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[davebreal]

$5 rebuy... accumulation!!!

PokerStars (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of 150.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls 6550 (All-In), MP3 calls, Button calls.

Turn: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets 9885 (All-In)</font>, Button calls 5336 (All-In).

River: 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players, 3 all-in)</font>

Final Pot:

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 4c Ac 7d Jd (Low: 7, 4, 3, 2, A | High: flush, ace high).
MP1 has Js Ah Ad 8c (High: three of a kind, aces).
MP3 has Jc Qc Qd 8d (High: flush, queen high).
Button doesn't show Kd 5c 7h Kc.
Outcome: MP3 wins . Hero wins . </font>

[bbartlog]

Played the 9:30 nightly PLO8 tournament about a dozen times and only cashed once previously (in 18th, meh). But last night I finally made the final table and took 5th [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
$100 in winnings in will just about cover the two-buyin pasting I took at the $0.50PLO8 cash games...

[I dunno]

Nice, I played my first PL08 tourney in a while last night and finished right on the buble. Go big or go home meant I went home. I was surprised how easy it was to steal in the middle and late part of the tourney. Anyone else notice this or was I just lucky to be at a weak table?

[bbartlog]

It did seem like the play was pretty passive. But this could be because a lot of people would call down with not much (at least early on), which discourages bluffing. I noticed in reviewing stats when there were about 30 players left (right around the bubble) that I had won 17/21 pots on showdown and only 2 pots without showdown; in cash games those numbers are normally about equal for me.
Anyway, stealing did become easier around that point, and the number of pots won without showdown started to rise dramatically. When I went out I'm pretty sure I had stolen more blinds (in terms of chip value) than anyone else in the tourney up to that point.

[I dunno]

I literally laughed out loud at this.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha/8, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG ($47.85)
MP ($8.90)
CO ($9.30)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($38.65)</font>
<font color="#C00000">SB ($16.50)</font>
BB ($9.35)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.25, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $0.5</font>, MP calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.25.

Flop: ($2) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.25</font>, MP folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.65</font>, SB calls $2.65, BB folds.

Turn: ($7.55) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $7.2</font>, SB calls $7.20.

River: ($21.95) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $6.15 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $6.15.

Final Pot: $34.25

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 5c Ad Qs 7d (High: four of a kind, fives).
SB has Ks 2d 6d 3c (Low: 6, 5, 3, 2, A | High: full house, fives full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins $17.12. SB wins $17.12. </font>

One of the better dry nut flush bluffs I've seen.

[I dunno]

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha/8, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">Button ($18.15)</font>
SB ($12.25)
BB ($4.10)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($24)</font>
UTG+1 ($47.30)
MP1 ($21.60)
MP2 ($28.90)
<font color="#C00000">MP3 ($24.30)</font>
CO ($4.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.85</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Button calls $0.85, SB calls $0.75, BB calls $0.60.

Flop: ($3.40) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.75</font>, Button calls $1.75, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($6.90) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6.6</font>, Button calls $6.60.

River: ($20.10) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $5.75</font>, Button calls $5.75.

Final Pot: $31.60

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Qs Ac Jc Ah (High: full house, aces full of tens).
MP3 doesn't show.
Button has Ks Ts 9d 2d (High: four of a kind, tens).
Outcome: Button wins $31.60. </font>

Notice he/she still had like another 5 or ten bucks left when she just CALLED on the river.

[I dunno]

This is for you Dave. Clearly reraising A2 hands is a standard winning play.

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha/8, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">UTG ($15.50)</font>
MP ($17.55)
CO ($21.15)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($29.15)</font>
SB ($23.70)
BB ($39.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.85</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.85, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $10.2</font>, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $20.75</font>, UTG calls $5.30 (All-In).

Flop: ($37.45) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: ($37.45) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($37.45) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $37.45

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has 2d Ad Jc 9h (High: full house, nines full of jacks).
Hero has Ac 5c Ah Kh (High: two pair, aces and nines).
Outcome: UTG wins $32.20. Hero wins $5.25. </font>