Views from the Rail

So, I’m going to use this post to highlight some fun hands I’ve played over the past week. Hopefully you guys like reading them. If anyone has any comments or criticisms about the way I played any particular hand, I’d love to hear those too.

First a 100/200 HULHE hand:

Poker Stars $100/$200 Limit Hold’em – 2 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BTN/SB with A 2
Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero calls

Flop: (6 SB) 2 6 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls

Turn: (5 BB) 8 (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

River: (9 BB) A (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero caps!, BB calls

Final Pot: 17 BB
BB mucks 7 9
Hero shows A 2 (a full house, Deuces full of Aces)
Hero wins 16.995 BB
(Rake: $1.00)

Here’s a a 15/30 6max hand where I bluffed ballzdeepx (sorry Brian):

Full Tilt Poker $15/$30 Limit Hold’em – 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.667 SB) Hero is BB with 9 T
1 fold, CO raises, 2 folds, Hero calls

Flop: (4.667 SB) 4 8 J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero raises, CO calls

Turn: (4.333 BB) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls

River: (8.333 BB) A (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero raises, CO folds

Final Pot: 10.333 BB
Hero wins 10.233 BB
(Rake: $3.00)

A PLO hand where I was totally lost. What do I do on the turn here? Is c/r the river an option? Villain is super suspicious but also passive. I don’t think he’s folding a straight and he might not even find a fold with something as weak as a set:

Full Tilt Poker $10/$20 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $5783.60
BTN/SB: $5111.65

Pre Flop: ($30.00) Hero is BB with 2 2 6 A
BTN/SB raises to $45, Hero raises to $135, BTN/SB calls $90

Flop: ($270.00) J 9 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $140, BTN/SB calls $140

Turn: ($550.00) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $550, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $550

River: ($1650.00) 6 (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $1650, BTN/SB calls $1650

Final Pot: $4950.00
Hero shows 2 2 6 A (a flush, Ace high)
BTN/SB mucks K A 7 3
Hero wins $4949.50
(Rake: $0.50)

Just so you guys don’t think I win EVERY hand, here’s a standard 1/2 hand I lost:

Poker Stars $100/$200 Limit Hold’em – 2 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BB with A Q
BTN/SB raises, Hero 3-bets, BTN/SB calls

Flop: (6 SB) 3 J 2 (2 players)
Hero bets, BTN/SB raises, Hero calls

Turn: (5 BB) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets, Hero raises, BTN/SB 3-bets, Hero calls

River: (11 BB) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets, Hero calls

Final Pot: 13 BB
BTN/SB shows 3 2 (two pair, Threes and Deuces)
Hero mucks A Q
BTN/SB wins 12.995 BB
(Rake: $1.00)

Just so we can clear things up, though, I do usually run good. Here is a o8 hand from 7game. I suspect I missed some really easy value on the flop here. As JoeTall would say, my hand is a BEAST. I really need to reconcile my hold em flop/turn lines with O8. Might make for an interesting blog post in and of itself:

Full Tilt Poker $50/$100 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo – 2 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BTN/SB with 3 A 5 4
Hero raises, BB calls

Flop: (4 SB) 2 6 2 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls

Turn: (4 BB) 3 (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls

River: (8 BB) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

Final Pot: 10 BB
Hero shows 3 A 5 4 (HI: a straight, Six high; LO: 6,4,3,2,A)
BB mucks 2 Q Q 5
Hero wins 4.997 BB
Hero wins 4.997 BB
(Rake: $0.50)