Real Hand

It is pretty rare for me to be in a spot like this where I am completely sure I am right but so weak based on the action in the hand. Once every month perhaps where I am utterly sure in a spot like this, worth sharing perhaps especially after the previous hands I posted =). This took place yesterday in one of my heads up sessions.

I haven't played ring for exactly one month now. 25,000 hands of heads up so far.

His stats were 48.9PFR, 57.72VPIP and 5.60 Aggro over a small number of hands (149), statistics in heads up are much more meaningful over a small number of hands than in ring. His stats indicate he is considerably looser than your average heads up opponent and more aggressive too. I usually adjust to my opponents style quickly, playing nearly always at least as loose as they do when I figure them out. To beat a "good" player with stats like these requires usually a very swingy match. 97% of players I play though with stats like this have big leaks so I can reduce variance quite a lot vs them. A top player like oh I don't know CTS will have similar stats to this except without the leaks.

Hand #Bleh at #Bleh (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 20/May/08

Opponent is at seat 0 with $1075.
Me is at seat 1 with $1109.
The button is at seat 1.

Me posts the small blind of $5.
Opponent posts the big blind of $10.

Opponent: -- --
Me: 6 6

Pre-flop:

Me raises to $30. Opponent calls.

Flop (board: 2 A 5):

Opponent checks. Me bets $50. Opponent raises
to $170. Me re-raises to $290. Opponent goes
all-in for $1045. Me calls.

Turn (board: 2 A 5 6):

(no action in this round)

River (board: 2 A 5 6 8):

(no action in this round)

Showdown:

Opponent shows T J.
Opponent has T J A 6 8: ace high.
Me shows 6d 6s.
Me has 6 6 A 6 8: three sixes.

Hand #Bleh Summary:

$.50 is raked from a pot of $2150.
Me wins $2149.50 with three sixes.
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