August 15 hands

A lot of hands today.

Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 6 Players - (http://www.legopoker.com http://www.legopoker.com/hh)

SB: $26.48
BB: $213.06
Hero (UTG): $182.28
MP: $103.90
CO: $98.50
BTN: $107.73

Preflop: Hero is dealt Ac Ah (6 Players)
Hero raises to $4.00, MP calls $4.00, 2 folds, SB raises all-in to $26.48, BB folds, Hero calls $22.48, MP calls $22.48

I didn't see any real point in re-raising pre-flop as I wanted MP to tag along. I'm felting any flop at this point - I've made my decision of that before the flop comes.

Flop: ($80.44) 3c Jc 2d (3 Players - 1 All-In)
Hero bets all-in for $155.80, MP calls all-in for $77.42

Put me on AK! Please put me on AK!

Uncalled bet of $78.38 returned to Hero

Turn: ($235.28) 6h (3 Players - 3 All-In)

River: ($235.28) 7h (3 Players - 3 All-In)

Pot Size: $235.28 ($3 Rake)

SB had Qs 6d (a pair of Sixes) and LOST (-$26.48)
MP had Jd Ad (a pair of Jacks) and LOST (-$103.90)
Hero had Ac Ah (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$128.38)

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Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $219.10
UTG+1: $120.47
Hero: $211.20
Button: $41.25
SB: $53.85
BB: $38.10

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with 4c 4s
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises to $5, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: kh 7c 2h ($11.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $7, UTG+1 calls.

This guy is a total fish. I take a stab and he calls.

Turn: 4h ($25.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $22, Hero calls.

He bets a flush scare card at me and I call with my set.

River: 5c ($69.5, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $48, UTG+1 raises all-in $86.47, Hero calls.

He checks the river and I decide I need to bet for value. He check-raises me and it's not enough more for me to fold. Nice river check-raise from him the tricky...

Results:
Final pot: $242.44
UTG+1 Shows Jh Qh
Hero mucks 4c 4s

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Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $58.60
UTG+1: $216.10
CO: $228.04
Hero: $242
SB: $35.75
BB: $28.40

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with 2h 2c
2 folds, CO raises to $5, Hero calls, SB folds, BB raises to $10, CO calls, Hero calls.

I call for set value. The CO is a horrible player and I want his stack so badly. It's the same guy as the last hand

Flop: 7d 6c 2s ($30.5, 3 players)
BB checks, CO bets $28, Hero calls, BB folds.

Excellent flop. He bets pretty big and I flat call as it's fairly dry and if he just has overcards I'd like him to hit one of them.

Turn: 9c ($86.5, 2 players)
CO bets $28, Hero raises to $89, CO calls.

Ok, I need to raise now as there are a few draws out. I make it an amount that lets me shove the river and get a call from most hands. He flat calls. I think he's shove with an overpair so I'm not really sure what he has.

River: 8c ($264.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

Horrible looking river and I check behind knowing that he tries to check-raise big hands on the river. Damn set over set. Lucky I didn;t lose my whole stack though.

Results:
Final pot: $264.5
CO Shows 6d 6h

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Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $12.90
CO: $105.20
Button: $206.95
Hero: $283.60
BB: $215.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 6h 6d
UTG calls, CO raises to $5, Button calls, Hero calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 4c 6s qs ($17, 3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $13, Button folds, Hero raises to $34, CO raises all-in $100.2, Hero calls.

I go for the check-raise here to try and trap the player in the middle of us for a bet. This is often one of my considerations in deciding whether to lead out or check-raise. He thinks for a while and then shoves with KQ!

Turn: 8s ($217.4, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $217.4)

River: 2c ($217.4, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $217.4)

Results:
Final pot: $217.4
CO Shows Kh Qh
Hero Shows 6h 6d

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Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 6 Players - (http://www.legopoker.com http://www.legopoker.com/hh)

SB: $100.00
BB: $133.12
UTG: $128.68
Hero (MP): $100.00
CO: $99.00
BTN: $85.54

CO posts $1.50
Preflop: Hero is dealt Kd Ks (6 Players)
UTG raises to $3.00, Hero raises to $13.00, 4 folds, UTG raises to $23.00, Hero calls $10.00

I don't like the sound of this and suspect AA. I decide to call and felt a low flop as this might trap him in there with QQ or JJ.

Flop: ($48.50) Td 9c 3d (2 Players)
UTG bets $22.00, Hero raises all-in to $77.00, UTG calls $55.00

I go with my plan and he has AA. Oh well.

Turn: ($202.50) 2c (2 Players - 1 All-In)

River: ($202.50) 6h (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $202.50 ($2.50 Rake)

UTG had Ac Ah (a pair of Aces) and WON (+$100.00)
Hero had Kd Ks (a pair of Kings) and LOST (-$100.00)

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Party Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (http://www.legopoker.com http://www.legopoker.com/hh)

SB: $207.78
BB: $96.50
UTG: $98.50
Hero (CO): $100.00
BTN: $56.43

Preflop: Hero is dealt Ah Ac (5 Players)
UTG folds, Hero raises to $4.00, 2 folds, BB raises to $13.00, Hero calls $9.00

Here I decide to just call his 3-bet. I have position and this guy is pretty tight - he'll probably fold to a 4-bet.

Flop: ($26.50) Jd 4s 4h (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $18.00, BB calls $18.00

His check-call is suspicious. He could well have JJ, but I think TT, QQ and KK are possibilities too. Why wouldn;t he just bet out with QQ or KK though?

Turn: ($62.50) 8s (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $39.00, BB raises all-in to $65.50, Hero calls $26.50

I thought about checking behind here, but I really didn't want to lose value from QQ and KK. He did have JJ and I was wondering whether I could have checked behind whether I was being results orientated.

River: ($193.50) Qd (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $193.50 ($2 Rake)

BB had Jh Jc (a full house, Jacks full of Fours) and WON (+$95.00)
Hero had Ah Ac (two pairs, Aces and Fours) and LOST (-$96.50)

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Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $88.50
CO: $139.40
Button: $150.95
SB: $94
Hero: $101.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with th ts
UTG raises to $3.5, 3 folds, Hero calls.

Here I elect to flat call with TT. My opponent was fairly tight and raised UTG so I'll sometimes not 3-bet here.

Flop: 9c td 6h ($7.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG raises to $14, Hero raises to $38, UTG raises all-in $85, Hero calls.

Great flop. I decide to bet/3-bet here to try and trap him in. He most likely has an overpair or AK. It works well and he 4-bet shoves.

Turn: kd ($177.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $177.5)

River: 8h ($177.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $177.5)

Results:
Final pot: $177.5
Hero showed Th Ts
UTG showed Qs Qd