HU retardaments...

[Talking Poker]

In , I made a comment about HU tourneys being 50% luck. I was just picking a reasonable sounding number out of think air at the time, but I stand by that statement. Here is a fine example for you - two hands from the same match (there was a redonkulous hand before this too (hence stack sizes), but it and it's too annoying to look for it now):

Full Tilt Tournament game, buy-in $200 + 10 Heads Up Sit & Go (19047515), $10/$20 No Limit, 2 players
Hand History by

HERO (BB): T$890
Button: T$2110

Button postsHERO posts Big Blind T$20

Pre-flop: T Q (T$30)
Button calls T$10
HERO checks

Flop: Q 3 8 ($40)
HERO bets T$30
Button calls T$30

Turn: Q 3 8 5 (T$100)
HERO bets T$80
Button calls T$80

River: Q 3 8 5 3 (T$260)
HERO checks
Button bets T$240
HERO calls T$240

Button shows 2 7
Button wins T$740 with a flush Queen high


Note that I had actually made a nice comback, since villain was a complete tool...


Full Tilt Tournament game, buy-in $200 + 10 Heads Up Sit & Go (19047515), $20/$40 No Limit, 2 players
Hand History by

HERO (BB): T$1165
Button: T$1835

Button postsHERO posts Big Blind T$40

Pre-flop: 5 8 (T$60)
Button calls T$20
HERO checks

Flop: 7 6 9 ($80)
HERO bets T$60
Button calls T$60

Turn: 7 6 9 6 (T$200)
HERO bets T$160
Button calls T$160

River: 7 6 9 6 4 (T$520)
HERO bets T$340
Button raises to T$1575 and is all in
HERO calls T$565 and is all in

Button shows 5 3
Button wins T$2330 with a straight flush Seven high