Dear RNG.
Fuck you.
20K hands, 20 buyins under EV.
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Positive note, I am losing only 4 buyins. Was down 8 buyins before the last hands of the latest session.
I had thought to end the session at certain time. But when the time came, I had 9 buyin stack at on table. So of course I continued playing until it was 10.
When it was $230 or so a Finnish player commented in the chat that Cash Player's Trophy is closing. I replied to him "I will get it now" and raised the flop, too bad he folded and I didn't get value for my top set.
Marked few hands too:
This was nasty.
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BTN: 117.48 BB (VPIP: 26.13, PFR: 15.58, 3Bet Preflop: 7.55, Hands: 406)
SB: 100.52 BB (VPIP: 17.84, PFR: 9.95, 3Bet Preflop: 2.99, Hands: 5,031)
Hero (BB): 117.16 BB
UTG: 517.28 BB (VPIP: 23.30, PFR: 15.53, 3Bet Preflop: 2.35, Hands: 213)
MP: 152.96 BB (VPIP: 32.39, PFR: 21.88, 3Bet Preflop: 10.81, Hands: 358)
CO: 397.56 BB (VPIP: 23.13, PFR: 16.79, 3Bet Preflop: 6.19, Hands: 274)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8♠ A♣ K♠ K♦
fold, fold, CO raises to 3.4 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.6 BB, CO calls 7.2 BB
Flop: (21.6 BB, 2 players) K♥ 5♣ 2♥
Hero bets 15.52 BB, CO calls 15.52 BB
He called here with a gutshot on flush draw board.
Turn: (52.64 BB, 2 players) 3♦
Hero bets 37.8 BB, CO raises to 163.8 BB, Hero calls 53.24 BB and is all-in
And of course he hits it. If he had a wrap, it wouldn't feel so bad. But 19% on the flop and he spikes the turn...
River: (234.72 BB, 2 players) T♣
Hero shows 8♠ A♣ K♠ K♦ (Three of a Kind, Kings)
(Pre 60%, Flop 81%, Turn 23%)
CO shows 6♠ 2♣ A♠ 4♣ (Straight, Six High)
(Pre 40%, Flop 19%, Turn 78%)
CO wins 226.72 BB
No respect.
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Hero (BTN): 111.68 BB
SB: 209.6 BB (VPIP: 61.90, PFR: 23.81, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
BB: 123.52 BB (VPIP: 20.33, PFR: 14.63, 3Bet Preflop: 8.00, Hands: 126)
UTG: 186.16 BB (VPIP: 53.85, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 69.12 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 25)
CO: 102.16 BB (VPIP: 19.77, PFR: 15.12, 3Bet Preflop: 3.81, Hands: 262)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 4♠ 5♥ 3♥ 8♣
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3.4 BB, SB calls 3 BB, fold
Flop: (7.8 BB, 2 players) 8♦ 4♣ T♣
SB checks, Hero bets 7.48 BB, SB calls 7.48 BB
I pot the flop for max protection. Instant call with KK.
Turn: (22.76 BB, 2 players) 4♥
SB checks, Hero bets 16.36 BB, SB calls 16.36 BB
Turn pairs the board and I fire the second barrel. That is a good card to barrel, so here I kind of get the idea of a call. With bare KK.
River: (55.48 BB, 2 players) 2♠
SB checks, Hero bets 22 BB, SB calls 22 BB
River is a blank and I fire the third barrel. And he snap calls with KK. At least he was consistent, he didn't give respect to my bets at any point. I don't think he realizes that even if I cbet 100% of my BTN range there, he is still 45/55 underdog against my whole range. As that board is bad for bluffing, my actual cbet range is just crushing him. I don't think he had any post flop plan for that hand. He called flop cos he had an overpair and he couldn't fold KK. Turn paired the board so he thought I would have draws in my range, and river was one of the few brick ones and he kept calling.
Hero shows 4♠ 5♥ 3♥ 8♣ (Full House, Fours full of Eights)
(Pre 41%, Flop 69%, Turn 95%)
SB mucks K♥ K♠ Q♠ 6♣ (Two Pair, Kings and Fours)
(Pre 59%, Flop 31%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 95.24 BB
Kids, don't do this at home!
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BTN: 156.84 BB (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 3.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)
SB: 101.88 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
Hero (BB): 163.24 BB
UTG: 100 BB (VPIP: 20.59, PFR: 16.18, 3Bet Preflop: 3.74, Hands: 276)
MP: 47.08 BB (VPIP: 52.71, PFR: 11.63, 3Bet Preflop: 6.43, Hands: 391)
CO: 97.2 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9♣ K♥ 6♥ 5♣
fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, fold, fold, Hero checks
Flop: (2.4 BB, 2 players) 7♥ 4♥ J♠
Hero bets 1.72 BB, CO calls 1.72 BB
Turn: (5.84 BB, 2 players) 8♦
Hero bets 4.2 BB, CO calls 4.2 BB
For the record, he has T9 with a flush draw here. And just calls instead of raise.
River: (14.24 BB, 2 players) 3♥
Hero checks, CO bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 26.84 BB, CO calls 16.84 BB
Poker gods don't like slowplaying, so he got what he deserved. I am not even sure if he should bet that Jhigh flush on the river.
Hero shows 9♣ K♥ 6♥ 5♣ (Flush, King High)
(Pre 52%, Flop 48%, Turn 18%)
CO mucks 9♠ T♥ J♥ 2♠ (Flush, Jack High)
(Pre 48%, Flop 52%, Turn 83%)
Hero wins 65.04 BB
Intuition
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BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 19.29, PFR: 12.20, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 512)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 29.79, PFR: 14.89, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 48)
Hero (BB): 263.76 BB
UTG: 178.8 BB (VPIP: 22.64, PFR: 11.32, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 56)
MP: 114.48 BB (VPIP: 19.28, PFR: 15.15, 3Bet Preflop: 6.54, Hands: 371)
CO: 240.8 BB (VPIP: 65.22, PFR: 36.23, 3Bet Preflop: 9.38, Hands: 69)
SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J♣ 8♦ 8♣ T♥
fold, fold, CO raises to 3.4 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2.4 BB
Flop: (7.2 BB, 2 players) Q♠ 8♠ A♠
Hero checks, CO bets 1 BB, Hero calls 1 BB
Turn: (9.2 BB, 2 players) J♥
Hero checks, CO bets 8.8 BB, Hero calls 8.8 BB
River: (26.8 BB, 2 players) 7♥
Hero checks, CO bets 25.68 BB, Hero calls 25.68 BB
On the river I first thought that "ok, he has the nut flush". Then I got a feeling that something's not right. I have talked about my intuition earlier, and sometimes I get a strong feeling that opponent is bluffing although I can't explain where it comes from. I have learned to trust it as it has been right very often. Here I was hesitant as I just tried to figure out could he actually play nut flush in that way, minbetting the flop? It was a funny moment, my intuition said that he is bluffing and my rational mind said "don't do anything stupid". I almost folded, but then I followed my good old intuition. And there it was, a blocker bluff.
CO shows 5♥ 5♣ K♠ Q♣ (One Pair, Queens)
(Pre 46%, Flop 3%, Turn 8%)
Hero shows J♣ 8♦ 8♣ T♥ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 54%, Flop 97%, Turn 93%)
Hero wins 74.84 BB
No respect, part II
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BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 28.07, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 7.41, Hands: 58)
Hero (SB): 489.76 BB
BB: 128.92 BB (VPIP: 43.48, PFR: 26.09, 3Bet Preflop: 3.85, Hands: 71)
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 121 BB (VPIP: 22.74, PFR: 13.20, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 419)
CO: 117.96 BB (VPIP: 19.10, PFR: 6.74, 3Bet Preflop: 2.38, Hands: 90)
Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 8♠ 8♦ 4♥ 6♠
fold, fold, CO calls 1 BB, fold, Hero calls 0.6 BB, BB checks
Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) 8♣ T♠ 5♥
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets 2.88 BB, Hero raises to 11.52 BB, fold, CO calls 8.64 BB
If the previous "no respect" hand was weird, this is the next level shit. Limped pot, T85r flop and I pot raise his pot bet. He calls with bare KKT.
Turn: (26.04 BB, 2 players) Q♣
Hero bets 18.68 BB, CO calls 18.68 BB
Turn completes the highest straight draw and opens a flush draw. I barrel a big bet, he calls again with bare KKT.
River: (63.4 BB, 2 players) J♥
Hero checks, CO checks
Turn was a nasty card but he didn't want to turn his KK into a bluff. His motto might be "I didn't come here to fold shit!"
Hero shows 8♠ 8♦ 4♥ 6♠ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 37%, Flop 86%, Turn 95%)
CO mucks 7♥ K♣ K♦ T♥ (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 63%, Flop 14%, Turn 5%)
Hero wins 60.72 BB
Has anyone else had a feeling that Stars had improved the Chest rewards? Today I got 4 chests. One was with purple light and I got 50% rakeback out of those 4 chests. I would think that if they had improved them, they would make big news out of it.
In Holdem you do this with a blocker.
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