600 NL 6-max iNsAnE!! (lots of hands inside)

[spino1i]

This game is iNsAnE there is no other way to put it. The players are all laggy, some of them good at it, others not so good. I played for just one hour and it was the craziest hour of my life, experienced a 700$ downswing then made back 900$ in a matter of minutes.

I dont think I'm moving up from this level for a while, need at least 35+ buy-ins just to feel comfortable with the shit you have to do at this level heh.

I'll post more hands as I get them

One hand that stood out in this session:

#Game No : 2463189117
***** Hand History for Game 2463189117 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 01, 23:27:23 EDT 2005
Table Table 36718 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: delraysag ( $488.20 )
Seat 2: seeker2004 ( $757.20 )
Seat 3: ojgator ( $380 )
Seat 5: cDGosu ( $506 )
Seat 6: EvilEcstasy_ ( $513.85 )
Seat 4: dano2112 ( $171 )
ojgator posts small blind [$3].
dano2112 posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ As Ks ]
cDGosu folds.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$18].
delraysag folds.
seeker2004 folds.
ojgator calls [$15].
dano2112 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 7h, Kc ]
ojgator checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$30].
ojgator calls [$30].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7s ]
ojgator checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$80].
ojgator calls [$80].
** Dealing River ** [ Jd ]
ojgator checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$275].
ojgator is all-In [$252]
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ As, Ks ] two pairs, kings and sevens.
ojgator doesn't show [ Qc, Qh ] two pairs, queens and sevens.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $23 from side pot #1 with two pairs, kings and sevens.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $764 from the main pot with two pairs, kings and sevens.

Good push here at the end? I had a very LAGgy image at the table at this point. Basically making a LOT of bluffs whenever I could, raising pre-flop 30% of the time.

[spino1i]

When someone's on tilt like this guy (he just lost a big pot with his set against a straight), they tend to bluff a lot at this level. I just called him down with my middle pair..

***** Hand History for Game 2464016338 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, August 02, 01:47:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 36762 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: EvilEcstasy_ ( $400 )
Seat 3: elsachador ( $1325.10 )
Seat 4: MARKGM ( $215 )
Seat 5: iceberg444 ( $438.18 )
Seat 6: poseidon68 ( $879.30 )
Seat 2: SHIP_lT ( $600 )
elsachador posts small blind [$3].
MARKGM posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Kh Th ]
iceberg444 folds.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$12].
elsachador calls [$9].
MARKGM calls [$6].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, Qc, 9h ]
elsachador checks.
MARKGM bets [$20].
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$20].
elsachador folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
MARKGM bets [$20].
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ Ah ]
MARKGM checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
MARKGM shows [ 9d, 6h ] a pair of nines.
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Kh, Th ] a pair of tens.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $114 from the main pot with a pair of tens.

[Grand_MasterB]

In the second hand did you think of raising the turn? He bet out the same on the flop wich is normally a sign of weekness. A raise here might win it right then. Also a raise here and call by him would lead to him checking the river to you and then you can check your middle pair if your straight dosnt hit. I know in this instance he dosnt even bet the river so it dosnt matter. Just something to keep in mind for future hands.

[spino1i]

In the second hand did you think of raising the turn? He bet out the same on the flop wich is normally a sign of weekness. A raise here might win it right then. Also a raise here and call by him would lead to him checking the river to you and then you can check your middle pair if your straight dosnt hit. I know in this instance he dosnt even bet the river so it dosnt matter. Just something to keep in mind for future hands.

Why risk more money to find out if he has my middle pair beat? I can just call and find out. Sure he might hit two pair or trips, but its unlikely. And he could still have me beat, I want to see a showdown as cheap as possible.

[SmackinYaUp]

In the second hand did you think of raising the turn? He bet out the same on the flop wich is normally a sign of weekness. A raise here might win it right then. Also a raise here and call by him would lead to him checking the river to you and then you can check your middle pair if your straight dosnt hit. I know in this instance he dosnt even bet the river so it dosnt matter. Just something to keep in mind for future hands.

Why risk more money to find out if he has my middle pair beat? I can just call and find out. Sure he might hit two pair or trips, but its unlikely. And he could still have me beat, I want to see a showdown as cheap as possible.

Actually, I think I remember seeing high stakes 2+2'ers reccommending turn raises in order to get cheap showdowns with marginal hands. Might be something worth toying around with a couple times at least.

[Grand_MasterB]

yeah the idea is you toss a min raise out there on the turn. Lets say its a normal progression betting pot where you are heads up, acting after him. He bets something like $15 on flop, $25 on turn, You can expect something around $40 on the river. So why not raise the turn $25 or $30 more and save yourself $10 or $15 bucks when he checks since you are now leading the betting then you can check the river. Just a thought.

[spino1i]

Set over set != destack

Gotta love scare cards

***** Hand History for Game 2467102427 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, August 02, 19:05:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 36855 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: columbiahawk ( $273.40 )
Seat 2: EvilEcstasy_ ( $406.60 )
Seat 3: mr_miserable ( $233.80 )
Seat 4: GOT_EM777 ( $617 )
Seat 5: sandhillpass ( $320.80 )
Seat 6: noodle45 ( $237 )
mr_miserable posts small blind [$3].
GOT_EM777 posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ 5s 5c ]
sandhillpass folds.
noodle45 calls [$6].
columbiahawk folds.
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$6].
mr_miserable calls [$3].
GOT_EM777 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, 7h, 8s ]
mr_miserable checks.
GOT_EM777 checks.
noodle45 checks. <-- Should have bet here.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5h ]
mr_miserable checks.
GOT_EM777 checks.
noodle45 bets [$20]. <-- Oh shit! I better bet! This board is really nasty!
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$20].
mr_miserable calls [$20].
GOT_EM777 did not respond in time.
GOT_EM777 folds.
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
mr_miserable checks.
noodle45 checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
mr_miserable shows [ Jc, Ks ] high card king.
noodle45 shows [ 8c, 8d ] three of a kind, eights.
EvilEcstasy_ doesn't show [ 5s, 5c ] three of a kind, fives.
noodle45 wins $82 from the main pot with three of a kind, eights.
lol

Not sure what the guy with high card king was doing in the hand though heh

[spino1i]

Here I pulled a reraise with AQs after I found people raising with any two on the button and/or cutoff. It paid off nicely after someone with a smaller flush fell into a bear trap.

***** Hand History for Game 2472740149 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 03, 19:25:16 EDT 2005
Table Table 36762 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: captpastis ( $1076.50 )
Seat 2: EvilEcstasy_ ( $332.05 )
Seat 3: mwb138 ( $68.25 )
Seat 4: diffon ( $539.10 )
Seat 5: splashthap0t ( $1340.20 )
Seat 6: Zeritule ( $492.40 )
captpastis posts small blind [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Ad Qd ]
mwb138 folds.
diffon folds.
splashthap0t folds.
Zeritule raises [$12].
captpastis calls [$9].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$39].
Zeritule folds.
captpastis calls [$33].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, Kd, 9h ]
captpastis checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$75].
captpastis calls [$75].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
captpastis checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 5s ]
captpastis bets [$100].
EvilEcstasy_ is all-In [$212.05]
captpastis calls [$112.05].
captpastis shows [ 8d, 6d ] a flush, king high.
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Ad, Qd ] a flush, ace high.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $674.10 from the main pot with a flush, ace high with ace kicker.

[spino1i]

This guy was on tilt from losing a big pot the previous hand. I suspected he had weak holdings from the beginning and reraised him pre-flop with JJ(!). Sure enough..

***** Hand History for Game 2473595647 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Wednesday, August 03, 21:54:13 EDT 2005
Table Table 36855 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: cheunger ( $955.20 )
Seat 2: spurs11 ( $624.15 )
Seat 3: GOT_EM777 ( $214 )
Seat 5: cleo0218 ( $93 )
Seat 6: EvilEcstasy_ ( $839.35 )
Seat 4: lissythemook ( $600 )
cleo0218 posts small blind [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Jc Js ]
cheunger folds.
spurs11 folds.
GOT_EM777 raises [$20].
lissythemook folds.
cleo0218 folds.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$49].
GOT_EM777 is all-In [$194]
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$159].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, 9h, 9c ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ks ]
** Dealing River ** [ 7d ]
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Jc, Js ] two pairs, jacks and nines.
GOT_EM777 doesn't show [ 5s, 5h ] two pairs, nines and fives.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $429 from the main pot with two pairs, jacks and nines.

[spino1i]

My biggest takedown to date in 6-max, a 1300$ pot .. check-raise good on the turn? I wanted to fool a draw into trying to steal the pot, but another guy with trips with weaker kicker works too heh

***** Hand History for Game 2474558986 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 04, 00:16:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 48807 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: pdpstoney ( $457.09 )
Seat 2: Crook3d69 ( $881.40 )
Seat 4: rod_favre ( $1000.40 )
Seat 5: goldenfan ( $594 )
Seat 6: EvilEcstasy_ ( $591 )
goldenfan posts small blind [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Ks 6s ]
pdpstoney calls [$6].
Crook3d69 calls [$6].
rod_favre calls [$6].
goldenfan calls [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6c, 5c, 6h ]
goldenfan bets [$15].
Aneel_8765 has joined the table.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$30].
pdpstoney folds.
Crook3d69 folds.
rod_favre calls [$30].
goldenfan calls [$15].
** Dealing Turn ** [ As ]
goldenfan checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
rod_favre bets [$75].
goldenfan calls [$75].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$225].
rod_favre raises [$825].
goldenfan folds.
EvilEcstasy_ is all-In [$330]
** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]
rod_favre shows [ 6d, 7s ] three of a kind, sixes.
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Ks, 6s ] three of a kind, sixes.
rod_favre wins $345 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, sixes.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $1303 from the main pot with three of a kind, sixes with king kicker.
goldenfan has left the table.

[spino1i]

Someone calls my flop semi-bluff drawing dead to a lower flush draw. They fall into a bear trap on the river when they catch two pair and i catch a straight.

***** Hand History for Game 2474531101 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, August 04, 00:12:35 EDT 2005
Table Table 48724 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: EvilEcstasy_ ( $784.65 )
Seat 2: nasty90210 ( $275.30 )
Seat 3: heyyou ( $365.60 )
Seat 4: TIMDAD ( $325.40 )
Seat 5: probowla48 ( $193.45 )
Seat 6: cleo0218 ( $0 )
probowla48 posts small blind [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ 8d 9d ]
cleo0218 has joined the table.
nasty90210 folds.
heyyou folds.
TIMDAD calls [$6].
probowla48 calls [$3].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$18].
TIMDAD calls [$18].
probowla48 calls [$18].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qd, 6d, 9h ]
probowla48 checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$50].
TIMDAD folds.
probowla48 calls [$50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5s ]
probowla48 checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
probowla48 is all-In [$119.45]
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$119.45].
probowla48 shows [ 5d, 7d ] two pairs, sevens and fives.
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ 8d, 9d ] a straight, five to nine.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $408.90 from the main pot with a straight, five to nine.

[jmontis]

damn, i can't imagine how many people play these stakes underbankrolled... I'm sure that's why you see tilters at these levels...

[spino1i]

Lately I've been completely dominating the 600 NL 6-max game on party like I did the 400 NL 6-max before. Its just not that much harder and the number of high stakes full ring players that are unused to shorthanded is many. These players are the fish at this level, they are used to camping and get completely pwned in shorthanded. Cant wait to move up to 1000 NL 6-max, I dont think itll be much harder.

I think the play that is really winning it for me is the bear trap. So much bluffing at this level, that playing ultra-passive at the right times when someone is bluffing (espically when you have position) can pay off big. This has made more money than anything else.

Edit: Of course, I practice good table selection so that might be it. I never join a table with too many sharks, or a table with even a single shark with good position on me.

[spino1i]

How to get someone with position you all-in with a king high flush when you have an ace-high flush on the turn when the flush draw hits:

Let me tell you it aint easy.. this hand could have very easily ended with me only getting a 100$ off of him

***** Hand History for Game 2480827786 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, August 05, 03:10:12 EDT 2005
Table Table 36556 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: EvilEcstasy_ ( $594.50 )
Seat 2: greekfool ( $1286.20 )
Seat 5: Ms_Russia ( $797.75 )
Seat 6: dice3 ( $844.20 )
Seat 3: Nothing4U ( $818.10 )
Seat 4: robotplay ( $26.20 )
Nothing4U posts small blind [$3].
robotplay posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Ah 6h ]
Ms_Russia folds.
dice3: nh
dice3 folds.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$12].
greekfool calls [$12].
Nothing4U calls [$9].
robotplay folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2h, 3h, Kc ]
Nothing4U checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
greekfool bets [$6].
Nothing4U folds.
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$6].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4h ]
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
greekfool bets [$6].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$40].
greekfool raises [$68].
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$110].
greekfool calls [$76].
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
EvilEcstasy_ is all-In [$426.50]
greekfool calls [$426.50].
EvilEcstasy_ shows [ Ah, 6h ] a flush, ace high.
greekfool shows [ 9h, Kh ] a flush, king high.
EvilEcstasy_ wins $1205 from the main pot with a flush, ace high with ace kicker.

[spino1i]

This hand illustrates how not to lose your stack when your top pair meets a set heads up:

I managed to lose a 1/6th of my stack instead of 6/6ths heh

***** Hand History for Game 2482860635 *****
$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, August 05, 16:36:51 EDT 2005
Table Table 36882 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: MasterSNG ( $803.40 )
Seat 2: jlh314 ( $499.61 )
Seat 5: oohoohTERRA ( $1878.58 )
Seat 6: JizzWag ( $622 )
Seat 3: EvilEcstasy_ ( $628.50 )
oohoohTERRA posts small blind [$3].
JizzWag posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvilEcstasy_ [ Qc Jc ]
MasterSNG folds.
jlh314 calls [$6].
HK_G3 has joined the table.
EvilEcstasy_ raises [$15].
oohoohTERRA folds.
JizzWag folds.
jlh314 calls [$9].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, 6s, 8d ]
jlh314 checks.
EvilEcstasy_ bets [$25].
jlh314 calls [$25].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6c ]
jlh314 checks.
EvilEcstasy_ checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 7c ]
jlh314 bets [$55].
EvilEcstasy_ calls [$55].
jlh314 shows [ 8h, 8c ] a full house, Eights full of sixes.
EvilEcstasy_ doesn't show [ Qc, Jc ] two pairs, queens and sixes.
jlh314 wins $197 from the main pot with a full house, Eights full of sixes.

[SmackinYaUp]

This is some good shit. I'm not so sure about someone avoiding paying you off with a 2 card king high flush but maybe its higher thinking at work there. I'm still looking forward to 200nl. Cant wait to be up there with you.

[spino1i]

This is some good shit. I'm not so sure about someone avoiding paying you off with a 2 card king high flush but maybe its higher thinking at work there. I'm still looking forward to 200nl. Cant wait to be up there with you.

Its not that he could fold, because you cant fold a king-high flush. The thing is, it is still difficult to get all his chips in the middle on the turn and river (starting with a very small pot) since I lack position and I dont know what he has.

[Pingviini]

This is some good shit. I'm not so sure about someone avoiding paying you off with a 2 card king high flush but maybe its higher thinking at work there. I'm still looking forward to 200nl. Cant wait to be up there with you.

Its not that he could fold, because you cant fold a king-high flush. The thing is, it is still difficult to get all his chips in the middle on the turn and river (starting with a very small pot) since I lack position and I dont know what he has.

This is why your re-raise on turn is so good. Because he calls you can put him on a strong hand and thus you can make a strong river bet, AI in this case. I only play nl200 at the moment but I have started to learn to use raising as a source of information to get some really big pots.