Overall: +$34.05 in 2610 table minutes
I squeezed in a quick session this evening because I had a little free time on my hands. It turned into a small win with a couple hands which I thought were interesting.
Hand 1: PokerTracker lists AA at the top, and I can't help but feel a little glad that villain was all-in on the flop.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Ac, Ah.
UTG raises, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG caps, Hero calls, SB calls.
Flop: (13 SB) Qd, 6h, 8s (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, SB folds, UTG 3-bets (All-in), Hero calls.
Turn: (9.50 BB) Td (2 players)
River: (9.50 BB) 2c (2 players)
Results:
UTG has Qc Qs (three of a kind, queens).
Hero has Ac Ah (one pair, aces).
Hand 2: I donked up this flopped flush. I don't have anything in particular about MP. He raises some preflop and plays too many hands. I figure that this is a decent semi-coldcall with a hand that can flop well in so many ways. I played it poorly by check-raising instead of betting out.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Qc, Jc.
UTG calls, MP calls, CO raises, 1 fold, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG calls, MP folds.
Flop: (9 SB) 6c, 7c, 9c (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, CO bets, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG folds, CO calls.
Turn: (6.50 BB) Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, CO folds.
Hand 3: This was a failed steal attempt. BB didn't seem particularly loose or tricky, so I decided that if he called a flop bet, he must have the best hand, which is why I check-folded the turn. Maybe he has a heart draw or a queen, but there are far too many ways I'm beat now, and those hands against which I have the lead, they all have many outs on the river to win, and I don't want to fire three barrels into this board with this hand.
Preflop: Hero is SB with 7c, Ac.
3 folds, SB raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) Jh, Th, Ks (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3 BB) 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero folds.
Hand 4: Villain is a LAG. I would have 3-bet him except that CO is a fairly readable player. He's tight enough that I know he's calling with at least a decent hand and I know that he knows that villain is a bit overaggro. I'd rather keep the pot small preflop so that I don't have a bloated pot to contend with postflop. On the flop, CO's call means a weak hand (except if he had 55 or 22 or A2s), and his call is a loose peel to snag a pair with two overs to the board. I check-raised here for value, and CO's fold is a little surprising given that he closes the action and is getting monster odds. He must have made a very loose peel on that first bet. I thought about throwing a screwplay on the turn with the aggro villain, but decided to just value bet instead.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, Qs.
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, 2 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) 5d, 2s, 2h (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, CO calls, Hero raises, MP calls, CO folds.
Turn: (5.75 BB) Ah (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
River: (7.75 BB) 4h (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
Results:
Hero has Ac Qs (two pair, aces and twos).
MP has As Td (two pair, aces and twos).
Hand 5: Here's another hand with the same two villains. I could have only called the 3-bet preflop, but my table image was pretty solid at the time as I had been showing down solid hands and taking a number of pots uncontested. I suspected that aggro-villain was playing back at me a little bit. On the flop, I went back to playing the relative position game. With the predictable player in the pot, I knew I could count on him to tell me what he has. Sadly for him, CO caught a nice flop.
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ks, Ad.
Hero raises, 1 fold, CO 3-bets, Button calls, 2 folds, Hero caps, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (13.50 SB) 9d, 7c, Tc (3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (8.25 BB) Qh (3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Button raises, Hero folds, CO 3-bets, Button calls.
River: (14.25 BB) 5h (2 players)
CO bets, Button calls.
Results:
CO has Ts 9c (two pair, tens and nines).
Button has Qd Ah (one pair, queens).
Hand 6: I think I played this perfectly. A turn raise is bad because it allows better hands to raise me, and if he has a worse hand, it's either much worse (so that he may not pay me off) or not much worse (and could chop on a range of cards on the river). Since it's heads up, there's no point in pumping the pot.
Preflop: Hero is Button with 9d, Ad.
UTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.
Flop: (10 SB) 5c, Jh, 5h (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Hero checks.
Turn: (5 BB) As (5 players)
SB bets, BB folds, UTG folds, MP folds, Hero calls.
River: (7 BB) Qd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
SB has Ks 5s (three of a kind, fives).
Hero has 9d Ad (two pair, aces and fives).
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Day 17: -$28.90 (-29 BB at $.50/1)
Overall: +$29.95 in 2510 table minutes
Sometimes, the cards are out to get you. Today was one of those days. It could have been worse, I guess. I only played 81 hands, and when 6 of those hands (7.4% of all hands, 27.3% of VPIP hands) account for -25 BB, it's very hard to have a positive session.
Hand 1:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Kd, Ac.
2 folds, CO raises, 1 fold, SB 3-bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 9d, 6d, 8d (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 4s (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
River: (9 BB) 5d (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO raises, SB folds, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Kd Ac (flush, king high).
CO has Ad 7d (straight flush, nine high).
Hand 2:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qs, Qd.
2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button caps, Hero calls, CO calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) Qc, 8c, Ad (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (10.75 BB) 7c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button raises, Hero calls, CO calls.
River: (16.75 BB) Tc (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Results:
Hero has Qs Qd (three of a kind, queens).
CO has Ah Th (two pair, aces and tens).
Button has Ks Ac (flush, ace high).
Hand 3:
Preflop: Hero is SB with 6s, 6c.
UTG calls, MP calls, 2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (4 SB) 6h, Qc, Js (4 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG folds, MP calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) Kh (3 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, MP folds, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls.
River: (11.50 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Results:
Hero has 6s 6c (three of a kind, sixes).
BB has 9h Ts (straight, king high).
Hand 4:
Preflop: Hero is BB with As, 5s.
1 fold, MP calls, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (3 SB) Ts, 5h, Qs (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, MP 3-bets, SB calls, Hero caps, MP calls, SB calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) Kd (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks.
River: (7.50 BB) Ah (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB folds.
Results:
Hero has As 5s (two pair, aces and fives).
MP has Js 7s (straight, ace high).
Hand 6:
Preflop: Hero is SB with 3d, 3h.
1 fold, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (3 SB) 2s, 3c, Jd (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, Button calls.
Turn: (2.50 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.
River: (4.50 BB) 4s (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has 3d 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Ah Jh (straight, five high).
Sometimes, the cards are out to get you. Today was one of those days. It could have been worse, I guess. I only played 81 hands, and when 6 of those hands (7.4% of all hands, 27.3% of VPIP hands) account for -25 BB, it's very hard to have a positive session.
Hand 1:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Kd, Ac.
2 folds, CO raises, 1 fold, SB 3-bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 9d, 6d, 8d (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 4s (3 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
River: (9 BB) 5d (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO raises, SB folds, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Kd Ac (flush, king high).
CO has Ad 7d (straight flush, nine high).
Hand 2:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qs, Qd.
2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button caps, Hero calls, CO calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) Qc, 8c, Ad (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (10.75 BB) 7c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button raises, Hero calls, CO calls.
River: (16.75 BB) Tc (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets, Hero calls, CO calls.
Results:
Hero has Qs Qd (three of a kind, queens).
CO has Ah Th (two pair, aces and tens).
Button has Ks Ac (flush, ace high).
Hand 3:
Preflop: Hero is SB with 6s, 6c.
UTG calls, MP calls, 2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (4 SB) 6h, Qc, Js (4 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG folds, MP calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) Kh (3 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, MP folds, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls.
River: (11.50 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Results:
Hero has 6s 6c (three of a kind, sixes).
BB has 9h Ts (straight, king high).
Hand 4:
Preflop: Hero is BB with As, 5s.
1 fold, MP calls, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (3 SB) Ts, 5h, Qs (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, MP 3-bets, SB calls, Hero caps, MP calls, SB calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) Kd (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks.
River: (7.50 BB) Ah (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB folds.
Results:
Hero has As 5s (two pair, aces and fives).
MP has Js 7s (straight, ace high).
Hand 6:
Preflop: Hero is SB with 3d, 3h.
1 fold, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (3 SB) 2s, 3c, Jd (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, Button calls.
Turn: (2.50 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.
River: (4.50 BB) 4s (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has 3d 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Ah Jh (straight, five high).
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Day 16: -$22.35 (-22 BB at $.50/1)
Overall: +$58.85 in 2452 table minutes
Today's feature is titled "Losing the value bet war." I was playing against a player who was calling down with a wide wide range of hands. The lowest I saw was Q2o with queen high. On the other hand, he was also calling down with hands like a flopped set and trips. He never bluffed (and almost never bet). I did my best to isolate against him, but unfortunately, the cards didn't come my way. I did a lot of value betting with hands like top pair, overpairs, and the like, but ended up down because he kept turning over monsters. I'm glad that he didn't raise these hands, because if he were aggressive and catching cards the way he was, I'd be down much much more than I am. No detailed hand posts today.
Today's feature is titled "Losing the value bet war." I was playing against a player who was calling down with a wide wide range of hands. The lowest I saw was Q2o with queen high. On the other hand, he was also calling down with hands like a flopped set and trips. He never bluffed (and almost never bet). I did my best to isolate against him, but unfortunately, the cards didn't come my way. I did a lot of value betting with hands like top pair, overpairs, and the like, but ended up down because he kept turning over monsters. I'm glad that he didn't raise these hands, because if he were aggressive and catching cards the way he was, I'd be down much much more than I am. No detailed hand posts today.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Day 15: +$22.45 (+22 BB at $.50/1)
Overall: +$81.20 in 2307 table minutes
Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving! I had just over 20 people at my place last night for Thanksgiving dinner, and it was great. About half of them were members of Graduate Christian Fellowship at UCSD, and the other half were friends and family of GCF members. I ended up making two turkeys, one baked in the oven and one semi-smoked over the grill. (I say semi-smoked because the first smoke bomb I put in there turned into a fireball, so I don't know how much smokey flavor was actually picked up by the meat.)
I went back up to two tables today for no particular reason. I would really like to develop the ability to switch between two lines of thinking with ease, and I know that if I want to develop this, I should start sooner (low stakes) rather than later (not quite as low stakes). I do notice that when I play two tables, I remember fewer hands that I played. I'm also going to try posting hands via the FTR Hand Converter to see if I like the format better.
Once again, I'm within reach of the next level...
Hand 1:
Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, Ad.
UTG calls, 1 fold, CO raises, Button calls, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG calls.
Flop: (9 SB) Ac, 8c, 9d (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (6.50 BB) 3s (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, Button folds, SB calls, UTG calls.
River: (9.50 BB) 7c (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, SB calls, UTG folds.
I guess this is a bad beat. I lost to 52 of clubs. I'm posting this hand simply because after I lost, I had to remind myself that it was a good value bet against a wide range of hands.
Hand 2:
Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Ah.
1 fold, MP raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, MP caps, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (16 SB) Js, 4s, 2c (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP bets, Hero raises, SB folds, BB calls, MP 3-bets, Hero calls, BB calls.
Turn: (12.50 BB) Qh (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero checks.
River: (12.50 BB) 8c (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, BB calls, MP folds.
The turn play really had me confused. MP is a known aggressive player. His preflop raising range is quite wide, but this is the first time that he capped. Given that he capped in a multi-way pot, I assumed that this meant he was more likely to have a legitimate hand. The flop 3-bet seemed to point in this direction as well. But when he checked on the turn, I became concerned that he might have QQ. Aggro players tend not to slow down suddenly unless they have hit a strong hand. I intended to check behind and call a single river bet, but it was checked to me again. BB paid off with T8o and to the best of my knowledge, MP had AK of spades and decided it wise to get to the river cheaply instead of semi-bluffing.
Hand 3:
Preflop: Hero is SB with Kd, Kc.
UTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 8d, 7h, 3s (4 players)
SB bets, BB raises, UTG calls, MP folds, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (8.50 BB) 7d (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
River: (11.50 BB) 5h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, UTG raises, Hero calls.
I thought about folding to this river check-raise. Villain in this hand was not particularly aggressive and I had no reason to think he would pull a monster bluff here on the end. But I hate folding overpairs and paid him off. He had 96 of hearts for the OESD.
Hand 4:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ts, 5s.
2 folds, SB raises, Hero calls.
Flop: (4 SB) As, Qh, Ah (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3 BB) 3h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB folds.
Villain in this hand was an aggro-stealer. He was an aggressive player already, and in blind situations he seemed to turn it up even more. But he also knew how to fold when it's fairly clear that he's beat. Because his preflop range is so large here, I think this play works very very very often. If he were a showdown monkey (like me), then I think it would be harder to pull this off, as he would be showing down pocket pairs like 55 to win. I might not be playing this hand against such a player... at least not at my current skill level.
Hand 5: I'm posting this one to 2+2 for some feedback.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Tc, 9c.
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (4 SB) Kh, 4h, 9s (4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, CO calls, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (4 BB) Kd (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, Button checks.
River: (4 BB) Kc (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
This one gets put in the "I played it strangely" file. From SB, I don't always donk this flop with my hand. I think I would from BB with only two players behind me to act, but with three players it becomes much more marginal (especially if the players are aggressive or otherwise hard to read). I don't recall anything special about BB (a consequence of playing two tables, I think). I'm not quite sure how to handle the turn play. My instinct says that betting is best, but with all the callers and the broadway draws, I'm not sure if I can get away reliably on the river. Once the river gave me a boat, I decided to check-call because I'm pretty sure not many worse hands will call and that the chances of there being only worse hands out there is just too small. But I can check-call because after the turn action there is a decent chance that someone wakes up and tries to bluff the missed draw, especially after some checks.
Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving! I had just over 20 people at my place last night for Thanksgiving dinner, and it was great. About half of them were members of Graduate Christian Fellowship at UCSD, and the other half were friends and family of GCF members. I ended up making two turkeys, one baked in the oven and one semi-smoked over the grill. (I say semi-smoked because the first smoke bomb I put in there turned into a fireball, so I don't know how much smokey flavor was actually picked up by the meat.)
I went back up to two tables today for no particular reason. I would really like to develop the ability to switch between two lines of thinking with ease, and I know that if I want to develop this, I should start sooner (low stakes) rather than later (not quite as low stakes). I do notice that when I play two tables, I remember fewer hands that I played. I'm also going to try posting hands via the FTR Hand Converter to see if I like the format better.
Once again, I'm within reach of the next level...
Hand 1:
Preflop: Hero is CO with Ah, Ad.
UTG calls, 1 fold, CO raises, Button calls, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG calls.
Flop: (9 SB) Ac, 8c, 9d (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, Button calls, SB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (6.50 BB) 3s (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, Button folds, SB calls, UTG calls.
River: (9.50 BB) 7c (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, SB calls, UTG folds.
I guess this is a bad beat. I lost to 52 of clubs. I'm posting this hand simply because after I lost, I had to remind myself that it was a good value bet against a wide range of hands.
Hand 2:
Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Ah.
1 fold, MP raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, MP caps, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (16 SB) Js, 4s, 2c (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP bets, Hero raises, SB folds, BB calls, MP 3-bets, Hero calls, BB calls.
Turn: (12.50 BB) Qh (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero checks.
River: (12.50 BB) 8c (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, BB calls, MP folds.
The turn play really had me confused. MP is a known aggressive player. His preflop raising range is quite wide, but this is the first time that he capped. Given that he capped in a multi-way pot, I assumed that this meant he was more likely to have a legitimate hand. The flop 3-bet seemed to point in this direction as well. But when he checked on the turn, I became concerned that he might have QQ. Aggro players tend not to slow down suddenly unless they have hit a strong hand. I intended to check behind and call a single river bet, but it was checked to me again. BB paid off with T8o and to the best of my knowledge, MP had AK of spades and decided it wise to get to the river cheaply instead of semi-bluffing.
Hand 3:
Preflop: Hero is SB with Kd, Kc.
UTG calls, MP calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls, MP calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 8d, 7h, 3s (4 players)
SB bets, BB raises, UTG calls, MP folds, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (8.50 BB) 7d (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
River: (11.50 BB) 5h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, UTG raises, Hero calls.
I thought about folding to this river check-raise. Villain in this hand was not particularly aggressive and I had no reason to think he would pull a monster bluff here on the end. But I hate folding overpairs and paid him off. He had 96 of hearts for the OESD.
Hand 4:
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ts, 5s.
2 folds, SB raises, Hero calls.
Flop: (4 SB) As, Qh, Ah (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3 BB) 3h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB folds.
Villain in this hand was an aggro-stealer. He was an aggressive player already, and in blind situations he seemed to turn it up even more. But he also knew how to fold when it's fairly clear that he's beat. Because his preflop range is so large here, I think this play works very very very often. If he were a showdown monkey (like me), then I think it would be harder to pull this off, as he would be showing down pocket pairs like 55 to win. I might not be playing this hand against such a player... at least not at my current skill level.
Hand 5: I'm posting this one to 2+2 for some feedback.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Tc, 9c.
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (4 SB) Kh, 4h, 9s (4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, CO calls, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (4 BB) Kd (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO checks, Button checks.
River: (4 BB) Kc (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
This one gets put in the "I played it strangely" file. From SB, I don't always donk this flop with my hand. I think I would from BB with only two players behind me to act, but with three players it becomes much more marginal (especially if the players are aggressive or otherwise hard to read). I don't recall anything special about BB (a consequence of playing two tables, I think). I'm not quite sure how to handle the turn play. My instinct says that betting is best, but with all the callers and the broadway draws, I'm not sure if I can get away reliably on the river. Once the river gave me a boat, I decided to check-call because I'm pretty sure not many worse hands will call and that the chances of there being only worse hands out there is just too small. But I can check-call because after the turn action there is a decent chance that someone wakes up and tries to bluff the missed draw, especially after some checks.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Day 14: +$31.65 (+32 BB at $.50/1)
Overall: +$58.75 in 2150 table minutes
Finally, after running bad for 5 sessions in a row, I have a decent upswing to pull me up and make me feel good about my playing again. I played a little distracted tonight, chatting online with a friend and on the phone, but it was okay.
Hand 1: I raise A4s UTG, the next player coldcalls, SB calls, and BB folds. The flop is A77 and it's checked to me. I bet, get called, and SB check-raises. SB is a somewhat known aggressive player. His check-raise can be an ace, a worse pocket pair, or total junk. It's rarely a 7. If it's an ace, I run a slight risk of being outkicked and not having the board bail me out. In both other circumstances, I have him drawing very thin. I'm not sure if he would fold if I put more pressure on him, and since this is a way ahead type of situation and since I have position, I decided to let him try to buy the pot from me and just call down. After I called, the coldcaller folded. The turn was a 9, the river an 8, and I lost to JTs hitting runner-runner straight (less than 4%).
Hand 2: This one makes me a little disappointed because I misread the board. I raise KK preflop and flop top set on a flush draw board. I bet and get called in two spots. The turn is an offsuit card, I bet and get called by one player. The river is a flush card, I bet and get check-raised. Sadly, I failed to notice that this card also paired the board, so I missed out on a likely two more BBs to add to my collection.
Hand 3: There is one limper and I raise KJs from the cutoff. The small blind and the limper call, giving us a 3-handed flop. The flop is Q64 with a flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I bet. SB calls and the limper check-raises. At this point, I can either 3-bet (for value and often a free card) or just call and look to raise a turned flush. I decided to go with the 3-bet and got called in both spots. The turn was an offsuit T, giving me the OESD. I took my free card because there was no way I had the best hand and there was no way I was going to make them both fold. The river brought another T, giving me the flush. The flop check-raiser bet into me and I raised. I thought about trying to get an overcall out of the other villain, but the chances of getting a call out of the aggressor are far greater than the chances of getting a call out of the other guy, so I clicked raise. The last player folded out and the aggressor called. He showed Q2o for flopped top pair.
Hand 4: I have K5s in the big blind and it's a 6-handed family pot. The flop is KQ7 giving me top pair and the flush draw. I lead out, get raised, get 3-bet, and I choose to cap it because the players in this hand are a little LAGgy. The turn is my flush card, and it gets capped again, although one player ended up all-in halfway through. The river is a 2 of bonus flush and I bet, hoping not to run into the the A. It was called and I laugh at the button limper's KK and the all-in's Q6o.
Hand 5: There's an early raise, a few callers, and I call with QJs. There are 5 of us to the flop. It comes down Q98 with a backdoor flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I check, anticipating that the aggressor would bet so that I could evaluate the action from the rest of the table. Instead, it gets checked around. The turn is a 3, and I bet it, getting called in two spots. The river is a 5, I bet again, and get called once. I win the pot.
Finally, after running bad for 5 sessions in a row, I have a decent upswing to pull me up and make me feel good about my playing again. I played a little distracted tonight, chatting online with a friend and on the phone, but it was okay.
Hand 1: I raise A4s UTG, the next player coldcalls, SB calls, and BB folds. The flop is A77 and it's checked to me. I bet, get called, and SB check-raises. SB is a somewhat known aggressive player. His check-raise can be an ace, a worse pocket pair, or total junk. It's rarely a 7. If it's an ace, I run a slight risk of being outkicked and not having the board bail me out. In both other circumstances, I have him drawing very thin. I'm not sure if he would fold if I put more pressure on him, and since this is a way ahead type of situation and since I have position, I decided to let him try to buy the pot from me and just call down. After I called, the coldcaller folded. The turn was a 9, the river an 8, and I lost to JTs hitting runner-runner straight (less than 4%).
Hand 2: This one makes me a little disappointed because I misread the board. I raise KK preflop and flop top set on a flush draw board. I bet and get called in two spots. The turn is an offsuit card, I bet and get called by one player. The river is a flush card, I bet and get check-raised. Sadly, I failed to notice that this card also paired the board, so I missed out on a likely two more BBs to add to my collection.
Hand 3: There is one limper and I raise KJs from the cutoff. The small blind and the limper call, giving us a 3-handed flop. The flop is Q64 with a flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I bet. SB calls and the limper check-raises. At this point, I can either 3-bet (for value and often a free card) or just call and look to raise a turned flush. I decided to go with the 3-bet and got called in both spots. The turn was an offsuit T, giving me the OESD. I took my free card because there was no way I had the best hand and there was no way I was going to make them both fold. The river brought another T, giving me the flush. The flop check-raiser bet into me and I raised. I thought about trying to get an overcall out of the other villain, but the chances of getting a call out of the aggressor are far greater than the chances of getting a call out of the other guy, so I clicked raise. The last player folded out and the aggressor called. He showed Q2o for flopped top pair.
Hand 4: I have K5s in the big blind and it's a 6-handed family pot. The flop is KQ7 giving me top pair and the flush draw. I lead out, get raised, get 3-bet, and I choose to cap it because the players in this hand are a little LAGgy. The turn is my flush card, and it gets capped again, although one player ended up all-in halfway through. The river is a 2 of bonus flush and I bet, hoping not to run into the the A. It was called and I laugh at the button limper's KK and the all-in's Q6o.
Hand 5: There's an early raise, a few callers, and I call with QJs. There are 5 of us to the flop. It comes down Q98 with a backdoor flush draw for me. It's checked to me and I check, anticipating that the aggressor would bet so that I could evaluate the action from the rest of the table. Instead, it gets checked around. The turn is a 3, and I bet it, getting called in two spots. The river is a 5, I bet again, and get called once. I win the pot.
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