We caught up with Melanie Weisner today, to get an update on what she's up to. She also shared some hands and analysis on those hands with us. Stay up to date with Mel on twitter, @melanieweisner
No Limit Holdem Tournament • 2 Players • FullTiltPoker
$350 Heads-Up Sit & Go
Hand converted by the official HUSNG.com hand converter
| BB | Melanie Weisner | 651 | |
| SB | The Maslow | 349 |
Effective Stacks: 12bb
Blinds 15/30
Pre-Flop (45, 2 players)
Hero is BB
The Maslow calls 15, Melanie Weisner checks
Flop (60, 2 players)
Melanie Weisner checks, The Maslow checks
Turn (60, 2 players)
Melanie Weisner bets 60, The Maslow calls 60
River (180, 2 players)
Melanie Weisner goes all-in 561, The Maslow folds
Final Pot: 180
Melanie Weisner wins 741 ( won +90 )
The Maslow lost -90
Melanie: In the above hand I felt like he puts himself in a bad spot by not betting the flop. With that runout given that he can never rep a strong hand and I can always have a strong hand, given that almost all pairs would bet the flop to protect against flush draws, and all hands with a 7 in them would bet the flop as well. He should have a hard time calling with an 8 here, of which there are few in his range given most 8s would bet the flop.
No Limit Holdem Tournament • 2 Players • FullTiltPoker
$350 Heads-Up Sit & Go
Hand converted by the official HUSNG.com hand converter
| BB | Melanie Weisner | 400 | |
| SB | The Maslow | 600 |
Effective Stacks: 20bb
Blinds 10/20
Pre-Flop (30, 2 players)
Hero is BB
The Maslow raises to 40, Melanie Weisner calls 20
Flop (80, 2 players)
Melanie Weisner checks, The Maslow bets 40, Melanie Weisner raises to 80, The Maslow calls 40
Turn (240, 2 players)
Melanie Weisner bets 100, The Maslow folds
Final Pot: 240
Melanie Weisner wins 340 ( won +120 )
The Maslow lost -120
Melanie: This hand I felt like he made a mistake folding on that turn—if he's calling flop with a marginal hand such as second pair because he thinks I'm bluffing then he shouldn't be folding on a blank barrel card. This opponent was prone to make mistakes like this and fold too often on later streets, so I bet the turn knowing he'll fold a decent amount of the time, and also because I can jam enough rivers that complete diamonds & straight draws. I can also profitably jam a pair for value if I river a J.
No Limit Holdem Tournament • 2 Players • FullTiltPoker
$350 Heads-Up Sit & Go
Hand converted by the official HUSNG.com hand converter
| BB | The Maslow | 590 | |
| SB | Melanie Weisner | 410 |
Effective Stacks: 21bb
Blinds 10/20
Pre-Flop (30, 2 players)
Hero is SB
Melanie Weisner raises to 40, The Maslow calls 20
Flop (80, 2 players)
The Maslow bets 40, Melanie Weisner calls 40
Turn (160, 2 players)
The Maslow checks, Melanie Weisner bets 80, The Maslow folds
Final Pot: 160
Melanie Weisner wins 240 ( won +80 )
The Maslow lost -80
Melanie: This flop is an ok flop for villain to lead but a really bad turn as I'm gonna fold a lot of hands on spade and 7-q type turns that can give him two pair etc, and this turn gives me a pair often and makes it less likely I'll fold to a turn/river bet as I'm usually not floating the flop with anything but a/k high or a pair ;), and there are no aces in his range. This is the type of turn that a better player might check-call a jack on, but a more inexperienced player will just give up on.I call the flop due to the knowledge that he gives up on later streets very often, and there are some pretty decent turn cards whereby I can jam over another lead. it's a mandatory bet by me on this turn as the villain would lead again with just about any equity in the hand (very few hands he wants to show down that this player will play check-call on the turn)
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What has Melanie been up to?
Melanie:I've been staying in Melbourne since the Aussie Millions, and have taken up a new pursuit—pole vaulting! I got a bit of Olympic fever at London 2012 and decided I wanted to do it, so I'm training 6 days a week now. I love it and it's a great way to channel energy outside of poker. I'd advise lots of players to take up a serious athletic pursuit—it encourages a healthier lifestyle and great discipline. Pole vaulting is also a great sport for measuring success: unlike poker, your result is what dictates how well you are doing!I'm looking forward to playing most of the WSOP later this year and will be at the inaugural WSOP APAC in Australia next month.
If you are interested in coaching from Melanie, message her on twitter @melanieweisner
Short, but very informative post. More content from Melanie, pls!
can someone explain hand #3... i dont know melanie's thought process on floating, and c-betting???
she says she's usually not floating flop unless A/K, then why did she float on this instance?
firstly i disagree with her logic that its a good board for villain to lead, most ppl cbet such a high frequency on this board texture that u should usually check to allow people to put in their dead money against which you can c/r or float.
she floats (presumably) because she has backdoors, villians range is probably fairly air heavy (i know nothing about the villian but I'd assume its prob a fish, who usually lead with the airballs a lot), and can rep A/K turns. however if she opens ~80% and has a bluffraise range on this flop she doesn't really need to continue with this hand by flatting (although this hand would be decent for the bluffraising range imo).