$.5/$1 session last night
I played 69 hands last night over 61 minutes and lost a total of $4.75.
Table stats: Avg. pot: $4.76, Average flop % for whole table: 36%, Avg. players per hand: 8.6
My stats: VP$IP: 24.64, Saw flop (not a blind 15.38%) of the time, went to showdown 20%, won $ at showdown 25%
I’ve compared my play to Matthew Hilger’s starting hand recommendations and found that I played the following hands incorrectly.
Early position: played A2s when I shouldn’t have and I failed to raise with AJs (failed to possibly drive out the KQo behind me, who caught two other Q’s to beat my top pair.)
Middle position: No great errors here. I played AKo, 88, and AQo. I raised when I was supposed to and let them go when they didn’t hit, minimizing my losses.
Late position: Also, nothing of note. No deviations from allowable starting hands except once, when I was first in with A7o. I describe it below.
A7o
I thought I had a pretty good read on the player in the big blind, thinking that he wouldn’t defend without anything. I like to make a raise in the cutoff if I think I can isolate myself against one player, because my ace lets me bet out on the flop even if I miss it. Of course it’s totally different if I get re-raised, or I get a scary flop.
In this case I was right, and I was fortunate enough that neither the small blind or the button got anything worth paying two bets for, and I picked up the blinds.
***** Hand History for Game 2172468560 *****
0.5/1 TEXASHTGAMETABLE (LIMIT) – TUE JUN 07 22:54:47 EDT 2005
Table Chip N Deal (Real Money) — Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: Garboville ( $23)
Seat 2: raggden99 ( $30.5)
Seat 3: zemlekop ( $55.75)
Seat 5: Shabbir ( $24.5)
Seat 6: KyVee ( $28.83)
Seat 7: zeldab ( $21.15)
Seat 9: csd1955 ( $78)
Seat 10: B0BIJ0 ( $24.5)
zeldab posts small blind (0.25)
csd1955 posts big blind (0.5)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Shabbir [ Ac, 7d ]
B0BIJ0 folds.
Garboville folds.
raggden99 folds.
zemlekop folds.
Shabbir raises (1) to 1
KyVee folds.
zeldab folds.
csd1955 folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $1.75 | Rake: $0
Garboville balance $23, didn’t bet (folded)
raggden99 balance $30.5, didn’t bet (folded)
zemlekop balance $55.75, didn’t bet (folded)
Shabbir balance $25.25, bet $1, collected $1.75, net +$0.75
KyVee balance $28.83, didn’t bet (folded)
zeldab balance $20.9, lost $0.25 (folded)
csd1955 balance $77.5, lost $0.5 (folded)
B0BIJ0 balance $24.5, didn’t bet (folded)
Ad2d
I played this from early position (that’s a no-no).
I managed to let it go (as you can see) but it would have cost me money
if I hadn’t sensed that I was probably beat.
***** Hand History for Game 2172602559 *****
0.5/1 TEXASHTGAMETABLE (LIMIT) – TUE JUN 07 23:15:04 EDT 2005
Table Chip N Deal (Real Money) — Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: tkmitche ( $34.5)
Seat 2: tveye ( $13.28)
Seat 3: zemlekop ( $54)
Seat 4: coolbeardan ( $2.25)
Seat 5: Shabbir ( $24.5)
Seat 6: stpabvnsanty ( $5.86)
Seat 7: zeldab ( $19.65)
Seat 8: Xaltos ( $21.5)
Seat 9: csd1955 ( $78)
Seat 10: Shady2you ( $2.5)
tveye posts small blind (0.25)
zemlekop posts big blind (0.5)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Shabbir [ Ad, 2d ]
coolbeardan folds.
Shabbir calls (0.5)
stpabvnsanty folds.
zeldab calls (0.5)
Xaltos folds.
csd1955 folds.
Shady2you folds.
tkmitche calls (0.5)
tveye folds.
zemlekop checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8d, 7c, As ]
zemlekop checks.
Shabbir checks.
zeldab checks.
tkmitche checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Js ]
zemlekop checks.
Shabbir checks.
zeldab bets (1)
tkmitche calls (1)
zemlekop folds.
Shabbir folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ 3s ]
zeldab bets (1)
tkmitche raises (2) to 2
zeldab calls (1)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $7.75 | Rake: $0.5
Board: [ 8d 7c As Js 3s ]
tkmitche balance $38.75, bet $3.5, collected $7.75, net +$4.25 [ 7s 2s ] [ a flush, ace high — As,Js,7s,3s,2s ]
tveye balance $13.03, lost $0.25 (folded)
zemlekop balance $53.5, lost $0.5 (folded)
coolbeardan balance $2.25, didn’t bet (folded)
Shabbir balance $24, lost $0.5 (folded)
stpabvnsanty balance $5.86, didn’t bet (folded)
zeldab balance $16.15, lost $3.5 [ Kc Jd ] [ a pair of jacks — As,Kc,Jd,Js,8d ]
Xaltos balance $21.5, didn’t bet (folded)
csd1955 balance $78, didn’t bet (folded)
Shady2you balance $2.5, didn’t bet (folded)
AsJs
I played this hand in early position, but I didn’t
raise, and I should have. I don’t know if it would have put out the
KQo that beat me in later position, but it’s worth a try. I was a
favorite after the flop, and all I can imagine is that I should have
tried for a check raise. But considering the risk that would have
given a free card, I think betting out was the right play. After all,
with the other player already in for 1 bet, why wouldn’t they call the
raise to see one more card?
***** Hand History for Game 2172533753 *****
0.5/1 TEXASHTGAMETABLE (LIMIT) – TUE JUN 07 23:04:35 EDT 2005
Table Chip N Deal (Real Money) — Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: tkmitche ( $35.75)
Seat 2: tveye ( $5.64)
Seat 3: zemlekop ( $54.25)
Seat 4: coolbeardan ( $3.75)
Seat 5: Shabbir ( $27.5)
Seat 6: stpabvnsanty ( $10)
Seat 7: zeldab ( $21.9)
Seat 9: csd1955 ( $73.5)
Seat 10: Shady2you ( $2)
zemlekop posts small blind (0.25)
coolbeardan posts big blind (0.5)
stpabvnsanty posts big blind (0.5)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Shabbir [ As, Js ]
Shabbir calls (0.5)
stpabvnsanty checks.
zeldab folds.
csd1955 folds.
Shady2you folds.
tkmitche calls (0.5)
tveye calls (0.5)
zemlekop calls (0.25)
coolbeardan checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8d, Ah, Qh ]
zemlekop checks.
coolbeardan checks.
Shabbir bets (0.5)
stpabvnsanty calls (0.5)
tkmitche calls (0.5)
tveye folds.
zemlekop folds.
coolbeardan calls (0.5)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qs ]
coolbeardan checks.
Shabbir checks.
stpabvnsanty bets (1)
tkmitche raises (2) to 2
coolbeardan folds.
Shabbir folds.
stpabvnsanty calls (1)
** Dealing River ** : [ 2h ]
stpabvnsanty checks.
tkmitche bets (1)
stpabvnsanty calls (1)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $10.5 | Rake: $0.5
Board: [ 8d Ah Qh Qs 2h ]
tkmitche balance $42.25, bet $4, collected $10.5, net +$6.5 [ Qd Kc ] [ three of a kind, queens — Ah,Kc,Qd,Qh,Qs ]
tveye balance $5.14, lost $0.5 (folded)
zemlekop balance $53.75, lost $0.5 (folded)
coolbeardan balance $2.75, lost $1 (folded)
Shabbir balance $26.5, lost $1 (folded)
stpabvnsanty balance $6, lost $4 [ 8s 9h ] [ two pairs, queens and eights — Ah,Qh,Qs,8s,8d ]
zeldab balance $21.9, didn’t bet (folded)
Xaltos balance $25, sits out
csd1955 balance $73.5, didn’t bet (folded)
Shady2you balance $2, didn’t bet (folded)