Now that the WSOP is over, I really want to scale back my tournament play and focus on improving at 6-max no limit ring games. My recent winnings have given me enough of a roll that I want to dive right in and start multi-tabling 5/10 pretty aggressively. I’ve played a fair amount of 5/10, but it was generally only when I saw particularly good games going. Last night, I just sat down at 8 tables and let the fun begin. Some hands:
Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold’em, $10 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
Hero ($1445)
UTG ($525)
MP ($513.50)
Button ($225)
SB ($1691)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 4s, Kd.
1 fold, MP calls $10, Button calls $10, 1 fold, Hero checks.
Flop: ($35) Kh, 7s, 4c (3 players)
Hero bets $35, MP calls $35, Button calls $35.
Turn: ($140) 4h (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, Button checks.
River: ($140) Js (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $100, Button calls $100, Hero raises to $1400 (All-In), MP calls $368.50 (All-In), Button calls $80 (All-In).
Final Pot: $2188.50
Results in white below:
Hero has 4s Kd (full house, fours full of kings).
MP has 7d 7c (full house, sevens full of fours).
Button doesn’t show.
Outcome: MP wins $1257. Hero wins $931.50.
I’m pretty obviously stacking off here, just a cooler. And MP is really lucky that I did the betting for him. I made note of what a ridiculous slowplayer he was, which allowed me to determine I could move him off a hand here:
Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold’em, $10 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
Hero ($1010)
SB ($1963)
BB ($1055)
UTG ($4418.50)
MP ($989)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ac, 7h.
1 fold, MP calls $10, Hero raises to $45, 2 folds, MP calls $35.
Flop: ($105) 2d, 9c, 2h (2 players)
MP bets $30, Hero raises to $105, MP raises to $220, Hero calls $115.
Turn: ($545) Kh (2 players)
MP bets $160, Hero raises to $745 (All-In), MP folds.
Final Pot: $1450
Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins $1450.
I felt like calling the flop would be better than 4-bet shoving both because it looks more like a big pair and it gives me a chance to evaluate his action before I decide to pull the trigger. Once he made that weak-ass turn bet, it was an easy decision.
I was pretty happy with how I played this one:
Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold’em, $10 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
SB ($1340.25)
Hero ($1000)
UTG ($661)
MP ($1257)
Button ($220)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Kc, Kd.
UTG calls $10, MP raises to $45, 2 folds, Hero raises to $150, UTG calls $140, MP calls $105.
Flop: ($455) Ah, 7d, 4s (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $90, MP folds, Hero calls $90.
Turn: ($635) Ac (2 players)
Hero bets $760 (All-In), UTG calls $421 (All-In).
River: ($1816) 4d (2 players, 2 all-in).
Final Pot: $1816
Results in white below:
Hero has Kc Kd (two pair, aces and kings).
UTG has Qs Qc (two pair, aces and queens).
Outcome: Hero wins $1816.
Given the size of the pot on the turn, I’m going to stack off if someone has trip Aces, so my only goal at that point was to win the most from smaller pocket pairs when I’m ahead. Most people are, rightfully, checking back the turn if I check, and may or may not call a big river bet. But I figured there’s no way he’s going to put me on trips if I open-shove the turn.
Just for good measure, here’s one that didn’t work out so well. Even with my reads it’s pretty debateable, but basically the reraiser was a ridiculous LAGtard and pretty outplayable post-flop, which is why I’m in there pre-flop.
Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold’em, $10 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
UTG ($1236)
MP ($1656)
CO ($1287.25)
Button ($985)
SB ($3519.50)
Hero ($1144)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 8d, 8s.
3 folds, Button raises to $35, SB raises to $115, Hero calls $105, Button calls $80.
Flop: ($345) 9h, Kh, Tc (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $220, Button calls $220, SB folds.
Turn: ($785) 3c (2 players)
Hero bets $809 (All-In), Button calls $650 (All-In).
River: ($2244) 3s (2 players, 2 all-in).
Final Pot: $2244
Results in white below:
Hero has 8d 8s (two pair, eights and threes).
Button has Ad Ks (two pair, kings and threes).
Outcome: Button wins $2085. Hero wins $159.
This is a good flop for the kinds of hands I’m cold calling, stuff like 99, TT, and AK. I expected to fold out everything worse than AK. Maybe I don’t need to shove the turn to do that, thought?
I was down a bit after a 7-hour session, but I was still happy with how it went. I felt I was largely playing well and making good reads, adn I encountered a fair number of poor players.
Your hand history converter includes uncalled bets in the pot size. It’s a bit misleading.
On the last hand, I don’t think betting less than all in does anything for you. Against an LAGtard I’d probably shut down after he calls the flop. Can you really give him credit for calling AQ or AJ on the flop but folding it on the turn? If you can’t get those hands out, then I don’t think it’s +EV to fire a second barrel.
Neither are the stack sizes right for a check-raise bluff. I agree that a smaller bet will give you nearly the same information for cheaper if you can lay it down to the raise (though you’d be getting very juicy odds).
Sorry that’s what I meant. I’m thinking I should have just given up when he calls flop. Wasn’t proposing a smaller turn bet.