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72o In Action: Hand Histories 2

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Raise, Raise, Raise, Raise, ALL IN! This initiate plays his 72o in style:

Seat 1: The_Pugilist ($18.15 in chips)
Seat 2: dDAP ($57.40 in chips)
Seat 3: treebee777 ($28.65 in chips)
Seat 4: cmass [2S,7D] ($5.55 in chips) (He'll have more than $5 after this hand.......)
Seat 5: drcww13 ($33.10 in chips)
Seat 6: pet123 ($12.80 in chips)
Seat 7: Wenzel24 ($23.65 in chips)
Seat 8: clutsy ($20.25 in chips)
Seat 9: pushplay ($27.70 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
clutsy posts blind ($0.10), pushplay posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
The_Pugilist calls $0.25, dDAP calls $0.25, treebee777 folds, cmass
bets $1, (True faith and belief in the mystical and righteous power of 72o.)
drcww13 calls $1, pet123 folds, Wenzel24 folds, clutsy folds, pushplay
folds, The_Pugilist calls $0.75, dDAP folds.

FLOP [board cards 2C,AD,5H ] (Seen it once, seen it a million times. The X-Factor is being prepared for you....)
The_Pugilist checks, cmass bets $2, drcww13 calls $2, The_Pugilist
calls $2. (BET!)

TURN [board cards 2C,AD,5H,9C ]
The_Pugilist checks, cmass bets $2.55 and is all-in (This is a particularly impressive demonstration of belief in the celestial deities of our holy temple as all he has at the moment is a pair of twos but decides to go all in.......),

drcww13 calls $2.55,
The_Pugilist folds.

RIVER [board cards 2C,AD,5H,9C,7C ] (By the twinkling, glistening, meteoric lights of the heavens above!)

SHOWDOWN
cmass shows [ 2S,7D ] (Faith and belief are always rewarded. This is how the quantum universe weaves it web...)
drcww13 shows [ 3D,AS ]
cmass wins $14.
SUMMARY
Dealer: Wenzel24
Pot: $14.70, (including rake: $0.70)
The_Pugilist, loses $3
dDAP, loses $0.25
treebee777, loses $0
cmass, bets $5.55, collects $14, net $8.45 (Damn right)
drcww13, loses $5.55
pet123, loses $0
Wenzel24, loses $0
clutsy, loses $0.10
pushplay, loses $0.25
cmass says, "best damn hand in poker." (I couldn't have said it better myself.......)

72o proudly flexes it's muscles in a $3 NL Holdem tourney on PokerStars:

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to JustinRaborn [7s 2d] (Let's get ready to rumble! The stage is set, bring on the action.........)

red0712: folds

Roo13: folds

blocker26: folds

opiate burn: folds

duckindapond: calls 100

jhasjr47: folds

JustinRaborn: calls 100 (Excellent call here on the button. What hand would you have put him on?)

Bialystock: calls 50

ramsclub: checks

*** FLOP *** [7h 6d 7c] (Well, this is just exquisite! Once more, the universe delivers a flop of epic proportions)

Bialystock: checks

ramsclub: checks

duckindapond: checks

JustinRaborn: bets 200 (Interesting bet here. He has chosen the reverse-reverse psychology approach. Works against good trashy premium hand players who expect you to slow play monster hands.)

Bialystock: folds

ramsclub: raises 200 to 400 (Well, I wonder what this is in aid of? If he knew he was up against the best damn hand in poker this would be a clear fold........)

duckindapond: folds

JustinRaborn: raises 635 to 1035 and is all-in (Absolutely. A raise with vim and vigour. Victory is yours, my friend.)

ramsclub: calls 635

*** TURN *** [7h 6d 7c] [7d] (I am lost for words. Truly in awe of this proud display of the X factor.)

*** RIVER *** [7h 6d 7c 7d] [8c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

ramsclub: shows [Kh Kc] (a full house, Sevens full of Kings) (Trash. Utter trash.)

JustinRaborn: shows [7s 2d] (four of a kind, Sevens) (Devastating. Mind wrenching horror.)

JustinRaborn collected 2470 from pot

sprtsnut [observer] said, "ouch"

duckindapond said, "nice"

JustinRaborn said, “Best damn hand in poker”

A very simple win for 72o on it's first outing for the player Jolly Green

I just read your site about two or three days ago and for some reason it made sense to me .... this is the first time I've been dealt 72o since reading your site .... I was dealt 7c 2h and I limped into the pot because I was UTG. I remember you basically saying that you still should play it smart when you play it here is the hand history .......... Dealer: Starting new hand: #779208599 Dealer: NItroHendo24 posts small blind 15 Dealer: monsterman25 posts big blind 30 Dealer: Dealing Hole Cards <--------- my cards [7c] [2h] (Let the apocalypse begin) Dealer: jollyg420 calls 30 Dealer: TIGER22 calls 30 Dealer: ostech folds Dealer: slotman7 calls 30 Dealer: sekme folds Dealer: NItroHendo24 calls 15 Dealer: monsterman25 checks Dealer: Dealing Flop: [Kc 6c 5c] (An interesting flop for 72o. What will unfold.......?) Dealer: NItroHendo24 checks Dealer: monsterman25 checks Dealer: jollyg420 bets 120 Dealer: TIGER22 folds Dealer: slotman7 folds Dealer: NItroHendo24 folds Dealer: monsterman25 folds Dealer: Game #779208599: jollyg420 wins pot (150) (There are more ways than 1 to win a pot with 72) jollyg420: best hand in poker ........ I tried to show but I didn't get to the button in time! ...... thanks for the advice though .... it worked!

Jolly Green becomes an advanced Level 3 initiate and gains the chip lead in an MTT:

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jollyg420 [7d 2c] (There are 12 ways to be dealt 72o and this is one of the nicer varieties.......)
bucknut02: folds
jollyg420: calls 30 (Decides on an early position slow-play limp. Killer.)
dogpound80: folds
mokeyz: folds
Maxxum: folds
Moscouse: folds
jbpwnsface: calls 15
thorson: checks
*** FLOP *** [9h Ac 2d] (The United Nations Security Council postpones it's meeting to watch the flop...)
jbpwnsface: checks
thorson: bets 30
jollyg420: raises 60 to 90
jbpwnsface: folds
thorson: calls 60
*** TURN *** [9h Ac 2d] [2h] (The table ignites in an explosion of weapons of mass destruction.....)
thorson: bets 30
jollyg420: raises 90 to 120
thorson: calls 90
*** RIVER *** [9h Ac 2d 2h] [4c] (Kofi Annan runs for cover...)
thorson: bets 300
jollyg420: raises 300 to 600
thorson: calls 300
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jollyg420: shows [7d 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces) (A multi-national peacekeeping force moves in to pick up the pieces as jollyg rakes in the chips........)
thorson: mucks hand
jollyg420 said, "best damn hand in poker"
jollyg420 collected 1710 from pot

72o brings the table to a shuddering halt in a $20 Freeze Out game on PokerStars:

PokerStars Game #784651222: Tournament #3041394, Hold'em No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2004/10/20 - 00:40:27 (ET) Table '3041394 18' Seat #6 is the button Seat 2: TheBigPair (3705 in chips) Seat 3: shifty_82 (3425 in chips) Seat 4: DJLegacy2k1 (650 in chips) Seat 5: ItsButta (6215 in chips) Seat 6: sandow (7705 in chips) Seat 7: nbinder (1695 in chips) Seat 8: chris.pec (2325 in chips) Seat 9: misanthrope (2913 in chips) nbinder: posts small blind 75 chris.pec: posts big blind 150

*** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to shifty_82 [2c 7d] (The adulation and joy he must have felt as he glanced at his hole cards.........) misanthrope: folds TheBigPair: calls 150 shifty_82: raises 450 to 600 (Now this is my kind of 72o player!) DJLegacy2k1: folds ItsButta: folds sandow: folds nbinder: folds chris.pec: folds TheBigPair: calls 450 (Big, big, big, big, big mistake........)

*** FLOP *** [9s 9h 2s] (An interesting development) TheBigPair: bets 150 (Feeble bet) brett66 is connected shifty_82: raises 1050 to 1200 (Perfect raise. Well executed.) TheBigPair: folds shifty_82 collected 1725 from pot (72o triumphs once more)

After a run of bad beats with premium trash hands, StLouieDewey plays a monster:

"Here are a few of the bad beats that I remember from my last couple of sessions playing premium hands":

Case 1: KK beaten by AQ on a flop of Q32. The A drops in on the turn.
Case 2: I get dealt AA. Called by JJ and the flop comes 8 9 Q. The 10 drops in on the turn.
Case 3: I get dealt AhKh. Beaten by A5o, who rivers a flush.
Case 4: I get dealt KK. I lose an $80 pot to a rivered straight with A8o.

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to stlouiedewey [2c 7s] (After losing with KK, AA, AK and KK, these hole cards must bring glory to his day)
fools crow: folds
FirePup: folds
asa'srollin: folds
BW-27: calls $1
TRIP_BULLITS: calls $1
Lucifer: calls $1
stlouiedewey: calls $1 (Late position slow-play call is fine here. The law of improbability will kick in momentarily)
DreamerRay: calls $0.50
The Hobbitt: checks
*** FLOP *** [2d 8s 2h] (A chorus of angels sing a celestial symphony of joy and deliver a flop from heaven..)
DreamerRay: checks
The Hobbitt: checks
BW-27: checks
TRIP_BULLITS: checks
Lucifer: checks
stlouiedewey: checks (Classic setup. His vulgar opponents are about to be throttled.)
*** TURN *** [2d 8s 2h] [Qs]
DreamerRay: checks
The Hobbitt: checks
BW-27: bets $2
TRIP_BULLITS: calls $2
Lucifer: folds
stlouiedewey: calls $2 (He's still slowplaying it. I'm expecting a raise on the river.......)
DreamerRay: folds
The Hobbitt: folds
*** RIVER *** [2d 8s 2h Qs] [5h] (Superb board for 72o. Lets check out the end-game)
BW-27: bets $3
TRIP_BULLITS: calls $3
stlouiedewey: raises $3 to $6 (Saves the raise for the river. Good technique and one of them is bound to call.)
BW-27: calls $3 (One of them calls.....)
TRIP_BULLITS: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stlouiedewey: shows [2c 7s] (three of a kind, Deuces) (BOOM!)
BW-27: mucks hand
stlouiedewey collected $25.70 from pot

Numerologists start number crunching and decipher the hidden codes behind the X-Factor

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to tigerite [ 7s, 2d ] (Add them together and take the square root.......)
tigerite: good bet, had the Q
tt835 folds.
cenedien folds.
lostnuts calls (50)
mikey9450 folds.
tigerite calls (50)
riproaring20 calls (50)
Andy526 folds.
MrJef checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3d, 3s, 3c ] (Yep, that's it..... Trinity..... Mind, Body and Soul..... Completion....)
MrJef checks.
lostnuts checks.
tigerite bets (125)
riproaring20 folds.
MrJef calls (125)
lostnuts calls (125)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 7h ] (A divine number in many mystic beliefs. Even more divine in our temple.)
MrJef checks.
lostnuts checks.
tigerite bets (1125) (Add them together and take the square root. Note the pattern. The universe is indeed mysterious)
tigerite is all-In. (Gets straight to the point and chucks those chips all-in, in a spasm of delight)
MrJef folds.
lostnuts folds. (Your number's up, mate)

tigerite balance 1725, bet 1300, collected 1725, net +425 [ 7s 2d ] [ a full house, Threes full of sevens -- 7s,7h,3d,3s,3c ]

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