Played some private 5.50 HU matches verses two of the bloggers linked on the right bar of this blog. Dboy/lolbillfrist and omgwtfnoway/wtfnoway.
I wasn't happy with my overall performance. I'll post the videos later when Joe is on, hopefully he can create a PXF HH video for me. I lost the first to Dboy. The plan was to play aggressively post flop against him and eventually get him in a little wider than he usually would get in. Unfortunately I lost a lot of chips early and by the time I got him in ahead I had 760 chips. Which is fine but his kicker paired. Overall just a regular match.
I played OMG twice then. I'm not sure how I felt about these matches. I won the first, he won the second. The second was a very long match. I'll have to watch all 3 videos to really analyze my play. I was a little too hesitant at times but I was also fairly aggressive overall I felt. Maybe the spots I picked just didn't line up right with the cards tonight, or maybe I just was making bad reads. Either way, I don't feel cards helped me very much in these 3 matches. I'm not sure if anyone played better than anyone else in all 3. I'm pretty sure I misplayed too many hands though, so maybe I was outplayed overall.
I'll be playing a lot more private matches in the next few days though. I have a few other players I'd like to play some more, plus I would like to play these two guys some more. We'll see how it goes in the next batch of matches I play. If I don't improve I'll definitely have to make adjustments to my game against the better players. One thing I worried about coming into these is that I would play too TAG because of my adjustments in these 22s and 33s. I feel this is not a problem after tonight, though something may be missing from my game.
Stay tuned.
Bankroll $1,892.58
Friday, May 4, 2007
AaronBeen Vids
So I just watched AaronBeen's two CR videos. They are both HU and both regular speed 50+2.50 level games.
I found some interesting stuff in this video. He plays very LAG postflop, especially in position. This is something that I do a lot against good players (usually 2+2ers) or very tight-weak players (not nearly as many it seems in the turbos). Lately I've had to play a lot tighter post flop and a lot more aggressive. The first player he played was so weak-tight I think he could have raised any two cards and not gotten into any trouble.
The second match was a little more interesting. He made a pretty good call down but villain's line made such little sense that it was definitely a call down you would have to make if you are a good player.
He talked a lot about playing with low stack-blind ratio. This is good because most HU players that are not 2+2ers play pretty badly at these areas. I feel my advantage hardly decreases against the average opponent at these blind levels because they are so bad, and in some cases actually increases. So for Cardrunners he may have provided the most valuable lesson for the HU customers with that. I read a player by the name of BCM's blogpost about this video improving his endgame play. BCM is a successful 100-200 dollar HUSNG player. This really surprised me because BCM was limping at these blind levels with short stacks before seeing this video. Anyways, it is apparent to me that AB provided a lot of insight to the endgame of a lot of players.
As far as his specifics, I disagreed fairly strongly about one of his moves. Towards the end of the 25-50 blind level, AB has been beating his opponent fairly well. The guy is a little too bluffy and AB came back from an early deficit to take the lead on him more or less through very poorly played hands by villain. AB has him outchipped roughly 2200-800. The guy raises on the button and AB shoves a hand like K6. This is a fine play, I do this a lot in certain situations, usually with a little stronger, but nevertheless this is a good aggressive and IMO profitable play. The opponent had been tilting the last ten or so hands, and called with J9s or something very similar. He sucked out on AB, but that is not a big deal.
Now this is where I feel the error was made. The blinds get to 50-100, Been has about 1k chips. He starts to talk about the endgame, and shoving when the pot is 5x your stack or less (I think he also talked about 7-8x bb or less in stack sizes earlier, no matter). He decides to open shove T7s. Villain folded in this situation, but I disagree with this play in this situation. The way the game is going, the guy called him with J9s before, this is a fairly bad situation for him to shove in 10bb deep. I may be wrong, I've heard people advocating being this aggressive here before, but against a villain that is going to call too wide, I certainly would not want to shove loosely when you are 10bb and he is 20bb deep. Maybe the other HU bloggers can voice their opinions here, but this is definitely too loose for the realms of SAGE at 10bb. SAGE leaves off at 7bbs deep and you shove T7o there as your worst hand.
I guess in retrospect this isn't a hugely bad play or anything, but it seems to be a little bad against the average villain and even worse against one who will call with too many hands here.
Overall it was a very good video though. I wish he would have played turbos, as I got the impression his goal was to replicate the end of a MTT. I also feel his LAG style postflop would put him in a lot of harder situations where I would be interested in seeing how he did in a turbo. Players don't call or fold on 227 flops OOP when you're raising the button 75% and c-betting everything in the turbos. They raise, they shove, they call and raise the turn, etc. It doesn't make them any better because they are so bad in other areas, it just makes them different. And I would like to see how his style plays out in a turbo and what kind of adjustments, if any, he would make.
Anyways, I'm off to dinner. Going to play some more tonight and probably play another 2+2er in some private matches. I would like to make a video soon with commentary and get feedback to improve my play. I would also like to make a video for beginning HU players in the future. Right now I believe I would make too many errors that would take a lot of time to correct/talk about/figure out for a new player to get a lot of value out of, so that will be sometime when I have grown into a more solid player. For now I just need to improve.
I also would like to 2-table in the future, to improve my hourly rate. I am not extremely comfortable 2 tabling at the present time, I feel I miss a little too much and it upsets me, which doesn't help me mentally while I am playing. As of late, nothing has upset me more than missing a bet. I seem to miss a lot more when 2 tabling. I also don't feel I have figured out the best default plays in many situations as of yet. Or at least I cannot figure them out in a few seconds. I feel 2 tabling really increases the leaks in my game currently, and I would like to get rid of them before doing so.
I'll post videos if I play any 2+2ers tonight.
Bankroll $1,836.08
I found some interesting stuff in this video. He plays very LAG postflop, especially in position. This is something that I do a lot against good players (usually 2+2ers) or very tight-weak players (not nearly as many it seems in the turbos). Lately I've had to play a lot tighter post flop and a lot more aggressive. The first player he played was so weak-tight I think he could have raised any two cards and not gotten into any trouble.
The second match was a little more interesting. He made a pretty good call down but villain's line made such little sense that it was definitely a call down you would have to make if you are a good player.
He talked a lot about playing with low stack-blind ratio. This is good because most HU players that are not 2+2ers play pretty badly at these areas. I feel my advantage hardly decreases against the average opponent at these blind levels because they are so bad, and in some cases actually increases. So for Cardrunners he may have provided the most valuable lesson for the HU customers with that. I read a player by the name of BCM's blogpost about this video improving his endgame play. BCM is a successful 100-200 dollar HUSNG player. This really surprised me because BCM was limping at these blind levels with short stacks before seeing this video. Anyways, it is apparent to me that AB provided a lot of insight to the endgame of a lot of players.
As far as his specifics, I disagreed fairly strongly about one of his moves. Towards the end of the 25-50 blind level, AB has been beating his opponent fairly well. The guy is a little too bluffy and AB came back from an early deficit to take the lead on him more or less through very poorly played hands by villain. AB has him outchipped roughly 2200-800. The guy raises on the button and AB shoves a hand like K6. This is a fine play, I do this a lot in certain situations, usually with a little stronger, but nevertheless this is a good aggressive and IMO profitable play. The opponent had been tilting the last ten or so hands, and called with J9s or something very similar. He sucked out on AB, but that is not a big deal.
Now this is where I feel the error was made. The blinds get to 50-100, Been has about 1k chips. He starts to talk about the endgame, and shoving when the pot is 5x your stack or less (I think he also talked about 7-8x bb or less in stack sizes earlier, no matter). He decides to open shove T7s. Villain folded in this situation, but I disagree with this play in this situation. The way the game is going, the guy called him with J9s before, this is a fairly bad situation for him to shove in 10bb deep. I may be wrong, I've heard people advocating being this aggressive here before, but against a villain that is going to call too wide, I certainly would not want to shove loosely when you are 10bb and he is 20bb deep. Maybe the other HU bloggers can voice their opinions here, but this is definitely too loose for the realms of SAGE at 10bb. SAGE leaves off at 7bbs deep and you shove T7o there as your worst hand.
I guess in retrospect this isn't a hugely bad play or anything, but it seems to be a little bad against the average villain and even worse against one who will call with too many hands here.
Overall it was a very good video though. I wish he would have played turbos, as I got the impression his goal was to replicate the end of a MTT. I also feel his LAG style postflop would put him in a lot of harder situations where I would be interested in seeing how he did in a turbo. Players don't call or fold on 227 flops OOP when you're raising the button 75% and c-betting everything in the turbos. They raise, they shove, they call and raise the turn, etc. It doesn't make them any better because they are so bad in other areas, it just makes them different. And I would like to see how his style plays out in a turbo and what kind of adjustments, if any, he would make.
Anyways, I'm off to dinner. Going to play some more tonight and probably play another 2+2er in some private matches. I would like to make a video soon with commentary and get feedback to improve my play. I would also like to make a video for beginning HU players in the future. Right now I believe I would make too many errors that would take a lot of time to correct/talk about/figure out for a new player to get a lot of value out of, so that will be sometime when I have grown into a more solid player. For now I just need to improve.
I also would like to 2-table in the future, to improve my hourly rate. I am not extremely comfortable 2 tabling at the present time, I feel I miss a little too much and it upsets me, which doesn't help me mentally while I am playing. As of late, nothing has upset me more than missing a bet. I seem to miss a lot more when 2 tabling. I also don't feel I have figured out the best default plays in many situations as of yet. Or at least I cannot figure them out in a few seconds. I feel 2 tabling really increases the leaks in my game currently, and I would like to get rid of them before doing so.
I'll post videos if I play any 2+2ers tonight.
Bankroll $1,836.08
Videos
I'm trying to adjust to some new contacts (haven't worn contacts in a few years) so I can't really play right now. Going to watch a few cardrunners HU videos and maybe comment on them when I am done. At the very least I will mention if I enjoyed them. First up is Aaron Beene's $50 2 tabling HUSNG video.
Experiencing a bit of variance today, lost a few 75-25/80-20s. Also ran into a maniac I've played before at the 33s. This time it was in my 2nd $55. He got me on a 60-40 all in, no big deal, but he coolered me in a few big pots throughout the match. I'm 2-2 in 55s today and 3-1 in 33s.
Bankroll $1,836.08
Experiencing a bit of variance today, lost a few 75-25/80-20s. Also ran into a maniac I've played before at the 33s. This time it was in my 2nd $55. He got me on a 60-40 all in, no big deal, but he coolered me in a few big pots throughout the match. I'm 2-2 in 55s today and 3-1 in 33s.
Bankroll $1,836.08
Video and Last Night
Here's the video from my match with Joe. You have to register an account to view it, but it is free.
http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HA59451/1039_20070504_142629/1039
I watched the video again, nothing groundbreaking to elaborate on here, maybe I'll post more if people watch it.
Last night in between the 2nd and 3rd bands at the show there was a stripper doing all sorts of stuff with a dildo on the far end of the upstairs venue. Random stuff. Some people said it was from a birthday party, some people said it was from a bachelor party. They were charging like 5 bucks for people to sit within like 15 feet of her. I chose to view for a few minutes the free route. She was pretty short with unbelievably obnoxious boobs. It was interesting though.
Bankroll $1,817.58
http://www.pokerxfactor.com/HA59451/1039_20070504_142629/1039
I watched the video again, nothing groundbreaking to elaborate on here, maybe I'll post more if people watch it.
Last night in between the 2nd and 3rd bands at the show there was a stripper doing all sorts of stuff with a dildo on the far end of the upstairs venue. Random stuff. Some people said it was from a birthday party, some people said it was from a bachelor party. They were charging like 5 bucks for people to sit within like 15 feet of her. I chose to view for a few minutes the free route. She was pretty short with unbelievably obnoxious boobs. It was interesting though.
Bankroll $1,817.58
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Few matches today...
Went 2-1 so far today, then played a 50+2.50 4 man with my buddy Joe. We didn't get paired first round and each played a fish. I had mine down very quickly, then it turned into a grind, the guy was a horrible semi-station and I developed some nice reads on his transparent play. Eventually after having him in between 400-800 chips for 2 blind rounds I finally got him in on top pair to mid pair hands (this was honestly the only time we both had these hands in like 60 hands or whatever, silly cards). Joe finished his guy off about ten minutes earlier in the 50 dollar big blinds.
Joe will put the entire HH for our match up on PXF later tonight and I will link it for anybody that wishes to watch the match. I felt I had pretty solid cards and kept myself in very good situations for most of the match. I definitely messed up a few hands. Below I will outline the 3 hands that really killed me during the match with a little bit of text below each. I'll add a few other bigger hands too. If you want to wait for the entire HH video it will be up tonight. If you have any questions/comments/requests for any hands I welcome them entirely.
Just note: We do a deal when we play these, if you win first round and we do not meet each other in finals, if you win you send back the buyin. If we meet in the finals we evenly split the prize pool (this is well within the rules of Pokerstars, I emailed support awhile ago about it).
PokerStars Game #9732701498: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/05/03 - 17:27:45 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2950 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3050 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 20
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Js Qd]
RyPac13: raises 80 to 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h Jh]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 120
*** TURN *** [6s 7h Jh] [Td]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** RIVER *** [6s 7h Jh Td] [4c]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 280
TheOpenDoor: calls 280
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RyPac13: shows [Js Qd] (a pair of Jacks)
TheOpenDoor: mucks hand
RyPac13 collected 1040 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1040 | Rake 0
Board [6s 7h Jh Td 4c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [Js Qd] and won (1040) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) mucked [5s 5c]
I think I played this hand very well in position and forced him to call with our past history together.
PokerStars Game #9732737540: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/05/03 - 17:30:12 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (3350 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (2650 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 20
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [7h 7d]
RyPac13: raises 80 to 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [4h Qh 4s]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 120
TheOpenDoor: raises 240 to 360
RyPac13: calls 240
*** TURN *** [4h Qh 4s] [6h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h Qh 4s 6h] [6c]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [2s As] (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
RyPac13: shows [7h 7d] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
RyPac13 collected 960 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board [4h Qh 4s 6h 6c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [7h 7d] and won (960) with two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [2s As] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
I knew he'd want to raise this flop bet with a lot of cards. I also knew on the turn/river I wasn't getting any action on a riverbet by anything that I beat.
PokerStars Game #9732782420: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:33:13 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (4020 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (1980 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 30
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [4s Kd]
RyPac13: calls 30
TheOpenDoor: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 2c 2h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 2c 2h] [3s]
TheOpenDoor: bets 120
RyPac13: raises 360 to 480
TheOpenDoor: calls 360
*** RIVER *** [Kc 2c 2h 3s] [7h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [Ks 9c] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
RyPac13: mucks hand
TheOpenDoor collected 1080 from pot
RyPac13 said, "bad raise"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1080 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 2c 2h 3s 7h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) mucked [4s Kd]
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [Ks 9c] and won (1080) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
This was a pretty bad raise, for obvious reasons I think. He may stab at this often, but even so a call is a ton better. This is similar to the last hand in a way and I switched rolls with him.
PokerStars Game #9732833353: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:36:36 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (3330 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (2670 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Kc Ad]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: raises 360 to 540
TheOpenDoor: calls 360
*** FLOP *** [9s 7s 8h]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 600
RyPac13: folds
TheOpenDoor collected 1080 from pot
TheOpenDoor: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1080 | Rake 0
Board [9s 7s 8h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) collected (1080)
This is an unfortunate hand to have for me OOP with these stack sizes against Joe. His range on my flop checks is huge but it is slightly skewed towards a fold for me here given that flop and his bet. I often play very well IMO against him OOP in big pots because I do not 3-bet him a ton, so when he calls I'm usually pretty solid going into the hand.
PokerStars Game #9732846201: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:37:27 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2760 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3240 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Ks 8s]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [5h Kd 5c]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 220
RyPac13: calls 220
*** TURN *** [5h Kd 5c] [2h]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 400
RyPac13: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [5h Kd 5c 2h] [Tc]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 900
RyPac13 said, "god damn"
RyPac13: calls 900
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [5d 8d] (three of a kind, Fives)
RyPac13: shows [Ks 8s] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
TheOpenDoor collected 3400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3400 | Rake 0
Board [5h Kd 5c 2h Tc]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) showed [Ks 8s] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) showed [5d 8d] and won (3400) with three of a kind, Fives
I'm not sure about this call down, it is kind of weak given the board, but I'm sure he doesn't think I have a hand too often here until I flatcall the turn as well. I think I play this hand fine if I fold the river, but I didn't have the discipline apparantly. He hadn't been raising as much as usual in the SB so I didn't put that many 5s in his range.
PokerStars Game #9732871101: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:39:06 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (1300 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (4700 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 30
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Qd Ah]
RyPac13: raises 120 to 180
TheOpenDoor: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [3c Tc Ts]
TheOpenDoor: bets 4520 and is all-in
RyPac13: calls 1120 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3c Tc Ts] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [3c Tc Ts 3s] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [7c Kc] (two pair, Tens and Threes)
RyPac13: shows [Qd Ah] (two pair, Tens and Threes - Ace kicker)
TheOpenDoor said, "nh"
RyPac13 collected 2600 from pot
RyPac13 said, "ty"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2600 | Rake 0
Board [3c Tc Ts 3s 9h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [Qd Ah] and won (2600) with two pair, Tens and Threes
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [7c Kc] and lost with two pair, Tens and Threes
I think this hand was fairly standard for our matches.
PokerStars Game #9732877899: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:39:33 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2600 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3400 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Kh 7d]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [4h 7h 8c]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 220
RyPac13: raises 440 to 660
TheOpenDoor: raises 2560 to 3220 and is all-in
RyPac13: folds
TheOpenDoor collected 1680 from pot
RyPac13 said, "i think i'm a tad too behind there"
TheOpenDoor: shows [Jh Qd] (high card Queen)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1680 | Rake 0
Board [4h 7h 8c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) collected (1680)
This hand was very tough. I haven't played Joe in awhile (we used to play a ton) and he seemed to be tightening a bit. A month or two ago I would instacall this and be happy with whatever he had, regardless if I were behind or not. I actually timed down to like 5 seconds on my timer here. I ended up thinking I was about 5% too short in equity to call here. I likely did not include enough overcards or him doing this with overcards enough times. Considering what I've raised with throughout the match, I do not think this was a very wise move on his part, but he's always been fairly "over the top" happy in our matches, for better or worse. I will end up doing the math tomorrow on this hand and figuring out in that spot should I have called at the current time in the match.
PokerStars Game #9732987415: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/05/03 - 17:46:55 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (1870 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (4130 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 50
RyPac13: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [As Kc]
TheOpenDoor: raises 200 to 300
RyPac13: raises 1570 to 1870 and is all-in
TheOpenDoor: calls 1570
*** FLOP *** [8c 2d 9d]
RyPac13 said, "gg"
*** TURN *** [8c 2d 9d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [8c 2d 9d Ad] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RyPac13: shows [As Kc] (a pair of Aces)
TheOpenDoor: shows [9h Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
TheOpenDoor said, "gg"
TheOpenDoor collected 3740 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3740 | Rake 0
Board [8c 2d 9d Ad 5s]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) showed [As Kc] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) showed [9h Ah] and won (3740) with two pair, Aces and Nines
I'd been raising a little more often overall. I had just went through a fairly card dead spot and raised a few drawy type hands because I felt he'd fold a ton more because of that "tight" raise image. Then I got a few hands so it probably shifted into "he might be really opening up," and felt I would get a shove sooner or later. I'd also been coming over the top with a few small pairs and KJ once, so I was happy to get a call here. Not much to say about this hand, but I'd of had a little lead and the game would go on if I had held.
Overall, it was a fun match, I made a few bad plays, but I feel I played fairly well overall. As I said before I will be playing better quality players (mostly in $5.50 private matches, this is an exception) in the next few days, so hopefully I can solidify my game against "real" players to prepare me for the higher limit games.
I'm going to see my friend's band play again tonight. They're playing a much better venue than the last one, this time they will be a block south of Wrigleyville at a Mexican restaurant. A friend of mine who lives 5-10 minutes away from the place knows the owners and said it's a good place. There's a bar in the basement which is where they are playing, so this should be a good show. I also used to live about 5-10 minutes away from here as well (a few blocks from the same friend) and am inviting a few people to come watch the show.
Bankroll $1,786.08
Joe will put the entire HH for our match up on PXF later tonight and I will link it for anybody that wishes to watch the match. I felt I had pretty solid cards and kept myself in very good situations for most of the match. I definitely messed up a few hands. Below I will outline the 3 hands that really killed me during the match with a little bit of text below each. I'll add a few other bigger hands too. If you want to wait for the entire HH video it will be up tonight. If you have any questions/comments/requests for any hands I welcome them entirely.
Just note: We do a deal when we play these, if you win first round and we do not meet each other in finals, if you win you send back the buyin. If we meet in the finals we evenly split the prize pool (this is well within the rules of Pokerstars, I emailed support awhile ago about it).
PokerStars Game #9732701498: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/05/03 - 17:27:45 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2950 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3050 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 20
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Js Qd]
RyPac13: raises 80 to 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h Jh]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 120
*** TURN *** [6s 7h Jh] [Td]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** RIVER *** [6s 7h Jh Td] [4c]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 280
TheOpenDoor: calls 280
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RyPac13: shows [Js Qd] (a pair of Jacks)
TheOpenDoor: mucks hand
RyPac13 collected 1040 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1040 | Rake 0
Board [6s 7h Jh Td 4c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [Js Qd] and won (1040) with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) mucked [5s 5c]
I think I played this hand very well in position and forced him to call with our past history together.
PokerStars Game #9732737540: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level I (20/40) - 2007/05/03 - 17:30:12 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (3350 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (2650 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 20
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 40
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [7h 7d]
RyPac13: raises 80 to 120
TheOpenDoor: calls 80
*** FLOP *** [4h Qh 4s]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: bets 120
TheOpenDoor: raises 240 to 360
RyPac13: calls 240
*** TURN *** [4h Qh 4s] [6h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h Qh 4s 6h] [6c]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [2s As] (two pair, Sixes and Fours)
RyPac13: shows [7h 7d] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
RyPac13 collected 960 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board [4h Qh 4s 6h 6c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [7h 7d] and won (960) with two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [2s As] and lost with two pair, Sixes and Fours
I knew he'd want to raise this flop bet with a lot of cards. I also knew on the turn/river I wasn't getting any action on a riverbet by anything that I beat.
PokerStars Game #9732782420: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:33:13 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (4020 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (1980 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 30
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [4s Kd]
RyPac13: calls 30
TheOpenDoor: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 2c 2h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** TURN *** [Kc 2c 2h] [3s]
TheOpenDoor: bets 120
RyPac13: raises 360 to 480
TheOpenDoor: calls 360
*** RIVER *** [Kc 2c 2h 3s] [7h]
TheOpenDoor: checks
RyPac13: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [Ks 9c] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
RyPac13: mucks hand
TheOpenDoor collected 1080 from pot
RyPac13 said, "bad raise"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1080 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 2c 2h 3s 7h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) mucked [4s Kd]
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [Ks 9c] and won (1080) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
This was a pretty bad raise, for obvious reasons I think. He may stab at this often, but even so a call is a ton better. This is similar to the last hand in a way and I switched rolls with him.
PokerStars Game #9732833353: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:36:36 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (3330 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (2670 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Kc Ad]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: raises 360 to 540
TheOpenDoor: calls 360
*** FLOP *** [9s 7s 8h]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 600
RyPac13: folds
TheOpenDoor collected 1080 from pot
TheOpenDoor: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1080 | Rake 0
Board [9s 7s 8h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) collected (1080)
This is an unfortunate hand to have for me OOP with these stack sizes against Joe. His range on my flop checks is huge but it is slightly skewed towards a fold for me here given that flop and his bet. I often play very well IMO against him OOP in big pots because I do not 3-bet him a ton, so when he calls I'm usually pretty solid going into the hand.
PokerStars Game #9732846201: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:37:27 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2760 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3240 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Ks 8s]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [5h Kd 5c]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 220
RyPac13: calls 220
*** TURN *** [5h Kd 5c] [2h]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 400
RyPac13: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [5h Kd 5c 2h] [Tc]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 900
RyPac13 said, "god damn"
RyPac13: calls 900
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [5d 8d] (three of a kind, Fives)
RyPac13: shows [Ks 8s] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
TheOpenDoor collected 3400 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3400 | Rake 0
Board [5h Kd 5c 2h Tc]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) showed [Ks 8s] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) showed [5d 8d] and won (3400) with three of a kind, Fives
I'm not sure about this call down, it is kind of weak given the board, but I'm sure he doesn't think I have a hand too often here until I flatcall the turn as well. I think I play this hand fine if I fold the river, but I didn't have the discipline apparantly. He hadn't been raising as much as usual in the SB so I didn't put that many 5s in his range.
PokerStars Game #9732871101: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:39:06 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (1300 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (4700 in chips)
RyPac13: posts small blind 30
TheOpenDoor: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Qd Ah]
RyPac13: raises 120 to 180
TheOpenDoor: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [3c Tc Ts]
TheOpenDoor: bets 4520 and is all-in
RyPac13: calls 1120 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3c Tc Ts] [3s]
*** RIVER *** [3c Tc Ts 3s] [9h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TheOpenDoor: shows [7c Kc] (two pair, Tens and Threes)
RyPac13: shows [Qd Ah] (two pair, Tens and Threes - Ace kicker)
TheOpenDoor said, "nh"
RyPac13 collected 2600 from pot
RyPac13 said, "ty"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2600 | Rake 0
Board [3c Tc Ts 3s 9h]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (button) (small blind) showed [Qd Ah] and won (2600) with two pair, Tens and Threes
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (big blind) showed [7c Kc] and lost with two pair, Tens and Threes
I think this hand was fairly standard for our matches.
PokerStars Game #9732877899: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level II (30/60) - 2007/05/03 - 17:39:33 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (2600 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (3400 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 30
RyPac13: posts big blind 60
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [Kh 7d]
TheOpenDoor: raises 120 to 180
RyPac13: calls 120
*** FLOP *** [4h 7h 8c]
RyPac13: checks
TheOpenDoor: bets 220
RyPac13: raises 440 to 660
TheOpenDoor: raises 2560 to 3220 and is all-in
RyPac13: folds
TheOpenDoor collected 1680 from pot
RyPac13 said, "i think i'm a tad too behind there"
TheOpenDoor: shows [Jh Qd] (high card Queen)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1680 | Rake 0
Board [4h 7h 8c]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) collected (1680)
This hand was very tough. I haven't played Joe in awhile (we used to play a ton) and he seemed to be tightening a bit. A month or two ago I would instacall this and be happy with whatever he had, regardless if I were behind or not. I actually timed down to like 5 seconds on my timer here. I ended up thinking I was about 5% too short in equity to call here. I likely did not include enough overcards or him doing this with overcards enough times. Considering what I've raised with throughout the match, I do not think this was a very wise move on his part, but he's always been fairly "over the top" happy in our matches, for better or worse. I will end up doing the math tomorrow on this hand and figuring out in that spot should I have called at the current time in the match.
PokerStars Game #9732987415: Tournament #49388910, $50.00+$2.50 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round II, Level III (50/100) - 2007/05/03 - 17:46:55 (ET)
Table '49388910 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: RyPac13 (1870 in chips)
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (4130 in chips)
TheOpenDoor: posts small blind 50
RyPac13: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RyPac13 [As Kc]
TheOpenDoor: raises 200 to 300
RyPac13: raises 1570 to 1870 and is all-in
TheOpenDoor: calls 1570
*** FLOP *** [8c 2d 9d]
RyPac13 said, "gg"
*** TURN *** [8c 2d 9d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [8c 2d 9d Ad] [5s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
RyPac13: shows [As Kc] (a pair of Aces)
TheOpenDoor: shows [9h Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
TheOpenDoor said, "gg"
TheOpenDoor collected 3740 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3740 | Rake 0
Board [8c 2d 9d Ad 5s]
Seat 1: RyPac13 (big blind) showed [As Kc] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: TheOpenDoor (button) (small blind) showed [9h Ah] and won (3740) with two pair, Aces and Nines
I'd been raising a little more often overall. I had just went through a fairly card dead spot and raised a few drawy type hands because I felt he'd fold a ton more because of that "tight" raise image. Then I got a few hands so it probably shifted into "he might be really opening up," and felt I would get a shove sooner or later. I'd also been coming over the top with a few small pairs and KJ once, so I was happy to get a call here. Not much to say about this hand, but I'd of had a little lead and the game would go on if I had held.
Overall, it was a fun match, I made a few bad plays, but I feel I played fairly well overall. As I said before I will be playing better quality players (mostly in $5.50 private matches, this is an exception) in the next few days, so hopefully I can solidify my game against "real" players to prepare me for the higher limit games.
I'm going to see my friend's band play again tonight. They're playing a much better venue than the last one, this time they will be a block south of Wrigleyville at a Mexican restaurant. A friend of mine who lives 5-10 minutes away from the place knows the owners and said it's a good place. There's a bar in the basement which is where they are playing, so this should be a good show. I also used to live about 5-10 minutes away from here as well (a few blocks from the same friend) and am inviting a few people to come watch the show.
Bankroll $1,786.08
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Daily Update and other stuff
I didn't get to play much today, was working on my truck and a few other things for my business. I went 3-1 today, so I've won 9 of my last 10. Tomorrow I am going to play a lot more, so we'll see if I have anything a little more interesting to talk about.
If not tomorrow, then Friday I will be playing some good 2+2ers in private matches, so some good hands and/or situations should definitely come up.
Which brings me to this: I am still not sure what direction I would like to go with this blog. Since I have had a winning day basically everyday since I created this, I have updated it everyday (my only superstition?) . I have no idea what I would like to do with this, I dislike posting strategy because I feel 2+2 is the best place for that. I obviously am not a baller so this is not a fan blog and just posting how I played each day is kind of silly without anything else. If you have any ideas about what to do with this blog, let me know.
I think that is about it, I may make a post soon with the best HU articles for people without that much experience in HU play. Most articles will be from the 2+2 Heads Up forum, but I may find a few links to other places (Definitely SAGE).
Bankroll $1,710.08
If not tomorrow, then Friday I will be playing some good 2+2ers in private matches, so some good hands and/or situations should definitely come up.
Which brings me to this: I am still not sure what direction I would like to go with this blog. Since I have had a winning day basically everyday since I created this, I have updated it everyday (my only superstition?) . I have no idea what I would like to do with this, I dislike posting strategy because I feel 2+2 is the best place for that. I obviously am not a baller so this is not a fan blog and just posting how I played each day is kind of silly without anything else. If you have any ideas about what to do with this blog, let me know.
I think that is about it, I may make a post soon with the best HU articles for people without that much experience in HU play. Most articles will be from the 2+2 Heads Up forum, but I may find a few links to other places (Definitely SAGE).
Bankroll $1,710.08
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Random Stuff
May is off to a good start, 5-0 in 33s. Didn't really have too much time to play today, about 9 hours of the day were taken away from me. I had to go to the hospital with girlfriend, she had some routine tests and I slept in the car from like 6am til 2pm or so. It was hot and stuffy and I was on like 3 hrs of drunk sleep. I also watched Golden State blow the game against Dallas. I think they'll crush the Mavs in Game 6 at home though.
In the next few days I'm going to try to play a lot of private matches with other good HU players. I find at these 33s that I'm playing a ton of high variance donks and my play style has adjusted to them so much that I am semi-worried/at least thinking that my top game may suffer by the time I start to play presumably stronger competition in the 55s. So I want to address this before it becomes a problem, if it is or will.
My bankroll is now technically rolled for 55s, I'll probably play a few tomorrow if I start out well in 33s, but I'm not sure yet, it'll be a spur of the moment thing, like when I started with 33s. I was about to reg for a 22, sharkscoped someone I saw sitting in a 33, they were a fish and I played them. I won that one as well as 4 of the next 5 and have not played anything but 33s since. So we shall see.
If anybody wants to play some 5.50 private HU matches with me in the next few days you can comment here, PM me on 2+2 forums (Username is ChicagoRy) or IM me if you have my AIM name.
Bankroll $1,650.08
In the next few days I'm going to try to play a lot of private matches with other good HU players. I find at these 33s that I'm playing a ton of high variance donks and my play style has adjusted to them so much that I am semi-worried/at least thinking that my top game may suffer by the time I start to play presumably stronger competition in the 55s. So I want to address this before it becomes a problem, if it is or will.
My bankroll is now technically rolled for 55s, I'll probably play a few tomorrow if I start out well in 33s, but I'm not sure yet, it'll be a spur of the moment thing, like when I started with 33s. I was about to reg for a 22, sharkscoped someone I saw sitting in a 33, they were a fish and I played them. I won that one as well as 4 of the next 5 and have not played anything but 33s since. So we shall see.
If anybody wants to play some 5.50 private HU matches with me in the next few days you can comment here, PM me on 2+2 forums (Username is ChicagoRy) or IM me if you have my AIM name.
Bankroll $1,650.08
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