WSOP time!

poker was good this weekend, here are 3 random hands i thought were interesting

PokerStars Game #44890980282: Tournament #278452654, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/05/31 19:26:26 ET
Table '278452654 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: iNViZiGO (1380 in chips)
Seat 2: stradale4300 (1620 in chips)
stradale4300: posts small blind 10
iNViZiGO: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iNViZiGO [Ah 4s]
stradale4300: raises 40 to 60
iNViZiGO: raises 140 to 200
stradale4300: calls 140
*** FLOP *** [6s 4d 5s]
iNViZiGO: bets 260
stradale4300: calls 260
*** TURN *** [6s 4d 5s] [Ks]
iNViZiGO: checks
stradale4300: bets 420
iNViZiGO: raises 500 to 920 and is all-in
stradale4300: calls 500
*** RIVER *** [6s 4d 5s Ks] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
iNViZiGO: shows [Ah 4s] (a flush, Ace high)
stradale4300: shows [Ad 7d] (a pair of Aces)
iNViZiGO collected 2760 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2760 | Rake 0
Board [6s 4d 5s Ks As]
Seat 1: iNViZiGO (big blind) showed [Ah 4s] and won (2760) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: stradale4300 (button) (small blind) showed [Ad 7d] and lost with a pair of Aces

Hand 1 above, this guy was solid, so this hand felt sooooo good to win. I really didn't think he had anything when he bet that big on the turn when I checked. Might have been a donk play looking at the hand without being results oriented. not sure though

PokerStars Game #44892537718: Tournament #278462292, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2010/05/31 20:08:01 ET
Table '278462292 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: tstocklen (1510 in chips)
Seat 2: iNViZiGO (1490 in chips)
iNViZiGO: posts small blind 10
tstocklen: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iNViZiGO [5d 9h]
iNViZiGO: calls 10
tstocklen: checks
*** FLOP *** [6h 7d 8s]
tstocklen: bets 60
iNViZiGO: raises 140 to 200
tstocklen: calls 140
*** TURN *** [6h 7d 8s] [9c]
tstocklen: checks
iNViZiGO: checks
*** RIVER *** [6h 7d 8s 9c] [5h]
tstocklen: bets 80
iNViZiGO: calls 80
*** SHOW DOWN ***
tstocklen: shows [Ts 8h] (a straight, Six to Ten)
iNViZiGO: mucks hand
tstocklen collected 600 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 600 | Rake 0
Board [6h 7d 8s 9c 5h]
Seat 1: tstocklen (big blind) showed [Ts 8h] and won (600) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 2: iNViZiGO (button) (small blind) mucked [5d 9h]

hand 2, the turn and river were unfortunate. but he played the turn and river horribly, i dont mind his check on the turn. but on the river (when there is a straight on board), you HAVE to bet more than 80 chips. he missed so much value. if the hands were switched (I had his hand), he would've been crippled after this hand.


PokerStars Game #44900941566: Tournament #278516424, $30.00+$1.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2010/06/01 1:04:31 ET
Table '278516424 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: CheMilo (1530 in chips)
Seat 2: iNViZiGO (1470 in chips)
iNViZiGO: posts small blind 25
CheMilo: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to iNViZiGO [5d Ah]
iNViZiGO: raises 50 to 100
CheMilo: calls 50
*** FLOP *** [5c 3d 8h]
CheMilo: bets 150
iNViZiGO: calls 150
*** TURN *** [5c 3d 8h] [4d]
CheMilo: bets 150
iNViZiGO: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [5c 3d 8h 4d] [9c]
CheMilo: bets 200
iNViZiGO: raises 870 to 1070 and is all-in
CheMilo: calls 870
*** SHOW DOWN ***
iNViZiGO: shows [5d Ah] (a pair of Fives)
CheMilo: shows [4h 4c] (three of a kind, Fours)
iNViZiGO said, "nh"
CheMilo collected 2940 from pot
iNViZiGO finished the tournament in 2nd place
CheMilo wins the tournament and receives $60.00 - congratulations!
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2940 | Rake 0
Board [5c 3d 8h 4d 9c]
Seat 1: CheMilo (big blind) showed [4h 4c] and won (2940) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 2: iNViZiGO (button) (small blind) showed [5d Ah] and lost with a pair of Fives

me getting caught bluffing again. although, i lost this hand, i like my play. I thought his 200 chips bluff was a hand like 8 10, or 8 7 (a weak one pair hand). He was semi decent, so I thought he would fold a one pair hand to a shove. Maybe it was a bad read, but I still like it. I learned in a video recently that "if you're never getting caught bluffing, you're not playing aggressively enough"