lotsa hands

1 outer ftw
(although in my defense most of the money went in when I was ahead)...

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from HandHistoryConverter.com

Hero (SB) ($987.40)
BB ($680)
UTG ($848.70)
UTG+1 ($465.10)
MP1 ($1083)
MP2 ($464)
MP3 ($1496.30)
CO ($165)
Button ($858)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 4h, 4s
5 folds, CO calls $4, Button raises to $16, Hero calls $14, 1 fold, CO calls $12

Flop: ($52) 8s, 6h, 4d (3 players)
Hero bets $28, CO calls $28, Button raises to $112, Hero calls $84, 1 fold

Turn: ($304) 4c (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $225, Hero calls $225

River: ($754) 9s (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $505 (All-In), Hero calls $505

Total pot: $1764 | Rake: $3

Results:
Button had 6c, 6d (full house, sixes over fours).
Hero had 4h, 4s (four of a kind, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $1761


bluff that I like even though he makes a very nice hero call on the river imo. FWIW I'm never value betting worse on the river, and my turn and river betting hands are all straights, sets, and bluffs and I'm not sure that I shove the river with a set of 4s. considering I have the set or straight the vast majority of the time it is pretty much a hero call on the river for him. nice call though.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from HandHistoryConverter.com

SB ($476.50)
BB ($764)
UTG ($420)
UTG+1 ($596)
MP1 ($856.60)
MP2 ($504.20)
MP3 ($800)
Hero (CO) ($400)
Button ($843.90)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9s, Ks
3 folds, MP2 raises to $12, 1 fold, Hero calls $12, 2 folds, BB calls $8

Flop: ($38) 9c, 4d, 7s (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 bets $32, Hero calls $32, 1 fold

Turn: ($102) 5c (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $88, MP2 calls $88

River: ($278) 3d (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $268 (All-In), MP2 calls $268

Total pot: $814 | Rake: $3

Results:
MP2 had 5h, 5d (three of a kind, fives).
Hero had 9s, Ks (one pair, nines).
Outcome: MP2 won $811


going 3rd level against a good reg. His hand on the river is always a bluff or a weak Q. I'm shoving because I think he folds most Qx and I don't want to give him a chance to bluff the river and put me in a really tough spot.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from HandHistoryConverter.com

SB ($464.20)
BB ($203.80)
UTG ($171.50)
MP1 ($605.30)
MP2 ($289.20)
Hero (CO) ($400)
Button ($400)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9s, 9c
UTG raises to $8, 1 fold, MP2 calls $8, Hero calls $8, Button calls $8, 1 fold, BB calls $4

Flop: ($42) 5h, 5s, Qc (5 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks, Button bets $24, 3 folds, Hero raises to $68, Button raises to $122, Hero calls $54

Turn: ($286) Ks (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($286) 7d (2 players)
Hero bets $270 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $286 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero didn't show 9s, 9c (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $283


this hand I was really pissed about. After he checks back the turn his hand is comprised solely of draws (that missed on the river) and Qx. so on the river I'm always going to check to him because he'll value bet the Qx and bluff the missed draws. But it is such an easy c/r for value and I think there is a decent chance he calls with the top of his range (like AQ and maybe KQ for example) since my line looks so full of it and I'm one of the laggier regs in these games. When I checked the river my first inclination was to c/r relatively small for value, and then I timed down and just didn't think he would call often enough to make it profitable so I chickened out. This was a big mistake and the river value check raise is the kind of play I need to be making to maximize my edge in these games.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from HandHistoryConverter.com

Button ($719.10)
SB ($521.95)
BB ($537.10)
UTG ($94)
Hero (UTG+1) ($536.70)
MP1 ($95.30)
MP2 ($447.50)
MP3 ($410.60)
CO ($404)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Ks, Kh
1 fold, Hero raises to $16, 1 fold, MP2 calls $16, 1 fold, CO calls $16, 1 fold, SB calls $14, 1 fold

Flop: ($68) 10c, Qs, 2d (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $48, MP2 calls $48, 2 folds

Turn: ($164) 10h (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks

River: ($164) 6d (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $80, Hero calls $80

Total pot: $324 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had Ks, Kh (two pair, Kings and tens).
MP2 had Qd, Ad (two pair, Queens and tens).
Outcome: Hero won $321

that's all for now. leave me comments if you have questions on the hands or post one up in the comments section and I'll break it down in a blog post if it is really interesting.

later

jim