Teh Jinx Poker » Microstakes

Should I pot the turn here?

Teh Jinx — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:08:32 +0000

Please keep in mind these are microstakes and big raises tend to scare loads of people… Should I always pot the turn there, or is my bet ok considering the stack size?

PokerStars Game #56611672110: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.01/$0.02 USD) – 2011/01/26 15:04:24 ET
Table ‘T #833377434′ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Digger O’Del ($1.39 in chips)
Seat 2: Teh Jinx ($5.29 in chips)
Seat 4: N1k1ta777 ($0.37 in chips)
Seat 5: jpipe ($0.66 in chips)
Seat 6: julio6801 ($1.60 in chips)
jpipe: posts small blind $0.01
julio6801: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Teh Jinx
Digger O’Del: folds
Teh Jinx: raises $0.05 to $0.07
N1k1ta777: folds
jpipe: folds
julio6801: calls $0.05
*** FLOP ***
julio6801: bets $0.02
Teh Jinx: calls $0.02
*** TURN ***
julio6801: bets $0.10
Teh Jinx: raises $0.16 to $0.26
julio6801: calls $0.16
*** RIVER ***
julio6801: checks
arenwins joins the table at seat #3
Teh Jinx: bets $0.68
julio6801: calls $0.68
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Teh Jinx: shows (HI: a pair of Sevens; LO: 7,5,3,2,A)
julio6801: shows (HI: a pair of Fives; LO: 7,5,3,2,A)
Teh Jinx collected $0.99 from pot
julio6801 collected $0.49 from pot
Teh Jinx collected $0.49 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.07 | Rake $0.10
Board
Seat 1: Digger O’Del folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: Teh Jinx showed and won ($1.48) with HI: a pair of Sevens; LO: 7,5,3,2,A
Seat 4: N1k1ta777 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: jpipe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: julio6801 (big blind) showed and won ($0.49) with HI: a pair of Fives; LO: 7,5,3,2,A

LOL Rush Poker at Microstakes

Teh Jinx — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:58:54 +0000

Microstakes are easy, but this is just beautiful.

Full Tilt Poker Game #23054747262: Table Zoom (6 max) – $0.02/$0.05 – No Limit Hold’em – 13:34:44 ET – 2010/08/13
Seat 1: idonthaveid ($7.76)
Seat 2: 1 Lone Gunman ($5.79)
Seat 3: Thestatusquo ($5.42)
Seat 4: IrkaG ($5.07)
Seat 5: TehJinx ($5.27)
Seat 6: juan pablo27 ($3.31)
IrkaG posts the small blind of $0.02
TehJinx posts the big blind of $0.05
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TehJinx
juan pablo27 folds
idonthaveid folds
1 Lone Gunman folds
Thestatusquo raises to $0.20
IrkaG folds
TehJinx calls $0.15
*** FLOP ***
TehJinx checks
Thestatusquo bets $0.30
TehJinx calls $0.30
*** TURN ***
TehJinx checks
Thestatusquo bets $0.65
TehJinx calls $0.65
*** RIVER ***
TehJinx checks
Thestatusquo bets $4.27, and is all in
TehJinx calls $4.12, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $0.15 returned to Thestatusquo
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Thestatusquo shows a pair of Fours
TehJinx shows a full house, Jacks full of Fours
TehJinx wins the pot ($9.86) with a full house, Jacks full of Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10.56 | Rake $0.70
Board:
Seat 1: idonthaveid didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 2: 1 Lone Gunman didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: Thestatusquo (button) showed and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 4: IrkaG (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: TehJinx (big blind) showed and won ($9.86) with a full house, Jacks full of Fours
Seat 6: juan pablo27 didn’t bet (folded)

Check-Call Bluff-Catching

Teh Jinx — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:23:32 +0000

A great strategy if you have a good board set up, but it’s still unrealistic to value-raise. Here’s a great example:

Seat 2: Teh Jinx (1530 in chips)
guillaume07: posts small blind 10
Teh Jinx: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Teh Jinx
guillaume07: raises 40 to 60
Teh Jinx: calls 40
*** FLOP ***
Teh Jinx: checks
guillaume07: checks
*** TURN ***
Teh Jinx: checks
guillaume07: bets 80
Teh Jinx: calls 80
*** RIVER ***
Teh Jinx: checks
guillaume07: bets 220
Teh Jinx: calls 220
*** SHOW DOWN ***
guillaume07: shows (a pair of Aces)
Teh Jinx: shows (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Teh Jinx collected 720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 720 | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: guillaume07 (button) (small blind) showed and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 2: Teh Jinx (big blind) showed and won (720) with two pair, Aces and Queens