12/16/06 - Pokerstars - Sunday Million Double Shootout Satellite

2006-12-16T21:04:00.000-08:00

Site: Pokerstars
Game: No-limit Texas Hold'em
Type: Double shootout satellite tournament (15 minute blinds)
Buy-in: $10.00 + $1.00
Place/Cashout:

Been christmas shopping with the wife all day and I am freaking tired. I don't see how girls can simply just shop for 6 hours straight without being completely exhausted. I feel like I've been hit by a train or something. We must have walked about 15 miles and don't even get me started about the crowds. Anyway, I have to win my seat to tomorrows big game, so on to the poker.

These games are notorious for having loads and loads of bad players. This is probably the main way to get into the 1 million gauranteed tournament on PokerStars. I generally prefer the regular double shootout structure as opposed to the turbo double shootouts because it gives me more time to utilize my skill against the weaker players. My main strategy for these is to play fairly tight and simply exploit the key weaknesses of other players (like over playing dominated hands like K-J for example).

PokerStars Game #7477018504: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/12/17 - 00:12:20 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: wcespresso (2910 in chips)
Seat 2: vizortion (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (1450 in chips)
Seat 4: AKChan (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (1460 in chips)
Seat 8: g4ads (1710 in chips)
AKChan: posts small blind 10
reverse boat: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [Kh Kc]
G PA 13: folds
g4ads: raises 40 to 60
wcespresso: calls 60
vizortion: raises 190 to 250
I raise a little more than 4 times the original bet. I do this for two reasons. One is because the players in these tournaments are VERY bad and will likely call larger bets than average players would. Two is because I would like to go heads up with my kings. I do not want to get involved in a multi-way pot and see an ace flop. So I try to thin the field a little also.
jazzyj32: folds
AKChan: folds
reverse boat: folds
g4ads: calls 190
wcespresso: calls 190
*** FLOP *** [8d 4d 4c]
g4ads: bets 120
wcespresso: calls 120
vizortion: raises 580 to 700
That is a great flop for my kings. g4ads could have anything here. He could be betting a flush draw, a pocket pair that I beat, a slow played pair of aces, or two high cards. It's really hard to put bad players on hands, because they play in such a way that their moves make no sense. I raise a STRONG amount to let them know that I'm not folding here and if they want to play, they're going to have to play for all their chips.
g4ads: raises 760 to 1460 and is all-in
wcespresso: folds
vizortion: calls 540 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [8d 4d 4c] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [8d 4d 4c 3d] [Ah]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
g4ads: shows [Qc Qd] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
vizortion: shows [Kh Kc] (two pair, Kings and Fours)
A tough break for g4ads and I win a nice pot. Definately a good way to start the tournament.
vizortion collected 3380 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3380 Rake 0
Board [8d 4d 4c 3d Ah]
Seat 1: wcespresso folded on the Flop
Seat 2: vizortion showed [Kh Kc] and won (3380) with two pair, Kings and Fours
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AKChan (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: reverse boat (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: G PA 13 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: g4ads showed [Qc Qd] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fours

PokerStars Game #7477192256: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level II (15/30) - 2006/12/17 - 00:26:02 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: wcespresso (2840 in chips)
Seat 2: vizortion (3570 in chips)
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (1015 in chips)
Seat 4: AKChan (1860 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (1220 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (1260 in chips)
Seat 8: g4ads (235 in chips)
AKChan: posts small blind 15
reverse boat: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [3d 3s]
G PA 13: calls 30
g4ads: raises 205 to 235 and is all-in
wcespresso: folds
vizortion: folds
I know alot of people would probably call in this situation but there are a few things wrong with my hand. It's too weak to play with so many active players behind me and I'm likely racing against g4ads. The only hand I'd be happy to see him flip over would be 2-2 which is unlikely. I also don't want to end up in a big multi-way pot and watch three overcards come on the flop. So I elect just to let the hand go.
jazzyj32: folds
AKChan: calls 220
reverse boat: folds
G PA 13: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d Ks Jc]
*** TURN *** [4d Ks Jc] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [4d Ks Jc Ah] [Td]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AKChan: shows [8s 8d] (a pair of Eights)
g4ads: shows [Tc 9c] (a pair of Tens)
g4ads collected 530 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 530 | Rake 0
Board [4d Ks Jc Ah Td]
Seat 1: wcespresso folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: vizortion folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: AKChan (small blind) showed [8s 8d] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 5: reverse boat (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: G PA 13 folded before Flop
Seat 8: g4ads showed [Tc 9c] and won (530) with a pair of Tens

PokerStars Game #7477434409: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2006/12/17 - 00:45:09 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: wcespresso (2265 in chips)
Seat 2: vizortion (3480 in chips)
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (980 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (920 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (3635 in chips)
Seat 8: g4ads (720 in chips)
G PA 13: posts small blind 25
g4ads: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [Ac Ks]
wcespresso: calls 50
vizortion: raises 150 to 200
I raise 4 times the big blind here hoping to drive out the other players and isolate on wcespresso.
jazzyj32: folds
reverse boat: folds
G PA 13: folds
g4ads: folds
wcespresso: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [3c 7h 4c]
wcespresso: checks
vizortion: bets 250
Not a terrible flop for AK. I bet a little more than half the pot. I'm hoping this bet takes the pot down right here.
wcespresso: calls 250
Hmm, he could be slow playing a set here. His plays match a small to medium pocket pair perfectly. He could have also picked up a flush draw.
*** TURN *** [3c 7h 4c] [Qc]
wcespresso: checks
vizortion: checks
If he had a flush draw, he just hit and I'm still losing if he has any pocket pair in the hole. I'll take my free card and hope I can make the nut flush on the river.
*** RIVER *** [3c 7h 4c Qc] [2d]
wcespresso: bets 250
vizortion: folds
No nut flush for me and he bets a tiny amount that looks like he is just begging for a call. Unfortunately I only have ace high, so I have to let this one go.
wcespresso collected 975 from pot
wcespresso: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 975 | Rake 0
Board [3c 7h 4c Qc 2d]
Seat 1: wcespresso collected (975)
Seat 2: vizortion folded on the River
Seat 3: jazzyj32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: reverse boat (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: g4ads (big blind) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #7477456030: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level III (25/50) - 2006/12/17 - 00:46:53 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: wcespresso (2740 in chips)
Seat 2: vizortion (3030 in chips)
Seat 3: jazzyj32 (980 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (920 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (3610 in chips)
Seat 8: g4ads (720 in chips)
wcespresso: posts small blind 25
vizortion: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [Qd Ad]
jazzyj32: folds
reverse boat: folds
G PA 13: folds
g4ads: calls 50
wcespresso: calls 25
vizortion: raises 250 to 300
I'm not unhappy if this raise wins the pot right here. But with this raise, if g4ads wants to play he'll have to play for his remaining stack.
g4ads: calls 250
This doesn't make much sense. If he's playing at all, he should put all his chips in right here. If he folds later in the hand he'll be too crippled to continue.
wcespresso: folds
*** FLOP *** [8s 7d Ah]
vizortion: checks
With his tiny stack, I check here hoping that he'll go ahead and put the rest in for me if he completely missed the flop. I likely have the best hand here and with that flop, I'm not afraid of letting another card come if he check behind me.
g4ads: bets 150
vizortion: raises 250 to 400
g4ads: raises 20 to 420 and is all-in
vizortion: calls 20
*** TURN *** [8s 7d Ah] [As]
*** RIVER *** [8s 7d Ah As] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vizortion: shows [Qd Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
g4ads: shows [9c 8c] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
g4ads is sitting out
vizortion collected 1490 from pot
A fine result.
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1490 | Rake 0
Board [8s 7d Ah As Jc]
Seat 1: wcespresso (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: vizortion (big blind) showed [Qd Ad] and won (1490) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: jazzyj32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: reverse boat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: G PA 13 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: g4ads (button) showed [9c 8c] and lost with two pair, Aces and Eights

PokerStars Game #7477847002: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level V (75/150) - 2006/12/17 - 01:20:24 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: vizortion (3600 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (3385 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (5015 in chips)
reverse boat: posts small blind 75
G PA 13: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [4h 4c]
vizortion: raises 350 to 500
reverse boat: folds
G PA 13: calls 350
*** FLOP *** [4s 9d 4d]
G PA 13: checks
vizortion: checks
*** TURN *** [4s 9d 4d] [2s]
G PA 13: checks
vizortion: checks
*** RIVER *** [4s 9d 4d 2s] [8d]
G PA 13: checks
vizortion: bets 300
G PA 13: folds
vizortion collected 1075 from pot
vizortion: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1075 | Rake 0
Board [4s 9d 4d 2s 8d]
Seat 2: vizortion (button) collected (1075)
Seat 5: reverse boat (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: G PA 13 (big blind) folded on the River

PokerStars Game #7477872194: Tournament #37700845, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level V (75/150) - 2006/12/17 - 01:22:39 (ET)
Table '37700845 8' 8-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: vizortion (4375 in chips)
Seat 5: reverse boat (3535 in chips)
Seat 6: G PA 13 (4090 in chips)
vizortion: posts small blind 75
reverse boat: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vizortion [7s 7d]
G PA 13: raises 300 to 450
vizortion: calls 375
reverse boat: folds
*** FLOP *** [Jc 5h 3s]
vizortion: bets 700
G PA 13: raises 700 to 1400
vizortion: raises 850 to 2250
G PA 13: calls 850
*** TURN *** [Jc 5h 3s] [9s]
vizortion: checks
G PA 13: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jc 5h 3s 9s] [Ks]
vizortion: checks
G PA 13: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vizortion: shows [7s 7d] (a pair of Sevens)
G PA 13: shows [8d 8h] (a pair of Eights)
G PA 13 collected 5550 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5550 | Rake 0
Board [Jc 5h 3s 9s Ks]
Seat 2: vizortion (small blind) showed [7s 7d] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 5: reverse boat (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: G PA 13 (button) showed [8d 8h] and won (5550) with a pair of Eights

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12/16/06 - Pokerstars - Sunday Million Double Shootout Satellite