Hand of the day

...because we just love quads!

partypoker - 0/0 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

SB: 79.62 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
Hero (BB): 25.89 BB
UTG: 74.03 BB (VPIP: 26.57, PFR: 19.61, 3Bet Preflop: 7.32, Hands: 207)
CO: 30.28 BB (VPIP: 15.28, PFR: 13.04, 3Bet Preflop: 10.71, Hands: 72)
BTN: 35.01 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 20)

5 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.11 BB) Hero has A♣ K:h
UTG raises to 2.1 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 25.77 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 23.67 BB

Flop : (52.65 BB, 2 players) 7♣ K♦ K♠

Turn : (52.65 BB, 2 players) 8♦

River : (52.65 BB, 2 players) K♣

UTG shows Q♥ A♥ (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 29%, Flop 2%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows A♣ K♥ (Four of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 71%, Flop 98%, Turn 100%)

Hero wins 52.65 BB

The most worthless straight flush ever

The nonsense-full-house

partypoker - 500/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 110.47 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 14)
BTN: 84.16 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 12)
SB: 82.1 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
Hero (BB): 114.53 BB
UTG: 99.63 BB (VPIP: 27.92, PFR: 20.78, 3Bet Preflop: 4.84, Hands: 156)
UTG+1: 102.6 BB (VPIP: 24.24, PFR: 19.35, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
MP: 97.53 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
MP+1: 103.38 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has J♣ 8♠
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop : (7 BB, 2 players) 8♣ K♣ K♦
SB bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB

Turn : (14 BB, 2 players) 8♦
SB bets 10.5 BB, Hero calls 10.5 BB

River : (35 BB, 2 players) K♠
SB checks, Hero bets 97.4 BB and is all-in, SB calls 64.98 BB and is all-in

SB shows 9♥ 8♥ (Full House, Kings full of Eights)
(Pre 33%, Flop 28%, Turn 50%)

Hero shows J♣ 8♠ (Full House, Kings full of Eights)
(Pre 67%, Flop 72%, Turn 50%)

Hero wins 32.43 BB
SB wins 82.48 BB
Hero wins 82.48 BB

UTG w/ 6♦:2♣: and less than the ante -- how much hope can there be?

PokerStars - 6000/12000 Ante 1500 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 2,213,431 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG+1: 98,334 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
UTG+2: 327,425 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP: 169,848 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
MP+1: 327,928 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
CO: 38,416 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
BTN: 165,763 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero (UTG): 1,355

7 players post ante of 1,500, Hero posts ante 1,355 and is all-in, BB posts BB 12,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 23,855) Hero has 6♦:2♣:

UTG+1 raises to 96,834 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 84,834

Flop: (205,523, 3 players) T♠:9♥:7♠:

Turn: (205,523, 3 players) 8♠:

River: (205,523, 3 players) K♥:

BB shows 9♦:A♣: (One Pair, Nines)

Main Pot [10,840]: (Pre 24%, Flop 9%, Turn 6%)
Side Pot#1 [194,683]: (Pre 29%, Flop 10%, Turn 13%)

UTG+1 shows T♣:A♥: (One Pair, Tens)

Main Pot [10,840]: (Pre 47%, Flop 74%, Turn 6%)
Side Pot#1 [194,683]: (Pre 72%, Flop 90%, Turn 87%)

Hero shows 6♦:2♣: (Straight, Ten High)

Main Pot [10,840]: (Pre 28%, Flop 18%, Turn 89%)

UTG+1 wins 194,683
Hero wins 10,840

Just enough I guess...

Yeah, but check the game type!

Quads, how nice - but wrong game!

All-in bluff?

Originally posted by Harrier88
All-in bluff?

Not this time !
VS

No Comment

PokerStars - 15/30 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 660 (VPIP: 58.33, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
Hero (SB): 840

Hero posts SB 15, BB posts BB 30

Pre Flop: (pot: 45) Hero has 6♥ A♣

Hero raises to 60, BB calls 30

Flop: (120, 2 players) T♣ 9♣ 8♣
BB checks, Hero bets 60, BB calls 60

Turn: (240, 2 players) 7♣
BB checks, Hero bets 140, BB raises to 540 and is all-in, Hero calls 400

River: (1,320, 2 players) J♣

BB shows 7♥ Q♣ (Straight Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 29%, Turn 3%)
Hero shows 6♥ A♣ (Straight Flush, Jack High)
(Pre 60%, Flop 71%, Turn 97%)
BB wins 1,320

Oh my goodness, Harrier! Many years ago when I was playing CG on Stars I lost with a straight-flush vs royal flush.

How beautyful is that?

partypoker - 40/80 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

BTN: 37.02 BB (VPIP: 26.46, PFR: 10.19, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 240)
SB: 25.47 BB (VPIP: 36.18, PFR: 28.70, 3Bet Preflop: 7.69, Hands: 253)
BB: 35.82 BB (VPIP: 34.09, PFR: 6.82, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 48)
Hero (CO): 14.17 BB

4 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.75 BB) Hero has T♣ J♣
Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop : (5.75 BB, 2 players) Q♣ 7♠ 2♣
BB checks, Hero bets 2.3 BB, BB calls 2.3 BB

Turn : (10.35 BB, 2 players) A♣
BB checks, Hero bets 4.14 BB, BB calls 4.14 BB

River : (18.62 BB, 2 players) K♣
BB checks, Hero bets 5.17 BB and is all-in, BB calls 5.17 BB

BB shows Q♥ 5♣ (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 51%, Flop 63%, Turn 0%)

Hero shows T♣ J♣ (Royal Flush)
(Pre 49%, Flop 37%, Turn 100%)

Hero wins 28.97 BB

Quads? Quads!? Pffft -- we're done with mere quads -- wtg, wp and you even got paid off!

Quads with benefits

Here's how it played out...

What's amusing about this hand is what hand BTN thought was worth calling a flop all-in

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 50/100 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 905 (0.00/0.00/0.00/18 (V/P/3/H)
UTG: 17,626 (0.00/0.00/0.00/2 (V/P/3/H)
UTG+1: 3,892 (22.22/11.11/0.00/9 (V/P/3/H)
MP: 755 (0.00/0.00/0.00/18 (V/P/3/H)
MP+1: 580
MP+2: 5,898 (100.00/0.00/0.00/1 (V/P/3/H)
CO: 4,050 (33.33/5.56/16.67/18 (V/P/3/H)
BTN: 6,752 (50.00/11.11/0.00/18 (V/P/3/H)
Hero (SB): 6,331

9 players post ante of 10, Hero posts SB 50, BB posts BB 100

Pre Flop: (pot: 240) Hero has K♠:A♠:

UTG calls 100, UTG+1 calls 100, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN calls 100, Hero raises to 500, fold, UTG calls 400, UTG+1 calls 400, BTN calls 400

Flop: (2,190, 4 players) A♣:K♥:4♣:
Hero bets 997, UTG raises to 17,116 and is all-in, fold, BTN calls 6,242 and is all-in, Hero calls 4,824 and is all-in

Turn: (20,495, 3 players) 3♠:

River: (20,495, 3 players) 7♠:

I hadn't played this for a long while. As a welcome back present, I hit a 97:1 draw and get paid the max post-draw

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.20 - 3 players

BB: $5.91
Button: $1.49
SB: $10.31 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: ($0.15) 2♥:J♦:8♦:J♠:A♦: (3 players)
Button folds, Hero raises to $0.20, BB raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.10

First Draw: ($0.60) (2 players)
Hero discards 3, BB discards 3,
J♦:J♠: || J♣:9♣:9♦:
Hero bets $0.20, BB raises to $0.40, Hero raises to $0.60, BB raises to $0.80, Hero calls $0.20

BB showed K♠:T♣:2♣:K♥:K♣:, three of a kind, Kings
Hero showed J♣:J♦:9♣:J♠:9♦:, a full house, Jacks full of Nines
Hero won $2.10
(Rake: $0.10)

Macho-Jacks

partypoker - 0/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

CO: 68.56 BB (VPIP: 55.56, PFR: 1.89, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 55)
BTN: 120.34 BB (VPIP: 13.16, PFR: 7.89, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 38)
Hero (SB): 95.48 BB
BB: 149.61 BB (VPIP: 28.95, PFR: 13.16, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
UTG: 35.89 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
UTG+1: 32.66 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 6.15, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 66)
MP: 49.17 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

7 players post ante of 0 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.29 BB) Hero has J♣ J♦
UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 raises to 2.5 BB, fold, CO calls 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, UTG raises to 35.78 BB and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 30.05 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 23.78 BB

Flop : (108.4 BB, 3 players) 8♣ 7♣ 9♠

Turn : (108.4 BB, 3 players) T♥

River : (108.4 BB, 3 players) T♦

Hero shows J♣ J♦ (Straight, Jack High)

Main Pot [101.94 BB]: (Pre 17%, Flop 15%, Turn 95%)
Side Pot [6.45 BB]: (Pre 71%, Flop 68%, Turn 98%)

UTG shows T♣ A♦ (Three of a Kind, Tens)

Main Pot [101.94 BB]: (Pre 24%, Flop 31%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot [6.45 BB]: (Pre 29%, Flop 32%, Turn 2%)

UTG+1 shows Q♦ Q♣ (Two Pair, Queens and Tens)

Main Pot [101.94 BB]: (Pre 58%, Flop 54%, Turn 5%)

Hero wins 6.45 BB
Hero wins 101.94 BB

I streamed some FL $1/$2 5-Card Draw today, and had a player on my right playing over 60% of hands, and stealing even more than that.
I was pretty sure that drawing or would give me the pot, but I got a wee bit better than that...

Cows play poker with cow chips
PokerStars Limit 5 Card Draw $1/$2 - 5 players

Button: $21.46
SB: $49.98
BB: $57.87 (Hero)
UTG: $70.14
CO: $40.44

Dealing Hands: ($1.50) 9♦:5♦:A♥:K♣:Q♠: (5 players)
3 folds, SB raises to $2, Hero calls $1

First Draw: ($4.00) (2 players)
SB discards 3, Hero discards 2,
A♥:K♣:Q♠: || T♠:J♠:
SB checks, Hero bets $2, SB calls $2

SB mucked Q♦:2♣:8♣:J♦:Q♣:
, a pair of Queens
Hero showed T♠:J♠:A♥:K♣:Q♠:, a straight, Ten to Ace
Hero won $7.68
(Rake: $0.32)

How to crack Aces with Jacks AIPF 3-way for your last 4 BB

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 6,000/12,000 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 276,450 (31.03/10.34/0.00/31 (V/P/3/H)
SB: 21,550 (21.43/7.69/8.33/42 (V/P/3/H)
BB: 216,825 (25.00/12.50/0.00/8 (V/P/3/H)
UTG: 30,125 (9.68/0.00/0.00/32 (V/P/3/H)
Hero (UTG+1): 53,275
MP: 165,925 (37.93/27.59/0.00/32 (V/P/3/H)
MP+1: 7,550 (0.00/0.00/0.00/8 (V/P/3/H)
CO: 278,300 (31.03/7.14/9.09/29 (V/P/3/H)

8 players post ante of 1,200, SB posts SB 6,000, BB posts BB 12,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 27,600) Hero has J♥:J♠:

UTG raises to 28,925 and is all-in, Hero calls 28,925, MP raises to 164,725 and is all-in, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 23,150 and is all-in

Flop: (160,675, 3 players) K♥:8♠:K♦:

Turn: (160,675, 3 players) J♦:

River: (160,675, 3 players) J♣:

UTG shows T♣:K♣: (Full House, Kings full of Jacks)

Main Pot [114,375]: (Pre 14%, Flop 84%, Turn 17%)

Hero shows J♥:J♠: (Four of a Kind, Jacks)

Main Pot [114,375]: (Pre 17%, Flop 7%, Turn 79%)
Side Pot#1 [46,300]: (Pre 19%, Flop 9%, Turn 93%)

MP shows A♥:A♣: (Two Pair, Aces and Kings)

Main Pot [114,375]: (Pre 69%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
Side Pot#1 [46,300]: (Pre 81%, Flop 91%, Turn 7%)

Hero wins 160,675

Funny Aces

partypoker - 525/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 49.7 BB (VPIP: 13.92, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 6.52, Hands: 159)
UTG: 72.85 BB (VPIP: 53.54, PFR: 21.26, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 128)
MP: 73.7 BB (VPIP: 20.11, PFR: 15.12, 3Bet Preflop: 6.78, Hands: 175)
Hero (CO): 153.96 BB
BTN: 89.3 BB (VPIP: 15.89, PFR: 9.33, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 151)
SB: 102.79 BB (VPIP: 47.27, PFR: 10.91, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 55)

6 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.13 BB) Hero has A♠ A♥

UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, fold, UTG raises to 15.5 BB, Hero calls 6.5 BB

Flop: (33.13 BB, 2 players) T♥ Q♥ 5♠
UTG bets 16.56 BB, Hero raises to 138.35 BB and is all-in, UTG calls 40.68 BB and is all-in

Turn: (147.61 BB, 2 players) 5♦

River: (147.61 BB, 2 players) 8♦

UTG shows A♣ A♦ (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)
Hero shows A♠ A♥ (Two Pair, Aces and Fives)
(Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)
Hero wins 81.11 BB
UTG wins 73.81 BB
Hero wins 73.81 BB

How to make gold out of trash

partypoker - 0/0 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 15.33 BB (VPIP: 19.43, PFR: 12.07, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 177)
SB: 13.86 BB (VPIP: 18.95, PFR: 9.57, 3Bet Preflop: 2.86, Hands: 95)
Hero (BB): 101.67 BB
UTG: 101.77 BB (VPIP: 57.14, PFR: 10.20, 3Bet Preflop: 4.88, Hands: 100)
UTG+1: 117.65 BB (VPIP: 43.35, PFR: 11.35, 3Bet Preflop: 3.45, Hands: 237)
MP: 24.16 BB (VPIP: 40.70, PFR: 20.93, 3Bet Preflop: 10.34, Hands: 87)
CO: 13.62 BB (VPIP: 16.08, PFR: 9.15, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 143)

7 players post ante of 0 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.27 BB) Hero has J♥ 2♥

UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero checks

Flop: (4.27 BB, 3 players) K♣ 2♠ J♠
Hero bets 2.99 BB, UTG calls 2.99 BB, UTG+1 calls 2.99 BB

Turn: (13.25 BB, 3 players) J♦
Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets 13.25 BB, Hero calls 13.25 BB, fold

River: (39.75 BB, 2 players) 6♦
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets 39.75 BB, Hero raises to 84.32 BB and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 44.58 BB

UTG+1 shows 8♣ J♣ (Three of a Kind, Jacks)
(Pre 65%, Flop 27%, Turn 13%)
Hero shows J♥ 2♥ (Full House, Jacks full of Twos)
(Pre 35%, Flop 73%, Turn 88%)
Hero wins 208.39 BB