Forty Dollar No Limit Texas Hold'em Ring and Tournament Games

Hand #42
$40 No Limit Texas Holdem ($1/$2 NL)
Table With Mixed Aggression

1} Kim G             $53 Jc 4c
2) Player 2           $38 5c 3d
3) Player 3 D         $11 Qh 2h
4) Player 4           $56 5s Js
5) Player 5           $123 Kh Jd
6) Player 6           $36 4d 2d
7) Player 7           $35 Jh Ah
8) Player 8           $112 Ac Qc
9) Player 9           $37 3h 9h
10) Player 10          $9 9s 3c

Player 4 posts small blind $1
Player 5 posts big blind $2
Player 6 folds
Player 7 raises $5
Player 8 folds
Player 9 folds
Player 10 folds
Kim G folds
Player 2 folds
Player 3 folds
Player 4 folds
Player 5 folds

Player 7 wins $5 uncontested
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Hand #43
$40 No Limit Texas Holdem ($1/$2 NL)
Table With Mixed Aggression

1} Kim G             $53 7c 9s
2) Player 2           $38 Ad Jc
3) Player 3           $11 Td 4c
4) Player 4 D       $55 2c 9d
5) Player 5           $121 5c 9h
6) Player 6           $36 6d Qh
7) Player 7           $38 Ac 4s
8) Player 8           $112 3h 2h
9) Player 9           $37 Js 4d
10) Player 10          $9 8c 8s

Player 5 posts small blind $1
Player 6 posts big blind $2
Player 7 folds
Player 8 folds
Player 9 folds
Player 10 calls $2
Kim G folds
Player 2 folds
Player 3 folds
Player 4 folds
Player 5 calls $1
Player 6 checks

FLOP: Qs 7h 2s
Player 5 checks
Player 6 bets $3
Player 10 raises $4 (all-in)
Player 5 folds
Player 6 calls $4
Player 6 shows 6d Qh
Player 10 shows 8c 8s

TURN: Qs 7h 2s 7s

RIVER: Qs 7h 2s 7s Jh

Player 6 wins $18 with Two Pair, Queens and Sevens
$2 raked.
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Hand #44
$40 No Limit Texas Holdem ($1/$2 NL)
Table With Mixed Aggression

1} Kim G             $53 Qd Jd
2) Player 2           $38 Ks 8s
3) Player 3           $11 6s 2d
4) Player 4           $55 3c Ts
5) Player 5 D       $119 Ah 2c
6) Player 6           $45 2h 5h
7) Player 7           $38 4h 6c
8) Player 8           $112 Qh Qs
9) Player 9           $37 9c Kh
10) Player 10        (sitting out)

Player 6 posts small blind $1
Player 7 posts big blind $2
Player 8 raises $6
Player 9 folds

What should you do here? Just call the bet. There are too many people waiting to act after you to try for a raise.

Kim G calls $8
Player 2 folds
Player 3 folds
Player 4 folds
Player 5 folds
Player 6 folds
Player 7 folds

FLOP: 8c Js 7d
Player 8 bets $19

I did not think I was in a good position here but I felt the money was good enough to call.

Kim G calls $19

TURN: 8c Js 7d 9h

Player 8 bets $85 (all-in)

Again, not knowing what the player had, I felt I was the underdog but the money was good.

Kim G calls $26 (all-in)
Kim G shows Qd Jd
Player 8 shows Qh Qs

I said, “Nice hand” to the player. I figured my number was up on that hand…

RIVER: 8c Js 7d 9h Jh

And sometimes you get lucky.

Kim G wins $105 with Three of a Kind, Jacks
$4 raked.
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Hand #45
$40 No Limit Texas Holdem ($1/$2 NL)
Table With Mixed Aggression

1} Kim G            $105 Qd 5d
2) Player 2          $38 9d 9c
3) Player 3          $11 2c 6d
4) Player 4          $55 2h 2s
5) Player 5          $119 Jd Kh
6) Player 6 D      $44 Kc 8h
7) Player 7          $36 Qc 6c
8) Player 8          $59 7s Tc
9) Player 9          $37 Ah 4h
10) Player 10        (sitting out)

Player 7 posts small blind $1
Player 8 posts big blind $2
Player 9 folds

This was another opportunity to try to sneak in inexpensively. If you plan on calling with something like Qd and 5d early, expect to be raised and be ready to call or fold.

Kim G calls $2
Player 2 calls $2
Player 3 folds
Player 4 calls $2
Player 5 calls $2
Player 6 folds
Player 7 calls $1
Player 8 checks

FLOP: 4d Qh 5h

Player 7 checks
Player 8 checks

At this point, I didn’t want to bet too heavily to chase out any customers…

Kim G bets $4
Player 2 folds
Player 4 folds
Player 5 folds
Player 7 calls $4
Player 8 folds

TURN: 4d Qh 5h 9s

Player 7 checks

I wanted to bet but not too much.

Kim G bets $11
Player 7 calls $11

RIVER: 4d Qh 5h 9s 4s

Player 7 checks

Well, if I am looking at tip 4s, so be it. I bet but again, not too much.

Kim G bets $9
Player 7 calls $9
Kim G shows Qd 5d
Player 7 mucks

Kim G wins $56 with Two Pair, Queens and Fives
$4 raked.

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