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I am from Canada but have 4 tickets to:

IH041 - Ice Hockey
Men's Quarter-Final - QF1
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
12:00 to 14:30
Canada Hockey Place
Category B, section 305, row 9, seats 1-4

www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey-schedule-results/

images.tickets.com/images/tms/CHP_seating_maps.pdf

The US will either play in this game or the later one at 9PM (QF4) if they qualify:

www.showtimetickets.com/sports/wintersummer-games/winter-games-2010-vancouver/2010-hockey.jsp

canucklehead-vancouver2010.blogspot.com/2009/02/vancouver-2010-mens-hockey-schedule.html

I was planning on selling these tickets through the official website (fan to fan marketplace) but if CR members are interested in them (will sell them as pairs), we could avoid the 10% service charge:

www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/olympic-first--official-%27fan-to-fan-marketplace%27-for-reselling-or-donating--vancouver-2010-tickets-online--_193236Rb.html

Original price was CDN$175 but going price is significantly higher. To access the fan to fan marketplace, you need to create an account on the main website then search for tickets. Equivalent tickets are going at $300+ for singles and about $600 for a pair. I would be expecting the same but we would save on the 10% service fee. There is almost parity between the CDN and US dollar:

www.x-rates.com/d/CAD/USD/data30.html

PM me if you're interested. I will send you a picture with recent newspaper and CR page in background to verify authenticity.

Reads: about 100 hands in, thought that opp was pretty laggy post flop, making oop floats, calling tons of cb's, flop check raise of 43% (n=7, all sorts of boards, wet and dry, hadn't seen his holdings) and following through with turn barrels.

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Hero (BTN): $383 (191.5 bb)
BB: $265 (132.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with 6 8
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) 3 9 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $8, BB raises to $22, Hero calls $14

Turn: ($56) 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $44, BB raises to $104, Hero folds

Results: $144 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: 3 9 7 7
BB mucked and won $143.50 ($71.50 net)

Standard flop CB with the OESD and BDFD, small check raise. He had a 3b of 23% so I figured that all overpairs would 3b. He might have 33, 77, (99 would 3b), 97, 9x and draws like gutters and overs (JT, J8) and OESD (T8). I decided to flat (I guess I coulda 3b considering how wide he was check raising flop but I didn't want to get blown off my draw).

Turn pairs the middle card and gives me straight flush draw. He checks turn which would seem to indicate to me that he a pot controlling 9x hand. I guess his draws might check as well. I don't think he check raises middle pair on the flop so trips is unlikely for him plus he bets these on turn. I have a ton of equity and I think that I can rep trips better than him so I bet with the intention of betting when I get there and most blanks on river.

He surprises me by check raising small (<2.5x). This double check raise line seems really odd to me. I think most 9x would just call rather than raise after checking turn, draws that wanted to continue would just barrel the turn themselves and not check raise. Given the line and the size of the bet, he seemed to be wanting a call as the raise size has very little fold equity (ie. FH, yes I realize that this is a pretty polarized range). Now, I have a huge draw and am getting a great price but with board paired, I thought there was a chance that I was drawing dead or to a straight flush only and decided to pitch the hand.

So my questions are:

1) should I have checked behind the turn (I don't I should given how much equity I'm semi bluffing with and my ability to rep trips)?

2) should I be calling his turn check raise?

3) should jamming the turn be an option? I considered for quite a bit but decided to just fold. For the record, opp said that he had 33 (of course he could be lying) and that he took this weird line because it didn't make any sense and he thought that I would spazz out.

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Hero (BB): $434.95 (217.5 bb)
BTN: $406.20 (203.1 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with K K
BTN raises to $6, Hero raises to $22, BTN calls $16

Flop: ($44) 6 2 J (2 players)
Hero bets $33, BTN calls $33

Turn: ($110) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $88, BTN calls $88

River: ($286) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $263.20 and is all-in

We are ~200 bb deep. Have about 200 hands on opp who seems to be a calling station. My 3b was 10%, his f3b was 50% and his fold to cb in 3b pot was 20% (1/5). Notable hands: he called my 3b w/ 44 100bb deep and stacked me on the turn when I had TPTK on A42r.

Current hand seems stardard to me up to river (maybe I should bet more on flop?). I bet turn since we're deep and want to set up PSB on river; no guarantee that villain will bet for me. River is where I get confused. I don't think that villain should have a flush here however he seems to passive and might chase the NFD (not wanting to raise since we're deep). He might also be slowplaying a monster however with the two flush draws on the turn, I would think he would raise by the turn at the very latest (hands like JJ that didn't 3b since we're deep, 66, 22, 67, Jd7d)

What's the best line on the river? Shove>Check/fold>Check/call?

If I shove, he might call with AJ/QJ. I think the worst hand the he shoves with on the river is AJ and pretty sure that QJ checks behind (KJ pretty unlikely since I have two kings).

Thoughts?

Feedback:
All options are viable depending on the opponent

-Shove: certainly viable, simplest option, puts the decision on the villain, chance that you'll be called by worse (stubborn hand sthat don't believe)
-Small bet/induce a shove: this will induce from a lot of bluffs, will also charge hands that are marginal that might check behind themselves, obviously we're bet/calling here and not folding to any bet size.
-Check/call: checking of course makes the hand much harder and puts us in the decision making position. If you think that villain is aggro monkey and will bet into any "weakness" then this is a good line.
-Check/fold: if you don't think that opp bets anything worse and is not capable of bluffing, this might be best.

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BTN: $216.20 (108.1 bb)
Hero (BB): $405.40 (202.7 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with A A
BTN raises to $6, Hero raises to $20, BTN calls $14

Flop: ($40) J T Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $28, Hero calls $28

Turn: ($96) 7 (2 players)


100bb deep. No specific reads on villain. His f3b by the end of session of a few hundred hands was ~50%. Can't remember what it was when the hand went down or if he had been floating in 3b pots.

Two questions:

1) What is the best flop line to take in this spot. I didn't want to bet figuring if I got raised I would hate life so I decided to take check/call line.

2) On turn, as played, what is best line? I don't want to check/call again since there are so many dirty rivers and I'm essentially pot committed to any reasonable turn bet. So in my mind, it's check/shove vs bet/call. I ended up bet/calling but I'm wondering if check/shove is better as he might bet worse and I want the money to go in on the turn. I also don't want him to just call my turn bet which would leave me oop going to the river.

Feedback:

There seem to be a lot of opinions on this one with most agreeing that they would not check/call the flop. Some say check/jam as worse will bet. Other say bet/call or bet/fold, others bet flop and bet/call or check/jam the turn. Regardless, check/call the flop seems to be the least popular.

Hand 1: $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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Hero (BB): $146.40 (146.4 bb)
BTN: $176.20 (176.2 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with T 7
BTN raises to $3, Hero calls $2

Flop: ($6) Q T 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3, Hero raises to $12, BTN raises to $37, Hero raises to $62, BTN raises to $173.20 and is all-in, Hero calls $81.40 and is all-in

Turn: ($292.80) 4 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($292.80) T (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $292.80 pot ($1.00 rake)
Final Board: Q T 7 4 T
BTN showed Q Q (a full house, Queens full of Tens) and won $291.80 ($145.40 net)



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Hero (BTN): $427.75 (213.9 bb)
BB: $618.85 (309.4 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with 8 6
Hero raises to $6, BB calls $4

Flop: ($12) K 6 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $12, BB raises to $38, Hero raises to $84, BB raises to $244, Hero raises to $404, BB raises to $564, Hero calls $17.75 and is all-in

Turn: ($855.50) 2 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($855.50) 5 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $855.50 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: K 6 8 2 5
Hero showed 8 6 (two pairs, Eights and Sixes) and lost (-$427.75 net)
BB showed K 8 (two pairs, Kings and Eights) and won $855 ($427.25 net)

It seems like I have some things to learn about stacking off deep. A few times I've stacked off with two pair (bottom two in all cases) and have run into higher two pairs or sets. I've also noticed that I have tendency to weight opp's ranges to draws rather than made hands which is a mistake for two reasons: 1) there just aren't that many combinations of monster combo draws that opp's can have 2) at the lower stakes, opp's just don't play therir draws that quickly. So, moving forward, I think that I should definitely weigh more towards made hands and be more careful especially when I'm deep. 100bb deep, obviously I'm not folding two pair hu but deeper but need to evaluate anything more than a 3b on flop and later. Also need to think more carefully about what opp's 3b range is in these situations and at least consider flatting them and jamming the turn on safe cards.

In the first hand, I could have called the 3b on the flop and jammed the turn for about a PSB.

In the 2nd hand, I should have considered just flatting the check raise in position and then evaluate the turn. The arrival of the flush would have likely slowed down the opp and the turn might have gone check-check. 3b/folding seems bad, so the alternative would have been taking the line that I did.

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Hero (BB): $204.50 (204.5 bb)
BTN: $161.75 (161.8 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with A A
BTN calls $0.50, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $3

Flop: ($8) 9 4 J (2 players)
Hero bets $8, BTN raises to $32, Hero raises to $75, BTN raises to $157.75 and is all-in, Hero calls $82.75

Turn: ($323.50) 7 (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($323.50) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $323.50 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: 9 4 J 7 T
Hero showed A A (a pair of Aces) and lost (-$161.75 net)
BTN showed 8 7 (a straight, Seven to Jack) and won $323 ($161.25 net)

Hand played at the beginning of Nov 2009.

Best line to take on the flop? While I'm ahead on the flop at about 57% and this would be easy shove 100bb deep, question is is this optimal line. Would it be better to call the raise then shove a safe turn?

On turn if I just flat, pot would be 32*2=64+8=72. Stacks would be 162-32-4=126. This is kinda an awkward stack size oop. Either I have I have to OB shove, hope to check/shove or bet/call or bet/reevaluate river if money doesn't go in. However any bet I make on turn would be pot committing so I'd really like the money to go in on turn...Hmm...

I think if I were IP and got check raised, flatting would be an option, and could shove over a turn bet. However, oop this is a lot less appealing since the action doesn't flow through me.

Now I'm wondering if the way I played it was best; making the small committing 3b then calling the shove.

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Hero (BTN): $265.15 (265.2 bb)
BB: $117.30 (117.3 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with 5 A
Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2

Flop: ($6) 9 2 5 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, BB raises to $12, Hero raises to $262.15 and is all-in, BB calls $102.30 and is all-in

Turn: ($234.60) 2 (2 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($234.60) Q (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $234.60 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: 9 2 5 2 Q
Hero showed 5 A (a flush, Ace high) and won $234.10 ($116.80 net)
BB showed 6 T (a flush, Queen high) and lost (-$117.30 net)

It seems that I'm having troubles with these monotone boards as I don't know what to do so I just shove the money in which is suboptimal and spewy at times. I should remember that if you get action on a monotone board in a single raised pot, you should never go broke without the nuts as there's a high likelihood that opp has flopped a flush especially if you have the ace of suit. This is exactly the case here.

So what's the best way to proceed?

It's unlikely that he's check raising a bare pair here. So he's at least got a 9 with a FD that we dominate. Against his worst possible hand that gets it in here, say Kc9o, we're flipping. Obviously we're behind his sets and flopped flushes.

Maybe it's just best to call the check raise and fold to further action if we don't have the odds to call.

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Hero (BB): $123 (123 bb)
BTN: $141.25 (141.3 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with K J
BTN raises to $7, Hero calls $6

Flop: ($14) T Q A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $7, Hero raises to $30, BTN calls $23

Turn: ($74) T (2 players)
Hero bets $86 and is all-in, BTN calls $86

River: ($246) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $246 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: T Q A T 3
Hero showed K J (a straight, Ten to Ace) and lost (-$123 net)
BTN showed T Q (a full house, Tens full of Queens) and won $245.50 ($122.50 net)

I don't remember having any reads on this villain. Villains makes it 7x from the button which seems kinda fishy. I guess I decided to take a flop rather than 3b. I flop a str8 oop and make a decent check raise, villain calls. Board pairs on the turn, what's the best line?

Opp Hand Range:
Villain's bet/call line on flop (as opposed to bet/3b) would seem to indicate a decent made hand that's not strong enough to jam. I can't remember if villain was passive or not.

Bet/call hands:
-pair and gutters (AK/AJ), not sure hands like KQ/QJ/Tx would bet, think they would check behind.
-some two pairs (QT/AT/AQ) might/might not b/3b here
-weak flush draws; I would imagine any flush draw and gutter would get it in (KdXd, QdXd and JdXd)

Bet/3b hands:
-most sets (AA/QQ/TT)
-massive combo draws (KdQd, QdJd).

What's the best line on the turn? bet vs c/c vs c/f

-bet: the ten improves his range but can I still get calls from worse like AK and AJ?
-c/c: all the two pairs and sets that didn't 3b the flop have improved now so does villain ever bet worse here (ie. AK/AJ). I would presume that any weak FD would take a free card and try to hit.
-c/f: but I have a str8!!! :)

Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.

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Hero (BB): $348.25 (348.3 bb)
BTN: $127.70 (127.7 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with Q A
BTN raises to $4, Hero raises to $13, BTN calls $9

Flop: ($26) Q 8 T (2 players)
Hero bets $22, BTN raises to $114.70 and is all-in, Hero calls $92.70

Turn: ($255.40) Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($255.40) 4 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $255.40 pot ($0.50 rake)
Final Board: Q 8 T Q 4
Hero showed Q A (three of a kind, Queens) and lost (-$127.70 net)
BTN showed 9 3 (a flush, Queen high) and won $254.90 ($127.20 net)

Question:
Best way to play TPTK in 3b pot on monotone boards?

Options:
This is probably the most draw heavy board known to man. Really they don't get much drawier than this; I guess QJTm is worse...

1) If I bet and get raised I'm in a terrible spot as he's likely to have:
-two pair and better
-made straight or monster combo draw that I'm flipping against (pair and NFD, OESD+/-FD)

Basically I'm not really ahead of anything that's giving me lots of action

2) I 'm really not getting a ton of value out of much worse hands. Basically I'm only trying to extract against bare pairs that are worse than mine (KQ which has a gutter, two pair and likely flush outs) and protecting against bare SD which is kinda silly...

Best way to proceed:
Well I pretty much butchered this hand and way overplayed it. This is pretty spewy in retrospect. Well, definitely don't want to bloat the pot out of position. If I get a ton of aciton, I should consider folding. Bet/folding doesn't seem too appealing. Better to take a pot ctrl (c/c) line in this spot? Then, with a safe turn, I can protect my hand much more strongly?