A Couple of Hands (Jude)

As I was going through my hand history file this morning, my husband peered over my shoulder, Why do you do that? I mean, who cares?

He thinks I'm a total dork. :)

It's been a few days since the tournament, but I took a few notes this time to help my memory along. I'll try to do that every tournament, as it helps me wade through all those hands.


Full Tilt Poker Game #4959960306: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (37561665), Table 6 - 40/80 Ante 7 - Limit Razz - 22:02:33 ET - 2008/01/22
Seat 1: 12squared (3,462)
Seat 2: mapleleafsfan29 (77), is sitting out
Seat 3: bchgal (1,410)
Seat 4: ElectricBoogalo (1,956)
Seat 5: Talawah (1,060)
Seat 6: shades_10 (1,150)
Seat 7: JudeSalem (1,400)
Seat 8: Miss Dottie (1,485)
12squared antes 7
mapleleafsfan29 antes 7
bchgal antes 7
ElectricBoogalo antes 7
Talawah antes 7
shades_10 antes 7
JudeSalem antes 7
Miss Dottie antes 7
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to bchgal [6d]
Dealt to ElectricBoogalo [4d]
Dealt to Talawah [7c]
Dealt to JudeSalem [7s Ad] [2s] <---This was my first playable hand.
Dealt to Miss Dottie [Ac]
mapleleafsfan29 is high with [Kd]
mapleleafsfan29 brings in for 10
bchgal folds
ElectricBoogalo calls 10
Talawah completes it to 40
shades_10 folds
JudeSalem calls 40
Miss Dottie calls 40
12squared folds
mapleleafsfan29 folds
ElectricBoogalo has 15 seconds left to act
ElectricBoogalo calls 30
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to ElectricBoogalo [4d] [7h]
Dealt to Talawah [7c] [Ks]
Dealt to JudeSalem [7s Ad 2s] [5h]
Dealt to Miss Dottie [Ac] [4h] <---The 4 concerns me, but she checked it, so that's a good sign she paired.
Miss Dottie checks
ElectricBoogalo checks
Talawah checks
JudeSalem bets 40
Miss Dottie calls 40
ElectricBoogalo folds
Talawah calls 40
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Talawah [7c Ks] [2c]
Dealt to JudeSalem [7s Ad 2s 5h] [8c]
Dealt to Miss Dottie [Ac 4h] [Tc]
JudeSalem bets 80 <---I have made an 8, but like I always say, 8 is not great...
Miss Dottie has 15 seconds left to act
Miss Dottie calls 80 <---Since she called with the 10, she must not have paired that 4?
Talawah raises to 160 <---Hmmm
JudeSalem calls 80
Miss Dottie calls 80 <---If she had reraised here, I would more than likely have folded.
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Talawah [7c Ks 2c] [9s] <---Great card.
Dealt to JudeSalem [7s Ad 2s 5h 8c] [Td]
Dealt to Miss Dottie [Ac 4h Tc] [6s]
Miss Dottie has 15 seconds left to act
Miss Dottie checks <---I am really concerned about this hand...but again she CHECKS. That says to me she isn't strong even with these upcards.
Talawah has 15 seconds left to act
Talawah checks
JudeSalem checks
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to JudeSalem [7s Ad 2s 5h 8c Td] [Js]
Miss Dottie checks <---Still checking...
Talawah bets 80 <---He could have made his 7 here, but I have to call at this point.
JudeSalem calls 80
Miss Dottie calls 80
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Talawah shows [7d 6h 7c Ks 2c 9s 4c] 9,7,6,4,2
JudeSalem shows [Js 7s 2s 5h 8c Td Ad] 8,7,5,2,A
Miss Dottie mucks [Qs Jc Ac 4h Tc 6s 4s] J,T,6,4,A
JudeSalem wins the pot (1,066) with 8,7,5,2,A

Weird hand here. For some reason, even with his raise, I wasn't concerned about Talawah. My concern was Miss Dottie and her 6 4 A...but she actually held the worst hand! I have no idea why she was in this hand or why she called on the end with her J low, but I'm glad she did. :)


Full Tilt Poker Game #4960871731: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (37561665), Table 6 - 200/400 Ante 30 - Limit Razz - 23:16:36 ET - 2008/01/22
Seat 1: Birr83 (6,859)
Seat 2: Anchor Steam (311)
Seat 3: bchgal (2,007)
Seat 4: Anvemada (843)
Seat 5: yank333 (5,106)
Seat 6: shades_10 (1,070)
Seat 7: JudeSalem (4,174)
Seat 8: toddlock1 (11,411)
Birr83 antes 30
Anchor Steam antes 30
bchgal antes 30
Anvemada antes 30
yank333 antes 30
shades_10 antes 30
JudeSalem antes 30
toddlock1 antes 30
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Birr83 [3s]
Dealt to bchgal [3c]
Dealt to JudeSalem [Ad As] [5d]
shades_10 is high with [Kh]
shades_10 brings in for 50
JudeSalem completes it to 200 <---This is obviously a steal attempt. I think I do this a little too much...need to work on that. :)
toddlock1 folds
Birr83 folds
Anchor Steam folds
bchgal calls 200
Anvemada folds
yank333 folds
shades_10 folds
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to bchgal [3c] [Tc]
Dealt to JudeSalem [Ad As 5d] [Ah] <---Geez, bad card, but with A 5 showing, the 3 10 should really fold here, the bets are large enough now to really do some damage to her already short stack.
JudeSalem bets 200
bchgal calls 200
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to bchgal [3c Tc] [Ac] <---I am in serious trouble here.
Dealt to JudeSalem [Ad As 5d Ah] [6d]
JudeSalem bets 400 <---But I am still trying to pick up the pot.
bchgal calls 400
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to bchgal [3c Tc Ac] [Ks]
Dealt to JudeSalem [Ad As 5d Ah 6d] [7s] <---Great card.
JudeSalem bets 400
bchgal calls 400 <---I guess she is not giving up this hand...
*** 7TH STREET ***Dealt to JudeSalem [Ad As 5d Ah 6d 7s] [Js]
JudeSalem bets 400 <---I have to take one last stab, if it fails it fails, but I don't want it checked down no matter what.
bchgal folds <---Sweet!
Uncalled bet of 400 returned to JudeSalem
JudeSalem mucks
JudeSalem wins the pot (2,690)

This was a really risky play and I got super lucky that not only did my upcards look great, bchgal was able to fold on the end. This could've been ugly, but was actually a turning point in the tournament. When I make this types of plays, I try to get away from them as soon as things go south. My upcards in this one kept me in, though.