Rhound,

This might be a little late but I was checking your journal today and had been kinda absent lately.

Both hand 2 and 3 are sooooooooooooooo WT I dont like them. The only way I can take it is if you have some great reads on both villain. If you dont, i THINK YU NEED TO RAISE THOSE HANDS at some point to get some info. If you have the reads, NHs, Sir.

Alex, I have played a lot of hours with these guys and I was 100% sure of my reads. Hand 2, this guy has a huge tell, that when he hits a big draw he almost always leads out, which is why I put him on QJ. In hand 3, this guy is very weak tight and for him to bet again into 2 players after the flush card hits means he has a set or better. What has really been frusterating me, is that I am playing well. I should have gone broke at least twice yestrday and didnt. I just need a couple hands to hold up, or a couple of sets vs players who cant fold aces and I'll be right back on track.

Warning whhiny rant to follow:

This run is fucking killing me, it has been almost a month since I have over $100 in a single session either live or online. my biggest payout has been clearing a $100 stars bonus that I have had pending for a while. After a couple of really good months, I am getting fucking killed. I am so fucking card dead its insane. I left pacific poker because I coulldnt hit a set to save my life. I am playing at hollywood poker, trying to clear their $200 new player bonus. Well its getting worse, I have played 1800 hands and I'm 3 for 58 in flopping sets, the only hand I got action on I flop a set of Q's he flops TPTK with AK and rivers a fucking gutshot. I had played pretty well considering how bad the cards have been coming. Today I made the mistake of playing to long. I was getting frusterated and I should have known that I needed to quit.

I played this hand so bad, my raise preflop is way to small oop. Then like a donk I play TPTK like the nuts on a board where I am going to be beat by almost anything that calls. I cant flop a set to save my life but this guy seems to have no problem catching his perfect flop. I'm not lucky enough to suckout to a straight like the idiot against me.

PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP3 ($103.80)
CO ($105.00)
Button ($339.60)
Hero ($111.20)
BB ($25.00)
UTG ($100.00)
UTG+1 ($91.00)
UTG+2 ($92.50)
MP1 ($276.35)
MP2 ($125.30)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, K.
UTG calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1, MP1 calls $1, MP2 calls $1, 3 folds, Hero raises to $5.5, 1 fold, UTG calls $4.50, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls $4.50, MP2 calls $4.50.

Flop: ($25) T, 6, A (4 players)
Hero bets $20, UTG calls $20, MP1 folds, MP2 folds.

Turn: ($65) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $85.7 (All-In), UTG calls $74.50 (All-In).

River: ($225.20) 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $225.20

Results
Hero has As Kd (one pair, aces).
UTG has 6h 6s (three of a kind, sixes).
Outcome: UTG wins $214. Hero wins $11.20.

Good news is I finally flopped a set, the bad news is I flopped a set. I must have missed in my last rant asking to a set and actually being ahead. Or maybe the board pairing on the turn making the other guy the smaller boat, would have been ok too.

PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP2 ($136.80)
MP3 ($123.00)
Hero ($100.00)
Button ($68.75)
SB ($95.00)
BB ($100.10)
UTG ($111.00)
UTG+1 ($51.45)
UTG+2 ($106.60)
MP1 ($40.00)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, 9.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1, UTG+2 calls $1, 3 folds, Hero checks, Button calls $1, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($8) 9, 6, 8 (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets $4, UTG+2 raises to $15, Hero calls $15, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $11.

Turn: ($53) 5 (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets $90.6 (All-In), Hero folds, UTG+1 calls $35.45 (All-In).

River: ($179.05) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $179.05

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has 6d 9d (full house, sixes full of nines).
UTG+2 has 5h 7h (straight, nine high).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins $123.90. UTG+2 wins $55.15.

Wow... what a homo...

MVP if you werent such a god damn pussy, and could go on the weekend like normal people I could go to Vegas with you.


Finally

PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (9 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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UTG ($137.80)
UTG+1 ($48.10)
Hero ($103.20)
MP2 ($37.00)
MP3 ($36.60)
CO ($59.05)
Button ($15.10)
SB ($89.50)
BB ($45.40)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 7, 7.
UTG raises to $2, 1 fold, Hero calls $2, 6 folds.

Flop: ($5.50) 3, 2, 7 (2 players)
UTG bets $5, Hero calls $5.

Turn: ($15.50) 8 (2 players)
UTG bets $15, Hero raises to $45, UTG calls $30.

River: ($105.50) A (2 players)
UTG bets $52, Hero calls $51.20 (All-In).

Final Pot: $208.70

Results in white below:
UTG has Qc Qd (one pair, queens).
Hero has 7h 7d (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: Hero wins $207.90. UTG wins $0.80.

Apperently those who whine get what they want.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
10 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $225.10
Izafishy: $138.70
UTG+2: $95.00
MP1: $65.00
MP2: $63.50
MP3: $98.00
CO: $97.00
Button: $138.85
SB: $111.50
BB: $149.85

Pre-flop: (10 players) Izafishy is UTG+1 with
UTG folds, Izafishy calls, 5 folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: ($4, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $4, Izafishy calls, 2 folds.

Turn: ($12, 2 players)
BB bets $9, Izafishy raises to $29, BB calls.

River: ($70, 2 players)
BB checks, Izafishy bets $75, BB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $220
Izafishy shows 5D 5H

and then, the converter is being a little screwy, I am MP+2 and I had 99.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
10 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $49.10
UTG+1: $196.60
UTG+2: $97.50
MP1: $65.85
MP2: $98.50
MP3: $94.00
CO: $43.00
Button: $89.00
SB: $154.40
BB: $103.10

Pre-flop: (10 players)
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, 4 folds, Button raises to $3, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: ($13, 4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, Button bets $10, 2 folds, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: ($33, 2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Button bets $20, UTG+2 raises to $40, Button calls.

River: ($113, 2 players)
UTG+2 bets $36, Button calls all-in $36.

Results:
Final pot: $185
UTG+2 shows 9C 9D

I finished the Hollywood poker new player bonus pretty much 4 days of playing and a $200 bonus is not to bad. I really like the poker rooms skins, I might do another after this. A nice run of cards at the end bailed out an otherwise mediocre run of cards.

Stats:
Hands: 2228
VPIP: 15.05%
SB VPIP: 33.33%
Won $ WSF: 30.33%
Win $: 386.57
Win $ at SD: 53.57%
Went to SD: 21.02

This is the first time I have every been labeled as an ultra agressor.There were a lot of passive players and I did bet and raise a lot.

Well that good run of cards yesterday turned into an ass raping today. I actually have flopped a bunch of sets and either got no action or get runner runnered. Some hands from today.





Button ($44.50)
SB ($87.80)
BB ($99.00)
UTG ($54.80)
UTG+1 ($166.50)
UTG+2 ($175.00)
MP1 ($42.00)
MP2 ($98.60)
Hero ($73.00)
CO ($98.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A, A.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, Button calls $5, SB calls $4.50, BB calls $4, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: ($21) 2, 9, 8 (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $14, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls $14.

Turn: ($49) 7 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($49) Q (2 players)
BB bets $29, Hero calls $29.

Final Pot: $107

Results in white below:
BB has 8h 8d (three of a kind, eights).
Hero has Ah Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: BB wins $107.



PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP3 ($88.50)
CO ($92.00)
Button ($81.50)
SB ($160.75)
BB ($100.00)
Hero ($97.00)
UTG+1 ($227.60)
UTG+2 ($106.00)
MP1 ($99.00)
MP2 ($362.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, A.
Hero raises to $5, 5 folds, CO calls $5, 3 folds.

Flop: ($11.50) 6, 5, J (2 players)
Hero bets $10, CO calls $10.

Turn: ($31.50) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $10, Hero calls $10.

River: ($51.50) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $67 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $118.50

Results in white below:
CO doesn't show.
Outcome: CO wins $118.50.



PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

saw flop|saw showdown

CO ($59.05)
Button ($98.50)
SB ($99.00)
BB ($22.50)
UTG ($10.40)
UTG+1 ($94.50)
UTG+2 ($159.70)
Hero ($124.00)
MP2 ($63.00)
MP3 ($100.00)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K, K.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $1, Hero raises to $5, MP2 calls $5, 5 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Flop: ($12.50) K, T, 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: ($12.50) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $8, MP2 raises to $16, Hero calls $8.

River: ($44.50) J (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $42 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $86.50

Results in white below:
MP2 doesn't show.
Outcome: MP2 wins $86.50.

I'm thinking you should be raising all in on the turn in both hands 2 and 3.

Hans 2, I think I am behind on the turn, this is a pretty tight player, the only reason I called the turn bet is I had the nut flush redraw, I agree with hand 3, I tried to get fancy and it cost me.


The brutalization continues,

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
10 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $141.50
UTG+1: $84.90
UTG+2: $48.00
MP1: $158.50
MP2: $46.50
Izafishy: $97.50
CO: $233.80
Button: $174.70
SB: $29.30
BB: $71.60

Pre-flop: (10 players) Izafishy is MP3 with
4 folds, MP2 calls, Izafishy calls, CO folds, Button raises to $4, 2 folds, MP2 calls, Izafishy calls.

Flop: ($13.5, 3 players)
MP2 checks, Izafishy checks, Button bets $5, MP2 folds, Izafishy calls.

Turn: ($23.5, 2 players)
Izafishy checks, Button bets $10, Izafishy raises to $30, Button raises to $60, Izafishy calls all-in $58.5, Button calls.

River: ($200.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $200.5)


Results:
Final pot: $200.5
Izafishy shows
Button shows

I went and played live for the first time in about a week and the crazyiest thing happened I atcually won a few hands.

Two big hands.

Donk #1 raises to $20 from the bb after I limp 55. Donk #2 calls between us. Flop is A 3 5 rainbow. He bets out $50. I just call because donk #2 behind me is very agressive and I'm praying that he has an A and will get a little crazy with it, he folds. Turn is another 3. Donl Check. I bet $60, he calls. River is a K. He checks, I bet $100. He thinks for a while and calls. I turn over my hand he shows 77 and mucks. Wow thanks for the chip dump.

Hand #2. I limp . 6 players to the flop as usual. Flop is . I check, planning ot check raise. MP bets $40, then the rockiest of rocks calls in the middle. I change my mind and decide to just call. THe rock has $600 and I have him covered, I really didnt want to get all my money in vs a made striaght or a set. Turn is the giving me the nuts with a straight flush redraw. I check, rock bets $25, player #2 raises to $75. I just call so does the rock. River is . I bet $125, rock folds other player calls.

Totals for the day + $550 in 4.5 hrs, I played well and its nice to win again, after a run of mediocre results.