Mirage

Silly me.

All same, very weird villain... enjoy!
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HAND #1
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Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $70.50
Hero (BB): $57.80

Pre-Flop: J A dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, SB calls $3

Flop: ($9) K 7 6 (2 Players)
Hero bets $6, SB calls $6

Turn: ($21) A (2 Players)
Hero bets $14, SB calls $14

River: ($49) 8 (2 Players)
Hero bets $33.30 and is All-In, SB calls $33.30

Results: $115.60 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB showed 4 5 (a straight, Eight high) and WON $115.10 (+$57.30 NET)
Hero showed J A (a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$57.80 NET)




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HAND #2
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Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: $161.30
Hero (BB): $51.10

Pre-Flop: J A dealt to Hero (BB)
SB raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, SB calls $3

Flop: ($9) 6 6 6 (2 Players)
Hero bets $6, SB calls $6

Turn: ($21) A (2 Players)
Hero checks, SB bets $11, Hero calls $11

River: ($43) 2 (2 Players)
Hero bets $29.60 and is All-In, SB calls $29.60

Results: $102.20 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
SB showed 6 3 (four of a kind, Sixes) and WON $101.70 (+$50.60 NET)
Hero showed J A (a full house, Sixes full of Aces) and LOST (-$51.10 NET)




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HAND #3
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Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 2 Players
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BB: $210.90
Hero (SB): $51.85

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (SB)
Hero raises to $1.50, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3) 8 2 8 (2 Players)
BB bets $2, Hero calls $2

Turn: ($7) 4 (2 Players)
BB bets $4, Hero calls $4

River: ($15) 3 (2 Players)
BB bets $15, Hero calls $15

Results: $45 Pot ($0.50 Rake)
BB showed 6 5 (a straight, Six high) and WON $44.50 (+$22 NET)
Hero mucked Q Q (two pair, Queens and Eights) and LOST (-$22.50 NET)

sfustsh

Where are you playing with such a cheap rake.

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Carrera: fuck you

as just above it means big bet.
so again fuck off

bigloser2448

disgusting IMHO.

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Mirage

50c rake cap is standard for the major sites at HU tables.

sfustsh

Yes I suppose you're right.

What is the minimum pot size before the .50 rake is in effect.

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Carrera: fuck you

as just above it means big bet.
so again fuck off

Ugignadl

Bleh.

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Mirage

I wanna say 5% up to $.50 is the going rate.

Randy

Have you been hitting the HU games a bunch? I use to play a lot of HU, but that was back when I had more time to play at all..

Who was it here that had some sick run of like 20 or 21 straight HU wins one night? bigdil?

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JAMOOL

I do think on Ultimate Bet it is a little higher - I remember a friend who played UB a lot said the HU games were so action-packed because the rake was high, so people tended to play more aggressively. No idea if that's actually true though...


Okay, here's my opinion:

#1: Played good as far as I can tell.
#2: Again, no real way to get away from this, kind of an unlucky turn card...
#3: I can tell you're not putting him on anything good which is why you're calling him down. I would probably raise the turn because you've already gotten two bluffs out of him, and if he's got nothing, it could be nothing like 35, 56, 57, 36, you know, that type of hand, or maybe 2 spades. Of course odds are unlikely that he has outs here but the thing is raising here you will know if he's got an 8 or not. On the river I actually WOULD fold - in my experience the pot sized bet on the river when there's been action is usually a value bet. If he's gonna bluff again (and it would be hard to given you called twice, but he probably thinks that you have A or K-high and don't think he has a hand) it won't be $15. Most people aren't dumb enough to bluff that much when they've been called twice on a no-draw board. I would for sure call something like $6 or $9, but $15 just seems too suspicious of a big hand. Generally when people have a big one in heads up they go for the gold and bet more than they really should. I would put him on an 8 and fold...