Bode's still treading...

Its time to start another op thread. After getting my BR as high as $4k playing $100nl and as low as $1400, i let my last op thread die. For the past few months i have been playing mostly $50nl, with my BR hovering anywhere from $1400 to $1800. I played donkaments for the month of june because i was pissed at ring, but that ended down ~$300ish. Basically, for the last 3 months ive lost playing poker, and broke even w/ bonuses and the pathetic amount of rakeback 7k hands/month gets you.

After reviewing my game and reading as much about poker as i could for about a week, i refocused myself and started playing seriously again on July 31st. With my BR at $1450, i moved most of my BR to Stars and started grinding hands. Ive played 18k hands in the past 2 weeks and worked my BR up to $2k again running ~3 PTBB/100. Its been swingy as hell, but i feel like im playing well again and am ready to take another shot at $100nl.

Im someone that thinks 20 BI's is plenty for SSNLHE, so im going to jump right in, but i will drop back down to 50nl at $1800. Ill post the last 2 weeks stats in another post and maybe someone can point out some leaks im not catching still.

wish me luck.

i feel like 3 PTBB/100 is about what im good for. At this point atleast, im not someone who's going to run 5-7 PTBB/100 over large samples.

My position stats are much better than they used to be. I dont really know why im winnig as much from MP as i am OTB. Maybe its just a small sample.

As far as big winners/losers go, i think they are pretty normal. So far i dont have the typ KJo or AJo type hands that so many people have as losers in their DB's. Again this may just be a small sample for that.

Anything else that stands out? Any help is appreciated.

put in a 200 hand session over lunch 4 tabling. I think I won about $80 or so. I posted the only interesting hand, which was a bluff w/ AK, in the SH forum.

i plan on putting in around 2k hands tonight.

Have you transferred money out from your BR? I remember you were taking shots at $200nl and now back to $50nl?

gl bode

Are you coming to OSU for any games this fall?

Originally Posted by silu_nz

Have you transferred money out from your BR? I remember you were taking shots at $200nl and now back to $50nl?

i never transferred any money out, and i never took shots at 200nl. I ran my BR from basically $1k to $4k in the span of 3 weeks, and then proceeded to drop $2k over 15k hands. Ive been back at $50nl and donkaments for 2 months now.

Originally Posted by swiggidy

gl bode

Are you coming to OSU for any games this fall?

of course! I dont know which game(s) im coming to this year, but ill hit you up before i come. maybe we could tailgate before the game. Maybe even the great Lukie would make an appearance?

Go Hawkeyes!!!

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

Originally Posted by silu_nz

Have you transferred money out from your BR? I remember you were taking shots at $200nl and now back to $50nl?

i never transferred any money out, and i never took shots at 200nl. I ran my BR from basically $1k to $4k in the span of 3 weeks, and then proceeded to drop $2k over 15k hands. Ive been back at $50nl and donkaments for 2 months now.

Sorry for the confusion dude. GL taking shots at $100nl again. FWIW my winrate at $100nl is double what it used to be at $50nl. Figure that. I can't see much of a difference in skills and its all down to good bankroll management.

well, my first full session at 100nl went about as bad as it could go. Dropped 3.5 buyins over the course of 1000 hands due to fairly standard swings/not flipping well w/ short stacks. And then the last hand i tilt 4-bet pushed AQo over a $23 squeezish 3-bet and lost to AK. Im so fucking pissed at myself. I gave myself 4 buyins and i hovered around that -3.5 BI mark for a while and told myself i would quit after dropping 4 BI's. Well, i did technically, but it ended up more around the -5 BI mark.

so after loosing $500+ bones, i obviously sit back down at 2 100nl tables like the true donk/tilt monkey i am to win some back.

rob1013 had made this same play 3 hands earlier w/ AQ on a Q high flop, i had also seen him raise big w/ a flush draw.

rakoczy is just a huge donk.

i hate this call in every way, but i think im crushing robs range and i dont really care about rak.


PokerStars Game #11509951218: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/08/15 - 22:04:57 (ET)
Table 'Kleopatra V' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: LK_Revolt ($21.75 in chips)
Seat 2: acolado ($144.85 in chips)
Seat 3: Bode-ist ($212.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Rakoczy ($161.10 in chips)
Seat 5: drk_sde ($260.25 in chips)
Seat 6: Rob1013 ($79.45 in chips)
drk_sde: posts small blind $0.50
Rob1013: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ad Ac]
LK_Revolt: folds
acolado: folds
Bode-ist: raises $3 to $4
Rakoczy: calls $4
drk_sde: folds
Rob1013: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Jh 5h Kd]
Rob1013: checks
Bode-ist: bets $8
Rakoczy: calls $8
Rob1013: raises $67.45 to $75.45 and is all-in
Bode-ist: raises $133 to $208.45 and is all-in
Rakoczy: calls $149.10 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [Jh 5h Kd] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 5h Kd 9d] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
Rakoczy: mucks hand
Bode-ist collected $163.30 from side pot
Rob1013: shows [Ah Ks] (a pair of Kings)
Bode-ist collected $235.85 from main pot
Rob1013 leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $402.15 Main pot $235.85. Side pot $163.30. | Rake $3
Board [Jh 5h Kd 9d 4d]
Seat 1: LK_Revolt folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: acolado folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bode-ist showed [Ad Ac] and won ($399.15) with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: Rakoczy (button) mucked [Kh Qs]
Seat 5: drk_sde (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Rob1013 (big blind) showed [Ah Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings

Jesus!! Nice pot. I never had a $300+ pot before. Do you see the hole cards on Stars while the turn/river cards are dealt in an AI situation? If not you were probably praying for no

Look, perhaps we should just save time and you and I can co-author a thread where we write "$100NL is hard, oh hang on, maybe, erm, nearly a shot at $200NL awww crap $50NL here I come".

I mean it seems like exactly the same stuff. Except when I took July off to play donkaments I lost $400... waaah.

I too, after three good days, have begun to long for $100NL. But I wisely removed $1k from my roll so I only had $1100. It'll take me a bit longer now before I'm rolled for $100NL.

Good luck, will be interested to see how you get on

played 1800 hands tonight. -$55 over 200 hands at 1oonl and +$180 over 1600 hands at 50nl. Ive absolutely been killing 50nl the last 6-7k hands. BR is back over $1800. My goal right now is to get back to play another 5k hands at 50nl then move to 100nl (again, lol). Id like to get back there so i can get platinum star for this month at Stars. Lol, ive never even gotten silverstar before this month.

anyway, id like some feedback on these hands if i could.


3rd hand at table. All villains are unknown. Push to isolate against the 2 shorties?


PokerStars Game #11527323393: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/16 - 21:38:50 (ET)
Table 'Bacchus' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: steelers1911 ($47.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Honkey123 ($48 in chips)
Seat 4: aroz78 ($10.95 in chips)
Seat 5: mistah856 ($12.85 in chips)
Seat 6: Bode-ist ($50.90 in chips)
piranya1212 will be allowed to play after the button
piranya1212 joins the table at seat #1
steelers1911: posts small blind $0.25
Honkey123: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Js Jd]
aroz78: raises $0.50 to $1
mistah856: calls $1
Bode-ist: raises $3.50 to $4.50
steelers1911: calls $4.25
Honkey123: calls $4
aroz78: raises $6.45 to $10.95 and is all-in
mistah856: raises $1.90 to $12.85 and is all-in
Bode-ist: raises ???


no reads again. villain just sat down <10 hands ago.

PokerStars Game #11527356536: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/16 - 21:40:44 (ET)
Table 'Kampala' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: alwayznfoeva ($4.85 in chips)
Seat 2: Bode-ist ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 3: calmaces ($40.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Confused1 ($58.15 in chips)
Seat 5: JerZJunior ($44.10 in chips)
Seat 6: johnnycream ($48.75 in chips)
Confused1: posts small blind $0.25
JerZJunior: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ks Kc]
johnnycream: folds
alwayznfoeva: folds
Bode-ist: raises $1.50 to $2
calmaces: calls $2
Confused1: folds
JerZJunior: calls $1.50
*** FLOP *** [5c 7d 9c]
JerZJunior: checks
Bode-ist: bets $4.50
calmaces: folds
JerZJunior: calls $4.50
*** TURN *** [5c 7d 9c] [Th]
JerZJunior: checks
Bode-ist: bets $10.50
JerZJunior: raises $19.50 to $30
Bode-ist: ???



villain is a HUGE donk. 60/15/aggro stats and loves to overbet the pot. I think i should be raising the dog shit out of his flop reraise and getting it AI here, but I totally butchered it. I do suck out good though.

PokerStars Game #11527488671: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/16 - 21:48:17 (ET)
Table 'Bacchus' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Armitage ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 2: steelers1911 ($38.55 in chips)
Seat 3: Honkey123 ($49.25 in chips)
Seat 4: BUTCH850 ($7.25 in chips)
Seat 5: chilidawg7 ($37.55 in chips)
Seat 6: Bode-ist ($53.40 in chips)
chilidawg7: posts small blind $0.25
Bode-ist: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [8c Ac]
Armitage: folds
steelers1911: raises $0.50 to $1
Honkey123: folds
BUTCH850: calls $1
chilidawg7: calls $0.75
Bode-ist: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [9c Kc 8h]
chilidawg7: checks
Bode-ist: bets $2.50
steelers1911: raises $2.50 to $5
BUTCH850: folds
chilidawg7: folds
Bode-ist: calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [9c Kc 8h] [Qd]
Bode-ist: checks
steelers1911: bets $4.50
Bode-ist: raises $27 to $31.50
steelers1911: raises $1.05 to $32.55 and is all-in
Bode-ist: calls $1.05
*** RIVER *** [9c Kc 8h Qd] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [8c Ac] (three of a kind, Eights)
steelers1911: mucks hand
Bode-ist collected $76.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $79.10 | Rake $3
Board [9c Kc 8h Qd 8d]
Seat 1: Armitage folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: steelers1911 mucked [Ad Ah]
Seat 3: Honkey123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: BUTCH850 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: chilidawg7 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Bode-ist (big blind) showed [8c Ac] and won ($76.10) with three of a kind, Eights

Is 100NL that much more challenging than 25NL?

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Is 100NL that much more challenging than 25NL?

el oh el


hand 1, fold

hand 2, Not that I would do it in heat of battle, but fold. Does QQ, AT raise here?

Hand 3, does being a donk include bluff min-raising then 1/2 PSB on turn? I think he telegraphed his hand for you

hand 1 fold

hand 2- obv your beat

hand 3- WTF on your postflop play, if your gonna lead then you should shove over his raise, otherwise c/c flop. c/c turn as played as you are probably getting great odds so why turn your hand into a big bluffo

Possible leak in my game here but I get bluffed so much on the turn that unless opponent is a reg I respect I felt KK in hand 2.

I need to fix this evidently

at small stakes ppl rarely bluff turn

Originally Posted by swiggidy

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Is 100NL that much more challenging than 25NL?

el oh el

it was just an innocent question
i assume that answer means "yes, very much fucking harder lolz"

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Originally Posted by swiggidy

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer

Is 100NL that much more challenging than 25NL?

el oh el

it was just an innocent question
i assume that answer means "yes, very much fucking harder lolz"

you assume correct.

first session tonight: -2 buyins over 1500 hands. Nothing special. ran QQ into AA on a low flop, lost LOTS of 60/40's and 70/30's w/ shortstacks, etc. Im going to run good next session.

another 1200 hands, -3 more buyins. I feel like I played fine, just wasnt catching hands. My AKs/o, AQs, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, were all fairly big losers tonight and the only reason i wasnt down 10 buyins was due to sc's and AA.

back to the grind tommorow.

heres the hand that made me quit for the night.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

SB ($47.25)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($9.75)
MP ($38.75)
CO ($111.70)
Button ($61.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $3, 2 folds, Hero raises to $10, UTG folds, MP folds, CO calls $7.

Flop: ($21.25) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $12.5, CO raises to $101.7, Hero calls $27.50 (All-In).

Turn: ($101.25) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($101.25) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $101.25

Results in white below:
Hero has Jd Jc (one pair, jacks).
CO has 2h 2c (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: CO wins $162.95.

yeah i could find a fold on the flop there if opp isnt a true nit

played 3k hands today for +$300. Nothing really interesting, just alot of standard grinding. I did sit for about 2 hours to the right of a really terrible deepstack that would call too many 3-bets and fold too many flops, so that was fun. Im too tired to do a session review tonight, so maybe ill post some hands tommorow.

BR is ~$1850, so hopefully i can take some more 100nl shots this week again.

1k hands @ 50nl: +83
1k hands @ 100nl: +287

BR was at 1925 after my first session of the day so i decided to jump back into the 100nl games and set a stop loss of 2 BI's. I wanst in the red for even one hand.

Heres a few hands i want opinions on, all of them are 100nl.


hand 1:
villain is 17.6/13.4/4.5 over 500 hands. No reads(lol), i think most of the hands i have on him are from 50nl. I was planning on just putting shorty AI but....


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

BB ($110.20)
UTG ($65.25)
MP ($98)
Hero ($117.30)
Button ($41)
SB ($33.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
2 folds, Hero raises to $4, Button raises to $14, 1 fold, BB raises to $24, Hero ???


hand 2:
should i be leading out like this w/ straight draw on a flushy board? I always bet my draws, but i wonder if its correct here? What about betting draws OOP? Any advice is much appreciated on this subject.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)



MP ($122.45)
Button ($93.10)
SB ($51.35)
Hero ($206.15)
UTG ($112.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
1 fold, MP calls $1, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($3) , , (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2


hand 3:
MP is 38/14/1.5 over 35 hands.
b/f? c/f? Is anything im beating really calling a flop bet?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

MP ($135.90)
Button ($107.10)
Hero ($131.10)
BB ($112.50)
UTG ($57.40)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
1 fold, MP raises to $4, Button calls $4, Hero raises to $18, 1 fold, MP calls $14, Button calls $14.

Flop: ($55) , , (3 players)
Hero ???

hand 1: hate to but gotta fold

hand 2: yeah i always lead pot size when in SB or BB in these spots

hand 3: check flop is fine

warning: bad beats ahead.

played a short 350 hand session at lunch today and dropped $115. Standard stuff. I lost a full buyin in a 3-bet pot w/ AK vs 88 on an A8x board. I usually play AK TPTK in a 3-bet pot like its the nuts. whatever.

come home and sit down for a session. At this point my BR is at $2150, and i tell myself ill continue w/ 100nl until my BR gets below 1750, and to just ride out any neg. variance. I start out down 1/2 buyin or so, and this hand happens.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP ($62.50)
Button ($38.35)
SB ($106.15)
Hero ($100)
UTG ($54.55)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, Button calls $1, SB raises to $7, Hero raises to $23, UTG folds, Button folds, SB raises to $106.15, Hero calls $77 (All-In).

Flop: ($202) , , (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($202) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($202) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $202

Results in white below:
SB has Ad Qs (one pair, aces).
Hero has Ks Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: SB wins $208.15.


standard, im used to it. I continue playing and drop another buyin after i dont hit any flops and keep getting my c-bets raised.

Then, in the course of no time, these 2 gems come along:


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG ($70.90)
MP ($141.80)
Button ($25.20)
Hero ($99)
BB ($70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
1 fold, MP raises to $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $14, 1 fold, MP calls $10.

Flop: ($29) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $19, MP calls $19.

Turn: ($67) (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $58, Hero raises to $66, MP calls $8.

River: ($199) (2 players)

Final Pot: $199

Results in white below:
MP has Jc Tc (straight, jack high).
Hero has Qh Ac (two pair, aces and sevens).
Outcome: MP wins $199.

villain here was running something like 38/28 over 130 hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($104.90)
BB ($60)
UTG ($100)
MP ($119.45)
CO ($212.10)
Button ($193.95)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
UTG raises to $4, 1 fold, CO calls $4, Button calls $4, Hero raises to $22, 1 fold, UTG raises to $100, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls $78.

Flop: ($209) , , (2 players)

Turn: ($209) (2 players)

River: ($209) (2 players)

Final Pot: $209

Results in white below:
Hero has Kc Ac (high card, ace).
UTG has Jd Qs (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: UTG wins $209.


so now im down to about my stop loss and its time to call it quits. I tilt off a buying and while im closing the tables down, i lose another.

villain here had been playing totally retarded and i think my hand is good here alot of the time.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

CO ($155.75)
Button ($82.10)
SB ($85.15)
BB ($22.45)
UTG ($97.50)
Hero ($104.40)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
1 fold, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, Button raises to $7, 2 folds, Hero calls $3.

Flop: ($15.50) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button calls $10.

Turn: ($35.50) (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $20, Hero raises to $87.4, Button calls $45.10 (All-In).

River: ($165.70) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $165.70

Results in white below:
Hero has Jh Ad (one pair, jacks).
Button has As 9s (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins $165.70. Hero wins $22.30.


Fuck it. My BR is all the way down to like $1500 now and im really pissed that, once again, i have to move back down.

W$@SD tonight over 1500 hands: 36.8% gg confidence.

edit: and i just shut my fingers in a sliding door.

Originally Posted by Bode-ist

edit: and i just shut my fingers in a sliding door.

you are really really having a bad time
tough beats though. if they keep playin like the JcTc hand, you'll replenish your roll in no time

my short term goal for right now is to play another 10k hands this month at 50nl, and running 5ptbb/100 will get me back to 100nl by sept. 1st. 10k hands will also get me platinumstar on stars which is a must after getting this close.

2k hands ... -$3. I played well and slowly made my way up to +3 buyins at about the 1800 hand mark, then ran into 2 more sets w/ AK on A high flops. The very last hand i played i got AI w/ KK vs Ah8h on a QhTh7c board and of course i get sucked out on... with the backdoor straight.

grrrrrr.

this hand was funny though. Villain had $0.95 behind when i raised the river. Villain is a HUGE donk btw.


PokerStars Game #11655126825: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/23 - 20:41:17 (ET)
Table 'Ounas II' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: DonkeyOnTilt ($51 in chips)
Seat 2: nastypirat ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 3: funinbed ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 4: pat1963 ($41.45 in chips)
Seat 5: gradvelo ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Bode-ist ($94.25 in chips)
nastypirat: posts small blind $0.25
funinbed: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Jh Ah]
pat1963: calls $0.50
gradvelo: calls $0.50
Bode-ist: raises $2.50 to $3
DonkeyOnTilt: folds
nastypirat: folds
funinbed: folds
pat1963: calls $2.50
gradvelo: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ad Qd 3s]
pat1963: checks
Bode-ist: bets $5
pat1963: calls $5
*** TURN *** [Ad Qd 3s] [4c]
pat1963: checks
Bode-ist: bets $10
pat1963: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [Ad Qd 3s 4c] [3c]
pat1963: bets $22.50
Bode-ist: raises $22.50 to $45
pat1963: folds w/ 95 cents behind getting eleventy billion : 1 odds
Bode-ist collected $79.25 from pot
Bode-ist: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82.25 | Rake $3
Board [Ad Qd 3s 4c 3c]
Seat 1: DonkeyOnTilt (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: nastypirat (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: funinbed (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: pat1963 folded on the River
Seat 5: gradvelo folded before Flop
Seat 6: Bode-ist collected ($79.25)

put in 1600 hands tonight and made just under 1 buyin. nothing too special, was up 3 buyins at one point and lost some gambooool hands w/ shorties, i.e. AKs < A8o for 70bbs AIPF. Im going to keep grinding 50nl for the rest of the month and see what happens. As of right now im running 3.5ptbb/100 over 30k hands @ 50nl for $1k profit, and have dropped $900 in 5k hands at 100nl. GG august.

im going to start posting more hands, but i dont know if people are really reading this or not. Maybe ill make separate theads for hands.

double post.

GO COLTS!

1100 hands tonight for +1 buyin. I still need to put in 4-5k hands by the end of august to get to platinumstar, and its looking like it will be close. I have a zoning hearing to go to after work tommorow and some friends from chicago are coming in town friday night, so im going to have to put in a huge session thursday night.

anyways, some hands from tonight.

easy fold or gambool? 3-bettor is 8/4 over 25 hands, pusherman is 70/11 over the same.

PokerStars Game #11746326189: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/28 - 20:04:00 (ET)
Table 'Alfirk III' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: giorgia79 ($49.70 in chips)
Seat 2: eiaa ($7.45 in chips)
Seat 3: Bode-ist ($50 in chips)
Seat 4: Pushbot1000 ($49.45 in chips)
Seat 5: DPYLAND ($69.70 in chips)
Seat 6: sfee ($32.45 in chips)
DPYLAND: posts small blind $0.25
sfee: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Kh As]
giorgia79: calls $0.50
eiaa: folds
Bode-ist: raises $2 to $2.50
Pushbot1000: raises $4.50 to $7
DPYLAND: folds
sfee: raises $25.45 to $32.45 and is all-in
giorgia79: folds
Bode-ist: ???


villain is 62/8/1.5 over 30 hands. Best line? b/f river? i usually raise pp's after limpers, so i dont know why i didnt here. maybe just got mixed up playing 8 tables.


PokerStars Game #11746541081: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/08/28 - 20:16:44 (ET)
Table 'Cottrell' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Bode-ist ($64.50 in chips)
Seat 2: DavidLion ($13 in chips)
Seat 3: BLACKICE781 ($53.45 in chips)
Seat 4: run409 ($49.75 in chips)
Seat 5: fluff233 ($40.70 in chips)
Seat 6: TheProdigy18 ($36.45 in chips)
DavidLion: posts small blind $0.25
BLACKICE781: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [4c 4s]
run409: folds
fluff233: calls $0.50
TheProdigy18: calls $0.50
Bode-ist: calls $0.50
DavidLion: calls $0.25
BLACKICE781: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ks 5d 4d]
DavidLion: checks
BLACKICE781: checks
fluff233: bets $1
TheProdigy18: folds
Bode-ist: raises $2.50 to $3.50
DavidLion: folds
BLACKICE781: folds
fluff233: calls $2.50
*** TURN *** [Ks 5d 4d] [7c]
fluff233: checks
Bode-ist: bets $6.50
fluff233: calls $6.50
*** RIVER *** [Ks 5d 4d 7c] [Td]
fluff233: checks
Bode-ist: bets $11

sat down to play a short session before bed and made another buyin. Stars went down after about 300 hands though, so im going to bed.

I'd fold AK pf here.

I might bet slightly more on all streets in that 44 hand. I prolly b/c that river cuz imma station.

B/f'ing seems bad now b/c of stack sizes and the price you would be laid.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

I might bet slightly more on all streets in that 44 hand. I prolly b/c that river cuz imma station.

B/f'ing seems bad now b/c of stack sizes and the price you would be laid.

you're right. After posting the 44 hand i read back over it and i would have been getting too good a price to fold had he pushed. I just got that sick feeling from his timing that he hit

2k hands so far today. I had to clear like 800 VPP's before tommorow night, and im not going to be able to play tommorow, so i played 4 tables of 50nl and 4 of 100nl, settinig a stop loss on the 100nl tables at 1 buyin. Well, i ran pretty hot at 100nl and ended up 1.25 buyins but down 2 buyins at 50nl. I really wish that one time when i take a shot i could run like prefontain (sp?), but it has yet to happen. Although i played well and ended up a buyin, these 3 hands killed my morale. My BR is still only at $1650-1700, and these hands would have put me well over 2k again. :sigh: what could have been.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($140.40)
UTG ($122.50)
MP ($100.60)
CO ($99.50)
Button ($202.60)
SB ($104.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, Q.
UTG raises to $3, MP raises to $10, 3 folds, Hero raises to $33, UTG folds, MP raises to $100.6, Hero calls $67.60.

Flop: ($204.70) 5, 9, 2 (2 players)

Turn: ($204.70) 4 (2 players)

River: ($204.70) 3 (2 players)

Final Pot: $204.70

Results in white below:
Hero has Qd Qs (one pair, queens).
MP has As Kh (straight, five high).
Outcome: MP wins $204.70.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

UTG ($32.20)
MP ($41.10)
CO ($74.45)
Button ($113.80)
Hero ($111.80)
BB ($164.15)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, UTG calls $5, CO calls $5.

Flop: ($19) , , (3 players)
Hero bets $14, UTG raises to $26.2, CO folds, Hero calls $12.20.

Turn: ($71.40) (2 players)

River: ($71.40) (2 players)

Final Pot: $71.40

Results in white below:
Hero has Ac Jd (one pair, aces).
UTG has Kh 6d (two pair, kings and sixes).
Outcome: UTG wins $71.40.


this ones questionable, but villain is a huge donk

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

saw flop|saw showdown

MP ($104.20)
CO ($7.70)
Button ($155.85)
Hero ($121.55)
BB ($60)
UTG ($80.65)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($8) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls $5.

Turn: ($18) (2 players)
Hero bets $13, BB calls $13.

River: ($44) (2 players)
Hero bets $38, BB calls $38 (All-In).

Final Pot: $120

Results in white below:
Hero has Ac 7d (straight, ten high).
BB has 9d 9c (full house, nines full of sixes).
Outcome: BB wins $120.

i need to put in another 1k hands or so and i will be good.

ship the 320bb pot

PokerStars Game #11810553404: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/09/01 - 12:03:33 (ET)
Table 'Valda II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: misok1 ($84.75 in chips)
Seat 2: twammy ($52.40 in chips)
Seat 3: Toke2k ($47.25 in chips)
Seat 4: matmen ($23.85 in chips)
Seat 5: Zoli30 ($109.45 in chips)
Seat 6: Bode-ist ($68.85 in chips)
misok1: posts small blind $0.25
twammy: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Kh Kc]
Toke2k: folds
matmen: raises $1 to $1.50
Zoli30: calls $1.50
Bode-ist: raises $5 to $6.50
misok1: folds
twammy: folds
matmen: calls $5
Zoli30: calls $5
*** FLOP *** [5s 2h 4d]
matmen: bets $17.35 and is all-in
Zoli30: calls $17.35
Bode-ist: raises $45 to $62.35 and is all-in
matmen said, "lol"
Zoli30 said, "fhuu"
matmen said, "for now"
Zoli30: calls $45
*** TURN *** [5s 2h 4d] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [5s 2h 4d 7s] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Zoli30: shows [Qc Qs] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
Bode-ist: shows [Kh Kc] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
Bode-ist collected $90 from side pot
matmen: mucks hand
Bode-ist collected $69.30 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $162.30 Main pot $69.30. Side pot $90. | Rake $3
Board [5s 2h 4d 7s 2s]
Seat 1: misok1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: twammy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Toke2k folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: matmen mucked [Ts Th]
Seat 5: Zoli30 showed [Qc Qs] and lost with two pair, Queens and Deuces
Seat 6: Bode-ist (button) showed [Kh Kc] and won ($159.30) with two pair, Kings and Deuces

i split a quick morning session 1/2 100nl and 1/2 50nl and made $175. BR is now at $1950 so ill play 100nl and set a BR stop loss at $1800. Hopefully i dont get all over-aggro again and blow through a bunch of buyins.

wish me luck.

next session of 100nl went well and i made another $175. I posted hands in a separate thread in the SH forum because more people will see it there.

ugh... -2.5 buyins over 500 hands at lunch. I had one set over set for 130bbs that was standard, and i bluffed off a full buyin. I had KTo and i raised a QJx 2 spade flop bet. 3rd spade comes on the turn, i bet 2/3 pot, and push a blank river for 4/5 pot and get called by AQ w/ no spade. I think it was a good spot to bluff, and the opp seemed decent enough that he would give me credit, but whatevs. Everytime i move up to 100nl i seem to bluff way too much, so i just need to play my cards and not worry about getting fancy.

Originally Posted by bode

i just need to play my cards (and my opponents' ranges) and not worry about getting fancy.

QFT with a minor fyp

post the bluff

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

post the bluff

ill try and remember when i get home. im not looking through 6 tables of raw HH's to find it.

heres the bluff i was talking about. The action is a bit different than i thougth. i thought i raised the flop, and the river was a full PSB. After looking at this again i really dont like it, and i think if i bet around $45-50 on the river i get more folds.

POKERSTARS GAME #11867565873: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/04 - 12:37:39 (ET)
Table 'Thyestes II' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: mdx9 ($121.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Bode-ist ($108.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Towny2 ($106.95 in chips)
Seat 4: -tui- ($100 in chips)
Seat 6: bassam-k ($33.50 in chips)
-tui-: posts small blind $0.50
Murk[a2] is disconnected
Murk[a2] has timed out while disconnected
Murk[a2]: is sitting out
bassam-k: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Tc Kd]
Murk[a2] is connected
mdx9: folds
Bode-ist: raises $3 to $4
Towny2: folds
Murk[a2] has returned
-tui-: calls $3.50
bassam-k: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Jc 7s Qs]
-tui-: bets $10
bassam-k: folds
Bode-ist: calls $10
*** TURN *** [Jc 7s Qs] [3s]
-tui-: checks
Bode-ist: bets $21
-tui-: calls $21
*** RIVER *** [Jc 7s Qs 3s] [3c]
-tui-: checks
Bode-ist: bets $73.25 and is all-in
-tui-: calls $65 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Tc Kd] (a pair of Threes)
-tui-: shows [Qc Ah] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
-tui- collected $202 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $204 | Rake $2
Board [Jc 7s Qs 3s 3c]
Seat 1: mdx9 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Bode-ist showed [Tc Kd] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 3: Towny2 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: -tui- (small blind) showed [Qc Ah] and won ($202) with two pair, Queens and Threes
Seat 6: bassam-k (big blind) folded on the Flop

-1 buyin over lunch again today, so its back to grinding out 50nl for a few buyins. more standard shit today so im not worried. one of these days i'll move up for good.

i decided to play some donkaments tonight for a change of pace. im playing:

$5 r+a, $22 deepstack, $10 $20k, $11 1r+1a, $3 r+a, and a few others depending on how these go. Im sitting w/ a $14k stack after the rebuy period in the $5 r+a and a decent stack in the $22 which has an incredibly soft field that has no concept of deep stack poker. Ill try to update later tonight.

20k stack after break in the 3r+a and i accidentally forgot to add on at break, ldo. i still have a good stack in the 22 deepstack getting somewhat close to the bubble.

fuck, just got coolered on the 2nd hand of a $11 FO w/ QQ vs AA. maybe i can fight back w/ my 3bbs lol

avg stack is like 14k at this point. Call? the min-raise is gross, but i honestly think he has nothing here. oh, and ive been super aggro since the rebuy hour.

PokerStars Game #11895658813: Tournament #59855106, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (150/300) - 2007/09/05 - 21:49:51 (ET)
Table '59855106 131' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: mesahill (19952 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 2: reyalp_on (5070 in chips)
Seat 3: lqmbr (7975 in chips)
Seat 4: crazy4040 (18570 in chips)
Seat 5: tirza (29277 in chips)
Seat 6: gamblorb (6040 in chips)
Seat 7: DoubleEss (21166 in chips)
Seat 8: Bode-ist (33507 in chips)
Seat 9: Wikast (28135 in chips)
mesahill: posts the ante 25
reyalp_on: posts the ante 25
lqmbr: posts the ante 25
crazy4040: posts the ante 25
tirza: posts the ante 25
gamblorb: posts the ante 25
DoubleEss: posts the ante 25
Bode-ist: posts the ante 25
Wikast: posts the ante 25
DoubleEss: posts small blind 150
Bode-ist: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [6s 8h]
Wikast: folds
mesahill: folds
reyalp_on: folds
lqmbr: folds
crazy4040: folds
tirza: folds
gamblorb: folds
DoubleEss: calls 150
Bode-ist: raises 900 to 1200
DoubleEss: calls 900
*** FLOP *** [6d 3h 6c]
DoubleEss: checks
Bode-ist: checks
*** TURN *** [6d 3h 6c] [5h]
DoubleEss: bets 1500
Bode-ist: raises 1500 to 3000
DoubleEss: raises 16941 to 19941 and is all-in
Bode-ist: ???

i almost started bitching when the A hit.


PokerStars Game #11897012552: Tournament #60359825, $20+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2007/09/05 - 23:06:04 (ET)
Table '60359825 19' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: mulatic (9316 in chips)
Seat 3: BIG FLAVOR (9635 in chips)
Seat 4: Bode-ist (5800 in chips)
Seat 5: Rustyr19 (457 in chips)
Seat 6: Mokafat (8756 in chips)
Seat 7: Tenoch (3530 in chips)
Seat 8: chuckybrown (5865 in chips)
Seat 9: Twisler23 (12770 in chips)
mulatic: posts small blind 100
BIG FLAVOR: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [8c 8h]
Bode-ist: raises 400 to 600
Rustyr19: folds
Mokafat: folds
Tenoch: folds
chuckybrown: folds
Twisler23: calls 600
mulatic: raises 400 to 1000
BIG FLAVOR: folds
Bode-ist: calls 400
Twisler23: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [8d 3d 5h]
mulatic: bets 2600
Bode-ist: raises 2200 to 4800 and is all-in
Twisler23: folds
mulatic: calls 2200
*** TURN *** [8d 3d 5h] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [8d 3d 5h Ac] [8s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mulatic: shows [As Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Eights)
Bode-ist: shows [8c 8h] (four of a kind, Eights)
Bode-ist said, "omg"
Bode-ist collected 12800 from pot
Rustyr19 said, "wow"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12800 | Rake 0
Board [8d 3d 5h Ac 8s]
Seat 1: mulatic (small blind) showed [As Ad] and lost with a full house, Aces full of Eights
Seat 3: BIG FLAVOR (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Bode-ist showed [8c 8h] and won (12800) with four of a kind, Eights
Seat 5: Rustyr19 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mokafat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Tenoch folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: chuckybrown folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Twisler23 (button) folded on the Flop

back in the hunt in the $3r. Willwin had been playing pretty good over the 1oo or so hands i had with him, lol @ him calling w/ KJ.

PokerStars Game #11897057011: Tournament #59855106, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XII (600/1200) - 2007/09/05 - 23:08:43 (ET)
Table '59855106 38' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: TBONE0185 (72816 in chips)
Seat 2: Lt.Cmdr.Data (21882 in chips)
Seat 3: juvenia (29253 in chips)
Seat 4: pokydave (30885 in chips)
Seat 5: picpeacpouk (23064 in chips)
Seat 6: Mark0609 (58004 in chips)
Seat 7: amelie28 (63107 in chips)
Seat 8: Bode-ist (30052 in chips)
Seat 9: willwinx (37992 in chips)
TBONE0185: posts the ante 125
Lt.Cmdr.Data: posts the ante 125
juvenia: posts the ante 125
pokydave: posts the ante 125
picpeacpouk: posts the ante 125
Mark0609: posts the ante 125
amelie28: posts the ante 125
Bode-ist: posts the ante 125
willwinx: posts the ante 125
TBONE0185: posts small blind 600
Lt.Cmdr.Data: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ah Ad]
juvenia: raises 2400 to 3600
pokydave: folds
picpeacpouk: folds
Mark0609: folds
amelie28: folds
Bode-ist: raises 7200 to 10800
willwinx: calls 10800
TBONE0185: folds
Lt.Cmdr.Data: folds
juvenia: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c 8s As]
Bode-ist: checks
willwinx: bets 20400
Bode-ist: calls 19127 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [9c 8s As] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [9c 8s As Ac] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Ah Ad] (four of a kind, Aces)
willwinx: shows [Kc Jh] (a pair of Aces)
Bode-ist collected 66379 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 66379 | Rake 0
Board [9c 8s As Ac 7s]
Seat 1: TBONE0185 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Lt.Cmdr.Data (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: juvenia folded before Flop
Seat 4: pokydave folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: picpeacpouk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Mark0609 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: amelie28 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Bode-ist showed [Ah Ad] and won (66379) with four of a kind, Aces
Seat 9: willwinx (button) showed [Kc Jh] and lost with a pair of Aces

at the final table of a $22 180 man sitting second in chips w/ 7 left. come rail if anyone sees this.

im also sitting about the middle of the pack in the $22 deepstack w/ 31 left. This tourney is fucking rediculous w/ 1/2 hour levels. Its been going for almost 7 hours, there were only 461 entrants and there are still 31 left. Def. never playing it again.

you're blocked in search btw

4th in the 180 for $288. decent score i guess

at like 3am this morning i was still playing the $22 deepstack and w/ 13 left i decided i was going to double up or go to sleep so i ran a bluff w/ 66 on a K83 board and got instacalled by AA. only $101 cash for 8 hours work so that sucks but i was so tired and had to be at work by 8. Overall it was a good night of donkaments, cashing in 4/9 for $300ish profit because 2 cashes were first tier pay.

played a quick 500 hand session tonight for +$85.

whats standard in spots like this. This is the first hand at this table and i have no history w/ villain. I dont really know if i like 4-betting here vs an unknown. Im getting 10:1 implied odds on a call, but i dont like playing for set value when i have to get his whole stack like always.

PokerStars Game #11910572006: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/06 - 19:21:55 (ET)
Table 'Bengt' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Bode-ist ($100 in chips)
Seat 3: ne1985 ($32.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Dustangel ($91.45 in chips)
Seat 5: micula213 ($105.05 in chips)
Seat 6: 2xedward ($121.05 in chips)
2xedward: posts small blind $0.50
Bode-ist: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Td Th]
tnhottie901 leaves the table
ne1985: folds
Dustangel: raises $2.50 to $3.50
micula213: raises $7.50 to $11
2xedward: folds
Bode-ist: ???

In response to your last post, i would fold preflop. Villain's 3bet is very large, and without reads i would give him credit for having a strong hand (J-J+.A-K).

Nice work in the donkaments

Originally Posted by Vi-Zer0Skill

Villain's 3bet is very large...

its just a bit over 3x the original raise.

+$75 over a short 450 hand session today. i should have booked around $250 if i didnt play 2 hands really bad so its a bit disapointing. Im gone all weekend so i wont be able to play any. I should be able to get in plenty of hands next week, and i need to if im going to make it to 25k hands this month.

I didn't read any of this but I have a question for you, Bode. If you were out in the middle of the ocean, how long could you tread water for?

Bode,

Just a suggestion. Wouldn't you be better off reaching something like $2.5k or $3k playing 50NL (as your very much killing it) and then just play 100NL until you get down to $2k or something? I don't think switching back and forth to/from 50NL to/from 100NL is helping you.

Originally Posted by jimmy44

Bode,

Just a suggestion. Wouldn't you be better off reaching something like $2.5k or $3k playing 50NL (as your very much killing it) and then just play 100NL until you get down to $2k or something? I don't think switching back and forth to/from 50NL to/from 100NL is helping you.

i've thought about this, but honestly it would be the same in the long run. If i get to 2.5k and drop 700, whats the difference in what im doing now? And it isnt a confidence issue. I KNOW i can beat 100nl, i just need to stop making mental mistakes. Also, im the opposite of a BR nit, i will jump right into the next level w/ 20 buyins and see where it takes me.

Originally Posted by bigred

I didn't read any of this but I have a question for you, Bode. If you were out in the middle of the ocean, how long could you tread water for?

(total days of this operation + the total days of my last operation)/inverse square root of pi * the number of active posters on this forum.

1100 hands for +$150 tonight. Very swingy session. I played good at the beginning and end, but not so good in the middle. This seems to be a reoccuring theme that i need to work on. Other than that it was a solid session, but i would like to run the cards twice on this hand:

Villain 3-bets fairly light, and plays 3-bet pots very aggro postflop. Preflop i call because we are 125bbs deep so i have decent implied odds. Flop call is marginal but ive been experimenting w/ floating some flops vs light 3-betters more.

PokerStars Game #11989956483: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/10 - 23:09:42 (ET)
Table 'Scabiosa' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: jimeeee ($101.50 in chips)
Seat 2: michfan00 ($100 in chips)
Seat 3: Bode-ist ($127.95 in chips)
Seat 4: VladKramnik ($131.80 in chips)
Seat 5: slipperily ($161.65 in chips)
Seat 6: TansNZ ($100 in chips)
slipperily: posts small blind $0.50
TansNZ: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [8s 7s]
jimeeee: folds
michfan00: folds
Bode-ist: raises $3 to $4
VladKramnik: raises $8 to $12
slipperily: folds
TansNZ: folds
Bode-ist: calls $8
*** FLOP *** [Js 2c Th]
Bode-ist: checks
VladKramnik: bets $15
Bode-ist: calls $15
*** TURN *** [Js 2c Th] [9d]
Bode-ist: checks
VladKramnik: bets $38
Bode-ist: raises $62.95 to $100.95 and is all-in
VladKramnik: calls $62.95
*** RIVER *** [Js 2c Th 9d] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [8s 7s] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
VladKramnik: shows [9h 9s] (a full house, Nines full of Deuces)
VladKramnik collected $254.40 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $257.40 | Rake $3
Board [Js 2c Th 9d 2d]
Seat 1: jimeeee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: michfan00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Bode-ist showed [8s 7s] and lost with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 4: VladKramnik (button) showed [9h 9s] and won ($254.40) with a full house, Nines full of Deuces
Seat 5: slipperily (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: TansNZ (big blind) folded before Flop

Originally Posted by bode

Originally Posted by Vi-Zer0Skill

Villain's 3bet is very large...

its just a bit over 3x the original raise.

Misread the HH (not the first time). I thought that hand was from 50NL.

As for the last hand, i don't like the float with two undercards and a gutshot. Especially since we are OOP, we should be playing these SC's like we were holding a small pocket pair (hit or miss).

If a light 3bettor has position on me i just tighten up my opening range, and 4bet them a little with low suited Aces. As a small side note once they adjust by calling your 4bets lighter, middle pairs become good to 4bet with also.

I generally don't like calling a 3bet with SC's or weak broadway hands (K-J/A-10) OOP.

that last hand is ewww.
Don't call threebets OOP with sc's. You don't need to punish your opponent for threebetting light if:
1. If we aren't opening a lot of hands.
2. If he's not threebetting at least 15-20% of his hands here. (and even here, calling threebets oop just sucks. 88-99 is cool, 87s is not, i'd rather fourbet call a shove with 87s)

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

that last hand is ewww.
Don't call threebets OOP with sc's. You don't need to punish your opponent for threebetting light if:
1. If we aren't opening a lot of hands.
2. If he's not threebetting at least 15-20% of his hands here. (and even here, calling threebets oop just sucks. 88-99 is cool, 87s is not, i'd rather fourbet call a shove with 87s)

noted. is it ever correct to call w/ SC's in position?

yes def. if your oop is 3betting very light, then there is definetely some value in calling in pos, with the intention of shoving any gutshot+pair, flushdraw, basically any draw. It is important to balance this with your monsters as well.

-$175 in my first session yesterday and +$150 in my second. Super swingy day (which seems like every day for me) and i made one really bad call but other than that i played solid. I have only put in 7k hands so far this month, but i plan on doubling that over the weekend.

couple of fun hands from yesterday. The first one is the one that dug me out of my hole that was about 2.5 buyins shortly after starting my second session. I love sucking out. btw, flat calling the 3-bet isnt my standard move, but this table was getting way aggro post flop.


lexwilly is 17/12/3 over 75 hands
samowamo is not good

PokerStars Game #12041990831: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/13 - 20:02:07 (ET)
Table 'Misa' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: lexwilly ($289.75 in chips)
Seat 3: samowamo ($61 in chips)
Seat 4: JMuny420 ($132.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Bode-ist ($117.40 in chips)
samowamo: posts small blind $0.50
JMuny420: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ks Kc]
Bode-ist: raises $3 to $4
lexwilly: calls $4
samowamo: raises $9 to $13
JMuny420: folds
Bode-ist: calls $9
lexwilly: raises $36 to $49
samowamo: calls $36
Bode-ist: raises $68.40 to $117.40 and is all-in
lexwilly: raises $68.40 to $185.80
samowamo: calls $12 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [9s Ts Kh]
*** TURN *** [9s Ts Kh] [7c]
JMuny420 said, "wow gl guys"
lexwilly said, "lolol"
*** RIVER *** [9s Ts Kh 7c] [Js]
lexwilly said, "lololol"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Ks Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
lexwilly: mucks hand
Bode-ist collected $112.80 from side pot
samowamo: mucks hand
lexwilly said, "so ridiculous"
Bode-ist collected $182 from main pot
samowamo leaves the table
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $296.80 Main pot $182. Side pot $112.80. | Rake $2
Board [9s Ts Kh 7c Js]
Seat 2: lexwilly (button) mucked [Ah Ac]
Seat 3: samowamo (small blind) mucked [2s 2h]
Seat 4: JMuny420 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Bode-ist showed [Ks Kc] and won ($294.80) with three of a kind, Kings



i havent pulled this in a while, but i love when i works out right. Villain timed
down all the way before calling

PokerStars Game #12042267253: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/13 - 20:18:25 (ET)
Table 'Ingwelde' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Bode-ist ($100.85 in chips)
Seat 2: easttowest ($170.65 in chips)
Seat 3: LGuev ($99 in chips)
Seat 4: cuQa ($150.45 in chips)
Seat 5: vickepicke ($23.05 in chips)
Seat 6: SetzerMason ($136.10 in chips)
LGuev: posts small blind $0.50
cuQa: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ac Ad]
vickepicke: calls $1
SetzerMason: folds
Bode-ist: raises $4 to $5
easttowest: folds
LGuev: calls $4.50
cuQa: folds
vickepicke: calls $4
*** FLOP *** [8s Ah Qd]
LGuev: checks
vickepicke: checks
Bode-ist: checks
*** TURN *** [8s Ah Qd] [9d]
LGuev: bets $5
vickepicke: folds
Bode-ist: raises $10 to $15
LGuev: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [8s Ah Qd 9d] [Qh]
LGuev: checks
Bode-ist: bets $80.85 and is all-in
LGuev: calls $79 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Ac Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Queens)
LGuev: mucks hand
easttowest said, "dont call"
Bode-ist collected $201 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $204 | Rake $3
Board [8s Ah Qd 9d Qh]
Seat 1: Bode-ist showed [Ac Ad] and won ($201) with a full house, Aces full of Queens
Seat 2: easttowest (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: LGuev (small blind) mucked [9c 9s]
Seat 4: cuQa (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: vickepicke folded on the Turn
Seat 6: SetzerMason folded before Flop (didn't bet)

PokerStars Game #12042267253: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/09/13 - 20:18:25 (ET)
Table 'Ingwelde' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Bode-ist ($100.85 in chips)
Seat 2: easttowest ($170.65 in chips)
Seat 3: LGuev ($99 in chips)
Seat 4: cuQa ($150.45 in chips)
Seat 5: vickepicke ($23.05 in chips)
Seat 6: SetzerMason ($136.10 in chips)
LGuev: posts small blind $0.50
cuQa: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Bode-ist [Ac Ad]
vickepicke: calls $1
SetzerMason: folds
Bode-ist: raises $4 to $5
easttowest: folds
LGuev: calls $4.50
cuQa: folds
vickepicke: calls $4
*** FLOP *** [8s Ah Qd]
LGuev: checks
vickepicke: checks
Bode-ist: checks
*** TURN *** [8s Ah Qd] [9d]
LGuev: bets $5
vickepicke: folds
Bode-ist: raises $10 to $15
LGuev: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [8s Ah Qd 9d] [Qh]
LGuev: checks
Bode-ist: bets $80.85 and is all-in
LGuev: calls $79 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Bode-ist: shows [Ac Ad] (a full house, Aces full of Queens)
LGuev: mucks hand
easttowest said, "dont call"
Bode-ist collected $201 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $204 | Rake $3
Board [8s Ah Qd 9d Qh]
Seat 1: Bode-ist showed [Ac Ad] and won ($201) with a full house, Aces full of Queens
Seat 2: easttowest (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: LGuev (small blind) mucked [9c 9s]
Seat 4: cuQa (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: vickepicke folded on the Turn
Seat 6: SetzerMason folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Take some money off this cat

Content: Man I wonder why he didn't reraise the turn?

i wondered if that was you.

i think im going to finally subscribe to cardrunners tonight or tommorow. Is this a good idea w/ a ~$2300 BR. I think that is what i need to really get over the hump and start winner at a higher rate.