Short Session but Good One - 5th Day of Poker Challenge (48% Complete)

I played a short session on Pokerstars yesterday just before I went to work. I played 215 hands and finished +$25.30. I played some interesting hands and I'm not playing so tight as I use to.



Here are a few hands:

Let me hit a royal flush one time:(
I almost flopped a royal flush. I don't think I ever hit a royal flush in a real money game. I remember my first time I hit a royal flush, I was playing playmoney chips at Party poker.. I was getting a straight flush like every day when I was 14 tabling but never a royal. Anyway, here are 3 hands.

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This is one of the first hands I played. Blinds are only .10/.25 and someone raises it up to $3.75. I look at my hand, pocket 9s. Normally I would just muck my cards but this is where pokertracker comes in handy. I look at his stats, he has played 80%+ hands and I noticed he just lost a big pot. So he's probably on tilt so I min raise to isolate and if one of the big stacks comes over the top then I have to fold. Big blind calls so does original raiser leaving him with $5.90. He pushes $5.90 on the flop, I'm calling 100% of the time, no matter the flop. Luckily he didn't hit an out and I take down a $30 pot.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed)

CO ($55.30)
Button ($12.85)
SB ($35.40)
BB ($3.30)
UTG ($13.15)
Hero (MP) ($24.65)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 9, 9
UTG bets $3.75, Hero raises to $7.25, 3 folds, BB calls $3.05 (All-In), UTG calls $3.50

Flop: ($17.90) 7, J, 8 (3 players, 1 all-in)
UTG bets $5.90 (All-In), Hero calls $5.90

Turn: ($29.70) 8 (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($29.70) 3 (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $29.70 | Rake: $1.40
Main pot: $10 between BB, UTG and Hero, won by Hero
Side pot 1: $19.70 between UTG and Hero, won by Hero

Results:
BB mucked 4, 4 (two pair, eights and fours).
UTG had 5, 6 (one pair, eights).
Hero had 9, 9 (two pair, nines and eights).
Outcome: Hero won $28.30

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This one is interesting. I limp in with 9s UTG. Button raises, I call hoping to hit a 9 on the flop. I check flop, so does the button. Board pairs the queen which is a great card for my hand. I go for the value bet of $1.75. Button raises to $4.75. Now, I go through the checklist:

- He is somewhat of a bully in position plus he probably thinks the queen could not have helped my hand
- There are a million draws out there so he could easily have a draw
- $4.75 bet is small and kind of looks like a steal
- $12 raise makes it look like I'm pot committed
- My 3bet on the turn is a very strong move
- I could easily have a queen in my hand, hoping to check raise on the flop

So I raise to $12 and he folds. If he pushes all in than I fold unless I can pick up some kind of tell.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed)

BB ($33.35)
Hero (UTG) ($27.25)
MP ($25)
CO ($31.85)
Button ($29.25)
SB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9, 9
Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO calls $0.25, Button bets $1.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $1, 1 fold

Flop: ($3.10) 5, J, Q (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

Turn: ($3.10) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, Button raises to $4.75, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold

Total pot: $12.60 | Rake: $0.60
Main pot: $12.60 returned to Hero

Results:
Hero didn't show 9, 9 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $12

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Preflop, I was contemplating a raise (squeeze play) but decided just to call. On the flop I wasn't sure whether to check or bet. I have 2 overs plus a flush draw so 15 outs. I decided to bet out $1, original raiser calls. I check turn and he bets $1 into an almost $4 pot. I take it as weakness because there are many draws and why would he want me to draw cheaply. I was thinking he has something like middle pair or ace 5. A king came on the turn so he must be scared of that (that's what I was thinking). So I check raised to $3. Now he calls, pretty weak so I pushed all in for a pot sized bet on the river. He calls and shows trip 9s. My first thought was I made a bad play and I shouldn't try that play again. But the other player played it terrible and allowed me to draw cheaply. He had a great opportunity to reraise on the turn but played it weak. I guess it turned out good for him this time but his weak game is going to get him broke.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed)

SB ($19.60)
Hero (BB) ($27)
UTG ($13.15)
MP ($13.60)
CO ($25.10)
Button ($20)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 10
1 fold, MP bets $0.50, 1 fold, Button calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.25

Flop: ($1.60) 9, 9, 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $1, MP calls $1, 1 fold

Turn: ($3.60) K (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $1, Hero raises to $3, MP calls $2

River: ($9.60) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $11.75, MP calls $9.10 (All-In)

Total pot: $27.80 | Rake: $1.35
Main pot: $27.80 between Hero and MP, won by MP

Results:
Hero had A, 10 (one pair, nines).
MP had 9, Q (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: MP won $26.45

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Statistics;
April 4th: +$25.30
Bankroll: $892.30
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