May 24, 2009
Homework 1 - Panic
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $143.95
Hero (MP): $103.05
CO: $57.85
BTN: $209.05
SB: $48.75
BB: $164.25
Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with A
T 
UTG raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, 1 fold, BTN raises to $7.75, 2 folds, UTG calls $6, Hero calls $6
Flop: ($24.00) 2
T
5
(3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $14, UTG calls $14, Hero raises to $95.30 all in, BTN folds, UTG folds
Final Pot: $66.00
Hero wins $63.00
(Rake: $3.00)
Stat Key
Vpip/PFR/Steal/3b/Fold3b
AF/Ag%/Cbet/TurnCbet/FCB/FTurnCB
WTSD W$SD
IGP (U TG) – 45/36/44/18.2/0
2.1/39/69/0/36/50
34/46 All over 120 or so.
Freak (Bu) – 28/23/40/8.2/67
2.9/47/93/57/56/67 (3B Btn 30%)
29/75 All over 150 or so.
Preflop – I thought about 3 betting IGP because he opens wide, never folds, and is our table fish. But he 4bets 11% (range 3.9%), and I would cry if I had to fold ATs to IGP. I mean, IGP! I like my too much hand and decide to play IP with IGP, I’m feelin good. I had already 3b TT vs him and caught his bluff by calling with tens as 3rd pair to a fishy line. Ex.1. He had also tango’d with Freak where he called off about 1/2 bi with bottom pair after chasing a GS. Ex.2.
Then Freak 3bets, IGP calls rather fast. I don’t care he does. Freak has 30% 3b BTN. This is an excellant squeeze spot in my eyes. IGP is loose, I have been showing signs of soloing him out and even floated a dry board and took it down (k85r or something). Having final action, and IGP in the pot, I call. I hope to hit a big draw or hand simply put. I don’t even know if this is ok. I do it anyways because I can.
Flop – Wow. I just hit TPTK. I run so good. However, I’m really WA/WB here from what I know. Freak could easily have JJ+ in his range… sort of. and IGP I figure to be behind almost always to me. I can’t exactly donk into Freak because a raise makes me fold, and no real value.
Anyways, Freak bets, IGP calls. I don’t know what to do here. The pot has just gotten really big, 52… and if I call, I would have a really shitty and awkward 81 dollar stack in a 66 pot. My hand is strong, but I think it’s vulnerable. I would hate to see a K,Q, or even J turn. Freak Cbets 100%. IGP calls 100%. I would hate it so much to let either suck out on me. I freak out, paranoia kicks in, I panic. Clueless, confused, and enticed by the pot-size, I say fuck it, let’s go with it. Ship ship. AHHH MONSTERRRR POKERRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Let’s discuss.
Terrible! At least I think so. I hate how I played this hand.
IGP can have so many worse tens than me in this hand. SO MANY. I thought about the hand and the more I think about it, I think I just scared the crap outta the poor fish. But I don’t want to call off from a menage a troi. And that’s not even considering what Freak can have/do here. So… help?
Ex1
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
CO: $158.70
Hero (BTN): $87.00
SB: $56.60
BB: $212.05
UTG: $167.65
Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with T
T 
1 fold, CO raises to $1.75, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, CO calls $4.25
Flop: ($12.75) A
J
5
(2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks
Turn: ($12.75) 2
(2 players)
CO bets $5, Hero calls $5
River: ($22.75) A
(2 players)
CO bets $13.50, Hero calls $13.50
Final Pot: $49.75
CO shows Q
9
(a pair of Aces)
Hero shows T
T
(two pair, Aces and Tens)
Hero wins $47.30
(Rake: $2.45)
CO – IGP
Ex2
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
BB: $104.95
Hero (UTG): $107.85
MP: $50.00
CO: $111.65
BTN: $99.25
SB: $66.85
Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG with 4
8 
2 folds, CO raises to $1.75, 2 folds, BB calls $1.25
Flop: ($3.75) J
3
6
(2 players)
BB checks, CO bets $3, BB calls $3
Turn: ($9.75) 2
(2 players)
BB checks, CO bets $8, BB calls $8
River: ($25.75) 6
(2 players)
BB checks, CO bets $20, BB calls $20
Final Pot: $65.75
BB mucks 5
2 
CO shows 4
5
(a straight, Six high)
CO wins $62.75
(Rake: $3.00)
BB – IGP
CO – Freak
And weeee~ Brag brag brag
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
UTG: $124.95
Hero (MP): $167.75
CO: $57.10
BTN: $161.30
SB: $46.50
BB: $163.50
Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with 4
4 
UTG raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.75, 1 fold, BB calls $1.25
Flop: ($7.25) 2
8
4
(4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $7.25, Hero raises to $25, BTN folds, BB folds, UTG calls $17.75
Turn: ($57.25) Q
(2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $40, UTG requests TIME, UTG raises to $98.20 all in, Hero calls $58.20
River: ($253.65) 5
(2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $253.65
UTG shows A
8
(a pair of Eights)
Hero shows 4
4
(three of a kind, Fours)
Hero wins $250.65
(Rake: $3.00)

3 Comments:
CF23 posted on May 24, 2009 at 17:30 PM
monsteroso has asked me to comment, not sure i can say add anything useful to this.
pf, i think the call is fine against the fish, you wanna see a flop vs him with ATs. but you should be prepared for the BTN 3bet. once the fish calls i think an overcall is fine.
BTN makes a pretty standard cbet in a 3bet pot.
if you put him on a steal/squeeze pf then i think your play is not bad, but it's risky.
however, if he does indeed have air then a c/r is probably extracting the most and is fine. i'm jst not sure if i want to commit my whole stack. how about just raising to $35?
i am not sure about this though. i struggle here myself, lol
CF23 posted on May 29, 2009 at 21:12 PM
so what's the "correct" answer? ;)
Monsteroso posted on May 30, 2009 at 07:17 AM
Sorry, been outta town.
The answer is... COAL!
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