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Old 11-26-2005, 06:49 PM     Post subject: Big Pairs #1 (permalink)  
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I'm not sure if I'm asking for sympathy or advice, but today was awful for my big pairs. They were cracked almost every time. I'd like some advice on playing them, so I don't lose quite as much when I get beaten. Here are the hands:

KK1:

POKERSTARS GAME #3163390901: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 12:19:21 (ET)
Table 'Outeniqua' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Atldoll ($13.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Silverfist ($23.65 in chips)
Seat 3: dany21 ($6.20 in chips)
Seat 4: gzane ($5.90 in chips)
Seat 5: ascalia ($23.20 in chips)
Seat 6: vegas_john ($8.50 in chips)
Seat 7: jpeterp ($2.05 in chips)
Seat 8: charlesp ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 9: BenoitS ($3.25 in chips)
Seat 10: L.A. VIC ($5 in chips)
BenoitS: posts small blind $0.10
L.A. VIC: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Kd Kc]
Atldoll: calls $0.25
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
dany21: folds
gzane: folds
ascalia: folds
vegas_john: calls $0.50
jpeterp: folds
charlesp: folds
BenoitS: folds
L.A. VIC: folds
Atldoll: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [Qh Js 8h]
Atldoll: bets $0.25
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
vegas_john: calls $0.50
Atldoll: raises $0.25 to $0.75
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $1
Betting is capped
vegas_john: folds
Atldoll: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [Qh Js 8h] [Ks]
Atldoll: bets $0.50
Silverfist: raises $0.50 to $1
Atldoll: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [Qh Js 8h Ks] [Tc]
Atldoll: checks
Silverfist: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Atldoll: shows [9h Th] (a straight, Nine to King)
Silverfist: mucks hand
Atldoll collected $6.05 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.35 | Rake $0.30
Board [Qh Js 8h Ks Tc]
Seat 1: Atldoll showed [9h Th] and won ($6.05) with a straight, Nine to King
Seat 2: Silverfist mucked [Kd Kc]
Seat 3: dany21 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: gzane folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: ascalia folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: vegas_john folded on the Flop
Seat 7: jpeterp folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: charlesp (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: BenoitS (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: L.A. VIC (big blind) folded before Flop

AA1:

POKERSTARS GAME #3163190417: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 11:48:39 (ET)
Table 'Medusa' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: MilfTrapper ($16.80 in chips)
Seat 2: Duke323 ($21.35 in chips)
Seat 3: hengice ($3.80 in chips)
Seat 4: VirginiaGent ($10 in chips)
Seat 5: Silverfist ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 6: soon-a-fool ($6.90 in chips)
Seat 7: N2_D_Buzzsaw ($14.75 in chips)
Seat 8: gazkat ($5 in chips)
Seat 9: GJRTMC ($9.85 in chips)
Seat 10: BettyLou_TX ($11.60 in chips)
N2_D_Buzzsaw: posts small blind $0.10
gazkat: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Ah Ad]
GJRTMC: folds
BettyLou_TX: folds
GJRTMC leaves the table
MilfTrapper: calls $0.25
Duke323: folds
hengice: raises $0.25 to $0.50
VirginiaGent: folds
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.75
soon-a-fool: calls $0.75
N2_D_Buzzsaw: folds
gazkat: folds
MilfTrapper: folds
hengice: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [9c Qs 2c]
hengice: bets $0.25
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
soon-a-fool: raises $0.25 to $0.75
hengice: calls $0.50
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $1
Betting is capped
soon-a-fool: calls $0.25
hengice: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [9c Qs 2c] [Jc]
hengice: checks
Silverfist: checks
soon-a-fool: bets $0.50
hengice: folds
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [9c Qs 2c Jc] [Kc]
Silverfist: checks
soon-a-fool: bets $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
soon-a-fool: shows [Ts Qc] (a flush, King high)
Silverfist: mucks hand
soon-a-fool collected $7.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.85 | Rake $0.35
Board [9c Qs 2c Jc Kc]
Seat 1: MilfTrapper folded before Flop
Seat 2: Duke323 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: hengice folded on the Turn
Seat 4: VirginiaGent folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Silverfist mucked [Ah Ad]
Seat 6: soon-a-fool (button) showed [Ts Qc] and won ($7.50) with a flush, King high
Seat 7: N2_D_Buzzsaw (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: gazkat (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: GJRTMC folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: BettyLou_TX folded before Flop (didn't bet)

AA2:

POKERSTARS GAME #3163009479: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 11:18:27 (ET)
Table 'Ceres' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Kronenberg ($7.20 in chips)
Seat 3: LN8268 ($7.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Ineversleep ($9.95 in chips)
Seat 5: MtgDoctor ($10.90 in chips)
Seat 6: chameleon37 ($11.40 in chips)
Seat 7: Silverfist ($19.45 in chips)
Seat 8: SpiritMeadow ($10.55 in chips)
Seat 9: 18KDogs ($41.80 in chips)
Seat 10: edmanz ($19 in chips)
edmanz: posts small blind $0.10
Kronenberg: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Ad As]
dagdog8 joins the table at seat #2
LN8268: folds
Ineversleep: calls $0.25
MtgDoctor: folds
chameleon37: folds
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
SpiritMeadow: folds
18KDogs: folds
edmanz: calls $0.40
Kronenberg: folds
Ineversleep: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [Td 9d 9c]
edmanz: bets $0.25
Ineversleep: folds
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
edmanz: raises $0.25 to $0.75
Silverfist: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [Td 9d 9c] [2c]
edmanz: bets $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [Td 9d 9c 2c] [Tc]
edmanz: bets $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
edmanz: shows [4s 9s] (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
Silverfist: mucks hand
edmanz collected $5 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.25 | Rake $0.25
Board [Td 9d 9c 2c Tc]
Seat 1: Kronenberg (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: LN8268 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Ineversleep folded on the Flop
Seat 5: MtgDoctor folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: chameleon37 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Silverfist mucked [Ad As]
Seat 8: SpiritMeadow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: 18KDogs (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: edmanz (small blind) showed [4s 9s] and won ($5) with a full house, Nines full of Tens

AA3:

POKERSTARS GAME #3161051928: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 02:18:25 (ET)
Table 'Libra V' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: GodMaster ($12.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Silverfist ($20.15 in chips)
Seat 3: wisniewski ($10.65 in chips)
Seat 4: rithmatic ($17.45 in chips)
Seat 5: HunglikeaBug ($6.25 in chips)
Seat 6: jomon ($11.10 in chips)
Seat 7: SARASBIGBOY ($9.05 in chips)
Seat 8: Leeradee ($28.10 in chips)
Seat 9: Stud Killer ($2 in chips)
Seat 10: Folksy ($18.90 in chips)
rithmatic: posts small blind $0.10
HunglikeaBug: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Ac Ah]
jomon: folds
SARASBIGBOY: calls $0.25
Leeradee: calls $0.25
Stud Killer: folds
Folksy: calls $0.25
GodMaster: folds
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
wisniewski: folds
rithmatic: folds
HunglikeaBug: calls $0.25
SARASBIGBOY: calls $0.25
Leeradee: calls $0.25
Folksy: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [5c Td 7s]
HunglikeaBug: checks
SARASBIGBOY: checks
Leeradee: checks
Folksy: checks
Silverfist: bets $0.25
HunglikeaBug: calls $0.25
SARASBIGBOY: calls $0.25
Leeradee: calls $0.25
Folksy: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [5c Td 7s] [6c]
HunglikeaBug: checks
SARASBIGBOY: checks
Leeradee: checks
Folksy: checks
Silverfist: bets $0.50
HunglikeaBug: calls $0.50
SARASBIGBOY: calls $0.50
Leeradee: folds
Folksy: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [5c Td 7s 6c] [5d]
HunglikeaBug: checks
SARASBIGBOY: checks
Folksy: bets $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.50
HunglikeaBug: folds
SARASBIGBOY: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Folksy: shows [4h 5h] (three of a kind, Fives)
Silverfist: mucks hand
Folksy collected $6.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.85 | Rake $0.30
Board [5c Td 7s 6c 5d]
Seat 1: GodMaster folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Silverfist mucked [Ac Ah]
Seat 3: wisniewski (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: rithmatic (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: HunglikeaBug (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 6: jomon folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SARASBIGBOY folded on the River
Seat 8: Leeradee folded on the Turn
Seat 9: Stud Killer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: Folksy showed [4h 5h] and won ($6.55) with three of a kind, Fives

QQ1:

POKERSTARS GAME #3163744073: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 13:10:08 (ET)
Table 'Innes' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: ascalia ($20.45 in chips)
Seat 2: IveyLeauger ($11.05 in chips)
Seat 3: Propelll4 ($13.55 in chips)
Seat 4: Vanemo ($19.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Dannicus78 ($5.35 in chips)
Seat 6: L.A. VIC ($4.25 in chips)
Seat 7: Silverfist ($19.65 in chips)
Seat 8: TXROPER1 ($16.05 in chips)
Seat 9: jerry-777 ($31.65 in chips)
jerry-777: posts small blind $0.10
ascalia: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Qs Qh]
IveyLeauger: calls $0.25
Propelll4: folds
Vanemo: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Dannicus78: folds
L.A. VIC: folds
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.75
xtll joins the table at seat #10
TXROPER1: folds
jerry-777: folds
ascalia: folds
IveyLeauger: calls $0.50
Vanemo: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [6h Ts 4d]
IveyLeauger: checks
Vanemo: checks
Silverfist: bets $0.25
IveyLeauger: calls $0.25
Vanemo: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [6h Ts 4d] [Kc]
IveyLeauger: checks
Vanemo: checks
Silverfist: bets $0.50
IveyLeauger: calls $0.50
Vanemo: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [6h Ts 4d Kc] [9d]
IveyLeauger: checks
Vanemo: checks
Silverfist: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
IveyLeauger: shows [Qd Kh] (a pair of Kings)
Vanemo: mucks hand
Silverfist: mucks hand
IveyLeauger collected $4.65 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.85 | Rake $0.20
Board [6h Ts 4d Kc 9d]
Seat 1: ascalia (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: IveyLeauger showed [Qd Kh] and won ($4.65) with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: Propelll4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Vanemo mucked [Jd Ad]
Seat 5: Dannicus78 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: L.A. VIC folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Silverfist mucked [Qs Qh]
Seat 8: TXROPER1 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: jerry-777 (small blind) folded before Flop

JJ1:

POKERSTARS GAME #3164230016: HOLD'EM LIMIT ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/11/26 - 14:13:35 (ET)
Table 'Innes' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ascalia ($17.55 in chips)
Seat 2: Texacostar ($12.25 in chips)
Seat 3: SpiritMeadow ($16.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Vanemo ($23.75 in chips)
Seat 5: beagledoo ($7.35 in chips)
Seat 6: pas321 ($7.20 in chips)
Seat 7: Silverfist ($16.30 in chips)
Seat 8: dbase22 ($3.35 in chips)
Seat 9: jerry-777 ($34.30 in chips)
Seat 10: daltondawg ($11.95 in chips)
dbase22: posts small blind $0.10
jerry-777: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Silverfist [Jc Js]
daltondawg: folds
ascalia: folds
Texacostar: folds
SpiritMeadow: calls $0.25
Vanemo: raises $0.25 to $0.50
beagledoo: folds
pas321: calls $0.50
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.75
dbase22: folds
jerry-777: folds
SpiritMeadow: folds
Vanemo: raises $0.25 to $1
Betting is capped
pas321: calls $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [9d 5c 3c]
Vanemo: bets $0.25
pas321: calls $0.25
Silverfist: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Vanemo: raises $0.25 to $0.75
pas321: calls $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [9d 5c 3c] [9s]
Vanemo: bets $0.50
pas321: folds
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [9d 5c 3c 9s] [Kc]
Vanemo: bets $0.50
Silverfist: calls $0.50
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Vanemo: shows [Ad Ah] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
Silverfist: mucks hand
Vanemo collected $7.50 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7.85 | Rake $0.35
Board [9d 5c 3c 9s Kc]
Seat 1: ascalia folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Texacostar folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: SpiritMeadow folded before Flop
Seat 4: Vanemo showed [Ad Ah] and won ($7.50) with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 5: beagledoo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: pas321 folded on the Turn
Seat 7: Silverfist (button) mucked [Jc Js]
Seat 8: dbase22 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: jerry-777 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: daltondawg folded before Flop (didn't bet)

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