how to have your own $1k day
Hand 1:
Full Tilt Poker $200.00 No Limit Hold’em – 4 players
Hero (CO): $313.90
BTN: $285.50
SB: $216.00
BB: $77.70
Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with Jc Js
Hero raises to $7, BTN calls $7, 2 folds
Flop: ($17.00) 9s 4s 3d (2 players)
Hero bets $13.00, BTN raises to $40, Hero raises to $135, BTN raises to $278.50, Hero calls $143.50
Turn: ($574.00) 5c (2 players)
River: ($574.00) 9h (2 players)
Final Pot: $574.00
Hero shows Jc Js
BTN shows Ac 7c
Hero wins $572.00
Here I raise the cut-off (CO) with JJ to 3.5bb’s (a pot sized raise), this obv is totally standard. With big hands we want to start building a pot. Villain calls on the button (BTN), and the blinds fold.
We get a nice low flop and make a standard continuation bet for approx 2/3 of the pot. So far all completely standard.
Now, at this point villain raises us. Its important not to ‘fear the worst’ and just fold, or to just call with no plan on how to proceed on the turn and river. Rather, at this point we have to work out what villain is doing this with and then act accordingly
Firstly we can rule out bigger pairs, villain would likely re-raise these pre-flop, ie. QQ, KK, AA.
Next, we consider he might have a set, 99, 44, 33. This is possible, although unlikely because its hard to flop a set (it only happens 1 in 8 times when you hold a pocket pair).
He might have top pair and be looking to ‘protect’ versus the flush draw (bad players do this).
Or he might have a draw himself, either a stright draw like 56, or a flush draw.
Lastly, we must also consider he might have air, and be on a total bluff, although this is unlikely.
Weighing this all together, we are only losing to a set (which we agreed is unlikely), we are beating his top pair hands, we are beating all draws, or ‘flipping’ versus his bigger draws (i.e. a pair and a flush draw – which we are 50 50 against winning at showdown). Add this all together, and we are said to be ahead of his range.
Being out of position, this therefore only leaves one move, the re-raise, looking to get our stack in. We re-raise, and call villains shove (we are never folding there ever). As you can see, villain here is pretty bad. He has A high, no draw. He was on a pure bluff and cost himself $285. He re-raise on the flop is ok as a bluff, but following through when I show interest is suicidal. Especially, when he has no equity in the hand (i.e. no real draws to hit should I call his bluff) and im never folding to his shove, so he has no fold equity (i.e. the times he picks up the pot when I fold). So in this instance, villain was just burning money.
I hope this helps you understand how you should be thinking about hands at the table, rather than just randoml;y clicking buttons. Heres my graph for the session.
Gl at the tables, Johnny.
