I love the Stars $1 SnGs

[Dorkus Malorkus]

Or, "when sort-of-bluffs get called by worse hands".

pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) converter

MP2 (t2265)
CO (t640)
Button (t7785)
SB (t2090)
BB (t1270)
UTG (t540)
UTG+1 (t2655)
Hero (t1895)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Ks, As.
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, Hero raises to t200, 4 folds, BB calls t150, UTG calls t150, UTG+1 folds.

Flop: (t675) 8h, 9s, 4c (3 players)
BB bets t100, UTG calls t100, Hero calls t100.

Turn: (t975) Qh (3 players)
BB bets t100, UTG calls t100, Hero raises to t400, BB folds, UTG calls t140 (All-In).

River: (t1715) Js (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1715

Results below:
UTG has Kh 3s (high card, king).
Hero has Ks As (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins t1715.

Yep, he called a preflop raise, flop bet, and a turn bet and raise with K3o for king high. I asked him if he had somewhere he urgently needed to be but he was already gone...


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One more hand, some feedback on this one would be nice. Was just trying a routine blind/limper steal, do you call this?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) converter

BB (t1755)
UTG (t5540)
UTG+1 (t5785)
MP1 (t1640)
MP2 (t3460)
CO (t1820)
Button (t4390)
Hero (t10420)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6d, Kh.
3 folds, MP2 calls t200, CO calls t200, 1 fold, Hero raises to t800, 1 fold, MP2 folds, CO raises to t1820 (all in)


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Ended up finishing second for the third time in a row in these 45 player tourneys - the heads up are pretty much crapshoots though considering how high the blinds get (though I know HU is a weakness in my game - I'm far too aggressive). Lost with AA to 56 which flopped and turned 6s.

 

[Godfather7769]

Thats rough dewd. I once lost a tourney on 3 Aces, i had pocket rockets, and an Ace cam out on the flop and still lost.

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

Heh, I remember a couple of weeks ago bluffing a guy off AAA (well he SAID he had AAA) because the board had 4 hearts and he didn't have the Ah. I had something like Kd3c for a mighty pair of 3s.

The danger of slowplaying them, I guess. I'd dig through Pokertracker for the hand history but I can't be bothered at the moment.

 

[bdecker7649]

that first call is horrible. those guys need to be dragged in the street and shot for making stupid calls...good for u there, but the 12% of the time when he does catch a 3 from the flop is when u just want to choke a bitch.

 

[drunknwaldo]

POKERSTARS players are bad then add a 1 tourny/Sng and you can the worst LOL!

 

[tenbob]

Hey Dorkus i HAD to try them $1 sit and go's at stars you were right they are a piece of piss to beat............


PokerStars Tournament #11647692, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.00/$0.20
45 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started - 2005/08/23 - 08:39:12 (ET)

Dear tenbob,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $14.00 award has been credited to your real money account.


Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

PokerStars Tournament #11631421, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1.00/$0.20
45 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started - 2005/08/22 - 21:26:10 (ET)

Dear tenbob,

You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $14.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

Got busted out of the 3rd one pretty early on by a horrendus call.My set got taken down by some gombeen that drew to an inside straight.

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

^^

I win more 3-tabling them than playing 1 $5 or $10 at a time, easily.

 

[diabloblanco]

How long does one of those $1 tourneys take to run through? Sounds like 3 or 4 tabling them may be a pretty good investment if you can manage them all.

 

[tenbob]

from what i seen it takes max of 2 hours to win one

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

Yeah, usually 1h30-2h.

 

[diabloblanco]

Not too bad. 3 or 4 tables would make you a nice little chunk of profit.

 

[tenbob]

this is hilarious, just 3 tabled on stars tongiht, my best finish was 19th, either i forgot to play poker or im not used to multi-tables. sitting in 2nd with a bully boy chip leader when my poket kings ran into aces. Made ace high flush was rivered by a house, and the last one just got blinded out and forced to make my move on 88 hand of the night (7 times never won) and got beat by some idiot that called me with a J 9.

But hey it only cost me 3bucks.