Hand 1- Good read with a double-up:
Poker Stars No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 40/80 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t2460)
Hero (UTG) (t1992)
UTG+1 (t2639)
MP1 (t2649)
MP2 (t4050)
MP3 (t4727)
CO (t8675)
Button (t3945)
SB (t2078)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with
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Hero bets t240, 1 fold, MP1 calls t240, MP2 calls t240, 5 folds
Flop: (t840)
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(3 players)Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks
Turn: (t840)
(3 players)Hero bets t465, 1 fold, MP2 calls t465
River: (t1770)
(2 players)Hero checks, MP2 bets t3335, Hero calls t1277
Total pot: t4324
MP2 shows Qh10d
Hero wins t4324
This hand really should never have happened, but I was fairly card dead and KJo UTG was nice at the time. I do a standard open to 3x and get 2 callers.
The flop came A high with 2 clubs and a low straight draw, not the best flop for my hand which had no clubs. I check and it gets checked to the Turn. I should have C-Bet this being OOP and just tried to take it down on the Flop, which I probably would have. But had I done that, it would have been a small pot rather than a double up.
The turn pairs my J and I lead out for ~1/2 the pot which gets 1 fold and a call.
The river is a 5 which puts a 4 straight out there if my opponent has a 3. I check, he jams and I hate life. I end up going into the time bank going over the hand and when I think about it, he really doesn't have much that can beat me. If he had an A he would have bet the flop IP or probably would have raised my turn bet. Any combo with a 3 just doesn't make any sense unless he called with 33. So, his hand was looking very much like a busted flush draw or a KT, QT busted straight draw. I beat any combo of Jx he would have called PF with, so I made the call and he turns over QTo for the busted straight draw.
I think that the C-Bet on the Flop would have been the best play as I most likely would have taken it down and not have gotten into a rather stupid situation to begin with.
Hand 2- Flush Draw with a Pair:
Poker Stars No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 40/80 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
MP3 (t2300)
Hero (CO) (t4706)
Button (t2889)
SB (t2403)
BB (t1948)
UTG (t4511)
UTG+1 (t8635)
MP1 (t3825)
MP2 (t1998)
Preflop: Hero is CO with
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5 folds, Hero bets t240, Button raises t555, 2 folds, Hero calls t315
Flop: (t1230)
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(2 players)Hero checks, Button bets t555, Hero calls t555
Turn: (t2340)
(2 players)Hero checks, Button bets t1769, Hero calls t1769
River: (t5878)
(2 players)Total pot: t5878
Button shows KsQh
Button wins t5878
Pretty standard spot I think. I open in the CO to 3x with A6dd to steal the blinds and the button puts in a small 3-bet. I could have folded this but I don't think calling is bad either since he could be 3-betting light thinking I'm raising light. Flop comes Q high with 2 diamonds. I check and he bets less than half the pot.
I call and pair my 6 on the Turn. I check, he jams and I hate life again. His shove is for about 2/3 the pot and I'm getting good odds to call. At the time I figured he either had an over pair, AK, AQ, KQ or air. Unless he has AA, AQ or QQ, I have 15 outs to an A, 6 or diamond. I call, he turns over KQ and I brick the river. Now I have 14bb's left.
Hand 3- The story of my Life:
Poker Stars No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG (t2260)
Hero (UTG+1) (t1387)
MP1 (t4370)
MP2 (t2073)
MP3 (t2818)
CO (t4321)
Button (t9185)
SB (t3685)
BB (t3116)
Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with
, 1 fold, Hero bets t300, 3 folds, CO raises t600, 3 folds, Hero raises t1077, CO calls t777
Flop: (t2904)
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(2 players)Turn: (t2904)
(2 players)River: (t2904)
(2 players)Total pot: t2904
CO shows 7c7h
CO wins t2904
I open to 3x UTG+1 with 66, MP raises to 6x (kind of a dumb raise), gets folded back to me and I jam. He calls with 77 (lol) flops a set and I'm done. Standard spot with 13bb's left I guess, probably should have just open shoved.
I would say my play was definitely sub-par. I was limping a lot and not being nearly aggressive enough. I'll try to focus a bit more next time lol.
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