in a session.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
My WSOP Prop Bet
All the professional players have been busy over the last few weeks making huge prop bets on field sizes, their chances to win a bracelet and everything else. Being an aspiring poker player, I knew I had to get into the act.
So, I've made a bet with a fellow member of the Pokerroad forums. I'm betting $10 on Michael Binger to win more money at the WSOP than Justin "Boosted J" Smith. Both guys are great players and should be in a lot of events. Michael Binger used to live in the Bay Area and got his PhD from Stanford, so there is the local connection.
It does seem a bit weird to bet $10 with someone I know only as "Red Cloud." But, that's the way the poker culture works. The loser will simply ship the money to the others Pokerstars account.
So, I've made a bet with a fellow member of the Pokerroad forums. I'm betting $10 on Michael Binger to win more money at the WSOP than Justin "Boosted J" Smith. Both guys are great players and should be in a lot of events. Michael Binger used to live in the Bay Area and got his PhD from Stanford, so there is the local connection.
It does seem a bit weird to bet $10 with someone I know only as "Red Cloud." But, that's the way the poker culture works. The loser will simply ship the money to the others Pokerstars account.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Rough Day Yesterday
Here's my day yesterday:
Decided to play Pokerstars Daily 30 Grand. It had about 4100 entries and I played extremely tight for about an hour and a half and was in decent position to at least cash. I got QQ under the gun and raised it up 3x. I got one caller and the flop came Q 10 9. Top set! I bet out about 3 quarters of the pot because of the draws and my opponent insta raised all-in. I decided to call, figuring even if she had KJ I still had outs. She (I'm assuming she was a chick). She turns over J 10. An 8 gives her a straight on the turn and I'm out. I actually wasn't too upset - even though doubling up there would have given me an above average stack and I probably would have cashed. At least I got my money in as a 72% favorite.
I've been reading the PLO section in Super System and have been wanting to play more Omaha for awhile now. I entered and $8 4-handed PLO tourney. It was brutal - I lasted 28 hands and didn't win a pot. Right after I jumped in a $4 PLO hi/low tourney and did a little better. I made it through about half the field. I get a little scared when people raise in PLO, I know I shouldn't because they can't be more than a 60/40 favorite - but still - it freaks me out a bit. I guess I have more reading and more practice to do to get decent at this game.
Later I played two $6 six-handed NL hold 'em sit and goes. I got second in the first for $6 and was feeling like my game was locked in. I decided to play another and had JJ about 5 minutes into it. There was a raise and three callers (me being one of them). Flop comes J109. Scary flop, but long story short I get it all in with top set against QQ, and once again an 8 comes on the turn. That's twice today I had top set and twice I lost. Fucking Pokerstars.
Decided to play Pokerstars Daily 30 Grand. It had about 4100 entries and I played extremely tight for about an hour and a half and was in decent position to at least cash. I got QQ under the gun and raised it up 3x. I got one caller and the flop came Q 10 9. Top set! I bet out about 3 quarters of the pot because of the draws and my opponent insta raised all-in. I decided to call, figuring even if she had KJ I still had outs. She (I'm assuming she was a chick). She turns over J 10. An 8 gives her a straight on the turn and I'm out. I actually wasn't too upset - even though doubling up there would have given me an above average stack and I probably would have cashed. At least I got my money in as a 72% favorite.
I've been reading the PLO section in Super System and have been wanting to play more Omaha for awhile now. I entered and $8 4-handed PLO tourney. It was brutal - I lasted 28 hands and didn't win a pot. Right after I jumped in a $4 PLO hi/low tourney and did a little better. I made it through about half the field. I get a little scared when people raise in PLO, I know I shouldn't because they can't be more than a 60/40 favorite - but still - it freaks me out a bit. I guess I have more reading and more practice to do to get decent at this game.
Later I played two $6 six-handed NL hold 'em sit and goes. I got second in the first for $6 and was feeling like my game was locked in. I decided to play another and had JJ about 5 minutes into it. There was a raise and three callers (me being one of them). Flop comes J109. Scary flop, but long story short I get it all in with top set against QQ, and once again an 8 comes on the turn. That's twice today I had top set and twice I lost. Fucking Pokerstars.
WSOP Starts Today...I won't be there
The poker world is heading to Las Vegas for the start of the 40th annual World Series of Poker today. Me, I will be following the action from sites like PokerNews.com. Once again, I won't be participating this year. In the past I've thought about scraping together the money for a $1500 donkament, but have decided I'd rather build up my bankroll the right way. The only problem is, building up a bankroll has been tough. Overall I've had a good month on Pokerstars, but with about $947 in my account, I'm still a long ways from the WSOP. However, I'm setting a goal to make it to next year's even and have one year to get there. I'm starting this blog to chronicle my progress.
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