Just played an hour of 1 table 6-max PLO and 2 tables 6-max PLO8, both shortish stacked at $25 level. I was starting with $7, but wasn't leaving if I won or doubled. I don't know, since I'm not much of a PLO player, you tell me. I did just realize that I seem to accumulate FPP's faster this way than in NLHE.

#1 - I was going for the c/r here, but it failed. Is that so wrong and am I supposed to fold top set here on the turn? I thought the possible straight outs helped me too.
$0.1/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi
6 players
Converted at

Stacks:
Hero ($7.50)
UTG+1 ($10.65)
CO ($20.00)
BTN ($10.35)
SB ($20.90)
BB ($49.65)
[CO posted $0.25]

Pre-flop: ($0.6, 6 players) Hero is UTG [6h][7d][5d]
BB says "cant find the fold button ?" ($49.40), BTN says "no but i can find your mom's" ($10.35), Hero calls $0.25 ($7.25), UTG+1 raises to $1.35 ($9.30), 2 folds, SB calls $1.25 ($19.55), BB calls $1.1 ($48.30), Hero calls $1.1 ($6.15)
68.90% (EV = $2.54)
31.10% (EV = $0.41)

Flop: [2c][7h] ($5.65, 4 players)
SB checks ($19.55), BB checks ($48.30), Hero checks ($6.15), UTG+1 checks ($9.30)
31.00% (EV = $1.75)
69.00% (EV = $3.90)

Turn: ($5.65, 4 players)
SB bets $0.25 ($19.30), BB raises to $6.15 ($42.15), Hero goes all-in $6.15 ($0.00), 1 fold, SB folds ($19.30)
77.50% (EV = $7.96)
22.50% (EV = -$2.11)

River: ($18.2, 2 players)
100.00% (EV = $18.20)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)

Final Pot: $18.20
BB shows: [5c][4d][8h]
Hero shows: [6h][7d][5d]

BB wins $17 ( won +$9.5 )
Hero lost -$7.50
UTG+1 lost -$1.35
SB lost -$1.60


#2 - Obviously I had this guy in bad shape here, but am I ever supposed to fold the current nuts in PLO?
$0.1/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi
6 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG ($10.10)
UTG+1 ($24.95)
CO ($57.90)
Hero ($10.40)
SB ($15.45)
BB ($34.85)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is BTN [8h][Qd][Td]
UTG calls $0.25 ($9.85), UTG+1 calls $0.25 ($24.70), CO raises to $1.35 ($56.55), Hero calls $1.35 ($9.05), 2 folds, UTG calls $1.1 ($8.75), UTG+1 calls $1.1 ($23.60)
71.00% (EV = $2.73)
29.00% (EV = $0.32)

Flop: [6s][2d] ($5.75, 4 players)
UTG checks ($8.75), UTG+1 checks ($23.60), CO checks ($56.55), Hero checks ($9.05)
56.60% (EV = $3.25)
43.40% (EV = $2.50)

Turn: ($5.75, 4 players)
UTG bets $5.5 ($3.25), 2 folds, Hero goes all-in $9.05 ($0.00), UTG goes all-in $3.25 ($0.00)
82.50% (EV = $10.38)
17.50% (EV = -$4.68)

River: ($23.25, 2 players)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)
100.00% (EV = $23.25)

Final Pot: $23.25
Hero shows: [8h][Qd][Td]
UTG shows: [3s][7c][Qs]

Hero wins $0.3 ( lost -$10.1 )
UTG wins $22 ( won +$11.9 )
CO lost -$1.35
UTG+1 lost -$1.35


#3 - Eh, I guess maybe a little loose preflop (I don't know) but it was my last round and the button was raising too much.
$0.1/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi
6 players
Converted at

Stacks:
Hero ($10.40)
UTG+1 ($15.00)
CO ($43.90)
BTN ($7.25)
SB ($16.15)
BB ($60.40)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is UTG [Td][5h][Ks]
Hero calls $0.25 ($10.15), 2 folds, BTN raises to $1.1 ($6.15), 1 fold, BB calls $0.85 ($59.30), Hero calls $0.85 ($9.30)
47.40% (EV = $0.51)
52.60% (EV = $0.69)

Flop: [Js][6d] ($3.4, 3 players)
BB bets $3.25 ($56.05), Hero goes all-in $9.3 ($0.00), BTN goes all-in $6.15 ($0.00), BB folds ($56.05)
51.00% (EV = $0.31)
49.00% (EV = $1.54)

Turn: ($18.95, 2 players)
75.00% (EV = $14.14)
25.00% (EV = $3.93)

River: ($18.95, 2 players)
100.00% (EV = $18.85)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)

Final Pot: $18.95
Hero shows: [Td][5h][Ks]
BTN shows: [Jc][4h][Ah]

Hero wins $21.15 ( won +$10.75 )
BB lost -$4.35
BTN lost -$7.25


PLO8
Eh, again, a little too loose, but it was my last round. I had been taking down a lot of pots with flop bets and got a little too cocky. However, post-flop, I read him for A2 and thought I had the hi 1/2 and had a shot at scooping with the Ace. Of course, in hindsight he coulda had A24 easily and been free-rolling, but I didn't expect the 7. Chalk this up to stupidity and an amatuer mistake that I thought I was better than in this game. It's pretty embarrassing.
$0.1/$0.25 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
6 players
Converted at

Stacks:
Hero ($17.10)
UTG+1 ($24.75)
CO ($24.85)
BTN ($3.10)
SB ($22.60)
BB ($19.25)

Pre-flop: ($0.35, 6 players) Hero is UTG [2d][9d][5d]
Hero calls $0.25 ($16.85), UTG+1 calls $0.25 ($24.50), 1 fold, BTN calls $0.25 ($2.85), 1 fold, BB checks ($19.00)
67.50% (EV = $0.49)
32.50% (EV = $0.11)

Flop: [Kh][3d] ($1.1, 4 players)
BB checks ($19.00), Hero bets $0.75 ($16.10), UTG+1 raises to $2 ($22.50), 1 fold, BB folds ($19.00), Hero calls $1.25 ($14.85)
58.80% (EV = $1.00)
41.20% (EV = $0.10)

Turn: ($5.1, 2 players)
Hero checks ($14.85), UTG+1 bets $2 ($20.50), Hero raises to $10.85 ($4.00), UTG+1 raises to $19.7 ($0.80), Hero goes all-in $4 ($0.00)
26.90% (EV = -$5.49)
73.10% (EV = $5.74)

River: ($34.8, 2 players)
25.00% (EV = $8.70)
75.00% (EV = $26.10)

Final Pot: $34.80
Hero shows: [2d][9d][5d]
UTG+1 shows: [5c][4d][7s]

Hero wins $8 ( lost -$9.1 )
UTG+1 wins $28.85 ( won +$6.9 )
BB lost -$0.25
BTN lost -$0.25

Strange occurance tonight. I end up playing my first NL cash session since Saturday. I really didn't even want to play and a lot of times when I force myself to play, I end up regretting it.

So I'm 3-tabling NL50 FR as normal, which is difficult enough without distraction when my phone rings. Short version, friend of mine did one of those guest bartending things that I still don't really get, but whatever. She's the kind of person that never cleans up phone books or e-mail lists so she's still sending out e-mails to everyone she's ever known. Apparenly, ex love of her life who she hasn't seen in years shows up and hangs out all night. Current boyfriend of 2 years isn't there. She's confused and decides to call me on the way home cause I'm the only person still awake after 11pm. All this while I'm 3-tabling as mentioned. And right in the middle, the following odd hand occured which pretty much made the session.

[Qd] ($50.60) UTG+1 - 8 handed
I open-limp, cause that's what I do.
MP1 limps.
CO ($12.15) raises to $2.50
BB ($78.20) calls

CO is pretty horrible and loose, running at 42/15 and only has $9.65 left so I re-pop to $10. CO just calls, leaving $2.15 behind for some reason and BB folds.

Remember, I am still on the phone listening to the drama as well.

Flop [Jh][9c]
I figure I'm screwed now, but it's just $2.15 more so I bet $3 and put him in. BUT CO FOLDS!

WTF? Ok, that was wierd, but why isn't the pot being pushed to me? It is only then that I notice that BB was still in the hand. He had called the re-raise to $10 also. I thought the pot was a little large. I have not seen him act up yet, his VP$IP was only 18% so I have no idea what's going on as he calls the $3.

Turn and it gets checked as I have a feeling that I'm dead. Pot is $36.76

River which I'm guessing is the miracle card even though it's a club and pairs the board because BB checked and I didn't see a c/r coming here. I bet $15 and BB folded.

I still have no clue what anyone was thinking in that hand.

glad to hear that you're running better


GOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was almost a complete waste of time, but I did manage to get it in with way the worst hand (trapped after c-bet w/ only backdoor flush and straight draws) and win my way into PCA Step 3. WTF am I gonna do with A6 3-handed and 200/400 blinds?

Technically I've turned my $7.50 into $82 so far, but it's not like I'm gonna ever really see any of that money. But basically, if I last 1 more SNG, I've made back my original investment in FPP's....I think. (This is only based on 500 FPP's being worth $50 per the deposit bonus - so is figuring 75 FPP's = $7.50 so wrong?)

Otherwise, the answer to today's late MTT's:
Razz sucks - start with 234, get all-in and finish with 234QJJQ
[Jd] < [8d] all-in preflop. 8 on the turn (thought I posted this hand here before but I can't find it. I dunno wtf I did with it)
JJ in BB < AQ OTB all-in preflop for the bubble in the $25K

I had a flashback to last month tonight when nobody was folding to my raises or c-bets. Poker's not much fun when they can see your cards.

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG ($116.80)
UTG+1 ($10.75)
MP1 ($16.20)
MP2 ($92.95)
Hero ($62.90)
BTN ($36.30)
SB ($60.60)
BB ($30.75)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is CO [Ah]
4 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, 2 folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: [Qs][Ts] ($3.75, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3, BB calls $3

Turn: ($9.75, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($9.75, 2 players)
BB bets $2.5, Hero raises to $6.5, BB calls $4

Final Pot: $22.75
Hero shows: [Ah]
BB shows: [As]

BB wins $21.65 ( won +$10.4 )
Hero lost -$11.25

Not just a call here, but an insta-call. Strange since he played his trips the same exact way against me earlier. Insta-fucking-call! I almost raised more, but I wanted it to look like I wanted a call. Silly me, or maybe lucky me. This guy played 3 hands perfectly against the cards I was holding.

Every card I tried to rep tonight was actually either in my opponents hand or was a hand they beat by the river. Also saved myself 3x tonight though. Twice I had the nuts on the river checked to me and I decided to check behind instead of bet. Another, I raised with AK after 2 limpers and was called by just one very weak tight player. Flop came JJT and I decided to check behind. Turn was a blank and he bet 2/3 pot, I call. River is A, he bets full pot, I fold. His AF was 0.36. I'm postive he had at least a J if not TT.

Still trying to catch that red line.
My actual PTBB = +6.3 (+12.67 real BB/100)
My Sklansky Bucks PTBB = +11.3

Will probably be playing more cash games than tournies this week because I have less time to devote to poker this week. Make that probably the next 2 weeks with the holiday coming up too.

Part 1: Super Ugly

I had been waiting to catch this fish for about an hour and I finally was able to stack off against him. Thought he had trash, as he's had all night, and wanted to try to keep him in. Unfortunately I was right and he turned great, rivered better.

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
7 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG ($34.45)
UTG+1 ($9.25)
MP ($50.45)
CO ($116.80)
BTN ($14.40)
SB ($70.20)
Hero ($47.50)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 7 players) Hero is BB [As]
UTG calls $0.5 ($33.95), 4 folds, SB calls $0.25 ($69.70), Hero raises to $2.5 ($44.50), UTG calls $2 ($31.95), SB folds ($69.70)
79.70% (EV = $1.88)
20.30% (EV = -$1.38)

Flop: [5h][Qs] ($5.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $3.5 ($41.50), UTG raises to $7 ($24.95), Hero raises to $15 ($26.50), UTG calls $8 ($16.95)
73.40% (EV = $11.06)
26.60% (EV = -$5.56)

Turn: ($35.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $17 ($13.00), UTG goes all-in $16.95 ($0.00)
63.60% (EV = $27.14)
36.40% (EV = $8.31)

River: ($69.4, 2 players)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)
100.00% (EV = $69.40)

Final Pot: $69.40
Hero shows: [As]
UTG shows: [6s]

Hero wins $0.050000000000001 ( lost -$34.45 )
UTG wins $66.4 ( won +$31.95 )
SB lost -$0.50


But that's ok, because I finally caught my 2nd fish that I'd been waiting for all night. He hadn't believed a bet I'd made all night, twice calling me down with A-hi. So much for top set though this week. Q-hi good vs top set. Least I didn't lose much, right?

$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
9 players
Converted at

Stacks:
Hero ($64.85)
UTG+1 ($32.30)
MP1 ($54.90)
MP2 ($20.30)
MP3 ($62.45)
CO ($45.85)
BTN ($30.10)
SB ($50.20)
BB ($36.95)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 9 players) Hero is UTG [Th]
Hero calls $0.5, 7 folds, BB checks
28.10% (EV = -$0.15)
71.90% (EV = $0.40)

Flop: [9s][Ts] ($1.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1, BB calls $1
3.60% (EV = -$0.88)
96.40% (EV = $2.13)

Turn: ($3.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2, BB calls $2
18.20% (EV = -$0.68)
81.80% (EV = $3.93)

River: ($7.25, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks
100.00% (EV = $7.25)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)

Final Pot: $7.25
BB shows: [4c]
Hero shows: [Th]

BB wins $6.9 ( won +$3.4 )
Hero lost -$3.50

Part 2: Super Fish
This was the turnaround point
forum/viewtopic.php?p=279664#279664

And then superfish part 2
$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
8 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG ($34.55)
UTG+1 ($56.95)
Hero ($66.55)
MP2 ($48.20)
CO ($20.35)
BTN ($28.70)
SB ($57.15)
BB ($85.00)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is MP1 [Jc]
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.5 ($56.45), Hero calls $0.5 ($66.05), MP2 calls $0.5 ($47.70), 2 folds, SB raises to $2.5 ($54.40), 1 fold, UTG+1 folds ($56.45), Hero calls $2 ($64.05), MP2 calls $2 ($45.70)

Flop: [5c][8d] ($8.5, 3 players)
SB bets $8 ($46.65), Hero calls $8 ($56.05), 1 fold

Turn: ($24.5, 2 players)
SB bets $18 ($28.65)

Result here:
forum/viewtopic.php?p=279665#279665

Updated Nov PokerEV chart: The bottom out of the blue line towards the end is just before Part 2 began tonight after the top set hand.

Cash games were good yesterday. This was the biggest hand. Freerolling rules!
$0.25/$0.5 No Limit Holdem
7 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG ($19.20)
UTG+1 ($22.90)
MP ($50.00)
CO ($51.60)
Hero ($66.30)
SB ($46.75)
BB ($26.15)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 7 players) Hero is BTN [Jd]
3 folds, CO calls $0.5 ($51.10), Hero calls $0.5 ($65.80), SB calls $0.25 ($46.25), BB checks ($25.65)
47.50% (EV = $0.45)
52.50% (EV = $0.55)

Flop: [Qs][Kd] ($2, 4 players)
SB checks ($46.25), BB bets $2 ($23.65), CO calls $2 ($49.10), Hero raises to $7.5 ($58.30), SB folds ($46.25), BB folds ($23.65), CO calls $5.5 ($43.60)
31.80% (EV = -$1.46)
68.20% (EV = $5.46)

Turn: ($19, 2 players)
CO checks ($43.60), Hero bets $12 ($46.30), CO goes all-in $43.6 ($0.00), Hero calls $31.6 ($14.70)
39.80% (EV = -$1.33)
60.20% (EV = $20.33)

River: ($106.2, 2 players)
0.00% (EV = $0.00)
100.00% (EV = $106.20)

Final Pot: $106.20
CO shows: [Tc]
Hero shows: [Jd]

Hero wins $103.2 ( won +$51.6 )
BB lost -$2.50
CO lost -$51.60
SB lost -$0.50

Only won 2 other pots more than $10, but most importantly, didn't lose a pot over $7 all day long in 3 hours of play. No sets all day either and I still finished up over 2 stacks.

Tournaments today were another story. Had an engagement party/brunch earlier today and felt too tired to play, but forced myself. Mistake. Didn't play bad or tired at all, just card dead and unlucky.

$82 PCA STEP 3 SNG
Folded my first 34 unplayable hands until blinds are 50/100 and I'm sitting on 1,275. Play my first hand, my first raise w/ [Qc] and the guy that's been playin every hand pushes, but he was so short that I had to call getting 2.5 to 1. He has [Js]. Ace on the flop. Next hand I open push my last 490 w/ [Js], called by BB w/ [2c] and he holds up. I'm out 9th out of 9. Did not win 1 hand.

$22 180 player SNG
I make 4 PFR's and 3 of them are met with all-ins. 1 was a bluff re-raise against an open-button raise. Other 3 were marginal starting hands (88, AJ). Still manage to double my starting stack then lose another coin flip with AK vs JJ all-in preflop.

$16.50 NLHE MTT
37 hands, I did not win 1 hand for the 2nd tournament today. Blinds 25/50. 4 limpers and I push 840 from SB w/ 99. 1st limper folds, 2nd limper insta-calls with QJo. Lose another coin flip. 0 for 3 in all-in coinflips today.

Only played poker twice this week so far. Running pretty shitty in tournaments past few weeks. Results are better a very small sample of cash game hands (338) this week. Pretty much a lot of breaking even past 2 weeks overall.

Tournaments: I've felt very focused and like I'm playing well, especially tonight, but getting it in good seems to be overrated. In 6 MTT's this week:

1 - [9s] < [6s] all-in on a [6c][5s] flop. I was planning on c/r'ing the button raiser on the flop, but he did my work for me when he shoved 1300 into a 250 pot. Knew I had him beat (74%). on the river.

2 - Apparently I don't only suck at HORSE MTT's, but I run like shit as well.
Stud Hi [Ah][Ad][Jh] < xx[2d][Jc] all-in. Trip 2's on 6th street.

http://twodimes.net/h/?z=3947606
pokenum -mc 500000 -7s jd ad ah jc - 3d 2s 2d jh / 6s 6d 3c 5d 3h 7h
7-card Stud Hi: 500000 sampled outcomes
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Jc Ad Jd Ah 436233 87.25 63767 12.75 0 0.00 0.872
2s 3d 2d Jh 63767 12.75 436233 87.25 0 0.00 0.128

3 - Why is it that the big stack is never squeezing here?
No Limit Holdem Tournament
$10+$1
9 players
Converted at

Stacks:
UTG (14505)
UTG+1 (10910)
MP1 (3710)
MP2 (2318)
MP3 (8705)
CO (16300)
Hero (3795)
SB (3705)
BB (32282)

Blinds: 100/200

Pre-flop: (300, 9 players) Hero is BTN [Ts]
2 folds, MP1 raises to 600 (3110), 1 fold, MP3 calls 600 (8105), CO raises to 2000 (14300), Hero goes all-in 3795 (0), 2 folds, MP1 folds (3110), MP3 folds (8105), CO calls 1795 (12505)

Flop: [9c][7d] (9090, 2 players)

Turn: (9090, 2 players)

River: (9090, 2 players)

Final Pot: 9090
CO shows: [Jh]
Hero shows: [Ts]

CO wins 9090 ( won +5295 )
Hero lost -3795
MP1 lost -600
MP3 lost -600

4 - Put in 1/3 of my stack preflop w/ AQs, get out-flopped by big stacked card rack with 98s who then comments that everyone is "donating" their stacks to him when he makes bad preflop calls w/o good odds. Just like he said when his K3s out-flopped QQ with 1/2 the stacks in preflop.

5 - AQ < 88 all-in preflop. Insta-call of my push too like I couldn't have 88 beat when I wasn't even short-stacked. 98A flop.

6 - TT < 99 all-in preflop. 1 outter on the river with a little over 100 left in the 20K at Stars tonight. Woulda put me in the top 20.

Cash hands - 1 hand worth speaking of:
forum/viewtopic.php?p=280860#280860