Hand of the day

BTN: 81.9 BB
SB: 122.2 BB
BB: 101.5 BB
Hero (UTG): 103 BB
MP: 93 BB
CO: 139.6 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ? ?

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, CO calls 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, SB calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (11 BB, 4 players) 8♦ 3♦ 9♥
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, BTN bets 5 BB, fold, Hero calls 5 BB, CO calls 5 BB

Turn: (26 BB, 3 players) T♣
Hero checks, CO checks, BTN checks

River: (26 BB, 3 players) 2♠
Hero checks, CO bets 24.8 BB, fold, Hero raises to 95.5 BB and is all-in, CO calls 70.7 BB

Originally posted by wickus
Definitely not the type of board you want vs a short stack.
...
Same problem again just a minute or two later:

Nice ̶p̶r̶o̶b̶l̶e̶m̶s̶  hands!

Or why it helps to have notes on players

In this case my notes said, "Snow -- highly aggro esp post-draw D2/p"

A pack of feral cows chewed their cuds for .0043 seconds to convert this hand
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.25 - 4 players

BB: $5.35
UTG: $7.91
Button: $5.00
SB: $34.04 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: ($0.35) J♠:K♦:K♣:J♦:4♥: (4 players)
UTG folds, Button raises to $0.85, Hero calls $0.75, BB folds

First Draw: ($1.95) (2 players)
Hero discards 1, Button stands, <<standing pat when you don't use all 5 cards is snowing. It is common for people to do this with two small pair
J♠:K♦:K♣:J♦: || Q♠:
Hero checks, Button bets $1.86, Hero calls $1.86 <<I wasn't sure exactly how this player snowed, only that I had seen him do it before...

Button showed 4♣:5♦:T♣:7♦:6♥:, high card Ten
Hero showed J♠:K♦:K♣:J♦:Q♠:, two pair, Kings and Jacks
Hero won $5.41
(Rake: $0.26)

BTN: 141.5 BB
SB: 228.6 BB
BB: 92.6 BB
Hero (UTG): 102.5 BB
MP: 38.7 BB
CO: 88.8 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ? ?

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 9 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 23 BB, BTN calls 14 BB

Flop: (47.5 BB, 2 players) T♥ 2♠ 7♠
Hero bets 14 BB, BTN raises to 28 BB, Hero calls 14 BB

Turn: (103.5 BB, 2 players) 3♣
Hero checks, BTN bets 60 BB, Hero calls 51.5 BB and is all-in

River: (206.5 BB, 2 players) K♥

I thought i was so good when we went allin on the turn. AT LEAST one of the vilains would have worst

PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 101.6 BB
Hero (SB): 100 BB
BB: 110.6 BB
UTG: 53.4 BB
MP: 235 BB
CO: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has Q♦ J♦

fold, MP raises to 2.4 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.4 BB, Hero calls 2 BB, fold

Flop: (8.2 BB, 3 players) 7♠ T♦ 9♣
Hero checks, MP bets 2.6 BB, BTN calls 2.6 BB, Hero calls 2.6 BB

Turn: (16 BB, 3 players) 8♦
Hero checks, MP bets 23.2 BB, BTN raises to 46.4 BB, Hero raises to 95 BB and is all-in, MP raises to 230 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 50.2 BB and is all-in

River: (304.2 BB, 3 players) 3♣

MP shows Q♠ J♠ (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [301 BB]: (Pre 33%, Flop 35%, Turn 26%)
Side Pot#1 [3.2 BB]: (Pre 50%, Flop 52%, Turn 50%)

BTN shows Q♥ J♥ (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [301 BB]: (Pre 33%, Flop 30%, Turn 26%)
Side Pot#1 [3.2 BB]: (Pre 50%, Flop 48%, Turn 50%)

Hero shows Q♦ J♦ (Straight, Queen High)

Main Pot [301 BB]: (Pre 33%, Flop 35%, Turn 48%)

BTN wins 97.6 BB
Hero wins 96.2 BB
MP wins 97.8 BB

Originally posted by Furlisht
I thought i was so good when we went allin on the turn. AT LEAST one of the vilains would have worst

Bizarre!
I won't even try to calculate the odds of that!

And Runner-Runner, too!

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $28.87
Hero (SB): $25.42
BB: $31.73
UTG: $29.70
MP: $15.62
CO: $27.83

Hero posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has K♠:Q♠:

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.62, Hero calls $0.52, fold

Flop: ($1.49, 2 players) 7♦:A♠:2♣:
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.47, Hero calls $0.47

Turn: ($2.43, 2 players) J♠:
Hero bets $1.21, BTN raises to $3.49, Hero calls $2.28

River: ($9.41, 2 players) T♠:
Hero bets $3.15, fold

Hero wins $8.99
Rake paid $0.42

It's always a good laugh when they fold the nuts and let you keep it.....!

IPoker, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $11.51 (115.1 bb)
BB: $4.79 (47.9 bb)
Hero (UTG): $21.21 (212.1 bb)
MP: $10.39 (103.9 bb)
CO: $10.16 (101.6 bb)
BTN: $10 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 3♥: A♥:
Hero raises to $0.25, 4 folds, BB calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.55) A♣: J♠: Q♦: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($0.55) T♣: (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($0.55) K♦: (2 players)
BB bets $1, Hero raises to $20.96 and is all-in, BB folds

Results: $2.55 pot ($0.17 rake)
Final Board: A♣: J♠: Q♦: T♣: K♦:
BB mucked and lost (-$1.25 net)
Hero mucked 3♥: A♥: and won $2.38 ($1.13 net)

Originally posted by TFL999
It's always a good laugh when they fold the nuts and let you keep it.....!

It took me a second ...
Nice play!

Originally posted by VorpalF2F

Originally posted by TFL999
It's always a good laugh when they fold the nuts and let you keep it.....!

It took me a second ...
Nice play!

Same Same :f_tongue::f_tongue::f_tongue::f_tongue:

Feral Cow Poker
PokerStars No Limit 5 Card Draw $0.10/$0.25 - 4 players

UTG: $10.72
Button: $7.93
SB: $9.38
BB: $23.55 (Hero)

Dealing Hands: ($0.35) 4♦:5♦:3♣:A♦:3♦: (4 players)
UTG raises to $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB calls $0.40, Hero calls $0.25

First Draw: ($2.00) (4 players)
SB discards 3, Hero discards 1, UTG discards 3, Button discards 3,
4♦:5♦:A♦:3♦: || 2♦:
SB checks, Hero bets $0.50, 2 folds, SB calls $0.50

SB mucked 7♠:7♣:A♥:4♥:Q♥:, a pair of Sevens
Hero showed 4♦:5♦:A♦:3♦:2♦:, a straight flush, Ace to Five
Hero won $2.86
(Rake: $0.14)

Even more fun -- I called the 2♦: before it came.

BTN: 176.5 BB
SB: 100 BB
BB: 173.1 BB
UTG: 289.1 BB
MP: 320.8 BB
Hero (CO): 106.4 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ? ?

UTG calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 3.5 BB, fold, SB raises to 15 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 11.5 BB

Flop: (32 BB, 2 players) 5♠ T♦ 2♣
SB bets 30.6 BB, Hero calls 30.6 BB

Turn: (93.2 BB, 2 players) 4♥
SB bets 54.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 54.4 BB

River: (202 BB, 2 players) 3♦

Originally posted by kacsa1st
Hero shows J♣ J♦ (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 70%, Flop 76%, Turn 89%)
Hero wins 192.9 BB

Disappointed ♠_cry:
I was hoping you had 76o

First ever for me ♦

PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

BTN: $5.62 (112.4 bb)
SB: $5.00 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $9.87 (197.4 bb)
UTG: $5.19 (103.8 bb)
MP: $2.72 (54.4 bb)
CO: $15.29 (305.8 bb)

SB posts $0.02, Hero posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A♥: J♥:
fold, MP raises to $0.15, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.45, MP raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.52, 2 players) 7♦: T♥: K♥:
Hero checks, MP bets $1.97 and is all-in, Hero calls $1.97

Turn: ($5.46, 2 players) Q♥:

River: ($5.46, 2 players) 2♦:

Results: $5.46 pot ($0.23 rake)
Final Board: 7♦: T♥: K♥: Q♥: 2♦:

Hero shows A♥: J♥:: (Royal Flush)
(Pre 31%, Flop 46%, Turn 100%)

MP shows Q♠: A♣:: (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 69%, Flop 54%, Turn 0%)

Hero wins $5.23

And here is my cat vs mouse play:

PokerStars - $0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3

CO: $6.24 (124.8 bb)
BTN: $5.00 (100 bb)
Hero (SB): $7.25 (145 bb)
BB: $5.33 (106.6 bb)
UTG: $4.52 (90.4 bb)
MP: $15.36 (307.2 bb)

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has 4♠: 4♣:
UTG calls $0.05, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.15, fold, UTG calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.35, 2 players) 4♦: 4♥: K♦:
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.44, Hero calls $0.44

Turn: ($1.23, 2 players) K♥:
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: ($1.23, 2 players) A♦:
Hero checks, UTG bets $1.48, Hero raises to $2.96, fold

Results: $4.19 pot ($0.17 rake)
Final Board: 4♦: 4♥: K♦: K♥: A♦:

Hero wins $4.02

Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Disappointed ♠_cry:
I was hoping you had 76o
sorry for your disappointment ♦

The Stone Cold Nuts

Nothing can really go wrong when you hit the perfect 5432A wheel in Razz.

PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Razz Limit (8-Game) - 100/200 (40 ante) - 6 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat

Seat 4 (Hero): 1,630 (8 bb)
Seat 5: 1,470 (7 bb)
Seat 6: 7,120 (36 bb)
Seat 1: 5,100 (26 bb)
Seat 2: 4,300 (22 bb)
Seat 3: 2,680 (13 bb)

Third Street: (240) Hero is in Seat 4
Xx Xx Kx BI bring-in 60____BI folds
Ax 4x 3x Hero raises to 200____Hero 3-bets to 600
Xx Xx 4x MP raises to 400____MP calls 200
Xx Xx Jx MP+1 folds
Xx Xx 4x CO calls 400____CO calls 200
Xx Xx Jx BTN folds

Fourth Street: (2,100) (3 players)
Ax 4x 3x 2x Hero bets 200
Xx Xx 4x Kx MP folds
Xx Xx 4x Kx CO calls 200

Fifth Street: (2,500) (2 players)
Xx Xx 4x Kx Tx CO checks____CO calls 400
Ax 4x 3x 2x 2x Hero bets 400

Sixth Street: (3,300) (2 players)
Xx Xx 4x Kx Tx 3x CO checks____CO calls 390
Ax 4x 3x 2x 2x 5x Hero bets 390 (all-in)

Seventh Street: (4,080) (2 players, 1 all-in)
5x 2x 4x Kx Tx 3x Ax - Seat 1
Ax 4x 3x 2x 2x 5x 8x - Seat 4 (Hero)

Total pot: 4,080

Showdown:
Seat 4 (Hero) shows Ax 4x 3x 2x 2x 5x 8x (Lo: 5,4,3,2,A)
Seat 1 shows 5x 2x 4x Kx Tx 3x Ax (Lo: 5,4,3,2,A)
Seat 4 (Hero) wins 2,040
Seat 1 wins 2,040

...or so you'd think.

How about *exactly* one ante?
Well interesting -- I had less than the stated ante, but every player posted the same as my stack.
I'll have to remember that this can happen.

Pacific Poker - 7500/15000 Ante 3000 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 98,071
BB: 10,670
UTG: 51,709
Hero (UTG+1): 2,910
MP: 44,283
MP+1: 63,500
MP+2: 69,959
CO: 70,033
BTN: 56,369

8 players post ante of 2,910, Hero posts ante 2,910 and is all-in, SB posts SB 7,500, BB posts BB 7,670

Pre Flop: (pot: 42,080) Hero has 6♠:3♣:

fold, fold, MP+1 raises to 45,000, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (49,750, 3 players) 4♣:5♣:2♦:

Turn: (49,750, 3 players) 2♣:

River: (49,750, 3 players) K♦:

BB shows K♥:6♥: (Two Pair, Kings and Twos)

Main Pot [26,190]: (Pre 20%, Flop 8%, Turn 4%)
Side Pot#1 [23,560]: (Pre 24%, Flop 23%, Turn 12%)

Hero shows 6♠:3♣: (Straight, Six High)

Main Pot [26,190]: (Pre 20%, Flop 92%, Turn 96%)

MP+1 shows A♠:K♠: (Two Pair, Kings and Twos)

Main Pot [26,190]: (Pre 60%, Flop 0.2%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [23,560]: (Pre 76%, Flop 77%, Turn 88%)

Hero wins 26,190
MP+1 wins 23,560

BTN: 46.5 BB
Hero (SB): 106.5 BB
BB: 50 BB
UTG: 105.4 BB
MP: 322.8 BB
CO: 190.3 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has ? ?

fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 6 BB, Hero raises to 17.5 BB, BB raises to 50 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 40.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 32.5 BB

Flop: (146.5 BB, 3 players) 6♣ 4♥ 5♣

Turn: (146.5 BB, 3 players) J♦

River: (146.5 BB, 3 players) K♥

PokerStars - 150/300 PL Hi/Lo (6 max) - Omaha Hi/Lo - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 1,757
Hero (BB): 2,260
UTG: 11,204
MP: 14,456
CO: 3,000
BTN: 5,753

SB posts SB 150, Hero posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 450) Hero has A♥:5♣:K♣:K♦:

fold, MP raises to 1,050, fold, BTN calls 1,050, SB raises to 1,757 and is all-in, Hero raises to 2,260 and is all-in, MP raises to 9,587, fold

Flop: (7,327, 3 players) T♠:T♥:K♥:

Turn: (7,327, 3 players) Q♠:

River: (7,327, 3 players) K♠:

Hero shows A♥:5♣:K♣:K♦: (Four of a Kind, Kings)

Main Pot [6,321]: (Pre 42%, Flop 95%, Turn 97%)
Side Pot#1 [1,006]: (Pre 57%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)

MP shows A♦:J♣:Q♣:3♠: (Straight, Ace High)

Main Pot [6,321]: (Pre 27%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
Side Pot#1 [1,006]: (Pre 42%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)

SB shows A♠:9♥:T♣:3♥: (Three of a Kind, Tens)

Main Pot [6,321]: (Pre 30%, Flop 5%, Turn 3%)

Hero wins 7,327

[1] I'm guessing sheer dumb luck especially since I went on to cash