Hi everyboy!

I can't believe people are making this calls:

Game # 2108439923 - Texas Hold'em No Limit 25/50 - Table "€1,000 Guarantee Deep Stack 10084338 9"

Players(max 9):
Golo14 (9,796.00 in seat 1)
tuffjam (6,824.00 in seat 2)
kaktus74 (7,219.00 in seat 3)
indi1988 (3,067.00 in seat 4)
Heinz- (6,086.00 in seat 5)
raccham (20,078.00 in seat 6)
redikappa (3,150.00 in seat 7)
colocolo78 (11,932.00 in seat 8)
charliedi (9,802.00 in seat 9)

Dealer: kaktus74
Small Blind: indi1988 (25.00)
Big Blind: Heinz- (50.00)

charliedi was dealt: Th - Ah

raccham Fold
redikappa Fold
colocolo78 Call (50.00)
charliedi Raise (181.00)
Golo14 Call (181.00)
tuffjam Fold
kaktus74 Fold
indi1988 Call (156.00)
Heinz- Fold
colocolo78 Call (131.00)

Flop Td - Kh - Js

indi1988 Check
colocolo78 Check
charliedi Check
Golo14 Check

Turn Td - Kh - Js - Qh

indi1988 Check
colocolo78 Check
charliedi Bet (387.00)
Golo14 Call (387.00)
indi1988 Fold
colocolo78 Fold

River Td - Kh - Js - Qh - 5s

charliedi Bet (1,548.00)
Golo14 Call (1,548.00)

charliedi shows: Th - Ah (a straight, Ace high)
Golo14 shows: 9d - Tc (a straight, King high)

charliedi wins: 4,644.00 (with a straight, Ace high)

Game ended 2011-03-02 17:46:25 CET

Game # 2108439800 - Texas Hold'em No Limit 25/50 - Table "€1,000 Guarantee Deep Stack 10084338 9"

Players(max 9):
Golo14 (9,796.00 in seat 1)
tuffjam (6,824.00 in seat 2)
kaktus74 (7,244.00 in seat 3)
indi1988 (3,117.00 in seat 4)
Heinz- (6,086.00 in seat 5)
raccham (20,078.00 in seat 6)
redikappa (3,150.00 in seat 7)
colocolo78 (12,738.00 in seat 8)
charliedi (8,921.00 in seat 9)

Dealer: tuffjam
Small Blind: kaktus74 (25.00)
Big Blind: indi1988 (50.00)

charliedi was dealt: Qh - Qd

Heinz- Fold
raccham Fold
redikappa Fold
colocolo78 Raise (300.00)
charliedi Raise (806.00)
Golo14 Fold
tuffjam Fold
kaktus74 Fold
indi1988 Fold
colocolo78 Call (506.00)

Flop Ad - Kc - 2c

colocolo78 Check
charliedi Check

Turn Ad - Kc - 2c - 5c

colocolo78 Check
charliedi Check

River Ad - Kc - 2c - 5c - Ks

colocolo78 Check
charliedi Check

colocolo78 shows: 5h - 7h (two pairs, Kings and Fives)
charliedi shows: Qh - Qd (two pairs, Kings and Queens)

charliedi wins: 1,687.00 (with two pairs, Kings and Queens)

Game ended 2011-03-02 17:44:52 CET

Calling a 16BB 3bet OOP with 75s! Those players are crazy! And there is no way to assign them a range.

GL everybody and see you soon!

Hi everybody,

I'm here to say that sometimes you're not meant to win. I don't want to do a lot of bitching, just publish the hands that in the last 24 hours made me scream more (because in 3 of last 4 tourneys I've been busted because of a bad beat :@)

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NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Full Tilt Game#28604768109

fabfivefreddie ($24.75)
Im Charlie Di ($27.94)
yarik5 ($25.82)
ypk ($25)
alwaysgotit33 ($24.95)
zpasts ($26.10)

fabfivefreddie posts (SB) $0.10
Im Charlie Di posts (BB) $0.25

Dealt to Im Charlie Di Kh Ah
fold, fold, fold,
zpasts raises to $0.75
fabfivefreddie calls $0.65
Im Charlie Di calls $0.50
FLOP ($2.25) Ad 2s 8d
fabfivefreddie checks
Im Charlie Di checks
zpasts bets $1.50
fabfivefreddie folds
Im Charlie Di raises to $3
zpasts calls $1.50
TURN ($8.25) Ad 2s 8d 6c
Im Charlie Di checks
zpasts checks
RIVER ($8.25) Ad 2s 8d 6c 5h
Im Charlie Di bets $2.50
zpasts raises to $6.50
Im Charlie Di raises to $24.19 (AI)
zpasts calls $15.85 (AI)
zpasts shows 7d 4d
(Pre 37%, Flop 38.9%, Turn 27.3%)

Im Charlie Di shows Kh Ah
(Pre 63%, Flop 61.1%, Turn 72.7%)

zpasts wins $50.31


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NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Full Tilt Game#28604850460

Im Charlie Di ($47.29)
yarik5 ($25.47)
alwaysgotit33 ($24.95)
zpasts ($49.96)
Coldkiller ($25.25)

Im Charlie Di posts (SB) $0.10
yarik5 posts (BB) $0.25

Dealt to Im Charlie Di Ad As
alwaysgotit33 calls $0.25
fold,
Coldkiller raises to $1
Im Charlie Di calls $0.90
fold,
alwaysgotit33 calls $0.75
FLOP ($3.25) 5h 3s 8h
Im Charlie Di checks
alwaysgotit33 checks
Coldkiller bets $2.40
Im Charlie Di calls $2.40
alwaysgotit33 folds
TURN ($8.05) 5h 3s 8h 6s
Im Charlie Di bets $3
Coldkiller calls $3
RIVER ($14.05) 5h 3s 8h 6s Jh
Im Charlie Di checks
Coldkiller bets $8
Im Charlie Di calls $8
Coldkiller shows 3h 3c
(Pre 19%, Flop 90.2%, Turn 95.5%)

Im Charlie Di shows Ad As
(Pre 81%, Flop 9.8%, Turn 4.5%)

Coldkiller wins $28.55


Game # 2108385874 - Texas Hold'em No Limit 10/20 - Table "€1,000 Guarantee Deep Stack 10084338 9"

Players(max 9):
covcov12 (1,640.00 in seat 1)
tuffjam (4,560.00 in seat 2)
jotonn69 (4,720.00 in seat 3)
indi1988 (5,370.00 in seat 4)
Heinz- (4,870.00 in seat 5)
raccham (13,770.00 in seat 6)
colocolo78 (4,880.00 in seat 8)
charliedi (5,190.00 in seat 9)

Dealer: charliedi
Small Blind: covcov12 (10.00)
Big Blind: tuffjam (20.00)

charliedi was dealt: Qh - Ah

jotonn69 Fold
indi1988 Call (20.00)
Heinz- Fold
raccham Call (20.00)
colocolo78 Fold
charliedi Raise (87.00)
covcov12 Raise (311.00)
tuffjam Fold
indi1988 Fold
raccham Fold
charliedi Call (234.00)

Flop 7d - 5h - 3c

covcov12 All-In (1,319.00)
charliedi Call (1,319.00)

Turn 7d - 5h - 3c - Jd
River 7d - 5h - 3c - Jd - 5s

covcov12 shows: Jh - Ac (two pairs, Jacks and Fives)
charliedi shows: Qh - Ah (a pair of Fives)

covcov12 wins: 3,340.00 (with two pairs, Jacks and Fives)

Game ended 2011-03-02 17:13:52 CET


Game # 2108385856 - Texas Hold'em No Limit 100/200 - Table "Turbo Freezeout 10084339 15"

Players(max 9):
peter10 (2,830.00 in seat 1)
charliedi (1,107.00 in seat 2)
giocatore11 (11,397.00 in seat 3)
daLerssi (1,285.00 in seat 4)
allgod88 (7,592.00 in seat 5)
arsenico1 (7,142.00 in seat 6)
trullo1990 (1,036.00 in seat 7)
nji5419 (2,680.00 in seat 8)

Dealer: peter10
Small Blind: charliedi (100.00)
Big Blind: giocatore11 (200.00)

charliedi was dealt: Ks - Ah

daLerssi Fold
allgod88 Call (200.00)
arsenico1 Fold
trullo1990 Fold
nji5419 Fold
peter10 Fold
charliedi All-In (1,007.00)
giocatore11 Call (907.00)
allgod88 Fold

Flop 9s - 6h - 4c
Turn 9s - 6h - 4c - Jc
River 9s - 6h - 4c - Jc - 2d

charliedi shows: Ks - Ah (high card Ace)
giocatore11 shows: 6s - As (a pair of Sixes)

giocatore11 wins: 2,414.00 (with a pair of Sixes)

Game ended 2011-03-02 17:13:17 CET

Hi eveybody,

I'm setting aside some hands to evaluate later, and this is one those. I'd like to share this hand with you because it shows how thinking about ranges and betting patterns can help you at poker.
Let's start:

Game # 2107123138 - Texas Hold'em No Limit 150/300 - Table "€2,000 Guarantee Rebuy 10039380 3"

Players(max 9):
bocchino1 (6,442.00 in seat 1)
arvid1915 (8,427.00 in seat 2)
Joani (19,326.00 in seat 4)
SuperTilt1 (2,616.00 in seat 5)
charliedi (8,451.00 in seat 6)
Eddie_H (4,913.00 in seat 7)
jkk32 (14,687.00 in seat 9)

Dealer: charliedi
Small Blind: Eddie_H (150.00)
Big Blind: jkk32 (300.00)

charliedi was dealt: 6h - 3h

bocchino1 Fold
arvid1915 Fold
Joani Fold
SuperTilt1 Fold
charliedi Raise (862.00)
Eddie_H Fold
jkk32 Call (562.00)

Ok, I'm on the BTN with ~30BB. 63s is not a hand to play for value so I'm trying to steal the pot and, in case I got called, to have a disguised hand that plays well postflop. When BB calls I think he doesn't have a big hand. He maybe trapping with a monster but being OOP and me having less than 30BB he could try to min3bet big hands to induce a resteal or just 3bet for value. Anyway I don't think he has a big hand so move on.

Flop Ks - 6d - 7s

jkk32 Check
charliedi Bet (1,200.00)
jkk32 Call (1,200.00)

Weird flop. Is wet but not too wet. Is dry but not too dry. Is a 2 of a suit with low straight possible. Does it plays well with my range? but, more important: does it plays with his range? Now I think about his calling range preflop. He can call with Ax, broadways, suited connectors and mid-small pocket pairs (99 or less). In this flop KK, 66 and 77 got me crushed. If he has a K, 99 or 88 I'm also in bad shape but for the rest of his range I'm flipping/slightly ahead. When he check call I detach from his range the big hands, the pot is growing and he doesn't fight for it. Instead, he gives me the chance to get a hand to get why? Because he also need a stronger hand. So, to me, his range now is Ax, small pairs and suited connectors.

Turn Ks - 6d - 7s - Ah

jkk32 Check
charliedi Check

The A, scary card! Depending on how he plays the ace I will do or don't. -...- He checks. To me this is a shown of weakness, he is as afraid of the ace as I was so let take it out of his range too.

River Ks - 6d - 7s - Ah - 7h

jkk32 Bet (2,400.00)
charliedi Call (2,400.00)

when river deals the 7 I say: mmmm no! It's possible he has a 7 and played it like me (controlling the pot) but, in my mind, his most likely holding was the busted draw. I thought, took the whole time balance and called.

jkk32 shows: Js - 5s (a pair of Sevens)
charliedi shows: 6h - 3h (two pairs, Sevens and Sixes)

charliedi wins: 9,074.00 (with two pairs, Sevens and Sixes)

Game ended 2011-03-01 20:39:24 CET

I was right! :D

So guys, everytime you make a decission don't forget to make your analysis because... it works!

GL everyone and see you soon

No man! It can not be true!
I haven't played a lot of tournaments lately and today I make a final table.
The bad thing is I busted by a MISCLICK!!! I was on the BB with JTo, then BTN minraises, I check the autocall tick but after 1 sec I change my mind and decide to fold but, in this time, SB has raise all in. So, instead of deselecting my choice (calling 8000) I end up calling all my chips against 3 players.

Result, I finished in 9th position. Life is sick sometimes.

GL everybody and see you soon.

Hi everybody!

I'm here with goods news! I can announce that I already finished the first chapter of my donk bet study.
After more than 2 weeks and dozens of hour later it seems I've learnt to use CardrunnersEv Calculator so i'm moving faster now.
I don't know how long will it take me the complete analysis but, if things goes this way, the complete hand (3 streets with all the variables) can take more than 100 pages ;)
So, if any of you is interested in the idea send me an email to charlie.di.poker@gmail.com

GL to everyone and see you soon!

Hola amigos!

Hoy hago una edición especial de evaluación de manos. Es la evaluación de una mano que acabo de jugar con un amigo. Yo voy a repasar la mano desde mi punto de vista y después comentaré lo que creo que se puede mejorar en su juego.

La mano en cuestión es la siguiente:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com 

Hero (SB) ($299) 

BB ($410) 

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, 10  

Hero bets $8, BB calls $6 

 Flop: ($16) K, 3, 9 (2 players) 

BB bets $8, Hero calls $8 

Turn: ($32) 8 (2 players) 

BB checks, Hero bets $20, BB raises to $40, Hero calls $20 

River: ($112) 4 (2 players) 

BB checks, Hero checks 

Total pot: $112

Empecemos pues!

Preflop mi subida es estándar. En general suelo subir siempre la misma cantidad cuando tengo que abrirr el bote. Pero como sé que mi amigo va a hacer call muy frecuentemente con un rango muy loose, no me importa variar el tamaño de la apuesta en función de la fuerza de mi mano. Tal y como esperaba, paga.

El flop trae K39 y pienso: guay! Voy a apostar por valor e intentar sacar tres calles. Pero cuando pensaba que me iba a dejar la iniciativa, apuesta de cara. En el estudio sobre donk bets que estoy haciendo, trato cómo este tipo de apuestas pueden jugarse en un flop cargado de proyectos, pero aquí??? Si empiezo a delimitar el rango, tengo las siguientes observaciones:

- Normalmente no hace donk bets, por lo que no puedo jugar la mano con las asunciones de siempre.

- Suele ser pasivo y jugar check-call cuando no tiene nada y espera pillar más tarde.

- Antes ha hecho call en la ciega grande con AKo y ha jugado pasivo.

Así que mi idea es que su rango se compone principalmente de reyes con mal kicker y de algunas parejas o proyectos raros (QJ, JT, QT).

El turn empieza como esperaba, intentó llevarse la mano con un rey malo y como no me tiré va a jugar más despacio. Como creo que voy por delante hago una apuesta de ~2/3 del bote y para mi sorpresa, en lugar de hacer call me resube. Bien, vuelvo a evaluar la situación. Ese 8 da escalera abierta a JT y si lleva diamantes, (Ax) que no lo descarto, también se abre proyecto. De todas formas, la mano de la que tengo auténtico pavor es 33/99. Creo que es muy probable que tengo un trío aquí en cuyo caso ya estaría KO. Tengo que pagar 20$ para llevarme un bote de 92$, lo que me da unas odds de 4.5:1. Aunque sólo sea por el buen precio tengo que pagar ya que si no tiene el trío entonces no estoy tan mal:

Board: Kh 3s 9d 8d
Dead: 

    equity     win     tie           pots won     pots tied   
Hand 0:     67.123%      65.47%     01.66%               5041           127.50   { KsTs }
Hand 1:     32.877%      31.22%     01.66%               2404           127.50   { QQ-TT, 88-66, A9s, K5s+, K3s, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s, 97s+, 93s, A9o, K8o+, K3o, Q9o+, J9o+, T9o, 98o }

Contra un rango de Kx y algunos 9x tengo un 67% de Equity, así que decido hacer call sabiendo que si demuestra fuerza en el river me tiro y si no la demuestra, check behind o un call pequeño.

El river no ayuda a nadie y él pasa. Puedo ir por delante? Sí. Merece la pena apostar? No, si me está tendiendo una trampa sólo voy a lograr perder más fichas. Si por el contrario, ha ido de farol va a hacer fold con todas las manos. Queda el espacio intermedio de las manos con valor al showdown. Posiblemente pague cualquier rey y algún 9, pero contra K3, K9, K4, KJ, KQ y AK (que todo puede ser) pierdo con lo que sólo gano a K2, K5, K6, K7 y K8. 6 me ganan, 5 gano yo y la amenaza del check raise. Conclusión: hacer check y ver qué llevaba. 97o! I win :D

Bueno, después de mi resumen esto es lo que yo aconsejaría a mi colega:

No has jugado mal. Estando cara a cara hay que jugar muchas manos y yo estoy abriendo cada botón, así que el call preflop es bueno.

Fíjate en el tamaño de las apuestas. Si normalmente abro por 3BB y una vez cambio y apuesto 4BB intenta ver y recordar con qué manos lo hago para ponerme en un rango.

La apuesta del flop está bien. Al abrir tanto muchas de mis manos son mediocres-malas. Si tienes un farol aquí puedes apostar. Recuerda que juegas fuera de posición y eso da una imagen de mano fuerte y vas a tirar un alto porcentaje de mis manos.
Cuando hagas un check-raise no apuestes el mínimo, es mejor que tu apuesta sea 3x la mia. Si yo apuesto 20$, tú 60$. Eso hace que me des peores odds (no es lo mismo 92:20 o 4.5:1 que 110:40 o 2.8:1) y demuestra más fuerza.
Por último, yo hubiera apostado ese river. El bote son 112$ y después de toda la fuerza demostrada vas a tirarme de bastante manos que van a ganar a tu 9, pero si pasas dejas que me escape vivo.

Espero que te haya servido de ayuda y seguimos en contacto :)

Hi everybody!
I'm here again one more day. There's still not a lot of poker (play) in my life but I love the game as always. So, eventhough I'm not playing, I keep studying, reading and watching poker.
And that's what I bring you today, some videos to watch the amazing things that can happen at a poker table. I hope you enjoy the clips: