Tuesday, January 15, 2008

2/4 Cash Game: Surflexus

I had about 30 minutes before the Blogger Skillz Razz tournament tonight and thought I would take a shot at playing a little 2/4 Razz cash. This is the highest limit I have ever played Razz so far. I think I played a few hands poorly and a few ok. I'm still learning this game so please comment with your advice. I'm very open-minded to try and improve my game. Here's a few hands:

Full Tilt Poker Game #4874396836: Table Winnick - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 20:53:20 ET - 2008/01/15
Seat 1: jlitz17 ($85.60)
Seat 2: pokst ($65.30)
Seat 4: surflexus ($78.80)
Seat 6: sos41 ($32.40)
Seat 7: Could It Be ($27.40)
Seat 8: kubination ($145.40)
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c]
Dealt to pokst [3h]
Dealt to surflexus [8h 6d] [5h]
Dealt to sos41 [2c]
Dealt to Could It Be [3c]
Dealt to kubination [4h]
surflexus is high with [5h]surflexus brings in for $0.50
sos41 folds
Could It Be folds
kubination folds
jlitz17 completes it to $2
pokst folds
surflexus calls $1.50
This is one hand I think I'm much better off folding but I played it and here it is. I am watching jlitz17 on a couple of tables and he seems to be aggressive so I'm not giving him a lot of credit for a huge starting hand yet.
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c] [2d]
Dealt to surflexus [8h 6d 5h] [8s]
jlitz17 bets $2
surflexus calls $2
If it wasn't bad enough already I called here too. This I think is the worst move I made in the hand; should have been an easy fold.
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c 2d] [Qs]
Dealt to surflexus [8h 6d 5h 8s] [Ah]
surflexus bets $4
jlitz17 calls $4
He probably still has a great draw but I improved a little.
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c 2d Qs] [4s]
Dealt to surflexus [8h 6d 5h 8s Ah] [Ts]
surflexus bets $4
jlitz17 calls $4
That's a terrible card for him.
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [8h 6d 5h 8s Ah Ts] [Ad]
surflexus bets $4
A check call at this point is possibly a better idea. Looking back on this hand I am very disappointed in myself for not folding after the bring-in.
jlitz17 has 15 seconds left to act
jlitz17 folds
Uncalled bet of $4 returned to surflexus
surflexus mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($25.40)

Full Tilt Poker Game #4874472905: Table Winnick - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 20:59:51 ET - 2008/01/15
Seat 1: jlitz17 ($75.90)
Seat 2: pokst ($85.90)
Seat 3: Lazan ($34.80)
Seat 4: surflexus ($79.60)
Seat 5: native_grown ($39.20)
Seat 6: sos41 ($27.80)
Seat 7: Could It Be ($29)
Seat 8: kubination ($141.70)
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c]
Dealt to pokst [3s]
Dealt to Lazan [9s]
Dealt to surflexus [2c 4h] [As]
Dealt to native_grown [6s]
Dealt to sos41 [7d]
Dealt to Could It Be [9d]
Dealt to kubination [Jh]
kubination is high with [Jh]
kubination brings in for $0.50
jlitz17 completes it to $2
pokst folds
Lazan folds
surflexus raises to $4
I decide to reraise here to narrow the field and help define my opponent's hand.
native_grown folds
sos41 folds
Could It Be folds
kubination folds
jlitz17 calls $2
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c] [3h]
Dealt to surflexus [2c 4h As] [8s]
jlitz17 bets $2
surflexus calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c 3h] [Ac]
Dealt to surflexus [2c 4h As 8s] [3c]
jlitz17 bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [4c 3h Ac] [4d]
Dealt to surflexus [2c 4h As 8s 3c] [Js]
surflexus checks
jlitz17 bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [2c 4h As 8s 3c Js] [Qd]
surflexus checks
jlitz17 checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jlitz17 shows [Qc 8h 4c 3h Ac 4d 5d] 8,5,4,3,A
surflexus shows [Qd 4h As 8s 3c Js 2c] 8,4,3,2,A
surflexus wins the pot ($30.70) with 8,4,3,2,A

This next hand is interesting. I've identified at least one street I think I misplayed.

Full Tilt Poker Game #4874567648: Table Winnick - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 21:07:48 ET - 2008/01/15
Seat 1: jlitz17 ($45.90)
Seat 2: pokst ($70.90)
Seat 3: Lazan ($45.60)
Seat 4: surflexus ($95.70)
Seat 5: native_grown ($40)
Seat 6: MarkTx ($54.55)
Seat 7: Could It Be ($35.50)
Seat 8: kubination ($154.10), is sitting out
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [Qc]
Dealt to pokst [7h]
Dealt to surflexus [7d 5h] [6c]
Dealt to native_grown [7s]
Dealt to MarkTx [Tc]
Dealt to Could It Be [3c]
jlitz17 is high with [Qc]
jlitz17 brings in for $0.50
pokst folds
surflexus completes it to $2
native_grown calls $2
MarkTx folds
Could It Be folds
jlitz17 folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [7d 5h 6c] [8c]
Dealt to native_grown [7s] [6s]
native_grown bets $2
surflexus calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [7d 5h 6c 8c] [Js]
Dealt to native_grown [7s 6s] [6d]
surflexus bets $4
native_grown calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [7d 5h 6c 8c Js] [5c]
Dealt to native_grown [7s 6s 6d] [3d]
surflexus bets $4
I think a check call or a check fold here is the way to go as my hand is getting ugly.
native_grown raises to $8
surflexus calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [7d 5h 6c 8c Js 5c] [4s]
surflexus checks
native_grown bets $4
surflexus calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
native_grown shows [Th 2s 7s 6s 6d 3d As] 7,6,3,2,A
surflexus mucks
native_grown wins the pot ($40.90) with 7,6,3,2,A

I won a few small pots before my last hand at the table:

Full Tilt Poker Game #4874631587: Table Winnick - $2/$4 Ante $0.40 - Limit Razz - 21:12:59 ET - 2008/01/15
Seat 1: jlitz17 ($63.50)
Seat 2: pokst ($77)
Seat 3: MJ88 ($52.20)
Seat 4: surflexus ($77.50)
Seat 7: Could It Be ($35.80)
Seat 8: kubination ($149.30)
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to jlitz17 [5c]
Dealt to pokst [2c]
Dealt to MJ88 [Ac]
Dealt to surflexus [5h 7h] [2d]
Dealt to Could It Be [5s]
Dealt to kubination [3c]
Could It Be is high with [5s]
Could It Be brings in for $0.50
kubination folds
jlitz17 folds
pokst folds
Could It Be: freeking 5 is the bring in?
MJ88 folds
surflexus completes it to $2
Could It Be calls $1.50
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 7h 2d] [4c]
Dealt to Could It Be [5s] [6d]
surflexus bets $2
Could It Be calls $2
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 7h 2d 4c] [8s]
Dealt to Could It Be [5s 6d] [9c]
surflexus bets $4
Could It Be calls $4
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 7h 2d 4c 8s] [4s]
Dealt to Could It Be [5s 6d 9c] [9s]
surflexus bets $4
Could It Be calls $4
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to surflexus [5h 7h 2d 4c 8s 4s] [9h]
surflexus bets $4
Could It Be calls $4
*** SHOW DOWN ***
surflexus shows [9h 7h 2d 4c 8s 4s 5h] 8,7,5,4,2
Could It Be mucks
surflexus wins the pot ($33.40) with 8,7,5,4,2
Seat 7: Could It Be mucked [9d 2s 5s 6d 9c 9s Ah] - 9,6,5,2,

This ended my session at $94.50 for a profit of $14.50 in 20 minutes. I have a lot of room for improvements with my Razz game but I am very happy to have survived the 2/4 table.

1 comment:

SirFWALGMan said...

2/4 Razz opponents all suck. You suck. You should fit right in. That first hand you played was horrible and you got very lucky.