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Re:Where do i go from here.
look at Villian's 3B size - does he normally 3B like this - 10 BB's ' if Villian had QQ+ you would think he would make that smaller - something more like 5-7 BB's I think Villlian's looking for a fold - would be very interested in seeing more sizing from him to see if he overbets with QQ+ or does this strong line mean he is light ' it migh help you call later on if his strong line means he's light and you could have flipped against JJ- A-J- against a shorter stack ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Re:Do I need to shove the river here???
River shove would have been horrid when Villian hero calls and shows you K-x or a pair - having read your strong line for what you had - a missed hand on a dry board.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Re:is this the right play with JJ?
wait and open the pot - you were in the SB had an entire orbit to either open a pot - or get ISO'd against a single player - JJ's multiway with no fold equity should have been a laydown with the position of being the SB so you had the max opportunity to get isolated and try and double before the blinds came around again
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Re:Can you get away from AA here? are my bets way off?
your bet sizing did pot commit you on the flop. with your stack you could have 3B a little smaller to say 5000 - 5400 ( you do want action here ). Now your flop bet could have been your std CB - for like 6K - 7K. dude you wound up betting 20 BB's on the flop i keep hearing good players talk about balancing their ranges for different actions at the table - this would have been one way to 3B balance with the nutz to ( hopefully ) balance against you light 3B range - same with the flop bet. you should have CB the flop the same as you frequently do with a wide range of hands you take the ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Re:curious spot deep in 3r 40k on stars
The other issue is you are raising from cutoff so your range is opened up. This is an easy shove given what villian might think of your range and what it does to villians shoving range. I could see Villian shoving 99+, KQ, A-J+ here. With 25 BB's you did the right thing and you got the matchup you desparately needed. You needed that double up which would have given you a workable stack to go deep with. Don't be results oriented, perfect setup, lousy result.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Really Confused On River - Miss Turn Bet - Bad River Fold ?
Hey gang : Just kind of wondering about this hand. Once I took the line of raising UTG, UTG+1 limpers PRE, then raising flop, getting called in two spots, then hitting turn but checking for pot control with two hands out against top pair, then villian leads river all in when I make two pair but with obvious str8 on board. Kind of a strange hand... I don't know how badly I played this... if at all... when I see river shoves like this it frequently means they have two pair beat and they want to look like they are buying pot - it's kind of a reverse tell move i sometimes make if i ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 15th, 2010
Re:AKo awkward spot pre in 80k nightly
I would just flat Villians in this spot as opposed to 4B since his stack size is sufficient for a lot of maneuvering on later streets even if an A or a K flops. Play pot control against his stack. The lack of the reflex 4B with AK potentially narrows your range a bit although you could easily flat with QQ+ in this spot to balance your flatting range OOP. I would flat here with KK or AA and lead with my normal CB on any flop. With AK like I said I would flat as well given the stacks involved and being OOP against a random. Let's see the rest of the hand.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Feb 2nd, 2010
Re:Congrats Grapsfan & Elimherr
Congrat's man What does FML mean '
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:KK spot early in Sunday Million
At best your hanging by a thread to a combo draw -- easy fold.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:Awkwark spot on $26 66k KO
I probably would have folded PRE given your description of Villian's solid / tight play and your problem with the button raise and your active loose image ( even if it was with value ) . Obviously Villian's 3B range could be wide . This is a very tough spot and I wouldn't know what to do other than fold. So often the pot sized bet on the river is made with the nutz to look like a desparation bluff on river. Then you bite and Villian flips over AK, JJ+ - most of the value 3B hands he holds have you crushed (other than QQ's ) . JJ's fit the action since Villian is going to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:20 BBs - 4B ship with AK or better spot ?
Yea - thx - stupid question.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
20 BBs - 4B ship with AK or better spot ?
I have to 4B shove here right ' I only have 20 BB's with AK. The openers range is obviously super wide. The isolation 3B by the other player is fairly std. So the ship with 20 BB's with AK is standard --- right ' Or am I missing something ' Please confirm that this is a dumb question '' Pretty much everyone ships here ' ============================================================== Full Tilt Poker Game #18071687892: $84,000 Guarantee (136375900), Table 161 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:28:23 ET - 2010/01/31 Seat 1: Longshot (5,430) Seat 2: treacle99 (7,710) Seat 3: ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:Do I ship here or fold most of the time?
^^ Exactly - flatting is horrid . You could make a move and turn your A-J into a bluff with a 3B ( folding to 4B / shutting down on most flops if either Villian flats ) OR your going to fold and pick a better spot. So if you really want to play your A-J turn it into a bluff and 3B since you have 40-ish BB's. This might be a good spot to do that - say 10 BB's to pick up 7.5 BB's. I personally would rather 3B light with a hand that's not dominated if I have to see a flop. Of course you get a great opportunity to watch Villian play OOP with his range UTG when both players have ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:was this a bad call?
Of course it's not a bad call. It's not like Villian is 4B shoving over another player's raise. For that amount of your stack it's not even worth posting, you don't even have your tournament life on the line here. Plays like this are the last thing most players need to be worried about. I've been watching training videos of good players and the one thing I've noticed is that superstition or 'feel' plays like laying down AK to a single raise is something they just don't do. When their AK runs into AA's it's just gg. Move on.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 31st, 2010
Re:Overs and flush draw 66K KO
Checking the turn and then raising so much river smells like a bluff. The line looks like two broadways that missed or a busted draw that desparately wants the pot. You should have fired the river raise as a shell on the turn ( much smaller since you should have played pot control and made the CB smaller ) and made him call with his 8's facing an overpair. That would have been a good play. The flop bet was too high as well. Experiment with balancing your CB's with strong made hands and with combo draws ; .e.g. your CB would have been like 350 , then fire another shell on the turn ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:KK's with 46 BB's facing super wet flop - BB with 26 BB's who check raises - what's my line ?
Yea I was still flippin after I shoved and had I prevailed would have 47K at 600/300/75. These are tough spots because there are so many turns that either beat me or kill my action. Form a pure EV perspective nothing wrong with shoving the flop with a huge overlay since PokerStove had me at 54% even with the ultra-scary draw. From a game theory perspective : had I checked behind flop , turn 5c - I would not have doubled Villian at that point - probably called a pot sized value bet on the turn since 4K-ish doesn't commit me. Without the flop CB I only have 1.5K in the hand wiht 26K left ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
KK's with 46 BB's facing super wet flop - BB with 26 BB's who check raises - what's my line ?
Level : 300/600 Ante 75 I have 46 BB’s My image is TAG – probably too tight : VPIP – 16 , PFR 12 . Villian TAG-ish forgot his numbers. Std-open early pos, BB who had not been out of line defends, -> super wet flop , Villian checks, I CB , Villian check min raises, I shove with 54% equity holding KK’s to Villians J-9c. The line I could have taken : std-open , BB defends, super wet flop, Villian checks, check behind; planning on shoving all brick turns, check folding clubs, check-calling or check-folding connectors or paired boards. As played the check-raise by Villian was sized ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:What's he holding here?
I didn't look yet : The shove could easily be A-Q- OR a boat with A-J, or 4's although not as likely. Villian probably doesn't have hearts since it would have been a terrible turn call but early you never know as players hate folding flush draws when they know they will stack off their opponents ( which in this case you reppd an A so if Villian hits the heart he knows he is probably stacking you ) . Your check on the river told Villian you didn't have a boat , you probably have a 'scared A'. Villian did have fold equity with the river shove which opens his range to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:Is this a standard shove after flop?

Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:Is this a standard shove after flop?
Results: After I get it in so does Pornoqueen and she flips over AJcc (facepalm, didnt expect that) and Viking flips 88, so basically I had 6 outs. J came on the river and pornoqueen took the 46k pot. Oh well chalk it up to the memory bank and learn from it. So had you led out UTG with a standard open you probably would have been 3B by Pornoqueen with A-Js. Since K-Q doesn't play well OOP to a raise you would have lost 2.5-3 BB's PRE. Compare that to under-reppin your hand and then playing a guessing game for your entire stack when you flop a combo draw! That's a terrible limp ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:Am I ever good here? or is this a snap fold?
When Villian raises turn ( which pot commits you – but not him ) he is reppin a set, 3-x for the st8, or a slow played A-Q+, QQ+ type of hand The problem is a bluff / semi-bluff is entirely possible since you repp'd pretty much what you had and Villian looked at your stack realized you would be pot committed to call a raise and then sized the bet to look like strength since it didn’t matter because a min raise pot committed you anyway. You didn't want to gamble your tournament with just a pair. You could have been floated here with something like 10’s. Since there are so many hands ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 29th, 2010
Re:Help with flop bet and a reraise
How can you fold with Villian's numbers ' His AF tells us he is a calling station. His push over your CB obviously sets off alarm bells though. You would have 36 BB's left, the other hand I would have him on is QQ . The guy is spewy but probably also fairly transparent with the shove when it' so obvious you could have AK. The only A you beat is A-J-, does he shove your CB with A-J or KKs - JJ's in this spot ' I understand your temptation to fold and Villians image sets this up perfectly - most players hold their nose and call given his table image. But I know what you mean ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 27th, 2010
Re:3bet? Call or fold?
I would have Villian on AJ+, 10+ based on the stacks involved. It's kind of an interesting spot since you do have 30 BB's if you fold - so Villian could think he has fold equity . Does that widen his 4B range to 88+ , AT+ ''' That is what I would be thinking. ( correct me please if I"m off base ) How LAG-y is Villian ' Is Viallian's AF factor really high - as in he almost never flats a 3B ' If that is the case then widen his range and call because your flippin against so many hands. Pray he doesn't flip over AK and hang on. Even against KK's if your going to win your ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 27th, 2010
Re:FT 32K Guranteed - 11 BB's - 8 players left - Second Hand AQo UTG - Shove or Better Spot ?
Thanks guys. I thought I did the right thing. Just play more tournaments.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 27th, 2010
FT 32K Guranteed - 11 BB's - 8 players left - Second Hand AQo UTG - Shove or Better Spot ?
I'm just wondering if other players would have been more patient here. I'm in 30K of blinds the next two hands - is this an auto-shove ' I did just shove it in and got to flip against JJ's which had I won would have set me up to drive deep. I think I did the right thing - I hate to shove UTG though. Full Tilt Poker Game #17829744572: $32,000 Guarantee (134378697), Table 113 - 10000/20000 Ante 2500 - No Limit Hold'em - 0:12:58 ET - 2010/01/23 Seat 1: Domse000 (569,460) Seat 2: ekejma (225,976) Seat 3: jgrimm44 (824,886) Seat 5: SkunkDen (868,899) Seat 6: icemann10 ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 27th, 2010
Re:Aussie Millions Main - 1st orbit tough spot
Villian seems unconcerned about what ever you are holding so you have to fold. I have him on AA, KK, AK. When you flat the flop he has to put you on the possibility of AK at the very least. He's not worried about you hitting on the turn because Villian has exactly AK, AA, KK. There is no bad turn card left since it's unlikely you have less than top-top with the flop call and he has the cards that can beat him in his own hand. When the J hits the river he knows you wouldn't CC two streets with the K on the flop holding JJ.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 25th, 2010
Re:I played this horribly...What would have been the best way?
Exactly it's uncanny how often you get beat when you limp then check two streets with a monster, bet the river ; get raised, and make a crying call. I have done the exact same thing - and to make matters worse is after the horrid play the other player reminds you of how they would have folded at any point prior to hitting their thin draw on the river. Take if from a donk who has done the exact same thing and then had the chat remind me of how betting anything at all would have chased them away. You weren't unlucky - just view it as an education experience and never do it again.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 25th, 2010
Re:Checking this river
I thought you played it really well. The check call on the river - what else can you do ' It was perceptive to realize you might be beat and just check-call his value bet with a full house. Total cooler.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 25th, 2010
Re:good fold or no?
Why not putting him on a hand after he flats your 3B OOP ' Why not AA, KK ' He is not obligated to 4B you especially if he knows he can punish you after you've taken the lead in the hand on a dry flop.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		puffy66
Jan 25th, 2010