200NL (maiden voyage)

[r8ed]

I made my share of donk plays but 200NL seems the same if not worse than 100NL on Party. It's only Monday and the freaks already are out. My night consisted of aggressively winning tons pots and then getting all-in vs. donks and/or shorties. I was 25/9.15 and won$SD = 60.42 and BB/100 = 10. My preflop aggression would have been higher but one table was worth limping because too many loose callers that would pay you off when you hit anyway. Here are some hands. Any comments welcome. Sorry for the long post.

#1
Here's one against super-lucky donk. He pushed over my reraise earlier preflop and I called w/ QQ. He had AJ and hit his Ace. I knew he had Ax where x not equal to A or K because he would usually lead those hands. Anyway, he overbet some hands earlier and I could tell it meant he was full of it.

***** Hand History for Game 4085190543 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, April 25, 01:10:30 ET 2006
Table Table 96343 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: jandje ( $354.30 )
Seat 6: supra2 ( $487.82 )
Seat 1: TheDel ( $305 )
Seat 4: soulR383L ( $174.45 )
Seat 3: istanbul1453 ( $184.75 )
Seat 2: ToastedMoses ( $200 )
jandje posts small blind [$1].
supra2 posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Ks 8h ]
TheDel folds.
istanbul1453 folds.
soulR383L folds.
jandje calls [$1].
supra2 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 8c, 2s ]
jandje bets [$2].
supra2 raises [$4].
jandje calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
jandje checks.
supra2 bets [$2].
>You have options at Sacramento (No DP) Table!.
jandje calls [$2].
** Dealing River ** [ Qc ]
jandje checks.
supra2 bets [$32.35].
jandje calls [$32.35].
supra2 shows [ 7s, 6s ] high card queen.
jandje shows [ Ks, 8h ] a pair of eights.
jandje wins $78.70 from the main pot with a pair of eights.

#2
Tightest postflop player ever. I have no idea how this guy makes money. He will usually check down any hand that does not hit. I have him on a high PP here but I know he'll lay it down. I told him I had two pair - which doesn't even make sense. I won $114 from him without one showdown.
***** Hand History for Game 4083911723 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, April 24, 23:03:45 ET 2006
Table Sacramento (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: possum5 ( $351.11 )
Seat 3: ONEpt618 ( $297.15 )
Seat 4: nutothebeach ( $136.27 )
Seat 5: ICAMEFORYOU ( $350.58 )
Seat 6: walkerl2478 ( $218.15 )
Seat 1: jandje ( $253.90 )
jandje posts small blind [$1].
possum5 posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ 7d 7h ]
ONEpt618 folds.
nutothebeach folds.
ICAMEFORYOU raises [$8].
walkerl2478 folds.
jandje calls [$7].
possum5 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 2s, 6c ]
jandje checks.
ICAMEFORYOU bets [$13].
jandje calls [$13].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 8c ]
>You have options at Table 96343 Table!.
jandje bets [$20].
ICAMEFORYOU calls [$20].
** Dealing River ** [ 5d ]
>You have options at Table 96343 Table!.
jandje bets [$60].
what can you have like...
ICAMEFORYOU folds.
jandje does not show cards.
jandje wins $141

#3
Here's a pot I inflated too much to get away from. This guy calls with any two and will float. I thought he had like A8 or something. I put him allin on the river since I'm calling that amount anyway.

***** Hand History for Game 4084045999 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, April 24, 23:15:58 ET 2006
Table Sacramento (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: possum5 ( $386.91 )
Seat 3: ONEpt618 ( $242.80 )
Seat 4: nutothebeach ( $117.82 )
Seat 5: ICAMEFORYOU ( $305.78 )
Seat 6: walkerl2478 ( $198.55 )
Seat 1: jandje ( $336.80 )
ICAMEFORYOU posts small blind [$1].
walkerl2478 posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Js Ad ]
jandje raises [$8].
ONEpt618 folds.
nutothebeach calls [$8].
ICAMEFORYOU folds.
walkerl2478 calls [$6].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 3h, 8s ]
ONEpt618: and you know on this site every Ax calls preflop
walkerl2478 checks.
jandje bets [$13].
nutothebeach calls [$13].
walkerl2478 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jh ]
jandje bets [$25].
nutothebeach calls [$25].
** Dealing River ** [ 7s ]
jandje bets [$50].
nutothebeach is all-In.
jandje calls [$21.82].
jandje shows [ Js, Ad ] a pair of jacks.
nutothebeach shows [ Kh, Kd ] a pair of kings.
nutothebeach wins $242.64 from the main pot with a pair of kings.

#4
What do you do against a donkish shorty here?
***** Hand History for Game 4084123840 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, April 24, 23:23:18 ET 2006
Table Table 96343 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: LuckyPresto ( $336.95 )
Seat 3: traffic9 ( $191.82 )
Seat 4: hugoboss720 ( $134.97 )
Seat 5: jandje ( $191.90 )
Seat 1: BillGio22 ( $40.21 )
Seat 6: supra2 ( $227.79 )
hugoboss720 posts small blind [$1].
jandje posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Ah Js ]
supra2 folds.
BillGio22 raises [$4].
LuckyPresto folds.
traffic9 folds.
hugoboss720 calls [$3].
jandje raises [$14].
BillGio22 calls [$12].
hugoboss720 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 9h, 7h ]
>You have options at Sacramento (No DP) Table!.
jandje bets [$59.97].
BillGio22 is all-In.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
** Dealing River ** [ 2c ]
jandje shows [ Ah, Js ] high card ace.
BillGio22 shows [ 6s, 6h ] a pair of sixes.
jandje wins $35.76 from side pot #1 with high card ace.
BillGio22 wins $81.42 from the main pot with a pair of sixes.

#5
Thought I was good here. I put him on an ace, not a flush draw. No read on him yet as he wasn't there long and my other table had fireworks for 3 orbits straight.
***** Hand History for Game 4084613431 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, April 25, 00:09:30 ET 2006
Table Sacramento (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: nutothebeach ( $155.64 )
Seat 5: ICAMEFORYOU ( $320.58 )
Seat 1: jandje ( $209.03 )
Seat 3: GOODBOY3045 ( $225.12 )
Seat 2: sheplerovich ( $156.99 )
Seat 6: TappingAlpha ( $198 )
TappingAlpha posts small blind [$1].
jandje posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ 7s 6h ]
sheplerovich calls [$2].
GOODBOY3045 folds.
nutothebeach folds.
ICAMEFORYOU folds.
TappingAlpha calls [$1].
jandje checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, 6c, Ac ]
TappingAlpha checks.
jandje bets [$2].
sheplerovich raises [$5].
TappingAlpha folds.
jandje calls [$3].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6d ]
>You have options at Table 96343 Table!.
jandje checks.
sheplerovich bets [$8].
jandje raises [$24].
sheplerovich calls [$16].
** Dealing River ** [ 2c ]
jandje bets [$30].
sheplerovich raises [$60].
jandje calls [$30].
sheplerovich shows [ Qc, 7c ] a flush, ace high.
jandje doesn't show [ 7s, 6h ] three of a kind, sixes.
sheplerovich wins $181 from the main pot with a flush, ace high.

#6 (best for last)
I SUCK. This type of play from me has to stop. This guy was new and I had no read. I considered folding preflop - which is probably my best option. When the Queen hit I knew I was sunk but I'm an idiot. I'm behind too many hands here. My biggest mistake was not making a bigger raise on the flop. It should be $60. If he calls or reraises - I'm out.

***** Hand History for Game 4084654190 *****
$200 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, April 25, 00:13:24 ET 2006
Table Sacramento (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: nutothebeach ( $177.24 )
Seat 5: ICAMEFORYOU ( $307.58 )
Seat 1: jandje ( $200 )
Seat 3: GOODBOY3045 ( $215.92 )
Seat 2: sheplerovich ( $236.99 )
Seat 6: TappingAlpha ( $200 )
ICAMEFORYOU posts small blind [$1].
TappingAlpha posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jandje [ Kh Ac ]
jandje raises [$8].
sheplerovich folds.
GOODBOY3045 raises [$19].
nutothebeach folds.
ICAMEFORYOU folds.
TappingAlpha folds.
jandje calls [$11].
** Dealing Flop ** [ As, 5h, 2c ]
jandje checks.
GOODBOY3045 bets [$15].
jandje raises [$30].
>You have options at Table 96343 Table!.
GOODBOY3045 calls [$15].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qd ]
jandje checks.
GOODBOY3045 bets [$35].
jandje calls [$35].
** Dealing River ** [ 6d ]
jandje checks.
GOODBOY3045 bets [$80].
jandje calls [$80].
GOODBOY3045 shows [ Qc, Qh ] three of a kind, queens.
jandje doesn't show [ Kh, Ac ] a pair of aces.
GOODBOY3045 wins $328 from the main pot with three of a kind, queens.

[aislephive]

Hand 1: Nice hand, good call.

Hand 2: Not too sure if I like. I like everything up until the river. Do you think he folds an overpair/AT here? If so I like, but otherwise your hand has turned into a bluff since no worse hands call and I could easily see 77 being best. A check-call is a better line against your average player.

Hand 3: Kind of tough luck that you hit your J on the turn, but you might be a little suspicious when he just calls the flop with no real draws on the board. This could easily be a set or a slowplay JJ+. I could also see him calling with any pocket pair on that flop, but it's a tough hand.

Hand 4: Why reraise preflop with AJ OOP? Really not a good play. You just are dominated so often when you're called there, I would have just called and taken a flop. As played you have two overs, a gutshot, and a backdoor nut flush draw, so pushing is OK since you should have fold equity.

Hand 5: I don't like the flop min-bet, people there will call with anything. Pot it. Hard to fold to his barely above minimum raise, and the turn gives you trips so the c/r was good. I lead the river as well but I don't think he is raising there without a flush, so I fold there.

Hand 6: Do not min-raise the flop, ever. And also with that dry board you should be willing to play AK for stacks. You are way ahead of his range on the flop, only AA beats you unless he can reraise with a small pair, and most people aren't. Preflop is fine, I would call as well but proceed cautiously if I hit a K, but if I flop an A on a dry board like this there is no way I'm folding if he comes back over the top on the flop. Turn card is obviously terrble, since AQ and QQ now beat us. I like check-calling the turn and check-folding to a river bet. KK is not betting the river and AK might check as well, that leaves AA, AQ, and QQ to bet the river. You have to fold here.