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Warning.....this is going to be a long post.
Since I am not playing any poker tonight...it means im done for the month. So how did I do you ask? +$388.44. That's right I played over 21K hands of cash games and over 75 tournaments in October and I didn't even make $400. To expand on that a little, I am running at a whopping 1.2PTBB over my last 35K hands at NL200. I mean WTF!
So why do I think I am making like no money? Plain and simple I am losing far too much money with 1 pair hands, and to even dig a little deeper I am calling off way to many river bets. Take these next few hands for example:
Hand 1: I don't think this one is all that bad, as he could have QQ or KK here, but my problem is I put him on JUST QQ or KK so I will call him down.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)
saw flop|saw showdown
Button ($87.55)
SB ($152.05)
Hero ($362.65)
UTG ($290.30)
MP ($399.30)
Preflop: Hero is BB with
![[Ac]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ac.gif "The Ace of Clubs")
, ![[Ad]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ad.gif "The Ace of Diamonds")
. UTG raises to $6, 3 folds, Hero raises to $18, UTG calls $12.
Flop: ($37)
![[9c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9c.gif "The Nine of Clubs")
, ![[3c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3c.gif "The Three of Clubs")
, ![[5d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/5d.gif "The Five of Diamonds")
(2 players)Hero bets $30, UTG calls $30.
Turn: ($97)
![[Jd]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Jd.gif "The Jack of Diamonds")
(2 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $75, Hero calls $75.
River: ($247)
![[9h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9h.gif "The Nine of Hearts")
(2 players)Hero checks, UTG bets $167.3 (All-In), Hero calls $167.30.
Final Pot: $581.60
Results in white below:
Hero has Ac Ad (two pair, aces and nines).
UTG has 3h 3d (full house, threes full of nines).
Outcome: UTG wins $581.60.
Hand 2: My reraise all in right here is just god awful. There are no real draws out there except for maybe
![[5s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/5s.gif "The Five of Spades")
![[6s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6s.gif "The Six of Spades")
( I am discounting other flush draws as I hold the ![[As]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/As.gif "The Ace of Spades")
, so I don't have any reason to reraise there. At best I'm hoping for a chop with another AK.PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)
saw flop|saw showdown
MP ($255.90)
CO ($223.75)
Hero ($199)
SB ($195)
BB ($208.15)
UTG ($350.60)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
, ![[Kh]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kh.gif "The King of Hearts")
. UTG raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero raises to $24, 2 folds, UTG calls $16.
Flop: ($51)
![[3s]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3s.gif "The Three of Spades")
, ![[Ks]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ks.gif "The King of Spades")
, ![[4d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/4d.gif "The Four of Diamonds")
(2 players)UTG checks, Hero bets $30, UTG raises to $80, Hero raises to $175, UTG calls $95.
Turn: ($401)
(2 players)River: ($401)
(2 players)Final Pot: $401
Results in white below:
UTG has 4c 4s (three of a kind, fours).
Hero has As Kh (two pair, aces and kings).
Outcome: UTG wins $401.
Hand 3: On this hand I check behind on the turn, b/c I figured he was on the flush draw had gotten there and was going to check raise me. I was hoping I could just call a weak riverbet of his and get to showdown. But he makes a big riverbet, he obviously has the flush AND I CALL ANYWAYS. I don't knwo what I do this.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (4 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)
saw flop|saw showdown
BB ($343.95)
UTG ($526.05)
Hero ($205.15)
SB ($126)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
![[Kc]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kc.gif "The King of Clubs")
, . UTG raises to $6, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, UTG calls $12.
Flop: ($39)
![[4h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/4h.gif "The Four of Hearts")
, ![[Kd]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kd.gif "The King of Diamonds")
, ![[9d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9d.gif "The Nine of Diamonds")
(2 players)UTG checks, Hero bets $25, UTG calls $25.
Turn: ($89)
![[3d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3d.gif "The Three of Diamonds")
(2 players)UTG checks, Hero checks.
River: ($89)
![[8h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8h.gif "The Eight of Hearts")
(2 players)UTG bets $75, Hero calls $75.
Final Pot: $239
Results in white below:
UTG has Ad 8d (flush, ace high).
Hero has Kc Ac (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins $239.
Hand 4: This hand was very odd... lead weak on the flop into the raiser hoping he would raise me (they often do), when he just called I put him on some sort of draw or maybe AK he just can't get rid of. The
![[h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/hearts.gif "Hearts")
comes on the turn and I check to see what he does, when he checks behind I assume I still have the best hand. I fire out a value/blocking bet on the river and he raises me up. At this point I think I should be able to get away from the hand, but I just can't do it. It is so aggrevatingPokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)
saw flop|saw showdown
UTG ($223.75)
Hero ($197)
Button ($197)
SB ($257.15)
BB ($492.60)
Preflop: Hero is MP with
, ![[3h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3h.gif "The Three of Hearts")
. 1 fold, Hero calls $2, Button raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero calls $6.
Flop: ($19)
![[6h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6h.gif "The Six of Hearts")
, , ![[7h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7h.gif "The Seven of Hearts")
(2 players)Hero bets $10, Button calls $10.
Turn: ($39)
![[Ah]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ah.gif "The Ace of Hearts")
(2 players)Hero checks, Button checks.
River: ($39)
![[Js]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Js.gif "The Jack of Spades")
(2 players)Hero bets $30, Button raises to $90, Hero calls $60.
Final Pot: $219
Results in white below:
Hero has 3s 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Th Qh (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Button wins $219.
These hands were all from just last night, but it has been like that the whoel month. Yes I have been making my share of big hands and getting paid off, but I am not minimizing how much I lose with my 2nd best hands and my win rate is suffering.
Anyways, just wanted to vent a little. Not all of us can win $6686876/day playing tournies like Hard some of us have to actually find the leaks in our game and fix them
Statistics: Posted by Twelver — Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:35 am
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