WCOOP 6-Max KO 2nd Chance

I played so badly in the $265 that there weren’t even hands worth posting. Here are some interesting ones from the Second Chance, though.

The Villains in Hand 1 both have nitty pre-flop stats, so I think 7’s are extremely unlikely for either of them (not to mention that I’m not at all convinced either would play trips this way). Having the Ad in my hand is helpful because it makes it less likely anyone will have a flush draw he wants to get crazy with and also gives me a little equity against a stubborn pair or even the unlikely 7.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 134 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (6 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP) (t5676)
CO (t4624)
Button (t4255)
SB (t4780)
BB (t5603)
UTG (t4738)

Hero’s M: 126.13

Preflop: Hero is MP with J♣, A♦
UTG bets t75, Hero calls t75, CO calls t75, 1 fold, SB calls t60, BB calls t45

Flop: (t375) 7♥, 10♦, 7♦ (5 players)
SB bets t120, 1 fold, UTG raises to t270, Hero raises to t711, 3 folds

Total pot: t1035

Results:
Hero didn’t show J♣, A♦.
Outcome: Hero won t1035

Villain in this hand was not at the table for the previous one, but I did generally have an aggressive image. I’d won a lot of pots pre-flop, mostly by attacking players on my right, but I hadn’t done anything like this. I tend to forget that that doesn’t matter to a lot of people, though, who will just drop you into a “LAG” box and that will be the end of their attempts at hand reading. I think this is generally a good spot and good cards to barrel (turn a lot of equity, river a card that’s great for my range) but none of that matters if I choose the wrong target.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 134 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds 10 Ante (5 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (BB) (t11747)
UTG (t8265)
MP (t6258)
Button (t6779)
SB (t2145)

Hero’s M: 58.73

Preflop: Hero is BB with A♦, 7♦
UTG bets t200, 3 folds, Hero calls t100

Flop: (t500) 5♠, 6♦, K♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t300, Hero raises to t888, UTG calls t588

Turn: (t2276) 8♦ (2 players)
Hero bets t1444, UTG calls t1444

River: (t5164) 2♠ (2 players)
Hero bets t3333, UTG calls t3333

Total pot: t11830

Results:
Hero had A♦, 7♦ (high card, Ace).
UTG had 7♣, 7♠ (one pair, sevens).
Outcome: UTG won t11830

Again not that it matters, but I would value bet all of my sets on this river as well, so it’s not like I either rivered a flush or am bluffing.

Last one is against the guy on my right I’d been bullying the most. He’s also a MSNL player so I know he’s generally good, but I think he butchered this one pretty badly:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 134 Tournament, 60/120 Blinds 15 Ante (6 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (BB) (t8795)
UTG (t17578)
MP (t2955)
CO (t4554)
Button (t7459)
SB (t13996)

Hero’s M: 32.57

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q♣, 10♠
3 folds, Button bets t240, SB calls t180, Hero calls t120

Flop: (t810) 9♥, 4♦, J♣ (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Button bets t600, SB calls t600, Hero raises to t1999, Button raises to t7204 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls t5205

Turn: (t15818) 9♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t15818) 5♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t15818

Results:
Button had A♥, 6♣ (one pair, nines).
Hero had Q♣, 10♠ (one pair, nines).
Outcome: Button won t15818

I guess I should have just check-shoved the flop. That just looks so much like a draw, and I also (wrongly, I guess) expected Villain to have a decent hand to bet into both of us on this flop. I’m pretty sure shoving would have gotten him off of Ace-high.