Not motivated, but winning

After last Friday's amazing 7.5BI, 25.67PTBB/100 run, I've only put in two sessions: one this past Tuesday night, and one tonight. I won $250 in the first session and about $350 tonight, in what was my longest session so far this month: 1,910 hands, 4.63PTBB/100, and that was with a couple of disgusting hands:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP1 ($200)
MP2 ($78)
MP3 ($205)
Hero (CO) ($237)
Button ($282.50)
SB ($88.35)
BB ($102)
UTG ($312)
UTG+1 ($78.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 2, 2
UTG raises to $7, 4 folds, Hero calls $7, 2 folds, BB calls $5

Flop: ($22) J, 2, 10 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $22, Hero raises to $68, 1 fold, UTG raises to $305 (All-In), Hero calls $162 (All-In)

Turn: ($482) K (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($482) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $482 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
UTG had K, A (straight, Ace high).
Hero had 2, 2 (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: UTG won $479

Oh well, I suppose I can't win every hand where I get it in as a 2:1 favorite.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($105.60)
BB ($80)
UTG ($238.20)
UTG+1 ($201)
MP1 ($237.95)
MP2 ($50)
Hero (MP3) ($200)
CO ($205.50)
Button ($178.40)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 6, 7
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, 2 folds, Hero calls $2, 1 fold, Button calls $2, SB calls $1, BB checks

Flop: ($10) 8, Q, 9 (5 players)
SB bets $4, BB calls $4, UTG+1 calls $4, Hero calls $4, 1 fold

Turn: ($26) 5 (4 players)
SB bets $6, BB raises to $19, UTG+1 calls $19, Hero raises to $84, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $65

River: ($219) 2 (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $111 (All-In), Hero calls $110 (All-In)

Total pot: $439 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
UTG+1 had K, J (flush, King high).
Hero had 6, 7 (flush, nine high).
Outcome: UTG+1 won $436

I'm not sure I like my river call here, given that the way this donkey played the hand up to this point it should be pretty pointedly obvious he had the higher flush. That said, his turn call is pretty horrific.

Luckily, both villains gave back:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($200)
UTG ($47.60)
UTG+1 ($200)
Hero (MP1) ($388.80)
MP2 ($216.30)
MP3 ($110.05)
CO ($200)
Button ($527.70)
SB ($227.15)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A, A
2 folds, Hero raises to $9, 3 folds, Button raises to $32, 2 folds, Hero raises to $78, Button raises to $527.70 (All-In), Hero calls $310.80 (All-In)

Flop: ($782.60) 6, 4, 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($782.60) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($782.60) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $782.60 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
Button had K, K (flush, King high).
Hero had A, A (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: Hero won $779.60

This is the villain from Hand 1. Garden variety AA v KK, though when playing for double stacks I'm not sure I'm so eager to stick it in as he was.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($79.20)
MP1 ($106.85)
MP2 ($226.20)
MP3 ($438.25)
Button ($200)
Hero (SB) ($200)
BB ($200)
UTG ($169.20)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, 10
4 folds, MP3 calls $2, Button raises to $8, Hero calls $7, 1 fold, MP3 calls $6

Flop: ($26) K, 10, 6 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $18, 1 fold, Hero raises to $76, MP3 calls $58

Turn: ($178) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $116 (All-In), MP3 calls $116

River: ($410) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $410 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
Hero had 10, 10 (three of a kind, tens).
MP3 had K, 10 (two pair, Kings and tens).
Outcome: Hero won $407

Villain from hand #2. He was a chatty dude and asked, "hmm, how good am I" before his big flop call. After his turn call I said "not very".

I also won a stack with QQ vs AKo, AIPF, and closed off the night with these two amusing hands:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($219.15)
UTG ($62.75)
UTG+1 ($200.80)
MP1 ($129.20)
MP2 ($385.75)
MP3 ($356.90)
CO ($58.05)
Button ($48.40)
Hero (SB) ($357.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, K
4 folds, MP3 raises to $7, 1 fold, Button raises to $48.40 (All-In), Hero raises to $152, 2 folds

Flop: ($105.80) 4, A, J (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($105.80) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($105.80) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $105.80 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
Button had J, J (three of a kind, Jacks).
Hero had K, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: Button won $102.80

Okay, so a garden variety suckout on the part of the villain, who has to stick JJ in short here and got lucky.

But then, the very next hand, I catch KK again.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($217.15)
BB ($62.75)
UTG ($200.80)
UTG+1 ($129.20)
MP1 ($385.75)
MP2 ($349.90)
MP3 ($58.05)
CO ($102.80)
Hero (Button) ($309.50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, K
2 folds, MP1 raises to $7, 1 fold, MP3 calls $7, CO calls $7, Hero raises to $309.50 (All-In), 3 folds, MP3 calls $51.05 (All-In), 1 fold

Flop: ($133.10) A, A, Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($133.10) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($133.10) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $133.10 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
Hero had K, K (two pair, Aces and Kings).
MP3 had 4, 7 (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: Hero won $130.10

Um, okay? I'm hoping that was some kind of misclick, but Jesus. 47s?

It's an interesting thing I do from time to time, to play on an image. If I just caught a beat in a hand and catch a very strong hand right after, I sometimes look for spots to feign tilt and make huge over-raises. I got a stack off a guy at NL100 a few months back who called my huge overpush with 77 (I had AA). Here with KK obviously I'm risking running into AA on the part of the original raiser, but this is still an ideal spot as with all the cold-callers, there's a good chance someone will take the opportunity to play sheriff.

That being said, although it tends to get called off weaker than you'd ordinarily think, it doesn't normally elicit calls from 47s. That's a new one :)

Boomsauce!

So, um, yeah. Yesterday's graph. 1,451 hands for a profit of $1489.70, over a dollar per mother fucking hand. People were just handing me buy-ins, left and right:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($200)
Button ($135.30)
SB ($228.85)
Hero (BB) ($245.95)
UTG ($86.35)
UTG+1 ($536.25)
MP1 ($70.10)
MP2 ($93.85)
MP3 ($200)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4d, 4h
5 folds, CO raises to $6, Button calls $6, SB calls $5, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($24) Ad, 4s, Ks (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks

Turn: ($24) 6d (4 players)
SB bets $24, Hero raises to $68, 2 folds, SB raises to $222.85 (All-In), Hero calls $154.85

River: ($469.70) 5c (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $469.70 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB had As, 6s (two pair, Aces and sixes).
Hero had 4d, 4h (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: Hero won $466.70

Not to much to say about that hand. Obv since I felt the flop must have spanked the ranges of one of the others, I went for a flop cr that missed, but worked out because the turn bricked. Villain is correct to stack off here, bad luck for him.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP3 ($195.35)
CO ($235)
Button ($210.15)
Hero (SB) ($233.65)
BB ($240.90)
UTG ($186.70)
UTG+1 ($95.15)
MP1 ($200)
MP2 ($210.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Qd, Jc
2 folds, MP1 checks, 2 folds, CO calls $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $1, BB checks

Flop: ($8) Ad, Kd, 10s (4 players)
Hero bets $4, 2 folds, CO raises to $10, Hero raises to $36, CO calls $26

Turn: ($80) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets $50, CO calls $50

River: ($180) 3c (2 players)
Hero bets $145.65 (All-In), CO calls $145.65

Total pot: $471.30 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had Qd, Jc (straight, Ace high).
CO had 10d, Kc (two pair, Kings and tens).
Outcome: Hero won $468.30

Villain's name in this hand was "ballzycallz." I considered saying "I could think of an adjective other than "ballzy" but thought better of it, particularly since he reloaded.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($304.10)
BB ($201.35)
UTG ($256.45)
UTG+1 ($236)
MP1 ($334.90)
MP2 ($221.30)
Hero (CO) ($554.85)
Button ($42)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9s, 9c
3 folds, MP2 raises to $6, Hero calls $6, 2 folds, BB calls $4

Flop: ($19) 5h, 9h, Jd (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $14, 1 fold, MP2 calls $14

Turn: ($47) 10s (3 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $36, MP2 raises to $78, Hero raises to $534.85 (All-In), MP2 calls $123.30 (All-In)

River: ($449.60) 6c (3 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $449.60 | Rake: $3

Results:
MP2 had Ad, As (one pair, Aces).
Hero had 9s, 9c (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero won $446.60

Setmining for fun and profit.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($200)
SB ($346.75)
BB ($200)
UTG ($243)
UTG+1 ($216.90)
MP1 ($46.70)
MP2 ($236.05)
Hero (MP3) ($208.15)
CO ($238.45)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8d, 5d
UTG raises to $4, 3 folds, Hero calls $4, CO calls $4, 1 fold, SB calls $3, 1 fold

Flop: ($18) 10d, Jd, Kd (4 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $6, Hero raises to $36, 1 fold, SB calls $36, 1 fold

Turn: ($96) 2c (2 players)
SB bets $306.75 (All-In), Hero calls $168.15 (All-In)

River: ($432.30) Jh (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $432.30 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB had Ad, Qc (straight, Ace high).
Hero had 8d, 5d (one pair, Jacks).
Outcome: Hero won $429.30

Okay, so, the preflop call. The initial raiser was the reason we all play poker, an absolute, unmitigated donk with no idea what he was doing. He called down three barrels with third pair no kicker in an early hand (I had AA) and with the minraise pre I knew if the flop was right I could stack him. As it turned out, the flop was right, but it was the other guy I stacked, who must have been in an impossible position. I actually don't mind how he played it, since he crushes anything but the made flush, which I'm unlikely to be holding since he has the Ad. The overshove on the turn is unconventional but justifiable: he has to pray I have TT or JJ (which, as it turned out, would have won anyway) and feel good about putting me off anything I fold. Bad luck that I had the flush. Even this wasn't an instacall, but I figure there's no way this guy overbets a made flush like that.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($77.15)
Button ($107.85)
SB ($217.65)
Hero (BB) ($462.85)
UTG ($106.70)
UTG+1 ($188.80)
MP1 ($207)
MP2 ($221.75)
MP3 ($80.95)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2h, 2d
3 folds, MP2 raises to $7, 4 folds, Hero calls $5

Flop: ($15) 7s, 2s, Ad (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $10, Hero raises to $34, MP2 calls $24

Turn: ($83) 2c (2 players)
Hero bets $56, MP2 raises to $180.75 (All-In), Hero calls $124.75

River: ($444.50) Qh (3 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $444.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had 2h, 2d (four of a kind, twos).
MP2 had Ah, Qs (two pair, Aces and Queens).
CO didn't show
Outcome: Hero won $441.50

On the flop I was hoping he didn't have AA. The turn changed that ^^. Horrible for him to stack off here.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($257.65)
Hero (UTG) ($218.85)
UTG+1 ($41)
MP1 ($270.35)
MP2 ($364.30)
CO ($101.60)
Button ($153.05)
SB ($200)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with As, Ks
Hero raises to $7, 5 folds, SB calls $6, 1 fold

Flop: ($16) 9h, 3d, Qc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $10, SB calls $10

Turn: ($36) 6s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $22, SB calls $22

River: ($80) Kd (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $30, SB raises to $161 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $140 | Rake: $3

Results:
SB didn't show
Outcome: SB won $137

I was totally owned here, should have checked the river once I found some showdown value. Villain is a very good reg and it's not inconceivable that he's bluffing here, but on the whole he crushes me and I couldn't call.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (MP2) ($325.80)
CO ($108.20)
Button ($213.30)
SB ($265.85)
BB ($212.95)
UTG ($219.25)
UTG+1 ($50)
MP1 ($32)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Qh, Ac
3 folds, Hero raises to $7, 2 folds, SB calls $6, BB calls $5

Flop: ($21) 9c, Qs, Ks (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($21) 3h (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($21) 9s (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $21 | Rake: $1.05

Results:
SB had Kd, Kh (full house, Kings over nines).
BB had 7c, 8c (one pair, nines).
Hero had Qh, Ac (two pair, Queens and nines).
Outcome: SB won $19.95

My absolute favorite hand of the session. Slowplay ftl!

A nearly-$1500 win like last night's does a few nice things, the first of which being putting me at +$2,538 for the month, 10.06PTBB/100 over 6300 hands. I've kept volume way down this month but am still seeing a very nice month so far. The other thing is a nice psychological hurdle: the absolute value of my best day is better than the absolute value of my worst.