Examples of Low M level play.

Getting real close to the bubble in this $20+2 $34K Grnty on Party. We were down to about 240 players with top 220 getting paid. A few hands back I was crippled by a beat leaving me with an M of just about 3. When I played this hand, I was hoping to isolate MeHateMoney with the push, because I had seen both the BB and UTG fold numerous times to 3x raises when they limped earlier. Didn't work out that way though.

***** Hand History for Game 2480217068 *****
600/1200 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 14552900) - Fri Aug 05 00:46:44 EDT 2005
Table $34,000 Guaranteed(411709) Table 18 (Real Money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: dougr2 (10566)
Seat 2: dbrennan (11865)
Seat 3: Muskiemaniac (8552)
Seat 4: Saja316 (19207)
Seat 5: RunAIongNow (6274)
Seat 6: meldas (3036)
Seat 7: vuddin (12060)
Seat 8: PANCAKE (3004)
Seat 9: MeHateMoney (11107)
Seat 10: digitaldoc (1883)
dougr2 posts small blind (300)
dbrennan posts big blind (600)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to digitaldoc [ 6c, 6h ]
Muskiemaniac calls (600)
Saja316 folds.
RunAIongNow folds.
meldas folds.
vuddin folds.
PANCAKE folds.
MeHateMoney calls (600)
digitaldoc raises (1883) to 1883
digitaldoc is all-In.
dougr2 folds.
dbrennan calls (1283)
Muskiemaniac calls (1283)
MeHateMoney calls (1283)
Creating Main Pot with $7832 with digitaldoc
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4d, 6s, Th ]
dbrennan checks.
Muskiemaniac checks.
MeHateMoney bets (3500)
dbrennan folds.
Muskiemaniac folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2s ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 7h ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 7832 | Side Pot 1: 3500
Board: [ 4d 6s Th 2s 7h ]
dougr2 balance 10266, lost 300 (folded)
dbrennan balance 9982, lost 1883 (folded)
Muskiemaniac balance 6669, lost 1883 (folded)
Saja316 balance 19207, didn't bet (folded)
RunAIongNow balance 6274, didn't bet (folded)
meldas balance 3036, didn't bet (folded)
vuddin balance 12060, didn't bet (folded)
PANCAKE balance 3004, didn't bet (folded)
MeHateMoney balance 9224, bet 5383, collected 3500, lost -1883 [ Ks Td ] [ a pair of tens -- Ks,Td,Th,7h,6s ]
digitaldoc balance 7832, bet 1883, collected 7832, net +5949 [ 6c 6h ] [ three of a kind, sixes -- Th,7h,6c,6h,6s ]



Later in the same tournament this hand occurred.

***** Hand History for Game 2480346653 *****
MeHateMoney: why not
jaf321: generous folks around here
800/1600 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 14552900) - Fri Aug 05 01:11:07 EDT 2005
Table $34,000 Guaranteed(411709) Table 18 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: dougr2 (8291)
Seat 2: dbrennan (14682)
Seat 3: jaf321 (4197)
Seat 4: Saja316 (19107)
Seat 5: RunAIongNow (12148)
Seat 6: meldas (1836)
Seat 7: vuddin (8960)
Seat 8: PANCAKE (5174)
Seat 9: MeHateMoney (10424)
Seat 10: digitaldoc (6932)
RunAIongNow posts small blind (400)
meldas posts big blind (800)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to digitaldoc [ 5s, 5h ]
vuddin folds.
RunAIongNow: good lay down boys
dbrennan: wait till i have the nuts then im in
PANCAKE folds.
MeHateMoney folds.
jaf321: yes...this is gonna be it...i know it
digitaldoc raises (2400) to 2400
MeHateMoney: just say when ur ready
dougr2 folds.
dbrennan folds.
jaf321 folds.
Saja316 raises (4000) to 4000
RunAIongNow folds.
meldas folds.
digitaldoc raises (4532) to 6932
digitaldoc is all-In.
Saja316: here we go...
Saja316 calls (2932)
Creating Main Pot with $15064 with digitaldoc
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9s, 7h, 2c ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2h ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 7s ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 15064 |
Board: [ 9s 7h 2c 2h 7s ]
dougr2 balance 8291, didn't bet (folded)
dbrennan balance 14682, didn't bet (folded)
jaf321 balance 4197, didn't bet (folded)
Saja316 balance 27239, bet 6932, collected 15064, net +8132 [ Th Tc ] [ two pairs, tens and sevens -- Th,Tc,9s,7h,7s ]
RunAIongNow balance 11748, lost 400 (folded)
meldas balance 1036, lost 800 (folded)
vuddin balance 8960, didn't bet (folded)
PANCAKE balance 5174, didn't bet (folded)
MeHateMoney balance 10424, didn't bet (folded)
digitaldoc balance 0, lost 6932 [ 5s 5h ] [ two pairs, sevens and fives -- 9s,7h,7s,5s,5h ]


Similar Hand to the prior example, but much poorer play. Here is why:
1.) Saja316 typical pattern of betting changed from calling pre-flop and raising any three cards afterwards if she acted first. I went back to my notes and noticed that she had done this 6 times in the last hour. This hand she re-raised before the flop. Warning sign #1!

2.) We had just crossed into the Money. I violated one of my personal guidelines of tightening up after ITM to see who knocks each other out.
Warning sign #2!

3.) Also, I had been playing a lot of hands recently before ITM doing a lot of stealing and never showing cards. I think this was getting on peoples nerves and I was bound to get called by someone as they got fed up. My table image was wrong for this play. Warning sign #3.

Just thought I would post this as an interesting observation. Comments and constructive criticism welcomed.

i fold both of those hands :/

according to your read i like your 66 hand since you thought they were going to fold...now seeing as they called you still had outs, the only problem is you were so short stacked they were bound to call you..Now if you wanted a coinflip before the money then your play was fine..


-anto

Originally Posted by elanto

according to your read i like your 66 hand since you thought they were going to fold...now seeing as they called you still had outs, the only problem is you were so short stacked they were bound to call you..Now if you wanted a coinflip before the money then your play was fine..


-anto

On the 66 hand, I wanted to take a coinflip against one, but not against 3.

Originally Posted by digitaldoc

Originally Posted by elanto

according to your read i like your 66 hand since you thought they were going to fold...now seeing as they called you still had outs, the only problem is you were so short stacked they were bound to call you..Now if you wanted a coinflip before the money then your play was fine..


-anto

On the 66 hand, I wanted to take a coinflip against one, but not against 3.

yeah so u shouldnt have pushed your stack was so small at least 2 were bound to call you


-anto