General poker discussion thread

[CarolinaDaze]

Well very un- impressive week for me, 2 small cashes first 2 days, then 2 no cashes where i just played stupid and got caught, followed by another no cash where i went out with a fullhouse by a higher fullhouse.

[Dux90]

***** Hand history (v1.2) *****Hand ID 2346937$0 + $11 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 19:08:31 01/10/2012 ETTable 'Table 35827', 10 seats max, Real moneySeat 6 is the button. Small Blind $10, Big Blind $20Note: seat IDs range from 1 to 10Seat 1 (playing) : ArunSh, amount $2080, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 2 (playing) : SnickerDoodles, amount $4290, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 3 (playing) : bobbywaves, amount $1550, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 4 (playing) : rm18, amount $1770, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 6 (playing) : TheGiant, amount $1720, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 7 (playing) : brad89, amount $1910, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 8 (playing) : dux90, amount $500, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 9 (playing) : silvap, amount $2380, amount bet $0, penalty (None)brad89: Small Blind ($10)dux90: Big Blind ($20)** Dealing Down Cards **Dealt to dux90: [Qc, Tc]silvap: FoldArunSh: FoldSnickerDoodles: Raise ($80)bobbywaves: Foldrm18: FoldTheGiant: Foldbrad89: Folddux90: Raise [btn] ($500)SnickerDoodles: Call ($420)SnickerDoodles: Show Cards ($0)dux90: Show Cards ($0)** Dealing Flop **Community cards: [2h, Qh, 8h]** Dealing Turn **Community cards: [3c]** Dealing River **Community cards: [4d]** End Round **** Evaluate **dux90: Show Cards ($0)SnickerDoodles: Show Cards ($0)** Showdown **Main pot $1010, Rake $0Summary SnickerDoodles: bet $500, won $1010, net $510, HoleCards [6d, 5d], HiHand [a straight, two to six] [6d, 5d, 4d, 3c, 2h], won $1010 from main potSummary dux90: bet $520, won $0, net $-520hmmmmmmmm does sbr always do this? rhetorical question</pre>

[Dux90]

its gets uglier every time you tell me that is not a time thing eliminate as many as possible with the high stack that way no overlap. so weak just fold every fukin hand just to make an overlap. we will see what happens

[yisman]

played in the right tournament tonight in terms of numbers, but had to leave for 5 minutes in the middle and lost about 400 in blinds

25th when my AQ lost to playersonly's 10s.

[yisman]

my luckiest tournament ever in terms of being dealt good hands. Also on the final table they kept folding to me when I was bb

1-1 in bad beats, won one lost one

[GoDeViLs]

Can someone briefly explain the poker-point rollover requirement?

Do you have to be sbr pro or do you unlock it via playing cash-games?

[yisman]

you do not have to be an SBR Pro. Just go to the texas hold'em tab and buy in to a table with your bonus points.

You must have already won the bonus points from a tournament.

[yisman]

I got lucky to not get bubbled tonight. Down to about 1k, late position, only the blinds in the pot, I all ined with 77 and got called with AA. 7 on flop!

So I went from finishing 23rd to cashing.

edit: a second one in my favor

I was bb. bb was over half my stack. I had A5, downsouth shoved with AQ and I was forced to call. I rivered a straight

[yisman]

it's official, I'm extraordinarily lucky this week (in poker, not in betting)

my 77 just beat 99 and 1010, jeffie and downsouth in the hand

they both hit trips on flop, turn J gave me straight

flop was 8910


finished 4th. scabman all in pre with a6, I called with 88, A on flop

but very lucky tournament for me nevertheless

[tatddy]

Nice job on that win!

[yisman]

My run just ended. Dead last in the 3PM.

I have A8 and hit a straight on the turn. I bet 220 into the pot and I get called by compsmoker who was called with four clubs

he rivered a flush and I debated folding but I had 700 into the pot at that point.

[yisman]

there was AA, JJ, and QQ all in for a pot

Dealer: JediMindPicks shows a pair of aces.
Dealer: JediMindPicks shows a pair of aces.
Dealer: zwoeins shows a pair of queens.
Dealer: zwoeins shows a pair of queens.
Dealer: sportfan shows three of a kind, jacks.
Dealer: sportfan shows three of a kind, jacks.
Dealer: yisman shows high card ace.
Dealer: yisman shows high card ace.
Dealer: JediMindPicks shows a pair of aces.
Dealer: JediMindPicks shows a pair of aces.
Dealer: zwoeins shows three of a kind, queens.
Dealer: zwoeins shows three of a kind, queens.
Dealer: sportfan shows three of a kind, jacks.
Dealer: sportfan shows three of a kind, jacks.
Dealer: yisman shows high card ace.
Dealer: yisman shows high card ace.
Dealer: zwoeins wins 4,520 from the main pot with three of a kind, queens.
Dealer: zwoeins wins 210 from side pot #1 with three of a kind, queens.
Dealer: zwoeins wins 790 from side pot #2 with three of a kind, queens.
Dealer: sportfan wins 1,225 from side pot #3 with three of a kind, jacks.

also played the prick tourney until out at 3:31. best hand was a10, never won a single hand

[yisman]

getting lucky in the pros

A3 beat JQ and then AQ beat suited AQ when I rivered a flush

both over playersonly

but then his A4 off beat my A10 suited.

So I'm 2-1 with the bad beats there

alas, my K8 lost to his 45 and I finished 3rd. he knocked me out in 22nd in the rebuys too, just short of cashing (top 20)

[Seaweed]

Nothing beats this:

I have QT and raise pre-flop

Everyone folds, but one person.

I have position on him.

Flop comes AKJ, meaning i have a straight

He goes all in. I call.

He shows A9.

Turn comes A, and river 9. Giving him a full house.

Probably the most unlikely defeats ever.

I cried for 30 minutes

[yisman]

That's an impressive one, no doubt.

[yisman]

have a lot of poker points built up, went to play some ring games

lost a 200 balance and a 100 balance very quickly.

The 100 was gone in a few hands. KJ, flop comes 10QK, I have a straight, shane rivers me with a flush.

he keeps doing it. The few times I had a flush, he had a higher flush, and he flushed my superior hand on the river about a dozen times.

and then I finally got dealt KK and TheHOFF had AA.

[Dux90]

***** Hand history (v1.2) *****Hand ID 2381628$0 + $11 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 10:48:38 09/10/2012 ETTable 'Table 36120', 10 seats max, Real moneySeat 7 is the button. Small Blind $100, Big Blind $200Note: seat IDs range from 1 to 10Seat 1 (playing) : dux90, amount $5557, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 4 (playing) : slikec, amount $3593, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 5 (playing) : panamabrad, amount $4556, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 6 (playing) : pokerpro44, amount $2159, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 7 (playing) : Mikeyanks23, amount $3320, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 8 (playing) : BobLoblaw, amount $4644, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 9 (playing) : k13, amount $1817, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 10 (playing) : wulfman14, amount $801, amount bet $0, penalty (None)BobLoblaw: Small Blind ($100)k13: Big Blind ($200)** Dealing Down Cards **Dealt to dux90: [Jh, Js]wulfman14: Folddux90: Raise [btn] ($600)slikec: Raise ($3593)panamabrad: Foldpokerpro44: FoldMikeyanks23: FoldBobLoblaw: Foldk13: Folddux90: Call [btn] ($2993)dux90: Show Cards ($0)slikec: Show Cards ($0)** Dealing Flop **Community cards: [Qh, As, Ts]** Dealing Turn **Community cards: [4h]** Dealing River **Community cards: [5d]** End Round **** Evaluate **dux90: Show Cards ($0)slikec: Show Cards ($0)** Showdown **Main pot $7486, Rake $0Summary dux90: bet $3593, won $0, net $-3593, HoleCards [Jh, Js]Summary slikec: bet $3593, won $7486, net $3893, HoleCards [Ac, Ad], HiHand [three of a kind, aces] [As, Ad, Ac, Qh, Ts], won $7486 from main pot</pre>

[Dux90]

***** Hand history (v1.2) *****Hand ID 2381638$0 + $11 Texas Hold'em (No Limit) - 10:50:08 09/10/2012 ETTable 'Table 36120', 10 seats max, Real moneySeat 10 is the button. Small Blind $100, Big Blind $200Note: seat IDs range from 1 to 10Seat 1 (playing) : dux90, amount $1564, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 4 (playing) : slikec, amount $7486, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 5 (playing) : panamabrad, amount $4556, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 6 (playing) : pokerpro44, amount $2159, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 7 (playing) : Mikeyanks23, amount $3320, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 8 (playing) : BobLoblaw, amount $4544, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 9 (playing) : k13, amount $1116, amount bet $0, penalty (None)Seat 10 (playing) : wulfman14, amount $1702, amount bet $0, penalty (None)dux90: Small Blind ($100)slikec: Big Blind ($200)** Dealing Down Cards **Dealt to dux90: [As, Ad]panamabrad: Foldpokerpro44: FoldMikeyanks23: FoldBobLoblaw: Foldk13: Foldwulfman14: Raise ($400)dux90: Raise [btn] ($1564)slikec: Foldwulfman14: Call ($1164)dux90: Show Cards ($0)wulfman14: Show Cards ($0)** Dealing Flop **Community cards: [2s, Jc, Kc]** Dealing Turn **Community cards: [6s]** Dealing River **Community cards: [Qh]** End Round **** Evaluate **dux90: Show Cards ($0)wulfman14: Show Cards ($0)** Showdown **Main pot $3328, Rake $0Summary dux90: bet $1664, won $0, net $-1664Summary wulfman14: bet $1564, won $3328, net $1764, HoleCards [Kd, Qs], HiHand [two pairs, kings and queens] [Kd, Kc, Qs, Qh, Jc], won $3328 from main potfukkin bullshit, not only do they fukkin steal pts in the casino they have the worst poker program ever, I dont care anyone can say whatever the fuk they want that is bullshit what a waste of time doing that whole tourney just so they can give someone anything they need. Never seen such bullshit bet you if it was a mod that wouldnt have happened. Disgusted</pre>

[yisman]

just got lucky twice. 53 over 33 and Q2 over 44.

Both of them were short stacks going against me in the blinds.

[yisman]

just lost a $550 buyin live blackjack HTH

3680.5 to 3680

[milwaukee mike]

just lost a $550 buyin live blackjack HTH

3680.5 to 3680

yikes

where? i never play those unless they're for rollover, way too much juice laying $550 to win 450

[yisman]

it's to win 500

21gnet

DSI and Bookmaker use them

the second one was even worse than the first.

I had the guy nailed because we had the same bet on the last hand and I had 20 vs. dealer 10. He had 12.

He hits and gets a 9.

And then I was playing a tourney and advanced out of the first round, went to switch computers, and got DQed for not showing up in time for the second.

[playersonly69]

Do you ever have to double down on blackjack?


I have seen that done a few times in live blackjack tournaments and in all cases the guy won 2x. Of course the dealer had a 5 or 6 showing though

[yisman]

well if it's the last round and you need to 2x to beat someone else, then yes. Rare for that to happen though.

Too many people in the 11 PM tonight. As I predicted, we're getting more people for this segment (around 20 more playing in the dailies).

[FuzzyDunlop]

At what point can we start outing the chronic hit and runners? Getting kind of ridiculous.

[yisman]

I thought Rudy already started a thread and did that? That was not so recent, though

[yisman]

here are a few threads:

http://forum.sbrforum.com/poker/1726604-deadphish-coward.html

http://forum.sbrforum.com/poker/1496051-rollover-encourages-assholes.html

http://forum.sbrforum.com/poker/1353261-calling-you-out.html

[shaunovery]

Rollover is taking me foreever

[yisman]

ring tables.

1/2 table, I raise preflop to 12 with AQ suited, imamonkey calls. Flop comes A and two clubs, I bet the pot, monkey calls again. Turn is another club, I bet half pot, he all ins. He was calling with 8,10 clubs and sucked out with a flush.

on the plus side, my AJ beat biteme's AK. Flop came J high and I all ined and it held up.

[tatddy]

Yisman, what was the action before you when you raised to 12 with aq at a 1/2 game? On the surface you're really bloating the pot and, ultimately, getting way more chip committed than you need to with just a single pair.

[yisman]

no action. I was mid position, just the small blind and big blind in.

In ring games, people don't fold to small raises.

[tatddy]

no action. I was mid position, just the small blind and big blind in.

In ring games, people don't fold to small raises.

Yis. It's all about pot control and minimizing your loses and vice versa. Try a 5-7 chip raise next time.

[tatddy]

And you don't want a fold. Pre. You also don't want to be stuck for 20-40 percent of your stack after potting the flop with just an A. Leave yourself more room to maneuver and to have your opponent define their hand.

[yisman]

I'll keep it in mind, but here I thought it worked. Guy called with just a flush draw and put himself in big.

The problem of course is that when he sucked out on the turn, I was committed and had to call.

[yisman]

21st out of 46th in the 3 PM

man I wish I could play friday night. Easy cash.

in bb, stash allins with 650, bb is 400 so I have to call. J6 against AJ.

Then I was small blind and of course committed at that point, AK shoved in front of me and had to call again with 210 clubs.

Just bad timing with the blinds hitting each time right after they increased and a long run of bad cards at the end.