***February Fever Poker Chat***

zachvac said:

Wow. That's just wrong. I mean honestly it won't have that big an impact on your winrate because the player not in the hand could just as well give him the bad advice, but on the other hand it's still cheating.

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Yea it was a couple of months back. I was at a FR table but there were only 3 people there(don't really know why I hadn't left?) but I had A/K and had just double-barrel bluffed when the player I wasn't playing against told the other guy to call b/c I was weak this hand. Blatant help imo

eNTy said:

No, wish it was

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i dunno its very close

Are these steps to the warm-up/milli supposed to be easy for a decent player to beat? I've only played a few, so a very small sample, but not sure if it's worth it or not. I've wanted to play a big Sunday MTT for a long time and figured this would be good way to do it..

Enty, any good news tonight?

SHIPPIT !

First MTT win eva. First good thing since jan 1 imo

Some cool hands in this thread, especially tanked hard on the JT one. But he had done it too much before even though he was mr. nitman.
https://www.cardschat.com/forum/a-game-going-rail-requests-42/4-180-man-142887/#post1078591

Congrats Enty

This was against a pretty solid reg:

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

MP2: $526.30 (131.6 bb)
Hero (MP3): $406 (101.5 bb)
CO: $400 (100 bb)
BTN: $929.25 (232.3 bb)
SB: $331 (82.8 bb)
BB: $437.50 (109.4 bb)
UTG+2: $446.10 (111.5 bb)
MP1: $498 (124.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with K A
3 folds, Hero raises to $12, CO raises to $42, 3 folds, Hero raises to $105, CO raises to $400 and is all-in, Hero calls $295

Flop: ($806) Q 2 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
Turn: ($806) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($806) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $806 pot ($3 rake)
CO showed 4 4 (two pairs, Sevens and Fours) and lost (-$400 net)
Hero showed K A (two pairs, Kings and Sevens) and won $803 ($403 net)


These sting:

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

MP1: $400 (100 bb)
MP2: $400 (100 bb)
MP3: $640.40 (160.1 bb)
CO: $666 (166.5 bb)
Hero (BTN): $401.20 (100.3 bb)
SB: $335.90 (84 bb)
BB: $799 (199.8 bb)
UTG+2: $431.85 (108 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with 8 8
UTG+2 raises to $8, 4 folds, Hero calls $8, 2 folds

Flop: ($22) 6 A K (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets $12, UTG+2 calls $12

Turn: ($46) 8 (2 players)
UTG+2 bets $8, Hero raises to $36, UTG+2 raises to $64, Hero raises to $116, UTG+2 raises to $411.85 and is all-in, Hero calls $265.20 and is all-in

River: ($808.40) A (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $808.40 pot ($3 rake)
UTG+2 showed A K (a full house, Aces full of Kings) and won $805.40 ($404.20 net)
Hero showed 8 8 (a full house, Eights full of Aces) and lost (-$401.20 net)


Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players

SB: $151.50 (37.9 bb)
BB: $591 (147.8 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): $416.50 (104.1 bb)
UTG+2: $300.30 (75.1 bb)
MP1: $403.30 (100.8 bb)
MP2: $447 (111.8 bb)
MP3: $420 (105 bb)
CO: $74 (18.5 bb)
BTN: $734.50 (183.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with T T
Hero raises to $16, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls $16, 3 folds, BTN calls $16, 2 folds

Flop: ($54) 6 J T (3 players)
Hero bets $35, MP1 folds, BTN raises to $114, Hero raises to $400.50 and is all-in, BTN calls $286.50

Turn: ($855) K (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($855) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $855 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed T T (three of a kind, Tens) and lost (-$416.50 net)
BTN showed J J (three of a kind, Jacks) and won $852 ($435.50 net)

Grats Enty.

Someone remind me that when I set a ring goal for the month, not to screw around with Step sngs or other things that are wasting my time atm.

today was a weird day

The Shrog said:

Someone remind me that when I set a ring goal for the month, not to screw around with Step sngs or other things that are wasting my time atm.

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I would, but I'm too busy playing stud 8 & earning like 5 cents an hour, rather than playing 6-max and earning ~15$ an hour or whatever I make.

I would, but I'm too busy playing stud 8 & earning like 5 cents an hour, rather than playing 6-max and earning ~15$ an hour or whatever I make.

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Blowing a couple BI's instead of playing ring. We're alike .

F this month IMO. worst day i've ever had EV wise:



BTW, i feel like enty

bw07507 said:

I have not run well at the beginning of any month ever since i started playing poker. My first 5 days are always like this, i don't understand.

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My new trend seems to be dropping $500 at the start of every session, which is alot of fun.

Anyways i had a wonderful start to Feb. First day i moreorless broke even, second day i managed to lose $2500 or thereabouts. Played this crazy manaic and was $1100 deep effective at one stage and yea well lets just say losing a couple of 75:25s that deep it is pretty easy to lose $2k+. One hand where villain hit a backdoor flush (where i had 2nd top set) literally ended up costing me about $2000. After losing a >200bb pot i even open shoved KK (looks like mega tilt) which i was luckily enough to get the very next hand and villain SNAPS with A2s and hits the ace ofc. Was that kinda day.

Anyways, fortunately it seems my other trend is having like a $1500 day the very next day, and it only took me 5k hands in the end to get back slightly positive.

Fwiw, over these last 5k hands i have been a fair bit below EV and my W$SD is 43% !!!!!! So not quite sure how i have been running good during that period...just goes to show that overall poker luck is impossible to measure. But yea it is pretty hard to play when you can't win a pot to save your life (had one 1000 hand session with 35% W$SD). But all things considered i am actually really really happy with my play for the first time in ages. Been making some nice reads and i've actually grown some balls as of late to completely trust my reads and make some big plays that i was hesitant to do beforehand.

lol

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

BTN: $607 (151.8 bb)
Hero (SB): $635 (158.8 bb)
BB: $400 (100 bb)
UTG+2: $421 (105.3 bb)
MP1: $899.60 (224.9 bb)
MP2: $92 (23 bb)
MP3: $496 (124 bb)
CO: $595.95 (149 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 7 4
6 folds, Hero raises to $8, BB calls $4

Flop: ($16) J 4 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls $12

Turn: ($40) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $20, BB calls $20

River: ($80) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $45, BB calls $45

Results: $170 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed 7 4 (three of a kind, Fours) and won $167 ($82 net)
BB mucked Ad Tc and lost (-$85 net)

Tad bit swingy .

lol swongs.

good recovery though!


theres like a little gap at the end lol, it goes off the chart and then comes back

zachvac said:

lol

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players

BTN: $607 (151.8 bb)
Hero (SB): $635 (158.8 bb)
BB: $400 (100 bb)
UTG+2: $421 (105.3 bb)
MP1: $899.60 (224.9 bb)
MP2: $92 (23 bb)
MP3: $496 (124 bb)
CO: $595.95 (149 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 7

4

6 folds, Hero raises to $8, BB calls $4

Flop: ($16) J

4

4

(2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls $12

Turn: ($40) 9

(2 players)
Hero bets $20, BB calls $20

River: ($80) 2

(2 players)
Hero bets $45, BB calls $45

Results: $170 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed 7

4

(three of a kind, Fours) and won $167 ($82 net)
BB mucked Ad Tc and lost (-$85 net)

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Swear to god FT 400nl players are worse than PS 2nl players

kleitches said:

Swear to god FT 400nl players are worse than PS 2nl players

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Zach steals 100% from SB and cbets 100% too. That makes funny things to people's minds.

kleitches said:

Swear to god FT 400nl players are worse than PS 2nl players

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Note that I'm only posting the hands that I find funny and/or when I own them. I've definitely been owned a ton at 400nl where basically they're making moves that I used to be one of the only ones making. I've been value-towned several times when they have second pair, and in general people hand-read very well, but this is a classic case of what I was talking about in the micro thread about people adjusting well. Why go anywhere near GTO play when stealing 100% will make some players adjust horribly? I mean his preflop call and maybe even his flop call were fine. But on that turn he should probably raise if he thinks I'm full of shit or fold. And then to call on the river too is absolutely atrocious obviously.

btw, how's the 400nl shot going overall. Turning a profit so far?

Dum de dum........

Hero (BB): $56.75 (113.5 bb)
UTG+1: $12.50 (25 bb)
UTG+2: $21.35 (42.7 bb)
MP1: $49.99 (100 bb)
MP2: $31.55 (63.1 bb)
MP3: $40.55 (81.1 bb)
CO: $4.02 (8 bb)
BTN: $37.30 (74.6 bb)
SB: $9.25 (18.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with K A
6 folds, BTN calls $0.50, SB folds, Hero raises to $1.75, BTN calls $1.25

Flop: ($3.75) 6 9 K (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BTN raises to $6, Hero raises to $21.75, BTN raises to $35.55 and is all-in, Hero calls $13.80

Turn: ($74.85) Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($74.85) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $74.85 pot ($3 rake)
BTN showed 5 K (a pair of Kings) and lost (-$37.30 net)

OMFG i thought i had run bad in the past, but i know realise that was nothing compared to know. Dropped like 15 buyin yesterday while getting money in bad 5 times.

todays session, drop 7 buyins in like 12 games, without getting the money in bad once. And im being dead serious, not once did i get the money in bad. This was my personal favourite

PokerStars Game #24787329686: Tournament #139810858, $33.00+$1.50 Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit - Match Round I, Level V (40/80) - 2009/02/10 15:03:52 GMT [2009/02/10 10:03:52 ET]
Table '139810858 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: switch0723 (1660 in chips)
Seat 2: stllushlldn (1340 in chips)
switch0723: posts small blind 40
stllushlldn: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to switch0723 [Qc 3h 5d 3c]
switch0723: raises 80 to 160
stllushlldn: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [8s 3d Ks]
stllushlldn: checks
switch0723: bets 240
stllushlldn: raises 800 to 1040
switch0723: raises 460 to 1500 and is all-in
stllushlldn: calls 140 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (320) returned to switch0723
*** TURN *** [8s 3d Ks] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [8s 3d Ks 5c] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stllushlldn: shows [9c Kc 4c 2s] (HI: a straight, Deuce to Six; LO: 6,5,4,3,2)
switch0723: shows [Qc 3h 5d 3c] (HI: three of a kind, Threes)
stllushlldn collected 1340 from pot
stllushlldn collected 1340 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2680 | Rake 0
Board [8s 3d Ks 5c 6s]
Seat 1: switch0723 (button) (small blind) showed [Qc 3h 5d 3c] and lost with HI: three of a kind, Threes
Seat 2: stllushlldn (big blind) showed [9c Kc 4c 2s] and won (2680) with HI: a straight, Deuce to Six; LO: 6,5,4,3,2


actually that won is tied with the hand where villain had 2 outs to scoop on the river, i had 16, the rest we chop, villain scoops ldo

Ur omahaha babble confuzzles me

Switch, why are you surprised that there's a lot of variance in heads-up omaha?

eNTy said:

Ur omahaha babble confuzzles me

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it's not omahaha babble, it's high/low babble.

you chop when one wins the high and the other wins the low. you scoop when you win both high and low.