From last night FCPC weekly tournament.
Blinds T1000/2000, 7-handed
Agelakis T150,000
Simon T500,000
Fuel T500,000
Fuel raises to T6,000 with 55 from UTG
Agelakis smooth calls from MP
Simon reraises on the button to T17,000 (you can generally treat this as TT+/AQ+ the vast majority of the time)
Fuel and Agelakis call (fairly quickly so neither player really considered a 4-bet)
(Pot around 55K)
Flop [542r]
Fuel leads T40,000
Agelakis smooth calls
Simon smooth calls
(Pot around 175K)
Turn [3]
Fuel leads T20,000
Agelakis bitches about my blocker bet and shoves for T101,000 total
Simon thinks for a long time and just calls
(Pot around 395K)
What should Fuel do? Fold, call T81,000 (5:1 pot odds) and see the river or shove my remaining T400K into the middle? And why?
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
FCPC Ruling $33r On PokerStars
In the last two weeks, three members of the False Creek Poker Club have taken down $33 rebuys on PokerStars for seats to the MAIN EVENT. Congrats to Bill (gaidouri), Bob (gattaca77) and Eman (odysseu$). Good job fish.
Friday, May 01, 2009
SuperStack-a-thon Preview
For the next 3 weeks, the False Creek Poker Club is hosting a 3-day ultradeepstack NLHE event. With starting starting stacks of T250,000 and one hour blinds we expect this game to last 3 Friday nights. The structure is insane and will involve play on every street right up to the end of the tournament. Pot limit preflop will constrain the fishies who are scared to play postflop and avoid T500,000 pots in level 2, as we've seen previously.
Structure based on 8 players is as follows:
May someone who actually understands the game win.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Answer To Last Hand
Both Fish had AQ for the rivered nuts. What I found amazing is how much got into the pot pre-river ...
Saturday, April 04, 2009
5000BB Pot in a Tournament
This is one for the record books. We are playing ultradeep - starting stacks of T1,000,000 and we are in the T200/400 level. Actual numbers and action are a guessimate, but the end result is clear.
Dave raises to T1,800 (Dave tends to overvalue hands and will felt himself with TP2K, two pair etc. - hands like K9, Q9, J8, A4 etc are unfoldable preflop)
George calls (George is much tighter than Dave but will fire many bullets in the right spot, often when it is incorrect to do so)
Flop A43
Dave bets T5,000
George raises to T15,000
Dave calls
Turn [A43]A
Dave bets T50,000
George raises to T300,000
Dave calls
River [A43A]Q
Dave bets T500,000
George shoves for T350,000 more
Dave instacalls
Pot is over T2,000,000 in the T200/400 level.
What does each fish have?
Dave raises to T1,800 (Dave tends to overvalue hands and will felt himself with TP2K, two pair etc. - hands like K9, Q9, J8, A4 etc are unfoldable preflop)
George calls (George is much tighter than Dave but will fire many bullets in the right spot, often when it is incorrect to do so)
Flop A43
Dave bets T5,000
George raises to T15,000
Dave calls
Turn [A43]A
Dave bets T50,000
George raises to T300,000
Dave calls
River [A43A]Q
Dave bets T500,000
George shoves for T350,000 more
Dave instacalls
Pot is over T2,000,000 in the T200/400 level.
What does each fish have?
Sunday, March 22, 2009
More Implied Odds
How do you play poker when you know that your opponent(s) will make marginal and/or terrible calls? I think you have no choice but to get at much money into the pot while you are best and pray to hold up.
Conversely, if you find yourself consistently sucking out to win big pots maybe you should ask yourself why you get so much money into pots when you are behind.
Conversely, if you find yourself consistently sucking out to win big pots maybe you should ask yourself why you get so much money into pots when you are behind.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Implied Odds
If you don't want to continue requiring 2- and 3-outer suckouts for chips, you might want to learn the concept of implied odds.
Making 1:1 calls on 25:1 shots just isn't even close to good poker, even if you seem to hit every fawking time.
Making 1:1 calls on 25:1 shots just isn't even close to good poker, even if you seem to hit every fawking time.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Victory in the SuperSeries
I sat down last night with 5 fish for what would ultimately be a 7-hour long 6-handed SNG. It ended with me being victorious eliminating 4 of my 5 opponents along the way.
With 30 minute blinds starting at 50/100 and T50,000 in my stack, patience would be my motto. Somehow I got off to a great start finishing level 1 with T85,300. Three hands did the job: I made quad kings vs Julia's KKKAA to jumpstart the night. To Julia's credit she didn't even come close to going broke with a bare ace on a KKAxK board. Then I won a decent pot with AQ on an AQT7Q board against what I think was Simon's AK. Then I made a hero call with QQ on a J-high board against Grant. I opened and Grant reraised. I flat called OOP and check called all three streets. Thank god Grant had AK ...
I got up to 100K by level 4. The only hand of note was AJ vs Julia's KJ on a board containing the other two jacks.
I didn't really make a big bluff until level 5 and it cost me. In a 4-way limped pot I got frisky on the turn of a 7J57 board with 33. If 240 rebluffed me then good on him, but I think he had the nuts or pretty close to it.
Level 7 brought the first elimination (Julia) and my favorite hand of the night. Simon opens from the SB with KJ. I flat with AJ. Flop is AKJ (for which I win a $7 prop bet) and Simon checkraises me. I call. Turn is the case J. Simon checks again. I bet and he checkraises me. I call. This should have set alarm bells off in Simon's head. River is a deuce and Simon shoves. I can't call fast enough and collect by first bounty. When I flat called a 20K checkraise on the turn Simon should have known he was beat. This got me to T133K.
I eliminated both Greeks (240 and Hondro) in level 11. I flopped a straight with 78 against shortstacked Hondro's KT on a 9TJ board. Then called 240's A2s all-in with QQ and managed to hold. That left me HU with Grant.
Grant and I won our respective tables in prelim Game 1. We said then and there that we couldn't be caught! And we weren't.
I had 200K and Grant had 100K - blinds were T1200/2400. I tried to let Grant bluff off his chips but he seemed reluctant to pay me off. I ultimately lost the chip lead for the first time of the whole evening with 64 vs his Q4 on a Q64 flop. But I wouldn''t give up and chipped back into a 3:2 lead when the final hand came up in the T1500/3000 level.
Grant limps JJ and I check my option with K2o. Flop is K7K. I checkraise and Grant calls. Turn is another low card and we get it all in. Grant misses his two outer on the river and sweet sweet victory is all mine.
All in all a great series.
With 30 minute blinds starting at 50/100 and T50,000 in my stack, patience would be my motto. Somehow I got off to a great start finishing level 1 with T85,300. Three hands did the job: I made quad kings vs Julia's KKKAA to jumpstart the night. To Julia's credit she didn't even come close to going broke with a bare ace on a KKAxK board. Then I won a decent pot with AQ on an AQT7Q board against what I think was Simon's AK. Then I made a hero call with QQ on a J-high board against Grant. I opened and Grant reraised. I flat called OOP and check called all three streets. Thank god Grant had AK ...
I got up to 100K by level 4. The only hand of note was AJ vs Julia's KJ on a board containing the other two jacks.
I didn't really make a big bluff until level 5 and it cost me. In a 4-way limped pot I got frisky on the turn of a 7J57 board with 33. If 240 rebluffed me then good on him, but I think he had the nuts or pretty close to it.
Level 7 brought the first elimination (Julia) and my favorite hand of the night. Simon opens from the SB with KJ. I flat with AJ. Flop is AKJ (for which I win a $7 prop bet) and Simon checkraises me. I call. Turn is the case J. Simon checks again. I bet and he checkraises me. I call. This should have set alarm bells off in Simon's head. River is a deuce and Simon shoves. I can't call fast enough and collect by first bounty. When I flat called a 20K checkraise on the turn Simon should have known he was beat. This got me to T133K.
I eliminated both Greeks (240 and Hondro) in level 11. I flopped a straight with 78 against shortstacked Hondro's KT on a 9TJ board. Then called 240's A2s all-in with QQ and managed to hold. That left me HU with Grant.
Grant and I won our respective tables in prelim Game 1. We said then and there that we couldn't be caught! And we weren't.
I had 200K and Grant had 100K - blinds were T1200/2400. I tried to let Grant bluff off his chips but he seemed reluctant to pay me off. I ultimately lost the chip lead for the first time of the whole evening with 64 vs his Q4 on a Q64 flop. But I wouldn''t give up and chipped back into a 3:2 lead when the final hand came up in the T1500/3000 level.
Grant limps JJ and I check my option with K2o. Flop is K7K. I checkraise and Grant calls. Turn is another low card and we get it all in. Grant misses his two outer on the river and sweet sweet victory is all mine.
All in all a great series.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
American Idol Season 8
Well the final 13 are set.
Women - the judges keep hoping Jasmine shows something since she is the most-sellable face but alas she doesn't have the chops. Alexis or Megan needs to step up and belt out a crowd favorite at their first chance - something like Joss Stone's version of Son of a Preacher Man or Carrie Underwood's version of Sweet Child O Mine would do, or Lil will clean house.
Men - the audience's emotional favorite Danny can carry the show for weeks, if not forever. He is technically perfect and oddly charming. Scott is the only other guy that can sing. He needs to play Howie Day's Collide from behind the piano at his first opportunity. It worked wonders for Canadian Idol Theo Tams who sang it way better than the original. Adam is overrated IMO and I hate his look. The rest of the men are filler.
Look for a final pairing of Lil vs Danny.
Women - the judges keep hoping Jasmine shows something since she is the most-sellable face but alas she doesn't have the chops. Alexis or Megan needs to step up and belt out a crowd favorite at their first chance - something like Joss Stone's version of Son of a Preacher Man or Carrie Underwood's version of Sweet Child O Mine would do, or Lil will clean house.
Men - the audience's emotional favorite Danny can carry the show for weeks, if not forever. He is technically perfect and oddly charming. Scott is the only other guy that can sing. He needs to play Howie Day's Collide from behind the piano at his first opportunity. It worked wonders for Canadian Idol Theo Tams who sang it way better than the original. Adam is overrated IMO and I hate his look. The rest of the men are filler.
Look for a final pairing of Lil vs Danny.
FCPC Superseries Final Table
Well the final table structure is set. Blinds are 30 minutes and ultradeep starting stacks of T50,000 means the average stack will probably remain above 100BB for at least a couple of hours.
It's a skill player's structure with enough chips for multi-street play for at least the first 5 hours. May quality poker prevail!
It's a skill player's structure with enough chips for multi-street play for at least the first 5 hours. May quality poker prevail!
Saturday, March 07, 2009
FCPC Superseries
Well the final table is set. Congrats to Hondro, Julia, Grant, 240 (aka 340), Simon (aka Lucksack), and of course, Fuel.
I've been tight lipped about this thing since my Game 1 victory. I built monster stacks in Games 2, 3 and 4 only to be coolered or sucked out on like clockwork in each game's late stages. Somehow I started with 10 points then only got 8 more in the next 3 games.
This put me in a bit of a tough spot on the final table bubble. I needed to get 3rd or better and secure my own destiny. Thankfully I didn't face many coolers and I wasn't 2 or 3 outered at all and a win was relatively easy giving me 28 points overall and a guaranteed final table seat regardless of what Table 1 did.
The only hand of interest where I was at risk and covered was as follows:
Julia and others limp (standard FCPC deepstack fare). I jack it from the BB with AsQd. Julia calls and we are HU.
Flop is QsTs9s. TPTK and nut flush draw. I check, Julia bets T6000 (about pot) and I check raise all in for T22000 more. Julia snap calls with KJ - flopped str8 with no flush draw.
Julia is a 3:2 favorite which is normally beyond the nuts against me.
The turn in an A giving me 13 clean outs to the river.
Js on the river and I scoop a T60000 pot leaving Julia with just 2 or 3BB. (SPADES!, as Brack and Brue would say)
If I lose that hand I probably miss the final table ...
Next week's final will be a 6-max, ultradeepstack delight. T50,000 starting stacks, 30 minute blinds starting at T50/100.
I've been tight lipped about this thing since my Game 1 victory. I built monster stacks in Games 2, 3 and 4 only to be coolered or sucked out on like clockwork in each game's late stages. Somehow I started with 10 points then only got 8 more in the next 3 games.
This put me in a bit of a tough spot on the final table bubble. I needed to get 3rd or better and secure my own destiny. Thankfully I didn't face many coolers and I wasn't 2 or 3 outered at all and a win was relatively easy giving me 28 points overall and a guaranteed final table seat regardless of what Table 1 did.
The only hand of interest where I was at risk and covered was as follows:
Julia and others limp (standard FCPC deepstack fare). I jack it from the BB with AsQd. Julia calls and we are HU.
Flop is QsTs9s. TPTK and nut flush draw. I check, Julia bets T6000 (about pot) and I check raise all in for T22000 more. Julia snap calls with KJ - flopped str8 with no flush draw.
Julia is a 3:2 favorite which is normally beyond the nuts against me.
The turn in an A giving me 13 clean outs to the river.
Js on the river and I scoop a T60000 pot leaving Julia with just 2 or 3BB. (SPADES!, as Brack and Brue would say)
If I lose that hand I probably miss the final table ...
Next week's final will be a 6-max, ultradeepstack delight. T50,000 starting stacks, 30 minute blinds starting at T50/100.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
FCPC Superseries Begins
False Creek poker club just began the latest 12-man Superseries.
There are 5 preliminary games (two tables of 6 players) with points awarded 10, 7, 5, 3, 2 and 1 for 1st thru 6th.
Top two finishers at each table for each game are awarded cash prizes as are the top 3 overall points leaders at the end of 5 games. Top six point getters overall qualify for the big game at the end of the series where most of the cash is.
One week down and I have 10 pts baby! I can't be caught!
There are 5 preliminary games (two tables of 6 players) with points awarded 10, 7, 5, 3, 2 and 1 for 1st thru 6th.
Top two finishers at each table for each game are awarded cash prizes as are the top 3 overall points leaders at the end of 5 games. Top six point getters overall qualify for the big game at the end of the series where most of the cash is.
One week down and I have 10 pts baby! I can't be caught!
Monday, January 26, 2009
For Your Amusement
You really can’t make this shit up:
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises 20 to 40 with [3d 3c]
Villain raises 880 to 920 and is all-in (he has shoved 4 of 6 hands so far, so I call)
Fuel55 calls 880
Villain shows [2s 2c]
Fuel55 shows [3d 3c] (Miraculously this isn’t a flip)
*** FLOP *** [Js 3h Ks] (good flop – he’s dead to running twos or running spades (4%))
*** TURN *** [Js 3h Ks] [2d] (down to one out …)
*** RIVER *** [Js 3h Ks 2d] [2h] (on queue!)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Villain shows [2s 2c] (four of a kind, Deuces)
Fuel55 shows [3d 3c] (a full house, Threes full of Deuces)
Villain collected 1840 from pot
Very next hand:
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 said, "of course"
Villain calls 10
Fuel55 raises 40 to 60 with [Kd Kc]
Villain calls 40
*** FLOP *** [4h Qh 6c]
Fuel55 bets 60
Villain raises 60 to 120
Fuel55 calls 40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (20) returned to Villain
Fuel55 shows [Kd Kc]
Villain shows [Qs 3h] (Great, I am a 3:1 favorite)
*** TURN *** [4h Qh 6c] [4d] (eliminates some outs – now he needs a Q (6%))
*** RIVER *** [4h Qh 6c 4d] [Qc] (on queue!)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Fuel55 shows [Kd Kc] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Villain shows [Qs 3h] (a full house, Queens full of Fours)
Villain collected 320 from pot
Chances of losing both hands preflop: 46:1
Chance of losing both hands postflop: 100:1
Chance of losing both hands on the river: 1010:1
Suffice it to say, I run goot ...
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises 20 to 40 with [3d 3c]
Villain raises 880 to 920 and is all-in (he has shoved 4 of 6 hands so far, so I call)
Fuel55 calls 880
Villain shows [2s 2c]
Fuel55 shows [3d 3c] (Miraculously this isn’t a flip)
*** FLOP *** [Js 3h Ks] (good flop – he’s dead to running twos or running spades (4%))
*** TURN *** [Js 3h Ks] [2d] (down to one out …)
*** RIVER *** [Js 3h Ks 2d] [2h] (on queue!)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Villain shows [2s 2c] (four of a kind, Deuces)
Fuel55 shows [3d 3c] (a full house, Threes full of Deuces)
Villain collected 1840 from pot
Very next hand:
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 said, "of course"
Villain calls 10
Fuel55 raises 40 to 60 with [Kd Kc]
Villain calls 40
*** FLOP *** [4h Qh 6c]
Fuel55 bets 60
Villain raises 60 to 120
Fuel55 calls 40 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (20) returned to Villain
Fuel55 shows [Kd Kc]
Villain shows [Qs 3h] (Great, I am a 3:1 favorite)
*** TURN *** [4h Qh 6c] [4d] (eliminates some outs – now he needs a Q (6%))
*** RIVER *** [4h Qh 6c 4d] [Qc] (on queue!)
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Fuel55 shows [Kd Kc] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
Villain shows [Qs 3h] (a full house, Queens full of Fours)
Villain collected 320 from pot
Chances of losing both hands preflop: 46:1
Chance of losing both hands postflop: 100:1
Chance of losing both hands on the river: 1010:1
Suffice it to say, I run goot ...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Millenial Doomswitch
Played the Wicked Chops freeroll tonight. First online tournament in 6 months or more.
Fairly standard chip up to 40K by end of hour 2 then back-to-back 4 outers down to 3K. Chisel back to 10K then get it all in with QT on a KQJ flop. Obviously villian has ATs with a royal redraw. GG me - 121st of 1500 or so.
It is really possible to run this retardedly bad for a whole year?
Fairly standard chip up to 40K by end of hour 2 then back-to-back 4 outers down to 3K. Chisel back to 10K then get it all in with QT on a KQJ flop. Obviously villian has ATs with a royal redraw. GG me - 121st of 1500 or so.
It is really possible to run this retardedly bad for a whole year?
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