Also played 2 FTOPs w/ no success. It's been awhile since I've played online tournaments as well so I'm enjoying that. Also I was really in the middle whether to go to Los Angeles for the NAPT main event this weekend and possibly play some live cash games there and passed because I didn't feel like driving 4-5 hrs and I didn't really prepare for it, like not having a place to stay overnight. I will plan on playing the $2500 main event at the Venetian next Sunday though (and miss NFL!). Also I'm planning on playing some of the events at the 5 Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in a couple of weeks including the WPT $10k main event.
I actually feel like someone that matters in the poker world now w/ the stuff I've been doing the past few months. Doing the "Cash Plays' podcast w/ Jeremiah Smith is a blast and I'm excited to be a part of Cardrunners and teach members how to improve their games and help the company grow. I don't care about feeling like someone important, because the only peoples' opinions that matter to me is my family's (along w/ my employers now) but I like the sense of knowing that I could be helping others in poker. I spent the 1st 11 years of my poker career improving my family and my lives and now I'm at a point where I can help others and I hope to do a good job at that and I'm looking forward to more of it. The only thing I haven't decided on is coaching. It's not really about the money because I can probably get paid ok coaching. It's the time commitment now w/ various things going on. When I coach somebody I really root for that person to do well so I feel like I need to invest a lot of myself and my time to see that happen. That's why I've been sticking mostly w/ my friends when it comes to coaching, because they're friends and the time we spend together is , well..like male bonding I guess.
Anyway I'll show a couple of recent hands I played online for those that like to look at hand histories.
Try to guess my mistake in this hand......
No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB ($680)
UTG ($1621)
MP ($2136)
Button ($1000)
Hero (SB) ($1445)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 8
, 8
UTG bets $20, MP calls $20, Button calls $20, Hero calls $15, 1 fold
Flop: ($90) 9
, Q, 8
(4 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $90, MP calls $90, 1 fold, Hero raises $275, 1 fold, MP raises $915, Hero calls $730
Turn: ($2190) Q
(2 players)Hero bets $420 (All-In), MP calls $420
River: ($3030) 10
(2 players, 1 all-in)Total pot: $3030
Results:
Hero had 8
, 8 (full house, eights over Queens).MP had J
, 10 (straight, Queen high).Outcome: Hero won $3026
For those that thought not shoving the flop is a mistake is wrong. The mistake was not folding my set when the MP player 3bet to $915. This particular opponent's range is 99, QQ, or JT here like always and I felt like I had to fold but the fact that I had a set made me call (actually bad logic in this spot)...I thought I was calling all in but saw I had $420 still left on the turn. It probably worked out better because the board paired Qs on the turn and after my opponent called all in we had run it twice on but unfortunately for him he was drawing dead no matter how many times we ran it. If I shove the flop maybe I just win the 1st run w/ the Qs pairing. Also my opponent tanked forever when I shove $420 into the $2600 pot because he was good enough to realize that I probably had a full house. I could tell he really wanted to fold but given the pot odds probably felt compelled to call. Sorry dude.
Now most people complain about getting sucked on and losing a hand after they played the hand perfectly. I misplayed this hand and got rewarded so it's basically the reverse. I will not complain even though I misplayed my hand (who ever complains after misplaying a hand and winning the pot anyways), but I'll be honest, I can't make mistakes like these if I want to maximize my profits in the future. Chalk this one up to playing bad and getting lucky on my end.
No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
SB ($3456)
BB ($1251)
UTG ($1000)
Hero (MP) ($1082)
CO ($1249)
Button ($1277)
Preflop: Hero is MP with 5
, 51 fold, Hero bets $30, CO calls $30, 3 folds
Flop: ($75) A
, 3, 6 (2 players)Hero bets $50, CO calls $50
Turn: ($175) 5
(2 players)Hero bets $140, CO calls $140
River: ($455) 7
(2 players)Hero bets $225, CO raises $1029 (All-In), Hero calls $637 (All-In)
Total pot: $2179
Results:
Hero had 5
, 5 (three of a kind, fives).CO had Q
, K
(high card, Ace).Outcome: Hero won $2176
No description really needed on this hand...just that I'd like to give thanks to the guy that floated w/o much of a hand and decided to rep, ummm, I guess a 4 at the river.
I guess I have a whole bunch of hands where I got it in good but got sucked out on but really no educational or entertainment benefits showing those. It would just serve a purpose of saying hey look at me and how bad I run (sometimes). I usually leave that for my wife to listen to...after all, what are wives for?
i'm nowhere on your level, but the 2nd hand, you can't put him on any hand that has a 4? Ace 4? 44?
ReplyDeleteYeah he could have a 4 but it's kind of remote. 44 will usually fold the flop so I'm only worried about A4 and 66 here. The villain is capable of bluffshoving river so I felt like I'm going to win enough times at the river to justify the call.
ReplyDeleteBecause u had the top of ur range, u can call there. But do u fault his play? Anything less than aq and u have a hard time calling right? Wont his bluff work a large percentage of the time? Or do u check call the turn if u have less than aq in tha spot?
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