I played for 25mins today before my wireless cut out on me for a couple of minutes and by the time I got back my opponent had left, but unfortunately this was just a few hands after I coolered him so it must have looked like a blatent hit and run. Its not that bad but whenever I play people HU I always try to be polite and practice good etiquite to ensure return matches, I know some people act like complete assholes on purpose to try to encourage future action but I prefer the other approach since it comes more naturally to me. I saw a decent table at 1000nl today which basically had 3 regs I play with at 500nl a couple of fish and an unknown so I got on the waiting list and started a couple of 500nl 6max tables. After having 2 people refuse me HU at 500nl I sat at a table on my own but then I saw someone sitting with £40 at £200nl (read $400nl) and I eventually managed to separate him from his money but man I suck at playing against short stacks - its just such a grind. Anyway pretty soon after he left the 5/10 table became available and I took my place, unfortunately with a solid reg to my left. I started off pretty tight then exploited my image just doing a few standard squeezes and punishing limpers, unfortunately the remaining donk (I had taken the seat of the other) left and the table became HU with me and the unknown. I certainly fancied my chances HU against a random 6max player especially with my "tight but probably becoming looser" image so I played on and won one buyin before disconnecting and finding he had left when I returned.
6max hands
This was earlyish on one table where I had been 3betting quite a bit and generally been active since the game was 5 handed. PF is pretty standard and I catch a dream flop, however his weak cbet made me thing that he either had a monster looking to induce a reraise so he could shove or complete air so I just called with my gutshot+FD intending to re-evaluate the turn. If I hadn't caught a 7 I would have bet the turn with the intention of taking the pot away however now that I was ahead of overcards I think that checking again is good because a) it may induce a bluff on the river if he has nothing and b) it stops me getting checkraised allin- although I would call I would certainly be behind. On the river a pretty good card hit and I probably bet a little too much since I'm almost certain he had something like AQ and made a good fold, 180 would have been best I think.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1094948
Same table a bit later on. I normally mix it up between 3betting and calling with KJs out the blinds depending on the table dynamic and my image, this time I elected to call but 3betting is good too given my image. Flop is pretty standard, no draws so no point in C/R since I will only get action from hands that beat me, turn check is fairly standard and river can either be a bet/fold or check/call, with KQ I think I prefer betting but check/calling is best with KJ here imo.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1094984
Same table again - I guess the other one was boring. Pretty standard, I used to be more inclined to fire two barrels there but given my image I really don't think I can even get A2 to fold so I had to be a pussy and single barrel.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095000
Standard.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095024
Yea that table. Given my image I think its very likely he is making a move on me here plus I have a gutshot so its hammer time!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095010
HU Hands
There really were only 3 real hands in this very short match, unforunately because the SB was missed pokerhand.org doesn't like the first HH.
Hand 1
aeat 5: Psychatog ($902 in chips)
Seat 6: Hero ($1201 in chips)
Psychatog: posts big blind $10
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [Jc Kc]
Hero: raises to $35
Psychatog: raises to $130
Hero: calls $95
----- FLOP ----- [7h Qd 8c]
Psychatog: bets $200
Hero: folds
Returned uncalled bets $200 to Psychatog
Psychatog: doesn't show hand
Psychatog collected $259 from Main pot
Hand 2
I should have raised to $40 here PF but I was just getting used to having the button on the BB so I just saw I was first to act and raised to 3bb - my normal raise for HU. Standard cbet on the flop and he raises at which point I give him no credit, I think he raises pairs PF and stuff like JT etc so he can only really have something like 54 or 46 here - which is a tiny tiny part of his range, so I decide to make a move and represent an overpair and call. I would have checkraised the turn anyway but since I got lucky and hit a draw I think I C/R fits this spot perfectly, he folded pretty fast.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095061
Hand 3
Just a cooler really. I almost never 4bet first time with a good hand since people fold a lot so I just call with the intention of getting allin on the flop, also I remembered that he made a pretty big cbet last time in a reraised pot which made me certain that calling was the right play (if he had only bet say half pot then it would have given 4betting more value but still not enough vs calling here imo).
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1095086
So thats it, short but sweet.
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