Freeroll #4: 823rd place
Another middle finish. I've been reading the Sklansky book
, and I just got past the section on semi-bluffing. I think I'm seeing it where it's not, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. It's weird, because that's kind of how I've played all along. I semi-bluff a lot.
Some big hands with a lot of bad beats (by me and against me) after the jump.
First Hand (blinds 15/30)
Position: BB
Stack: 1500
Cards: As9s
eat sleep surf raises 270 chips from middle position and is all in. 52silver calls from the small blind, and I call. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 3h 6d 7h - not a great flop. 52silver checks, and I check for the free card.
Turn: 4d - there's a flush and a straight draw on the board, and 52silver checks again. I try to gauge where I am, and bet 400 into the 825 chip pot. 52silver calls.
River: 9c - Lucky for me, I now have top pair top kicker, but the straight and flush are still there. When 52silver checks I put him on nothing, and go all in for my last 830 chips. 52silver folds. eat sleep surf mucks his cards and I take the whole pot.
Second Hand (blinds 20/40)
Position: Button
Stack: 2605
Cards: Qd9h
There are a couple limpers in front of me, and I decide to limp in and see if anything hits me on the flop. 4 to the flop.
Flop: 3d 7d 5c - Nothing hits, but I have over cards. steve galle bets the pot - 180 chips. I think he's semi-bluffing if not bluffing. I called. 52silver also called.
Turn: Qc - Great for me! However, steve galle bets 720 chips. I have to throw my hand away. He shows 9d 7s.
I didn't think he had a great hand, and he probably would have folded if I had played correctly and raised. Lesson learned.
Third Hand (blinds 40/80)
Position: 2nd after big blind
Stack: 1950
Cards: AhQc
I raise from early position to 200. I get 2 callers with small stacks. I'm determined to push them both all in after the flop.
Flop: 7d Kd 4c - Well, that didn't help me at all. But, it's good to put the pressure on your opponents sometimes. I bet 400 chips, which covers both of them, and I get one caller.
She shows: KhTh - Oh, well.
Turn: As - Wow, that certainly helped!
River: Js - I take the pot, even with my bad play.
Fourth Hand (blinds 40/80)
Position: BB
Stack: 2800
Cards: Qs8c
steve galle limps in, and I check. It's just the two of us to the flop.
Flop: 5c 3d 8h - Top pair with a high kicker. That's good news for me, especially with only one other person in the hand. I check, and steve galle throws 200 chips at the pot. This time I know I should raise him. I raise to 720. He reraises me all in. I figure he probably doesn't have a pocket pair because he limped in late, and I've got a petty high kicker. I call.
He shows: 8d Ks - I'm out for sure!
Turn: Qd - I'm saved!
River: Ad - Another lucky hand.
Fifth Hand (blinds 100/200)
Position: Button
Stack: 2330 (after some really bad aggressive play)
Cards: 8h8s
cruisens goes all in for his last 455 chips, and I make the call. The big blind makes the call with an almost 50% discount. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 10s 2s 10c - Well, not the prettiest flop, but I can bluff at it. It's checked to me, and I bet 825. Big Blind folds.
cruisens shows: Kh Jc - I'm in the lead with about 2/3 to 3/4 chance of winning. I'm happy.
Turn: 6d.
River: Jh - Killer. Lady luck has clearly left me.
Sixth Hand (blinds 100/200)
Position: 3 off the button
Stack: 1875
Cards: AdJs
My good friend cruisens raises from early position to 400, I call. The big blind also calls. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 6c Jc Kh - Big blind checks, cruisens bets 600, I put him on a semi-bluff and I raise all in. Big blind folds. cruisens calls.
He shows: KsTd - and I don't have luck on my side anymore!
Turn: 6d
River: 6h - I kind of feel bad for anyone who folded a 6.
, and I just got past the section on semi-bluffing. I think I'm seeing it where it's not, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. It's weird, because that's kind of how I've played all along. I semi-bluff a lot.Some big hands with a lot of bad beats (by me and against me) after the jump.
First Hand (blinds 15/30)
Position: BB
Stack: 1500
Cards: As9s
eat sleep surf raises 270 chips from middle position and is all in. 52silver calls from the small blind, and I call. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 3h 6d 7h - not a great flop. 52silver checks, and I check for the free card.
Turn: 4d - there's a flush and a straight draw on the board, and 52silver checks again. I try to gauge where I am, and bet 400 into the 825 chip pot. 52silver calls.
River: 9c - Lucky for me, I now have top pair top kicker, but the straight and flush are still there. When 52silver checks I put him on nothing, and go all in for my last 830 chips. 52silver folds. eat sleep surf mucks his cards and I take the whole pot.
Second Hand (blinds 20/40)
Position: Button
Stack: 2605
Cards: Qd9h
There are a couple limpers in front of me, and I decide to limp in and see if anything hits me on the flop. 4 to the flop.
Flop: 3d 7d 5c - Nothing hits, but I have over cards. steve galle bets the pot - 180 chips. I think he's semi-bluffing if not bluffing. I called. 52silver also called.
Turn: Qc - Great for me! However, steve galle bets 720 chips. I have to throw my hand away. He shows 9d 7s.
I didn't think he had a great hand, and he probably would have folded if I had played correctly and raised. Lesson learned.
Third Hand (blinds 40/80)
Position: 2nd after big blind
Stack: 1950
Cards: AhQc
I raise from early position to 200. I get 2 callers with small stacks. I'm determined to push them both all in after the flop.
Flop: 7d Kd 4c - Well, that didn't help me at all. But, it's good to put the pressure on your opponents sometimes. I bet 400 chips, which covers both of them, and I get one caller.
She shows: KhTh - Oh, well.
Turn: As - Wow, that certainly helped!
River: Js - I take the pot, even with my bad play.
Fourth Hand (blinds 40/80)
Position: BB
Stack: 2800
Cards: Qs8c
steve galle limps in, and I check. It's just the two of us to the flop.
Flop: 5c 3d 8h - Top pair with a high kicker. That's good news for me, especially with only one other person in the hand. I check, and steve galle throws 200 chips at the pot. This time I know I should raise him. I raise to 720. He reraises me all in. I figure he probably doesn't have a pocket pair because he limped in late, and I've got a petty high kicker. I call.
He shows: 8d Ks - I'm out for sure!
Turn: Qd - I'm saved!
River: Ad - Another lucky hand.
Fifth Hand (blinds 100/200)
Position: Button
Stack: 2330 (after some really bad aggressive play)
Cards: 8h8s
cruisens goes all in for his last 455 chips, and I make the call. The big blind makes the call with an almost 50% discount. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 10s 2s 10c - Well, not the prettiest flop, but I can bluff at it. It's checked to me, and I bet 825. Big Blind folds.
cruisens shows: Kh Jc - I'm in the lead with about 2/3 to 3/4 chance of winning. I'm happy.
Turn: 6d.
River: Jh - Killer. Lady luck has clearly left me.
Sixth Hand (blinds 100/200)
Position: 3 off the button
Stack: 1875
Cards: AdJs
My good friend cruisens raises from early position to 400, I call. The big blind also calls. 3 to the flop.
Flop: 6c Jc Kh - Big blind checks, cruisens bets 600, I put him on a semi-bluff and I raise all in. Big blind folds. cruisens calls.
He shows: KsTd - and I don't have luck on my side anymore!
Turn: 6d
River: 6h - I kind of feel bad for anyone who folded a 6.
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