Fantasy Finesse

I have a hundred points deep into fantasy baseball season! Looking back, I made a lot of mistakes during my draft, but I'm sitting pretty now anyway. Here's my current lineup in the 12-team league (numbers indicate when the player was drafted, FA/W = picked up from free agents or waivers, along with date):



C - Geovany Soto (58)
1B - Carlos Peña (106)
2B - Ian Kinsler (15)
3B - Ryan Zimmerman (W, 4/15)
SS - Jimmy Rollins (10)
OF - Ichiro Suzuki (M. Holliday [34] for I. Suzuki, 6/3)
OF - B.J. Upton (F. Rodriguez [82] & D. Span [FA, 4/9] for B.J. Upton and B. Lidge, 5/16)
OF - Curtis Granderson (A. Jones [202] & B. Inge [FA, 4/9] for C. Granderson, 6/12)
Util - Andre Ethier (154)
BN - Bengie Molina (FA, 6/14)
BN - Marco Scutaro (FA, 4/11)
DL - Aramis Ramírez (39)

SP - Josh Beckett (63)
SP - Zack Greinke (135)
RP - Chad Qualls (183)
RP - Jason Frasor (FA, 6/19)
P - Mike Gonzalez (159)
P - Jered Weaver (207)
P - James Shields (E. Volquez [111] for J. Shields, 4/11)
BN - John Lackey (87)
BN - Frank Francisco [DL] (231)
BN - Brad Lidge [DL] (F. Rodriguez [82] & D. Span for B.J. Upton and B. Lidge, 5/16)


Drafted players dropped:
B.J. Ryan (130)
Xavier Nady (178)
Plácido Polanco (226)
Carlos Gómez (250)

Comeback King

Have you ever found yourself dominated with only three outs to save you? Sure you have.

But have you ever hit all three of those outs?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20+$2 Tournament, 125/250 Blinds 25 Ante (9 handed)


MP2 (t2828)

MP3 (t7645)

CO (t4510)

Button (t9605)

SB (t14190)

BB (t2605)

UTG (t5583)

Hero (UTG+1) (t5655)

MP1 (t2683)



Hero's M: 9.43



Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K, J

1 fold, Hero bets t750, MP1 raises to t2658 (All-In), 6 folds, Hero calls t1908



Flop: (t5916) K, 7, K (2 players, 1 all-in)



Turn: (t5916) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)



River: (t5916) K (2 players, 1 all-in)



Total pot: t5916



Results:

Hero had K, J (four of a kind, Kings).

MP1 had J, A (three of a kind, Kings).

Outcome: Hero won t5916




Ok, so here it's down to seven players at the final table. Things are looking a little grim...


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $20+$2 Tournament, 400/800 Blinds 75 Ante (7 handed)

Button (t3327)

SB (t13571)

Hero (BB) (t1504)

UTG (t90960)

MP1 (t40768)

MP2 (t12373)

CO (t12997)



Hero's M: 0.87



Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, 7

UTG bets t3200, 4 folds, SB raises to t13496 (All-In), Hero calls t629 (All-In), 1 fold



Flop: (t8354) 7, 6, 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Turn: (t8354) 9 (2 players, 2 all-in)



River: (t8354) 5 (2 players, 2 all-in)



Total pot: t8354



Results:

SB had A, Q (straight, nine high).

Hero had Q, 7 (straight, nine high).

Outcome: SB won t5948, Hero won t2406




And I think you know how it ends, bitches.

An Omaha Hi-Lo player's dream hand

PokerStars No-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo, $2.00 BB (6 handed)



BB ($50)

Villain 1 (UTG) ($463)

MP ($99.65)

CO ($70.40)

Villain 2 (Button) ($68.55)

Hero (SB) ($119.70)



Preflop: Hero is SB with 5, 2, 7, 4

Villain 1 bets $6, 1 fold, CO calls $6, Villain 2 calls $6, Hero calls $5, 1 fold



Flop: ($26) 4, 3, 4 (4 players)

Hero bets $14, Villain 1 calls $14, 1 fold, Villain 2 raises to $62.55 (All-In), Hero calls $48.55, Villain 1 calls $48.55



Turn: ($213.65) A (3 players, 1 all-in)

Hero bets $18, Villain 1 raises to $212, Hero calls $33.15 (All-In)



River: ($315.95) J (3 players, 2 all-in)



Total pot: $315.95 | Rake: $3



Results:

Villain 2 mucked K, 3, K, 3 (Hi: full house, threes over fours).

Hero had 5, 2, 7, 4 (Hi: straight flush, five high, Lo: [ 5, 4, 3, 2, A ]).

Villain 1 mucked A, 7, 5, A (Hi: full house, Aces over fours, Lo: [ 7, 5, 4, 3, A ]).

Outcome: Hero won $312.95