After losing my first two games today to decent players, I then went 2-2 against a total moron who was potting almost every street no matter what, and kept hitting with junk hands. I took a break, calmed down... and now this. Bloody four outer calling a check-push on the turn with AK high. On the turn, I was 75% sure I was up against A high and that he read my flop lead as "I have nothing, and I think you have nothing too." Having picked up a flush draw to go with my middle pair, I chose check-raise on the turn to extract value from that kind of situation, take a free card if he wants to let me, and to maximize the chances of making him fold a weak Jack, though given that he called with AK, I guess there was no chance of that.

And the asshole declined the rematch.

Full Tilt Poker Game #10466430209: $30 + $1.50 Heads Up Sit & Go (79093118), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 10:15:05 ET - 2009/02/06
Seat 1: KobEe23 (1,765)
Seat 2: Xopods (1,235)
KobEe23 posts the small blind of 15
Xopods posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [9h 6h]
KobEe23 raises to 90
Xopods calls 60
*** FLOP *** [Jh 4s 9c]
Xopods bets 120
KobEe23 calls 120
*** TURN *** [Jh 4s 9c] [7h]
Xopods checks
KobEe23 bets 270
Xopods raises to 1,025, and is all in
KobEe23 calls 755
Xopods shows [9h 6h]
KobEe23 shows [Ks As]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 4s 9c 7h] [Ad]
Xopods shows a pair of Nines
KobEe23 shows a pair of Aces
KobEe23 wins the pot (2,470) with a pair of Aces
Xopods stands up
KobEe23 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,470 | Rake 0
Board: [Jh 4s 9c 7h Ad]
Seat 1: KobEe23 (small blind) showed [Ks As] and won (2,470) with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: Xopods (big blind) showed [9h 6h] and lost with a pair of Nines

Oh well.

Hmmm... not impressed by that guy, I guess. How about this guy, then? (I was almost sure he had A high... apparently I was wrong)

Seat 1: MrBrenso (1,570)
Seat 2: Xopods (1,430)
Xopods posts the small blind of 10
MrBrenso posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [7c 7d]
Xopods raises to 60
MrBrenso calls 40
*** FLOP *** [Qc 5c Qh]
MrBrenso checks
Xopods checks
*** TURN *** [Qc 5c Qh] [5d]
MrBrenso checks
Xopods bets 120
MrBrenso calls 120
*** RIVER *** [Qc 5c Qh 5d] [Th]
MrBrenso checks
Xopods bets 100
MrBrenso calls 100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xopods shows [7c 7d] two pair, Queens and Sevens
MrBrenso shows [2c Tc] two pair, Queens and Tens
MrBrenso wins the pot (560) with two pair, Queens and Tens

Why don't you cbet QQ5?

Originally Posted by MJPerry

Why don't you cbet QQ5?

Because donks always raise cbets on paired flops and I didn't want to play any guessing games. Also, because donks always bluff the river if the hand gets checked down, unless they have A high, in which case they check/call.

Anyway, I'm feeling better now. I found one uberdonk willing to rematch me over and over... I went like 7-2 against him or something, and in maybe an hour and a half, got back all the money I lost on my bad streak this morning.

Both of the games he won, the critical hand was one where I had top and bottom two pair against his middle pair and we raised back and forth all in on the flop... first time, he hit trips, second time, a better two pair. I think the only time in all our games that the money went in when I was behind, I had TPGK against his bottom two pair on a low board.

A couple of examples of the kind of player this guy was... even if your whole bankroll is only $31.50, I'd suggest playing this guy if you see him waiting for a game (just don't try to bluff him!):

Xopods posts the small blind of 10
Kostagis posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [Tc 6h]
Xopods calls 10
Kostagis raises to 40
Xopods calls 20
*** FLOP *** [6s Ts Td]
Kostagis bets 20
Xopods raises to 140
Kostagis raises to 260
Xopods calls 120
*** TURN *** [6s Ts Td] [Qc]
Kostagis has 15 seconds left to act
Kostagis bets 300
Xopods calls 300
*** RIVER *** [6s Ts Td Qc] [3s]
Kostagis has 15 seconds left to act
Kostagis bets 120
Xopods raises to 880, and is all in
Kostagis has 15 seconds left to act
Kostagis calls 760
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xopods shows [Tc 6h] a full house, Tens full of Sixes
Kostagis mucks [9h Qd] - two pair, Queens and Tens

Seat 1: Kostagis (1,400)
Seat 2: Xopods (1,600)
Kostagis posts the small blind of 10
Xopods posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [Jh Th]
Kostagis raises to 40
Xopods calls 20
*** FLOP *** [2h Kd 9h]
Xopods checks
Kostagis bets 20
Xopods calls 20
*** TURN *** [2h Kd 9h] [Ah]
Xopods bets 60
Kostagis calls 60
*** RIVER *** [2h Kd 9h Ah] [5d]
Xopods bets 160
Kostagis raises to 1,280, and is all in
Xopods calls 1,120
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Kostagis shows [Kh Ks] three of a kind, Kings
Xopods shows [Jh Th] a flush, Ace high
Xopods wins the pot (2,800) with a flush, Ace high

Oh, this was a good one (no longer steaming... but this one is particularly good):

Seat 1: Xopods (1,050)
Seat 2: RED_23_M22 (1,950)
RED_23_M22 posts the small blind of 20
Xopods posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [Ac Ad]
RED_23_M22 calls 20
Xopods raises to 120
RED_23_M22 calls 80
*** FLOP *** [4h As Jh]
Xopods bets 160
RED_23_M22 raises to 680
Xopods raises to 930, and is all in
RED_23_M22 calls 250
Xopods shows [Ac Ad]
RED_23_M22 shows [Kd Td]
*** TURN *** [4h As Jh] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [4h As Jh Qs] [8s]
Xopods shows three of a kind, Aces
RED_23_M22 shows a straight, Ace high
RED_23_M22 wins the pot (2,100) with a straight, Ace high

Another gem:

Seat 1: Xopods (2,260)
Seat 2: ridge888 (740)
Xopods posts the small blind of 15
ridge888 posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Xopods [9c Qh]
Xopods calls 15
ridge888 checks
*** FLOP *** [6h 3h 9h]
ridge888 checks
Xopods bets 60
ridge888 calls 60
*** TURN *** [6h 3h 9h] [8d]
ridge888 checks
Xopods bets 120
ridge888 calls 120
*** RIVER *** [6h 3h 9h 8d] [4s]
ridge888 checks
Xopods checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Xopods shows [9c Qh] a pair of Nines
ridge888 shows [3d 8c] two pair, Eights and Threes
ridge888 wins the pot (420) with two pair, Eights and Threes

[ ] 4 outer with AK high

This is all typical for online. I play lots of MTTs and seen all of this plenty. Keep playing good and tell the poker gods to fuck off when this happens.

Originally Posted by ponceD

This is all typical for online. I play lots of MTTs and seen all of this plenty. Keep playing good and tell the poker gods to fuck off when this happens.

Oh yeah... one or two in a day is perfectly normal and doesn't bother me. You see a lot more at Heads Up too, since people do have to make loose calls. It isn't always entirely their fault, though these are (bottom pair 8 kicker and no heart on a heart flush board? Come on... this was the second time I saw that guy do it, too! I guess he assumes that flop bets on a flush board are because you don't have a heart and want to take the pot down before another comes out).

Anyway, I'm okay with it now... it was just annoying because there were a LOT yesterday. At least another four less interesting ones that I didn't bother posting. If even a couple of those games had turned out the "right" way, it would have been a +120$ day instead of a break-even one.

However, I know from experience that there will also be days that everything goes right. One day at the 10$ games, I decided I was just going to play a few games in the morning, "until I lose one." Well, I ended up playing all day, since I won 17 straight. Now I just need to do that at $30

Originally Posted by WotaWaster

[x] 4 outer with AK high

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