Friday, April 15, 2005


Posted by Dr Fro 12:36 PM

***** Hand History for Game 1895158079 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Thursday, April 14, 19:25:08 EDT 2005
Table Table 37248 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: MadDog_13 ( $131.85 )
Seat 3: jdb4_4 ( $40.25 )
Seat 4: dcroberts ( $57.45 )
Seat 9: pI0l232IOlp ( $55.7 )
Seat 7: phreaux ( $44.3 )
Seat 6: clayen ( $35.65 )
Seat 1: Cardbert911 ( $29.3 )
Seat 8: Limper_ ( $46 )
Seat 5: Nereid ( $22.25 )
Seat 10: hwpark ( $64.7 )
phreaux posts small blind [$0.25].
Limper_ posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to phreaux [ 7c 6c ] I like middle suited connectors, especially on the button, SB, BB and love them with many limpers. See Super System
pI0l232IOlp folds.
hwpark calls [$0.5].
Cardbert911 folds.
MadDog_13 folds.
jdb4_4 folds.
dcroberts folds.
Nereid folds.
clayen folds.
phreaux calls [$0.25]. I told myself that I wanted at least 2 limpers, but oh well, it's 25c
Limper_ raises [$0.5].

** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 5d, 2c ]
phreaux bets [$1]. you bet! Top pair on such a ragged board, I might win this thing right here. With 2-3 players from the SB, I will lead out everytime I see a ragged board.
Limper_ raises [$2].
hwpark folds.
phreaux calls [$1]. His raise could mean just about anything, and for $1 into a $4.50 pot, I'll pay for another card
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]
phreaux bets [$2]. I likie that 8c. Now I have a flush draw (probably the only one with a flush draw) for 9 outs, plus a straight draw for an additional 6 outs, plus 2 other 6's for trips = 17 outs. But I may have best hand here if he is playing with overs.
Limper_ raises [$4].
phreaux calls [$2]. I am sensing a pattern here with his raises and it doesn't make sense. If he has a big hand, why is he giving me pot odds? If he has a bad hand, surely he can't expect to run me off with such a small bet.
** Dealing River ** [ Kc ]
phreaux checks. You bet I check, and I will explain this below.
Limper_ bets [$20].
phreaux is all-In [$37.3]
Limper_ calls [$17.3].
Limper_ shows [ Kd, Ad ] a pair of kings.
phreaux shows [ 7c, 6c ] a flush, king high.
phreaux wins $86.6 from the main pot with a flush, king high.

So why did I check? Well here are the possible scenarios and appropriate strategy:

1. All along he had a somewhat made hand with a draw possiblity. Example: Ac6c. Here he flops top pair, top kicker, with an outside chance at a flush. The way he bet the turn (and to a lesser extent, the way he bet the flop) would evidence this possibility. I am dead meat if he has this hand and I bet. I will get raised and be faced with a difficult decision. Of course if I check and he bets, I am in a very similiar situation, albeit for less money

2. He has crap and checks. I am out nothing by checking because he folds if I bet.

3. He has crap and bluffs. Now I just made money, assuming that he folds if I bet.

4. (what really happened) He held a king. I scare him off with a bet and the flush showing. By checking, I induce the bet and make money. Fortunately, he bet enough that he was really forced to call all-in to my raise.

So under scenarios 2-4, I am much better off by checking. Under scenario 1, I am slightly better off by checking.

Conclusion, although the pre-flop call was not brilliant (5:1 pot odds on suited connectors is ok from another position, but not from the SB), I think I played the river perfectly. What do you think?



2 Comment(s):

Posted by Blogger Johnnymac, at 7:59 AM, April 16, 2005  

I have honed my internet poker skills to the point that I now believe it is very very profitable to let the other players hang themselves, and that quite often they are very willing to do that if they have ANY sort of a hand and detect ANY weakness on your part. This means that (at least in SnG's) I slowplay just about any hand with strength. I think your hand kind of reinforces that idea. Nice job.



__________________________________________________

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:07 PM, April 18, 2005  

I think you played the river great, but why bet out on the turn? Its not believable that you have a made hand as a made hand would look for a check raise since the opponent has raised every street.



__________________________________________________



Post a Comment




Google

Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...

--------------------

--------------------

Home Page

Email

Johnnymac-at-itaintgambling.com

What's this all about? Poker. Why we like poker. What we have to say about poker. How we play poker.

Why isn't it gambling?

ARCHIVE:

current
09/01/2003 - 10/01/2003
10/01/2003 - 11/01/2003
11/01/2003 - 12/01/2003
12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004
01/01/2004 - 02/01/2004
02/01/2004 - 03/01/2004
03/01/2004 - 04/01/2004
04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004
05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004
06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004
07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004
08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004
10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004
11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004
12/01/2004 - 01/01/2005
01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005
02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005
03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005
04/01/2005 - 05/01/2005
05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005
06/01/2005 - 07/01/2005
07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005
08/01/2005 - 09/01/2005
09/01/2005 - 10/01/2005
10/01/2005 - 11/01/2005
11/01/2005 - 12/01/2005
12/01/2005 - 01/01/2006
01/01/2006 - 02/01/2006
02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006
03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006
04/01/2006 - 05/01/2006
05/01/2006 - 06/01/2006
06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006
07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006
08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006
09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006
10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006
11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006
12/01/2006 - 01/01/2007
01/01/2007 - 02/01/2007
02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007
03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007
04/01/2007 - 05/01/2007
05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007
06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007
07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007
08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007
09/01/2007 - 10/01/2007
10/01/2007 - 11/01/2007
11/01/2007 - 12/01/2007
12/01/2007 - 01/01/2008
01/01/2008 - 02/01/2008
02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008
03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008
04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008
05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008
06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008
07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008
08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008
09/01/2008 - 10/01/2008
10/01/2008 - 11/01/2008
11/01/2008 - 12/01/2008
12/01/2008 - 01/01/2009
01/01/2009 - 02/01/2009
02/01/2009 - 03/01/2009
03/01/2009 - 04/01/2009

The Doctor is IN

Dr Fro
aka "slow roller"

Which one is the fish?

Junell
aka "Sunday Stroller"

You go now!

Johnny Mac
aka "Chop Suey"

You got to know when to hold em;  Know when to Mo' em ...

Morris
aka "Mo roller"

Old School

Padilla
"Baby's Daddy"


free hit counter

QUICKGIFTS

Beautiful handmade receiving blankets. Get yours today in flannel or seersucker.

Get Flash


I play poker at Poker.com