Poker Reads

Opponent reads are so important, but also so deadly. I remember watching Kenny Tran at last years WSOP. He was making so many sick calls and it was paying off. Sometimes though, your completly wrong. He are some hands played last night and my reads on them, some good and some bad.

There is no way he checks the flop if he hits top pair after limping. So I just called.

PokerStars Game #18853829418: Tournament #95928911, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/07/16 - 00:04:40 (ET)
Table '95928911 1' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Mr Obvious59 (1790 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr. Outs1111 (4620 in chips)
Seat 3: nerknerk (1350 in chips)
Seat 4: nc1vanous (1670 in chips)
Seat 6: frodollars (1625 in chips)
Seat 8: vanman733 (1310 in chips)
Seat 9: Mrzazou (1135 in chips)
Mrzazou: posts small blind 25
Mr Obvious59: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vanman733 [8c Jc]
Mr. Outs1111: calls 50
nerknerk: folds
nc1vanous: folds
frodollars: folds
vanman733: calls 50
Mrzazou: calls 25
Mr Obvious59: checks
*** FLOP *** [5d 9s 8d]
Mrzazou: checks
Mr Obvious59: checks
Mr. Outs1111: checks
vanman733: bets 100
Mrzazou: folds
Mr Obvious59: folds
Mr. Outs1111: calls 100
*** TURN *** [5d 9s 8d] [9c]
Mr. Outs1111: checks
vanman733: checks
*** RIVER *** [5d 9s 8d 9c] [2h]
Mr. Outs1111: bets 250
vanman733: calls 250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mr. Outs1111: shows [Ah Ts] (a pair of Nines)
vanman733: shows [8c Jc] (two pair, Nines and Eights)
vanman733 collected 900 from pot
Mr. Outs1111 said, "gcall"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 900 | Rake 0
Board [5d 9s 8d 9c 2h]
Seat 1: Mr Obvious59 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Mr. Outs1111 showed [Ah Ts] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 3: nerknerk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: nc1vanous folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: frodollars folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: vanman733 (button) showed [8c Jc] and won (900) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 9: Mrzazou (small blind) folded on the Flop

I knew he didnt have a king, he bet the whole way so why not bet for value on the river. I tried to value bet the river making him think I had the king but I guess I didnt bet it right.

PokerStars Game #18853608641: Tournament #95928870, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/07/15 - 23:52:38 (ET)
Table '95928870 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Rick005151 (1423 in chips)
Seat 2: Fluffy Force (1433 in chips)
Seat 3: CRASH1965 (1260 in chips)
Seat 5: vanman733 (1900 in chips)
Seat 6: comfort60 (1484 in chips)
Seat 7: Greenwood02 (1850 in chips)
Seat 8: giggett (2950 in chips)
Seat 9: Ferrari 5 (1200 in chips) is sitting out
comfort60: posts small blind 15
Greenwood02: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vanman733 [Ac Jh]
giggett: calls 30
Ferrari 5: folds
Rick005151: raises 123 to 153
Fluffy Force: folds
CRASH1965: folds
vanman733: calls 153
comfort60: folds
Greenwood02: folds
giggett: calls 123
*** FLOP *** [Kd 8c 7c]
giggett: checks
Rick005151: bets 50
vanman733: calls 50
giggett: calls 50
*** TURN *** [Kd 8c 7c] [Ts]
giggett: checks
Rick005151: bets 50
vanman733: calls 50
giggett: calls 50
*** RIVER *** [Kd 8c 7c Ts] [Kh]
giggett: checks
Rick005151: checks
vanman733: bets 420
giggett: folds
Rick005151: calls 420
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vanman733: shows [Ac Jh] (a pair of Kings)
Rick005151: shows [9d 9h] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
Rick005151 collected 1644 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1644 | Rake 0
Board [Kd 8c 7c Ts Kh]
Seat 1: Rick005151 showed [9d 9h] and won (1644) with two pair, Kings and Nines
Seat 2: Fluffy Force folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: CRASH1965 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: vanman733 (button) showed [Ac Jh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: comfort60 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: Greenwood02 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: giggett folded on the River
Seat 9: Ferrari 5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Bad Read here. I put him on an Ace, but not the nuts. Good thing I didnt go broke. Next hand this guy takes two out.


PokerStars Game #18854134602: Tournament #95928729, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2008/07/16 - 00:22:15 (ET)
Table '95928729 1' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: yenseeker (3840 in chips)
Seat 2: vanman733 (2390 in chips)
Seat 5: Dragons_222 (4155 in chips)
Seat 7: OHGold (875 in chips)
Seat 8: hightest333 (1265 in chips)
Seat 9: pokerking213 (975 in chips)
yenseeker: posts small blind 75
vanman733: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to vanman733 [6c 2c]
Dragons_222: calls 150
OHGold: folds
hightest333: folds
pokerking213: folds
yenseeker: folds
vanman733: checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 6h 7h]
vanman733: checks
Dragons_222: checks
*** TURN *** [7c 6h 7h] [7d]
vanman733: bets 150
Dragons_222: raises 150 to 300
vanman733: calls 150
*** RIVER *** [7c 6h 7h 7d] [8c]
vanman733: checks
Dragons_222: bets 450
vanman733: calls 450
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dragons_222: shows [7s Ac] (four of a kind, Sevens)
vanman733: mucks hand
Dragons_222 collected 1875 from pot
hightest333 said, "nh"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1875 | Rake 0
Board [7c 6h 7h 7d 8c]
Seat 1: yenseeker (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: vanman733 (big blind) mucked [6c 2c]
Seat 5: Dragons_222 showed [7s Ac] and won (1875) with four of a kind, Sevens
Seat 7: OHGold folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: hightest333 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: pokerking213 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Moved back to Poker Stars tonight, the beating continued. Lost all 4 sngs now I am down $8.00 for the month.

Bust out hands:
K9 vs A8 flop two pair he turns trips, out 4th
22 vs KQ he flops a flush, a race I know but was short on chips
AA vs A9 he rivers flush, all in preflop. out 4th on this one
55 vs AQ he hits straight, I figured I was racing but I was the SS so I had too, out 4th.