WaterLooser

In light of the other good discussion on HU play, I will post this. I had a coach, who was in favour of keeping tight and letting the opponent be the one to take all of the risks. Flame away. I will quote/comment on some specific hands. My table image so far has been very tight. I have not showndown a losing hand the entire tournament.


PokerStars Game #16640207846: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:53:41 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Grassman4321 (770 in chips)
Seat 2: Tye613 (20 in chips)
Seat 4: x0phish0x (15535 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (10675 in chips)
Grassman4321: posts the ante 50
Tye613: posts the ante 20 and is all-in
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
Grassman4321: posts big blind 720 and is all-in
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [6s Qh]
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake: calls 320
*** FLOP *** [Td 8s 5h]
*** TURN *** [Td 8s 5h] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [Td 8s 5h Qs] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JollietJake: shows [6s Qh] (a pair of Queens)
Grassman4321: shows [Kh 3d] (high card King)
JollietJake collected 1530 from side pot
Tye613: shows [Ac 2c] (high card Ace)
JollietJake collected 80 from main pot
x0phish0x said, "gl"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1610 Main pot 80. Side pot 1530. | Rake 0
Board [Td 8s 5h Qs 7s]
Seat 1: Grassman4321 (big blind) showed [Kh 3d] and lost with high card King
Seat 2: Tye613 showed [Ac 2c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: JollietJake (small blind) showed [6s Qh] and won (1610) with a pair of Queens



PokerStars Game #16640216732: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:54:12 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (15485 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (11515 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [3c 2c]
JollietJake: calls 400
x0phish0x: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 9h 9s]
x0phish0x: checks
JollietJake: checks
*** TURN *** [4c 9h 9s] [6h]
x0phish0x: checks
JollietJake: bets 1200
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake collected 1700 from pot
JollietJake: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Board [4c 9h 9s 6h]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) collected (1700)



PokerStars Game #16640225930: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:54:44 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (14635 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (12365 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Td 6d]
x0phish0x: raises 1600 to 2400
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 1700 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) collected (1700)
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640230818: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:55:01 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (15485 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (11515 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Qc 2h]
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 900 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640234091: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:55:12 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (15935 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (11065 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Td 5d]
x0phish0x: calls 400
JollietJake: checks
*** FLOP *** [5s 3d Qc]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: raises 1600 to 2400
x0phish0x: calls 1600
*** TURN *** [5s 3d Qc] [2c]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** RIVER *** [5s 3d Qc 2c] [Kd]
JollietJake: bets 1000
x0phish0x: calls 1000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JollietJake: shows [Td 5d] (a pair of Fives)
x0phish0x: mucks hand
JollietJake collected 8500 from pot
x0phish0x said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8500 | Rake 0
Board [5s 3d Qc 2c Kd]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) mucked [3h 4h]
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) showed [Td 5d] and won (8500) with a pair of Fives



PokerStars Game #16640251929: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:56:15 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (11685 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (15315 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Ks 6c]
x0phish0x said, "should raised insteadof called"
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x said, "talking to myself there"
x0phish0x collected 900 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640258203: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:56:37 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (12135 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (14865 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [3h Ad]
x0phish0x: raises 1600 to 2400
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 1700 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) collected (1700)
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640265435: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:57:03 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (12985 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (14015 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [2h 4s]
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 900 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640269991: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:57:18 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (13435 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (13565 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Qs 5c]
x0phish0x: calls 400
JollietJake: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c Kc Kd]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** TURN *** [6c Kc Kd] [Jd]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** RIVER *** [6c Kc Kd Jd] [Tc]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 1600
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 1700 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Board [6c Kc Kd Jd Tc]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) collected (1700)
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) folded on the River



PokerStars Game #16640282848: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:58:03 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (14285 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (12715 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Qd Jc]
JollietJake: raises 1600 to 2400
x0phish0x: raises 2400 to 4800
JollietJake: calls 2400
*** FLOP *** [6d 2h 9d]
x0phish0x: bets 2400
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 9700 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9700 | Rake 0
Board [6d 2h 9d]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (9700)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded on the Flop



PokerStars Game #16640296835: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:58:53 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (19135 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (7865 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Js 6h]
x0phish0x: calls 400
JollietJake: checks
*** FLOP *** [3h 8h Tc]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** TURN *** [3h 8h Tc] [8s]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** RIVER *** [3h 8h Tc 8s] [9d]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 1700 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1700 | Rake 0
Board [3h 8h Tc 8s 9d]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) collected (1700)
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) folded on the River



PokerStars Game #16640306319: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:59:26 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (19985 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (7015 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [5s 2d]
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 900 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640310729: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/10 - 23:59:42 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (20435 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (6565 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [6c Qd]
x0phish0x: raises 800 to 1600
JollietJake: calls 800
*** FLOP *** [Ah Tc 4d]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah Tc 4d] [8d]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 1600
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 3300 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Board [Ah Tc 4d 8d]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) collected (3300)
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) folded on the Turn



PokerStars Game #16640322694: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/11 - 00:00:23 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (22085 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (4915 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Kd 9s]
JollietJake: calls 400
x0phish0x: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 6h 2c]
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: calls 800
*** TURN *** [4c 6h 2c] [7h]
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: raises 2465 to 3265 and is all-in
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake collected 4900 from pot
JollietJake: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4900 | Rake 0
Board [4c 6h 2c 7h]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) collected (4900)



PokerStars Game #16640331603: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/11 - 00:00:55 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (19635 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (7365 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Qh Kh]
x0phish0x said, "35?"
x0phish0x: raises 1600 to 2400
JollietJake: raises 4915 to 7315 and is all-in
x0phish0x: calls 4915
*** FLOP *** [2d Tc Qd]
x0phish0x said, "uh oh"
*** TURN *** [2d Tc Qd] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [2d Tc Qd Qc] [3d]
x0phish0x said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JollietJake: shows [Qh Kh] (three of a kind, Queens)
x0phish0x: shows [3h 8h] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
JollietJake collected 14730 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14730 | Rake 0
Board [2d Tc Qd Qc 3d]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) showed [3h 8h] and lost with two pair, Queens and Threes
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) showed [Qh Kh] and won (14730) with three of a kind, Queens



PokerStars Game #16640342599: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/11 - 00:01:34 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (12270 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (14730 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Qh 2c]
JollietJake said, "click the wrong button?"
x0phish0x said, "yeah."
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x said, "I wanted to fold that"
x0phish0x collected 900 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
x0phish0x said, "blarh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (900)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640348088: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level X (400/800) - 2008/04/11 - 00:01:53 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (12720 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (14280 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
x0phish0x: posts small blind 400
JollietJake: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [2h 4d]
x0phish0x: calls 400
x0phish0x said, "nh though"
JollietJake: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h Js 7d]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** TURN *** [5h Js 7d] [Kh]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: checks
*** RIVER *** [5h Js 7d Kh] [2s]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: calls 800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
x0phish0x: shows [9s 8d] (high card King)
JollietJake: shows [2h 4d] (a pair of Deuces)
JollietJake collected 3300 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3300 | Rake 0
Board [5h Js 7d Kh 2s]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) showed [9s 8d] and lost with high card King
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) showed [2h 4d] and won (3300) with a pair of Deuces



PokerStars Game #16640358521: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2008/04/11 - 00:02:30 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (11070 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (15930 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts small blind 600
x0phish0x: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [8s Qh]
JollietJake: raises 2400 to 3600
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake collected 2550 from pot
JollietJake: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2550 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) collected (2550)



PokerStars Game #16640365839: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2008/04/11 - 00:02:55 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (9795 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (17205 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts the ante 75
x0phish0x: posts small blind 600
JollietJake: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [4h Ac]
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake collected 1350 from pot
JollietJake: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1350 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) collected (1350)



PokerStars Game #16640368969: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2008/04/11 - 00:03:07 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (9120 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (17880 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts small blind 600
x0phish0x: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [6s Js]
JollietJake: folds
x0phish0x collected 1350 from pot
x0phish0x: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1350 | Rake 0
Seat 4: x0phish0x (big blind) collected (1350)
Seat 6: JollietJake (button) (small blind) folded before Flop



PokerStars Game #16640373032: Tournament #84273323, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2008/04/11 - 00:03:21 (ET)
Table '84273323 2' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: x0phish0x (9795 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (17205 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 75
JollietJake: posts the ante 75
x0phish0x: posts small blind 600
JollietJake: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [2h Kd]
x0phish0x: calls 600
JollietJake: checks
*** FLOP *** [Kc 2c Js]
JollietJake: checks
x0phish0x: bets 2400
JollietJake: calls 2400
*** TURN *** [Kc 2c Js] [Ts]
JollietJake: bets 6000
x0phish0x: raises 120 to 6120 and is all-in
JollietJake: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [Kc 2c Js Ts] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JollietJake: shows [2h Kd] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
x0phish0x: shows [2d Jd] (two pair, Jacks and Deuces)
x0phish0x said, "ouch"
JollietJake collected 19590 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19590 | Rake 0
Board [Kc 2c Js Ts 9c]
Seat 4: x0phish0x (button) (small blind) showed [2d Jd] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Deuces
Seat 6: JollietJake (big blind) showed [2h Kd] and won (19590) with two pair, Kings and Deuces

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WaterLooser

Wooo! Ship it - until I looked at the payout. Man, I need to up my bankroll, all of this for a profit of $30, it's too hard on the cardiac system.

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BBC Z

You have to bet this turn when one of the only 2 cards in the deck hit the turn to keep your 5's ahead of any non queen hand.

Edit: After quick reading the comments you put beside the hands, I think you need to completely revamp your heads up game. You aren't even in the right universe of thinking.

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moose

I'd have to agree there. This is the only non-ABC hand you played, which in fact cried out for ABC. It left me shaking my head thinking WTF on both players play. Just stick it in pf. Shoving your last 2400 with air after he bets every street makes no sense and his fold is an even bigger head scratcher.

Seat 4: x0phish0x (22085 in chips)
Seat 6: JollietJake (4915 in chips)
x0phish0x: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts the ante 50
JollietJake: posts small blind 400
x0phish0x: posts big blind 800
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JollietJake [Kd 9s]
JollietJake: calls 400
x0phish0x: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 6h 2c]
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: calls 800
*** TURN *** [4c 6h 2c] [7h]
x0phish0x: bets 800
JollietJake: raises 2465 to 3265 and is all-in
x0phish0x: folds
JollietJake collected 4900 from pot

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WaterLooser

That was kindof my thinking and I was looking for a good slap in the face to get me there. Reading the other thread, I have no clue how to play HU except lean on the math a little and pray.

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BBC Z

If anything, you are better of praying than thinking about math at all headsup.

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ScoobyD

FYI.

I think you have a few problems HU.

1) Weighting of hand strength. This isn't a full table. Flopped BP, 2nd pair are big hands. Any ace preflop is big. You need to be raising with stuff like A-little, K9, etc. The blinds are big relative to your stack, this isn't the time to be looking to play small ball/implied odds, you need to be picking up chips.

2) You're giving way too many walks when you're in the SB. You have position, and you're giving him your blinds, you should be limping/raising way more, only folding the most trashiest of trash (and only then if you expect to be facing raises if you limp).

3). You're letting him limp in with all his crap. You need to adjust and start raising preflop when he's weak, or check with the intention of betting any dryish looking flop (one of the few benefits of being OOP is that you get first chance to bluff post flop).

If the stacks were a little deeper, you could take things a little more passively and limp more (hoping for him to make bigger mistakes post-flop).

pkrfce9

coach? to what level is he certified? is he a member of some kind of professional association? do they have any standards? is there any way he can be brought up on charges?

but seriously folks, ya, what everyone else said. the raise button is on the right. use it liberally.

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InsaneGuy

just wondering ... everyone seems to say he played it badly yet he won... is it pure luck that he did?

I agree the opponent sucked donkey balls though...

WaterLooser

I have to agree with many of the comments. I posted this because it felt odd playing this way. Yes I won, yes my opponent was a complete donkey (calling with 38 soooooted).

I have been thinking about this a lot and the fact that my opponent would not fold a HUGE range of hands preflop. What is the point of raising a bunch (especially with weak holdings) when he can't fold? If I don't hit, I either bluff off all my chips with an all-in bet (that prob gets called with bottom pair or A high) or fold. Seems like an opponent like that is more worth trying to trap (as I did in the very last hand).

The K9 I shoulda pushed, played that badly. What other hands here to you raise with? Blinds are big, why even try to limp with Td 6d? If he raises, I have to fold, just threw a bet away.

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most people play extremely poorly heads up when the blinds are high... i suggest reading this article by lee jones about mathematically optimal heads up play when the blinds get high

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I've played a few heads up games and have one thing to say about this post. I didn't check to see your chip size and everything on the hand you mentioned, but here would be my take on it, based on how the other player was playing.

Td 6d. Well, that's a decent hand. If you get two diamonds, you're on a flush draw, and you could get close to a straight. It's a little far fetched, but possible. Flopping a T would mean a raise on your part. Either way, you have a mediocre hand, so in my opinion, raise it like you have the nuts. Chances are he will fold or call. In this situation no matter what happened on the flop, I would raise. If he re-raises, I would fold. If not, he calls, you can likely see a free river card.

The hand has potential. This is a perfect hand to try to steal blinds with. DON'T LET HIM RAISE YOU unless you have the nuts. When strong, act weak, and when weak, act strong. That's how I play and it seems to work ok.

Any other advice on this? I want to hear back about my HU play as well. Would this be an ok move in this situation?