Poker Stars Steps are rigged.
This is how good I ran at step one.
PokerStars Game #17166112498: Tournament #86995532, $7.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/05/03 - 04:56:47 (ET)
Table '86995532 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: pkdazen (5985 in chips)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Hamysun (3800 in chips)
Seat 9: dinocourt (2235 in chips)
Hamysun: posts small blind 100
dinocourt: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dinocourt [Ad 9c]
pkdazen: folds
overmyer10: raises 1280 to 1480 and is all-in
Hamysun: folds
dinocourt: calls 1280
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9s 8s]
*** TURN *** [Tc 9s 8s] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9s 8s 7d] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dinocourt: shows [Ad 9c] (a pair of Nines)
overmyer10: shows [6d As] (a straight, Six to Ten)
overmyer10 collected 3060 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3060 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 9s 8s 7d 2c]
Seat 1: pkdazen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (button) showed [6d As] and won (3060) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 3: Hamysun (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: dinocourt (big blind) showed [Ad 9c] and lost with a pair of Nines
I guess I could fold here, but villain had moved all in the last six hands, and had even that many chips as the result of a suck out double through the previous hand.
Then a few hands later, this beauty.
PokerStars Game #17166128636: Tournament #86995532, $7.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/05/03 - 04:58:29 (ET)
Table '86995532 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: pkdazen (4585 in chips)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (2860 in chips)
Seat 3: Hamysun (5400 in chips)
Seat 9: dinocourt (655 in chips)
overmyer10: posts small blind 100
Hamysun: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dinocourt [Qc Qs]
dinocourt: raises 455 to 655 and is all-in
pkdazen: folds
overmyer10: calls 555
Hamysun: calls 455
*** FLOP ***
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: checks
*** TURN *** [3d]
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h]
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: bets 200
overmyer10: calls 200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hamysun: shows [As Js] (a straight, Ace to Five)
overmyer10: shows [Jh Ad] (a straight, Ace to Five)
overmyer10 collected 200 from side pot
Hamysun collected 200 from side pot
dinocourt: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
overmyer10 collected 983 from main pot
Hamysun collected 982 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2365 Main pot 1965. Side pot 400. | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: pkdazen (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (small blind) showed [Jh Ad] and won (1183) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 3: Hamysun (big blind) showed [As Js] and won (1182) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 9: dinocourt showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Obviously not the worst thing ever, but not the best start to my go at qualifying for the series.
PokerStars Game #17166112498: Tournament #86995532, $7.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/05/03 - 04:56:47 (ET)
Table '86995532 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: pkdazen (5985 in chips)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (1480 in chips)
Seat 3: Hamysun (3800 in chips)
Seat 9: dinocourt (2235 in chips)
Hamysun: posts small blind 100
dinocourt: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dinocourt [Ad 9c]
pkdazen: folds
overmyer10: raises 1280 to 1480 and is all-in
Hamysun: folds
dinocourt: calls 1280
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9s 8s]
*** TURN *** [Tc 9s 8s] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9s 8s 7d] [2c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dinocourt: shows [Ad 9c] (a pair of Nines)
overmyer10: shows [6d As] (a straight, Six to Ten)
overmyer10 collected 3060 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3060 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 9s 8s 7d 2c]
Seat 1: pkdazen folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (button) showed [6d As] and won (3060) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 3: Hamysun (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: dinocourt (big blind) showed [Ad 9c] and lost with a pair of Nines
I guess I could fold here, but villain had moved all in the last six hands, and had even that many chips as the result of a suck out double through the previous hand.
Then a few hands later, this beauty.
PokerStars Game #17166128636: Tournament #86995532, $7.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2008/05/03 - 04:58:29 (ET)
Table '86995532 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: pkdazen (4585 in chips)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (2860 in chips)
Seat 3: Hamysun (5400 in chips)
Seat 9: dinocourt (655 in chips)
overmyer10: posts small blind 100
Hamysun: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dinocourt [Qc Qs]
dinocourt: raises 455 to 655 and is all-in
pkdazen: folds
overmyer10: calls 555
Hamysun: calls 455
*** FLOP ***
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: checks
*** TURN *** [3d]
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h]
overmyer10: checks
Hamysun: bets 200
overmyer10: calls 200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hamysun: shows [As Js] (a straight, Ace to Five)
overmyer10: shows [Jh Ad] (a straight, Ace to Five)
overmyer10 collected 200 from side pot
Hamysun collected 200 from side pot
dinocourt: shows [Qc Qs] (a pair of Queens)
overmyer10 collected 983 from main pot
Hamysun collected 982 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2365 Main pot 1965. Side pot 400. | Rake 0
Board
Seat 1: pkdazen (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: overmyer10 (small blind) showed [Jh Ad] and won (1183) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 3: Hamysun (big blind) showed [As Js] and won (1182) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 9: dinocourt showed [Qc Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens
Obviously not the worst thing ever, but not the best start to my go at qualifying for the series.
Comments
[x] OP had 3rd best hand in hand 2
Obv.
good point.
I'm employing a fold every hand strategy from here on in. I won't have to make any tricky decisions that way.
I think Magithighs said a while back that folding was the most profitable play in poker. The forum largely agreed as I recall.
/g2