Well, I'm starting to get enough data into my PTO database to get some ideas. So, I thought I'd take a look at who the biggest winners and losers were with over 100 hands (don't have enough to get much more than that). And, to follow up on that, I decided to look at how the biggest winner in the database (not me) played an AA. It's actually pretty interesting, and I like it (I'm listed as hero although not in the hand).

The second one is just an overpair (KK) by one of the biggest losers in my database with a significant number of hands, and I thought I'd throw it in because it's effectively the same thing (and it happened to occur while I was looking through some of the stats). What I do know about this player is that he'd pot here, as I obviously don't want to give free cards on this board, hence the checkraise. I didn't think he would be such a complete idiot and call... but he did. I almost re-raised the flop here on this extremely strong QQ, but decided not to (probably best anyway).

First hand:

MP3 is the biggest winner in my database, and both players here have AA (I don't know why the converter doesn't show this)

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $2 BB (9 handed)

Hero ($234.80)
MP1 ($239.30)
MP2 ($207.40)
MP3 ($276.95)
CO ($192.55)
Button ($30)
SB ($198)
BB ($137.05)
UTG ($156.80)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , , , .
UTG raises to $4, 3 folds, MP3 calls $4, 1 fold, Button raises to $19, 2 folds, UTG calls $15, MP3 raises to $79, Button calls $11 (All-In), UTG folds.

Flop: ($131) , , (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($131) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($131) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $131

Results in white below:


Outcome: Button wins $82. MP3 wins $49.

What I really like here is the flat call of the initial raise, then waiting to re-raise until it can commit an entire stack.

Second hand:

PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $2 BB (7 handed)

BB ($240.35)
Hero ($235.65)
MP1 ($78)
MP2 ($130.25)
CO ($169.15)
Button ($238.15)
SB ($265.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with , , , .
Hero calls $2, MP1 calls $2, 1 fold, CO calls $2, Button raises to $13, 2 folds, Hero calls $11, MP1 calls $11, CO calls $11.

Flop: ($55) , , (4 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO checks, Button bets $52.25, Hero raises to $209, MP1 folds, CO folds, Button raises to $225.15, Hero calls $13.65 (All-In).

Turn: ($502.80) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($502.80) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $502.80

Results in white below:


Outcome: Hero wins $500.30. Button wins $2.50.

My opponent had KK here.