I just wanted to post a hand history here...to show that even when you get yourself into trouble and a short stack, reading your table and determining how the blinds will affect your opponents can help you a lot. Also, I cut out a lot of info to keep it short...only the key hands I played (or didn't, in this case) are shown fully. It's still long, so I apologize for that...
**DISCLAIMER** yes, I played this one poorly up to this point, which is why I was short-stacked in the first place. I get into last place here and have to recover as best I can...making some key decisions and realizations in the process. Long and short, these are ridiculously easy money if you keep your wits about you!
Seat 2: minneslim (940 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (5385 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (4215 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (750 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (1000 in chips)
Seat 9: playQhack (555 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2155 in chips)
minneslim: posts small blind 125
Cayambe: posts big blind 250
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
playQhack: folds
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: calls 125
Cayambe: raises 750 to 1000
chip leader raises…not a tough decision here, though as I folded I thought…maybe I should have pushed…
minneslim: folds
Uncalled bet (750) returned to Cayambe
Cayambe collected 675 from pot
Cayambe: doesn't show hand
Seat 2: minneslim (665 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (5785 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (4190 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (725 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (975 in chips)
Seat 9: playQhack (530 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2130 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
playQhack: raises 255 to 505 and is all-in
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: calls 380
yankeemagic1: calls 255
Seat 2: minneslim (640 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (6945 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3660 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (700 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (950 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2105 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
Imperialismo: folds
jojoselopa: raises 500 to 750
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: folds
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: folds
Uncalled bet (500) returned to jojoselopa
jojoselopa collected 775 from pot
Seat 2: minneslim (615 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (6920 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3510 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (425 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (925 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2605 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [ 
]
I figured this was the best I was going to see, but with the two big stacks acting after, and seeing that they’d not been afraid to call the little stacks, I decided to fold…
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: folds
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: raises 150 to 400 and is all-in
Imperialismo: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [
]
*** TURN *** [ ] [
]
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
*** SHOW DOWN ***
skoutdog2: shows [
] (two pair, Kings and Eights)<--hey I DID make a good laydown!
Imperialismo: shows [
] (a pair of Eights)
skoutdog2 collected 950 from pot
About this point, I realize that Imperialismo is folding down everything, trying to outlast me. Now I realize that I’m probably going to have to make a stand and get lucky…I just need to find a hand.
Seat 2: minneslim (590 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (6895 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3485 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (950 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (500 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2580 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: folds
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
Uncalled bet (125) returned to jojoselopa
jojoselopa collected 400 from pot
jojoselopa: doesn't show hand
Seat 2: minneslim (565 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (6870 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3460 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (925 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (350 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2830 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [ 
]
Cayambe: raises 500 to 750
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: folds
Uncalled bet (500) returned to Cayambe
Cayambe collected 775 from pot
Cayambe: doesn't show hand
Seat 2: minneslim (290 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (7370 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3435 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (900 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (325 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2680 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
yankeemagic1: folds
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
jojoselopa: calls 250
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: checks
Seat 2: minneslim (140 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (7095 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3410 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (875 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (300 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (3180 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [ ]
skoutdog2: folds
Imperialismo: folds
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: raises 600 to 900
yankeemagic1: folds
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Cayambe
Cayambe collected 780 from pot
Cayambe: shows [ 
] (high card Ace)
I’m so short stacked here that no matter what I have, I’m going to get at least one call, but I still haven’t gotten anything remotely decent since that Q-10 I folded a few hands ago. Then it occurs to me that Imperialismo is going to be all-in blind next hand…
Seat 2: minneslim (110 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (7545 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (3080 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (845 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (270 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (3150 in chips)
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [
]
Imperialismo: folds
jojoselopa: raises 300 to 600
minneslim: folds
Cayambe: folds
yankeemagic1: calls 450
skoutdog2: folds
And the final hand…
Seat 2: minneslim (80 in chips)
Seat 3: Cayambe (7515 in chips)
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (4130 in chips)
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (515 in chips)
Seat 8: Imperialismo (240 in chips)
Seat 10: jojoselopa (2520 in chips)
minneslim: posts the ante 30
Cayambe: posts the ante 30
yankeemagic1: posts the ante 30
skoutdog2: posts the ante 30
Imperialismo: posts the ante 30
jojoselopa: posts the ante 30
skoutdog2: posts small blind 150
Imperialismo: posts big blind 210 and is all-in
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to minneslim [ ]
jojoselopa: folds
minneslim: folds <-- yup, because this is my best shot to win
Cayambe: calls 300 <--good…easy call with big stack
yankeemagic1: calls 300 <-- the more, the merrier…helps my chances
skoutdog2: calls 150 <-- poker GENIUS…you’ll see why!
*** FLOP *** [
]
skoutdog2: checks
Cayambe: checks
yankeemagic1: checks
*** TURN *** [ ] [
]
skoutdog2: checks
Cayambe: checks
yankeemagic1: checks
*** RIVER *** [ ] [
]
skoutdog2: checks
Cayambe: checks
yankeemagic1: checks
Good job checking it down, boys…
*** SHOW DOWN ***
skoutdog2: shows [ 
] (two pair, Aces and Fours) <-- TOLD you he was smart!
Cayambe: mucks hand
yankeemagic1: mucks hand
skoutdog2 collected 270 from side pot
Imperialismo: mucks hand
skoutdog2 collected 1020 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1290 Main pot 1020. Side pot 270. | Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 2: minneslim folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Cayambe mucked [ ]
Seat 6: yankeemagic1 (button) mucked [
]
Seat 7: skoutdog2 (small blind) showed [ ] and won (1290) with two pair,
Aces and Fours
Seat 8: Imperialismo (big blind) mucked [
]
Seat 10: jojoselopa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Aaaaand I get ITM…not pretty, but money’s money…
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2 comments
Nice post, there is a valuable lesson to be learned here, and several birdies need it !
....play on ....Tc.....
that's really tense stuff when you are trying to manage your micro stack against someone else's micro. especially with the blinds coming around so quickly.
good job!