Saturday, 28 February 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Changing Stakes
Yesterday over a pacific they changed the table stakes we now have 10c/20c $20 and 15c/30c $30 must be the credit crunch
Bashed a little
Bank Roll took a little dip last night was doing ok, got all in v a very loose opponent with QQ v their AQ off needless to say they river an Ace costing me around $13.
Also got all-in with KK to find my opponent with AA and to add insult to injury the also flopped an Ace taking away virtually any chance of a turn around.
My play was good and steady not bothered about losing the two hands above, was unlucky with the QQ as was big favourite all the way to the river - made the right move v right opponent all-in call with AQ off wasn't a good move and they got lucky. KK v AA cant be afraid of a AA being out their everytime you hit the cowboys.
Bank Roll $218.41
Also got all-in with KK to find my opponent with AA and to add insult to injury the also flopped an Ace taking away virtually any chance of a turn around.
My play was good and steady not bothered about losing the two hands above, was unlucky with the QQ as was big favourite all the way to the river - made the right move v right opponent all-in call with AQ off wasn't a good move and they got lucky. KK v AA cant be afraid of a AA being out their everytime you hit the cowboys.
Bank Roll $218.41
Monday, 23 February 2009
3 way pot win and ironic banter
Played over lunch took down a nice pot more than doubled me up.
Me 1010 mid position, I raised to 40c got called by Cut Off and the Button, flop 7 10 Q rainbow, which is nice, was hoping one of the others had a queen so I check cut off goes all-in for $9.30, button all-in for £2.10ish, so I'm thinking only trip queens have me beat and I felt sure the cut off would have raised up pre-flop, he has been pretty aggressive with his top pairs, as for the button with his couple of bucks probably just a punt or a draw.
So I call, cards up, cut off AQoff for top pair top kicker, Button KJoff straight draw - my trips hold up and I scoup a nice pot.
Player not in the hand tells me I'm lucky as even with KK and AA you cant win at pacific poker, I agree if you limp and get out drawn, then again people will call big pre-flop raises with low suited connectors and such and sure you get out drawn at times by junk, I find I remember the suck outs more than the wins.
So 3 hands later I have AA our 'you're lucky' friend is on the button with $1.98 which he throws in I call flip'em and beat his 10 10 over 5 cards, he lol's into the chat box and leaves.
Bank Roll $229.63
Me 1010 mid position, I raised to 40c got called by Cut Off and the Button, flop 7 10 Q rainbow, which is nice, was hoping one of the others had a queen so I check cut off goes all-in for $9.30, button all-in for £2.10ish, so I'm thinking only trip queens have me beat and I felt sure the cut off would have raised up pre-flop, he has been pretty aggressive with his top pairs, as for the button with his couple of bucks probably just a punt or a draw.
So I call, cards up, cut off AQoff for top pair top kicker, Button KJoff straight draw - my trips hold up and I scoup a nice pot.
Player not in the hand tells me I'm lucky as even with KK and AA you cant win at pacific poker, I agree if you limp and get out drawn, then again people will call big pre-flop raises with low suited connectors and such and sure you get out drawn at times by junk, I find I remember the suck outs more than the wins.
So 3 hands later I have AA our 'you're lucky' friend is on the button with $1.98 which he throws in I call flip'em and beat his 10 10 over 5 cards, he lol's into the chat box and leaves.
Bank Roll $229.63
Betting Draws
I'm finding very few people bet draws on the 5c/10c tables - I bet draws if I'm sitting with AJsuited with 2 matching cards on the flop I'm betting, I find players on draws want free cards and if the do hit the turn they get less action and even less if they hit on the river.
I have found that often if I bet the flop with a draw and hit on the turn and check, people will assume I was betting top pair and was checking scared of the flush/straight, even at this stage if they don't try to represent the flush/straight themselves they are more likely to call or make a bet on the river.
I also find my bet sizes better than most, I rarely bet less than 3/4 to pot size if I'm ahead, plus odd times I get outdrawn players have had to pay without odds to call, so longterm I win more than I loose.
Any how had a good few hours over the weekend, got out full housed on the river once for $10, but overall played well with and without the cards.
Was accused of being on tilt by one opponent after I'd lost the full house hand but betting aggresively pre-flop with KK (he was on the button everyone min bet he put in 45c I went all-in they alll folded) and then hitting trip 9's in the next calls for betting. If thinking I'm tilting gets him to call cool.
Bank Roll $217.21
I have found that often if I bet the flop with a draw and hit on the turn and check, people will assume I was betting top pair and was checking scared of the flush/straight, even at this stage if they don't try to represent the flush/straight themselves they are more likely to call or make a bet on the river.
I also find my bet sizes better than most, I rarely bet less than 3/4 to pot size if I'm ahead, plus odd times I get outdrawn players have had to pay without odds to call, so longterm I win more than I loose.
Any how had a good few hours over the weekend, got out full housed on the river once for $10, but overall played well with and without the cards.
Was accused of being on tilt by one opponent after I'd lost the full house hand but betting aggresively pre-flop with KK (he was on the button everyone min bet he put in 45c I went all-in they alll folded) and then hitting trip 9's in the next calls for betting. If thinking I'm tilting gets him to call cool.
Bank Roll $217.21
Friday, 20 February 2009
Players who know better
Played a hand against one opponent who seemed to be unable to grasp the point that on the turn of the river card the best hand wins not pre-flop.
Table 5c/10c $10 buy-in
Me in the cut off with AJ suited raised to 40c and button calls - note CALLS - rest folded - I'm out of position but have a strong hand, villian did seem to have an idea how to play so when the flop went AJ6 (two spades) I checked and they made a continutaion bet of 1/2 the pot which I re-raised x3 and they called, turn 2, I bet 2/3 pot they call, river A I bet 1/2 pot get re-raised x 3, I push they call with AK - trip aces to my fullhouse.
I get lambasted by this player for playing a worse starting hand than him, he goes on about me calling with the worst hand etc. I point out he called me, so you go all-in with AJ v my AK he mutters into the chat box, well no not if I knew you have AK pre-flop but yes on the river with the nuts, even maybe on the flop with AJ paired, but you called my raise CALLED, NOT RE-RAISED and from the flop onwards you were behind. The guy then claimed he was slow playing his pair of aces with a King kicker, I laughed no one slow plays a pair of aces, its like a pair is the second worst winning hand above a high card.
Now I thought about the hand I'm in the cut off and raise 4 x BB so as I'm tight my range should be Ax suited, pairs, AK to A10 from that position, my check raise on the flop should say I have better than pair of aces and he had to think I had a pair of aces at least and possibley the Jack as well or even trips.
I thought some more about AK very nice to have but in the end it doesnt beat 22 without help.
Bank Roll $187.22
Table 5c/10c $10 buy-in
Me in the cut off with AJ suited raised to 40c and button calls - note CALLS - rest folded - I'm out of position but have a strong hand, villian did seem to have an idea how to play so when the flop went AJ6 (two spades) I checked and they made a continutaion bet of 1/2 the pot which I re-raised x3 and they called, turn 2, I bet 2/3 pot they call, river A I bet 1/2 pot get re-raised x 3, I push they call with AK - trip aces to my fullhouse.
I get lambasted by this player for playing a worse starting hand than him, he goes on about me calling with the worst hand etc. I point out he called me, so you go all-in with AJ v my AK he mutters into the chat box, well no not if I knew you have AK pre-flop but yes on the river with the nuts, even maybe on the flop with AJ paired, but you called my raise CALLED, NOT RE-RAISED and from the flop onwards you were behind. The guy then claimed he was slow playing his pair of aces with a King kicker, I laughed no one slow plays a pair of aces, its like a pair is the second worst winning hand above a high card.
Now I thought about the hand I'm in the cut off and raise 4 x BB so as I'm tight my range should be Ax suited, pairs, AK to A10 from that position, my check raise on the flop should say I have better than pair of aces and he had to think I had a pair of aces at least and possibley the Jack as well or even trips.
I thought some more about AK very nice to have but in the end it doesnt beat 22 without help.
Bank Roll $187.22
Grinding Away
With the bank roll being so low I'm only playing 5c/10c tables put in some good play last night over two tables in an hour I'd made almost $30.
I found my C-betting working well on both tables, any hand checked around to me I bet I won, I found I could get most people to fold with aggressive play. I made those players who liked to chase pay for their cards and when I new they had missed I gave them opportunity of stealing the pot and checked raised them - few called me.
I noted one player who would always called if he had snagged any part of the flop, he was very profitable taking on my top pairs with his 2nd and 3rd pairs.
Once I hit around $17 if I made a 5xBB raise on the button I rarely got action which gave me the opportunity of stealing blinds with low hands.
One thing I'm finding on the low stakes tables is that my positional play far superior to 95% of players who frequent such tables, I've learnt playing marginal hands out of position is so hard even if you hit part of the flop, but I guess most players at low level don't exploit positional advantage as much as I do.
Often on these tables everyones happy to limp in for 10c and play a 6 way hand, I know I fold alot and my average hands played is under 35% most of the time but I'm one of few players who likes to re-raise and get against one or may be two opponents. Always amazes me when a player limps with KK and is beaten by a rag ace or 57 off making a straight when the betting is limp limp 10c 10c and then complains about fishy play. It's like they want to limp to the river make a big bet on the river and flip over Kings - as if they cant be beat.
Bank Roll $179.67
I found my C-betting working well on both tables, any hand checked around to me I bet I won, I found I could get most people to fold with aggressive play. I made those players who liked to chase pay for their cards and when I new they had missed I gave them opportunity of stealing the pot and checked raised them - few called me.
I noted one player who would always called if he had snagged any part of the flop, he was very profitable taking on my top pairs with his 2nd and 3rd pairs.
Once I hit around $17 if I made a 5xBB raise on the button I rarely got action which gave me the opportunity of stealing blinds with low hands.
One thing I'm finding on the low stakes tables is that my positional play far superior to 95% of players who frequent such tables, I've learnt playing marginal hands out of position is so hard even if you hit part of the flop, but I guess most players at low level don't exploit positional advantage as much as I do.
Often on these tables everyones happy to limp in for 10c and play a 6 way hand, I know I fold alot and my average hands played is under 35% most of the time but I'm one of few players who likes to re-raise and get against one or may be two opponents. Always amazes me when a player limps with KK and is beaten by a rag ace or 57 off making a straight when the betting is limp limp 10c 10c and then complains about fishy play. It's like they want to limp to the river make a big bet on the river and flip over Kings - as if they cant be beat.
Bank Roll $179.67
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