Monday, February 18, 2008

Presto is Gold for ME not YOU (Part 5)

If I think you’re making a move with presto I will call you down with 4th pair, so beware …

$50 + $2.50 Heads Up Sit & Go

Fuel55 (1,480)/Villain (1,520)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 calls 15 from SB with [Ac 7d]
Villain raises to 60
Fuel55 calls 30

*** FLOP *** [Ts 7c 9h]
Villain bets 30
Fuel55 calls 30

*** TURN *** [Ts 7c 9h] [2s]
Villain checks
Fuel55 checks

*** RIVER *** [Ts 7c 9h 2s] [Qd]
Villain bets 180 (pot sized bet to discourage me from calling)
Fuel55 calls 180 (he is unlikely to have hit the Q)

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Villain shows [5s 5h] a pair of Fives
Fuel55 shows [Ac 7d] a pair of Sevens
Fuel55 wins the pot (540) with a pair of Sevens

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Presto is Gold (Part 119)

If you are Ivey and your opponent has presto, it's gold for Ivey ... Which is why I don't play against Ivey - his lucksackery takes away my edge.

$200/$400NL, 6-handed

Phil Ivey raises to $4,200
The Gav Bomb reraises to $8,000, and is all in
Phil Ivey calls $3,800
The Gav Bomb shows [5h 5d]
Phil Ivey shows [8c Ad]

*** FLOP *** [2c As Ac]

*** TURN *** [2c As Ac] [Jc]

*** RIVER *** [2c As Ac Jc] [7c]
The Gav Bomb shows two pair, Aces and Fives
Phil Ivey shows a flush, Ace high
Phil Ivey wins the pot ($16,597) with a flush, Ace high
The Gav Bomb is sitting out

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Presto is Gold (Part 118)

$5/$10NL, 8-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
UTG calls $10
Fuel55 calls $10 from MP with [5d 5c]
MP raises to $55
UTG calls $45
Fuel55 calls $45

*** FLOP *** [4h Kh Ks]
UTG checks
Fuel55 checks
MP checks

*** TURN *** [4h Kh Ks] [4s]
UTG bets $10
Fuel55 calls $10
MP calls $10

*** RIVER *** [4h Kh Ks 4s] [8d]
UTG checks
Fuel55 bets $70 (gotta believe I am good here …)
MP folds
UTG folds
Fuel55 wins the pot ($207)

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Presto is Gold (Part 117)

Satellite to FTOPS Event #9

Fischman and I are chipleaders with 10 left. 3 winners.

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Scott Fischman raises to 2,000
Pharmax folds
Fuel55 calls 2,000 from button with [5h 5d]
pvitantonio folds
BCBabby folds

*** FLOP *** [9s Ah 7h]
Scott Fischman checks
Fuel55 checks

*** TURN *** [9s Ah 7h] [Qh]
Scott Fischman checks
Fuel55 checks

*** RIVER *** [9s Ah 7h Qh] [9h]
Scott Fischman checks
Fuel55 checks

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Scott Fischman shows [8s Jc] a pair of Nines
Fuel55 shows [5h 5d] a flush, Ace high
Fuel55 wins the pot (5,700) with a flush, Ace high

At this point I was chipleader with 50BB. Then I didn’t see a card over a nine for an hour and without playing a hand was down to 3BB when I shoved A5s into JJ and finished 6th for a $6 profit. Nice … Turbos are the shizz ...

Presto is Gold (Part 116)

Perhaps the most elegant Presto is Gold of all time ...

$5/10NL, 9-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
EP calls $10
Fuel55 raises to $40 from MP with [5h 5c]
BB calls $30
EP calls $30

*** FLOP *** [3c 8h 8c]
BB checks
EP checks
Fuel55 bets $90
BB folds
EP raises to $180 (a bit of a putz)
Fuel55 reraises to $1615.75, and is all in (Presto is Gold!)
EP calls $274, and is all in
Fuel55 shows [5h 5c]
EP shows [3d 3s] (ouch)
Uncalled bet of $1161.75 returned to Fuel55

*** TURN *** [3c 8h 8c] [8d] (GIN of all GINS!!!!!!)

*** RIVER *** [3c 8h 8c 8d] [Kd]
Fuel55 shows a full house, Eights full of Fives
EP shows a full house, Eights full of Threes
Fuel55 wins the pot ($1,030) with a full house, Eights full of Fives
EP is sitting out

Friday, February 01, 2008

Presto is Gold (Part 115)

Always on the turn ...

*** HOLE CARDS ***
CO calls $10
Fuel55 checks from BB with [5s 5c]

*** FLOP *** [Td 9d Kc]
Fuel55 checks
CO checks

*** TURN *** [Td 9d Kc] [5d]
Fuel55 bets $10
CO raises to $20 (looks like a one-diamond hand)
Fuel55 calls $10

*** RIVER *** [Td 9d Kc 5d] [9h]
Fuel55 bets $30 (str8s are no longer an issue)
CO calls $30

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Fuel55 shows [5s 5c] a full house, Fives full of Nines
CO mucks [Qd Qs] - two pair, Queens and Nines (interesting way to play QQ from LP)
Fuel55 wins the pot ($122) with a full house, Fives full of Nines

Presto is Gold (Part 114)

It's been a while since I won a hand with Presto - not the kind of slump I like ...

$5/$10NL, 7-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
MP calls $10
Fuel55 raises to $40 from MP with [5d 5c]
Button reraises to $83, and is all in
SB calls $78 (interesting cold call ...)
MP folds
Fuel55 calls $43

*** FLOP *** [8h Jd 3s]
SB checks
Fuel55 checks

*** TURN *** [8h Jd 3s] [Tc]
SB checks
Fuel55 checks

*** RIVER *** [8h Jd 3s Tc] [6h]
SB checks
Fuel55 checks

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Button shows [Qs Kd] King Queen high
SB shows [Ah Qh] Ace Queen high
Fuel55 shows [5d 5c] a pair of Fives
Fuel55 wins the pot ($266) with a pair of Fives
Button is sitting out

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

It's All About Ranges

Jordan made a mess of the hand description in his latest post.

Here is how it really played out along with my thinking.

The Scene: Last night's MATH, blinds are T150/300/25a, 6-handed

Seat 2: HighOnPoker (T14,258 = 48BB)
Seat 6: Fuel55 (T11,322 = 38BB)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises to 1,175 from CO with [Jc Jd]
HighOnPoker calls 1,025 from SB

*** FLOP *** [Qc 3h 7c] (pot is T2800)
HighOnPoker checks
Fuel55 checks (with 2nd pair there really is no point building a monster pot so I check behind)

I will take less information as a means of pot control in the spot most of the time.

*** TURN *** [Qc 3h 7c] [8d] (pot is T2800)
HighOnPoker bets 1,800 (Jordan bets another low card which he may or may not have hit)
Fuel55 calls 1,800 (good reason to believe I am ahead)

*** RIVER *** [Qc 3h 7c 8d] [9h] (pot is T6400)
HighOnPoker bets 2,700 (Jordan makes another stab?)
Fuel55 calls 2,700 (pot is laying me 3.4:1 so I need to be right 23% of the time to be profitable)

So on the turn I put Jordan on any two clubs, most pairs JJ-22, reasonable queens AQo, KQo, QTo+, and T9. This is a reasonable range given that he didn't reraise preflop and he checked the flop out of position.


Against this range I am a 58:42 favorite on turn. When the river is a non-club blank and the pot is laying me 3.4:1 I must call.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
HighOnPoker shows [Qh Kh] a pair of Queens
Fuel55 mucks
HighOnPoker wins the pot (11,775) with a pair of Queens

I rationalized that I am ahead on the flop and ergo the turn about 85% of the time and that his range has about 25% "catch up" equity. Since no reasonable catch up card (other than if he holds 77) came on the river I rationalized that I only have to beat a small percentage of his range to make calling T2700 into T9100 profitable in the long run.


I was wrong since Jordan made a brilliant top-pair check on the flop. Still I play the hand the same way the next time.

That's my perspective ...

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Presto is Gold (Part 113)

$1/2NL, 8-handed

>>>DEALING HOLE CARDS<<<
EP calls $2
Fuel55 raises $7 to $9 with 5c 5s from CO
Victim raises $23 to $32
EP folds
Fuel55 calls $23 (I am not folding Presto!)

Who cares about odds when you have Presto?


>>>DEALING FLOP<<< [ 9d 8d 6c ]

Fuel55 bets $408.75 and is all-in
Victim says: one time just hold up
Victim calls $61 and is all-in

>>>DEALING TURN<<< [ Jh ]


>>>DEALING RIVER<<< [ 7s ]
Fuel55 cards were 5c 5s
Victim cards were Ad Ac
Fuel55 wins $188 with a nine high straight

Pure gold, pure gold ...

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 111)

$2/4NL, 9-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 calls $4 from UTG with [5s 5c] (deception ...)
futura raises to $18 from the button
Fuel55 calls $14

*** FLOP *** [Ah Ad 5d] (GIN!)
Fuel55 checks
futura bets $42
Fuel55 raises to $84
futura calls $42

*** TURN *** [Ah Ad 5d] [Jh]
Fuel55 checks
futura has 15 seconds left to act
futura bets $76 (awfully brave bet here ...)
Fuel55 raises to $152
futura has 15 seconds left to act
futura has requested TIME
futura folds
Uncalled bet of $76 returned to Fuel55
Fuel55 wins the pot ($359)

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 110)

$2/4, 5-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises to $14 from the button with [5d 5s]
BB calls $10

*** FLOP *** [2s Qc 2c]
BB bets $16
Fuel55 calls $16

*** TURN *** [2s Qc 2c] [Jd]
BB checks
Fuel55 bets $36
BB folds
Fuel55 wins the pot ($59)


Pure gold against a weak tight opponent ...

Monday, December 24, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 109) and Other Stuff

A 4-hand sequence in 2 orbits at $10/$20, 9-handed:

Hand 1: First I suffer this hand:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Kilak calls $20
Fuel55 calls $20 from MP with [Ac 8c]
bigN20 raises to $120
zda21 calls $120
Kilak calls $100
Fuel55 calls $100 (damn pot odds)

*** FLOP *** [Qc Ad Jc]
Kilak checks
Fuel55 checks
bigN20 bets $300
zda21 calls $300
Kilak folds
Fuel55 calls $300 (damn pot odds)

*** TURN *** [Qc Ad Jc] [4s]
Fuel55 bets $1,060 (no point check calling – praying for a little fold equity here)
bigN20 calls $654, and is all in
zda21 calls $738.80, and is all in
Fuel55 shows [Ac 8c]
bigN20 shows [Qd Qs] (puke)
zda21 shows [Jd Js] (puke)
Uncalled bet of $321.20 returned to Fuel55

*** RIVER *** [Qc Ad Jc 4s] [7d]
Fuel55 shows a pair of Aces
zda21 shows three of a kind, Jacks
zda21 wins the side pot ($169.60) with three of a kind, Jacks
bigN20 shows three of a kind, Queens
bigN20 wins the main pot ($3,369) with three of a kind, Queens

Hand 2: Then I raise AA and get no action. Fawk!!

Hand 3: But then I get a little Presto redemption against a shortstacked fish:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
zda21 raises to $40 from UTG
Fuel55 reraises to $120 from MP with [5d 5s]
zda21 rereraises to $169.60, and is all in
Fuel55 calls $49.60
zda21 shows [7d 7h]
Fuel55 shows [5d 5s]

*** FLOP *** [Jd 5h 4d] (GIN!)

*** TURN *** [Jd 5h 4d] [3h]

*** RIVER *** [Jd 5h 4d 3h] [As]
zda21 shows a pair of Sevens
Fuel55 shows three of a kind, Fives
Fuel55 wins the pot ($366.20) with three of a kind, Fives
zda21 is sitting out

Hand 4: Then I bust a chump holding Presto and get back to where I was before the A8s hand:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
thorladen raises to $70
Fuel55 calls $70 from CO with [3d 3c]
ICE_NY calls $60 from SB

*** FLOP *** [6h 3h 2s]
ICE_NY bets $360, and is all in
thorladen calls $360
Fuel55 raises to $720 (isolation time ...)
thorladen folds (good boy)
Fuel55 shows [3d 3c]
ICE_NY shows [5c 5d]
Uncalled bet of $360 returned to Fuel55

*** TURN *** [6h 3h 2s] [Jc]

*** RIVER *** [6h 3h 2s Jc] [7d]
Fuel55 shows three of a kind, Threes
ICE_NY shows a pair of Fives
Fuel55 wins the pot ($1,307) with three of a kind, Threes
ICE_NY is sitting out

All is mathematically and karmically OK …

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Presto is Gold for ME not YOU (Part 4)

$2/$4NL, 6-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises to $14 from CO with [Ac 6c]
Button calls $14
BB calls $10

*** FLOP *** [Kc Jc 5d]
BB checks
Fuel55 checks
Button bets $44
BB folds
Fuel55 raises to $156
Button reraises to $449, and is all in
Fuel55 calls $188, and is all in
Button shows [5s 5c] (LOL - you fool!!!!!!!!!)
Fuel55 shows [Ac 6c]
Uncalled bet of $105 returned to Button

*** TURN *** [Kc Jc 5d] [Qc]

*** RIVER *** [Kc Jc 5d Qc] [Th]
Button shows three of a kind, Fives
Fuel55 shows a flush, Ace high
Fuel55 wins the pot ($729) with a flush, Ace high

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 108)

$10/$20NL, 9-handed, extremely tough lineup

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 raises to $60 from UTG+1 with [5c 5d]
MP calls $60
CO calls $60
SB calls $50
BB calls $40

Gotta love a small pair and 4 callers ...

*** FLOP *** [5s 3d 2s]
SB checks
BB checks
Fuel55 bets $220
MP raises to $440
CO folds
SB raises to $1,204.75, and is all in
BB folds
Fuel55 raises to $1,969.50 (definitely a shove or fold situation)
MP folds
Fuel55 shows [5c 5d]
SB shows [4h 4c]
Uncalled bet of $764.75 returned to Fuel55

*** TURN *** [5s 3d 2s] [Ac] (FAWK!)

*** RIVER *** [5s 3d 2s Ac] [3s] (Presto never disappoints!!!!!!!)
Fuel55 shows a full house, Fives full of Threes
SB shows a straight, Five high
Fuel55 wins the pot ($3,146.50) with a full house, Fives full of Threes
SB is sitting out

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 107)

$5/10NL, 8-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55 calls $10 from EP with [5h 5c]
MP calls $10
CO raises to $55
Fuel55 has 15 seconds left to act
Fuel55 calls $45 (easy call with stacks all over $1300)
MP folds

*** FLOP *** [Qs Jc 5s]
Fuel55 checks
CO checks (this guy bluff a lot so a check actually worried me a bit)

*** TURN *** [Qs Jc 5s] [Th]
Fuel55 bets $110
CO calls $110

*** RIVER *** [Qs Jc 5s Th] [3s]
Fuel55 bets $10 (blocker bet to control pot size if he made a flush)
CO calls $10

*** SHOW DOWN ***
Fuel55 shows [5h 5c] three of a kind, Fives
CO mucks [Js Ad] - a pair of Jacks (lol)
Fuel55 wins the pot ($372) with three of a kind, Fives

Monday, December 03, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 106)

Presto isn't just for sets you know ...

$2/4NL, 5-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Fuel55: raises $8 to $12 from SB with [5d 5c]
2Vogue: calls $8

*** FLOP *** [9c 9h 7h]
Fuel55: bets $12
2Vogue: calls $12

*** TURN *** [9c 9h 7h] [6c]
Fuel55: checks (represent a draw)
2Vogue: bets $28
Fuel55: calls $28 (check call my “draw”)

*** RIVER *** [9c 9h 7h 6c] [2h]
Fuel55: bets $75 (bet my flush)
2Vogue: folds (thank you sir)
Fuel55 collected $102 from pot

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 105)

Omaha Hi HU SNG

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Fuel55 [4c 5c Qd 5d]
Fuel55 calls 20
DivaKitty raises to 120
Fuel55 calls 80 (I am never folding presto preflop)

*** FLOP *** [5h 6s Ks] (gin!!!!!!)
DivaKitty bets 240
Fuel55 raises to 960
DivaKitty calls 50, and is all in
Fuel55 shows [4c 5c Qd 5d]
DivaKitty shows [7h Ac Qh 9c] (nice gutterball)
Uncalled bet of 670 returned to Fuel55

*** TURN *** [5h 6s Ks] [8s] (of course he hits his gutterball)

*** RIVER *** [5h 6s Ks 8s] [8c] (resuck – ONE TIME!!)
Fuel55 shows a full house, Fives full of Eights
DivaKitty shows a straight, Nine high
Fuel55 wins the pot (820) with a full house, Fives full of Eights
DivaKitty stands up

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Presto is Gold (Part 104)

$0.50/$1 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6-handed

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Almtom raises to $3.50
marker07 calls $3.50
Fuel55 raises to $15 from the SB with [Kd 5s Kh 5d]
marker07 calls $11.50

*** FLOP *** [As 5h 6d]
Fuel55 bets $24.50, and is all in
marker07 calls $24.50
Fuel55 shows [Kd 5s Kh 5d]
marker07 shows [4h 2h 2c Kc]
(lol – nice call with a gutterball)

*** TURN *** [As 5h 6d] [Qd]

*** RIVER *** [As 5h 6d Qd] [9s]
Fuel55 shows three of a kind, Fives
marker07 shows a pair of Twos
Fuel55 wins the pot ($80.50) with three of a kind, Fives

Presto is Gold (Part 103)

Now even Smokkee (longtime Presto hater/disparager) is getting in on Presto's goodness.

Nothing prettier than quad fives ....

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Presto is Gold (Parts 101 and 102)

A few bloggers (i.e., the smart ones, not Smokkee) have taken up the Presto mantra are being rewarded for their bravery.

Presto Blogger
Protege #1

Stacks that matter:

$0.25/$0.50NL, 9-handed
Seat 3: drchad ($24.50)
Seat 4: drossxyu ($80.80)
Seat 7:
lifesagrind ($57.70)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
lifesagrind calls $0.50 from UTG with [5d 5c]
drchad calls $0.50 from MP
drossxyu raises to $2.25 from LP
lifesagrind calls $1.75
(no one should fold presto getting these kinds of odds!)
drchad calls $1.75

*** FLOP *** [2c 5s 2s]

lifesagrind checks (flop a boat – standard issue Presto)
drchad checks
drossxyu bets $4
lifesagrind calls $4
drchad calls $4
(life is good for lifesagrind)

*** TURN *** [2c 5s 2s] [9c]

lifesagrind checks
drchad checks
drossxyu has 15 seconds left to act
drossxyu bets $9.75 ("let this fish do the work," says lifesagrind)
lifesagrind raises to $20
(time to build a pot!)
drchad folds
drossxyu calls $10.25

*** RIVER *** [2c 5s 2s 9c] [5h]

lifesagrind bets $31.45, and is all in (DQB!)
drossxyu calls $31.45
(sorry dude but lifesagrind has the nuts)

*** SHOW DOWN ***
lifesagrind shows [5d 5c] four of a kind, Fives
drossxyu mucks[2d 2h] - four of a kind, Twos
(oh my !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
lifesagrind wins the pot ($119.40) with four of a kind, Fives



Presto Blogger
Protege #2

Stacks that matter:

Riverchasers, blinds at 150/300 Ante 25
Seat 4:
Mike_Maloney (4,851)
Seat 9: Golden-83 (7,100)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Golden-83 raises to 600 from MP
Mike_Maloney calls 300 from BB with [5h 5c] (conservative play, but ok my me)

*** FLOP *** [5d Td Ah]

Mike_Maloney checks (flop a set – more standard issue Presto)
Golden-83 bets 900
Mike_Maloney raises to 1,800 (going for the kill)
Golden-83 raises to 6,475, and is all in
Mike_Maloney calls 2,426, and is all in
Golden-83 shows [Qd Kh] (gutterballs are gold!!)
Mike_Maloney shows [5h 5c]
Uncalled bet of 2,249 returned to Golden-83

*** TURN *** [5d Td Ah] [5s] (DQB!!!)

*** RIVER *** [5d Td Ah 5s] [Jd] (gutter love no goot against quads, biatch)
Golden-83 shows a straight, Ace high
Mike_Maloney shows four of a kind, Fives
Mike_Maloney wins the pot (10,002) with four of a kind, Fives
Mike_Maloney: DQB (the obligatory salute)