My quadfathers

Last night, for the second time this week, I had a hand where I flopped quads. This time around, I was dealt pocket threes. Poker life is good when you have a virtually unbeatable hand :-) As before, I didn't dare bet until the river.

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000  26000       6      89   21    13   433000

delta: $233,000
MTT NLHE balance: $40,711,968
2022 balance: $-3,510,300
blue distance: $3,527,500
balance: $91,333,653

My quadfathers

The title of this post was inspired by something my father's mother used to say. If something struck her as unusual or surprising, she'd say "My godfathers!". It's certainly both unusual and surprising to get four of a kind in poker, so an apt expression for such an occurrence might be "My quadfathers!".

This is an excerpt from my March 14, 2012 post. The most memorable hand of last night's session was the one where I hit quad jacks on the river. Although I went deep in the tournament, it was a toy train, so I didn't make much of a profit. The midnight train has now gone missing for two nights in a row. I want it back :-)

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    45000   5000       6      69   18     8   139000

delta: $89,000
MTT NLHE balance: $37,320,768
2021 balance: $11,849,000
blue distance: $1,874,000
balance: $89,514,453

My quadfathers

I'm pretty sure I can count the number of times in my poker career I've had quads (four of a kind) without having to resort to my toes. One of the poker programs I still need to write is one which tabulates made hands, instead of just hole card hands; then I could say for sure how many times I've had quads. Last night, I had them on the penultimate hand of the night. I was dealt a pair of twos, flopped a set, and hit quads on the turn. I checked the flop, called a $2,000 turn bet, and checked the river. Of course, I was hoping that someone would bet on the river so I could come over the top, but no one did. I still raked in a decent pot worth $13,700. I quit the next hand, since I'd seen on the Card Player magazine website that there was free streaming video of the CPPT Wynn Main Event final table, and I wanted to watch.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 16 hands and saw flop:
 - 3 out of 3 times while in big blind (100%)
 - 1 out of 2 times while in small blind (50%)
 - 5 out of 11 times in other positions (45%)
 - a total of 9 out of 16 (56%)
 Pots won at showdown - 1 of 2 (50%)
 Pots won without showdown - 1

delta: $7,746
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,512,032
balance: $6,961,440

My quadfathers

The title of this post was inspired by something my father's mother used to say. If something struck her as unusual or surprising, she'd say "My godfathers!". It's certainly both unusual and surprising to get four of a kind in poker, so an apt expression for such an occurrence might be "My quadfathers!".

Last night, I followed the winning session blueprint I described in yesterday's post. I showed a lot of patience, finally got a very strong hand, went all in with it, and came out on top. My four of a kind, tens won a pot worth $55,700, and I was done for the night.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 103 hands and saw flop:
- 9 out of 12 times while in big blind (75%)
- 3 out of 13 times while in small blind (23%)
- 36 out of 78 times in other positions (46%)
- a total of 48 out of 103 (46%)
Pots won at showdown - 4 of 12 (33%)
Pots won without showdown - 8

delta: $15,600
balance: $3,502,729