Friday, July 27, 2007
Trip Report: Longhorn CardRoom 072607
Just came back from the Longhorn Cardroom, which is precisely 4 minutes from my house. Ha ha. It's an apartment that people hooked up with chairs/tables/satellite tvs and started dealing. Mostly 1/2 NL and tournaments ranging from $50-100 buy in.
We rolled for the $60 tournament and assured cash bustouts afterwards. I managed to set a personal record for fastest blowout of a tournament.
1st hand: KdKh in CO+1, 1 limper from UTG. with blinds at 25/50, and stacks of 2500, I raised to 200, everybody folds to the limper, who calls. Flop Js5s4s. Shit. He bets 400. I raise to 800, and get a quick call. Turn brings Jh, and a pot-sized bet which blows me out of the hand. I show in disgust. Mistake one.
6th hand: AJo in SB. Button raises to 300, I call. Flop comes AsTh3c. Check-check. Turn rag. He bets 500, I raise him to 1000, he calls. River Jd!! Sweet, now I know I'm good. I'm bouncing my chips in my hand gently, thinking about bet size, when the dealer interprets me 'checking'. And the villain reacts by instantly putting me all-in for 1800 more. And I'm thinkin' 'I was worried about AQ/AK before the river. Possibly he slowplayed a set or two pair? Or maybe he just is trying to bluff at me? He saw me minraise and then fold, so he probably just thinks i'm a weak player! Yeah!'
I threw out (ie. decided I would pay off) TT/33. No draws were given the correct odds; I thought Ace-paired was mostly likely, and I was ahead of those. So I call. He flips KQ, revealing that he had called a 500 bet into an 1100 pot to chase his gutshot. Well, given my not betting the flop, he can't put me on an Ace. Maybe a T, QQ/JJ. I certainly acted scared of the ace on board. So when he's going all in, he probably thinks he can run me out!
Still...he was getting slight better than 2-1 with his attempt to hit 4 (Jack) outs. Maybe he thought a Jack/Queen/King would save him. Still a HORRIBLE turn call. I doubt he considered it though, more like "minraise, call w/anything". In retrospect, I was really afraid of AQ/AK, figured I was screwed and didn't really try anything. Fuck.
More on the cash game later.
We rolled for the $60 tournament and assured cash bustouts afterwards. I managed to set a personal record for fastest blowout of a tournament.
1st hand: KdKh in CO+1, 1 limper from UTG. with blinds at 25/50, and stacks of 2500, I raised to 200, everybody folds to the limper, who calls. Flop Js5s4s. Shit. He bets 400. I raise to 800, and get a quick call. Turn brings Jh, and a pot-sized bet which blows me out of the hand. I show in disgust. Mistake one.
6th hand: AJo in SB. Button raises to 300, I call. Flop comes AsTh3c. Check-check. Turn rag. He bets 500, I raise him to 1000, he calls. River Jd!! Sweet, now I know I'm good. I'm bouncing my chips in my hand gently, thinking about bet size, when the dealer interprets me 'checking'. And the villain reacts by instantly putting me all-in for 1800 more. And I'm thinkin' 'I was worried about AQ/AK before the river. Possibly he slowplayed a set or two pair? Or maybe he just is trying to bluff at me? He saw me minraise and then fold, so he probably just thinks i'm a weak player! Yeah!'
I threw out (ie. decided I would pay off) TT/33. No draws were given the correct odds; I thought Ace-paired was mostly likely, and I was ahead of those. So I call. He flips KQ, revealing that he had called a 500 bet into an 1100 pot to chase his gutshot. Well, given my not betting the flop, he can't put me on an Ace. Maybe a T, QQ/JJ. I certainly acted scared of the ace on board. So when he's going all in, he probably thinks he can run me out!
Still...he was getting slight better than 2-1 with his attempt to hit 4 (Jack) outs. Maybe he thought a Jack/Queen/King would save him. Still a HORRIBLE turn call. I doubt he considered it though, more like "minraise, call w/anything". In retrospect, I was really afraid of AQ/AK, figured I was screwed and didn't really try anything. Fuck.
More on the cash game later.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Three Weeks Later
Looks like I've been lax, y'all. I'm at work, listening to yet another boring telecon. So I'll spice things up a bit, post some hands and try to recall what I was thinking at the time.
God work has been killing me. Poker has been, too. Before I downloaded PokerTracker and PokerAceHUD (when I started to play online for REAL), I was about 75% into lifting weights/exercise, and 25% into playing poker. Now it's reversed. I'm playing better, b/c I have some more time and energy to devote to my hobby, but I don't think I can continue to do it at the cost of my health.
So goddamn jealous of the highschool / college kids that can just log 2k hands/day, 5 days a week. Gotta quit thinking like that, get back to multi-tabling at a comfortable level, and get to grinding.
I don't think I can multitable well on my laptop, and I've never really beaten $10NL, anyway. More success has been had against bad, thinking players at $25NL than bad, non-thinking players at $10NL. So do I multitable $10NL? play $5 Sngs? single table $25NL?
$100 bankroll. And I know what the math tells me to do, yes. But practically speaking....damn.
On to some hands.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303651
I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking preflop. Villain is dead set on driving the blinds out. Terrible play on the flop to call the minraise.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303669
I really didn't like this guy's open-limp pf, or his weak-ass steal raise on the flop, so I contested him, and failed to realize that he was strong. Should have raised his ass on the flop to find out where I was. Ended up misinterpreting his value bets. Fail.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303719
Early position, with a set on a draw heavy board. Facing a minbet from the PF raisers, I checkraise and kill all my action. Too dangerous a board to squeeze more value from?
That might have to be enough for now. Sorry to be so brief, it's a real bitch trying to move files from work.
God work has been killing me. Poker has been, too. Before I downloaded PokerTracker and PokerAceHUD (when I started to play online for REAL), I was about 75% into lifting weights/exercise, and 25% into playing poker. Now it's reversed. I'm playing better, b/c I have some more time and energy to devote to my hobby, but I don't think I can continue to do it at the cost of my health.
So goddamn jealous of the highschool / college kids that can just log 2k hands/day, 5 days a week. Gotta quit thinking like that, get back to multi-tabling at a comfortable level, and get to grinding.
I don't think I can multitable well on my laptop, and I've never really beaten $10NL, anyway. More success has been had against bad, thinking players at $25NL than bad, non-thinking players at $10NL. So do I multitable $10NL? play $5 Sngs? single table $25NL?
$100 bankroll. And I know what the math tells me to do, yes. But practically speaking....damn.
On to some hands.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303651
I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking preflop. Villain is dead set on driving the blinds out. Terrible play on the flop to call the minraise.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303669
I really didn't like this guy's open-limp pf, or his weak-ass steal raise on the flop, so I contested him, and failed to realize that he was strong. Should have raised his ass on the flop to find out where I was. Ended up misinterpreting his value bets. Fail.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1303719
Early position, with a set on a draw heavy board. Facing a minbet from the PF raisers, I checkraise and kill all my action. Too dangerous a board to squeeze more value from?
That might have to be enough for now. Sorry to be so brief, it's a real bitch trying to move files from work.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Saturday Night is for FISH
yeah, so I was out drinking on a boat all day. some sun, boobies, surf, and margaritas left me flat on my ass while the few energetic people left hit downtown Fort Worth. I decided to fire up UB and check out the so-called 'juicy weekend games'. they were juicy.
I sat at a .10/.25 table with a $98 stack to my left, and slightly-overfilled stacks everywhere else. After just a few orbits, I could see that the big stack was loose-passive, and was in the mood to pay absolutely everybody off. Only one other player had figured it out, and I didn't tangle with him much. I won the first 9 of 10 pots I was in, always showing the nuts or near-nuts in a showdown. Got enough of an image boost to run a few bluffs when I smelled some weakness. Here's an early one.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243412
I'm really starting to pay attention to my Cbetting and others' as well. Possibly I got married to my AKo, but it paid off as he couldn't have been holding anything better than a T. Looks like he put me on a Q when I tried to keep the betting at a pot-sized tear.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243436
first time tangling w/ the big fish. For the prior 3 orbits, he was paying people off with A-high, sometimes even K-high, not to mention 2nd or 3rd pair on the board. So naturally I decide that 3rd pair is the nuts, and call his flop bet, only to hit a 6 outer on the turn. Nice. I was sure that put me in front, and his pot-sized bet on the turn suggested he was scared of the two hearts. Easy call. The Q is nothing to be worried of, unless he was calling me down with Q9 (I am pretty sure he has X9). So how big a raise is he going to call? Maybe I could have squeezed more out of him, but I don't see how he's realistically going to pay me off when I've been flat calling him. Isn't he thinking about what I have?
No, he's going to pay me. I start salivating as I watch him chase his draws.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243448
more salivating as he overplays his ubernuthand Td4d
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243450
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243457
This player recently busted his $30 stack in w/ KK v AA. He's really tilting hard....or he really understands how aggro you have to be with a shortstack. In this hand, I flop the nuts vs his flush draw, apparently. How do I get more value out of my hand? Hope his flush card hits and it simultaneously fills me up? I have to blow him off this potentially dangerous board, and acting weak doesn't really seem like an option, given his min-bets. Grrr.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243464
Same player 5 hands later. Yup, he's tilting, as he pays off a flopped two pair with top pair, shit kicker. Note that this guy never considered that his K was no good. I could have had K9-KQ, given his raise.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243471
And then he gets me back. An orbit earlier, I had called his Cbet to freeze him and then taken the pot once he froze. Tried the same tactic again, and misread his pot-sized bet for aggression, rather than for the value bet that it was. I remember going through a "he'll bet again if he has it....whoaaaa....that's too big a bet, he doesn't have it....shit, he does'' thought-chain. First impressions, people
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243478
chasers pay me off again. the problem here is that the fish opens the door (oddswise) for the shark. lucky me.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243481
flopped set against flopped top two pair. as a TAG, I read him for an Ace. Could I have squeezed him more?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243486
what the fuck am i doing.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243487
my reraise didn't faze him, but made him think that I didn't have an A. Guess he put me on TT-QQ.
Now my slightly drunken girlfriend is back in my bed. End of poker talk. Sexy talk time. :P
I sat at a .10/.25 table with a $98 stack to my left, and slightly-overfilled stacks everywhere else. After just a few orbits, I could see that the big stack was loose-passive, and was in the mood to pay absolutely everybody off. Only one other player had figured it out, and I didn't tangle with him much. I won the first 9 of 10 pots I was in, always showing the nuts or near-nuts in a showdown. Got enough of an image boost to run a few bluffs when I smelled some weakness. Here's an early one.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243412
I'm really starting to pay attention to my Cbetting and others' as well. Possibly I got married to my AKo, but it paid off as he couldn't have been holding anything better than a T. Looks like he put me on a Q when I tried to keep the betting at a pot-sized tear.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243436
first time tangling w/ the big fish. For the prior 3 orbits, he was paying people off with A-high, sometimes even K-high, not to mention 2nd or 3rd pair on the board. So naturally I decide that 3rd pair is the nuts, and call his flop bet, only to hit a 6 outer on the turn. Nice. I was sure that put me in front, and his pot-sized bet on the turn suggested he was scared of the two hearts. Easy call. The Q is nothing to be worried of, unless he was calling me down with Q9 (I am pretty sure he has X9). So how big a raise is he going to call? Maybe I could have squeezed more out of him, but I don't see how he's realistically going to pay me off when I've been flat calling him. Isn't he thinking about what I have?
No, he's going to pay me. I start salivating as I watch him chase his draws.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243448
more salivating as he overplays his ubernuthand Td4d
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243450
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243457
This player recently busted his $30 stack in w/ KK v AA. He's really tilting hard....or he really understands how aggro you have to be with a shortstack. In this hand, I flop the nuts vs his flush draw, apparently. How do I get more value out of my hand? Hope his flush card hits and it simultaneously fills me up? I have to blow him off this potentially dangerous board, and acting weak doesn't really seem like an option, given his min-bets. Grrr.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243464
Same player 5 hands later. Yup, he's tilting, as he pays off a flopped two pair with top pair, shit kicker. Note that this guy never considered that his K was no good. I could have had K9-KQ, given his raise.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243471
And then he gets me back. An orbit earlier, I had called his Cbet to freeze him and then taken the pot once he froze. Tried the same tactic again, and misread his pot-sized bet for aggression, rather than for the value bet that it was. I remember going through a "he'll bet again if he has it....whoaaaa....that's too big a bet, he doesn't have it....shit, he does'' thought-chain. First impressions, people
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243478
chasers pay me off again. the problem here is that the fish opens the door (oddswise) for the shark. lucky me.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243481
flopped set against flopped top two pair. as a TAG, I read him for an Ace. Could I have squeezed him more?
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243486
what the fuck am i doing.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1243487
my reraise didn't faze him, but made him think that I didn't have an A. Guess he put me on TT-QQ.
Now my slightly drunken girlfriend is back in my bed. End of poker talk. Sexy talk time. :P
Monday, July 2, 2007
not another one
If I'm ever going to have success at poker, I need a place to remember my thoughts. This will do. I'll use this space to talk about my own hands. As I gain in poker knowledge, I can re-assess the best and worst hands, and post and check my goals.
Basically, the constant opportunity to play means that the 'socially unstructured' such as myself, need to REGULATE!! THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO.
Anyway, the hands. I guess I'll try to pick out my major mistakes
#1 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229198
Questionable raise from the SB. Feels nice and aggressive, and is definitely what a TAG would do with premium hands. The flop check looks like AK at best or maybe a flush draw, and the villain decides to call off most of his stack with top pair weak kicker. -EV play by both of us.
#2 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229207
Fourhanded. It's a shame I didn't reraise PF here, but I couldn't ask for a better flop. PF raiser makes a pot-sized bet, small stack shoves for twice that. I like my call and check-call to river, just missed. Marginal.
#3 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229212
Every once in a while you have to act like your cards are aces. This is a classic example of a bluff taken way too far. Taking a shot on the flop is OK. Firing a second barrell on the turn is a marginal spot, as it cost me image equity [they know I like to Cbet]. There have been plenty of times that the second barrell has taken it down, but my bet sizing is off. What the hell could he have been pushing with? A great read and a flush draw? Or KQo?
#4 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229213
Just a terrible call on the flop by the villain, who hits his overcard.
#5 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229217
My mistake here is not considering implied odds. His stack is not sized enough for a 3bet bluff, so I should be giving him credit for a premium hand. With a full stack, I'd make this call again, but I'd like it even more against two fully loaded callers. I smell tilt here on my part, as Le Mentor had outkicked me on two prior post, and I was loosening up, trying to bust him.
#6 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229218
Good read by the villain that I didn't hold an ace. The river bet was -EV fo sho.
That closes one session
#7 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229226
I like my reraise PF. A thinking opponent would put me on a pocket pair at the least a premium pair more likely. Alarm bells SHOULD have been going off when he bet into me after I showed strength. 66/AQ/QQ/JJ are all possibilities. I tried to bully, and he made a poor call that paid off. Can't bully all the time!
#8 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229228
I got played bad. Villain's weak bets on flop and turn made me scent some weakness. My river bet is AWFUL. Exactly what hands that I can beat are going to call that bet? What, am I representing 44?? Terrible. NH, sir.
#9 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229230
Gave the villain credit for an overpair after his flop and turn plays.
#10 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229232
Perfect river card comes to hang me. I figured I was beat, based on the villain's flat calls.
#11 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229233
woops, same hand as above
#12 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229240
Looks like Marsdale was starting to play back at me. Usually happens after awhile at a table -- you're identified as a _____ - type of player, and people try to take advantage of that. The problem with the TAG-style is that huge reraises like this knock you off most hands. I haven't always figured out good ways to adjust, as I tend to stop thinking and shove when most of my stack is committed. Hmmmm
#13 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229242
blinds vs blinds. nothing major.
#14 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229246
more blinds vs blinds. nothing major
and a third session
#15 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229258
Here I note a larger-than-average raise from UTG, which looks scared to me. I find JJ and re-raise from the SB to put the Fear of God into the inital raiser. He calls, I see two aces on the board, and shove it, representing (hopefully) an ace to his 'scared TT/JJ/QQ pf raise'. Unfortunately, my read is dead off, and i pay him off in a big way. I got too involved in a pot that was too big with marginal hand. Decent thought process, but a poor decision on his hand range.
#16 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229260
I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking preflop with this hand...I think I just didn't want to 'look weak'. What the hell is my ego doing playing poker? I get into a 'This is My Table, Bitches' mindset and end up -EV on plays. IT'S OK TO GET CAUGHT WIHT MY HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR. IN FACT, IT GETS ME PAID IN THE LONG RUN.
#17 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229262
Falling in love with TPTK. For some reason I put him on KJ/QJ. I'm not sure how I can get away from this one.
#18 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229264
He really had to have 98/88/99 here. The flop call was marginal, but the turn fold is good.
#19 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229265
Did he read me? I don't know.
#20 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229269
This is straight spew. I'm coming unglued here to call a reraise.
#21 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229278
Why did I bet this flop. Frustration.
#22 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229280
A river bet might have taken this down.
#23 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229283
A bad reraise by the pf raiser. Hee hee.
#24 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229284
Bad river bet after flopping the nuts. I put him on something like A7.
#25 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229285
Prayed he had a Q. Wrong. Quit praying.
#26 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229286
Why did I show?!
#27 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229287
I am a counterfeiting suckout luckbox.
#28 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229290
This guy was starting to piss me off. He probably had a middle pocket pair.
#29 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229292
Probably the most value I could have extracted. I'd take more pride in that if I could have put him on that hand.
#30 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229295
This guy is just a complete retard. Not that my turn raise is a great play...but at least it screams that I have a high king. When he called here, I put him on AJ/AK, and his river shove sealed it. So surprised to see an underpair to the board. I wonder if he was surprised? -EV play by me. runner runner straight lol
#31 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229298
The odd turn bet should have raised an eyebrow, here. I'm really, really proud of my river check.
#32 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229301
This is not a cooler. A cooler would be 33 to his 99, undetectable. I could have laid this down. Grrr. I guess I didn't because I (wanted to) believe(d) that he was playing back at me. I have ot learn that IT'S OK TO BE CAUGHT. Maybe here I didn't think I WAS caught.
#33 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229303
Disgustingly lucky to hit a four outer against flop nuts. I guess from the PF action, there was no way to put me on a premium pair, and there was no way for me to put him on the 1 hand that was ahead of me. Suckout artist.
#34 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229306
A nonthinking play by me. Decided to play my draw aggro and shoved. Assumed I was behind to AA/KK by his flop bet. When I missed, I berated myself, and then jawdropped on his hand. I guess he was thinking the same thing, and married his reraise.
#35 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229307
Unfuckingreal for him to hit. I should shove all day here, thought I would slowplay. BAD IDEA. If I'm up against AA, at least I can get him to THINK about folding to a set.
#36 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229309
Bad turn play? Bad FLOP play. Damn tough spot w/ no clubs.
#37 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229315
This is a case of overcards vs set again, I thought. If I don't shove the flop here, I'm essentially done, as he's committed. I could put him on 44-66 here, or JJ-AA. I'm not ahead of much.
#38 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229319
This is shit. When I'm making plays like this, it's time to leave. I need to only muscle people a FEW times, not ALL the time. Quit being a hero.
#39 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229324
Again, I only make money on ridiculous suckouts. Nah....this is what you get when you play your aces like this.
Basically, the constant opportunity to play means that the 'socially unstructured' such as myself, need to REGULATE!! THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO.
Anyway, the hands. I guess I'll try to pick out my major mistakes
#1 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229198
Questionable raise from the SB. Feels nice and aggressive, and is definitely what a TAG would do with premium hands. The flop check looks like AK at best or maybe a flush draw, and the villain decides to call off most of his stack with top pair weak kicker. -EV play by both of us.
#2 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229207
Fourhanded. It's a shame I didn't reraise PF here, but I couldn't ask for a better flop. PF raiser makes a pot-sized bet, small stack shoves for twice that. I like my call and check-call to river, just missed. Marginal.
#3 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229212
Every once in a while you have to act like your cards are aces. This is a classic example of a bluff taken way too far. Taking a shot on the flop is OK. Firing a second barrell on the turn is a marginal spot, as it cost me image equity [they know I like to Cbet]. There have been plenty of times that the second barrell has taken it down, but my bet sizing is off. What the hell could he have been pushing with? A great read and a flush draw? Or KQo?
#4 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229213
Just a terrible call on the flop by the villain, who hits his overcard.
#5 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229217
My mistake here is not considering implied odds. His stack is not sized enough for a 3bet bluff, so I should be giving him credit for a premium hand. With a full stack, I'd make this call again, but I'd like it even more against two fully loaded callers. I smell tilt here on my part, as Le Mentor had outkicked me on two prior post, and I was loosening up, trying to bust him.
#6 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229218
Good read by the villain that I didn't hold an ace. The river bet was -EV fo sho.
That closes one session
#7 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229226
I like my reraise PF. A thinking opponent would put me on a pocket pair at the least a premium pair more likely. Alarm bells SHOULD have been going off when he bet into me after I showed strength. 66/AQ/QQ/JJ are all possibilities. I tried to bully, and he made a poor call that paid off. Can't bully all the time!
#8 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229228
I got played bad. Villain's weak bets on flop and turn made me scent some weakness. My river bet is AWFUL. Exactly what hands that I can beat are going to call that bet? What, am I representing 44?? Terrible. NH, sir.
#9 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229230
Gave the villain credit for an overpair after his flop and turn plays.
#10 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229232
Perfect river card comes to hang me. I figured I was beat, based on the villain's flat calls.
#11 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229233
woops, same hand as above
#12 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229240
Looks like Marsdale was starting to play back at me. Usually happens after awhile at a table -- you're identified as a _____ - type of player, and people try to take advantage of that. The problem with the TAG-style is that huge reraises like this knock you off most hands. I haven't always figured out good ways to adjust, as I tend to stop thinking and shove when most of my stack is committed. Hmmmm
#13 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229242
blinds vs blinds. nothing major.
#14 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229246
more blinds vs blinds. nothing major
and a third session
#15 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229258
Here I note a larger-than-average raise from UTG, which looks scared to me. I find JJ and re-raise from the SB to put the Fear of God into the inital raiser. He calls, I see two aces on the board, and shove it, representing (hopefully) an ace to his 'scared TT/JJ/QQ pf raise'. Unfortunately, my read is dead off, and i pay him off in a big way. I got too involved in a pot that was too big with marginal hand. Decent thought process, but a poor decision on his hand range.
#16 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229260
I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking preflop with this hand...I think I just didn't want to 'look weak'. What the hell is my ego doing playing poker? I get into a 'This is My Table, Bitches' mindset and end up -EV on plays. IT'S OK TO GET CAUGHT WIHT MY HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR. IN FACT, IT GETS ME PAID IN THE LONG RUN.
#17 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229262
Falling in love with TPTK. For some reason I put him on KJ/QJ. I'm not sure how I can get away from this one.
#18 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229264
He really had to have 98/88/99 here. The flop call was marginal, but the turn fold is good.
#19 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229265
Did he read me? I don't know.
#20 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229269
This is straight spew. I'm coming unglued here to call a reraise.
#21 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229278
Why did I bet this flop. Frustration.
#22 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229280
A river bet might have taken this down.
#23 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229283
A bad reraise by the pf raiser. Hee hee.
#24 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229284
Bad river bet after flopping the nuts. I put him on something like A7.
#25 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229285
Prayed he had a Q. Wrong. Quit praying.
#26 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229286
Why did I show?!
#27 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229287
I am a counterfeiting suckout luckbox.
#28 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229290
This guy was starting to piss me off. He probably had a middle pocket pair.
#29 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229292
Probably the most value I could have extracted. I'd take more pride in that if I could have put him on that hand.
#30 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229295
This guy is just a complete retard. Not that my turn raise is a great play...but at least it screams that I have a high king. When he called here, I put him on AJ/AK, and his river shove sealed it. So surprised to see an underpair to the board. I wonder if he was surprised? -EV play by me. runner runner straight lol
#31 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229298
The odd turn bet should have raised an eyebrow, here. I'm really, really proud of my river check.
#32 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229301
This is not a cooler. A cooler would be 33 to his 99, undetectable. I could have laid this down. Grrr. I guess I didn't because I (wanted to) believe(d) that he was playing back at me. I have ot learn that IT'S OK TO BE CAUGHT. Maybe here I didn't think I WAS caught.
#33 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229303
Disgustingly lucky to hit a four outer against flop nuts. I guess from the PF action, there was no way to put me on a premium pair, and there was no way for me to put him on the 1 hand that was ahead of me. Suckout artist.
#34 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229306
A nonthinking play by me. Decided to play my draw aggro and shoved. Assumed I was behind to AA/KK by his flop bet. When I missed, I berated myself, and then jawdropped on his hand. I guess he was thinking the same thing, and married his reraise.
#35 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229307
Unfuckingreal for him to hit. I should shove all day here, thought I would slowplay. BAD IDEA. If I'm up against AA, at least I can get him to THINK about folding to a set.
#36 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229309
Bad turn play? Bad FLOP play. Damn tough spot w/ no clubs.
#37 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229315
This is a case of overcards vs set again, I thought. If I don't shove the flop here, I'm essentially done, as he's committed. I could put him on 44-66 here, or JJ-AA. I'm not ahead of much.
#38 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229319
This is shit. When I'm making plays like this, it's time to leave. I need to only muscle people a FEW times, not ALL the time. Quit being a hero.
#39 http://www.pokerhand.org/?1229324
Again, I only make money on ridiculous suckouts. Nah....this is what you get when you play your aces like this.
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