BKrywko1
Rock Star
Silver Level
Generally, when playing Stud/8 I use a "play for the low, back into the high for the scoop" strategy. This was working beautifully already this morning before this hand - and Absolute Poker on weekend mornings is worse than Party at times in the fishiness department. I'll admit, this is a very loose play here (semi-donkish), but scooped a monsta with it. Gotta love when players don't pay attention to what cards are out. Let's walk through this hand here:
Stage #571881312: Seven Card Hi/Lo Normal $0.50/$1 - 2007-02-11 11:49:44 (ET)
Seat 1 - JYAPP ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - BKRYWKO1 ($55.62 in chips) - Note that I sat down 20 minutes prior with only $20 - 20 big bets is my standard buy-in for this game.
Seat 3 - PURDUE100 ($38.65 in chips)
Seat 4 - DEANIEC89117 ($5.85 in chips)
Seat 5 - ACEPOKER539 ($18.92 in chips)
Seat 6 - SAILOR43 ($26.77 in chips)
Seat 7 - MRKKLEEN ($25.63 in chips)
Seat 8 - JJTOWN ($10.45 in chips)
JYAPP - Posts the Ante $0.05
BKRYWKO1 - Posts the Ante $0.05
ACEPOKER539 - Posts the Ante $0.05
JJTOWN - Posts the Ante $0.05
DEANIEC89117 - Posts the Ante $0.05
SAILOR43 - Posts the Ante $0.05
MRKKLEEN - Posts the Ante $0.05
PURDUE100 - Posts the Ante $0.05
*** 3rd STREET ***
JYAPP - Pocket [H H Jd]
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As]
PURDUE100 - Pocket [H H 9d]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac]
ACEPOKER539 - Pocket [H H 7d]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd]
MRKKLEEN - Bring-In $0.25
JJTOWN - Calls $0.25
JYAPP - Folds
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $0.25 - Loose call, but with an ace up in this particular game I figured "why not?" - the way AP's bonus structure work, I'll play a few more starting hands than I normally would. I don't recommend playing this hand normally.
PURDUE100 - Folds
DEANIEC89117 - Calls $0.25
ACEPOKER539 - Folds
SAILOR43 - Calls $0.25
*** 4TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh]
BKRYWKO1 - Checks - Hard to know where I stand - I probably should have bet, but I'll tread carefully here, since 9s are a weak high hand. I'm still trying to disguise some sort of low draw here, as well.
DEANIEC89117 - Checks
SAILOR43 - Checks
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Checks - Good! I get to see 5th street for free here - Looking for an Ace or Nine
*** 5TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c] - Bingo!
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c]
BKRYWKO1 - Bets $1
DEANIEC89117 - Calls $1
SAILOR43 - Calls $1
MRKKLEEN - Calls $1
JJTOWN - Raises $2 to $2 - Pair of kings, most likely. Certainly doesn't have trips - Kings and Aces almost always get raised after the bring-in.
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $3 - Easy raise - only 1 potentially locked-low working here, and we have to make players pay for all their draws. Certainly should be obvious what I have here if anyone's paying attention.
DEANIEC89117 - Raises $3 to $4 - Locked-low or at least with best low draw on board
SAILOR43 - Calls $3 - Flush draw
MRKKLEEN - Calls $3
JJTOWN - Calls $2
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $1
*** 6TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s Qd]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h 8c]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s Kc] - Seeeing the case king was a great sight - All the kings our out, so I KNOW that my 9s are good here.
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c 6c]
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Bets $1
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $2
DEANIEC89117 - All-In $1.55
SAILOR43 - Calls $2
MRKKLEEN - Calls $2
JJTOWN - Raises $2 to $3 - Kings over 2s or 6s? - thinks his 2 pair is best here, I guess. Not sure why he is capping - if I wasn't scared to cap it on 5th, what makes him think his hand is the best? I mean, if I was slow-playing Aces, my 2 pair would have him beat, as well.
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $4
SAILOR43 - Calls $2
MRKKLEEN - Calls $2
JJTOWN - Calls $1
*** RIVER ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s] - Really hoped to get that boat here, but nothing on this board scares me.
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s Qd H]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h 8c H]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s Kc H]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c 6c H]
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Bets $1
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $2
SAILOR43 - Folds
MRKKLEEN - Folds - Whatever draws were working with Sailor and Kleen, they missed
JJTOWN - All-In(Raise) $1.15 to $2.15
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $0.15
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JJTOWN - Shows [2s Ks Kd Qh 2c 6c 4c] (Two Pair, kings and twos) - Dead on!
BKRYWKO1 - Shows [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s] (Three of a kind, nines)
DEANIEC89117 - Mucks
BKRYWKO1 Collects $13.78 from side pot-1
BKRYWKO1 Collects $28.72 from main pot - SCOOP!!!!!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($43.50:$29.40,$14.10) | Rake ($1:$0.68,$0.32)
Seat 1: JYAPP Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 2: BKRYWKO1 won Total ($42.50) HI
$42.50) with Three of a kind, nines [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s - P:9s,B:9h,B:9c,B:As,B:Jh]
Seat 3: PURDUE100 Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 4: DEANIEC89117 HI: [Mucked] [4d 5h Ac 4h 8s Qd 5d] - Chased a draw 2 streets in a row in a capped pot, yikes!
Seat 5: ACEPOKER539 Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 6: SAILOR43 Folded on the RIVER
Seat 7: MRKKLEEN Folded on the RIVER
Seat 8: JJTOWN HI:lost with Two Pair, kings and twos [2s Ks Kd Qh 2c 6c 4c - P:Ks,B:Kd,P:2s,B:2c,B:Qh]
It's an art at times, but paying attention to cards that are out is VITAL to winning at this game!
Stage #571881312: Seven Card Hi/Lo Normal $0.50/$1 - 2007-02-11 11:49:44 (ET)
Seat 1 - JYAPP ($17.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - BKRYWKO1 ($55.62 in chips) - Note that I sat down 20 minutes prior with only $20 - 20 big bets is my standard buy-in for this game.
Seat 3 - PURDUE100 ($38.65 in chips)
Seat 4 - DEANIEC89117 ($5.85 in chips)
Seat 5 - ACEPOKER539 ($18.92 in chips)
Seat 6 - SAILOR43 ($26.77 in chips)
Seat 7 - MRKKLEEN ($25.63 in chips)
Seat 8 - JJTOWN ($10.45 in chips)
JYAPP - Posts the Ante $0.05
BKRYWKO1 - Posts the Ante $0.05
ACEPOKER539 - Posts the Ante $0.05
JJTOWN - Posts the Ante $0.05
DEANIEC89117 - Posts the Ante $0.05
SAILOR43 - Posts the Ante $0.05
MRKKLEEN - Posts the Ante $0.05
PURDUE100 - Posts the Ante $0.05
*** 3rd STREET ***
JYAPP - Pocket [H H Jd]
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As]
PURDUE100 - Pocket [H H 9d]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac]
ACEPOKER539 - Pocket [H H 7d]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd]
MRKKLEEN - Bring-In $0.25
JJTOWN - Calls $0.25
JYAPP - Folds
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $0.25 - Loose call, but with an ace up in this particular game I figured "why not?" - the way AP's bonus structure work, I'll play a few more starting hands than I normally would. I don't recommend playing this hand normally.
PURDUE100 - Folds
DEANIEC89117 - Calls $0.25
ACEPOKER539 - Folds
SAILOR43 - Calls $0.25
*** 4TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh]
BKRYWKO1 - Checks - Hard to know where I stand - I probably should have bet, but I'll tread carefully here, since 9s are a weak high hand. I'm still trying to disguise some sort of low draw here, as well.
DEANIEC89117 - Checks
SAILOR43 - Checks
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Checks - Good! I get to see 5th street for free here - Looking for an Ace or Nine
*** 5TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c] - Bingo!
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c]
BKRYWKO1 - Bets $1
DEANIEC89117 - Calls $1
SAILOR43 - Calls $1
MRKKLEEN - Calls $1
JJTOWN - Raises $2 to $2 - Pair of kings, most likely. Certainly doesn't have trips - Kings and Aces almost always get raised after the bring-in.
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $3 - Easy raise - only 1 potentially locked-low working here, and we have to make players pay for all their draws. Certainly should be obvious what I have here if anyone's paying attention.
DEANIEC89117 - Raises $3 to $4 - Locked-low or at least with best low draw on board
SAILOR43 - Calls $3 - Flush draw
MRKKLEEN - Calls $3
JJTOWN - Calls $2
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $1
*** 6TH STREET ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh]
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s Qd]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h 8c]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s Kc] - Seeeing the case king was a great sight - All the kings our out, so I KNOW that my 9s are good here.
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c 6c]
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Bets $1
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $2
DEANIEC89117 - All-In $1.55
SAILOR43 - Calls $2
MRKKLEEN - Calls $2
JJTOWN - Raises $2 to $3 - Kings over 2s or 6s? - thinks his 2 pair is best here, I guess. Not sure why he is capping - if I wasn't scared to cap it on 5th, what makes him think his hand is the best? I mean, if I was slow-playing Aces, my 2 pair would have him beat, as well.
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $4
SAILOR43 - Calls $2
MRKKLEEN - Calls $2
JJTOWN - Calls $1
*** RIVER ***
BKRYWKO1 - Pocket [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s] - Really hoped to get that boat here, but nothing on this board scares me.
DEANIEC89117 - Pocket [H H Ac 4h 8s Qd H]
SAILOR43 - Pocket [H H 8h 10c 7h 8c H]
MRKKLEEN - Pocket [H H 3h Kh 7s Kc H]
JJTOWN - Pocket [H H Kd Qh 2c 6c H]
MRKKLEEN - Checks
JJTOWN - Bets $1
BKRYWKO1 - Raises $2 to $2
SAILOR43 - Folds
MRKKLEEN - Folds - Whatever draws were working with Sailor and Kleen, they missed
JJTOWN - All-In(Raise) $1.15 to $2.15
BKRYWKO1 - Calls $0.15
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JJTOWN - Shows [2s Ks Kd Qh 2c 6c 4c] (Two Pair, kings and twos) - Dead on!
BKRYWKO1 - Shows [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s] (Three of a kind, nines)
DEANIEC89117 - Mucks
BKRYWKO1 Collects $13.78 from side pot-1
BKRYWKO1 Collects $28.72 from main pot - SCOOP!!!!!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($43.50:$29.40,$14.10) | Rake ($1:$0.68,$0.32)
Seat 1: JYAPP Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 2: BKRYWKO1 won Total ($42.50) HI
$42.50) with Three of a kind, nines [2h 9s As 9h 9c Jh 3s - P:9s,B:9h,B:9c,B:As,B:Jh]Seat 3: PURDUE100 Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 4: DEANIEC89117 HI: [Mucked] [4d 5h Ac 4h 8s Qd 5d] - Chased a draw 2 streets in a row in a capped pot, yikes!
Seat 5: ACEPOKER539 Folded on the 3rd STREET
Seat 6: SAILOR43 Folded on the RIVER
Seat 7: MRKKLEEN Folded on the RIVER
Seat 8: JJTOWN HI:lost with Two Pair, kings and twos [2s Ks Kd Qh 2c 6c 4c - P:Ks,B:Kd,P:2s,B:2c,B:Qh]
It's an art at times, but paying attention to cards that are out is VITAL to winning at this game!