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Monday, September 24, 2007

Potting the min bettors

This is a very small stakes example, but people who just "take stabs" at a pot with a min bet often are just wasting their money.

PokerStars Game #12237741766: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/09/24 - 02:54:40 (ET)
Table 'Skat IV' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: tk14313 ($2.95 in chips)
Seat 2: Bakkebaard2 ($8.55 in chips)
Seat 3: ZZBop ($7.55 in chips)
Seat 4: maekai ($19.85 in chips)
Seat 5: vastanfors ($10.20 in chips)
Seat 6: Pitty60 ($20.35 in chips)
Seat 7: kurokitty ($24.65 in chips)
Seat 8: bigpoolguy ($11.60 in chips)
Seat 9: RWeigel ($12.10 in chips)
vastanfors: posts small blind $0.10
Pitty60: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kurokitty [Ah Qc]
kurokitty: raises $0.75 to $1
bigpoolguy: folds
RWeigel: folds
tk14313: calls $1
Bakkebaard2: folds
ZZBop: calls $1
maekai: folds
vastanfors: calls $0.90
Pitty60: folds
*** FLOP *** [8s Tc 8h]
vastanfors: checks
kurokitty: checks
tk14313: checks
ZZBop: checks
*** TURN *** [8s Tc 8h] [Ks]
vastanfors: checks
kurokitty: checks
tk14313: checks
ZZBop: bets $0.50
vastanfors: calls $0.50
kurokitty: raises $4.55 to $5.05
tk14313: folds
ZZBop: folds
vastanfors: folds
kurokitty collected $5.50 from pot
kurokitty: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5.75 | Rake $0.25
Board [8s Tc 8h Ks]
Seat 1: tk14313 folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Bakkebaard2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ZZBop folded on the Turn
Seat 4: maekai (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: vastanfors (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 6: Pitty60 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: kurokitty collected ($5.50)
Seat 8: bigpoolguy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: RWeigel folded before Flop (didn't bet)

2 Comments:

  • How many hands do I have to send to prove this theory incorrect?

    By Blogger Fuel55, at 5:42 AM  

  • They're the ones who are supposed to be min-betting, not you!!

    By Blogger kurokitty, at 12:03 PM  

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