The power of A9
This is the power of A9. Blinds are going up in 30 sec, which will drop my M to 6. Neo is a solid but aggressive player (who happens to be from Kitchener). Just wanted to share 
Level IX (300/600) - 2006/02/04 - 22:44:08 (ET)
Table '18846716 122' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Neo__Morph (32655 in chips)
Seat 2: Jamroom (1940 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: paliatso (11172 in chips)
Seat 4: davester5000 (10385 in chips)
Seat 5: mikevike (19495 in chips)
Seat 6: heck2481 (16220 in chips)
Seat 7: beanie42 (9350 in chips)
Seat 8: Gildwulf (83266 in chips)
Seat 9: GrayParis (14036 in chips)
Neo__Morph: posts the ante 50
Jamroom: posts the ante 50
paliatso: posts the ante 50
davester5000: posts the ante 50
mikevike: posts the ante 50
heck2481: posts the ante 50
beanie42: posts the ante 50
Gildwulf: posts the ante 50
GrayParis: posts the ante 50
Gildwulf: posts small blind 300
GrayParis: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to beanie42 [Ah 9h]
Neo__Morph: raises 600 to 1200
UTG raise from him not too scary. He's raised 3xBB from here with "big" hands (AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ) but min raises small pairs or medium A's. I think he has A10, AJ, or 22-88
Jamroom: folds
paliatso: folds
davester5000: folds
mikevike: folds
heck2481: folds
beanie42: calls 1200
Gildwulf: calls 900
loose player, usually folds on flop
GrayParis: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c Qs 3h]
Gildwulf: checks
Neo__Morph: bets 600
beanie42: raises 1200 to 1800
take control, and see if he has small pair (folding), A10/AJ (calling/raising), or maybe 33 (raising)
Gildwulf: folds
Neo__Morph: calls 1200
I now asume he has A10 or AJ
*** TURN *** [9c Qs 3h] [Jh]
Neo__Morph: checks
beanie42: bets 2000
One of 2 cards I think he has, but I have nut flush draw as an out for the semi-bluff
Neo__Morph: raises 27605 to 29605 and is all-in
I am now sure of the AJ. I have 2 9's and 9 diamonds as outs (a's no good), I'm pretty pot-committed, and my super-high "EIO" helps me make the call
beanie42: calls 4300 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9c Qs 3h Jh] [Kh]
a9 RULZ!!!
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Neo__Morph: shows [Jc As] (a pair of Jacks)
beanie42: shows [Ah 9h] (a flush, Ace high)
beanie42 collected 20850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20850 | Rake 0
Board [9c Qs 3h Jh Kh]
Seat 1: Neo__Morph showed [Jc As] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Jamroom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: paliatso folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: davester5000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mikevike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: heck2481 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: beanie42 (button) showed [Ah 9h] and won (20850) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 8: Gildwulf (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: GrayParis (big blind) folded before Flop
Level IX (300/600) - 2006/02/04 - 22:44:08 (ET)
Table '18846716 122' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Neo__Morph (32655 in chips)
Seat 2: Jamroom (1940 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: paliatso (11172 in chips)
Seat 4: davester5000 (10385 in chips)
Seat 5: mikevike (19495 in chips)
Seat 6: heck2481 (16220 in chips)
Seat 7: beanie42 (9350 in chips)
Seat 8: Gildwulf (83266 in chips)
Seat 9: GrayParis (14036 in chips)
Neo__Morph: posts the ante 50
Jamroom: posts the ante 50
paliatso: posts the ante 50
davester5000: posts the ante 50
mikevike: posts the ante 50
heck2481: posts the ante 50
beanie42: posts the ante 50
Gildwulf: posts the ante 50
GrayParis: posts the ante 50
Gildwulf: posts small blind 300
GrayParis: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to beanie42 [Ah 9h]
Neo__Morph: raises 600 to 1200
UTG raise from him not too scary. He's raised 3xBB from here with "big" hands (AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ) but min raises small pairs or medium A's. I think he has A10, AJ, or 22-88
Jamroom: folds
paliatso: folds
davester5000: folds
mikevike: folds
heck2481: folds
beanie42: calls 1200
Gildwulf: calls 900
loose player, usually folds on flop
GrayParis: folds
*** FLOP *** [9c Qs 3h]
Gildwulf: checks
Neo__Morph: bets 600
beanie42: raises 1200 to 1800
take control, and see if he has small pair (folding), A10/AJ (calling/raising), or maybe 33 (raising)
Gildwulf: folds
Neo__Morph: calls 1200
I now asume he has A10 or AJ
*** TURN *** [9c Qs 3h] [Jh]
Neo__Morph: checks
beanie42: bets 2000
One of 2 cards I think he has, but I have nut flush draw as an out for the semi-bluff
Neo__Morph: raises 27605 to 29605 and is all-in
I am now sure of the AJ. I have 2 9's and 9 diamonds as outs (a's no good), I'm pretty pot-committed, and my super-high "EIO" helps me make the call
beanie42: calls 4300 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [9c Qs 3h Jh] [Kh]
a9 RULZ!!!
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Neo__Morph: shows [Jc As] (a pair of Jacks)
beanie42: shows [Ah 9h] (a flush, Ace high)
beanie42 collected 20850 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20850 | Rake 0
Board [9c Qs 3h Jh Kh]
Seat 1: Neo__Morph showed [Jc As] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: Jamroom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: paliatso folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: davester5000 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mikevike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: heck2481 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: beanie42 (button) showed [Ah 9h] and won (20850) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 8: Gildwulf (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: GrayParis (big blind) folded before Flop
Comments
Only I would have had QQ...
And gone all - in pre-flop
and you and your damned "EIO" woulda called
And then I woulda cried.
Mark
I played for a couple hours, and finished up $30 - not great, but pretty good considering that meant a $150 come-back. My 4 big money hands for the comeback were:
A9o - hit flush
AA - hit trips
A9o - top 2 pair
A9s - full house
I know this hand isn't really this strong, but it keeps pulling through for me. My sample size is still pretty small (8K), but I'm wondering if anyone else has a hand like this - not a "favorite/EIO" hand, but a weak/medium hand that consistently bucks logic and makes money?
Skanks. Fold those bitches preflop.
Sean