People just don't pay attention

mcksmith · Mar 10,2006, 07:09 PM

I was semi lucky that someone didn't hit their straight on the river but after watching what they were playing I wasn't too worried about it. The only reason I'm posting this hand is that I had only voluntarily put money in the pot once in the previous 30+ hands I'd been at the table. It proves Dave's "Cowboy Carl and the Loose Gooses" theory.

(Oh and the reason it's such low stakes is that it's only the second time I've played NL ring. Although my return so far is better than my .50/1.00 LHE and stud sessions)

PokerStars Game #4242832116: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/03/10 - 19:28:16 (ET)
Table 'Lucia II' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: mcksmith ($9.70 in chips)
Seat 2: tetedebrique ($2.50 in chips)
Seat 3: YA DO IT ($2.65 in chips)
Seat 4: cablepimp ($7.40 in chips)
Seat 5: mightyD36 ($6.60 in chips)
Seat 6: trezegoal92 ($11.60 in chips)
Seat 7: mikerpet ($3.70 in chips)
Seat 8: phatjester ($2.70 in chips)
Seat 9: billyard1 ($3.05 in chips)
mikerpet: posts small blind $0.05
phatjester: posts big blind $0.10
tetedebrique: posts big blind $0.10

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mcksmith [Qd Kh]
billyard1: calls $0.10
mcksmith: calls $0.10
tetedebrique: checks
YA DO IT: folds
cablepimp: calls $0.10
mightyD36: calls $0.10
trezegoal92: folds
mikerpet: calls $0.05
phatjester: checks

*** FLOP *** [Qh 3h 6s]
mikerpet: bets $0.20
phatjester: folds
billyard1: calls $0.20
mcksmith: raises $0.20 to $0.40
tetedebrique: folds
cablepimp: calls $0.40
mightyD36: calls $0.40
tetedebrique leaves the table
mikerpet: calls $0.20
billyard1: calls $0.20

*** TURN *** [Qh 3h 6s] [Js]
mikerpet: checks
billyard1: checks
mcksmith: bets $2.50
cablepimp: folds
mightyD36: calls $2.50
mikerpet: folds
billyard1: raises $0.05 to $2.55 and is all-in
mcksmith: calls $0.05
mightyD36: calls $0.05

*** RIVER *** [Qh 3h 6s Js] [Kd]
mcksmith: bets $6.65 and is all-in
mightyD36: calls $3.55 and is all-in

*** SHOW DOWN ***
mcksmith: shows [Qd Kh] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
mightyD36: mucks hand
mcksmith collected $6.80 from side pot
billyard1: mucks hand
mightyD36 leaves the table
mcksmith collected $9.85 from main pot

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $17.45 Main pot $9.85. Side pot $6.80. | Rake $0.80
Board [Qh 3h 6s Js Kd]
Seat 1: mcksmith showed [Qd Kh] and won ($16.65) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 2: tetedebrique folded on the Flop
Seat 3: YA DO IT folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: cablepimp folded on the Turn
Seat 5: mightyD36 mucked [6h Ks]
Seat 6: trezegoal92 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: mikerpet (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 8: phatjester (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: billyard1 mucked [4s 7s]

Although I didn't post this for critiques, suggestions or comments on what I did right or wrong are welcome.

SOS · Mar 10,2006, 10:54 PM

NH

how could you have done anything wrong?, you got 2 guys to go all-in with inferior hands?
also, you got the other 2 guys to fold their AT's (it's possible) on the turn

good going

BBC Z · Mar 11,2006, 12:15 AM

I dislike the min raise on the flop with a vunerable hand like TPGK when there is the flush draw on the board.

Given that you opponents will call big bets on the turn with nothing though, it's not so bad.. But you'd prefer to either lock them into the hand early or be prepared to fold to resistance on future streets.

mcksmith · Mar 11,2006, 10:12 AM

I questioned my min-raise on the flop afterwords too since it didn't (and wouldn't) do anything. It neither defined my hand nor my opponents' and if another heart came on the turn I was out of position with a hand that had a good chance of being behind.

Given that I showed minimal aggression on the flop, I'm now questioning my turn bet. Knowing that players at that level will often play any face card, I could've easily been behind 2 pair and possibly 2 flush draws.

All's well that ends well but you're right, I could've played it better.