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Saturday July 31st 2010

Lucky First Hands

I keep getting lucky hands when I first sit down at a table. Here is such an example from today. I may branch out soon into some No Limit because I want to try out some SNG’s. Of course this is while I move up the limits. Judging by the .05/.10, I will give this limit another week before moving up again since I just got payed for winter break. To raked limits! Yes, I’m a big noob. Screw you.


PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold’em (9 handed) [url=http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi]converter[/url]

[b]Preflop:[/b] Hero is MP2 with K:heart:, J:heart:. Hero posts a blind of $0.05.
[color:#CC3333]UTG raises[/color], [color:#666666][i]2 folds[/i][/color], Hero (poster) calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, [color:#666666][i]1 fold[/i][/color], BB calls.

[b]Flop:[/b] (12.40 SB) T:spade:, 9:spade:, 4:club: [color:#0000FF](6 players)[/color]
BB checks, [color:#CC3333]UTG bets[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero raises[/color], MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, BB calls, [color:#CC3333]UTG 3-bets[/color], Hero calls, CO calls, BB calls.

[b]Turn:[/b] (12.20 BB) 4:diamond: [color:#0000FF](4 players)[/color]
BB checks, [color:#CC3333]UTG bets[/color], Hero calls, CO calls, BB calls.

[b]River:[/b] (16.20 BB) Q:club: [color:#0000FF](4 players)[/color]
BB checks, [color:#CC3333]UTG bets[/color], [color:#CC3333]Hero raises[/color], CO folds, BB folds, UTG calls.

[b]Final Pot:[/b] 20.20 BB

Results below:
UTG has Kc Ks (two pair, kings and fours).
Hero has Kh Jh (straight, king high).
Outcome: Hero wins 20.20 BB.

So I make a pretty loose preflop call. I figured I had already put money in voluntarily and I had position on the raiser, so I would call it.

The flop comes and I flop a gutshot straight draw (4 outs) and two overcards (6 outs discounted to 4). So I have about 8 outs to a probable best hand. I have odds to call, but I would rather raise here because we have fairly strong outs. The preflop raiser reraises us, and I just call. Oh well. I put him on overcards also.

Turn comes and its not a flush, but it does pair the board. Getting about 13:1 to call, I call because we are 10.5:1 to make some kind of hand.

The river comes and I hit the straight, oh baby. Easy raise for value.

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