Qualified for the Party Poker $300k today for an outlay of $26, crushing a single-table satellite which offered just one place, 2nd got $25 back!
For once built a nice stack early on (more on which to follow) but eventually busted out 278th out of 1500 starters, top 200 paid.
Firstly I wanted to share this Omaha hand I've just played, which I think demonstrates when a "donk" bet can be a good tactic.
Party Poker
Pot Limit Omaha Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
10 players
Stack sizes:
UTG: $217
UTG+1: $491.73
MackemPlus1: $221.64
MP1: $39
MP2: $208.90
MP3: $348.41
CO: $118.45
Button: $284.80
SB: $172
BB: $230.95
Pre-flop: (10 players) MackemPlus1 is UTG+2 with 3c 3s ad jd
2 folds, MackemPlus1 calls, MP1 raises to $4, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds, MackemPlus1 calls.
Limping here is pretty bad/unusual for me with a weak hand, blame it on still being in the $300k and not concentrating! Short-stack clown min raises and we take the flop 5-handed.
Flop: jh 3d 8s ($22, 5 players)
SB checks, MackemPlus1 bets $16, MP1 raises all-in $35, 3 folds, MackemPlus1 calls.
Nice flop, but it's still only bottom set and this is why I decide to donk into the shorty. I fully expect this clown to have AAxx or four broadway cards and equally expect him to jam. The benefit of this is that most Omadonks with a set of Js or 8s will now re-raise, allowing me to fold if that is what one of the big stacks does.
Turn: 4s ($92, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $92)
River: 6d ($92, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $92)
Results:
Final pot: $92
MackemPlus1 balance 271.64 bet 39 collected 89 net 50 3c 3s Ad Jd
MP1 balance 0 lost 39 Js 9h Ks Th
None of the big stacks call and I'm certain I'm good against shorty and have an easy call.
Back to the $300k guarantee and a hand I wasn't happy with, although it could be ROT after I saw the flop.
Blinds: t150/t300
10 players
Stack sizes:
UTG: t5372
UTG+1: t2110
UTG+2: t6090
MP1: t5466
MP2: t11270
MackemPlus1: t15130
CO: t4260
Button: t20064
SB: t14297
BB: t20663
Pre-flop: (10 players) MackemPlus1 is MP3 with qs ah
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises all-in t2110, 2 folds, MP2 calls t2110 (pot was t2560), MackemPlus1 ??????????
Is this an autocall, iso-raise or fold?
Knowing what I now know about MP2 after playing against them for a while I would have re-raised, but that's easy to say with hindsight.
Be interested to hear in your thoughts?
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3 comments:
depends a lot on my read of mp2. i iso there if i'm him w/ almost any hand other than AA or KK. that said, a shove by you could get a lot of hands to fold there if he is calling somewhat light.
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Against an unknown I would def iso-shove.
many players dont think ahead or really think it all when calling all-ins, they just see a guy shoving for 7 BBs and call if they think they're ahead of the guys range, but they dont give any consideration to what they'll do if someone shoves behind them.
i think by shoving here you can get a lot of small to medium pairs to fold and then get heads up with the short stack with a ton of dead money in the pot.
against a strong player i had a history with, the flat call would scare me a lot more than an iso-reraise would
speak to them in british and they will fold
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