Just finished a pretty nice session that saw me up 2 buy-ins. After my last post I feel a little embarrassed to tell you that today I was being a bit more aggressive. My overall stats are 34.5vpip/24.2pfr/0.97agg factor. My 3-bet was only 3.3, but I did more 4-betting versus the regs!

From this session I have 3 hands that I want to tell you about. The first hand was versus a reg who’d been 3-betting me loads, but also showed he could adapt to my changes. I was in the small blind to his big blind, and I had Kd9d. I knew if I raised he would 3-bet, and with it being a nice hand I didn’t want to have to fold. So, its folded around to me and I limp expecting a raise, but he checks. The flop was a dream – 4d7dAd – yes I flop the NUTS. Now, he’s running at 32vpip/32pfr/15aggr factor!!! and I knew he would bet, and I check. He does indeed bet $0.75 into $1. Not a big pot, but if I raise he will get suspicious and will proabaly get out of the hand. So, I think for a while and call. The turn was the 3c. Again, I check, and he pots it for $2.50. Now, I’m pretty certain he might now call a raise as it could look like I’m bluffing a non-diamond, but I want to make it something he will easily call with an ace or flush draw, so I min-raise to $5. To my surprise he raised me to $9 (BINGO!!!). I wait a while and then make it $21, and then he insta shoves for $48.76 with Qd6d. What a cooler!

The next hand was against a guy who was running 20vpip/11pfr/0.6aggr factor, with a starting stack of $52.32. The fish at the table had posted early, and checked, then the guy I played was on the button and raised to $2. I had 6s6c in the small blind, and I flat hoping for the fish to join, but he folded. The flop was 6d2sJd. I lead ($3.75 into $5) on this flop because I don’t want to give him a free card, and I felt it also might look like I was trying to steal the pot, and finally, I wanted to build a BIG pot. I really hoped he had a hand like AJ or a monster pocket pair (if I’m lucky), and if he’s got JJ, then its just a cooler and I move on to the next hand. He flats, which is nice, but slightly worrying (JJ!). The turn was 2c, and I bet $9 into $12.50. I’m hoping he’s got a J and sees a potential split-pot, and would I really be betting so hard if I had it, or would I let him think I’m worried!?! He flats. Hmmmm…. interesting. The river was a very interesting 2d. If he’s got JJ, then he’s got me anyway, but if he has AJ/KJ he’s going to think he’s good to go, and I really don’t think he had a 2 as he’s only opening 18% on the button. I bet $23 into $30.50, and he shoved. I felt slightly uncomfortable now, but I wasn’t folding. If I’m beat, I’m beat, but he could easily be feeling safe with a J, and I call to see QQ. It made sense as I imagine he put me on a J!

The final hand was a beauty! The table had died off a coulple of hands earlier, and I was heads-up against a solid reg. I was hoping by carrying on that it might tempt some fish to join in, and then this hand came along.

I was the big blind, and he’d been raising a lot, especially being heads-up. His stats were 20vpip/16pfr/2.5aggr factor, with a 3-bet of 6.9. Obviously he stepped up the action once we were heads-up. I had KhJd, and I call his raise to $1.50. The flop came ThQh2c, giving me an open-ended straight draw, and backdoor flush. I know this could have hit him, and I don’t want to get raised off my hand if I raise his c-bet, so I just call the $2.25. The turn was the Jh. Now, I had an open ended straight flush draw to go with my straight draw, and I have a pair. I’m pretty sure I’m not getting away from this now! I call his $5.75 into $7.50 hoping the river is going to be kind, as the way he was betting now made me feel as if he was not going to let go to a raise. The river was VERY kind, giving me the 9h for the straight flush, and he leads for $14.25 into $19, leaving him $32.42 behind. He’s fairly committed now, and I just hope he has a heart and/or he’s willing to call a shove. Even if he folds its a nice pot. So, I shove and he thought for a while, then called. Unfortunately, with Eurobet it doesn’t show the mucked cards, so I will never know what he called with, but I reckon he might have flopped 2 pair or AQ with the Ah, but he would have snapped it off quicker with the Ah. I don’t mind, I took $101.50 down, thank you very much. Normally, with hands like that I end up making the minimum, so a full stack is very nice.

Right, time for bed. See you soon!