Going to be a bit of a crappy day today as I have to get the xmas shopping done (exchange of presents always seems very -ev! I think hard about what to get, spends a pile and in return get socks).
However, it started out nice;
4 Players
Stacks:
CO ($10)
BTN ($5.39)
SB ($19.18)
Hero ($10.32)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 4 players) Hero is BB 10
10
CO checks, 1 fold, SB raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.20, CO calls $0.20
Flop: 6 6
3 ($0.80, 3 players)
SB bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50
Turn: 10
($2.30, 3 players)
SB bets $1.10, Hero calls $1.10, CO raises to $3.60, SB raises to $10.30, Hero goes all-in $8.42, CO goes all-in $5.60
River: 3 ($31.32, 3 players, 2 all-in)
Final Pot: $31.32
Hero shows a full house, Tens full of Sixes
10 10
CO shows a full house, Sixes full of Threes
8 6
SB shows two pair, Kings and Sixes
K K
Hero wins $29.64 (net +$19.32)
SB collects $0.78 (net -$10.32)
CO lost $9.90
The guy with the tens perhaps shouldn’t have floated, but then he’s a genius postflop and knew a ten was going to land (lol!). I thought about raising the turn, but really couldn’t see why – I had the nuts, and the other guys seemed happy to be in the hand.
So, +$25 this morning on Full Tilt. Now moving on to Pokerstars. Will keep you all up to date…
Update: PokerStars went down, then up, then horrendously down, instantly followed by up and up. Finally I had to get off at +$6…
Yegor then popped up on skype and said we should crush the miniftops #9 since it’s HU and we’re HU gods (allegedly) – we entered a couple of satellites, but bust out of them (gods, or dogs?). I got to the final table of one of them (64 entrants in the tourney), but completely messed up when I misclicked into calling a shove. Before everyone starts nodding and saying ‘oh yeah sure’ etc, I will admit it I was over hovering the call button (I had TJo) which would have been a lame call – I then thought, nah, obv fold and as I moved the mouse away it clicked the call button – serves me right for using the laptop’s mousepad and not a proper mouse…
Then did some xmas shopping. Now considering my options – more HU attempts at miniftops, more nlhe, or some plo? Possibly more coffee and Cake first though…
Update II: ok, so I went with a few more goes at getting into the miniftops #9 and failed. I still got fairly deep (usually last 4 out of 64), but just couldn’t go the last mile somehow. Not too bothered because it cost virtually nothing (matches were either $1 or Full Tilt Points) and I got loads of practice at HU. I surprised myself at how well I played, although obviously failing the end goal meant I still have much to learn…
I then switched to Party Poker and ran up $22.73 in 121 hands, which was somewhat startling. I find it hard playing there – the level of play is all over the place and one minute you’re playing nits and then suddenly everybody is totally manic. Plus the interface is very crowded – buttons etc are ok, but it’s just all too colourful and I’ve failed to notice someone else in the hand a few times now (ie I raised a SB limper only to realise the button hadn’t folded!).
So, end result is one of the best Saturdays I ever done – over 5 buy-ins, plus managed to mess around with stuff like HU;
And got my xmas shopping done. Perhaps in a few minutes I’ll wake up… (actually if this is a dream then that’s really really sad – must get a life and dream at least about something sexier!).
Also, courtesy of Party Poker, here’s why you shouldn’t a) limp, b) slowplay a set!
5 Players
Stacks:
UTG ($10.32)
CO ($10)
BTN ($14.39)
SB ($10.45)
Hero ($11.90)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15, 5 players) Hero is BB 3 6
1 fold, CO calls $0.10, BTN calls $0.10, 1 fold, Hero checks
Flop: 5 A 4 ($0.35, 3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.25, BTN calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25
Turn: 9 ($1.10, 3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks
River: 7 ($1.10, 3 players)
Hero bets $1.05, CO calls $1.05, BTN raises to $3.93, Hero goes all-in $10.50, CO folds, BTN calls $7.62
Final Pot: $25.25
Hero shows
3 6
BTN shows
5 5
Hero wins $24.25 (net +$12.35)
CO lost $1.40
BTN lost $11.90
