Wave of Mutilation

Didn’t go so hot :) -3 BI but the bright side is that I think I earned the hands I won, and most of the hands I lost are pretty standard (IE fish has a flush vs. my flopped set, I lose 2 100bb+ flips) derf. Here’s a couple of interesting hands :D

this is an interesting spot. I can take a standard check/raise or bet/3bet line, which wouldn’t be bad, but I know how this villain is going to react to donk bets (IE go batshit insane) and we have A LOT of history together, so he’s even more likely to spaz out vs. me than your average donk bettor in this spot. If I check/raise he may float a street but he’ll end up folding all but his value hands before too long (which I’ll stack w/my line as well), and if I bet his raising range is going to be so wide that 3b’ing would be a mistake given the history I think. So I elect to bet/call the flop and make my hand look a lot weaker than it is, giving him the lead and the chance to barrel wildly. Whether my process is good or not remains to be seen as the hand he shows up with gives us no other information than he’s value betting slightly thin on the river :)

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players – View hand 454598
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Hero (BB): $421.90
UTG: $914.85
CO: $400.00
BTN: $62.00
SB: $362.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BB with 4 4
1 fold, CO raises to $12, 2 folds, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($26.00) K 4 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $20, CO raises to $68, Hero calls $48

Turn: ($162.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $76, Hero calls $76

River: ($314.00) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $244 all in, Hero calls $244

Final Pot: $802.00
Hero shows 4 4 (three of a kind, Fours)
CO shows A 8 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $799.00
(Rake: $3.00)

This is more for comic relief than strategy. Thanks I guess :D

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players – View hand 454621
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SB: $501.30
BB: $400.00
UTG: $534.95
MP: $372.05
Hero (CO): $400.00
BTN: $427.70

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is CO with Q A
1 fold, MP raises to $14, Hero calls $14, 3 folds

Flop: ($34.00) A K 8 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($34.00) T (2 players)
MP bets $34, Hero calls $34

River: ($102.00) 7 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $44, MP calls $44

Final Pot: $190.00
MP shows A A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero shows Q A (a pair of Aces)
MP wins $187.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Then I have 3 hands vs. the same villain. I’d like to say in advance that Swedish Fish is my favorite candy.

H1: I make a big-ish fold because I highly doubt this player is bluffing in this spot.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players – View hand 454622
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BB: $239.00
UTG: $576.00
MP: $400.00
CO: $422.95
Hero (BTN): $665.00
SB: $753.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with 8 J
3 folds, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, BB calls $8

Flop: ($26.00) J T J (2 players)
BB bets $12, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($50.00) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $40, Hero calls $40

River: ($130.00) 7 (2 players)
BB bets $175 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero folds

Final Pot: $130.00
BB wins $127.00
(Rake: $3.00)

H2: I hero call in a spot where he doesn’t rep much and is way more likely to be bluffing than in the previous hand, I had a bit of a timing tell on him here as well. (although it’s possible he was bluffing in that hand too and I made a bad fold)

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players – View hand 454624
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CO: $195.00
BTN: $642.00
SB: $421.70
BB: $466.95
Hero (UTG): $400.00
MP: $737.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is UTG with Q Q
Hero raises to $16, 1 fold, CO calls $16, BTN requests TIME, 3 folds

Flop: ($38.00) 5 T K (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($38.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $24, CO calls $24

River: ($86.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $56, CO raises to $155 all in, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $99

Final Pot: $396.00
CO shows 5 A (a pair of Fives)
Hero shows Q Q (a pair of Queens)
Hero wins $393.00
(Rake: $3.00)

But in the end the money comes home when I show you living proof that you can actually double the pot for value vs. fish that don’t fold, and get paid off. For my next trick….

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players – View hand 454631
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UTG: $396.05
CO: $416.00
BTN: $462.50
Hero (SB): $665.00
BB: $670.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with J 9
UTG calls $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $2, BB checks

Flop: ($12.00) 6 8 T (3 players)
Hero bets $12, BB folds, UTG calls $12

Turn: ($36.00) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $68, UTG calls $68

River: ($172.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $581 all in, UTG calls $312.05 all in

Final Pot: $796.10
UTG mucks Q J
Hero shows J 9 (a straight, Queen high)
Hero wins $793.10
(Rake: $3.00)

Going to take a break and chill, maybe play some NHL 10 on Xbox live, I know when FTP doesn’t want me to win :D.