A couple Preflop Decisions

Not much today. Since the first mistake you can make in a hand is preflop, here are a couple preflop decisions.


Hand #1
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/364127
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $200.00
BTN: $30.80
SB: $192.05
Hero (BB): $129.70
UTG: $167.00
UTG+1: $209.35
MP: $122.55

CO posts a big blind ($1)

Pre Flop: ($2.50) Hero is BB with Kd Qc
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, MP raises to $5, CO calls $4, BTN calls $5, Hero ??

Getting over 4 - 1, do you call? Still one person to act.


Hand #2
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/364128
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $100.50
BB: $36.70
UTG: $46.95
UTG+1: $34.65
UTG+2: $150.35
MP1: $100.50 11/10/7 over 106 hands
MP2: $170.60
CO: $50.15 22/11/3 over just nine hands
Hero (BTN): $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with Qs Ad
3 folds, MP1 raises to $4, 1 fold, CO calls $4, Hero ??

Have a nice day!!!

Headsup WSOP, 1/2 Hand and Adding to Blog List

It seems that the WSOP Headsup battle was a little anit-climatic... at least in relation to the rest of the final table. It did go 3 hours so I guess that is something. I won't reveal who won here so you will just have to watch tonight. Although, I'll bet that if you degen enough to be reading this, you have already peaked to see who won. I am looking forward to watching it.

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As you all know, I play pot limit from the 50PL buyin to the 200PL buyin. Here is a hand from the 200PL.

I don't have too many hands; but I think you can get a read that he is a solid TAG.

Villain is 14/9/3.0 over just 35 hands
3bets 7.1.. CBet both times he was the raiser and folded to CBets
He stole both times he had an opportunity from the button.

I know, I know. It doesn't mean anything; but generally speaking, we'll go with the TAG read.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/362229
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $200.00
SB: $130.00
BB: $106.00
UTG: $125.00
UTG+1: $657.20
MP1: $281.95
MP2: $252.75
Hero (CO): $200.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with Qd Qs
4 folds, Hero raises to $7, 1 fold, SB raises to $21, 1 fold, Hero calls $14

I'm pretty sure that this may be a standard raise? Thoughts?

Flop: ($44.00) 6d 9s 2d (2 players)
SB bets $35, Hero ??

I have $179 behind at this point
Villain has $74

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One thing that I have been lazy in doing is linking up guys that are commenting regularly on my blog. For whatever reason, my top commenters widget has stopped working; but here are some new folks that you find on my now Top 16 blogs.

Just the facts... a low stakes poker blog. I met Poker Meister on the friendly PL tables as I continue to donate to bankroll. He posts regularly and actually shows his results in the post (hidden though.. You have to click to see). I need to learn that trick as I think I like that much better than putting in the comments.


Hammer Player's Poker Blog. Love him or hate him, Hoy continues to put out the novel length posts. Maybe now that baseball is over, he'll post about poker again. ;-).


Just Sayin'. Fellow Midwesterner, Memphis, also has been a frequent commenter here and I truly appreciate it. The thing I like about his comments is that he finds the obscure little one sentence which is usually a big deal to me; but not really to others and comments on that... such as have a nice vacation or nice job in top 25... things like that. He is also a bridge player which is something that I always thought I would enjoy. My parents played a lot; but Mrs Wonka is definitely not a card player.

Please find links to these guys over on the right and check them out.

Have a nice day!!!

Moon or Cada and Aces on a Broadway Flop

I don't know about you; but I will be rooting for Darvin Moon tonight.

Here is a hand where of course I played badly. Any thoughts?

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/360076
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP1: $100.00 15/11/2.4 over 683
MP2: $25.95
CO: $7.30
BTN: $22.75 85/15/1.0 over 13
SB: $39.35
BB: $26.00 67/10/.8 over 22
Hero (UTG): $102.80
UTG+1: $71.05
UTG+2: $95.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is UTG with As Ac
Hero raises to $3.50, 2 folds, MP1 calls $3.50, 2 folds, BTN calls $3.50, 1 fold, BB calls $2.50

Never really like 3 callers with Aces in early position.


Flop: ($14.50) Qh Td Kd (4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, BTN checks

Who Cbets here?

How does the fact that there are 2 shorties factor into decision

Turn: ($14.50) Ts (4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, BTN checks

Now what do you do?


River: ($14.50) 7h (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $9, MP1 raises to $22, BTN folds, BB folds, Hero ??

Even bad to worse, I don't bet on flop or turn; but then bet on river? Anybody else betting here? Getting 3.5 to 1 do I have to call?

Have a nice day!!

Doom Continues and Hand against known player

To say this feeling of running bad is familiar would be a gross under statement. I will spare you all the cooler/bad beat type stories because they are just not that interesting. While it wasn't the loss of $900 like the other night, it was half of that and it still hurts.

Here is a hand against a known fish. He runs about 18/16/1.5 over 318 hands according to my stats.
He 3bets 5.6%

Note.. we are 4 handed on this one.

I have more stats on this guy; but maybe the fact that we are playing 4 handed changes what stats are displayed.

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 4 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/356259
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $143.25
Hero (CO): $100.00
BTN: $109.40
SB: $117.45

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with Js Jd
Hero raises to $3.50, 1 fold, SB raises to $11.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $8

Flop: ($24.00) 9s Qd 9c (2 players)
SB bets $12, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($48.00) 4d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

River: ($48.00) Ac (2 players)
SB checks, Hero ???

Seems like a good bluff card. Anybody betting? What kind of range are we putting on this villain?

What about earlier? Do you call 3 bet? Do you repop?

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World Series Final Table is this weekend. Anybody else rooting for Darvin Moon? I believe I am. Even with all of those chips, I still consider him a long shot to win.

Have a nice weekend!!!!

KK Multi Handed and WSOP hand

Thanks for the great comments yesterday. Taking away the results, I think the decision was close based on the type of players that I was playing.

I am still miffed on the hand played by Billy Kopp and Darvin Moon? I still remember it from when it happened and to see it happen on TV was even more painful. I still think the ultimate mistake was made by Moon calling the allin. What do you think?


Here is a semi-interesting spot preflop.

UTG+1 33/6/1.7 over 19 hands
BTN 22/3/1.9 over 376 hands
SB 56/7/1.5 over 1.3K hands
BB 14/10/3.8 over 5.6K hands


Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/354836
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (UTG): $115.00
UTG+1: $61.75
MP1: $39.15
MP2: $116.95
CO: $16.00
BTN: $35.40
SB: $57.65
BB: $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is UTG with Kc Kh
Hero raises to $3.50, UTG+1 raises to $6, 3 folds, BTN calls $6, SB calls $5.50, 1 fold, Hero ???

I probably need to fold right? OK, just kidding. The decision is to call or raise. I think that there are arguments for both. So let me here them.

Have a nice day!!!

More of the Same; but at least a win for the night

I continued to have a bit of bad luck; but was lucky enough to have a small 6.77 bb/100 win for the night.

One hand for the day. Also as a reminder. I always put what I did in the previous posts at the end of the comments. So if you curious to see how the hand ended up, go back and see the prior post in the comments.

OK, for today.


UTG+2 is a 16/10/3.5 over 2.8K hands.
MP1 is 71/9/1.2 over 56 hands.

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Hold'em - 9 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/353703
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $50.00
BTN: $53.80
SB: $60.20
Hero (BB): $54.70
UTG: $63.85
UTG+1: $79.00
UTG+2: $33.25
MP1: $49.15
MP2: $46.25

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with Jh Ac
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $1.75, MP1 calls $1.75, 4 folds, Hero calls $1.25

Flop: ($5.50) Jc 3s 8c (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 bets $4, MP1 raises to $17.50, Hero ???

Have a nice day!!!

Is the Doom Switch on?

Not much today as you will see. I guess I will have one hand that I had a decicision to make; but otherwise, proceed with caution.

As I mentioned in my blog today, things are starting to grow eerily familiar from my big downswing earlier in the year.

These two hands happening at the same time within the first 10 minutes of my session tonight.

Hand #1
Full Tilt p0ker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/351212
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP2: $27.10
CO: $149.50
BTN: $142.55
SB: $107.45
BB: $29.80
UTG: $13.00
UTG+1: $100.00
Hero (MP1): $100.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP1 with Ac Kd
2 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, 3 folds, SB calls $3, 1 fold

Flop: ($8.00) Ah 2h Ad (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $6, SB raises to $16, Hero raises to $26, SB requests TIME, SB raises to $56, Hero raises to $96.50 all in, SB calls $40.50

Turn: ($201.00) 9c (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($201.00) Ts (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $201.00
SB shows 2d 2s (a full house, Twos full of Aces)
Hero shows Ac Kd (three of a kind, Aces)
SB wins $198.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Hand #2
Full Tilt p0ker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/351213
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $14.65
UTG: $9.70
UTG+1: $71.00
Hero (MP): $56.65
CO: $24.70
BTN: $147.70
SB: $57.35

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with Ah Kc
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.25, 1 fold, BTN raises to $4.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $13, BTN calls $8.50

Flop: ($27.25) 8d Ks 7s (2 players)
Hero bets $16, BTN raises to $75.25, Hero calls $27.65 all in

Turn: ($114.55) Th (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($114.55) 8c (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $114.55
Hero shows Ah Kc (two pair, Kings and Eights)
BTN shows Kd Kh (a full house, Kings full of Eights)
BTN wins $111.55
(Rake: $3.00)



A few hands later.

Full Tilt p0ker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/351226
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Hero (BB): $101.50
UTG: $136.15
UTG+1: $101.50
MP: $22.50
CO: $100.00
BTN: $105.50
SB: $115.35

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with 2h 3c
UTG calls $1, 4 folds, SB calls $0.50, Hero checks

Flop: ($3.00) Qh 4d 5c (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($3.00) Ad (3 players)
SB bets $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, UTG folds, SB calls $3

River: ($12.00) 6d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7, SB requests TIME, SB raises to $21, Hero calls $14

Final Pot: $54.00
Hero mucks 2h 3c
SB shows 7d 5d (a flush, Ace high)
SB wins $51.30


A few orbits later ... after QQ has run into KK twice

Do You believe him on this one?

Villain is 19/7/2.7 over 8.8K hands.


Full Tilt p0ker $0.50/$1 Pot Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/351240
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $56.20
Hero (BTN): $146.55
SB: $54.65
BB: $114.00
UTG: $99.00
UTG+1: $125.90
MP: $108.10

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with Jd Jh
UTG calls $1, 3 folds, Hero raises to $4.50, 2 folds, UTG calls $3.50

Flop: ($10.50) 7h Js 6h (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7, UTG calls $7

Turn: ($24.50) 3h (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $18, UTG calls $18

River: ($60.50) As (2 players)
UTG bets $29.50, Hero ?????


A few hands later.

Full Tilt p0ker $0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Hold'em - 6 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/351260
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $38.95
UTG: $68.60
Hero (MP): $60.00
CO: $26.25
BTN: $179.80
SB: $50.00

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is MP with 7h 7c
UTG raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1.75, 2 folds, SB calls $1.50, BB raises to $3, UTG calls $1.25, Hero calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25

Flop: ($12.00) 2d 2c 7s (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $6, UTG folds, Hero calls $6, SB calls $6

Turn: ($30.00) 3h (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $29.95 all in, Hero calls $29.95, SB raises to $41 all in, Hero calls $11.05

River: ($141.95) As (3 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $141.95
BB shows Kc Kh (two pair, Kings and Twos)
Hero shows 7h 7c (a full house, Sevens full of Twos)
SB shows 2s 2h (four of a kind, Twos)
SB wins $22.10
SB wins $116.85
(Rake: $3.00)

So is the Doom Switch on?