round two...

HAND FOUR:at what point can you drop this? is this a good spot to gamble...triple up? my hand keeps improving with a very strong redraw. i knew i was behind until river...thought i may have sucked out.

i dont feel bad about gambling here, but it cost me a stack. if the heart hits, i know i have 2 stacks in my pocket...a $100 swing.

please help with this one...i feel somewhat justified, but still feel like the donkey when they dont work out. i only do this rarely for stacks. i usually bail before it gets too ugly, but i kept improving, if only slightly...the board, and my desire, trapped me here.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB ($28.85)
UTG ($29.70)
UTG+1 ($24.80)
MP1 ($79.50)
MP2 ($46.60)
MP3 ($33.05)
Hero ($36.55)
Button ($4.30)
SB ($20.15)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K, Q.
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.75, UTG+1 folds.
i raise lightish to "sweeten the pot" for a potential big hand.

Flop: ($3.50) 7, J, 6 (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $2.5, SB raises to $7, UTG calls $7, Hero calls $4.50.
two overs, a strong flush draw, and a backdoor straight draw...you bet your ass i bet/call with another in the pot. i know my overs are weak/dead, but i got like 10-12 outs here by my count(9 flush, 1bd str8, and 2ish overs). this aggression is either a set, TPTK afraid of the draws/action, or overpair/weak 2 pair? with both wanting action, i know i got potential here...but it will be expensive.

Turn: ($24.50) Q (3 players)
SB bets $12.15 (All-In), UTG calls $12.15, Hero calls $12.15.
not what i was looking for, but i did improve. i shouldnt count this as improvement, but i did, and figure i have TKGK with a 2nd nut redraw...it was the redraw i was playing, and the possibility of the K/Q hitting to give me a great chance at best hand with stacks in. still 12ish outs, but dont want to shove just yet. besides...the first guy is done (AI) and the second has me covered with a $12 push into a $24 pot...AND A CALLER, TOO, how do you fold out now? and i have zero FE in this pot anyway...my only option, call and decide how scary the river is to save a potential $9...but not likely with minimal improvement..i'd have to whiff the river completely at this point.

River: ($60.95) Q (3 players, 1 all-in)
UTG bets $9.55 (All-In), Hero calls $9.55.
dammit. now i am somewhat often best here, but to this action, i'm prolly not. but into a $60 pot, for $10 more, i'm committed...dammit.

Final Pot: $80.05

Results in white below:
SB has Ah As (two pair, aces and queens).
UTG has 6s 6d (full house, sixes full of queens).
Hero has Kh Qh (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: UTG wins $80.05.

i understand the 66. i hate this when the trips commit you to river call into a boat...but the AA? c'mon. wheres the RR, buddy? you cant be that confident on this board. even i'm not that stupid.


HAND FIVE:combo draw i figure to have 12 outs or 48% odds. raise good here? but, i figure to drop to the paired board...just not working out so far...or spewy?

also, last big hand made me think, "oh no, not again...dont make another huge mistake." i know you need to treat every situation completely separately, but thats not so easy when you lost a stack you could have easily won.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($19.15)
BB ($16.85)
UTG ($20.35)
UTG+1 ($22.60)
MP1 ($26.20)
MP2 ($26.10)
Hero ($23.95)
CO ($5)
Button ($27.45)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with T, K.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 raises to $1, Hero calls $1, 4 folds, MP1 folds.
i call here feeling i will have position and MP1 will call, too. oops.

Flop: ($2.60) A, 3, Q (2 players)
MP2 bets $2.5, Hero raises to $5.5, MP2 calls $3.
spewy raise/semibluff? the villain is TAG. folding a lot to 3bet type lines. figured it was a good place for a shot, and had 12 outs backing me up. doubt my K is good. just playing for str8 or flush as best hand. put him squarely on the A.

Turn: ($13.60) A (2 players)
MP2 bets $19.6 (All-In), Hero folds.
i raised flop, and he leads out? he made a great bet here. the only thing, imo, that calls this is a set that went full...which takes balls to make the bet in the face of a flop raise, if he isnt ready for a caller.

Final Pot: $-6

Results in white below:
No showdown. MP2 wins $33.20.


HAND SIX: finally, get one back. thats the only reason i show it. i love sets.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($21.95)
Button ($23.85)
SB ($87.25)
BB ($25.55)
UTG ($25)
MP ($26.20)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 2, 2.
2 folds, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.75) 9, 2, J (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.75, Hero raises to $1.5, SB folds, BB raises to $4.25, Hero raises to $21.7, BB calls $17.45.
QUACK-FRIGGIN-QUACK, biotch

Turn: ($44.15) T (2 players)

River: ($44.15) A (2 players)

Final Pot: $44.15

Results in white below:
BB has Jh 9s (two pair, jacks and nines).
Hero has 2h 2d (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: Hero wins $44.15.


all for round two.