It Must be the Weekend

The games on the weekend are pretty dam juicy.

I am itching to leave NL50 behind for good and play NL100 & NL200 exclusively but every time I look at the Pokerstars Lobby the NL200 games look awful, the NL100 games look hit n miss and the NL50 games look amazing. So I am still playing the majority of tables at the Fiddy while mixing in some of the Hundo.

Sometimes the villain turns up with a hand you just don't expect to see:

Poker Stars $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 1603507

MP2: $20.00
CO: $48.30
BTN: $19.25
SB: $101.40
BB: $41.20
UTG: $63.15
UTG+1: $20.00
UTG+2: $50.00
Hero (MP1): $68.60

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP1 with Q Q
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $4.10, 4 folds, BB calls $3.60, 1 fold

Flop: ($9.70) Q J K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7.95, BB calls $7.95

Turn: ($25.60) J (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $16.85, BB calls $16.85

River: ($59.30) T (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $16, BB calls $12.30 all in

Final Pot: $83.90

BB shows 3 K (two pair, Kings and Jacks)
Hero shows Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Jacks)

Hero wins $80.90
(Rake: $3.00)


Then they go and do it again. Different Villain but pure bluffage all the same

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 9 Players
Poker Tools by CardRunners - Hand Details

MP3: $29 (58 bb)
CO: $47.55 (95.1 bb)
BTN: $55.90 (111.8 bb)
Hero (SB): $52.75 (105.5 bb)
BB: $37.05 (74.1 bb)
UTG+1: $61.65 (123.3 bb)
UTG+2: $22.95 (45.9 bb)
MP1: $50 (100 bb)
MP2: $20 (40 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A A
5 folds, CO raises to $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, Hero raises to $6.40, BB calls $5.90, 2 folds

Flop: ($15.80) 3 9 K (2 players)
Hero bets $11.30, BB raises to $30.65 and is all-in, Hero calls $19.35

Turn: ($77.10) 8 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($77.10) 9 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $77.10 pot ($3 rake)
Final Board: 3 9 K 8 9
Hero showed A A and won $74.10 ($37.05 net)
BB showed A J and lost (-$37.05 net)


I am playing a few hands at NL100 too. I got a nice welcome back. Standard Cooler but nice all the same. The interesting part here is the play of the CO. The best he is hoping for surely is 2x AK. Unlikely your gonna get 2 worse pairs calling.

Poker Stars, $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 8 Players
Poker Tools by CardRunners - Hand Details

SB: $51.20 (51.2 bb)
BB: $161.70 (161.7 bb)
UTG+2: $53.35 (53.4 bb)
MP1: $74.50 (74.5 bb)
MP2: $85.90 (85.9 bb)
Hero (MP3): $100 (100 bb)
CO: $100 (100 bb)
BTN: $187.35 (187.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A A
UTG+2 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, CO raises to $15, 3 folds, UTG+2 calls $14, Hero raises to $38, CO raises to $100 and is all-in, UTG+2 calls $38.35 and is all-in, Hero calls $62 and is all-in

Flop: ($254.85) 7 6 J (3 players, 3 are all-in)
Turn: ($254.85) 5 (3 players, 3 are all-in)
River: ($254.85) T (3 players, 3 are all-in)

Results: $254.85 pot ($3.00 rake)
Final Board: 7 6 J 5 T
UTG+2 mucked K K and lost (-$53.35 net)
Hero showed A A and won $251.85 ($151.85 net)
CO mucked Q Q and lost (-$100 net)


Hope the doomswitch stays off for the next week

Peace