Level: +$24.00 in 32.85 table hours (+12 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$296.65 in 171.82 table hours
I don't know why, but I seem to have increased tremendously in my confidence without having done a whole lot. I'm still in the same slump that I've been in, but things just "feel" better.
Hand 1: Nobody had a heart but me?
Preflop: Hero is Button with Jh, Ah.
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, Hero calls, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (10 SB) 7d, 5h, Th (5 players)
SB bets, BB calls, MP calls, CO folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, BB folds, MP calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (10 BB) 3h (3 players)
SB bets, MP calls, Button raises, SB folds, MP folds.
Hand 2: I was surprised at what he showed down. When he called the turn raise, I was really expecting to see him show a dumbly played AK or maybe KJ. Instead, it was A2... not terrible given that it's blind defense.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, Qc.
3 folds, SB raises, Hero 3-bets, SB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) 5s, Qh, 3d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero calls.
Turn: (5 BB) Ts (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
River: (9 BB) Kd (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
Results:
SB has Ah 2d (high card, ace).
Hero has Ac Qc (one pair, queens).
Hand 3: Villain here is tight-passive. When he called the flop bet, I knew I was behind -- I was hoping he'd just check-fold a hand like KQ or maybe AJs. I felt that he wouldn't fold AK on the turn. However, I felt that it was likely that he would not bluff the river and would not call the river with AK UI. My bluff probably bought this pot from him.
Preflop: Hero is UTG with As, Th.
Hero raises, 2 folds, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) 9h, 8c, 3d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) 6h (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.
River: (4.25 BB) 4s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB folds.
Hand 4: Here's a fun calldown against a player who I've seen get randomly aggressive. Once it was heads up on the turn, I was going to get to showdown for two bets or less.
Preflop: Hero is SB with 9h, Ac.
UTG calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (4 SB) Qh, Qc, 2h (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Button folds, Hero calls, BB folds.
Turn: (3 BB) Jd (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero calls.
River: (5 BB) Td (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.
Results:
Hero has 9h Ac (one pair, queens).
UTG has 4d 6c (one pair, queens).
Hand 5: Dumb play here. I should have check-raised the turn. If he has a pocket pair, he'll call twice with a boat.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ad, 6d.
UTG raises, 2 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) 4h, 4s, 4d (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Button calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) As (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Button folds, Hero calls.
River: (6.75 BB) 7h (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ad 6d (full house, fours full of aces).
UTG has Ah Qd (full house, fours full of aces).
Hand 6: I don't know whether I should have given more action. His flop check indicates a draw, and I guess if he had a gutshot plus flush draw, he would be betting. So that means that most likely he doesn't have a better flush than mine, and I can milk more money from him.
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7c, 9c.
Hero raises, 1 fold, Button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) Ad, Tc, 6c (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.
Turn: (4.75 BB) Jc (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, Button raises, BB calls, Hero 3-bets, Button caps, BB calls, Hero calls.
River: (16.75 BB) 9h (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB calls, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 7d Jd (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 7c 9c (flush, jack high).
Button has Kd Qd (straight, ace high).
Hand 7: I was close between betting, check-calling, and check-folding. The big draw that I feared came in, but I felt that I might be able to get a bluff out of 98/97/87 and Ax often enough to give them a chance to bluff. Instead, I got a misplaced value bet.
Preflop: Hero is SB with 7c, 7h.
UTG calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, BB calls, UTG calls.
Flop: (6 SB) Ts, 6d, Td (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 2h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 5d (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, BB folds.
Results:
Hero has 7c 7h (two pair, tens and sevens).
UTG has Jh 6c (two pair, tens and sixes).
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Day 78-12: -$38.00 (-19 BB at $1/2)
Level: -$6.50 in 31.07 table hours (-3 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$266.15 in 170.03 table hours
Up and down... up and down... That's the way it goes.
Hand 1: Stupid river misclick...
Preflop: Hero is Button with Qc, Ah.
2 folds, CO raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, CO caps, Hero calls, BB calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) Ac, Ts, 3s (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets, Hero calls, BB folds.
Turn: (7.25 BB) As (2 players)
CO bets, Hero raises, CO calls.
River: (11.25 BB) Qs (2 players)
CO bets, Hero calls.
Results:
CO has 8h 9s (flush, ace high).
Hero has Qc Ah (full house, aces full of queens).
Hand 2: I should have folded on the river because I knew I was beat. But I didn't...
Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, Ac.
UTG raises, 3 folds, SB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (6 SB) Ah, 4s, 8d (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets, SB calls, Hero raises, UTG calls, SB folds.
Turn: (5.50 BB) 4d (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 9d (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Jc Ac (two pair, aces and fours).
UTG has 9h 9c (full house, nines full of fours).
Hand 3: Rivered again... I think I could have gotten away from this one as well because the flush draw also came in.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Qc, Ks.
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.
Flop: (8.50 SB) 3c, Qs, 9c (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO raises, Button folds, BB folds, Hero 3-bets, CO calls.
Turn: (7.25 BB) 6h (2 players)
MP bets, CO calls.
River: (9.25 BB) Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc Ks (one pair, queens).
CO has Qh Th (two pair, queens and tens).
Hand 4: Beat on the turn, got slowplayed until the river. Again, I think this is a hand where my holding is marginal enough to just fold, but again I pay it off.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ts, Tc.
1 fold, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 6s, 2d, Qh (4 players)
Hero bets, MP folds, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 6c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds, Button calls.
River: (8 BB) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ts Tc (two pair, tens and sixes).
Button has 6h Ac (three of a kind, sixes).
Overall: +$266.15 in 170.03 table hours
Up and down... up and down... That's the way it goes.
Hand 1: Stupid river misclick...
Preflop: Hero is Button with Qc, Ah.
2 folds, CO raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, CO caps, Hero calls, BB calls.
Flop: (12.50 SB) Ac, Ts, 3s (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets, Hero calls, BB folds.
Turn: (7.25 BB) As (2 players)
CO bets, Hero raises, CO calls.
River: (11.25 BB) Qs (2 players)
CO bets, Hero calls.
Results:
CO has 8h 9s (flush, ace high).
Hero has Qc Ah (full house, aces full of queens).
Hand 2: I should have folded on the river because I knew I was beat. But I didn't...
Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, Ac.
UTG raises, 3 folds, SB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (6 SB) Ah, 4s, 8d (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets, SB calls, Hero raises, UTG calls, SB folds.
Turn: (5.50 BB) 4d (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 9d (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Jc Ac (two pair, aces and fours).
UTG has 9h 9c (full house, nines full of fours).
Hand 3: Rivered again... I think I could have gotten away from this one as well because the flush draw also came in.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Qc, Ks.
1 fold, MP raises, CO calls, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.
Flop: (8.50 SB) 3c, Qs, 9c (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO raises, Button folds, BB folds, Hero 3-bets, CO calls.
Turn: (7.25 BB) 6h (2 players)
MP bets, CO calls.
River: (9.25 BB) Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc Ks (one pair, queens).
CO has Qh Th (two pair, queens and tens).
Hand 4: Beat on the turn, got slowplayed until the river. Again, I think this is a hand where my holding is marginal enough to just fold, but again I pay it off.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ts, Tc.
1 fold, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 6s, 2d, Qh (4 players)
Hero bets, MP folds, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 6c (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds, Button calls.
River: (8 BB) 4c (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ts Tc (two pair, tens and sixes).
Button has 6h Ac (three of a kind, sixes).
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Day 77-11: +$56.75 (+28 BB at $1/2)
Level: +$31.50 in 29.40 table hours (+16 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$304.15 in 168.37 table hours
I hit a lot of cards, but I also got to exploit a number of bad players. As I continue to play, I'm finding that certain players that used to make me uncomfortable are not players I'm happy to see at my table. The reason is that they have a very fold-oriented strategy. When I see AF that get to 3 or higher, I start to watch where they fold. It seems like a lot of these players bet-fold too often on the turn, especially after raising preflop and betting the flop. What this means is that they are raising pretty light preflop and auto-betting the flop and turn quite often. It also means that they are likely folding A-high and medium pocket pairs. This means they are bluffable. And bluffing is a lot of fun.
In all these hands, it's important to know that your opponent will fold (or is likely to fold) before trying to pull these. It's also entirely possible that I'm very lucky and they aren't nearly as exploitable as they seemed.
Hand 1: Semibluffing a player who folds too often -- I might actually have had the best hand here, too...
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ac, Ts.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, MP caps, Hero calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 5d, 2c, 3c (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.50 BB) Jc (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, Hero raises, MP folds.
Hand 2: Here is another exploitable play against a multi-tabler that folds too often. Note that (once again) I might actually have the best hand if he's raising with A7-/KJ/KT and that he might fold 77 here.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, 8c.
UTG raises, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) Qc, 6d, Qh (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, CO folds, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG folds.
Hand 3: Same villain as in Hand #1. This time it's for value if he has a flush draw or straight draw. Notice that he folds here, too. If you find your value raises aren't getting called often enough, you should really think about bluffing more often.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Kd, Jd.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, MP caps, Hero calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) Tc, 3s, 2c (2 players)
MP bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) Jc (2 players)
MP bets, Hero raises, MP folds.
Hand 4: I got the impression that this "TAG" was raising too many flops for them all to be value raises, plus I felt that he folded relatively often. Notice how hard it is for him to call with a pocket pair here since a bunch of hands I could have raised preflop just caught up, plus there are a lot of hands that he was already chasing on the flop. If I snagged a K or J, I would just check-call this and check-call the river. Otherwise, I lose too much to Ax.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Kd, Jh.
1 fold, MP raises, 3 folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Ac, 4s, 3s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) Qh (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB folds.
Hand 5: For whatever reason, this villain did a lot of bet-folding when an ace flopped and was raising with all sorts of "NL hands" (like T8s). So I took a shot at it and won. It's a big pot, and so I've got to be willing to fight a bit to win it.
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Qc, Tc
Hero raises, 1 fold, Button calls, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls, Button calls.
Flop: (10 SB) 6h, As, Kd (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB folds.
Hand 6: This was an odd play. I don't know what I was thinking because the flop check is often an indication of a very strong hand. But I remember thinking that this player would have bet an ace already because he was a value betting type of player. So I check-raised as a semibluff to see what would happen. It took him a long time, but he figured it out and called. Good for him. This probably would have been more effecting if the flop were A99 or something where it's more plausible for me to hold trips.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qd, Th.
UTG raises, 4 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 2s, Ad, 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.
Turn: (2.25 BB) 9d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, BB raises, UTG calls.
River: (6.25 BB) 6c (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.
Results:
Hero has Qd Th (one pair, twos).
UTG has Qs Qc (two pair, queens and twos).
Hand 7: Another paired board situation where I'm raising as a bluff to knock out Ax and Kx hands. When he called, I knew he had a pair that's probably not an overpair and that he wasn't folding. I would have value bet if I paired up (which probably would have tilted him).
Preflop: Hero is Button with 9h, Jc.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 7d, 3s, 7c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 2h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
River: (8.50 BB) 5c (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
Results:
SB has 3c Ac (two pair, sevens and threes).
Hero has 9h Jc (one pair, sevens).
Overall: +$304.15 in 168.37 table hours
I hit a lot of cards, but I also got to exploit a number of bad players. As I continue to play, I'm finding that certain players that used to make me uncomfortable are not players I'm happy to see at my table. The reason is that they have a very fold-oriented strategy. When I see AF that get to 3 or higher, I start to watch where they fold. It seems like a lot of these players bet-fold too often on the turn, especially after raising preflop and betting the flop. What this means is that they are raising pretty light preflop and auto-betting the flop and turn quite often. It also means that they are likely folding A-high and medium pocket pairs. This means they are bluffable. And bluffing is a lot of fun.
In all these hands, it's important to know that your opponent will fold (or is likely to fold) before trying to pull these. It's also entirely possible that I'm very lucky and they aren't nearly as exploitable as they seemed.
Hand 1: Semibluffing a player who folds too often -- I might actually have had the best hand here, too...
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ac, Ts.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, MP caps, Hero calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 5d, 2c, 3c (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.50 BB) Jc (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets, Hero raises, MP folds.
Hand 2: Here is another exploitable play against a multi-tabler that folds too often. Note that (once again) I might actually have the best hand if he's raising with A7-/KJ/KT and that he might fold 77 here.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ac, 8c.
UTG raises, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) Qc, 6d, Qh (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, CO folds, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) 5d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG folds.
Hand 3: Same villain as in Hand #1. This time it's for value if he has a flush draw or straight draw. Notice that he folds here, too. If you find your value raises aren't getting called often enough, you should really think about bluffing more often.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Kd, Jd.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, MP caps, Hero calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) Tc, 3s, 2c (2 players)
MP bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) Jc (2 players)
MP bets, Hero raises, MP folds.
Hand 4: I got the impression that this "TAG" was raising too many flops for them all to be value raises, plus I felt that he folded relatively often. Notice how hard it is for him to call with a pocket pair here since a bunch of hands I could have raised preflop just caught up, plus there are a lot of hands that he was already chasing on the flop. If I snagged a K or J, I would just check-call this and check-call the river. Otherwise, I lose too much to Ax.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Kd, Jh.
1 fold, MP raises, 3 folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Ac, 4s, 3s (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.25 BB) Qh (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB folds.
Hand 5: For whatever reason, this villain did a lot of bet-folding when an ace flopped and was raising with all sorts of "NL hands" (like T8s). So I took a shot at it and won. It's a big pot, and so I've got to be willing to fight a bit to win it.
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Qc, Tc
Hero raises, 1 fold, Button calls, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls, Button calls.
Flop: (10 SB) 6h, As, Kd (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB folds.
Hand 6: This was an odd play. I don't know what I was thinking because the flop check is often an indication of a very strong hand. But I remember thinking that this player would have bet an ace already because he was a value betting type of player. So I check-raised as a semibluff to see what would happen. It took him a long time, but he figured it out and called. Good for him. This probably would have been more effecting if the flop were A99 or something where it's more plausible for me to hold trips.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qd, Th.
UTG raises, 4 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 2s, Ad, 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.
Turn: (2.25 BB) 9d (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, BB raises, UTG calls.
River: (6.25 BB) 6c (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.
Results:
Hero has Qd Th (one pair, twos).
UTG has Qs Qc (two pair, queens and twos).
Hand 7: Another paired board situation where I'm raising as a bluff to knock out Ax and Kx hands. When he called, I knew he had a pair that's probably not an overpair and that he wasn't folding. I would have value bet if I paired up (which probably would have tilted him).
Preflop: Hero is Button with 9h, Jc.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 7d, 3s, 7c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.50 BB) 2h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
River: (8.50 BB) 5c (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
Results:
SB has 3c Ac (two pair, sevens and threes).
Hero has 9h Jc (one pair, sevens).
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Day 77-10: -$3.50 (-2 BB at $1/2)
Level: -$25.25 in 26.72 table hours (-13 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$247.40 in 165.68 table hours
I'm surprised I broke even today. I made some really bad plays, but wound up playing against a couple terrible LAGs who donated enough to bring me back. I should trust my instincts more. I should call preflop more often and fold postflop more often. I'm just getting too much into a general showdown mentality instead of being selective.
Hand 1: Flop donker has been donking a lot, but hasn't been to showdown. I decided to call the flop and raise any turn card to see if I could snap off his bluff (since I don't really want to do a full call-down with K-high). As soon as he called the turn, his hand range consisted of a lot of aces and pocket pairs. Therefore, checking behind on the river is easy. I'm still not sure if the plan is good because I don't have an accurate perception of his flop/turn betting range.
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8d, Ks.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB calls, 1 fold.
Flop: (5 SB) 2d, 3d, 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) Ac (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
River: (7.50 BB) Jd (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
Results:
SB has 5s Ah (two pair, aces and twos).
Hero has 8d Ks (one pair, twos).
Hand 2: Here's a dumb spot. I should really have check-folded the turn.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qc, Qh. CO posts a blind of $1.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, MP calls, Button calls.
Flop: (10.50 SB) 3d, Kc, Ah (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, Button folds.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 2c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
River: (8.25 BB) 5c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc Qh (one pair, queens).
MP has Ad 7c (one pair, aces).
Hand 3: This is one of those instinctive calldowns that felt right.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Th, 8d.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) 6c, Ts, Kc (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, SB folds.
Turn: (4 BB) 4d (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
River: (6 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has Ac 6d (one pair, sixes).
Hero has Th 8d (one pair, tens).
Hand 4: Here's one of the calls where my instincts told me to fold, but I called anyway.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ah, Jd.
2 folds, CO raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, CO calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) 8d, 2s, 9d (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Button bets, BB calls, CO calls.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 2c (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks.
River: (6.25 BB) 2h (3 players)
BB bets, CO folds, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 7s 7c (full house, twos full of sevens).
Hero has Ah Jd (three of a kind, twos).
Overall: +$247.40 in 165.68 table hours
I'm surprised I broke even today. I made some really bad plays, but wound up playing against a couple terrible LAGs who donated enough to bring me back. I should trust my instincts more. I should call preflop more often and fold postflop more often. I'm just getting too much into a general showdown mentality instead of being selective.
Hand 1: Flop donker has been donking a lot, but hasn't been to showdown. I decided to call the flop and raise any turn card to see if I could snap off his bluff (since I don't really want to do a full call-down with K-high). As soon as he called the turn, his hand range consisted of a lot of aces and pocket pairs. Therefore, checking behind on the river is easy. I'm still not sure if the plan is good because I don't have an accurate perception of his flop/turn betting range.
Preflop: Hero is Button with 8d, Ks.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB calls, 1 fold.
Flop: (5 SB) 2d, 3d, 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) Ac (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
River: (7.50 BB) Jd (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
Results:
SB has 5s Ah (two pair, aces and twos).
Hero has 8d Ks (one pair, twos).
Hand 2: Here's a dumb spot. I should really have check-folded the turn.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qc, Qh. CO posts a blind of $1.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, MP calls, Button calls.
Flop: (10.50 SB) 3d, Kc, Ah (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, Button folds.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 2c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
River: (8.25 BB) 5c (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc Qh (one pair, queens).
MP has Ad 7c (one pair, aces).
Hand 3: This is one of those instinctive calldowns that felt right.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Th, 8d.
2 folds, Hero raises, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) 6c, Ts, Kc (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, SB folds.
Turn: (4 BB) 4d (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
River: (6 BB) 2s (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has Ac 6d (one pair, sixes).
Hero has Th 8d (one pair, tens).
Hand 4: Here's one of the calls where my instincts told me to fold, but I called anyway.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Ah, Jd.
2 folds, CO raises, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, CO calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) 8d, 2s, 9d (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Button bets, BB calls, CO calls.
Turn: (6.25 BB) 2c (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks.
River: (6.25 BB) 2h (3 players)
BB bets, CO folds, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 7s 7c (full house, twos full of sevens).
Hero has Ah Jd (three of a kind, twos).
Friday, May 18, 2007
Day 76-9: -$48.00 (-24 BB at $1/2)
Level: -$21.75 in 24.77 table hours (-11 BB at $1/2)
Overall: +$250.90 in 163.73 table hours
Another demoralizing day. Hanging on through a downswing requires a certain amount of patience and perseverance, which I'm pretty sure that I have. In the middle of it, though, it's important to reflect on your play and to make appropriate adjustments. I know that I have fallen into a little bit of call-down tilt, and I need to continue to be aware of these things as I proceed.
Hand 1: I know I should have 3-bet the turn. Villain is a known aggressive player and can be raising AQ or even hands like TT in that spot. Little mistakes like this can add up.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ah, As.
2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.
Flop: (12 SB) 3h, 4s, 4h (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, Button raises, SB folds, Hero 3-bets, Button calls.
Turn: (9 BB) Qs (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
River: (13 BB) 6d (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ah As (two pair, aces and fours).
Button has Qh 9h (two pair, queens and fours).
Hand 2: Villain is a known bluffer, so I felt that AQ high would probably be good against a large part of his hand range. Of course, A4 is part of that hand range where my hand is NOT good.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Qc, As.
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB raises, 1 fold, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 4c, 8d, 8s (3 players)
SB bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (5 BB) 8c (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets, Hero calls, CO folds.
River: (7 BB) Th (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc As (three of a kind, eights).
Button has Ac 4h (full house, eights full of fours).
Hand 3: This is a spot where I'm not sure if I should want to check-call or check-fold. A check here could induce a bluff from a missed club draw, but will also attract value bets.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, Jc.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) Kc, 4c, Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3 BB) Ts (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (5 BB) 4h (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ad Jc (two pair, tens and fours).
BB has 8h Kh (two pair, kings and tens).
Hand 4: These hands get annoying after a while.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Th, Ac.
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Jc, Ad, 5s (2 players)
BB checks, MP bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) 7d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero
River: (7.25 BB) 8c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 5c As (two pair, aces and fives).
Hero has Th Ac (one pair, aces).
Hand 5: Bad luck to run into AK given that I hold a K? Maybe.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qs, Kc.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (6 SB) Ks, 5s, 9s (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB raises, MP calls, SB calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 9h (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB folds.
River: (8 BB) 7h (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
Results:
Hero has Qs Kc (two pair, kings and nines).
MP has Ac Kh (two pair, kings and nines).
Hand 6: I missed another flush draw against an aggro blind defender.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Kc, 7c.
1 fold, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 5c, 9c, Jd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
Turn: (5.50 BB) Kh (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
SB has Qc Th (straight, king high).
Hero has Kc 7c (one pair, kings).
Hand 7: Here's an interesting flop decision. I'm either behind a Q or ahead of a flush draw. In either case, I'm looking at a 60-40 situation. A flat calldown I think is the perfect play.
Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Jc.
2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, 1 fold.
Flop: (5 SB) 8c, Qc, 3c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) 5h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
River: (5.50 BB) 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
SB has Ac Th (flush, ace high).
Hero has Jh Jc (flush, queen high).
Hand 8: 3-outed.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Js, 9s.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) 4c, Jh, Jc (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 5h (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
River: (8 BB) Ks (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Js 9s (three of a kind, jacks).
BB has Jd 5d (full house, jacks full of fives).
Overall: +$250.90 in 163.73 table hours
Another demoralizing day. Hanging on through a downswing requires a certain amount of patience and perseverance, which I'm pretty sure that I have. In the middle of it, though, it's important to reflect on your play and to make appropriate adjustments. I know that I have fallen into a little bit of call-down tilt, and I need to continue to be aware of these things as I proceed.
Hand 1: I know I should have 3-bet the turn. Villain is a known aggressive player and can be raising AQ or even hands like TT in that spot. Little mistakes like this can add up.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Ah, As.
2 folds, CO calls, Button raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.
Flop: (12 SB) 3h, 4s, 4h (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, Button raises, SB folds, Hero 3-bets, Button calls.
Turn: (9 BB) Qs (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.
River: (13 BB) 6d (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ah As (two pair, aces and fours).
Button has Qh 9h (two pair, queens and fours).
Hand 2: Villain is a known bluffer, so I felt that AQ high would probably be good against a large part of his hand range. Of course, A4 is part of that hand range where my hand is NOT good.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Qc, As.
2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB raises, 1 fold, CO calls, Button calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 4c, 8d, 8s (3 players)
SB bets, CO calls, Button calls.
Turn: (5 BB) 8c (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets, Hero calls, CO folds.
River: (7 BB) Th (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Qc As (three of a kind, eights).
Button has Ac 4h (full house, eights full of fours).
Hand 3: This is a spot where I'm not sure if I should want to check-call or check-fold. A check here could induce a bluff from a missed club draw, but will also attract value bets.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Ad, Jc.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) Kc, 4c, Tc (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3 BB) Ts (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.
River: (5 BB) 4h (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Ad Jc (two pair, tens and fours).
BB has 8h Kh (two pair, kings and tens).
Hand 4: These hands get annoying after a while.
Preflop: Hero is MP with Th, Ac.
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Jc, Ad, 5s (2 players)
BB checks, MP bets, BB calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) 7d (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero
River: (7.25 BB) 8c (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
BB has 5c As (two pair, aces and fives).
Hero has Th Ac (one pair, aces).
Hand 5: Bad luck to run into AK given that I hold a K? Maybe.
Preflop: Hero is BB with Qs, Kc.
1 fold, MP raises, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls.
Flop: (6 SB) Ks, 5s, 9s (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, Hero bets, SB calls, BB raises, MP calls, SB calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 9h (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, SB folds.
River: (8 BB) 7h (2 players)
Hero bets, MP calls.
Results:
Hero has Qs Kc (two pair, kings and nines).
MP has Ac Kh (two pair, kings and nines).
Hand 6: I missed another flush draw against an aggro blind defender.
Preflop: Hero is Button with Kc, 7c.
1 fold, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls.
Flop: (7 SB) 5c, 9c, Jd (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
Turn: (5.50 BB) Kh (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 8d (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
SB has Qc Th (straight, king high).
Hero has Kc 7c (one pair, kings).
Hand 7: Here's an interesting flop decision. I'm either behind a Q or ahead of a flush draw. In either case, I'm looking at a 60-40 situation. A flat calldown I think is the perfect play.
Preflop: Hero is CO with Jh, Jc.
2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, 1 fold.
Flop: (5 SB) 8c, Qc, 3c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) 5h (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
River: (5.50 BB) 2c (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
SB has Ac Th (flush, ace high).
Hero has Jh Jc (flush, queen high).
Hand 8: 3-outed.
Preflop: Hero is SB with Js, 9s.
4 folds, Hero raises, BB calls.
Flop: (4 SB) 4c, Jh, Jc (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls.
Turn: (6 BB) 5h (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
River: (8 BB) Ks (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero calls.
Results:
Hero has Js 9s (three of a kind, jacks).
BB has Jd 5d (full house, jacks full of fives).
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