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Keeping Warm in Winter
AAroddersAA:
Played another little early morning session today. Not sure if I got unlucky or what but did not feel that I played as well as I could have. I did run about $35 below EV but I still feel that there are some spots where I could have done better, a couple of pots where I double barreled in bad spots, that kind of thing was still going along quite nicely up about $25 when I lost a race with AK Vs JJ so lost $10 there then this happened:-
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
MP+1: $11.31
LP: $13.28
CO: $10.00
BTN: $23.35
SB: $10.00
BB: $25.78
Hero (UTG): $23.91
UTG+1: $20.41
MP: $10.00
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has 5h 5s
Hero calls $0.25, UTG+1 raises to $1.50, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $1.25
Flop: ($3.35, 2 players) 9s 9d 5d
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1.75, Hero calls $1.75
Turn: ($6.85, 2 players) 8c
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $3.75, Hero raises to $8.75, UTG+1 raises to $17.16 and is all-in, Hero calls $8.41
River: ($41.17, 2 players) 9c
Hero shows 5h 5s (Full House, Nines full of Fives) (Pre 20%, Flop 83%, Turn 91%)
UTG+1 shows Jc Jd (Full House, Nines full of Jacks) (Pre 80%, Flop 17%, Turn 9%)
UTG+1 wins $39.17
Obviously you are going to get them and not a lot you can do about it. It"s strange how the fact you know you are playing quite well at the moment has on those sort of spots. There are times when that would have tilted me and I would need to come off but I just kinda thought, that sucks, and reloaded. Did get back into profit although only a small one by the end of the session. Still very happy with my play at the moment just need to cut out one or two mistakes if I can. Session stats were:-
Hands = 736
VP$IP = 13.82%
PFR = 8.7%
3-Bet = 2.7%
Profit Today = $2.47
VPP"s this month = 1400
I need to fit a few sessions in I think to try and hit Goldstar, I am in the right frame of mind to do it and don"t want to leave myself with too much to do over Christmas and New Year (might leave a few VPP to get on New Years Eve just for the fun of it - hopefully the connection won"t drop lol).
My had of the day - does anybody play this any different - if so why?
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (9 max) - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
UTG+1: $10.53
Hero (MP): $22.75
MP+1: $23.43
LP: $27.59
CO: $12.70
BTN: $11.52
SB: $25.00
BB: $25.00
UTG: $27.40
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has As Ah
fold, fold, Hero raises to $1.00, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $0.75
Flop: ($2.10, 2 players) 9s 4s 6c
BB checks, Hero bets $1.75, BB raises to $4.75, Hero calls $3.00
Turn: ($11.60, 2 players) 2d
BB bets $7.00, Hero raises to $17.00 and is all-in
jbworldwide:
That last one feels very strong.
Check raise and then lead.
It is an interesting spot, he could be doing with TPTK (he doesn"t lead the turn with this), K6 flush draw (unlikely, will check call), but a call for $1 pre, he could well be set mining, or he could have something like 10"s or JJ"s and wanted to see a flop before getting busy.
I think I play it the same way, I"m not sure you can get away, he either has a set or he doesn"t. If he has then oh well.
TheSnapper:
One observation I feel is important Rodders, in both those last two hands your stack wasn"t full @ $23.91 and $22.75, you should strive to not let this happen. You are playing a Tag 11/7 game which is essentially, certainly close to, a nut pedalling type of game where you plan to get full value when you hit a hand. Because of this you should strive to always have a full stack.
Hand 2,
This spot is hugely dependent on reads and even then tough to put down.
AAroddersAA:
--- Quote from: TheSnapper on December 14, 2011, 14:50:07 PM ---
One observation I feel is important Rodders, in both those last two hands your stack wasn"t full @ $23.91 and $22.75, you should strive to not let this happen. You are playing a Tag 11/7 game which is essentially, certainly close to, a nut pedalling type of game where you plan to get full value when you hit a hand. Because of this you should strive to always have a full stack.
Hand 2,
This spot is hugely dependent on reads and even then tough to put down.
--- End quote ---
Excellent point about stack size, have corrected this in Pokerstar"s settings. Apparently they are different for 6-max and FR.
Here is my take on the AA spot, no way in the world I am folding at any point in this hand btw.
I raise to $1 and he calls. If he is observant I am meant to have something here. Important point though, very few players are actually that observant.
My raise and his call can mean lots of things. It"s hard to put either of us on a good range of hands at this point. I am a nit so I am meant to have a strong hand from this position. He could be calling with a wide range here. It includes pairs, SC, big cards like AK, AQ, AJ etc.
The flop helps my hand, I also have position which is really powerful in this hand. There are not many draws there, he does a check and so I obviously c-bet. I can see no good reason not to do this. His raise is then fairly strong. I am now thinking he could have an overpair to the board or a draw of some kind (flush draw is most likely obv). A set might well do this but it"s not usual for them to flat and fire back on the turn. There are not really any realistic two pair hands here. My in this position my aces are a big favorite to be the best hand.
My options are shove it in or call and have a look at the turn and reassess. Getting it in feels like putting the hand face up and SHOULD only get called by a hand that beats me (probably not true in real life I know). QQ could call I suppose but QQ would usually at least 3-bet pre. He should not have KK as that MUST 3-bet pre. Flush draws are also very possible and should fold if I shove (unless they are AK of Spades). He could have some weird medium strength hand and be on a semi bluff (on this board in this pot a top pair type hand). Him having air does not feel likely but not impossible. Given a shove here causes most hands I beat to fold and hands I lose to to call. I see the turn.
Turn is a great card for me and should not have changed anything, my aces should still be ahead most of the time. If I was ahead on the flop I am ahead on the turn. This also shows the great advantage of position. He now has the lead in the hand so might feel he has to continue and has to go first. He bets. I am really only losing to sets and you can"t spend your poker life being scared of sets, it"s often OK to get stacked with AA against a set and this is one of those times. I see almost no two pair hands here and a little bit of air in his range (people do bluff and this is a spot he would feel he can). There is now enough in the pot and I get called by lots and lots of hands that I beat as he may often feel committed with a medium strength hand and he is getting a great price. I shove.
The question here is quite simple. How do I get all of the money in the middle? I believe my line is optimal in this spot, the other options are:-
3-Bet shove the flop
Call on the turn and hope he fires on the river
I posted this as it is an interesting hand - I am quite happy it was played correctly, will try a few more of these and will include the relevant stats and info on opponents.
TheSnapper:
How many hands did you have with this guy Rodders and what were his stats for
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