Monday, July 26, 2010

Better to be lucky than good?

I can't understand why I pay off 65/4's each and every time.  I'm just dumbfounded that they can hit smash their hands, I guess.   I dropped about 3 buy ins to this same guy over the course of the following hands and then some (where he just sucks out on me over & over & over again).  This was the worst of it; there were quite a few more where he's literally showing up with any two cards:

PS Maybe there's something to the luck of the Irish, because he was from Ireland.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/819451
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG+2: $50.00
MP1: $116.30
MP2: $50.00
CO: $112.65
Hero (BTN): $50.00
SB: $61.95
BB: $55.45
UTG: $27.35
UTG+1: $20.60

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BTN with As 7h
5 folds, CO calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.50, SB calls $2.25, 1 fold, CO calls $2

Flop: ($8.00) 8h Ts Ac (3 players)
SB checks, CO bets $0.50, Hero raises to $5, SB folds, CO calls $4.50

Turn: ($18.00) Th (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $10, CO raises to $20, Hero calls $10
I should know better by now...

River: ($58.00) 6d (2 players)
CO bets $19, Hero raises to $22.50 all in, CO calls $3.50

Final Pot: $103.00
CO shows Td Ks (three of a kind, Tens)
Hero shows As 7h (two pair, Aces and Tens)
CO wins $100.00
(Rake: $3.00)

(My personal favorite; PWNED!!!):
Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/819452
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP2: $66.95
CO: $86.65
BTN: $156.70
Hero (SB): $51.75
BB: $54.80
UTG: $50.00
UTG+1: $59.60
MP1: $43.45

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is SB with 2h 3d
5 folds, BTN calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.25, BB checks

Flop: ($1.50) 3h Kc 2d (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, BTN bets $0.50, Hero raises to $2, BB folds, BTN calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.50) Qd (2 players)
Hero bets $4.50, BTN calls $4.50

River: ($14.50) Td (2 players)
Hero bets $12.50, BTN calls $12.50
Gotta love the call behind on the end; am I ever folding here if he shoves?

Final Pot: $39.50
BTN shows Jc 9c (a straight, King high) - Calls with a backdoor straight and backdoor flush draw.  Turns a gutshot straight...
Hero shows 2h 3d (two pair, Threes and Twos)
BTN wins $37.55
(Rake: $1.95)

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/819458
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP: $62.10
CO: $74.05
BTN: $54.20
SB: $159.00
Hero (BB): $50.00
UTG: $56.55
UTG+1: $44.55

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with 9d Ts
5 folds, SB calls $0.25, Hero raises to $2, SB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4.00) 5c Ac Td (2 players)
SB bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($7.00) 8d (2 players)
SB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $4, SB calls $3.50

River: ($15.00) 4s (2 players)
SB bets $10, Hero calls $10
Again, I should know better...

Final Pot: $35.00
SB shows 4c Tc (two pair, Tens and Fours)
Hero mucks 9d Ts
SB wins $33.25
(Rake: $1.75)

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/819459
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $18.15
BB: $59.35
UTG: $52.15
UTG+1: $85.05
Hero (UTG+2): $50.00
MP1: $59.80
MP2: $64.45
CO: $20.00
BTN: $4.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is UTG+2 with 7d 7h
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.50, 6 folds, UTG+1 raises to $4.50, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($9.75) 9h 2s 6h (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $5.25, UTG+1 calls $5.25

Turn: ($20.25) Ah (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $2, Hero calls $2
Again, I should know better...

River: ($24.25) Jd (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $10.50, Hero requests TIME, Hero folds

Final Pot: $24.25
UTG+1 wins $23.05
(Rake: $1.20)


Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/819465
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $21.15
UTG+1: $62.10
UTG+2: $51.40
MP1: $95.25
Hero (MP2): $50.00
CO: $60.90
BTN: $63.70
SB: $15.20
BB: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP2 with 3h 5h
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1.75, 1 fold, MP1 calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, 2 folds, SB calls $1.50, 1 fold

Flop: ($7.50) 3s Qs 5c (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 bets $5, MP1 calls $5, Hero raises to $17, SB folds, UTG+1 raises to $60.35 all in, MP1 folds, Hero calls $31.25 all in
Oh, bless their hearts!

Turn: ($109.00) 9c (2 players - 2 are all in)
Safe!

River: ($109.00) 9s (2 players - 2 are all in)
Doh!

Final Pot: $109.00
UTG+1 shows Ad As (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Hero shows 3h 5h (two pair, Nines and Fives)
UTG+1 wins $106.00
(Rake: $3.00)

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