Black & White

What’s up people?

So today we’ll be doing a new kind of entry on hand discussion, called black and white. On this section I’ll show you two interesting hands of my last few sessions of any kind of game, one will be a “nh” kind of hand, and the other will be a “omg you suck” kind of hand. I’ll try to avoid any bad beat, “omg online is rigged” or any other kind hands related more to variance than poker itself. Both hands are independent and played on different sessions.

The main objective of this entry is to show you what I’m thinking, while playing and try to show you my strengths and leaks, and of course you can comment and leave your opinion. btw: what I may think is a nh, for some people could be an awful hand, and vice-versa, so don’t be shy, I’m open to any criticism ^^

So here we go,

White:

So villain is a total LAG 37/31/3.73 sit on my right, I got a TAG image for 24/19/3.91. Villain has been constantly stealing my BB, I have been card dead on that spot, so I didn’t fought back. He is ultra aggressive on big pots, betting, reraising and donk betting a lot. Last hand he won a 3way 3betted pot he being the aggressor, and I think he had a big hand there.

The hand:

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 4 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UTG: $28.90
BTN: $21.45
SB: $48.65
Hero (BB): $37.85

Pre-Flop: Q 9 dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, SB raises to $0.75,

So here you are trying to steal my BB again, your HR should be so freaking weak… you know what? I’m gonna 3bet your rags

Hero raises to $2.25, SB calls $1.50

My read here? You may have some crappy Axs, T8s, low pp or any crap like that… you looking for trouble, eh?

Flop: ($4.50) J T 8 (2 Players)

LOL, hope you have found some drawy cards, and get all agg as always…

SB checks,

Ok, I hope that doesn’t mean you missed

Hero bets $3.50,

Go value

SB raises to $8,

Lovely, but is a shame at the same time coz it’s probably all I will get on this hand, coz I’ve seen him reraise/fold a 3betted pot before, when he wasn’t the original aggressor. So I’ll just call and hope there s no 9 on turn and he bets again…

Hero calls $4.50

Turn: ($20.50) J T 8 [ Q ] (2 Players)

Not a REALLY bad card (AK I suppose he has not), we could be splitting, I could be dead against K9, but mostly still ahead

SB bets $8,

Really? I think your drawing days are over my friend…


Hero raises to $27.60 and is All-In,

Sampson son. said, "you are lucky"
Flak_4tt4ck said, "nah"
Flak_4tt4ck said, "just **** turn"
Flak_4tt4ck said, "I know you have like J3"

Some trash talk to make him call with marginal… even if I pretty much think he’s not, and that he has garbage and was trying to make a move


SB folds

Results: $36.50 Pot ($1.75 Rake)
Hero mucked Q 9 and WON $34.75 (+$16.50 NET)


I think villain is a player who likes to take back the aggression lost pf. And I try to let him bet out that big pot when I know he is very aggressive and I’m pretty sure I’m ahead. I know betting for value is really important most of the time, but what I did was total pot control, I bet when I wanted to bet for value, and as I saw the guy wanted some action, I let him bet out for me and try not to scare him with a reraise to his CR flop. At turn I have to go all in, coz the Q opens the door to a hell of bad beating possibilities, and the pot is pretty much big at that moment.


Black:

Next hand is an example of bad playing mixed to bad informational process. Villain has been playing for a few hands (15) and I only have a significant note: donk bets with flopped set on low flop. So basically I made the mistake of assuming that it’d be his unique move with a “monster”.


Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $45.55
BB: $20
UTG: $54.55
MP: $10.05
CO: $25
Hero (BTN): $24.50

Pre-Flop: 5 6 dealt to Hero (BTN)
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.65, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 9 5 6 (3 Players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, SB raises to $3, BB folds, Hero raises to $9, SB raises to $44.80 and is All-In, Hero calls $14.75 and is All-In

Turn: ($49.75) 9 5 6 [ K ] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: ($49.75) 9 5 6 K [ K ] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: $49.75 Pot ($2.45 Rake)
SB showed 8 7 (a straight, Five to Nine) and WON $47.30 (+$22.80 NET)
Hero mucked 5 6 and LOST (-$24.50 NET)

After I reraise his CR, I should have know I’m beat, but still put the money on the middle against a fine player =/
I should care more about those all in with marginal hands, I know how to beat the game and think in this case was absolutely unnecessary...