Hand of the day

Daily Quads

Hello Ladies.

PokerStars, $1.76 + $0.24 - 7 Stud H/L Limit - 30/60 (12 ante) - 8 players
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Seat 7: 1,761 (29 bb)
Seat 8 (Hero): 1,718 (29 bb)
Seat 1: 1,222 (20 bb)
Seat 2: 1,224 (20 bb)
Seat 3: 1,747 (29 bb)
Seat 4: 1,545 (26 bb)
Seat 5: 1,593 (27 bb)
Seat 6: 1,190 (20 bb)

Third Street: (96) Hero is in Seat 8
Xx Xx 2♦ BI bring-in 18____BI calls 42
Xx Xx 7♣ UTG folds
Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ Hero raises to 60
Xx Xx 3♥ MP folds
Xx Xx 7♦ MP+1 calls 60
Xx Xx T♥ LP calls 60
Xx Xx A♠ CO folds
Xx Xx 3♠ BTN calls 60

Fourth Street: (396) (5 players)
Xx Xx 2♦ 2♥ BI checks____BI calls 60
Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ 2♣ Hero bets 60
Xx Xx 7♦ 5♥ MP+1 calls 60
Xx Xx T♥ A♣ LP calls 60
Xx Xx 3♠ J♥ BTN calls 60

Fifth Street: (696) (5 players)
Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ 2♣ Q♦ Hero bets 120
Xx Xx 7♦ 5♥ 4♠ MP+1 calls 120
Xx Xx T♥ A♣ 9♠ LP calls 120
Xx Xx 3♠ J♥ 3♣ BTN folds
Xx Xx 2♦ 2♥ 6♦ BI calls 120

Sixth Street: (1,176) (4 players)
Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ 2♣ Q♦ 5♠ Hero bets 120____Hero calls 120
Xx Xx 7♦ 5♥ 4♠ A♥ MP+1 raises to 240
Xx Xx T♥ A♣ 9♠ 7♠ LP folds
Xx Xx 2♦ 2♥ 6♦ K♦ BI folds

Seventh Street: (1,656) (2 players)
Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ 2♣ Q♦ 5♠ 4♣ Hero bets 120____Hero calls 120
Xx Xx 7♦ 5♥ 4♠ A♥ Xx MP+1 raises to 240

Total pot: 2,136

Showdown:
Seat 2 shows 4♥ 2♠ 7♦ 5♥ 4♠ A♥ 6♥ (HI: a pair of Fours; LO: 6-5-4-2-A)
Seat 8 (Hero) shows Q♣ Q♥ Q♠ 2♣ Q♦ 5♠ 4♣ (HI: four of a kind, Queens)
Seat 2 wins 1,068
Seat 8 (Hero) wins 1,068

Reaaaaaally weird hand today. Villain has been playing pretty passively both preflop and postflop earlier and then this happened:

Game #1763507412: Table €25 PL - 0.10/0.25 - Pot Limit Omaha - 18:07:45 2022/11/04
Seated players
Seat 1: blrsgonnabal (€42.93) (sitting out)
Seat 2: Wolf6719 (€25) (sitting out)
Seat 3: TrussPluss (€25.25)
Seat 4: Burtal (€68.26)
Seat 5: ClasOhlson (€9.39)
Seat 6: JohnnyTFox (€68.87)
Blinds and button
JohnnyTFox has the button
TrussPluss posts small blind €0.10
Burtal posts big blind €0.25
Hole cards
Dealt to Burtal 6♦:A♠:A♥:K♥:
Preflop
ClasOhlson calls €0.25
JohnnyTFox raises €1.10 to €1.10
TrussPluss folds
Burtal raises €3.40 to €3.65
ClasOhlson calls €3.40
JohnnyTFox raises €13.60 to €14.70
Burtal raises €44.20 to €47.85
ClasOhlson calls €5.74, and is all-in
JohnnyTFox calls €33.15
Flop 5♦:9♠:J♠:
Burtal bets €20.41, and is all-in
JohnnyTFox calls €20.41
Showdown
Turn 2♥:
River 4♠:
Burtal shows 6♦:A♠:A♥:K♥:, A Pair of Aces
ClasOhlson shows 5♥:5♠:6♠:9♣:, A Flush
JohnnyTFox shows 3♥:4♦:A♦:5♣:, A Straight
ClasOhlson wins main pot, €27.42
JohnnyTFox wins side pot #1, €116.09
Summary
Total pot €146.01 Rake €2.50

Just casually piling 300bb stack in preflop basically...

but it happens
Perhaps it is my bad for the UTG limp, but these are all active players, and all entered the pot.

PokerStars, 5 Card Draw Limit - $0.10/$0.20 - 5 players
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UTG (Hero): $1.13 (11 bb)
CO: $2.12 (21 bb)
BU: $3.52 (35 bb)
SB: $2.80 (28 bb)
BB: $2.13 (21 bb)

Deal: ($0.15) Hero is UTG with 5♠ 6♦ 7♥ 8♠ 9♣
Hero calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10, BTN calls $0.10, SB calls $0.05, BB checks

Draw One: ($0.50) 5♠ 6♦ 7♥ 8♠ 9♣ (5 players)
SB draws 3, BB draws 3, UTG (Hero) stands pat, CO draws 3, BU draws 3
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.20, CO raises to $0.40, 3 players fold, Hero calls $0.20

Total pot: $1.30 (Rake: $0.06)

Showdown:
CO shows J♠ J♦ 6♥ 6♠ J♣ (a full house, Jacks full of Sixes)
UTG (Hero) mucks 5♠ 6♦ 7♥ 8♠ 9♣ (a straight, Five to Nine)
CO wins $1.24

One-upped...

Wise decision to check/call by my opponent, who was behind against the average pat hand.

PokerStars, $1.76 + $0.24 - 5 Card Draw Pot Limit - 10/20 - 6 players
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UTG: 1,340 (67 bb)
MP: 520 (26 bb)
CO: 2,340 (117 bb)
BU (Hero): 1,820 (91 bb)
SB: 1,380 (69 bb)
BB: 1,600 (80 bb)

Deal: (30) Hero is BTN with 7♣ T♠ 8♥ 9♥ 6♠
3 players fold, Hero raises to 60, SB calls 50, 1 fold

Draw One: (140) 7♣ T♠ 8♥ 9♥ 6♠ (2 players)
SB draws 1, BU (Hero) stands pat
SB checks, Hero bets 100, SB calls 100

Total pot: 340

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows 7♣ T♠ 8♥ 9♥ 6♠ (a straight, Six to Ten)
SB shows J♣ 9♠ 8♠ 7♠ T♥ (a straight, Seven to Jack)
SB wins 340

Nice hand!:f_thumbsup:

Less Lucky Here...

In contrast to the hand above, here is one situation where I was well ahead of the average pat hand - and I expect the majority of all possible pat hands to both bet out and at least call any raises, so I went for the check-raise. It didn't work out so well this time.

PokerStars, $1.76 + $0.24 - 5 Card Draw Pot Limit - 25/50 (5 ante) - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

UTG: 1,625 (33 bb)
MP: 1,870 (37 bb)
CO: 1,395 (28 bb)
BU: 930 (19 bb)
SB: 1,655 (33 bb)
BB (Hero): 1,525 (31 bb)

Deal: (105) Hero is BB with Q♦ Q♣ 8♦ 5♣ 5♦
UTG calls 50, MP raises to 100, 2 players fold, SB calls 75, Hero calls 50, UTG calls 50

Draw One: (430) Q♦ Q♣ 5♣ 5♦ 5♥ (4 players)
SB draws 1, BB (Hero) draws 8d, UTG draws 1, MP stands pat
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, MP bets 200, SB folds, Hero raises to 550, UTG folds, MP raises to 1,765 (all-in), Hero calls 870 (all-in)

Total pot: 3,270

Showdown:
MP shows 7♦ K♦ 7♣ 7♠ K♥ (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
BB (Hero) shows Q♦ Q♣ 5♣ 5♦ 5♥ (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
MP wins 3,270

Originally posted by Harrier88
Total pot: 3,270

Showdown:
MP shows 7♦ K♦ 7♣ 7♠ K♥ (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
BB (Hero) shows Q♦ Q♣ 5♣ 5♦ 5♥ (a full house, Fives full of Queens)
MP wins 3,270

I hate it when that happens!
As I posted elsewhere recently, the odds of hitting a full house (or better) when holding trips is not as bad as it might seem — roughly 11:1 against in this case since opponent is drawing 1. When drawing 2, the odds are slightly better — roughly 9:1 against.

In this particular case, your success is actually far, far more unlikely than opponents — 97:1 against.

Nasty...

I was not involved in this cooler, but I felt the breeze...

PokerStars, $1.76 + $0.24 - 5 Card Draw Pot Limit - 50/100 (10 ante) - 5 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

UTG (Hero): 1,945 (19 bb)
CO: 1,170 (12 bb)
BU: 2,305 (23 bb)
SB: 1,315 (13 bb)
BB: 2,265 (23 bb)

Deal: (200) Hero is UTG with T♦ 3♦ 4♥ 2♥ 2♦
UTG (Hero) folds, CO calls 100, 1 fold, SB calls 50, BB raises to 269, CO calls 169, SB calls 169

Draw One: (857) (3 players)
SB draws 3, BB draws 3, CO draws 3
SB checks, BB bets 437, CO raises to 891 (all-in), SB raises to 1,036 (all-in), BB calls 599

Total pot: 3,820

Showdown:
SB shows Q♣ Q♠ 2♠ Q♦ 6♠ (three of a kind, Queens)
CO shows J♦ J♥ J♣ 8♣ J♠ (four of a kind, Jacks)
BB shows A♥ A♦ 7♠ A♣ A♠ (four of a kind, Aces)
BB wins 3,820

Originally posted by Harrier88
I was not involved in this cooler, but I felt the breeze...

Wow — just wow!

Nice moment to hit. Did think of 3betting but both blinds were really fishy. 100bb deep I would not mind 4bet either but almost 200bb deep would be bit of stretch.

Game #1767745732: Table €50 PL - 0.25/0.50 - Pot Limit Omaha - 19:24:17 2022/11/11
Seated players
Seat 1: Polasa (€91.37)
Seat 2: RubberDucky2 (€88.77)
Seat 3: giguli (€36.35)
Seat 4: gatta7511 (€211.02)
Seat 5: Piano (€0) (sitting out)
Seat 6: LoosMatroos (€50)
Blinds and button
RubberDucky2 has the button
giguli posts small blind €0.25
gatta7511 posts big blind €0.50
Hole cards
Dealt to Polasa 6♦:A♦:K♦:K♣:
Preflop
LoosMatroos raises €1.75 to €1.75
Polasa calls €1.75
RubberDucky2 folds
giguli calls €1.50
gatta7511 raises €8.25 to €8.75
LoosMatroos calls €7
Polasa calls €7
giguli calls €7
Flop 8♠:Q♥:K♥: (35€)
giguli checks
gatta7511 bets €8.75
LoosMatroos calls €8.75
Polasa raises €70 to €70
giguli calls €27.60, and is all-in
gatta7511 folds
LoosMatroos calls €32.50, and is all-in
Uncalled bet returned to Polasa: €28.75
Showdown
Turn 8♣:
River 5♣:
Polasa shows 6♦:A♦:K♦:K♣:, Full House
giguli shows 3♥:T♣:9♦:J♦:, A Pair of Eights
LoosMatroos shows A♥:7♦:J♥:9♥:, A Pair of Eights
Polasa wins main pot, €123.55
Polasa wins side pot #1, €27.30
Summary
Total pot €153.85 Rake €3

Freerolling...

Exposed trips may look pretty safe, but the true beauty in hi-lo games lies in finding hands that can go both ways, possibly locking up one half of the pot while still drawing live for the other.

...which is also why I should have been more aggressive on 6th street already.

PokerStars, $1.76 + $0.24 - 7 Stud H/L Limit - 20/40 (8 ante) - 8 players
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Seat 4: 1,393 (35 bb)
Seat 5: 1,250 (31 bb)
Seat 6: 1,395 (35 bb)
Seat 7 (Hero): 1,515 (38 bb)
Seat 8: 1,333 (33 bb)
Seat 1: 1,460 (37 bb)
Seat 2: 1,645 (41 bb)
Seat 3: 2,009 (50 bb)

Third Street: (64) Hero is in Seat 7
Xx Xx 3♦ BI bring-in 12____BI folds
Xx Xx Q♦ UTG folds
Xx Xx 4♣ UTG+1 folds
Xx Xx K♣ MP folds
2♣ 7♣ 6♣ Hero raises to 40
Xx Xx 7♠ LP calls 40
Xx Xx 8♣ CO calls 40
Xx Xx T♦ BTN folds

Fourth Street: (196) (3 players)
Xx Xx 8♣ 8♥ CO checks____CO calls 40
2♣ 7♣ 6♣ A♠ Hero bets 40
Xx Xx 7♠ 7♥ LP calls 40

Fifth Street: (316) (3 players)
Xx Xx 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ LP bets 80
Xx Xx 8♣ 8♥ 6♥ CO calls 80
2♣ 7♣ 6♣ A♠ 8♠ Hero calls 80

Sixth Street: (556) (3 players)
Xx Xx 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ K♥ LP bets 80
Xx Xx 8♣ 8♥ 6♥ K♦ CO folds
2♣ 7♣ 6♣ A♠ 8♠ 5♣ Hero calls 80

Seventh Street: (716) (2 players)
Xx Xx 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ K♥ Xx LP checks____LP calls 80
2♣ 7♣ 6♣ A♠ 8♠ 5♣ 9♣ Hero bets 80

Total pot: 876

Showdown:
Seat 7 (Hero) shows 2♣ 7♣ 6♣ A♠ 8♠ 5♣ 9♣ (HI: a flush, Nine high; LO: 7-6-5-2-A)
Seat 8 mucks 4♥ 2♥ 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ K♥ A♣ (HI: three of a kind, Sevens)
Seat 7 (Hero) wins 876

Originally posted by Harrier88
Freerolling...

Exposed trips may look pretty safe, but the true beauty in hi-lo games lies in finding hands that can go both ways, possibly locking up one half of the pot while still drawing live for the other.

It isn't possible to hold a lo- hand if you have quads or a full house. So with trips showing it becomes impossible for opponent to hold a low once the K comes.
A superb situation!

I was so hoping that the player with 4 diamonds showing would bet on 6th street. They didn't, but fortunately, the next player in line did...

PokerStars, 7 Stud H/L Limit - $0.04/$0.08 ($0.01 ante) - 6 players
Hand delivered by Pokeit

Seat 6 (Hero): $3.41 (85 bb)
Seat 7: $0.72 (18 bb)
Seat 8: $0.71 (18 bb)
Seat 3: $1.53 (38 bb)
Seat 4: $0.93 (23 bb)
Seat 5: $1.51 (38 bb)

Third Street: ($0.06) Hero is in Seat 6
Xx Xx 2♥: BI bring-in $0.02____BI calls $0.02
K♥:K♦:J♣: Hero raises to $0.04
Xx Xx J♠: MP calls $0.04
Xx Xx 2♠: MP+1 calls $0.04
Xx Xx 9♠: CO folds
Xx Xx Q♦: BTN calls $0.04

Fourth Street: ($0.26) (5 players)
K♥:K♦:J♣:K♣: Hero bets $0.04
Xx Xx J♠:8♣: MP calls $0.04
Xx Xx 2♠:3♣: MP+1 calls $0.04
Xx Xx Q♦:7♦: BTN calls $0.04
Xx Xx 2♥:5♦: BI calls $0.04

Fifth Street: ($0.46) (5 players)
Xx Xx J♠:8♣:A♥: MP checks____MP calls $0.08
Xx Xx 2♠:3♣:T♥: MP+1 checks____MP+1 calls $0.08
Xx Xx Q♦:7♦:9♦: BTN bets $0.08
Xx Xx 2♥:5♦:3♥: BI calls $0.08
K♥:K♦:J♣:K♣:6♠: Hero calls $0.08

Sixth Street: ($0.86) (5 players)
K♥:K♦:J♣:K♣:6♠:K♠: Hero checks____Hero raises to $0.16
Xx Xx J♠:8♣:A♥:4♠: MP checks____MP calls $0.16
Xx Xx 2♠:3♣:T♥:5♣: MP+1 checks____MP+1 calls $0.16
Xx Xx Q♦:7♦:9♦:3♦: BTN checks____BTN calls $0.16
Xx Xx 2♥:5♦:3♥:7♥: BI bets $0.08____BI calls $0.08

Seventh Street: ($1.66) (5 players)
K♥:K♦:J♣:K♣:6♠:K♠:9♥: Hero bets $0.08
Xx Xx J♠:8♣:A♥:4♠: Xx MP calls $0.08
Xx Xx 2♠:3♣:T♥:5♣: Xx MP+1 calls $0.08
Xx Xx Q♦:7♦:9♦:3♦: Xx BTN calls $0.08
Xx Xx 2♥:5♦:3♥:7♥: Xx BI calls $0.08

Total pot: $2.06 (Rake: $0.04)

Showdown:
Seat 6 (Hero) shows K♥:K♦:J♣:K♣:6♠:K♠:9♥: (HI: four of a kind, Kings)
Seat 5 shows A♠:Q♥:2♥:5♦:3♥:7♥:2♣: (HI: a pair of Twos; LO: 7-5-3-2-A)
Seat 7 shows 6♣:5♠:J♠:8♣:A♥:4♠:6♦: (HI: a pair of Sixes; LO: 8-6-5-4-A)
Seat 8 shows 4♣:8♠:2♠:3♣:T♥:5♣:T♣: (HI: a pair of Tens; LO: 8-5-4-3-2)
Seat 4 mucks Q♣:5♥:Q♦:7♦:9♦:3♦:7♠: (HI: two pair, Queens and Sevens)
Seat 6 (Hero) wins $1.01
Seat 5 wins $1.01

Not that it mattered. The turn almost sealed the hand. leaving opponents needing a club for a chop
Pacific Poker - 1000/2000 Ante 200 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 27,357
BTN: 432
Hero (SB): 12,195
BB: 1,847
UTG: 1,787
UTG+1: 3,716
MP: 32,567
MP+1: 26,822

8 players post ante of 200, Hero posts SB 1,000, BB posts BB 1,647

Pre Flop: (pot: 4,247) Hero has Q♠:Q♦:

fold, fold, MP calls 2,000, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 11,995 and is all-in, MP calls 9,995

Flop: (27,237, 3 players) 3♣:K♣:7♣:

Turn: (27,237, 3 players) Q♣:

River: (27,237, 3 players) Q♥:

Hero shows Q♠:Q♦: (Four of a Kind, Queens)

Main Pot [6,541]: (Pre 55%, Flop 75%, Turn 86%)
Side Pot#1 [20,696]: (Pre 68%, Flop 82%, Turn 89%)

BB shows 8♠:9♠: (One Pair, Queens)

Main Pot [6,541]: (Pre 16%, Flop 8%, Turn 7%)

MP shows 5♠:A♠: (One Pair, Queens)

Main Pot [6,541]: (Pre 29%, Flop 17%, Turn 7%)
Side Pot#1 [20,696]: (Pre 32%, Flop 18%, Turn 11%)

Hero wins 6,541
Hero wins 20,696

MP: 73.2 BB
Hero (CO): 100 BB
BTN: 102.8 BB
SB: 121 BB
BB: 106 BB
UTG: 101.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♠ K♠

fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BTN raises to 10.4 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 23 BB, BTN calls 12.6 BB

Flop: (47.4 BB, 2 players) 3♦ A♦ 6♣
Hero bets 12 BB, BTN calls 12 BB

Turn: (71.4 BB, 2 players) 5♥
Hero bets 65 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 65 BB

River: (201.4 BB, 2 players) 6♦

...but a bit of an action killer. I was so hoping he had quad kings
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $59.77
SB: $60.97
BB: $50.75
UTG: $148.88
MP: $51.02
Hero (CO): $55.12

SB posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.75) Hero has T♠:J♠:

UTG raises to $1.50, fold, Hero calls $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, fold, fold

Flop: ($5.25, 3 players) K♦:Q♠:9♠:
UTG checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $3.29, fold, Hero calls $3.29

Turn: ($11.83, 2 players) K♠:
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($11.83, 2 players) 4♣:
Hero bets $5.84, fold

Hero wins $11.24
Rake paid $0.59

rare, but oh so nice
The hand is from about 3 days ago, but I only import Party hands every so often...
This looks like the perfect river for opponent, but it's the perfect trap card for me — I already have the nut FH, and this gives me the nut low as well. Worse (for opponent) that 5 counterfeits their low.

PartyGaming - $0.10 PL Hi/Lo (6 max) - Omaha Hi/Lo - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $11.42
CO: $10.00
Hero (BTN): $25.04
SB: $70.90
BB: $17.55

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 9♥:3♣:A♠:2♥:

fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.35, SB raises to $1.15, fold, Hero calls $0.80

Flop: ($2.40, 2 players) 4♠:9♣:A♦:
SB bets $1.71, Hero raises to $3.42, SB calls $1.71

Turn: ($9.24, 2 players) A♥:
SB checks, Hero bets $5.00, SB calls $5.00

River: ($19.24, 2 players) 5♦:
SB bets $18.28, Hero calls $15.47 <<< I wondered why I didn't re-raise but on second look realized I was all-in here.

Hero shows 9♥:3♣:A♠:2♥: (High: Full House, Aces full of Nines, Low: 5432A)
(Pre 46%, Flop 81%, Turn 96%)
SB shows 5♣:5♠:A♣:2♠: (Full House, Aces full of Fives)
(Pre 54%, Flop 19%, Turn 4%)
Hero wins $49.18
Rake paid $1.00
SB wins $2.81

BTN: 138.4 BB
SB: 175.2 BB
BB: 100 BB
UTG: 342 BB
Hero (MP): 100 BB
CO: 320.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A♥ J♥

UTG raises to 2.4 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, fold, BTN calls 8 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (19.8 BB, 2 players) J♣ 9♠ 2♥
Hero bets 11.8 BB, BTN calls 11.8 BB

Turn: (43.4 BB, 2 players) 5♥
Hero checks, BTN bets 20.8 BB, Hero calls 20.8 BB

River: (85 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero bets 59.4 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 59.4 BB

Originally posted by kacsa1st
River: (85 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero bets 59.4 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 59.4 BB

Hero shows A♥ J♥ (Flush, Ace High)

I love non-believers!