I've been having a good week. Here's two hands that really helped me out. Notes following each hand:


Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $576
UTG+1: $891.20
MP1: $861.10
Hero: $440.85
MP3: $600
CO: $303.45
Button: $105
SB: $948.75
BB: $556.85

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with 8 8
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $6 (pot was $9), MP1 folds, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, Button calls $18 (pot was $33), 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $12 (pot was $51).

Flop: 5 T 8 ($63, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: 7 ($63, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets $24, Hero raises to $54, Button folds, UTG+1 raises to $126, Hero calls $72 (pot was $243).

River: 5 ($315, 2 players)
UTG+1 bets $306, Hero calls all-in $296.85.
Uncalled bets: $9.15 returned to UTG+1.

Results:
Final pot: $908.7
UTG+1 showed 2d 2s
Hero showed 8h 8c

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not sure why this guy paid me off. I guess I had a terrible rep with him. Gotta love it!
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Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $556
UTG+1: $900.85
CO: $580
Button: $361.60
Hero: $209.90
BB: $261.30

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with Q J
2 folds, CO raises to $16, Button folds, Hero calls $14 (pot was $22), BB folds.

Flop: 4 9 T ($36, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $24, Hero calls $24 (pot was $60).

Turn: Q ($84, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $48, Hero raises all-in $169.9, CO calls $121.9 (pot was $301.9).

River: 5 ($423.8, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $423.8)


Results:
Final pot: $423.8
Hero showed Qc Jc
CO mucks Jh Tc

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got a little lucky here. Wasn't sure I had the best hand, but felt I could move him off his hand, something like KQ, and I had my draw to fall back on.
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I have posted a few hands that I played the last week that really bother me. I'll comment after each hand. Please leave any comments if you have some suggestions!

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Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $228
Hero: $293.25
MP1: $293.20
CO: $597
Button: $524.55
SB: $594
BB: $285.70

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is UTG+1 with A J
UTG calls $6 (pot was $9), Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, Button calls $18 (pot was $33), SB folds, BB calls $12 (pot was $51), UTG calls $12 (pot was $63).

Flop: A K 9 ($75, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $36, Button folds, BB raises to $72, UTG folds, Hero calls $36 (pot was $183).

Turn: 5 ($219, 2 players)
BB bets $76, Hero calls $76 (pot was $295).

River: K ($371, 2 players)
BB bets $36, Hero raises all-in $127.25, BB calls all-in $83.7.
Uncalled bets: $7.55 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $610.4
Hero showed As Jd
BB showed Th Ks
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On this hand i was a bit loose but this guy was crazy aggressive and he was making moves on me all session. I really thought I had him up until the river.
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Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $612.25
UTG+1: $279
CO: $167.65
Button: $234.55
SB: $228.30
BB: $179.35

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with 3 3
Hero calls $6 (pot was $9), UTG+1 folds, CO calls $6 (pot was $15), Button folds, SB calls $3 (pot was $21), BB checks.

Flop: 6 J 3 ($24, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $18, Hero calls $18 (pot was $42), CO raises to $36, 2 folds, Hero raises all-in $606.25, CO calls all-in $125.65.
Uncalled bets: $444.6 returned to Hero.

Turn: 5 ($221.65, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $365.3)


River: Q ($221.65, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $365.3)


Results:
Final pot: $221.65
Hero showed 3c 3s
CO showed Jh Js

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probably don't push if he wasn't short stacked, but then again I probably just lose more on my set over set. What bothers me here is that I was setting this dunk up for the kill and then I get cold decked!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $635.40
UTG+1: $99
MP1: $1494.85
MP2: $884.70
MP3: $3330.10
CO: $181.40
Hero: $282.90
SB: $672
BB: $1815.35

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with K A
UTG calls $6 (pot was $9), 5 folds, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, UTG calls $12 (pot was $33).

Flop: 6 A 4 ($45, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $24, UTG calls $24 (pot was $69).

Turn: 8 ($93, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $54, UTG raises to $108, Hero calls $54 (pot was $255).

River: 9 ($309, 2 players)
UTG bets $108, Hero calls $108 (pot was $417).

Results:
Final pot: $525
UTG showed 5s 7d



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this is the worst of the group. This guy is a suck-out artist and he keeps on getting me with crappy hands like this. Not sure how i kept from breaking my monitor when I saw his hand.