Razz can be brutalLooks like aim number 2 (get off to a good start in January) isn't going to happen.
I have just had what was undoubtedly the worst session of my Razz career, losing about 10 consecutive pots to the same player (and a few to some others as well). My stats were 4 and 16 as they say in America from 170 hands played. Total loss £230.25.
They don't mix up the hole cards on Poker Stars 3/6 Ante 25:
Hand 1 - Folded first 6 hands and then: Attempted steal gone wrongHero [4s Th Ah Ts 6s 8s Tc] and lost with Lo: T,8,6,4,A
Seat 4: Nemesis showed [9c Ac 6h 6d 8c 2d 8h] and won
($38) with Lo: 9,8,6,2,A
I complete and bet every street bar 7th, he calls - check check on river
Hand 2 - The very next handHero mucked [3s 4c 5s Th 6d 5h 9d] Lo:9,6,5,4,3
Seat 4: Nemesis showed [5d 9h 3h 2h 2d 4s Ah] and won
($37.50) with Lo: 5,4,3,2,A
I complete, he calls; 4th he bets, I call; 5th I bet, he calls; 6th check, check; 7th he bets, I call.
Hand 3 - Two hands laterHero showed [3d 5h 4c Jh Kd Ad Kh] and lost with Lo: J,5,4,3,A
Seat 4: Nemesis showed [4s 8c 2s 6s Td Jd 7c] and won
($48.25) with Lo: 8,7,6,4,2
I complete, he raises, I reraise, he calls; 4th he bets, I call; 5th he bets, I call; 6th he bets, I call; 7th check, check.
[I should have folded on 5th - 2 big bets wasted]Hand 4 - Amateur hour misread hand (I thought I had 5,8,3 in the hole until 6th)Hero folds on 6th 3,8,3,6,2,K
Seat 8 XX 2,7,3,5 and collected
$25.25He limps, I complete, bring in folds, he calls; 4th I bet, he calls; 5th I bet, he calls; 6th he bets, I fold
[he probably has an A and a 9 in the hole, he's not frightened by my board, and an 8 low won't win - I should never have been involved 2 big bets wasted ]Hand 5 - 53 hands later (during which time I won 'winning hand number 1' and folded everything else)... Beware of multiway potsHero [folded on river] A,5,6, 5, A, 10,3
Seat 6: showed [Ah Th 4s 8h 2s 7d 9h] and won
($41.75) with Lo: 8,7,4,2,A
Seat 7: mucked [7h 2d 5d 4c Jh 2c 8s]
I complete, 2 callers; 4th I bet my 6,5 board, Seat 6 calls, seat 7 raises, we both call the extra bet; 5th and 6th are checked down; 7th Seat 6 bets, seat 7 calls I fold
[the 4th street bet is a continuation bet of my 6,5 board; 5th Perhaps I should have bet again - now have a strong 6,5,A board, but I can't see either folding - no bets wasted]Hand 6 - The very next hand - dead cards are Q,9,9,3,3Hero folded on river 2,3,6,7,10,J,6
Seat 4: Nemesis shows [4c 9h 6d 7d 5c 2h Td] (Lo: 7,6,5,4,2) and collected
($39.75)I complete he calls; 4th I bet, he calls; 5th he bets, I call; 6th he bets, I call; 7th he bets, I fold
[I stayed in on 5th because i have X, 7,6,3,2, and I put him on X (probably 8), 7,6,5 X, nb his starting hands before this against me were 9A6, 593, and 482. I stayed in on 6th because I put him on a made 7652A or 76542 and I figure I have 7 outs - any ace any 4 (7 total either way) - there is 29.75 in the pot so I am getting just under 5 to 1 on my money to improve - there are 15 known card, 37 unknown - 30 cards won't help me, 7 will, 4.3 to 1(ish)] At this point I decide to change seats so Nemesis is to my immediate right (rather than immediate left) - I want to choose when I play against him (and raise him because of his loose starting hand selection)Hand 7 - 14 hands laterHero shows [Ah 7h 5c 6d Qc Jc 8s] (Lo: 8,7,6,5,A)
Seat 7 shows [7c 3c 2c 9d 6c Ts 8d] (Lo: 8,7,6,3,2) and collected
$42.50 from pot
Bring in, [4] limper, I complete, [A] caller, seat 7 caller, bringin folds, limper calls, 4 players; 4th [4,T] folds, [A,9] folds, seat 7 calls; 5th seat 7 bets, I call; 6th seat 7 bets, I call; 7th check, check.
[standard, unlucky - there is an argument for fold on 6th but a 2,3,4,8 might win it, so I think it was ok to stay in]Hand 8 - a few hands later - discards 9,8,J,K,KHero [folded on river] 5,3,4,10,5,8,Q
Seat 7: XX 2 7 J 4 X and collected
$31.75 from pot
I complete, he raises, I call; 4th he bets, I call, 5th check, check; 6th I check, he bets, I call; 7th he bets, I fold
[possibly loose call on 6th? Argument for calling 7th?]Hand 9 -
bloody wheel cards again!Seat 4: Nemesis showed [7s 5s 4d Th 6h 5d Jd] and won
($32) with Lo: T,7,6,5,4
Hero mucked [4h 6c 2d 9d 6s 2h Kd] Lo: K,9,6,4,2
he completes, I raise, he calls; 4th I bet, he calls; 5th I bet, he calls; 6th he checks, I check; 7th he checks, I say nh and check.
[By 6th I know the game is up, arguably against this guy I should have checked 5th - he's not a folder - but I wanted to maintain the impression of strength]Hand 10 - A23 best starting hand in Razz............discards T,5,3,T (and villain has an A, nice)Hero mucked [3s Ad 2h Kc 5d Jh Qd]
Seat 8: showed [8c 2c Ah Ks 4s 7c 4h] and won
($66.50) with Lo: 8,7,4,2,A
he completes, I raise, he calls; 4th: I bet, he calls; he bets, I raise, he calls; 6th he bets, I call; 7th he bets, I call.
[5,3,2,A on 5th and brickity brick - I called on the end just to see what he had and because he did have a K - loose call - but he only has to be bluffing 1 in 10 times to make it pay]Hand 11 - how about A36?Seat 1: showed [5s 4d Ad 2c 8c 3h 6s] and won
($78) with Lo: 5,4,3,2,
Seat 5: Hero folded on the 5th Street 6,3,A,Q,A
Seat 8: mucked [8s 2s 6d 3c 4h Ks Ac]
I complete, 2 callers; 4th seat 1 bets, I call, seat 8 calls; 5th bet, I fold .....
[In a multiway pot, probably should have folded on 4th - too far behing - 1/2 a big bet wasted]Hand 12 - Now this is taking the piss....Discards 7,4, 6,9.KNemesis showed [2c 2s 7d 8d Ah 3c 5c] and won ($49) with Lo: 7,5,3,2,A
Hero showed [8h 2d 3d 2h 5d 7c 6d] and lost with Lo: 7,6,5,3,2
He completes, I call; 4th I bet he calls; 5 th I bet, he calls; I bet, he calls; 7th I bet, he calls.
[Three to an 8 is a bad starting hand with these antes, but here, with four of my cards dead, and a 6 yet to act its awful. However, he's loose and I'm due + I have a 3 showing and have only played big hands.4th he has 8,7 so I carry on, once the 5 comes I'm stuck and I'm not good enough to give up after that - I still think he has a 8,7 on 6th (hoping the A or 3 paired him) and I have an 8,7,5 so I might be ok.When the 6 comes on the end I just assume I am ahead and nearly die when he turns them over - definitely should have checked on the end - he would have checked.Shouldn't have been in the hand 4 big bets wasted - but he went in with 2 2 7 with a 3 and a 6 left to act....get over it) Hand 13 - I was about to reload when...Hero showed [2d 7d 3s Ts 4d Qc 2h] and lost with Lo: T,7,4,3,
Seat 7: [a newish player to the game] showed [8h 5h 6h 9s Kd 7s 7h] and won
($27) with Lo: 9,8,7,6,5
I complete, he calls; 4th I bet, he calls; I bet $3.50 and am all in, he calls.
[No doubt he would have folded if I had had another 3 bets available]Hand 14- Rrrreeeeebuy and 2 winning hands.....A23 again...come on Hatch we can win this....discards A 9 K TNemesis collected
($25.50) X,X,6,4,4,8
Hero folded on the 6th Street A,2,3,Q, 3, J
He completes, I call; 4th he bets, I call; 5th I check, he bets, I call; 6th I check, he bets, I fold.
[Only called on 5th because he had a pair showing, buit should have folded - 1 wasted big bet]Hand 15 - 2 hands later - what A23 again - hello ladies purrrSeat 2: folded on the 6th Street XX 6747
Nemesis showed [2h 8s 5d 6c 3d Tc Ah] and won
($77.75) with Lo: 6,5,3,2,A
Hero mucked [3h 2c Ac 5c 9c 2s Td] Lo: 9,5,3,2,A
Seat 2 completes, nemesis, calls, I raise, seat 2 and nemesis call; 4th I check; seat 2 bets, nemesis calls, I raise, seat 2 and nemesis call; 5th nemesis bets, I call, seat 2 calls; 6th I bet, nemesis calls, seat 2 folds; 7th I check, he bets, I call.
[Oh come on! It must look like I have a wheel and you have an 8,6 on 6th - guess not - Had to call on the end]Hand 16- 4 hands later........its goodnight sweetheat.....discards Q,9,A,6,6Seat 2: showed [Ac 5d 2c 3d 4h Tc Th] and won ($114) with Lo: 5,4,3,2,A
Hero mucked [As 6c 5h 4d 8h Jh 2d] Lo: 6,5,4,2,A
Seat 7: folded on the 5th Street XX3 10 K
Seat 2 completes, I raise, seats 7 and 2 call;
4th seat 2 bets, I raise, seat 7 calls, seat 2 re-raises, I cap it, seats 7 and 2 call;
5th seat 2 bets, I call, seat 7 folds;
6th seat 2 bets, I call;
7th seat 2 bets, I raise, he re-raises, I call.
[I like my A 6 5 because two six's and an ace have gone - as have a 2 and a 3.Maybe by 4th I should be worried, but I'm not - there is a 2 and two 3's gone, but I think he might not have an ace and part of the raising is to punish seat 7.5th is a bad card, by 6th I am reduced to hoping for a miracle 2 nor a 3, but I still think that might do it because seat 2 didn't re-raise on 3rd - he might have had a 74, 75, 45 or A4 in the hole - he probablty doesn't have a 6.7th looks like a great card for me, but I probably shouldn't have re-raised - its only a 65, although until he raised me back I thought I was going to win instead i typed nice wheel, gg, pressed sit out next hand and called][Nb Nemesis got up after folding half way through the hand $300 to the good - he hasn't got poker tracker (surprise surprise) and says gl Hero - I should have known I was going to lose at that point]
Winning hands
1
Hero showed [Ad 3c 2c 9d Jh 7s 9h] and won ($50.25) with Lo: 9,7,3,2,A
Seat 6: mucked [5s 8c As 9s 8s 5d Kh]
2
Hero [Ah 2h 3s 6c 8s] [Ac]
Seat 8 folded on 6th XX [2d 2s 8d] [4c] Pot $26
3
Seat 2:showed [8h 7h 2h Ah 4c Qd 2c] and lost with Lo: 8,7,4,2,A
Hero showed [5c 4h 2s As Js 8s 8c] and won ($45.50) with Lo: 8,5,4,2,A
4
Hero showed [6h 7h 2h 3d Th 5h 4c] and won ($48.75) with Lo: 6,5,4,3,)
Seat 7: mucked [3s 8d 4s Qh 9h 7d 4h]
Long post. I bet everyone at that table thought I was a FISH who had never played before, whilst my Nemesis was some kind of God.
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I don't think I did too badly. But this is a big dent to the Poker Stars bankroll. But heh, that's poker............well running bad anyway.
