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[Actuary]

I'm learning more and more the benefits of focusing in on certain players Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cxPreflop: Actuary4Now is UTG with T:club:, T:diamond:. Actuary4Now raises.Flop: (5.50 SB) J:club:, 6:spade:, 7:spade: (2 players)Actuary4Now bets, Actuary4Now calls.Turn: (4.75 BB) 8:heart: (2 players)Actuary4Now bets, MP2 calls.River: (6.75 BB) 8:diamond: (2 players)Actuary4Now bets, Actuary4Now calls.Final Pot: 10.75 BBResults :Actuary4Now has Tc Td (two pair, tens and eights). MP2 has 2s 4s (one pair, eights). Outcome: Actuary4Now wins 10.75 BB.She tried a free card play. Then bluffed the scare card.I didn't put her on an 8 and hoped she didn't have a J. a missed flush seemed likely enough to call this getting 9:1On this hand, I did not yet have a strong read (just knew she played a lot)**********************************************************************************************************Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cxPreflop: Actuary4Now is MP1 with A:diamond:, Q:club:. UTG posts a blind of $0.50. 2 folds.Flop: (5.50 SB) 6:spade:, 4:heart:, 9:diamond: (3 players)Actuary4Now bets, CO calls.Turn: (3.75 BB) 6:diamond: (3 players)Actuary4Now bets, Actuary4Now calls.River: (7.75 BB) 8:heart: (3 players)Actuary4Now checks, CO bets, Actuary4Now calls.Final Pot: 9.75 BBResultsBB doesn't show. Actuary4Now has Ad Qc (one pair, sixes). CO has 5c Td (one pair, sixes). Outcome: Actuary4Now wins 9.75 BB.She raised/bet every paird board, I'd say. She picked up plenty of pots doing soI wouldn't say this was a "good call down". Given the smallish pot. But these maniacs are runnig rampid lately! And it's so tempting to show them up to the rest of the table******************************************************************************************************Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cxPreflop: Actuary4Now is MP2 with A:diamond:, T:diamond:. 3 folds, Actuary4Now calls.Flop: (7.50 SB) 2:club:, J:spade:, J:club: (2 players)Actuary4Now checks, Button bets, Actuary4Now calls.Turn: (4.75 BB) 2:spade: (2 players)Actuary4Now checks, Button bets, Actuary4Now calls.River: (6.75 BB) 6:diamond: (2 players)Actuary4Now checks, Button bets, Actuary4Now calls.Final Pot: 8.75 BBResultsActuary4Now has Ad Td (two pair, jacks and twos). Button has 9s Kd (two pair, jacks and twos). Outcome: Actuary4Now wins 8.75 BB. She didnt 3-bet pf much so an Ace or PP was possible.*******************************************************************************************************************Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cxPreflop: Actuary4Now is UTG with 8:spade:, A:spade:. Actuary4Now calls, 2 folds, Actuary4Now calls.Flop: (7.50 SB) 8:diamond:, 3:heart:, Q:club: (3 players)Actuary4Now bets, CO folds, Actuary4Now calls.Turn: (5.75 BB) 7:spade: (2 players)Actuary4Now checks, MP1 bets, MP1 calls.River: (9.75 BB) 5:spade: (2 players)Actuary4Now checks, MP1 checks.hoping for a betFinal Pot: 9.75 BBResultsActuary4Now has 8s As (one pair, eights). MP1 has 6c Ks (high card, king). Outcome: Actuary4Now wins 9.75 BB.**************************************************I"m not going to defend these hands without having you at the tableThe "strategy" element here is just to emphasis how playing pots against the right players is so profitable. BTW: this villan is breakeven since I've been there. Her style is working against most others as they come and go at our table. ( I know I've been lucky to win all these )Same villan all 4 hands.More and more I'm getting my money from the same palyers.Maybe my reads are improvingVillan: 80%/9/2.24 after 45 handsI'm up 56 BB in 56 hands, Thanks!My best 1 hour yetps: It may be drying up as others are now staying in and its harder to isolate. then again, more chances to value bet against "weaker" hands that are hoping to beat this villan

[econ_tim]

nhssit on this guy's left next timeplaying lots of hands against the worst players wins money

[screech]

Villlians never learn.

[akishore]

hmm.your idea and moral is right. it's what i pay attention to all the time at six max.that said, your first hand is slightly misplayed, IMHO.the turn should be c/c'ed. i don't think these types of maniacs take the free card, so you win the same money when you c/c and she has a flush draw, but you lost more when she has you beat. the river should be a c/c. he's more likely to bet the river than to raise it, on a bluff.the rest look good.btw, this is just my opinion. i don't know your exact maniac, but i think my advice is against your average maniac.aseem

[Actuary]

"On this hand, I did not yet have a strong read (just knew she played a lot)"So, for this hand, I was trying to not give a free card.Hence, the stop-n-goThe str8 draw was also now looming strong as wellI do think the river is better to c/c though against most opponents. But overall, I don't think I played these perfectly..except that I picked the right opponent!.