I love Pokerstars

[Parra]

I'm making a bit of a return to poker. Sticking to ring games for a while. I have zero patience for tournaments. Cash games I can just sit out or hit & run.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

I must say I was the beneficiary of some luck today on PStars. Twice I was way behind post flop and twice I got lucky. I was the big stack both times so our theory held true.

I had AK against KK on a flop of A/K/rag. Both all in on the flop but I rivered the ace for a better full house. I sheepishly collected a nice $6 pot (not bad for a 1c/2c cash table).

I had A10 against AJ on a A/A/rag flop. Hit my 10 on the turn for another sweet pot.

A small consolation after losing potentially $400 at the club last night when my KJ got beat. I finished 3rd in the tourney & collected $100. 1st place was $500, if that hand held up I would've been about equal chip leader.

K-J held? Its a legless hand to go all in with unless it was for like 5% of ur stack.

 

[Mr Chook]

K-J held? Its a legless hand to go all in with unless it was for like 5% of ur stack.

Down to 3 players left in a tourney. Blinds are 2k/4k, I'm holding 38k. I've already raised 10k and got a call so its a 22k pot already. The right play is to stick your chips in right there when you hit top pair on the flop.

 

[Mr Chook]

Big stack got screwed in this hand (I'm Rooster 09).

PokerStars Game #70309220439: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02 USD) - 2011/11/10 1:03:14 ET
Table 'Atlantis IV' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Hertha662 ($1 in chips)
Seat 2: dktt2 ($4.93 in chips)
Seat 3: timburonps ($2.03 in chips)
Seat 4: betonamber ($0.78 in chips)
Seat 5: BubleDOG ($1.35 in chips)
Seat 6: Silviu2 ($1.60 in chips)
Seat 7: barathum10 ($3.86 in chips)
Seat 8: xuhui7850 ($2.47 in chips)
Seat 9: Rooster09 ($4.46 in chips)
Rooster09: posts small blind $0.01
Hertha662: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rooster09 [Jh Jd]
dktt2: folds
timburonps: folds
betonamber: calls $0.02
BubleDOG: folds
Silviu2 has timed out
Silviu2: folds
barathum10: folds
xuhui7850: calls $0.02
Rooster09: calls $0.01
Hertha662: raises $0.08 to $0.10
betonamber: folds
xuhui7850: folds
Rooster09: calls $0.08
*** FLOP *** [7s 2h 2s]
Rooster09: checks
Hertha662: bets $0.20
Rooster09: calls $0.20
*** TURN *** [7s 2h 2s] [2c]
Rooster09: checks
Hertha662: bets $0.70 and is all-in
Rooster09: calls $0.70
*** RIVER *** [7s 2h 2s 2c] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Rooster09: shows [Jh Jd] (a full house, Deuces full of Jacks)
Hertha662: shows [Ad 4s] (a full house, Deuces full of Aces)
Hertha662 collected $1.94 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.04 | Rake $0.10
Board [7s 2h 2s 2c As]
Seat 1: Hertha662 (big blind) showed [Ad 4s] and won ($1.94) with a full house, Deuces full of Aces
Seat 2: dktt2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: timburonps folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: betonamber folded before Flop
Seat 5: BubleDOG folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Silviu2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: barathum10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: xuhui7850 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Rooster09 (small blind) showed [Jh Jd] and lost with a full house, Deuces full of Jacks

 

[watatank]

you played that hand pretty badly but I suppose the result would've been the same

 

[Mr Chook]

I suppose, but show me a good way to play pocket jacks. :?

What you don't see in that hand is how Hertha was playing previously - raising every 2nd hand. Thought I'd limp to him and let him blaze away. if an unfavourable flop appeared I can easily back out with not much lost.

 

[watatank]

should be aggressive with a hand like that...raise pre and then bet hard on the flop

in saying that it does look as though you were expecting him to be the aggressor and he was but if he just checks behind you it's wasted.

either way there was only going to be one result playing against a mupp like that

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Stacking a decent player for 10% in about $700 of $50-$169 tourney, hopefully I get something.

 

[Mr Chook]

should be aggressive with a hand like that...raise pre and then bet hard on the flop

in saying that it does look as though you were expecting him to be the aggressor and he was but if he just checks behind you it's wasted.

either way there was only going to be one result playing against a mupp like that

Thats what the text book says but its still jacks. Play it that way I may have won a small pot with 722 flop.

Raise in the small blind(as I was) and get a couple of callers on say, a KQ7 flop? If you bet hard and get a caller you've lust a chunk of your stack.

I don't do it all the time but I feel limping with JJ can be just as effective.

If you get a favourable flop you have a very good hand which your opponents would have no idea you'd be holding as they woud've expected a raise.
If you get over cards on the flop you have options to back out with a minimum loss.

Either way you can get yourself in trouble, its an awkward hand to play.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

I don't mind limping with Jacks either chook, really depends on the table. On a hyper aggressive one where I know I'll get a caller each time I often limp and hope to hit 3 of a kind, that being said you've gotta be prepared to drop them the second someone bets with over cards on the board.

 

[watatank]

Thats what the text book says but its still jacks. Play it that way I may have won a small pot with 722 flop.

Raise in the small blind(as I was) and get a couple of callers on say, a KQ7 flop? If you bet hard and get a caller you've lust a chunk of your stack.

I don't do it all the time but I feel limping with JJ can be just as effective.

If you get a favourable flop you have a very good hand which your opponents would have no idea you'd be holding as they woud've expected a raise.
If you get over cards on the flop you have options to back out with a minimum loss.

Either way you can get yourself in trouble, its an awkward hand to play.

It is an awkward hand to play especially when you're out of position but for me it's an unraised pot, you've got a pocket pair that's probably the best hand...you should be trying to make the most of it and you can't do that if chips don't go into the pot. If someone else puts the chips in for you great but I find that doesn't happen often enough so I usually like to raise it up myself and try extract value from it.

if the flop had one over I'd probably try represent it...KQ7 I'd probably be forced to give it up because i'm out of position...if they don't bet out have a shot on the turn.

I suppose much depends on your style, your table image and the dynamics of the table. Exceptions to every rule.

 

[BunniesMan]

Whose playing pokerstars world record attempt? $1 buyin and 250k guaranteed, 50k first place. I plan on winning.

 

[watatank]

who says the big stack gets all the luck...been on a terrible run of late

Table '467581779 5' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: just1second (2340 in chips)
Seat 2: Nightbuster (2753 in chips)
Seat 4: linev74 (675 in chips)
Seat 5: zugilak (2280 in chips)
Seat 6: watatank (3365 in chips)
Seat 7: popey1977 (575 in chips)
Seat 8: jgreg1975 (3490 in chips)
Seat 9: GOGAS83 (572 in chips)
GOGAS83: posts small blind 25
just1second: posts big blind 50

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to watatank [As Ah]
Nightbuster: calls 50
linev74: calls 50
zugilak: calls 50
watatank: raises 300 to 350
popey1977: folds
jgreg1975: folds
GOGAS83: folds
just1second: folds
Nightbuster: calls 300
linev74: calls 300
zugilak: folds
*** FLOP *** [Kh 4c Ts]
Nightbuster: checks
linev74: bets 325 and is all-in
watatank: raises 325 to 650
popey1977 is sitting out
Nightbuster: folds
Uncalled bet (325) returned to watatank
*** TURN *** [Kh 4c Ts] [9s]
*** RIVER *** [Kh 4c Ts 9s] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
linev74: shows [Jd Th] (two pair, Jacks and Tens)
watatank: shows [As Ah] (a pair of Aces)
linev74 collected 1825 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1825 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 4c Ts 9s Jc]
Seat 1: just1second (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Nightbuster folded on the Flop
Seat 4: linev74 showed [Jd Th] and won (1825) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 5: zugilak folded before Flop
Seat 6: watatank showed [As Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 7: popey1977 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: jgreg1975 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: GOGAS83 (small blind) folded before Flop

 

[watatank]

and another

PokerStars Game #70371945488: Tournament #467578472, $0.23+$0.02 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2011/11/11 8:52:20 ET

Table '467578472 7' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: JorJeto (6462 in chips)
Seat 3: dmnk5.1 (2709 in chips)
Seat 4: LadySnoot (3766 in chips)
Seat 5: HANSIK561 (3755 in chips)
Seat 6: BOBCAN38 (4777 in chips)
Seat 7: watatank (4202 in chips)
Seat 8: bilitrili (1167 in chips)
Seat 9: woflie_bg (2110 in chips)
JorJeto: posts small blind 25
dmnk5.1: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to watatank [Kc Ks]
LadySnoot: calls 50
HANSIK561: folds
BOBCAN38: folds
watatank: raises 200 to 250
bilitrili: raises 200 to 450
woflie_bg: folds
JorJeto: folds
dmnk5.1: folds
LadySnoot: folds
watatank: raises 3752 to 4202 and is all-in
bilitrili: calls 717 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3035) returned to watatank
*** FLOP *** [6d 5d 9d]
*** TURN *** [6d 5d 9d] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [6d 5d 9d 4s] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
watatank: shows [Kc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
bilitrili: shows [Kd Ah] (a flush, King high)
bilitrili collected 2459 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2459 | Rake 0
Board [6d 5d 9d 4s Qd]
Seat 2: JorJeto (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: dmnk5.1 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: LadySnoot folded before Flop
Seat 5: HANSIK561 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: BOBCAN38 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: watatank showed [Kc Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 8: bilitrili showed [Kd Ah] and won (2459) with a flush, King high
Seat 9: woflie_bg (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Mr Chook]

The bad beats are common today...
PokerStars Game #70402050180: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02 USD) - 2011/11/11 19:14:34 ET
Table 'Georgia II' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: bubababu ($5.49 in chips)
Seat 2: Tadeusz 1947 ($0.79 in chips)
Seat 3: blackpearl24 ($1.42 in chips)
Seat 4: Maguilov ($1.80 in chips)
Seat 5: BiGBaDVodooO ($2.04 in chips)
Seat 7: Rooster09 ($4.22 in chips)
Seat 8: !Mitschy1984 ($2 in chips)
Seat 9: wickywah ($0.95 in chips)
wickywah: posts small blind $0.01
bubababu: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Rooster09 [Qd Qh]
Tadeusz 1947: calls $0.02
blackpearl24: folds
Maguilov: folds
BiGBaDVodooO: folds
Rooster09: raises $0.06 to $0.08
!Mitschy1984: folds
wickywah: calls $0.07
bubababu: folds
Tadeusz 1947: calls $0.06
*** FLOP *** [8c 2s Jd]
wickywah: checks
Tadeusz 1947: checks
Rooster09: bets $0.12
wickywah: calls $0.12
Tadeusz 1947: folds
*** TURN *** [8c 2s Jd] [9h]
wickywah: checks
Rooster09: bets $0.75
wickywah: calls $0.75 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [8c 2s Jd 9h] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
wickywah: shows [Qc Kc] (a straight, Nine to King)
Rooster09: shows [Qd Qh] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
wickywah collected $1.91 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2 | Rake $0.09
Board [8c 2s Jd 9h Tc]
Seat 1: bubababu (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Tadeusz 1947 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: blackpearl24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Maguilov folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: BiGBaDVodooO folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Rooster09 showed [Qd Qh] and lost with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 8: !Mitschy1984 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: wickywah (small blind) showed [Qc Kc] and won ($1.91) with a straight, Nine to King

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Thank f**k I never deposited at stars.

 

[watatank]

PokerStars Game #70579770162: Tournament #469391531, $0.23+$0.02 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2011/11/15 8:46:47 ET
Table '469391531 7' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: kampanis_7 (8551 in chips)
Seat 2: dmitriy549 (2795 in chips)
Seat 3: yiorgos1973 (7570 in chips)
Seat 4: danycool666 (7349 in chips)
Seat 5: jose2109 (2166 in chips)
Seat 6: watatank (7235 in chips)
Seat 8: weigler77 (4466 in chips)
Seat 9: AdiShakti (6530 in chips)
danycool666: posts small blind 100
jose2109: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to watatank [Kh Kd]
watatank: calls 200
weigler77: folds
AdiShakti: folds
kampanis_7: folds
dmitriy549: folds
yiorgos1973: calls 200
danycool666: folds
jose2109: raises 1966 to 2166 and is all-in
watatank: calls 1966
yiorgos1973: calls 1966
*** FLOP *** [3h 7s 4h]
watatank: checks
yiorgos1973: bets 5404 and is all-in
watatank: calls 5069 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (335) returned to yiorgos1973
*** TURN *** [3h 7s 4h] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [3h 7s 4h 7d] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
watatank: shows [Kh Kd] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
yiorgos1973: shows [7c 9c] (three of a kind, Sevens)
yiorgos1973 collected 10138 from side pot
jose2109: shows [Tc Js] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
yiorgos1973 collected 6598 from main pot
watatank finished the tournament in 14th place
jose2109 finished the tournament in 15th place
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 16736 Main pot 6598. Side pot 10138. | Rake 0
Board [3h 7s 4h 7d Jc]
Seat 1: kampanis_7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: dmitriy549 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: yiorgos1973 (button) showed [7c 9c] and won (16736) with three of a kind, Sevens
Seat 4: danycool666 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: jose2109 (big blind) showed [Tc Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 6: watatank showed [Kh Kd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sevens
Seat 8: weigler77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: AdiShakti folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

You really have to wonder what goes through some people's minds.

Call 1/3 of his chips off with 7/9 suited?

Then push all-in to a dry pot with top pair and a crap kicker and no straight or flush draw?

What the hell did he think you called with.

That's the sort of shit that irks the f**k out of me. It happens way too often.

Looking at the stacks, it was close to or just in the dough. That's "magic time" when you can expect to get drilled by a larger stack holding rubbish.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

I'm so f**king sick to death of being beaten by draws.

Some dopey twinkie today re-raised a post flop all-in for all his chips with a gutshot and stars promptly paid him off.

Twice today I've flopped a set only to be rivered by flush draws.

And I've only played 3 f**king tournaments.

Why the f**k do people automatically put their chips in with a f**king flush draw, nothing irritates me like that does. Do they think they're better than a one in 4 chance of winning the hand if they're behind when the chips go in, which they almost always are?

Dense merkins.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Turned it around a bit today.

5th in a $1.50 90 for $7

33/3800 for $8 in $1 NLHE tourney and 10/390 in a 50 cent NLHE/PLO tourney for $2.50.