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Old May 09,2009, 03:07 AM   #1
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Brag + Beat / Back to Back Hands

Two-tabling... one hand was a brag, other was a beat:

First, the Beat (short handed loose table.. villain had been raising a lot):

PokerStars Game #27988792306: Omaha Pot Limit ($2/$4) - 2009/05/09 4:03:08 ET
Table 'Montezuma' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: Lars2108 ($558.80 in chips)
Seat 4: Entropy xx ($908.80 in chips)
Seat 5: closemaster ($129 in chips)
Seat 6: AceTo5 ($433 in chips)
closemaster: posts small blind $2
AceTo5: posts big blind $4
WinterMag: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to closemaster [Ah 3c Kc 6d]
Lars2108: folds
Entropy xx: raises $10 to $14
closemaster: calls $12
AceTo5: folds
*** FLOP *** [Th 4s 5s]
closemaster: checks
Entropy xx: checks
*** TURN *** [Th 4s 5s] [2h]
closemaster: bets $30.40
Entropy xx: raises $91.20 to $121.60
closemaster: calls $84.60 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($6.60) returned to Entropy xx
*** RIVER *** [Th 4s 5s 2h] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
closemaster: shows [Ah 3c Kc 6d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
Entropy xx: shows [5c Kh Jc 4h] (a flush, King high)
Entropy xx collected $260 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $262 | Rake $2
Board [Th 4s 5s 2h 6h]
Seat 2: Lars2108 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Entropy xx (button) showed [5c Kh Jc 4h] and won ($260) with a flush, King high
Seat 5: closemaster (small blind) showed [Ah 3c Kc 6d] and lost with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 6: AceTo5 (big blind) folded before Flop

Then Brag....

PokerStars Game #27988785115: Omaha Pot Limit ($2/$4) - 2009/05/09 4:02:40 ET
Table 'Algenib II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: closemaster ($306.55 in chips)
Seat 3: Cow357 ($436.60 in chips)
Seat 6: AceTo5 ($383.40 in chips)
closemaster: posts small blind $2
Cow357: posts big blind $4
WinterMag: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to closemaster [7s 8s 5s 8h]
AceTo5: folds
closemaster: calls $2
Cow357: checks
*** FLOP *** [5c 7h 3h]
closemaster: checks
Cow357: bets $6
closemaster: calls $6
*** TURN *** [5c 7h 3h] [7c]
closemaster: bets $12
Cow357: calls $12
*** RIVER *** [5c 7h 3h 7c] [8d]
closemaster: bets $28
Cow357: raises $60 to $88
closemaster: raises $120 to $208
Cow357: raises $120 to $328
closemaster: calls $76.55 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($43.45) returned to Cow357
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Cow357: shows [8c 4h As 7d] (a full house, Sevens full of Eights)
closemaster: shows [7s 8s 5s 8h] (a full house, Eights full of Sevens)
closemaster collected $612.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $613.10 | Rake $1
Board [5c 7h 3h 7c 8d]
Seat 1: closemaster (small blind) showed [7s 8s 5s 8h] and won ($612.10) with a full house, Eights full of Sevens
Seat 3: Cow357 (big blind) showed [8c 4h As 7d] and lost with a full house, Sevens full of Eights
Seat 6: AceTo5 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


I guess it worked out in the end, but I shoulda won so much more..

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Old May 09,2009, 12:01 PM   #2
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I fold preflop for a raise OOP in the first hand
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Old May 14,2009, 10:56 PM   #3
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I fold preflop for a raise OOP in the first hand

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Old May 14,2009, 11:31 PM   #4
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When the villain had been raising every hand with complete garbage, I disagree. Sure it would have been better if I had position on him, but I was confident I could get him to ship if I hit that flop.
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