Although I’m running pretty low on cash on Poker Stars of late, I did have some $W sitting around, and since I don’t actually have a conflict with the European Poker Tour Dortmund event at the end of January, I decided to play a satellite. We started off 250 BB’s deep, and I felt I did a very good job of taking advantage of weaker players with such deep money. I don’t think it will be necessary to offer commentary on each of these hands, but hopefully they are illustrative of some important deep stack concepts like pot control, isolation, and position. I am happy to answer any questions that get posed in the Comments section.
Poker Stars, $760 + $40 NL Hold’em Tournament, 10/20 Blinds, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
BB: 4,540
UTG: 4,630
UTG+1: 5,300
MP: 5,600
Hero (CO): 4,970
BTN: 4,900
SB: 5,060
Pre-Flop: (30) A
T
dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls 20, MP folds, Hero raises to 120, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls 100
Flop: (270) 8 7 6
(2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks
Turn: (270) 3 (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks
River: (270) 6 (2 Players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks
Results: 270 Pot
UTG+1 showed Q T (a pair of Sixes) and LOST (-120 NET)
Hero showed A T (a pair of Sixes) and WON 270 (+150 NET)
Poker Stars, $760 + $40 NL Hold’em Tournament, 10/20 Blinds, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
BTN: 4,510
SB: 4,640
BB: 5,180
UTG: 5,600
Hero (UTG+1): 5,120
MP: 4,900
CO: 5,050
Pre-Flop: (30) 5 5
dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG folds, Hero raises to 70, MP folds, CO calls 70, 2 folds, BB calls 50
Flop: (220) 8 6 9 (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks
Turn: (220) K (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets 200, 2 folds
Results: 220 Pot
Hero mucked 5 5 and WON 220 (+150 NET)
Poker Stars, $760 + $40 NL Hold’em Tournament, 10/20 Blinds, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
BB: 4,250
UTG: 4,530
UTG+1: 5,100
MP1: 5,280
MP2: 5,000
Hero (CO): 5,220
BTN: 5,660
SB: 4,960
Pre-Flop: (30) K Q dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG calls 20, 3 folds, Hero raises to 120, 3 folds, UTG calls 100
Flop: (270) 4 K T (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero checks
Turn: (270) 5 (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets 175, UTG calls 175
River: (620) 8 (2 Players)
UTG checks, Hero bets 425, UTG calls 425
Results: 1,470 Pot
UTG mucked 4 Q and LOST (-720 NET)
Hero showed K Q (a pair of Kings) and WON 1,470 (+750 NET)
Poker Stars, $760 + $40 NL Hold’em Tournament, 15/30 Blinds, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com – Hand History Converter
UTG+1: 9,340
MP1: 4,565
MP2: 5,180
CO: 5,395
BTN: 2,730
Hero (SB): 5,870
BB: 5,970
UTG: 6,400
Pre-Flop: (45) K Q dealt to Hero (SB)
4 folds, CO raises to 90, BTN calls 90, Hero raises to 420, 2 folds, BTN calls 330
Flop: (960) A 5 Q (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: (960) 2 (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
River: (960) A (2 Players)
Hero bets 450, BTN calls 450
Results: 1,860 Pot
BTN mucked 6 6 and LOST (-870 NET)
Hero showed K Q (two pair, Aces and Queens) and WON 1,860 (+990 NET)