They Call Me Three Kings
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[b]Preflop:[/b] Hero is UTG+1 with K:spade:, K:diamond:.
UTG folds, [color:#CC3333]Hero raises[/color], UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, [color:#CC3333]BB 3-bets $2.5 (All-In)[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero caps[/color], SB calls.
[b]Flop:[/b] (9.50 SB) 4:club:, K:club:, 4:spade: [color:blue](3 players, 1 all-in) [/color]
SB checks, [color:#CC3333]Hero bets[/color], SB folds.
[b]Turn:[/b] (5.25 BB) 6:spade: [color:blue](2 players, 1 all-in) [/color]
[b]River:[/b] (5.25 BB) 6:diamond: [color:blue](2 players, 1 all-in) [/color]
[b]Final Pot:[/b] 5.25 BB
[color:#990066]Main Pot: 3.75 BB, between Hero and BB.[/color] > [color:white]Pot won by Hero (3.75 BB).[/color]
[color:#990066]Pot 2: 1 BB, won by Hero.[/color]
[color:#990066]Pot 3: 0.50 BB, overbet by Hero.[/color]
Results in white below:
BB shows 8c Jh (two pair, sixes and fours).
Hero shows Ks Kd (full house, kings full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 5.25 BB.
Damn, one all-in and the other folded. Not much return. Let’s see what happens on the very next hand (UTG bailed before his blind, so I got it):
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[b]Preflop:[/b] Hero is BB with K:heart:, K:club:.
UTG folds, [color:#CC3333]UTG+1 raises[/color], MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, [color:#CC3333]Hero 3-bets[/color], UTG+1 calls.
[b]Flop:[/b] (6.50 SB) 5:diamond:, 3:diamond:, 8:club: [color:blue](2 players) [/color]
[color:#CC3333]Hero bets[/color], [color:#CC3333]UTG+1 raises[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero 3-bets[/color], [color:#CC3333]UTG+1 caps[/color], Hero calls.
[b]Turn:[/b] (7.25 BB) T:diamond: [color:blue](2 players) [/color]
Hero checks, [color:#CC3333]UTG+1 bets[/color], Hero calls.
[b]River:[/b] (9.25 BB) K:spade: [color:blue](2 players) [/color]
[color:#CC3333]Hero bets[/color], [color:#CC3333]UTG+1 raises[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero 3-bets[/color], UTG+1 calls.
[b]Final Pot:[/b] 15.25 BB
[color:#990066]Main Pot: 15.25 BB, between Hero and UTG+1.[/color] > [color:white]Pot won by Hero (15.25 BB).[/color]
Results in white below:
Hero shows Kh Kc (three of a kind, kings).
UTG+1 shows 8d 8s (three of a kind, eights).
Outcome: Hero wins 15.25 BB.
Showed a little weakness with the three to the flush on the board. I didn’t put him on a set though. Guess I gave him a bad beat story.
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Had a down Saturday, Sunday is looking pretty good. Nothing outstanding, but solid. The cards are a little lukewarm (other than the KK), but my play is pretty good. Saturday I got chasing things a bit and was having some 50/1 play relapses, ie. I forgot about the “raise” button. I’m definitely liking 1/2, but I’m still adjusting a bit.
April 26th, 2004 at 6:12 pm
Nice hands. I bet he didn’t expect to see you with another pair of cowboys. One thing, though: if you thought he might have the flush, why did you 3-bet on the river?
April 26th, 2004 at 7:38 pm
Good point. Let’s start out by saying that I’m not claiming these were played optimally. The first one, yes, the second? Nope. Here’s my own anaylsis:
First, I didn’t put him on the set due to his pre-flop raise. He didn’t cap pre-flop, so I didn’t put him on AA. He tried to show strength on the flop by leading out betting, but since he didn’t cap the flop I figured I still had the best hand.
The Turn: I figured the check/call was the right call here, I still had a strong hand, but not obviously against the flush, but one more bet would be worth paying to see the river.
River: My notes were saying he’d play any Ax and any combo face cards. Since there weren’t any on the table until now, I didn’t figure he had enough to beat me. Now, he showed strength here by raising, but I didn’t really put him on the flush. Yes, this was more of a “gut” call. I thought about some of the other advice I’ve read recently that said to raise in situations like this. I did, after all, have a strong hand. I had also seen this guy lay down hands on the river after facing a raise to his bet. He didn’t lay this one day, but then again, he did have a set.
Another question may be: Why didn’t he fold? Maybe he would have if I had raised him on the turn instead of just calling. He could have put me on the flush. If I could have pushed him off there it would have been better as a “guaranteed” win as opposed to waiting for the river.
So, did I play this right? Honestly, I’m not sure. Yeah, I won, but I don’t know if it was the right play. Maybe I’ll post it on 2+2 and see what they say.
April 28th, 2004 at 3:04 am
It’s a tough call. I would have chickened out and just called his raise on the river, probably, unless I knew that all his preflop raises were with pairs as opposed to any ace suited.
At any rate, I haven’t played since Monday afternoon, and it feels like forever. I’ll get on the tables tomorrow afternoon around WPT time. It seems the show inspires people to come out and give me money, and that’ll be nice after the last couple weeks of losses.