56o beats QQ
Topic: Great Rakes
After reading the log, I'm a little suprised I did this. I was short stacked at about 5 rounds left. everyone folded so I decided to bully my target for the night. He has been giving up his blinds to me most of the tourney. I prefer 56s but I guess I decided to bully with 56o. He went all in with QQ which I don't blame him. I wouldn't fold QQ to a desperate short stack who has been bullying me all night. The cards fell in my favor and I hit a straight on the river. I don't know what the math is for these starting pockets but I've been putting more strenght in suited connectors after some recent readings and Podcast advice. I call it plain luck for this hand. I made first place in this tourney so this hand was key. So this was a great rake for me but a bad beat for him.

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PokerStars Game #4158585271: Tournament #20666319, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/03/03 - 03:30:47 (ET)
Table '20666319 5' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: MrE_Dog (5465 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr.Kim85 (11055 in chips)
Seat 3: Mattisbest (4470 in chips)
Seat 5: CyberNine (9495 in chips)
Seat 6: UB is Better (4165 in chips)
Seat 7: detroitben (3045 in chips)
MrE_Dog: posts the ante 50
Mr.Kim85: posts the ante 50
Mattisbest: posts the ante 50
CyberNine: posts the ante 50
UB is Better: posts the ante 50
detroitben: posts the ante 50
MrE_Dog: posts small blind 300
Mr.Kim85: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrE_Dog [6h 5c]
Mattisbest: folds
CyberNine: folds
UB is Better: folds
detroitben: folds
MrE_Dog: raises 4815 to 5415 and is all-in
Mr.Kim85: calls 4815
*** FLOP *** [9d 7s Kh]
*** TURN *** [9d 7s Kh] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [9d 7s Kh 2c] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrE_Dog: shows [6h 5c] (a straight, Five to Nine)
Mr.Kim85: shows [Qh Qs] (a pair of Queens)
MrE_Dog collected 11130 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11130 | Rake 0
Board [9d 7s Kh 2c 8h]
Seat 1: MrE_Dog (small blind) showed [6h 5c] and won (11130) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 2: Mr.Kim85 (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: Mattisbest folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: CyberNine folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: UB is Better folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: detroitben (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Awesome full house play!
Mood:  vegas lucky
Topic: Great Rakes
Last four players at the final table and I limp in with a K8o. I was a small blind so it was cheaper for me to get in plus a King is strong in short handed play. Flop comes 8-8-3 so now I have a set with a strong kicker plus what are the chances of the other 8 being in my opponents hands. If there was a pair six out there, there probably should've been a raise in short handed play? After the flop there is no bet/raise and I slow play. Turn comes a king and the opponent bets. So I'll assume they made a hand and must be excited plus I gave no sign of having anything. I have full house and the only way to lose is to split if the other king shows on the river. I was dying to shove with the nuts as Mike the Mouth says. So I shove with the nuts or I go all in and he calls. He doesn't play anymore after that! It feels good to go all in without fearing anything.

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PokerStars Game #4158684120: Tournament #20666319, Hold'em No Limit - Level XI (600/1200) - 2006/03/03 - 03:54:49 (ET)
Table '20666319 5' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: MrE_Dog (32735 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr.Kim85 (9090 in chips)
Seat 7: curtyb (9170 in chips)
Seat 9: scar_bro187 (16505 in chips)
MrE_Dog: posts the ante 75
Mr.Kim85: posts the ante 75
curtyb: posts the ante 75
scar_bro187: posts the ante 75
MrE_Dog: posts small blind 600
Mr.Kim85: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MrE_Dog [8s Kh]
curtyb: calls 1200
scar_bro187: folds
MrE_Dog: calls 600
Mr.Kim85: checks
*** FLOP *** [8h 3h 8d]
MrE_Dog: checks
Mr.Kim85: checks
curtyb: checks
*** TURN *** [8h 3h 8d] [Kd]
MrE_Dog: checks
Mr.Kim85: checks
curtyb: bets 2400
MrE_Dog: raises 29060 to 31460 and is all-in
Mr.Kim85: folds
curtyb: calls 5495 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [8h 3h 8d Kd] [6h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrE_Dog: shows [8s Kh] (a full house, Eights full of Kings)
curtyb: shows [Ks Js] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
MrE_Dog collected 19690 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 19690 | Rake 0
Board [8h 3h 8d Kd 6h]
Seat 1: MrE_Dog (small blind) showed [8s Kh] and won (19690) with a full house, Eights full of Kings
Seat 2: Mr.Kim85 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 7: curtyb showed [Ks Js] and lost with two pair, Kings and Eights
Seat 9: scar_bro187 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)