The 1/2 NL SH Roller Coaster

The past few days have been a bit crazy: A brief look at my results over the past week:

Thursday: Up $500
Friday: Up $1000
Saturday: Down $700
Sunday: Down $150
Monday: Up $150
Tuesday: Up $450

And in a short morning session I am up again. Overall, it has been a profitable week – but the swings are pretty crazy. I am mostly playing 2 or 3 tables with a full buyin. I just am playing a good tight-aggressive game. I am making the occasional move, but mainly to slow down the guys who raise PF 20% of the time or so.

I have not played many tourneys recently – but I will be playing the Sunday million and UB $200K this Sunday (ended up not playing this past Sunday).

SOME HANDS

I need to learn to fold aces better – at least against the multi-tabling robots

Poker Stars

No Limit Holdem Ring game

Blinds: $1/$2

6 players

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Stack sizes:

ELMO: $232.60

UTG+1: $132.55

CO: $113.30

Button: $199

SB: $53.85

BB: $97.60



Pre-flop: (6 players) ELMO is UTG with A♠ A♦

ELMO raises to $6, 2 folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.



Flop: 9♠ T♣ 2♣ ($19, 3 players)

BB checks, ELMO bets $12, Button raises to $40, BB folds, ELMO calls.



Turn: 3♦ ($99, 2 players)

ELMO checks, Button bets $66, ELMO raises to $182, Button calls all-in $87.

Uncalled bets: $29 returned to ELMO.



River: 5♦ ($405, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $405)





Results:

Final pot: $405

ELMO showed As Ad

Button showed 2s 2d

Sometimes - they call with their gutshot draws (and we like it!)

Poker Stars

No Limit Holdem Ring game

Blinds: $1/$2

6 players

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Stack sizes:

UTG: $258.80

UTG+1: $105.45

CO: $197

Button: $219

ELMO: $371.40

BB: $216



Pre-flop: (6 players) ELMO is SB with T♣ 9♣

4 folds, ELMO raises to $6, BB calls.



Flop: 4♣ A♠ J♣ ($12, 2 players)

ELMO bets $8, BB calls.



Turn: K♣ ($28, 2 players)

ELMO bets $22, BB raises to $66, ELMO raises to $238, BB calls all-in $136.

Uncalled bets: $36 returned to ELMO.



River: 4♠ ($432, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $432)





Results:

Final pot: $432

ELMO showed Tc 9c
BB mucks Ts Qs





A good river fold? He was calling quick on flop and turn – made me think he was on a flush draw the whole way

Poker Stars

No Limit Holdem Ring game

Blinds: $1/$2

5 players

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Stack sizes:

BB: $216

UTG: $533.05

ELMO: $226

Button: $200

SB: $182.20

BB: $226.40



Pre-flop: (5 players) ELMO is CO with 9♣ A♣

UTG calls, ELMO raises to $8, 3 folds, UTG calls.



Flop: A♦ 9♥ 2♦ ($19, 2 players)

UTG checks, ELMO bets $14, UTG calls.



Turn: Q♥ ($47, 2 players)

UTG checks, ELMO bets $42, UTG calls.



River: 4♦ ($131, 2 players)

UTG is all-in $469.05, ELMO folds.

Uncalled bets: $469.05 returned to UTG.



Results:

Final pot: $131



Sometimes you raise the flop to try to see if they have nothing. You were wrong, but it turns out right!

Ultimate Bet

No Limit Holdem Ring game

Blinds: $1./$2.

4 players

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Stack sizes:

ELMO: $250.80

Button: $201.90

SB: $278.05

BB: $173.05



Pre-flop: (4 players) ELMO is UTG with J♥ J♣

ELMO raises to $7, Button folds, SB raises to $23, BB folds, ELMO calls.



Flop: 2♣ K♣ 4♠ ($48, 2 players)

SB bets $25, ELMO raises to $70, SB calls.



Turn: J♦ ($188, 2 players)

SB checks, ELMO bets $80, SB calls.



River: 2♦ ($348, 2 players)

SB checks, ELMO is all-in $77.8, SB calls.



Results:

Final pot: $503.6

ELMO shows Jh Jc

SB showed AK