Some hands of note from this week.

Hand 1:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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BB (t25655)
UTG (t21438)
UTG+1 (t28550)
Hero (t21431)
MP2 (t64513)
CO (t79154)
Button (t70766)
SB (t34906)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, T.
2 folds, Hero raises to t21231, 4 folds, BB calls t19231.

Flop: (t41862) Q, J, T (2 players)

Turn: (t41862) 6 (2 players)

River: (t41862) 4 (2 players)

Final Pot: t41862

Results in white below:
BB has 6h 6c (three of a kind, sixes).
Hero has As Tc (one pair, tens).
Outcome: BB wins t41862.


Hand 2:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP2 (t5660)
MP3 (t3660)
CO (t6890)
Button (t5275)
SB (t2365)
BB (t6940)
UTG (t13624)
Hero (t1375)
MP1 (t8430)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 9, 9.
1 fold, Hero raises to t1375, 6 folds, BB calls t1175.

Flop: (t2850) 8, 6, 3 (2 players)

Turn: (t2850) J (2 players)

River: (t2850) 2 (2 players)

Final Pot: t2850

Results in white below:
BB has 4d Ad (flush, ace high).
Hero has 9h 9d (one pair, nines).
Outcome: BB wins t2850.


Hand 3:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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Button (t10510)
SB (t15657)
BB (t13371)
UTG (t9991)
UTG+1 (t3110)
MP1 (t9675)
MP2 (t49908)
MP3 (t23620)
Hero (t10230)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, 9.
UTG raises to t1200, 4 folds, Hero calls t1200, 3 folds.

Flop: (t2800) 9, 3, T (2 players)
UTG bets t1600, Hero calls t1600.

Turn: (t6000) 8 (2 players)
UTG bets t4000, Hero raises to t7380, UTG calls t3141 (All-In).

River: (t20521) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t20282

Results in white below:
UTG has Qd Qh (straight, queen high).
Hero has 9s 9h (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: UTG wins t20282.


Hand 4:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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CO ($33.45)
Button ($10.20)
Hero ($82.80)
BB ($31.05)
UTG ($55.70)
UTG+1 ($44.60)
MP1 ($32.25)
MP2 ($15.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, A.
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, 1 fold, UTG calls $2, MP1 raises to $4.5, Hero raises to $10, UTG folds, MP1 raises to $19.5, Hero raises to $90.3, MP1 calls $16.75 (All-In).

Flop: ($75.50) Q, 5, T (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($75.50) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($75.50) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $75.50

Results in white below:
MP1 doesn't show.
Hero has Kh Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $129.55.


Comments:

There are few things that piss me off more than when these idiots get rewarded for making stupid calls in a tournament. Hand 1 I figure there is about a 40% chance I'm dominating them with an overpair, a 40% chance we're flipping and a 20% chance they're dominating me with a higher pair. To me that is a stupid call for your tournament life. Hand 2 is not as bad given the stack and blind sizes, but it is still not a call I would make without a good read. My image at the table is uber-tight, chances are I have 55-KK or an Ax better than A4. Either way I'm a 2:1 favorite, so again this is a really loose and risky call. Hand 3 = barf. 6 outers FTL, LOL Documents. Hand 4 villain was a 71/34 drunken moron that decided to shove in his stack with Q2o. Table selection is nice.