Thursday, December 3, 2009

Couple of hand histories

Last 6 busts from tourneys, all as a 4-1 favorite (except last one which was a 8ob game). I've been running like this for a while now. I wouldn't be nearly as jaded if people didn't play their hands so incredibly poorly with no concept of what future equity they should expect (particularly the set against single card flush draw hand). My comments with each hand below:

Update: Next tourney (LOL)

PokerStars Game #36218794735: Tournament #218555507, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/12/04 0:09:49 ET
Table '218555507 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ms_toots (1700 in chips)
Seat 3: xTATARINx (2350 in chips)
Seat 4: gabo2584 (680 in chips)
Seat 5: Ratatyi1 (3575 in chips)
Seat 6: Birdie505 (825 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: Niarlanhotep (2265 in chips)
Seat 9: technicor (2105 in chips)
Ratatyi1: posts small blind 25
Birdie505: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [5s 5c]
Niarlanhotep: folds
technicor: calls 50
ms_toots: folds
xTATARINx: calls 50
gabo2584: calls 50
Ratatyi1: raises 50 to 100
Birdie505: folds
technicor: calls 50
xTATARINx: calls 50
gabo2584: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [5h Ad 6d]
Ratatyi1: bets 50
technicor: calls 50
xTATARINx: calls 50
gabo2584: folds
*** TURN *** [5h Ad 6d] [Ts]
Ratatyi1: bets 50
technicor: raises 150 to 200
xTATARINx: calls 200
Ratatyi1: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [5h Ad 6d Ts] [Jc]
Ratatyi1: bets 50
technicor: raises 450 to 500
xTATARINx: raises 1500 to 2000 and is all-in
Ratatyi1: folds
technicor: calls 1255 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (245) returned to xTATARINx
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xTATARINx: shows [6h 6s] (three of a kind, Sixes)
technicor: shows [5s 5c] (three of a kind, Fives)
xTATARINx collected 4760 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4760 | Rake 0
Board [5h Ad 6d Ts Jc]
Seat 1: ms_toots folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xTATARINx showed [6h 6s] and won (4760) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 4: gabo2584 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Ratatyi1 (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: Birdie505 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Niarlanhotep folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: technicor showed [5s 5c] and lost with three of a kind, Fives

Updated: Just stone cold decked

PokerStars Game #36211997594: Tournament #218508888, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/12/03 20:15:42 ET
Table '218508888 1' 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 1: HU'S UR DADY (2690 in chips)
Seat 2: KRCMDC (2715 in chips)
Seat 3: jony_824 (2000 in chips)
Seat 5: prdreamdaddy (2525 in chips)
Seat 6: clobabe (3870 in chips)
Seat 10: technicor (1200 in chips)
HU'S UR DADY: posts small blind 100
KRCMDC: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [Ts Ac]
jony_824: folds
prdreamdaddy: raises 400 to 600
clobabe: folds
technicor: raises 600 to 1200 and is all-in
HU'S UR DADY: folds
KRCMDC: folds
prdreamdaddy: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [2s 4s 3s]
*** TURN *** [2s 4s 3s] [Kh]
*** RIVER *** [2s 4s 3s Kh] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
prdreamdaddy: shows [Kd Tc] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
technicor: shows [Ts Ac] (a pair of Tens)
prdreamdaddy collected 2700 from pot

K 10 off in middle position w/ middle chip stack and short stacks in front of you is a recipe for getting exactly what he deserved but didn't get. After that flop he was 6% since his Ks was dead.

PokerStars Game #36212039235: Tournament #218508863, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/12/03 20:16:50 ET
Table '218508863 1' 10-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: technicor (2420 in chips)
Seat 3: SPLIFFBKLYN (4735 in chips)
Seat 7: tc2060 (2710 in chips)
Seat 8: Ashiran (1390 in chips)
Seat 9: Tirexer (1260 in chips)
Seat 10: gfluffyboy (2485 in chips)
gfluffyboy: posts small blind 100
technicor: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [Tc 8h]
SPLIFFBKLYN: folds
tc2060: folds
Ashiran: folds
Tirexer: folds
gfluffyboy: calls 100
technicor: checks
*** FLOP *** [9d 8d 7h]
gfluffyboy: checks
technicor: bets 200
gfluffyboy: raises 600 to 800
technicor: raises 1420 to 2220 and is all-in
gfluffyboy: calls 1420
*** TURN *** [9d 8d 7h] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [9d 8d 7h 7c] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
gfluffyboy: shows [8s 6s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
technicor: shows [Tc 8h] (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
gfluffyboy collected 4840 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4840 | Rake 0
Board [9d 8d 7h 7c 5h]
Seat 2: technicor (big blind) showed [Tc 8h] and lost with two pair, Eights and Sevens
Seat 3: SPLIFFBKLYN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: tc2060 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Ashiran folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Tirexer (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: gfluffyboy (small blind) showed [8s 6s] and won (4840) with a straight, Five to Nine

We have the same stack. When I 3 bet he has to think that his middle pair weak kicker is no good and that he is a 70 % loser at best. He was actually a 76% loser.

PokerStars Game #36197308105: Tournament #218406163, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/12/03 14:41:38 ET
Table '218406163 1' 10-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: time2leave (980 in chips)
Seat 2: cheffer90210 (2270 in chips)
Seat 3: Majal (910 in chips)
Seat 4: Jasp Carrott (1045 in chips)
Seat 5: technicor (1745 in chips)
Seat 6: Magic Mycoze (1545 in chips)
Seat 7: maggie130 (3060 in chips)
Seat 8: Slashbtt (1035 in chips)
Seat 10: Sir CC 21 (2410 in chips)
Jasp Carrott: posts small blind 100
technicor: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [Js Jh]
Magic Mycoze: folds
maggie130: folds
Slashbtt: folds
Sir CC 21: calls 200
time2leave: folds
cheffer90210: folds
Majal: raises 710 to 910 and is all-in
Jasp Carrott: folds
technicor: raises 835 to 1745 and is all-in
Sir CC 21: folds
Uncalled bet (835) returned to technicor
*** FLOP *** [9d Qc Td]
*** TURN *** [9d Qc Td] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [9d Qc Td Jd] [4h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
technicor: shows [Js Jh] (three of a kind, Jacks)
Majal: shows [Tc Kh] (a straight, Nine to King)
Majal collected 2120 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2120 | Rake 0
Board [9d Qc Td Jd 4h]
Seat 1: time2leave folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: cheffer90210 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Majal (button) showed [Tc Kh] and won (2120) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 4: Jasp Carrott (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: technicor (big blind) showed [Js Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 6: Magic Mycoze folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: maggie130 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Slashbtt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Sir CC 21 folded before Flop

Not a terrible play but spiking the set on the turn to make his straight? UHH

*********** # 111 **************
PokerStars Game #36197173892: Tournament #218406211, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/12/03 14:38:41 ET
Table '218406211 1' 10-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: kp56103 (2740 in chips)
Seat 3: ymislumis (6405 in chips)
Seat 5: Chafer1 (855 in chips)
Seat 8: kgb-pic (3825 in chips)
Seat 9: technicor (1175 in chips)
kgb-pic: posts small blind 75
technicor: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [Qd Ks]
kp56103: calls 150
ymislumis: raises 300 to 450
Chafer1: folds
kgb-pic: folds
technicor: raises 725 to 1175 and is all-in
kp56103: folds
ymislumis: calls 725
*** FLOP *** [6h Ad 9s]
*** TURN *** [6h Ad 9s] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ad 9s Ts] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
technicor: shows [Qd Ks] (high card Ace)
ymislumis: shows [Tc Qh] (a pair of Tens)
ymislumis collected 2575 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2575 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ad 9s Ts 5c]
Seat 2: kp56103 folded before Flop
Seat 3: ymislumis showed [Tc Qh] and won (2575) with a pair of Tens
Seat 5: Chafer1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: kgb-pic (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: technicor (big blind) showed [Qd Ks] and lost with high card Ace

I don't care if you have 100,000 chips, you can't call off k 10 offsuit to a medium stack with a tight image. Ever. You'll never ever be ahead.

*********** # 140 **************
PokerStars Game #36196670210: Tournament #218406894, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/12/03 14:27:43 ET
Table '218406894 1' 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: technicor (1305 in chips)
Seat 2: binwin2008 (1385 in chips)
Seat 3: Philly856 (1860 in chips)
Seat 4: glasauge2010 (1890 in chips)
Seat 5: Bob5674 (3315 in chips)
Seat 6: feri22 (1100 in chips)
Seat 7: nomad818 (1465 in chips)
Seat 8: MrTradeshow (1225 in chips)
Seat 10: MTU Rounder (1455 in chips)
Bob5674: posts small blind 25
feri22: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [7c 7d]
nomad818: folds
MrTradeshow: raises 100 to 150
MTU Rounder: folds
technicor: calls 150
binwin2008: calls 150
Philly856: calls 150
glasauge2010: folds
Bob5674: folds
feri22: folds
*** FLOP *** [9h 7h 6h]
MrTradeshow: bets 150
technicor: raises 1005 to 1155 and is all-in
binwin2008: calls 1155
Philly856: folds
MrTradeshow: calls 925 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9h 7h 6h] [Jd]
*** RIVER *** [9h 7h 6h Jd] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
technicor: shows [7c 7d] (three of a kind, Sevens)
binwin2008: shows [Ah Qc] (a flush, Ace high)
binwin2008 collected 160 from side pot
MrTradeshow: shows [9c Ac] (a pair of Nines)
binwin2008 collected 3900 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4060 Main pot 3900. Side pot 160. | Rake 0
Board [9h 7h 6h Jd Th]
Seat 1: technicor showed [7c 7d] and lost with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 2: binwin2008 showed [Ah Qc] and won (4060) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: Philly856 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: glasauge2010 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Bob5674 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: feri22 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: nomad818 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: MrTradeshow showed [9c Ac] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 10: MTU Rounder folded before Flop (didn't bet)

This pisses me off to all hell. On paper the guy has odds. But contextually, facing a bet, an all-in raise, an all-in call, you can deduce at least somebody has either a flush or set and the other has a straight or straight draw w/ heart draw. The point is there are probably two dead hearts in the other hands all-in. With three on the board and your one, there's 7 ideally left, putting you at 28%, notwithstanding redraws if the board pairs, which actually brings him down to 23%. Why risk your whole tournament as a less than 4-1 dog with plenty of time and chips left? Did you really think your A or Q were legit redraws against that board?

*********** # 186 **************
PokerStars Game #36174912490: Tournament #218251209, $3.00+$0.40 USD Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/12/03 0:18:01 ET
Table '218251209 1' 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: technicor (1100 in chips)
Seat 2: MARISHI (4048 in chips)
Seat 5: alexsolis420 (2890 in chips)
Seat 6: mojobone69 (313 in chips)
Seat 7: EL CAP 2006 (575 in chips)
Seat 8: muff1n (2674 in chips)
Seat 10: kala5583 (3400 in chips)
kala5583: posts small blind 75
technicor: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to technicor [Th Kd 6s 8s]
MARISHI: folds
alexsolis420: folds
mojobone69: raises 163 to 313 and is all-in
EL CAP 2006: folds
muff1n: folds
kala5583: calls 238
technicor: calls 163
*** FLOP *** [4h 8d Kh]
kala5583: checks
technicor: bets 787 and is all-in
kala5583: calls 787
*** TURN *** [4h 8d Kh] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [4h 8d Kh Jc] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kala5583: shows [7s Ks 5h Ad] (HI: two pair, Aces and Kings; LO: 8,7,5,4,A)
technicor: shows [Th Kd 6s 8s] (HI: two pair, Kings and Eights)
kala5583 collected 787 from side pot
kala5583 collected 787 from side pot
mojobone69: shows [7d 6d 5d 3s] (HI: high card Ace; LO: 8,5,4,3,A)
kala5583 collected 470 from main pot
mojobone69 collected 469 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2513 Main pot 939. Side pot 1574. | Rake 0
Board [4h 8d Kh Jc Ac]
Seat 1: technicor (big blind) showed [Th Kd 6s 8s] and lost with HI: two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 2: MARISHI folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: alexsolis420 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: mojobone69 showed [7d 6d 5d 3s] and won (469) with HI: high card Ace; LO: 8,5,4,3,A
Seat 7: EL CAP 2006 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: muff1n (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: kala5583 (small blind) showed [7s Ks 5h Ad] and won (2044) with HI: two pair, Aces and Kings; LO: 8,7,5,4,A

The high actually only gets there 1 out of 4 times, surprisingly. (4 clean 6s plus the three Ks but I have the 8 and straight redraws)